May 4 - 14, 2012

Madeline Gallucci

Front/Space is pleased to present SWEETSTEAKS, an exhibition of thesis work by Kansas City Art Institute senior Madeline Gallucci. SWEETSTEAKS is a culmination of drawings, installation, and assemblage that invokes everyday objects, landscapes, and architecture as symbols for media saturation via Internet. Brilliant textures pair with structural elements to create a robust, unpredictable atmosphere for the viewer to sift through and discover.

This body of work moves to blur the boundary between image and object.Originally interested in collage as a method for disorienting the viewers’ notion of material fact, Gallucci has developed structures that expand and extend her work on paper. Through simple material choices such as pencil, paper, paint, wood and plastic, the pieces become self-referential, demonstrating a delicate balance in the contemplation and organization of material. Regardless of medium, the works are interchangeable components that constantly build Gallucci’s visual vocabulary and narrative.

Madeline Gallucci is originally from Greensboro, North Carolina. Since moving to Kansas City to attend the Art Institute, she has interned for the Charlotte Street Foundation and become an active member of the faux public access television show Whoop Dee Doo. Gallucci has recently exhibited at the Spray Booth Gallery in the XOXO Salon Style Exhibition, the Undergraduate College Student Exhibition at the KC Artist Coalition and the KCAI alumni curated Construction in Structure at the City Arts Project. SWEETSTEAKS is Madeline Gallucci’s first solo exhibition.

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