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A porch light. An easy chair in the corner. A roadway to the unknown. What is home? How do we navigate countrysides or cityscapes and conjure feelings of safety or peace? Lenworth McIntosh contemplates these ideas wandering, In the Direction of Home, his upcoming solo show with pt.2 gallery in Oakland CA.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to announce The Stories I Tell Myself, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Lenworth McIntosh. For McIntosh’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, he draws on memories of his native Jamaica, exploring the influence of television during his upbringing, as well as heightened energy instigated by other creative forms such as music and dance.
Read MoreLenworth “Joonbug” McIntosh (b. 1987 Jamaica, West Indies) is a visual artist, photographer, illustrator and designer based in Oakland, CA by way of Dallas, TX. His quirky wit, warmth, and diversity of pursuits give his work vibrant soul while his approach is indirect; he portrays things as they are without revealing all of the answers. McIntosh received his MFA in Fashion Merchandise from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco CA and has exhibited throughout the western United States.
Read Morept. 2: Oakland is pleased to present Self Reliance, a solo exhibition by Lenworth “Joonbug” McIntosh. Internal dialogue can lead us to grow or create cognitive dissonance. What we believe to be wrong can be right and vice versa. The process of creation is just as important as the thing created. Unlearning and relearning. Acceptance. A fascination with something that seems new, but really isn’t. Read more after the jump.
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