MICHAEL SEELEY  - “PROVISIONAL ARCHITECTURE”

Michael Seeley

Oxford, Ohio - The Oxford Community Art Center (OCAC) will feature the paintings of Michael Seeley in an exhibit titled “Provisional Architecture”.  This exhibit opens at OCAC on August 10 from 6 to 10 pm, and continues through September 16. 

Michael Seeley is a licensed architect and principal at THP Limited Inc., in Cincinnati, an architectural/engineering consulting firm where he has worked for over 30 years.  He earned his Master of Architecture degree at Miami University, and is currently enrolled in the MFA program in Painting, also at Miami University.

In the course of visiting construction sites during his career as an architect, Michael has been fascinated with visually arresting compositions and textures in the incomplete work that are frequently more intriguing than the completed building.  Within the controlled chaos that is common during the construction of large institutional and commercial buildings, there are interesting temporary conditions that can occur.

Seeley’s paintings usually start with the use of documentary construction progress photos, which are then edited and cropped as source material.  The results can be a surprising and unexpected mix of layered light and spaces.

Seeley’s exhibit, along with a group exhibit titled “Abstractions” featuring work by Lydia Dildilian, John Sousa, Rebekah Powers, Laura Livingston,  Tiffany Pacileo, Jacqueline Keller-Ridenour and other artists, will open with an artist’s reception at the regular Second Friday event at OCAC on August 10.

 OCAC’s Second Fridays Art Evening is a celebration of the arts.   From 6 to 10 pm this free monthly event features live music, exhibits of visual art and a reception.  OCAC’s third floor studio artists host Open Studios, and the Art Shop Cooperative opens from 5:30 to 9 pm, giving guests the opportunity to view creative art space, as well as purchase one-of-a-kind artwork directly from the artists. Ballroom Dance, with Nancy Sturgeon and Janet Holmes offering gentle instruction, begins at 8 pm, with open dancing between 9 and 10pm.   Come meet the artists, and enjoy a free evening of visual art, music, entertainment and refreshments.