Monsters, Rezlep, and Dreams. Oh My

The Dreamland Creations in Stroudsburg, PA held an Artists’ Reception on Sunday October 2nd for The Monsters Show. The exhibition was designed to provide an opportunity for artists to have some fun exploring the monstrous side of art in celebration of the upcoming Halloween season. This is a wonderful extension the Tattoo Studios offers local artists who would like to share their work in an atmosphere which encourages a cutting edge approach to creative expression that established galleries would be too frightened to alienate the conservative patrons to present.

While much of the work in The Monsters Show presented pieces depicting famous monsters like Frankenstein, Dracula, and other in a very interesting way, quite a few artists created monsters of their own creation. Some creations were inspired by children book such as “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” while others derived from their own psyches and lives. Regardless of their point of origin, each piece took those who peered into it on a journey to a darkened realm which was as perversely enjoyable as it was fascinating.

The music for the reception was provided by Rezlep and his Apparatus. His unique performances of macabre multilayered cabaret music is a perfect fit for any exhibition who seeks to present work that challenges the perceptions of the ordinary mind. However, the evening’s performance upped the psychological ante of the monstrous depictions found within the imagination of the artists who presented them. Not only did Rezlep expand upon the delightfully disturbing effects of the work shown throughout the gallery, he did so with great revelry. Many who listened were infected by the performance as they desired even more of it. May the lord have mercy on their souls and provide more Rezlep to them all.

The visual artists participating in “The Monsters Show” include Myke Maldonado and Brandi Merritt, Victoria Penna, RenDi (who also collaborated in creating a piece with Shirley Escribano ), Ka-son Reeves, Emilio Arostegui, Shirley Escribano (who also collaborated in creating a piece with RenDi), Michael Parsons, Abby Braman, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Tim Nebel, Brianna N Ace, Thomas W. Dillon, Gallows, Pawel Alexander Lijewski, Morgan Crespo, Shane Izykowski, Sander Martijn, Zaiah Kulano, Ana Marie Hendricks, and Paul (yeah, that‘s me). The Exhibition continues until November 28th. You’ll find more photographs taken during the reception in The Dreamland Creations 2011 Gallery at www.flickr.com/photos/9279760@N04/sets/72157625663462757.

The Dreamland Creations in Stroudsburg, PA serves as a studio where individuals can adorn their forms with a variety of body art such as tattoos and piercing reaching out to the vast community of conventional and non mainstream artists throughout the area. Their next Artists’ Reception will feature the work of Shane Izykowski with the reception taking place Sunday December 4th beginning at 4pm. The Exhibition will continue until December 31st. Please Explore The Dreamland Creations Website at www.myspace.com/dreamlandcreations or call 570-421-6313 for more information about the artists, the current and future exhibitions, and all they have to offer.