“Silence”
February 2010 Art Exhibit
Featuring the work of: Scott Ireland

Opening Reception
Friday, February 5th, 2010, 7pm – 9pm
@ The Freeway Coffee House
Cost: Free admission (A “pay what you can” concert will follow at 9pm, featuring the music of Eric Hiedemen & Simon Fallon)

Scott Ireland’s Artist Statement:
The inspiration of my work initially came from urban telephone poles, used as advertisement for various reasons. These non-hierarchal examples allow my ‘posting’, the Bible, to intermesh into the fabric of life and society, infusing my thoughts and beliefs into my secular urban environment.

The process of my work includes the deconstruction and reconfiguration of the Bible. As I pull apart an antique book and staple it to the plywood, I restrict myself within the pattern of Renaissance wallpaper. Using this pattern, I feel alludes to past Renaissance artists who embedded Christianity into their neo-pagan art. By combining the wealthy Renaissance wallpaper pattern, with the message and physicality of the biblical text, allows me to comment on current changes and differences in culture and society.

The shiny staples relate to many aspects of the work; the words in the text, the sacrificial ideas behind its message as well as the ever pervading redemption story. In using the Bible, I am merely changing its package, still allowing for personal engagement and interpretation.