By
Ben Schock
October 11, 2007
In the six-storied building of 619, located on the corner of Yesler and Western in Pioneer Square, sits the perfect exhibition, where dozens of artists come together and show off their various different types of art.
Each floor has multiple artists or art distributors. Every artist or art distributor rents out a room or space to display his or her artwork independently.
Dozens of artists, from all different concentrations and media, watercolor to industrial work, video installation to photography, sell their artwork to art entrepreneurs or people who are interested in examining authentic and imaginative works.
One space, ...blank space, rented and operated by artists Mindi Davis and Riley Raker, displays local artists' works.
"We enjoy doing group shows of local artists to make large exhibitions," Davis said. "Earlier this year, we did T-Shirt Is Art, an exhibition where we had artists do T-shirt prints and hung them around the room."
Bill Moldsly, a watercolor painter, had his first display this past Thursday.
"I prefer painting figures. I love eyes and lips," Moldsly said.
His four paintings are of people peering down at you.
"Watercolors are easy for me! I've been doing it since I was eight," Moldsly said.
The other two artists in ...blank space, Diane Lucas and Mattiu Mendieta, use common objects such as windows, frames and springs from mattresses and distort them with paint, molds and other objects to create distorted social commentary.
Another exhibition is a 1,000-square-foot room rented by John Nemchik, who provides space for photo artists who want an affordable area to display their work. Nemchik has provided space for music videos and photographers as well.
Lance Lobuzzetta, an artist from Ohio, was kind enough to show a preview of his space and work before he was finished.
"I like to use music for my inspiration," Lobuzzetta stated.
Using a variety of different media and colors, Lobuzzetta creates surreal art that resembles nature somewhat — a cumulonimbus cloud, coral in the ocean, as well as print making on wood plates.
619 Art Gallery contains many different kinds of art and media; it would take the entire night just to view all six floors and see the many of creators and artists. There are some who have been there for years; one artist has been there for more than 20. The cross-generational atmosphere combined with variety of media makes the gallery diverse and energetic.
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