WILL PENNY

Exhibition details:

On View: January 19 - March 23

Reception: Friday, January 19, 6 - 8:30pm

Artist Talk: March 21, 6:30 - 7:30pm

Laney Contemporary is pleased to present Nothing to Fear, an exhibition of new work by Savannah-based artist, Will Penny. Combining traditional art making tools with emerging technologies, including painting, sculpture, video, and found materials, Penny explores the sublimity and absurdity of our encounters and pursuits of the unknown.

Nothing to Fear reflects the impact of the artist’s upbringing in southern Ontario in the 1990s, from the seemingly endless expanses of disquieting farm land to the pervasive cultures of extreme sports, alternative music and satellite television. Drawn to the supernatural and steeped in folklore at a young age, Penny’s work probes the distinct feeling of awe, terror and wonder that initially sparked this fascination. Nothing to Fear highlights the multifaceted nature of the sublime and its existence between aversion and fascination that rests on the edge of human understanding and in the orbit of the ridiculous. This exhibition speaks to the artist’s longtime use of artificial intelligence, programming, video and projection—tools frequently likened to magic and supernatural phenomena due to their apparent seamless and inexplicable capabilities.

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