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(The ^.ìortlanò (©beeruer September 13, 2000 Focus Page 3 IFCC Gallery presents art by Eastern Europeans Art Chicago and the American Academy o f Art in Chicago. Past exhibitions o f his work have been held at the Brian Marki Gallery, the Buckley Center Gallery at the University of Portland, and the Benham Gallery in Seattle. The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center is a community-based performing and visual arts center with an emphasis on multicultural issues and perspectives. The organization is committed tocreating an environment in which people o f every ethnic/cultural background come together as artists and audience to explore, preserve and celebrate their div ersity. For more information, call 503/823-4322. Remember, Drinking and Driving don’t mix! “ T W O T H U M B S U P !” "STYLISH, EXUBERANT AND HILARIOUS. RICH WITH LAUGHS." w w w .kingsof comedy m ovi^com N o w P la y in g CDMJUflLItlà_SIÎlBÏ for T he P ortland O bserve « The Interstate F ¡rehouse Cultural Center ( IFCC) Gallery, located at 5340 N. Interstate is presenting two exhibitions by Eva and Rishard Stepkowski and Steve Scardina throughout the month o f September. The exhibit by the Stepkowskis’ is called “Pultusk in Oregon” and Steve Scardina’s is entitled “Vistas.” Eva and Rishard Stepkowski are Polish-bom painters now living and working in Portland Though the couple both share a disciplined, formal art background, they have each developed their own highly personal styles. Eva Stepkowski’s romantic expressionism takes root in works such as “The Camellia” (oil on canvas, 31” x 47”) which reflects the inspiration ofO regon’s natural beauty. “I would like for my paintings, no matter what their subject, to communicate a feeling o f the ever present beauty and mystery o f the world around me,” states Eva Stepkowski. She holds an MFA in painting from the Academy ofFine Arts in Warsaw. In 1999 her work was shown in Norm Thom pson’s 50,h Anniversary Northwest Art invitational. Rishard Stepkowski’s goal is to create a “unique atmosphere" for his oil paintings. His figurative and landscape subjects are portrayed by using colors sparingly with basic contrasts in order to evoke a moody, somber quality. “ I want things which come out o f my imagination to become real and tangible in my paintings,” states the artist. Though Rishard Stepkowksi did not paint for several years following his involvement in the Solidarity Movement in Poland, since moving to Portland his old love o f the art has been revived. He has worked successfully in a variety ofmediums including ceramics, furniture making, and interior design. Both Rishard and Eva have exhibited extensively throughout Poland during the 1970’s and 80’s. Photographer Steve Scardina is drawn to the cities o f Eastern Europe: Prague, Budapest, Krakow, and others. His distinct black and white photography evokes a sense o f “timeless history" through the richness o f archtectural details and vistas. Much o f Scardin a inspiration is derived from pictoral photographers Alvin Langdon Cobum and Clarence Hudson W hite’s poetic shapings o f shadow and light. According to Scardina, “In my explorations, I search for ways to capture the depth ofa situation.” He continues, “I find ways to create images that serve as an invitation to the viewer by shooting down corridors or through archways to focus on what is beyond, to create a sense o f moving from one place to another. The many bridges that appear in my w ork are yet another symbol o f the connectedness o f two places, and our ability to move from one world to another. A native ofChicago, Scardina spent many years working there and in Seattle as a photographer. For the past five years, he has been working as an artist and commercial photographer in Portland. He studied at the School o f the Art Institute of 22S 5 8 8 5 4 4 6 0 « D IV IS IO N S T . H t Q A L C IN E M A S Z 7 8 -O O O O 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 .4 6 0 225 5 5 8 8 *4 6 2 « 360 307 5 6 5 5 . WASHINGTON SQUARE C IT Y C E N T E R IH X E A S T P O R T LLO YD M ALL 1 6 l H F Q A l C IN E M A S R E G A L C IN E M A S “ A GREAT BLEND OF ACTION AND COMEDY!” • UM F FR ESSON FOI TV THIS MOVIE HAS IT ALL - THRILLS. CHILLS. ACTION AND LAUGHS!’ STIVE IERVOUNO IRSNCN JAMIE FOXX DELIVERS IN A COMIC THRILLER!” - BAN DINICOU COS-TV arr £7 Œ) 5 2 5 2 ¿7 '■-'A'’* S t a r t s F r id a y . S e p t e m b e r 1 5 " I ll o y b h a L l I /•ewo Awn/sf / m u ' to I » » I mbrw cc Ì» io ì oam a f t o v at • ¡ wirsraanr • í / / c o r n íu u í ’ t m u Ì o ì ! K crrYC M rriií'ia¡ ATAMtarsarT¡ l^ 3 S ͱ ¿ 2 £ £ ¿ J C * T or M ore I \ fo rm .\ tio \ A r o i t T m s M o\ ie WN9C: America Online Keyword Bait t CtHTUWV THtATWtS 4040 St »2WC J RtOAlCMEMM MOlimraoD el T»w«t-. *» rfiïôvîëtonp
