Lou Anne Colodny: 442

Feb. 29 – March 30
Opening Reception: Feb. 28; 6-9 pm

Multi-media artist Lou Anne Colodny’s exhibition 442 explores the universal themes of change and metamorphoses. Drawings and video depict images of disasters and turmoil, both natural and man-made, together with the effects that will occur as a result of such upheavals. The images illustrate both real and imagined events with people reacting by falling, crawling, screaming, and by defending themselves from mysterious hand–like creatures. The artist explores the physical and emotional state of mankind when encountering forces beyond its control.

The wall-sized video projection in the back gallery shows a close-up image of hands swooping, darting and clasping each other in strange ways. The images become mesmerizing and hypnotic and lose their literal form dissolving into abstractions and symbols. We recognize not only the ability of the hands to communicate but also realize that they have taken on a persona of their own. They appear to become a new being – perhaps one who has morphed or developed – surviving changes in the environment or society as we know it.

Lou Anne Colodny is a recipient of the prestigious 2008 South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Broward County. This will be her first exhibition since being selected as one of the Consortium winners.

Image: Untitled still from DVD “442” 2007

Project Room exhibitions are made possible by the John C. Graves Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Broward. The 07/08 visual arts season is sponsored by Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz.

Funding Acknowledgements

The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported in part by its members, admissions, private entities, the City of Hollywood, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and the Kresge Foundation. We welcome donations from all members of the community who wish to support our work.