Columbus Street Art Gallery

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Yellow Cake features Cassandra Jenkins, who creates mixed-media reliefs with a predomination of aged wood. Simple, smooth-skinned figures help to build an innocent feel to her work that evokes the unstoppable passage of time. The pieces encompass childhood, bold feminine subjects, and music, with the bonus of some vibrant coastal backdrops.

Tiffany Shine presents a selection from her acrylic Truth and Transitions series, changing ultra-symbolic rooms and doors with different color schemes. The darker colors effectively create a claustrophobic mood, while the brighter ones are open.

Smart's paintings are the most impressive in the show, with soft, abstracted shapes and intentionally vague portraits that use novel composition and lush colors to attract the eye. "Forest People" focuses on seven ghostly figures outlined in passionate purple, glowing amongst the flora. Other tree spirits hide in the background, while from a distance brown tree trunks seem to grow and become more visible. "Our House is On Fire" shows bridges, waterways, and landmasses with lively outlines and sun-cooked hues.

The Columbus Street Art Gallery's address is shared by Pastors, Inc., facilitating housing for low-income and first-time buyers in the area via the City's Homeowner's Initiative. By giving new and underexposed artists a place to show their work, Smart has furthered the business center's aim to increase community ties, while also proving that any blank-walled building can become a gallery. Best of all, he's saved the center's staff from the curse of having nothing but Wal-Mart-bought prints to gaze upon.

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Columbus Street Art Gallery
81-A Columbus Street
Columbus Business Center
Charleston, SC 29403

Tele: 843-853-9517
email: jamessmart@columbusstreetartgallery.com