On Friday, February 13, the Allen Street Hardware Café, located at 245 Allen Street, will welcome another homegrown talent at the beginning of what seems to be a promising career. "It Was The Promise Of Legend That Has Brought Us To This Mess," a series of enlarged Polaroid emulsion lift prints, will mark the first solo outing by the 22-year-old Buffalo artist and educator Zack Boehler.
The opening reception begins at 6:00PM at the Allentown hipster hangout. The show will hang through March 8.
Simply talking to Boehler you get the sense that this is young man on the move. He's a 2008 Buffalo State grad--a certified teacher--who is taking his profession and career seriously. A glance at his resume reveals that Boehler currently is an instructor for the Ashford Hollow Foundation's Arts in Education Program, which services over 2,000 youth annually. Boehler is also a founding member of a local arts collaborative called Creative Hustle Arts Collective. Somehow, he also found time to participate in an internship at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. This spring, one of his sculptures will be installed at the ultra-cool Griffis Sculpture Park out in Ashford Hollow, NY.
"I always knew that I wanted to work in the arts, so I've tried to create as many opportunities as possible," said Boehler. "The only way to be competent at something is to totally immerse yourself into it."
With all his hard work, this Friday night signifies Boehler's first solo show. His works have won awards in group shows, but this will be the first time when all the focus is on his output.
The exhibit focuses on the theme of losing youth too quickly. "There is a general promise we all receive when we are young that we can be any thing, and we race to get there, only to find anonymity and lackluster vanities," Boehler said. "In the process, the exploration and freedom of youth is lost. Each portrait leaves part of the subject's face hidden, colors distorted, and ghostly renderings of people who have lost their youth in the pursuit of being legendary."
Come
down, see it for yourself, and support a young talent who will surely help
enhance Buffalo's arts scene for many years to come.
Feb 13 - March 8
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