Illiterate Grand Opening! = Where The Wild Things Art
About the space
Five years ago, Illiterate began as an arts and literary student group and publication at the University of Colorado Boulder. Two years later, after it and many of the staff graduated, Illiterate grew to include an interactive online community of creative individuals submitting content for a chance to get published. As of October 2009, Illiterate now occupies a multifunctional two story facility. That's right, we have a zip code!
About The Show
Illiterate's debut exhibit, Where The Wild Things Art, is a themed show originally proposed to Illiterate by artist, Max Kauffman. The theme resonates as both playfully simple and open to subtle complexities, much like Illiterate.
Max, whose name happens to coincide with the protagonist in Maurice Sendak's book Where The Wild Things Are, worked in conjunction with the Illiterate staff to corral 30 ferociously talented artists from throughout Colorado and beyond to participate in this group exploration. With a title as their sole conceptual limitation, the artists were free to explore their own paths towards interpreting this challenge. A number of artists drew inspiration directly from Sendak's book and film, pushing and playing with its underlying dark moral tones and psychological angst. Other artists traveled well beyond the familiar imagery to create landscapes inhabited by more personal fantasies and creatures from within their own rampant imaginations. Still, some artists completely forwent this particular narrative approach, evaluating the meaning of the words themselves within the title to inform their work.
Where The Wild Things Artists:
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sdkNovember 14, 2009
great show!
hoffmanNovember 2, 2009
I actually didn't design the old flyer, my image was just used -Andrew
huthbotOctober 31, 2009
I couldn't see it because the jpg in the email was busted-up something fierce.
huthbotOctober 31, 2009
this flier IS BETTER! Its more fun, no offense to Andrew.