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Greenpoint Open Studios is an annual event offering an intimate look at the diverse and thriving art scene in North Brooklyn. This year, 265 artists opened their doors for two full days in location...

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Just in time for Greenpoint Open Studios!

The exhibition Swallowing Worlds by Ben K. Voss comprises of paintings and sculptures inspired by a remark by astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) that the orbiting path of Mars in relationship to Earth reminded him of pretzel loops. The sculptures on view are made of bronze, originally casted from actual pretzel conglomerations that suggest fossils or rock formations, while the paintings evoke the unknown and other worlds. BKV was born in Southeastern, Pennyslvania, considered a pretzel epicenter outside of Germany and now resides in Brooklyn, New York. He has exhibited at the Aspen Art Museum, Nurture Art Annual Benefit, Beginnings Gallery, Interstate Projects and has had residencies at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado and Whale and Star in Miami, Florida. His work has been published in The Where, the Why, the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wonderous Mysteries of the Universe, published by Chronicle Books and has been written about in Art in America. In the winter of 2014, BKV was a visiting artist in the Foundation program at Rhode Island School of Design.

*Theme: Greenpoint  *Term: Now through Labor Day *Prize: A pair of tickets to Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, and a double dinner at Bozu Japanese Tapas Lounge. In addition, a few selected images will be printed and displayed in the 3rd floor lobby, along with credits of the artists. *Upload instructions: Any image should be hashtagged with:‪#‎javastudiosig‬. Follow the uploaded images here.