Somerville, MA 02143
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Phone: 617-441-3833 Fax: 617-800-2678
January 25th – March 11th
Artist Reception February 11th from 6-9 pm
What is an American Landscape? Anthony Petchkis, Karl Frey and Christopher Speakman exhibit their
ideas to this question in a wide array of paintings, drawings, and cartoons at Art Attack’s American
Landscape exhibit on February 11th from 6-9pm. Traditional, experimental, and architectural renderings
link together to create a diverse discussion between pieces into the progression of the American
Landscape.
Anthony J. Petchkis, is a Boston Based landscape artist who has been exhibiting for the past twenty years.
Anthony's art has focused on the New England and Adirondack regions. In particular, the North Shore of
Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and Martha's Vineyard, and the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks, New York.
He was recently named the Digital Color Artist of the Month by Digital Consciousness and a winner of the
Annual National Competition for the Associated Pastelists.
Karl Frey, a native of California presses the boundaries of American Landscape by questioning the reason
why landscape is devoid of narrative and humanity. He expresses this idea in cartoon based landscapes as
well as traditional landscapes painted on Legos. Lego pieces can be manipulated and translated into
limitless possibilities to rearrange. He just recently won the Will and Elena Bartlett Painting Award from
SMFA and was selected as Visiting Artist to Direct I.C.A. Boston Family Day Program
Christopher Speakman, is inspired by the history that lies in the Architecture of Old Buildings and spends
countless hours rendering his ideal American Landscape that are within the formal structures around Boston.
His execution of detail and precision are indicators of his graphic design background, but it is evident that his
real talents are his creative genius with a bit of graphite and historical landscapes to spur his creativity.
