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Seattle's OKOK Gallery recently opened “Free Parking,” a collection of ink and graphite drawings by ten emerging artists. Often drawings incorporated into exhibitions are mere accents to the main attraction, however OKOK cleverly curates a group of works that explore the experiential and immediate nature of drawing. Mel Kadel's "Surrounded by Angels" (pictured, click for detail) is a humorous and playful use of the classic and fundamental artform. More images by John Casey, Ian Francis, Jen Corace, Zac Culler and Zachary Rossman after the jump.
Free Parking
10 February-8 March 2007
OKOK Gallery
5107 Ballard Ave. N.W.
Seattle, WA 98107 map
tel. +1 206 789 6242
John Casey, "Double Standard"
pen and ink on etching paper
Ian Francis, "Untitled (mirror)"
graphite and ink on paper
Jen Corace, "Untitled"
pen and ink on rives bfk
Zac Culler, "Cross Modal Plasticity"
charcoal and chalk
Zachary Rossman, "Inhale-Exhale"
gouache on found paper
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