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X-WR-CALDESC:Opening on First Friday\, March 5\, from 5-8 PM // In the Main
  Gallery through March\nVisit in-person during open hours: Monday through 
 Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday noon to 4 PM\nBrowse and shop online via
  our Virtual Gallery beginning Tuesday\, February 9: https://www.zootownar
 ts.org/shows-events/galleries/virtual-gallery.html\n\nThe Zootown Arts Com
 munity Center and the University of Montana are pleased to announce the MF
 A thesis exhibition\, Heart Vomit and the Dream Army\, by artist Michelle 
 Postma. This show will include mural-esque ink paintings on panels and hum
 anoid clay sculptures covered in images. The paintings are energetic\, cas
 ual and fun. The images are not quite graffiti\, but still very accessible
 . People tend to respond joyously and with curiosity.\n\nThe graphic black
  and white imagery overflows with smiling figures and animals that represe
 nt metaphor. The characters enter and emerge from portals\, splashes of in
 k\, flowers\, and even one another’s knees or ears. These environmental fe
 atures can represent relationships\, modes of thought\, events\, places\, 
 feelings. \n\nViewers enter the universe unfolding in the works. The unive
 rse is inspired by all art forms\, from Helenestic statues and ancient Hin
 du temples to superflat\, from Hieronymus Bosch to Li Jin. It is made of i
 nfinite reflections on the psychological and physical realities of this wo
 rld.   \n\nMichelle explains: “My ink drawing is a self reflective process
  (an awareness meditation) in which I notice all my thoughts as they arise
  - experiences\, memories\, stories\, dreams\, fantasies\, philosophies...
 nothing is forbidden from the arena. I produce images intuitively through 
 the act of processing thoughts. Once the thought is processed in a benefic
 ial way then it turns into an image. I construct the images with an ever e
 volving narrative visual vocabulary. To paint requires of me a bravery bor
 n of vulnerability and power.\n\nIn the tradition of explorers I venture i
 nto all the sweet and sour places in my brain and return to say: there are
  monsters in the darkness\, but the heart wields both the sword and lanter
 n. By welcoming each thought equally and mapping my mind labyrinth\, other
 s may see that they can go to those places too in their own minds and gain
  new perspectives from another vantage point.”\n\nThe Dream Army\, a small
  gathering of child-sized ceramic figures\, accompany Michelle into the un
 known\, like the terracotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang\, the first Emperor 
 of China. Covered in images\, they wear the dreams on their sleeves\, evid
 ence of many forays into the mind labyrinth. To dream involves openness an
 d dedicated courage. The best realities are born from dreams.\n
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DESCRIPTION:Opening on First Friday\, March 5\, from 5-8 PM // In the Main 
 Gallery through March\nVisit in-person during open hours: Monday through S
 aturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday noon to 4 PM\nBrowse and shop online via 
 our Virtual Gallery beginning Tuesday\, February 9: https://www.zootownart
 s.org/shows-events/galleries/virtual-gallery.html\n\nThe Zootown Arts Comm
 unity Center and the University of Montana are pleased to announce the MFA
  thesis exhibition\, Heart Vomit and the Dream Army\, by artist Michelle P
 ostma. This show will include mural-esque ink paintings on panels and huma
 noid clay sculptures covered in images. The paintings are energetic\, casu
 al and fun. The images are not quite graffiti\, but still very accessible.
  People tend to respond joyously and with curiosity.\n\nThe graphic black 
 and white imagery overflows with smiling figures and animals that represen
 t metaphor. The characters enter and emerge from portals\, splashes of ink
 \, flowers\, and even one another’s knees or ears. These environmental fea
 tures can represent relationships\, modes of thought\, events\, places\, f
 eelings. \n\nViewers enter the universe unfolding in the works. The univer
 se is inspired by all art forms\, from Helenestic statues and ancient Hind
 u temples to superflat\, from Hieronymus Bosch to Li Jin. It is made of in
 finite reflections on the psychological and physical realities of this wor
 ld.   \n\nMichelle explains: “My ink drawing is a self reflective process 
 (an awareness meditation) in which I notice all my thoughts as they arise 
 - experiences\, memories\, stories\, dreams\, fantasies\, philosophies...n
 othing is forbidden from the arena. I produce images intuitively through t
 he act of processing thoughts. Once the thought is processed in a benefici
 al way then it turns into an image. I construct the images with an ever ev
 olving narrative visual vocabulary. To paint requires of me a bravery born
  of vulnerability and power.\n\nIn the tradition of explorers I venture in
 to all the sweet and sour places in my brain and return to say: there are 
 monsters in the darkness\, but the heart wields both the sword and lantern
 . By welcoming each thought equally and mapping my mind labyrinth\, others
  may see that they can go to those places too in their own minds and gain 
 new perspectives from another vantage point.”\n\nThe Dream Army\, a small 
 gathering of child-sized ceramic figures\, accompany Michelle into the unk
 nown\, like the terracotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang\, the first Emperor o
 f China. Covered in images\, they wear the dreams on their sleeves\, evide
 nce of many forays into the mind labyrinth. To dream involves openness and
  dedicated courage. The best realities are born from dreams.\n
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SUMMARY:Heart Vomit and the Dream Army: Michelle Postma MFA Thesis Exhibiti
 on in the Main Gallery
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