Atelophobia 3: Phobia of Imperfection

Atelophobia 3: Phobia of Imperfection

A group exhibition of abstract art

Atelophobia is the original 2015 group show title of four abstract artists from the Twin Cities area. Artist BDD Downs curated the artists for this initial exhibition as a way to showcase his own body of abstract artwork. Downs discovered that when he broadens his focus beyond his personal artistic output to include the work of others, the process of creating art is strengthened by the dialogue within the collective. Through this practice, the group is able to create a more purely abstract art entity, rather than simply responding to a selected premise of an “abstract” art show.

The name Atelophobia was selected by one of the founding collective members Jesse Matthew Petersen. Atelophobia is a psychological condition marked by a phobia of imperfection, or the fear of not being good enough. This anxiety for abstract artists stems from trying to achieve artistic perfection in a stylistic form which should by definition have no boundaries or rules.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Tara Costello, Nashana Reding-Tuomi, Jesse Matthew Petersen, BDD Downs, Lisa Pemrick and Christopher E. Harrison.

Opening Night // Saturday August 11, 7-11pm (RSVP on Facebook)
With DJ Neckbrace aka Jeff Mooridian Jr.
$5 or free with Gallery Membership

Exhibition Finale
Thursday September 6, 7-10pm
Comedy Night curated by Fletcher Wolfe
$5 or free with Gallery Membership


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