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New Works by Marty Ricks at Banks Fine Art
This Utah artist is showing 30 New Works from his travels around the country.
Marty Ricks will be in attendance for the DADA Fall Gallery Walk ( September 13th
2-8 pm). The show runs from September 11th - October 2nd, 2008.
This Utah artist is showing 30 New Works from his travels around the country.
Marty Ricks will be in attendance for the DADA Fall Gallery Walk ( September 13th
2-8 pm). The show runs from September 11th - October 2nd, 2008.
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Tales of the City at San Angel in San Antonio
In 2000, self-taught artist and longtime San Angel favorite, Scooter La Forge packed up his paints and moved from San Francisco to Brooklyn . His paintings have
always been about chaotic spectacles in urban and rural landscapes, elegiac symbols of loss, or paradoxical collisions of the bucolic comfort and material
discomfort. In works painted, inscribed, and/or assembled, the docile calm of a suburban home is caught erupting into flames; a miniature bottle of liquor, now
emptied, now bears the words “Hope/Dope” and the face of a happy clown; a sweet, charming, white pillow, fringed with lace, is adorned with images of spark
plugs, painted to look like flowers the viewer may have anticipated. Like many a New York artist, La Forge has fallen for the city that never sleeps, a city whose
dwellers never stop seeking comfort and encountering chaos. His return to San Angel marks his first show on the Third Coast in 8 years.
September 5 – 28, 2008
always been about chaotic spectacles in urban and rural landscapes, elegiac symbols of loss, or paradoxical collisions of the bucolic comfort and material
discomfort. In works painted, inscribed, and/or assembled, the docile calm of a suburban home is caught erupting into flames; a miniature bottle of liquor, now
emptied, now bears the words “Hope/Dope” and the face of a happy clown; a sweet, charming, white pillow, fringed with lace, is adorned with images of spark
plugs, painted to look like flowers the viewer may have anticipated. Like many a New York artist, La Forge has fallen for the city that never sleeps, a city whose
dwellers never stop seeking comfort and encountering chaos. His return to San Angel marks his first show on the Third Coast in 8 years.
September 5 – 28, 2008
Wu Jialin's approach to
photography is much like Henri
Cartier Bresson's. The black and
white photographs are
composed in the camera; the
prints are full frame, very much
representing the 'decisive
moment'. The well - composed
images of his Yunnan Province
show a culture that has lasted for
centuries. The villages are the
same as they were hundreds of
years ago. Offices and shops are
open to the street. Village people
get their haircuts or see the
dentist or buy food without
opening a door.
Wu Jialin represents one of few
photographers within China that
has been able to document with
a compassionate eye.
photography is much like Henri
Cartier Bresson's. The black and
white photographs are
composed in the camera; the
prints are full frame, very much
representing the 'decisive
moment'. The well - composed
images of his Yunnan Province
show a culture that has lasted for
centuries. The villages are the
same as they were hundreds of
years ago. Offices and shops are
open to the street. Village people
get their haircuts or see the
dentist or buy food without
opening a door.
Wu Jialin represents one of few
photographers within China that
has been able to document with
a compassionate eye.
Wu Jialin Featured at PDNB Gallery September-October
The artist was born in 1942. Wu Jialin states in his biography that he was
"born to a bankrupt family of literati."
The photograhs of this dedicated artist illustrate the varied landscape of
such a geographically challenged country. His rich images of life in the
Yunnan Province portray the ethnically diverse people living in an
environment that has been isolated from outside influence.
His current job is Deputy Director and Chief Reporter of the News Photo
Agency of Yunnan Province.
Not only do we have a fine document of rural life in China, we have an
historic record of what will soon disappear.
"born to a bankrupt family of literati."
The photograhs of this dedicated artist illustrate the varied landscape of
such a geographically challenged country. His rich images of life in the
Yunnan Province portray the ethnically diverse people living in an
environment that has been isolated from outside influence.
His current job is Deputy Director and Chief Reporter of the News Photo
Agency of Yunnan Province.
Not only do we have a fine document of rural life in China, we have an
historic record of what will soon disappear.
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This exhibit highlights diverse images in
glass from artists Brian Brenno, Terrie
Corbett, Jeremy Newman and Allison
Ciancibelli, and jewelry from Joyce
Roessler.
