The study of the nude form is both the beginning and the end for an artist, it is the ultimate teacher, and aspiration to mastery in an age old tradition. When successful, it creates a unique and private relationship with the model, artist, and viewer. Richard Seaman and Brian Skol are classical realists showcasing select nudes for a month of Innuendo.

Inuendo runs Saturday Feb 7th through Saturday March 7th in the third floor Drawing room.

Please join us for a special open model session on Saturday February 15th from 12:30 - 3:30

Join us for an after brunch reception with the artists on March 7th 3-6pm for brunch inspired refreshments and afternoon treats. Meet artists Richard Seaman & Brian Skol of Detroit Realists of Art.

Presenting ANRA at River’s Edge Gallery will be their first American Exhibition

German Twins Transform Trash to Treasure in Detroit This Summer

 Meet The Artist Reception July 19th 6pm-10pm at River’s Edge Gallery

Brothers will transform trash to art, blending ecology and social commentary throughout Detroit and Downriver

Wyndotte, Mich. - Andreas and Ralph Hilbert, twins from the German-Swiss border region did not set out to be artists.  One was a baker and the other an electrical engineer when they went to see a Salvador Dali art exhibit.  What they saw changed their lives.  They were so moved by Dali’s art that they abandoned their careers and became artists under the single name ANRA.

Jeremy Hansen, co-owner of River’s Edge Gallery, in Wyandotte, met the Hilbert brothers while visiting Berlin several years ago, and was struck not only by their work but their sensibility. 

"ANRA’s art, which they refer to as 'Eco-Trash', utilizes the detritus of consumer society to fashion new objects and installations," Hansen said.  "They re-contextualize and transform materials that have been discarded and devalued, while commenting upon the inevitable waste and destruction that accompanies a consumerist society." 

Hansen is bringing ANRA to Southeast Michigan for a month-long residency this summer. The Hilbert brothers will explore and salvage materials to incorporate into their art objects and collaborate with local partners such as Friends of the Rouge and Downriver Delta CDC to create site-specific installations.

ANRA's mentality is perfectly suited to the Motor City, where middle class consumerism was arguably born in the mid-20th century, and where today’s rivers, fields and alleys are often choked with trash. 

Paul Draus, a professor of sociology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, who also sits on the board of directors for Friends of Rouge, remarks that our river banks reflect all the stuff we consume and how much of it we throw away. 

“The Rouge River is like the drainpipe in your house that reveals all your secrets.  It all ends up in there.”  The banks of the Rouge River will be a key scavenging location for the artists.

“The Hilberts come from a very clean town where trash is actually scarce.  Having access to all our primo garbage will be a real revelation for them,” Hansen laughs. 

A meet the artist reception is scheduled for July 19th 6pm -10pm Click here

Here is our link to the Fox 2 segment with Amy Lange http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/twin-bothers-from-germany-collected-trash-from-detroit-rivers-they-re-displaying-it-as-art

For more information about ANRA's residency and work contact River's Edge Gallery – info@artattheedge.com  

734-246-9880