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| moderndallas.net Special “Eye” to Watch June Mattingly // contributing art writer Eric Trich and his 1111 Dragon Street Studio... |
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| What constitutes an emerging artist? Is it mainly their age or the stage of their career? Age is the least important but under 40 usually works. Are all buyers and galleries mature or emerging too? How significant is an MFA from a fashionable school on the resume? Basically, an emerging artist is an artist who hasn’t quite yet achieved a solid reputation with curators, critics, dealers and collectors. Does the word “emerging” sound better than “unrecognized – of course it does?” It’s a pleasurable pursuit to put your faith (and money) in a youthful emerging artist you feel will be important, maybe famous. Emphasis on youth is fine if the art is really “new” and/or original and the artist has staying power in the field. And lastly and all that counts, is there a modest independent body of work to hold its own next to their contemporaries? |
| Trich is 22, talented, optimistic, talented, hardworking, talented, personable, talented and determined. He’s an artist on the cusp to keep in sight, whose spacious studio’s frequent openings with professional live music in the background command a perceptive presence. From his own words: “My vision of this space is experimental – I intend to shake up the status quo and offer something fresh and unique. I named the space 1111 Dragon Street because I didn’t want to glamorize the title. It’s simple, straight to the point, and emphasizes the location which is the most important aspect of the name. This is where it’s all going to happen." I want to blend multiple forms of creative expression to weave meaning and influence in powerful combinations that will push people around in their intellectual playgrounds. Something different, something new.” |
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