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FLYNNDOG
208 Flynn Avenue
Burlington, Vermont;/br>
November 7 through December 30
AT FIRST GLANCE, WYLIE GARCIA AND JAKE RIFKIN COULDN'T BE A MORE DISPARATE ARTISTIC GROUPING
Garcia recently completed her MFA at MassArt and studied photography at the University of Chicago; Rifkin is self-taught. She comes from a background in textiles and apparel; he created mechanical parts for a metal works company while nursing a penchant for physics. While the
former approaches her work though study and observation of the everyday world, the latter succumbs to spontaneity, designing as he builds his pieces.
The duo, good friends who both currently work in the south end of
Burlington, desired collaboration for years. They finally have the opportunity with a joint show at FLYNNDOG to cap off 2008.
Garcia is inspired by the mundane and everyday way fabrics record
memory and existence. During a recent residency at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China, the density