Art and Art History

Fall 2008

October 27th- November 28th, 2008

Trench Cuisine: A Rock Band's Recipe for Semi-Success. 
 Works by Craig Matis
Opening Reception: Friday, November 7th 5-8pm

     Artist Craig Matis states: "In its very early days my band, Uzizi, incorporated its songs into a visual format.  Before there were Power Point presentations, there were slide shows.  I created slide visuals of original artwork that were used in the band's live shows as another means of telling the stories behind the songs.  Consequently, designing what I coined as 'songbooks' later became a format which seemed to be a natural extension of the band experience.

     The songbook exhibition, "Trench Cuisine: A Rock Band's Recipe for Semi-Success", is a series of 24 panels which engages the viewer in a surreal story about a rock band's journey, from its inception to its tour through the United Kingdom.  While the story is fictional, there are definitely elements of it that are true.

     The exhibition cannot be experienced fully unless the viewer listens to the accompanying CD on one of the portable CD players available at the gallery desk.  The music was recorded by Uzizi."

All exhibitions are held in the Fawick Gallery at the Kleist Center for Art and Drama.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 2-5 pm.  Call 440-826-2152 for more information.