Neil Marcello, Good and Plenty, Sweet Tooth Series, 2014-2016
NEIL MARCELLO: SWEET TOOTH
Through July 31, 3rd Street Gallery, 45 N 2nd Street, Philadelphia
ARTIST TALK – Sunday, July 10, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Q & A WITH THE ARTIST – Friday, July 15, 5:00 – 7:00pm
The 3rd Street Gallery is pleased to announce, Sweet Tooth, the solo show of photographer Neil Marcello whose works continue to explore complex industrial solutions that ultimately become the problems that bear examining.
In Sweet Tooth Neil’s photographs of architectural dioramas, that he designed and hand built, suggest the role industry plays in the production of candy and the use of artificial dyes in the United States. His interest in the candy industry began as a boy consuming readily available sweets such as Nestles, Butterfinger, which just recently eliminated artificial dyes in its manufacturing process for this particular brand of candy.
Neil Marcello, LemonHead, Sweet Tooth Series, 2014-2016
He was surprised to learn that the Mars candy manufacturing company used (and continues to use) natural dyes in their production of candies in Europe, and the United Kingdom, but not in the United States.
He says, “I offer them up as kitsch motifs, similar to the shapes, colors and forms used by candy manufacturers to stimulate and entice the viewer…”.
While viewing these fantasy images, Neil encourages the viewer to reflect on how far we may be willing to go in order to satisfy our cravings. Together with the launch of his latest exhibition, Neil has collaborated with Philadelphia street photographer, Ronald Dean Corbin, on the release of Corbin’s new self-published photographic book, entitled “Photographs My Way” (2016), available on Amazon.
Contact: Neil Marcello
http://www.neilmarcello.com/books-catalogs.html
Please contact the artist for prints and commissions
Neil Marcello, Twizzlers, Sweet Tooth Series, 2014-2016
3rd Street Gallery, an artist-run fine arts gallery, opened its first space in 1978 on the corner of 3rd and Bainbridge in South Philadelphia. It has shown numerous artists since its inception and currently hosts fifty member-artists. These multigenerational, award-winning artists hold advanced degrees in the arts and sciences, work in diverse traditional and contemporary media, and have their works included in collections at museums, as well as in corporate and private collections.
Thank you to Neil Marcello for the content of this post.
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