In this exhibition, the gallery, long a
mainstay of colorful glass works,
continues its tradition of spotlighting
talented glass artists
The exhibit begins August 23rd and
continues through September
19th 2008.
"Reflected Memory" by Terrie Corbett
Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass Presents its Featured Artists
Series 2008
Series 2008
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William Campbell Contemporary: Artists in Publication
The three selected to appear in New American Paintings are Robert McAn, John
Holt Smith, and Shawn Wallis.
Juried by Andrea Karnes, Curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, New
American Paintings is an annual publication selected through a blind jury process.
Each regionally focused volume is limited to only 40 artists. The three artists will
be included in the Western Competition Volume due for release in October.
The three selected to appear in New American Paintings are Robert McAn, John
Holt Smith, and Shawn Wallis.
Juried by Andrea Karnes, Curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, New
American Paintings is an annual publication selected through a blind jury process.
Each regionally focused volume is limited to only 40 artists. The three artists will
be included in the Western Competition Volume due for release in October.
Above left Image: Robert McAn, Self-Portrait (A. F. Sept.'07), 2008 mixed media on board 19 x
19"
Above Right Image: Shawn Wallis, Gold, Cad. Yellow Lt., Orange, 2007 gesso, oil, pigment on
wood 24 x 24"
Above Lower Image: John Holt Smith, Wildflower Sequence #12, 2008 acrylic enamel on
aluminum panel 24 x 60"
19"
Above Right Image: Shawn Wallis, Gold, Cad. Yellow Lt., Orange, 2007 gesso, oil, pigment on
wood 24 x 24"
Above Lower Image: John Holt Smith, Wildflower Sequence #12, 2008 acrylic enamel on
aluminum panel 24 x 60"
William Campbell Contemporary Art 4935 Byers Avenue, Fort
Worth, Texas 76107
Worth, Texas 76107
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San Angel Folk Art 110 Blue Star San Antonio, TX 78204
PDNB 1202 Dragon Street, Suite 103, Dallas, TX 75207
Kittrell/Rifkind Gallery 5100 Beltline Road, Suite 820, Dallas, TX.
This is a collective gallery, its chair is
Elizabeth Cencini. It is located at 716
W. Alabama in a two story frame
structure that is, you guessed it,
painted green. Its main gallery is
shown on the left.
Green House Gallery Artists for
September include Mina Agah, Lois
Morton, Lilibeth André, Adine Rotman,
Elizabeth Cencini, Susan Spjut,
Miquel Correll, Monique Weston,
Keyvan Yousefi, Jonatan Lopez, and
Nan Stombaugh.
Elizabeth Cencini. It is located at 716
W. Alabama in a two story frame
structure that is, you guessed it,
painted green. Its main gallery is
shown on the left.
Green House Gallery Artists for
September include Mina Agah, Lois
Morton, Lilibeth André, Adine Rotman,
Elizabeth Cencini, Susan Spjut,
Miquel Correll, Monique Weston,
Keyvan Yousefi, Jonatan Lopez, and
Nan Stombaugh.
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Banks Fine Art 1231 Dragon St Dallas, Texas 75207
The visual art of Laray Polk, Simeen Ishaque and
Sasha Dela at the MAC
All three artists have created sensual works of art based on personal,
political and social analysis using digital prints, mixed media and video
installations. Most of the work consists of new pieces created specifically for
The MAC space.
Liliana Bloch, MAC Director Pro Tem states: “We are thrilled to have the
opportunity to offer the public an exhibition of three exceptional artists who
have found a profound, provocative, and beautiful way of expressing
themselves. Visitors will see pieces as diverse as philosophic and allegoric
texts paired with images, an Urdu calligraphy installation, an artistic tribute to
Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, and a video installation about the effects of
consumerism in our cities.”
In the Large Gallery: Laray Polk’s Gaza Zoo has been in the making for ten
years. Originally designed as a hand-held book, it has been exhibited in
galleries in a variety of formats. Gaza Zoo combines politically charged text
and images influenced by current events, the communication theories of
Marshall McLuhan, and the political scholarship of Noam Chomsky.
In the Square Gallery: Simeen Ishaque's “Words Without Voices, Forms
Without Bodies”, is a body of work which combines Urdu script and female
forms created with fabric. Born in Pakistan and educated in both her native
country and the USA, Ishaque is interested in crossing over cultural
boundaries by uniting the complexities of the East and the minimalism of the
West.
