OHT Gallery Boston

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"Happy"

Guest Curator: Ryan Steadman
Thomas Trosch, Michael Lazarus, David Dupuis, Michael Dumontier, Lisa Sanditz, Louisa Chase & Carl Ostendarp

January 9 - 31, 2004
Reception: Friday, January 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

O·H+T gallery is pleased to present "Happy", an exhibition of works by Louisa Chase, Michael Lazarus, Carl Ostendarp, David Dupuis, Thomas Trosch and Michael Dumontier. Happy was curated by Ryan Steadman whose solo show, Something Else, was exhibited at O·H+T gallery in October, 2002. Steadman writes the following about the exhibition's concept and artists:

"I'm a conflicted person, so I'm interested in conflicted people or things. "Happy" grew out of a need to reassure myself that other people aren't always so sure... that some feelings aren't so easy. You can look at 'being happy' as a state that never really exists purely; there's always something dark that piggy-backs your happy feelings. It can be small or life changing. Can hit you instantly, or far far off in the future. But it will happen... ha ha ha ha ha!

Lisa Sanditz's painting expresses the joy of nature, but there is overripe lust hidden within.
Carl Ostendarp's painting relishes in a sleepy dream world. Or he's just bored to death.
Michael Lazarus' beaming face painting is a beacon of both ecstasy and insanity.
Thomas Trosch's lush painting evokes the beauty and banality of earthly pleasures.
Michael Dumontier's works find delightful moments of joy in dull everyday objects.
Louisa Chase's painting finds child-like exuberance in dirty scary bugs.
David Dupuis' piece crams some real death into the beautiful idea of Happy."

Ryan Steadman lives in Brooklyn and has worked at Feature Inc. and Elizabeth Dee Gallery in New York. All of the artists, except Michael Dumontier (who lives in Toronto and is a member of the Royal Art Lodge), live or exhibit their work in New York.