Post-Rural

Bierstadt vs Kinkade plywood, 10 3/4"x 22"	Butte-iful linoleum/plywood, 17"x 34"	Third cell
Delay woodcut, 30"x 22"	Delay (Summer) woodcut/monotype, 30"x 22"	Landing woodcut, 30"x 22"
Segmented Line woodcut, monotype, collage 16 1/2"x 52"	Second cell	Third cell
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Post-Rural is a loosly formed collective of artists who's work engages with the shifting notions of rural spaces. Post-rural describes themes emerging out of, and tangential to, a pastiche of Postmodern concepts. The themes, narratives, objects, and aesthetic sensibilities present in these works of art consider the boundaries between urban, suburban, rural and wilderness areas of the American West. Artists considered to have post-rural perspectives have transitioned through these boundaries in either direction. Generally, post-rural themes consider the commodification, narratives and shifting mythologies of rural areas since the 19th century and earlier as urban areas encroach on rural lands or mechanized agriculture draws workers away from the rural landscape. This informal association of artists, includes Brad Allen, James Bailey, Kevin Bell, Matt Hamon, Karina Hean, Trey Hill, Nicole Pietrantoni, Edgar Smith and Noah Wilson. The idiom initially emerged in an essay by Jeffery Hopkins titled, "Signs of the Post-Rural: Marketing Myths of a Symbolic Countryside."

www.post-rural.com