“The Adventures From Beaver Creek” is a series based on the small town of Bristol, located on the border between the states of Tennessee and Virginia, where Joe Foti spent his childhood during the 1960s and 1970s. He was inspired to create this work when he went back there six years ago, soon realizing that the scope of the project was so large that it would end up shown in a three-part exhibition. The first installment focused on the early history of the town dating back to the Civil War, while the second chapter addressed how the town Foti once knew is now slowly disappearing as the beautiful historic buildings are being demolished. This final installment expresses the artist’s irreplaceable memories of being on the cusp of leaving this small town for the exciting big city.
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