In the New Works Space: Sasha Dela's "Natural Commodity," is an
installation that investigates the complex issues surrounding resource use
and the potentially unexpected and unforeseen outcomes of industrial
production and its impact on culture, society, and its relation to ecology.
Dela is interested in the intersection of ecology and the marketplace. She
will use sculpture, installation, video and digital photography to draw visitors
into an intimate space to explore and question our social and urban
development.
September 6, 2008 through October 10, 2008.
Sasha Dela at the MAC
All three artists have created sensual works of art based on personal,
political and social analysis using digital prints, mixed media and video
installations. Most of the work consists of new pieces created specifically for
The MAC space.
Liliana Bloch, MAC Director Pro Tem states: “We are thrilled to have the
opportunity to offer the public an exhibition of three exceptional artists who
have found a profound, provocative, and beautiful way of expressing
themselves. Visitors will see pieces as diverse as philosophic and allegoric
texts paired with images, an Urdu calligraphy installation, an artistic tribute to
Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, and a video installation about the effects of
consumerism in our cities.”
In the Large Gallery: Laray Polk’s Gaza Zoo has been in the making for ten
years. Originally designed as a hand-held book, it has been exhibited in
galleries in a variety of formats. Gaza Zoo combines politically charged text
and images influenced by current events, the communication theories of
Marshall McLuhan, and the political scholarship of Noam Chomsky.
In the Square Gallery: Simeen Ishaque's “Words Without Voices, Forms
Without Bodies”, is a body of work which combines Urdu script and female
forms created with fabric. Born in Pakistan and educated in both her native
country and the USA, Ishaque is interested in crossing over cultural
boundaries by uniting the complexities of the East and the minimalism of the
West.
In the New Works Space: Sasha Dela's "Natural Commodity," is an
installation that investigates the complex issues surrounding resource use
and the potentially unexpected and unforeseen outcomes of industrial
production and its impact on culture, society, and its relation to ecology.
Dela is interested in the intersection of ecology and the marketplace. She
will use sculpture, installation, video and digital photography to draw visitors
into an intimate space to explore and question our social and urban
development.
September 6, 2008 through October 10, 2008.
Dynamite View
Julian Onderdonk Featured at Banks Fine Art
Julian Onderdonk, Blue Sky over a Wooded Landscape Framed size 9 1/2 x 12
1/2 inches, Oil on Board
1/2 inches, Oil on Board
Banks Fine Art 1231 Dragon St Dallas, Texas 75207
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| Gallery Notes September-October 2008 |
News of the Visual Arts
Texas edition
| Lance Letscher, trains, buildings, robots and books; new work by Lance Letscher October 25 - November 29 2008 |
| Troy Woods, Searching for Divinity September 13 - October 18 |
McMurtrey Gallery 3508 Lake Street Houston TX
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Helmut Barnett: Maximal/Minimal - At Wally Workman
Gallery
This exhibit has nearly something for everyone, ranging from paintings and
drawings to collage
Artist statement: "The title of my show, Maximal/Minimal, could as easily be applied
to the effort involved in making drawings, paintings and collages, as it is to the
imagery. (Knowing that more work does not necessarily produce more art, if any at
all.) Some pieces are dashed off in a moment of decisive inspiration, while others
demand a full measure of time and labor. For me, making art is a continuous
process of building on my previous work. I add, I discard; sometimes one
succeeds in getting to the essence of the thing." - Helmut Barnett
September 6 – September 30, 2008
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Gallery
This exhibit has nearly something for everyone, ranging from paintings and
drawings to collage
Artist statement: "The title of my show, Maximal/Minimal, could as easily be applied
to the effort involved in making drawings, paintings and collages, as it is to the
imagery. (Knowing that more work does not necessarily produce more art, if any at
all.) Some pieces are dashed off in a moment of decisive inspiration, while others
demand a full measure of time and labor. For me, making art is a continuous
process of building on my previous work. I add, I discard; sometimes one
succeeds in getting to the essence of the thing." - Helmut Barnett
September 6 – September 30, 2008
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Destiny Allison at Thornwood Gallery - Dallas
While Allison's relationship with art dates back to her childhood when art was
constantly discussed and debated by her father, a writer, and her mother, a
painter, she is predominately a self-taught artist. Born and raised in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, Allison moved to Boston, Massachusetts after college where she
worked as a free-lance journalist and raised her three children. It was there that
she discovered sculpting. Allison fell in love with the art of sculpture while
playing with her son's modeling clay during a moment of writer's block and
domestic frustration. Since then, Allison has focused solely on the art of
sculpture. Dedication, tenacity, and what she calls "down right stubbornness"
have yielded her current success. Over the last thirteen years, Allison has
worked in bronze, stone and steel.
