EVENTS/EXHIBITIONS

Biting the Apple 2008—Erotica in Wonderland

Individual Artists of Oklahoma held the 17th Annual Biting the Apple art exhibition and parties at our fabulous gallery space on Historic Automobile Alley on April 11 and 12.

The exhibition—which will be on view until the 25th of April—has the theme of Erotica in Wonderland, and as the name suggests, providing, through the artworks selected for exhibition, a "journey down the rabbit hole."

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Rainer Maria Rilke said, "Bodily Delight is a sensory experience ... it is a great, infinite learning that is given to us, acknowledge of the world, the fullness and the splendor of all knowledge." Few themes are as persuasive and relevant as the role of erotica in human culture, especially when perceptions of both what is erotic and what is art fluctuate.

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Both Boticelli's angels and Mapplethorpe's photographs have been socially regarded as lewd or obscene. As time progresses and various art movements and periods replace each other, individual standards of both the audience and the artist change. In addition to erotic works and performances, IAO is interested in art that deconstructs, or investigates the mechanisms behind individual and cultural perceptions of eroticism and sexuality. Biting the Apple intends to provide a venue where artists and audiences can explore and broaden this controversial and unresolved topic.

Visual Artists Selected for 2008 Biting the Apple
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Ty Atkins—Ill Angel III Keith Ball—Chocolate and Candy Painting Rick Bewley—So Transparent Kenn Bird—Boquet of Roses Dustin Boise—Make Your Pussy Purr Jenna Butkus—How Long is Too Long Sky Camfield—H.E. Cock-N-Socks Raven Capps-Crowl—Eggman: Study in Color Angela Castro—Follow The Rabbit and Welcome To Wonderland Sean Colbert—She Likes Pearls Tunde Darvay—Sexpress, Happy Chimney, and Sex on the Easel Kristin Gentry—Sexy Shoes Chris Gonzalez—Untitled—Whore of Babylon and Hermaphrodite 1 Scott Hale—Freedom—Peace and Loved E. Alden Heckert—White Devil Sandina Heckert—The Torch Shane Hemberger—All Eyes on Alice Nick Hermes—Ribbed and The Best Girl in Town Dirk Hooper—Quicksilver and Mardi Gras Lance Hunter—Obligatory—Torn and Under the Surface IV Brandon Isaak—Trophy Wife Alan LaFoe—Painting The Roses Red 2	Janna Luttrell—The Drain Project (hardbound book of 28 photos) and Censored (installation) Merry McGinnis—No Money Down Anastassia Menshikova—Vanity J.D. Merryweather—Angry Queen of Hearts, Curious Alice—Eat Me, and Why the Chesire Cat Grins Stacey Miller—Chivalrous Grace and Indulge in the Romanticism Gregory Myers—Blindfold 1 John Neely—Untitled Sylvia Nitti—Sheer Nightgown and Dancer with Gold Fan Anndrea Ploeger—Alice’s Door Chase Prouty—The Mad Tea Party Claire Riggs—Queen of Hearts and Why is a raven like a writing desk? Shauna Schroder—(image #1836) and (image #2131) Sara Scribner—Untitled Shane Scribner—Bite Apple—Heather and Pagan7 Abby Stiglets—Inner Beauty Amy Stiles—Dinah Sean Stone—Haley Alain Viesca—Dragons Ink and Phoenix Ink Ted West—Kelly, Anna & The Clown and The Devil Girl Looks At Herself Paula Davidson Wood—Call Me XVALA—Cucumber and Peter Pan

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The Biting the Apple Visual Arts Juror, Jackson Davis Titus, selected the exhibition from digital jpeg images. All visual media was considered in both two and three dimensions. Each artist could enter up to three works or proposals.

Saturday, April 26, Artists pick up work.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
Call Jeff Stokes, IAO Executive Director
(405) 232-6060