The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of thirteen paintings entitled “Fw: Fw: Re: Zek” by award-winning Slovenian artists, opening Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. in the Balcony of the Emporium Center.  
The works on exhibit are printed on lenticular panels, giving the illusion of depth and animation as the image is viewed from different angles.  Examples of lenticular printing include prizes given in Cracker Jack snack boxes that showed flip and animation effects such as winking eyes, and modern advertising graphics that change their message depending on the viewing angle. The Zek Crew brings that process to the art of painting.
Not only are the paintings unique, but so too are the eight artists featured in the exhibition. The young painters are all former graffiti and street artists who are part of a creative collective known as the Zek Crew. Formed in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2001, the Zek Crew members turned their talents for street graffiti into a design cooperative, and their members now include graphic and industrial designers, typographers, illustrators, an architect and a VJ. The Zek Crew is best known for its award-winning internet comic generator, the Stripgenerator.
“Fw: Fw: Re: Zek” was housed this spring at the Embassy of Slovenia in Washington, D.C. Instrumental in bringing the event to Tennessee was Lydia Pulsipher, a retired University of Tennessee geography professor who still teaches one course per year at UT and serves as honorary consul for the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia. She worked closely with Tennessee Consortium for International Studies, a statewide program representing 19 colleges and universities in Tennessee, to ensure that the exhibit not only offers unique art to the community but that it also provides a chance for a deeper cultural understanding of Slovenia.
“Fw: Fw: Re: Zek” will be displayed in the Balcony at the EmporiumCenter, 100 S. Gay Street, from Dec. 3 through 23.  An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on Dec. 3 from 5 to 9 p.m.  Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with additional hours Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as part of the Emporium Holiday Extravaganza.  
For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

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