Plowhaus Proudly Present "Freeks and Geaks," an Exhibition by Visual Artists 'Colonel' J.D. Wilkes, James Mundie and Brett Whitacre

Nashville's own Plowhaus presents "Freeks and Geaks" -- an exhibition of freaky proportions -- starting July 20, 2007. Visual artists Colonel J.D. Wilkes, James Mundie and Brett Whitacre will present original art that will arouse curiosity of the unusual, intrigue fascination with the indefinable, and definitely wow.

Nashville's own Plowhaus presents "Freeks and Geaks" -- an exhibition of freaky proportions, July 20 through August 5, 2007. J.D. Wilkes, one of the original founders of Plowhaus Artists' Coop, and his artist friends James Mundie and Brett Whitacre are gearing up, cranking out, and putting the final touches on art that will arouse curiosity of the unusual, intrigue fascination with the indefinable, and definitely wow.

"Freeks and Geaks" begins with an opening reception on Friday, July 20th, from 7 to 11 p.m. and runs through August 5th, 2007. Gallery hours are Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment.

'Colonel' J.D. Wilkes whiles away most his time sipping mint julep and languishing in the shady, tall-columned veranda of his quaint farm house in rural Paducah, Kentucky. But from time to time, J.D. hops on the sawdust trail and sees the world in his carny-themed, hillbilly band th' Legendary Shack*Shakers. Painting gawdy sideshow banners and cartooning his weekly strip "Head Cheese" also make for one exhausted fella.

ALARM Magazine called Wilkes "...the closest thing there is to the Ambassador of Genuine Traditional Southern Culture." Wilkes' art will be the focus of an article in the September 2007 issue of Juxtapoz Magazine.

Brett Whitacre paints on discarded objects. Storm windows, suitcases, TV's. He views his "found objects" as free canvases that line Chicago's alleyways. Using masking tape and spray cans he applies the paint. Overall, it is a medium that lends itself well to playing with and distorting colors with some room for happy accidents.

James Mundie spends his days monkish-ly toiling away in his ivory tower in South Philadelphia, committing his fevered visions to paper. The fruit of Mundie's labors -- the provacative series "Prodigies" -- features conjoined twins and bearded women cavorting in compositions borrowed from Holbein and Goya.

Mundie's work has been exhibited internationally, where it has solicited responses ranging from "Yikes" to the more measured response of ShowHistory.com, which said "[Mundie's art] merges the classical with the curious, and succeeds by capturing what is most human in the anomalous form." Several example of Mundie's work will grace the pages of James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed! On & Off the Midway later this fall.

More info on "Freeks and Geaks" and examples of each artist's work is available upon request.

Contact:
Plowhaus Artist Coop
211 South 17th Street
East Nashville TN 37206
615-349-3777
http://www.plowhaus.org

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