Now to September 9 2008
Thornwood Gallery 1605 Dragon Street Dallas, Texas 75207
While Allison's relationship with art dates back to her childhood when art was
constantly discussed and debated by her father, a writer, and her mother, a
painter, she is predominately a self-taught artist. Born and raised in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, Allison moved to Boston, Massachusetts after college where she
worked as a free-lance journalist and raised her three children. It was there that
she discovered sculpting. Allison fell in love with the art of sculpture while
playing with her son's modeling clay during a moment of writer's block and
domestic frustration. Since then, Allison has focused solely on the art of
sculpture. Dedication, tenacity, and what she calls "down right stubbornness"
have yielded her current success. Over the last thirteen years, Allison has
worked in bronze, stone and steel.
Now to September 9 2008
Thornwood Gallery 1605 Dragon Street Dallas, Texas 75207
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Danielle Frankenthal and Lucinda Cobley at Wade
Wilson Art
Danielle Frankenthal will exhibit works at Wade Wilson Art from September 5 -
October 11 and Lucinda Cobley from October 17 - November 22.
Danielle Frankenthal’s paintings layer three painted surfaces of clear acrylite
together to become one painting. The dynamic marks that comprise her multi-
layered images stand away from the wall leaving a space behind the paintings.
Walter Gropius, the famed Bauhaus architect and designer of the first glass
sheathed structure, called the effect “simultaneity.” Light shines on the surface.
Light shines through the surface. Light shines behind the surface. And, as
daylight changes over the passage of time, so too, do the marvelous shadows
cast by the marks of the painting itself change, making Frankenthal’s paintings
ever-changing, ever-dynamic.
Lucinda Cobley uses light-reflective glass to explore the qualities of
translucency and space as a nature of passing time. By doing this she explores
delicacy and evanescence by tracing space that was once occupied,
transforming the inconsquential into something greater.
Wilson Art
Danielle Frankenthal will exhibit works at Wade Wilson Art from September 5 -
October 11 and Lucinda Cobley from October 17 - November 22.
Danielle Frankenthal’s paintings layer three painted surfaces of clear acrylite
together to become one painting. The dynamic marks that comprise her multi-
layered images stand away from the wall leaving a space behind the paintings.
Walter Gropius, the famed Bauhaus architect and designer of the first glass
sheathed structure, called the effect “simultaneity.” Light shines on the surface.
Light shines through the surface. Light shines behind the surface. And, as
daylight changes over the passage of time, so too, do the marvelous shadows
cast by the marks of the painting itself change, making Frankenthal’s paintings
ever-changing, ever-dynamic.
Lucinda Cobley uses light-reflective glass to explore the qualities of
translucency and space as a nature of passing time. By doing this she explores
delicacy and evanescence by tracing space that was once occupied,
transforming the inconsquential into something greater.
| Danielle Frankenthal, Untitled, 2007, acrylic paint on two transparent acrylic resin panels, 48 x 42 x 1.5 inches |
| Lucinda Cobley, Rune, 2007, oil and pigments on etched glass, 8.5 x 8.5 inches |
Wade Wilson Art 4411 Montrose | Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77006
Houston, Texas 77006
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Robert McAn, Self-Portrait (A. F. Sept. '07), 2008
Mixed-media on board 19 x 19 inches
Mixed-media on board 19 x 19 inches
Stephen Daly,Channeling Nature, 2007 ink and watercolor on
paper 30 ¼ x 44 ½ inches
paper 30 ¼ x 44 ½ inches
Robert McAn: Identity Theory
Stephen Daly’s Drawing & Sculpture
Robert McAn's exhibit runs September 6 to October 11. Stephen Daly's
opens October 18 and runs through November 29.
Stephen Daly’s Drawing & Sculpture
Robert McAn's exhibit runs September 6 to October 11. Stephen Daly's
opens October 18 and runs through November 29.
