Tuesday, July 9, 2013

A Permanent Gesture

February 1 – March 3, 2013
“A Permanent Gesture” is an exhibition focusing around Christian ideas of the Rapture. These large scale drawing installations depict juxtapose contemporary imagery as metaphors for the theoretical Rapture events.









Friday, July 13, 2012

After Image


The College Inn Project
Invites you to the opening of

Stephen Tuomala
After Image

2216 penn avenue,
pittsburgh, pa 15222
Second Floor above Bar Marco

August 3rd – September 14th

Opening Reception August 3rd 8pm – 1am

Closing Reception September 14th 8pm - 1am

After Image is an exhibition that depicts iconic American media images of the aftermath of war, executions and tragedies. This exhibition of installation drawings include works up to 12 by 20 feet.




Detail from drawing Installation
Detail from drawing Installation


                

Saturday, January 14, 2012

The Word Made Flesh




The Word Made Flesh
Stephen Tuomala

Opening Reception: February 3rd, 7-10pm
February 3 - March 16, 2012

ModernFormations Art Gallery and Performance Space
4919 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15224
412.362.0274

Gallery Hours: Thurs 7-9pm, Sat 1-4pm, or by appt

            The Word Made Flesh is a series of figurative drawings on Bible text. These works explore the anatomy of the body by distorting depictions of anatomical medical images and setups. Distorting the display of these dissections, cross sections and corpses raises questions about our actual knowledge of the body verses perceptions of the body. Combining these drawings together with Bible text questions beliefs and meanings of the body relating to its function and purpose.