FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2002
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Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art of Dallas Presents a Joint Exhibition of Work by Distinguished Texas Artists David McManaway and Jim Love

Opening January 11th and extending through March 9th, 2002, <'one i at a time' revisited: Jim Love and David McManaway reunites two of the artists included in the original exhibition, one i at a time, which was presented by Southern Methodist University in 1971. The artists will be honored with an opening reception on Friday January 11th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Their current work is based on where each finds meaning: McManaway in the discarded remnants of popular culture, Love in the detritus of an industrial society.

In the catalogue that documents the exhibition, Dr. Edmund (Ted) Pillsbury writes, "David McManaway and Jim Love exemplify the indomitable spirit of art to shape the way we come to terms with the untidiness of the world in which we live and all the forces that impinge upon our existence. The enduring relevance and poetic charm of their unforgettable creations reside in a shared, almost devilish, love of anything out of the ordinary."

Jim Love's poetic sculpture focuses on things so ordinary they seem beneath notice, his welded assemblages yielding an amazing array of recognizable forms, from animals and plants to human species.

Mr. Love received his B.B.A. from Baylor University in 1952. He has exhibited throughout the state of Texas since 1958 and his work is included in many major public collections including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Menil Collection, Houston, the Museum of Fine Art, Houston and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

David McManaway's constructions have humor gently tinged with irony using such recognizable items as Mickey Mouse, Krazy Kat and the Pillsbury Doughboy. His objects preserve a precarious balance between their former life in our psyche and their new identity as art.

Mr. McManaway studied painting at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and in 1959 moved to Dallas. While working at the avant-garde Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts, he became interested in arranging random objects out of context and thereafter abandoned painting in favor of assemblage art.

Pillsbury and Peters Fine Art is located at 2913 Fairmount at the corner of Cedar Springs. The Gallery is open Monday through Friday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, and by appointment. For further information, contact the Gallery by telephone at 214-969-9410, by facsimile at 214-969-9023, or by e-mail at info@ppfineart.com. For further information on gallery activities and programs, visit the website at www.pillsburypetersfineart.com.