William Campbell Contemporary Art 4935 Byers Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Fort Worth, TX 76107
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The Houston Potters Guild: Various Vases and
Wonderful Weavings
The September show for this group features Janis Ross (Various vases) and
Mary Welch (Wonderful Weavings). Janis is a member of the Potters Guild and
works in porcelain and raku. Mary is a friend of the Potters Guild and has been
a favorite visiting artist. She will exhibit a variety of items created through
weaving.
Dorothy Broaddus will present "Memories of Big Bend - Images in Raku" for the
October show. Her images of mesquite trees and other features of the west
Texas landscape are captured in the glaze of her pots. The impressions will be
captured in a variety of clay shapes including wall hangings, decorative pots and
table sculptures.
The Houston Potters Guild Shop is located at 2726 White Oak
Drive in the Houston Heights.
Wonderful Weavings
The September show for this group features Janis Ross (Various vases) and
Mary Welch (Wonderful Weavings). Janis is a member of the Potters Guild and
works in porcelain and raku. Mary is a friend of the Potters Guild and has been
a favorite visiting artist. She will exhibit a variety of items created through
weaving.
Dorothy Broaddus will present "Memories of Big Bend - Images in Raku" for the
October show. Her images of mesquite trees and other features of the west
Texas landscape are captured in the glaze of her pots. The impressions will be
captured in a variety of clay shapes including wall hangings, decorative pots and
table sculptures.
The Houston Potters Guild Shop is located at 2726 White Oak
Drive in the Houston Heights.
Art on 5th, 1501 W 5th St Austin, TX 78703
Contemporary Art Trunk Show to Feature Jurgen Gorg,
Starlie Sokol-Hohne and Helen Zarin at Art On 5th
Starlie Sokol-Hohne and Helen Zarin at Art On 5th
This show promises a lot: hundreds of new original
contemporary paintings by artists from around the
country.
There will be textured landscapes, bold colors, elegant
figures, and mixed media abstracts by well known
artists such as Gorg, Sokol-Hohne, and Zarin.
Image on left by Jurgen Gorg
contemporary paintings by artists from around the
country.
There will be textured landscapes, bold colors, elegant
figures, and mixed media abstracts by well known
artists such as Gorg, Sokol-Hohne, and Zarin.
Image on left by Jurgen Gorg
The exhibit has a short life span; it
will be available for viewing on
three days:
Saturday September 13, 10am
-6pm;
Sunday September 14, Noon to
5pm;
Monday September 15, 10am to
6pm
Image on right by Helen Zarin
will be available for viewing on
three days:
Saturday September 13, 10am
-6pm;
Sunday September 14, Noon to
5pm;
Monday September 15, 10am to
6pm
Image on right by Helen Zarin
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For years Hessam Abrishami’s dynamic
compositions, powerful expressions, and
vibrant colors have captured viewers around
the world with their amazing depth and unique
intrigue. Hessam’s primary subject matter is
whimsical figures that are bright and bold,
symbolizing the celebration of life, romance,
and emotion.
compositions, powerful expressions, and
vibrant colors have captured viewers around
the world with their amazing depth and unique
intrigue. Hessam’s primary subject matter is
whimsical figures that are bright and bold,
symbolizing the celebration of life, romance,
and emotion.
Saint Tropez Afternoon
Born in Shiraz, Iran in 1951, Hessam left his
home country to expand his knowledge and
pursue life as an artist. He studied in Italy for
a number of years before finally settling in
California. Hessam’s artwork has been
featured in over 100 one-man gallery shows,
25 international exhibitions, and multiple
museums.
home country to expand his knowledge and
pursue life as an artist. He studied in Italy for
a number of years before finally settling in
California. Hessam’s artwork has been
featured in over 100 one-man gallery shows,
25 international exhibitions, and multiple
museums.
Craighead Green Gallery 1011 Dragon Street, Dallas, Texas 75207
The three are Dallas based ceramic sculptor Marla Ziegler, Miami based
contemporary painter, Pancho Luna, and Dallas based, encaustic abstract
painter, Brad Ellis.
contemporary painter, Pancho Luna, and Dallas based, encaustic abstract
painter, Brad Ellis.
