Nickel Plate Arts Features Artist Marc “Mozzy” Love In March; Featured Artist Bobbi K. Samples To Give Away Artwork During March Reception
Nickel Plate Arts will be featuring Marc “Mozzy” Love’s exhibit, “Welcome to the Boomtown,” in the Stephenson House during the month of March. Bobbi K. Samples, whose work is currently displayed in the Meyer Najem 2nd Floor Gallery, will give away a print of her artwork during her reception on Saturday, March 4th.
STEPHENSON HOUSE: Marc “Mozzy” Love
The 1986 song “Welcome to the Boomtown” by David & David inspired Love to create a series that showcases the excess, the ego, and what’s not good for you. This series examines these “soul crushing experiences” and will be featured in his March exhibit.
“I like to create whatever moves me,” says Love. “It can be abstract or surreal, paint or print. My creative process focuses on a source of inspiration that drives my need to create. Music is a great influence in my work.”
Born in Tacoma, Washington, Love has lived and traveled around the world, but he has chosen Noblesville as his destination to hone his skill in mixed media art. While he never went to school for the arts, he spent years teaching himself by studying other professionals, such as Jeff Koons, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy, and Keith Haring.
An accomplished art collector and the author of two books, Love appreciates the creativity of making an idea come to life through his own art and writings.
“It’s like I have this thought in my head, something I want to do creatively–I have to get it out of my head,” he says. “If I don’t get it out, it never leaves and my head will be extremely crowded with everything. When I do create, I don’t have a particular medium that I love more than another, it’s just whatever I can get my hands on to make this thing in my head reality. It may not be [visual] art; it may be music, it may be a poem, or a video–whatever I have in my head and in my hands.”
See the full “Welcome to the Boomtown” exhibit in the Stephenson House Wednesday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Meet Love at the March First Friday event on the Nickel Plate Arts campus or at his free public reception on Saturday, March 11th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Stephenson House.
Dates: March 3 to April 1, 2023
Images provided – Pork King
Headshot, Marc “Mozzy” Love
MEYER NAJEM: Bobbi K. Samples Reception & Art Giveaway
Samples’s exhibit, “Floral Tour of Bermuda,” can be seen at Meyer Najem, located at 11787 Lantern Road in Fishers, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Meet Samples at her free public reception on Saturday, March 4th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Meyer Najem 2nd Floor Gallery.
Samples will be hosting a giveaway at her reception. There is no cost to enter the giveaway. To enter, you must stop by the reception on March 4th between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.; the drawing will take place at 6:15 p.m., and you must be present at the time of the drawing to win.
Giveaway Print: “Venice Floral” (framed and matted, approximately 30” x 24”)
Reception: March 4, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Images provided – Venice Floral
Artwork can be purchased by contacting Nickel Plate Arts or ordering online from NickelPlateArts.org/exhibits.