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"Click Clique" Constructs by Shaun Richards
March 7—March 31
Opening on Friday March 7, 2008 from 7-10 pm
in our new location at 323 West Martin Street

l to r: Compound Nucleus, The Casualty

"Click Clique"

Click Clique is a new series of paintings and constructions that examine social dynamics, and nostalgic constructs, along with the interplay of media within American society. Richards' work, evolving from an interest centered on the South, questions notions of beauty, artifice, and materialism, as well as the subtle contradictions that make living in the South a unique experience. By combining mixed media, stencils, and traditional modes of painting, Richards expands upon these themes and continues to investigate ethics, social dynamics, and psycho-social influences.

Richards attended Hagerstown Junior College in Maryland before transferring to UNC-Wilmington, where he earned a BA in Art in 1999. In 2003, he enrolled in SUNY Empire State College as a non-matriculated graduate student. This MLSA program afforded him a studio in Manhattan with weekly visits and critiques from established artists, critics, and curators. Richards left NYC in the spring of 2006, to return to North Carolina to pursue art full time. He moved to Raleigh in August 2006, and in January 2007 he was awarded the Regional Emerging Artist Residency at Artspace. In September 2007, he was featured in Southwest Art's annual emerging artist issue, 21 Under 31.

Currently, he is represented by Flanders Art Gallery (Raleigh), and Fountainside Gallery (Wilmington). He holds studio space at 311 Martin Street Galleries and Studios in downtown Raleigh.

Artist Statement:
My work has evolved from an interest centered on the South—the history, traditions, and the rural—to the confluence of technology and globalism within contemporary life. This interest includes questioning notions of beauty, artifice, materialism, nostalgia, and the subtle contradictions that make living in the South a unique experience. My recent work expands upon these themes by combining mixed media, stencils, and traditional modes of painting. Through the use of different media, my narratives have extended to include more proletarian constructs coupled with reflections on ethics, personal politics, social dynamics, and psycho-social influences.

from the September 2007 issue of Southwest Art

Created and curated by Deborah Westmoreland [db].

The Designbox Gallery is dedicated to promoting the expression of creative and collaborative work. It is home to a number of creative professionals and is located at 323 W. Martin Street (between Harrington and Dawson streets), near White Rabbit, Stuff Consignment, Humble Pie and Mosquito. We're open weekdays from 10am to 6pm, and on most First Fridays. Let us know if you want to be added to our e-mail list.

323 West Martin Street, Raleigh.
Designbox is normally open 10-6 weekdays or by appointment.