The AFA Gallery will present an exhibit of the work of Nathan Tersteeg from June 5 through June 29, 2008. There will be an Artist’s Reception on First Friday, June 6, from 6 to 8 PM.
Nathan is a native of northeastern Pennsylania, having grown up in Factoryville and graduated from Keystone College. He now resides in Richmond, Virginia. He also graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art with a BFA and the University of Cincinnati with a MFA.
The title of the exhibit, ‘As Flotsam’, refers to floating debris in an ocean, according to the artist, sort of like Ishmael at the end of Moby Dick. The show features painted works (gouache on paper) that deal with a lone spectator in a drifting glass container observing or being directly involved in a variety of episodes that turn his everyday items and substances (wood shavings, wheel, water, waterbottle, food, food dish, and glass) into characters in his narrative. At turns charmingly comic and emotionally profound, the works attempt to address complex issues of consciousness, destiny and eternity.
Along with these works is a 32-foot long hamster cage with attached library-style ladder that allows viewers to more closely examine the work and view a hamster firsthand. The show also includes some charcoal drawings and some short-form linear narratives involving hamsters. Almost all the work has been generated in the last several months.

The AFA Gallery is located at 514 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA. Hours are Thursday-Saturday, 12-5 PM. For further information, call 570-969-1040 or view the website at www.artistsforart.com.

Posted on May 1