The Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) will feature Mike Meares and Nathan Winship Smith teamed up for “Artifacts Reveal Alternate Realities?” as part of the August First Friday art tour, August 1st, 6-9pm. Admission and parking are free. Children are welcome.
Mike Meares is a mixed-media artist known for his “Space Rockers” series inspired by music. Nathan Winship Smith is a ceramicist with an undying interest in history’s mysteries. Together, they will take a most scholarly approach to examine recently discovered artifacts and, therefore, challenge the truth about the history of aliens visiting the Earth, world empires, fast food lore, and rock ‘n’ roll.
The duo will also unveil a new mural near the gallery, based on their combined mythologies.
About Mike Meares and Nathan Winship Smith
Mike Meares arrived in Indianapolis from Illinois, via San Francisco (and possibly also in a spaceship). He’s kind of an odd bird who paints weird stuff and loves grooving to good tunes. It’s reflected in his work, with bright colorful streaks driven by whatever music is playing. He’s looking forward to this tongue-in-cheek show as an exploration in oddity.
Nathan Winship Smith can also be found at the Beech Grove Clay Works, which he owns as a ceramic boss with a love for aliens and retro fast-food lore. His work often focuses on blending archeology-inspired pottery shapes, but decorated with imagery pulled from the modern era. Think vases from ancient Greece, but showcasing aliens and hamburgers.
The pair are excited to see where recent “archeological discoveries that challenge the balance of truth versus conspiracy” take them on their artistic journeys.
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists work together to help each other to help each other advance in a skill and practice as well as to bring success to the gallery. With over two dozen artists occupying a large, three-room space of the more factory reminiscent portion of the Factory Arts District North building, Full Circle Nine Gallery offers a wide variety of art forms, media, and approaches.
The gallery has regular hours: 12-4pm on Saturday and Sundays. Full Circle Nine Gallery is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Ste B21, Indianapolis, IN 46202, in the South Studios section of Factory Arts North. For more information, or for artists interested in joining Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com
