Knoxville’s “First Friday” went down this past weekend and we had the pleasure of doing some gallery hoping. Good art. Good drinks. Good friends.

Our night started off at Litton’s for a Tweetup. Side note: Litton’s has the most amazing burgers in Knoxville. Period. It was here that Amanda was presented with this awesome necklace pendent from the very talented Sassy Glass Studio.

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Stuffed, we stopped by ALM Photo’s Studio for a moment. I fell in love with the old, wooden door they had. Ive been trying to find an old door like this in order to make a desk out of it.

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‘Moking’ can kill ya.

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I have no idea what this was, but I liked it. Very industrial.

Shortly there after, we arrived at our first destination; 2 Many Pixels Gallery. On display was the work of Mark Malloy. At first glance, the photographs look fairly simple. However, they are quite complex. These photographs were not taken with a digital camera like many would think, but with film. As you scroll through them, keep in mind that the blur for each image was set by hand using a technique that mis-aligns the lenses within the camera.

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I found his Progeny series quite intriguing as well. Its a documentation of students on the final day of a semester-long mentorship. At a point where each is shell-shocked from months of intense study. In the 24-hour lull between the end of the coursework and the start of final exams, Mark seaked to capture what, in many cases, will be their final moment together as a student and mentor.

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Our next stop contained work of a completely different nature; Gallery 133.

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Alan and Lisa of ALM Photo

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Alan and Amanda

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Hipsters gonna ‘hip.

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Lisa is Cat women. Shhhh, don’t tell anyone 😉