[NEohioPAL] Matt Dibble Show in Rocky River Jan - Feb 2008

[Matt Cook]

"Cavalcade Continues" Explores the Human Chimera

December 26, 2007-Cleveland, Ohio- An exhibition of recent paintings by Matt
Dibble will be opening at The Studio of 5 Rings on Friday, January 11th.
This show was curated by Jeffry Chiplis, a nationally recognized sculptor
who invented and continues to explore sculptures made from recycled neon.

What drew Chiplis to the paintings was the combination of classical and
modern figurative work along with their basis in drawing technique. He said,
"The fact that they are paintings but based on drawings, with an abundance
of skillful line quality, is one reason these works were chosen. There are
also the illusory creatures, whose physiques have ties to Greek and Roman
sculptures and frescoes. They are blended with this very modern technique of
using unreal mutations to the human form. Dibble clearly has a foot in both
past and present."

In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monstrous creature made of the parts of
multiple animals. The human chimeras found in the paintings are often
pictured in architectonic environments, a calm and smooth contrast to the
misshapen and contorted figures.

Chiplis explained, "The specters that populate this collection are products
of the artist's imagination, but also physically human in respects so that
we can recognize them. They are shocking to our typical sensibilities, and
keep the viewer spellbound within their peculiar nature." Based on a series
of pen-and-ink drawings first exhibited two years ago, this collection "also
hints at the darker side of  being human" according to Chiplis.

Concurrent with this exhibition, Dibble will be displaying pen-and-ink
drawings at the Jonathan Shorr Gallery in New York City in a show curated by
artist Michael Ricardo Andreev. Dibble will also be a featured artist in
April at the Cleveland Heights-based St. Paul South Wing Gallery, where he
will exhibit a survey of his paintings and drawings.

Dibble's work (www.dibblepaintings.com) has been exhibited at the Cleveland
Museum of Art, Spaces, and the Butler Institute of American Art, and is
currently part of art collections at the Federal Reserve Bank, National City
Bank, and various private collectors. More information about Jeffrey
Chiplis, also a board member at Spaces gallery in Cleveland, can be found at
www.agentofchaos.com/chiplis.

"Cavalcade Continues" will be on view at Studio of 5 Rings (20160 Center
Ridge Rd. #210, Rocky River, OH  44116, 440-333-9700, (
www.studioof5rings.com) from January 11th through Feb. 23rd.    

Matt Cook
STUDIO OF 5 RINGS, LLC
20160 Center Ridge Rd., #210
Rocky River, OH  44116
440-333-9700
www.studioof5rings.com


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