Photo: Thunder Sky Inc.
As a champion of outsider art, Thunder-Sky Inc. has
been making magic since 2009. There is no hocus-pocus involved — just
the inspiration of Raymond Thunder-Sky, the late “construction clown
artist” who recognized that every teardown represented an opportunity to
build something better. This show’s title was taken from one of his
drawings. The exhibit features local mask artist David Earl Johnson, who
worked with children from his Northside neighborhood to create some of the colorful faces.
Yohana Junker, a Brazilian-born artist living in
Indianapolis, paints dreamy abstracts perfect for the “pursuit of
multilayered awareness.” Thunder-Sky himself is included with a display
of the clown costumes he bought at Cappel’s and customized into pieces
of performance art more mystical than any magician’s cape. The show is
co-curated by Alfred Eaker, who produced the Thunder-Sky documentary
shown at last year’s Cincinnati Film Festival. Through Feb. 9. Opening
reception 6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4. Thunder-Sky Inc., 4573 Hamilton Ave., Northside. raymondthundersky.org.
