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From YouTube: Artistry presents: Urban Abstract art exhibit
Description
Meet the artists and see their whimsical work in this virtual tour of Urban Abstract. The exhibit, presented by Artistry, runs in the Inez Greenberg gallery through June 25.
For more information, visit http://www.artistrymn.org
A
We
are
at
the
bloomington
art
center
at
the
inez
greenberg
gallery,
and
this
show
is
presented
by
artistry
minnesota
and
the
title
of
the
show
is
urban,
abstract
and
it's
paintings
by
myself,
michael
schmidt,
along
with
sculpture
by
luke
achterberg,
I'm
a
full-time
painter.
I
do.
I
do
abstract
painting
not
exclusively.
B
I'm
luke
ochterberg
and
I'm
a
artist
primarily
focus
on
sculpture
and,
more
so
currently,
metal
sculpture.
Pretty.
Obviously,
I
think
that
when
you
look
at
the
work
that
both
michael
and
I
do,
it's
pretty
easily
coined
as
abstraction
really
it's
us
being
artists
and
thinking
through
our
own
minds
and
coming
up
with
ideas
that
are
based
on
reality
and
based
on
ideas
from
the
real
world.
A
A
What
you
see
are
man-made
structures,
so
straight
lines,
things
that
are
manufactured
and
then
there's
also
that
that
urban
decay
that
you
see
so
it's
the
organic
shapes
that
that
make
its
way
into
the
paintings
as
well,
and
that's
kind
of
how
my
work
relates
to
that.
To
that
title,
urban
abstract.
I.
B
Used
to
use
a
lot
of
different
types
of
materials,
ceramic
and
asphalt
and
concrete,
and
but
I
think
it's
always
kind
of
been
metal
for
me.
In
2005
I
got
a
welding
technical
diploma
and
then
welded
for
a
year
as
a
certified,
welder
and
fabricator,
and
my
grandfather
taught
me
how
to
weld
and
right
now
the
main
focus
of
the
type
of
sculpture
that
I'm
doing
is
all
based
in
stainless
steel,
with
with
automotive
style
paints
on.
A
A
The
paintings
are
very
kind
of
lumpy
and
bumpy
before
I
get
to
that
stage,
and
it
really
finishes
them
and
it
kind
of
makes
all
all
stages
of
the
painting
equal
like
it's,
not
real
obvious,
which
layer
is
on
top
of
the
other
layer.
I
think
you
have
to
get
up
close
to
the
paintings
to
sometimes
understand
what
they
are.
I
think
they,
I
think,
they're
interesting
for
from
a
distance
but
they're
also
interesting
up
close,
you
can
kind
of
see
a
little
bit
of
the
technique.
That's
going
on
in
there.
B
When
I
go
to
describe
my
stuff,
I
kind
of
start
to
play
with
notions
of
blue
collar
identity
versus
white
collar
identity,
and
so
for
me,
it's
it's
about
the
physicality
of
working
with
metal
and
welding,
and
these
blue
collar
type
industries,
coupled
with
the
academic
training
that
I
gained
through
several
years
too
many
years
of
college.
And
so
when
I,
when
I
go
to
talk
about
this,
to
somebody
who
say
may
not
be
is
quite
art
educated.
A
B
I
don't
go
places
to
seek
inspiration.
I
can
find
inspiration
just
working
in
the
studio
and
looking
at
a
sculpture
and
being
like.
Oh
wait,
a
minute.
I
can
do
this
or
I
can
do
that.
I
can
push
the
boundary
this
way
or
I
could
make
myself
really
uncomfortable
and
try
something
completely
opposite
or
new.
A
B
I
hope
the
people
enjoy
the
exhibit
and
I
hope
that
they
kind
of
get
that
feeling
of
exuberance
and
prolificness
and
and
excitement
and
and
a
real
notion
of
whimsical
fun
that
I
try
to
approach
with
the
sculpture
out.
That's
felt
and
I
hope
that
it's
a
visual
enjoyment
for
whoever
chooses
to
engage
with
the
work.
So
thanks
for
thanks
for
the
opportunity.