Currents #08-13, encaustic and collage on
birch panel
birch panel
Pancho Luna, detail "Home" 24 x 72, mixed media on canvas
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Three to Show at Craighead Green Gallery Exhibition
September 6 - October 11, 2008
September 6 - October 11, 2008
Marla Ziegler, Zoot Suit 24 x 8
x 6 glazed clay and graphite
x 6 glazed clay and graphite
Thornwood Gallery to celebrate first anniversary in
Dallas and exhibit Toits Du Nord, Toits Du Sud in
Houston
Thornwood Gallery will celebrate the first anniversary of its location in Dallas by
hosting a Group Exhibition which will open on September 13th in conjunction
with the DADA Fall Gallery Walk.
“We have experienced a wonderful first year in Dallas and we are extremely
excited about the future of the Dallas art market with all the changes occurring
in and around the Dallas Design District,” stated Zelma Legendre, Owner of
Thornwood Gallery.
Dallas and exhibit Toits Du Nord, Toits Du Sud in
Houston
Thornwood Gallery will celebrate the first anniversary of its location in Dallas by
hosting a Group Exhibition which will open on September 13th in conjunction
with the DADA Fall Gallery Walk.
“We have experienced a wonderful first year in Dallas and we are extremely
excited about the future of the Dallas art market with all the changes occurring
in and around the Dallas Design District,” stated Zelma Legendre, Owner of
Thornwood Gallery.
Above Image left: Coastal View I, Onyeka Ibe, Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 Above Image Right:
Gallery View
She said "In order to take advantage of the DADA (Dallas Art Dealers
Association) Art Walk, Thornwood Gallery will exhibit a selection of new works
by artists represented from all over the world. Specializing in contemporary fine
art and sculpture, their mission is to have “something for everyone. We strive to
attract new collectors and help experienced collectors add new and valuable
works to their existing collection”.
The Exhibit will open September 13th at 10:00am and conclude with an
opening reception from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. The exhibit will remain on display
through October 8th, 2008.
Gallery View
She said "In order to take advantage of the DADA (Dallas Art Dealers
Association) Art Walk, Thornwood Gallery will exhibit a selection of new works
by artists represented from all over the world. Specializing in contemporary fine
art and sculpture, their mission is to have “something for everyone. We strive to
attract new collectors and help experienced collectors add new and valuable
works to their existing collection”.
The Exhibit will open September 13th at 10:00am and conclude with an
opening reception from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. The exhibit will remain on display
through October 8th, 2008.
Circle Bench , James Vilona, Bronze
Thornwood Gallery 1605 Dragon St Dallas, TX 75207
1201 Birdsall Houston, TX 77007
1201 Birdsall Houston, TX 77007
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The Houston show, entitled, “TOITS DU NORD, TOITS DU SUD” (Roofs of the
north, roofs of the south) draws its inspiration from Silvia Pinto Souza’s recent
visits to France and Spain.
Silvia states: “I concentrated mainly on “roofs” because that is what fascinates
me the most in French architecture. I am also very captivated by the very
strong contrast between the brightness of the enormously tall white walls
against the blue sky, and the very dark and sharp shadows. I find these tall
walls so impressive, as if they had an almost noble bearing. You look up to
them, as if they always had a grand story to tell you of their genteel
beginnings, and of the people who built them.”
S. Pinto Souza is best known for her works in acrylic paint and mixed media
on canvas.
Thornwood Gallery will host an opening reception for S. Pinto Souza on
Saturday, September 6th from 11:00am - 4:00pm. The show will remain for
the month of September.
The two images below are untitled works by the artist.
north, roofs of the south) draws its inspiration from Silvia Pinto Souza’s recent
visits to France and Spain.
Silvia states: “I concentrated mainly on “roofs” because that is what fascinates
me the most in French architecture. I am also very captivated by the very
strong contrast between the brightness of the enormously tall white walls
against the blue sky, and the very dark and sharp shadows. I find these tall
walls so impressive, as if they had an almost noble bearing. You look up to
them, as if they always had a grand story to tell you of their genteel
beginnings, and of the people who built them.”
S. Pinto Souza is best known for her works in acrylic paint and mixed media
on canvas.
Thornwood Gallery will host an opening reception for S. Pinto Souza on
Saturday, September 6th from 11:00am - 4:00pm. The show will remain for
the month of September.
The two images below are untitled works by the artist.
Cynthia Camlin: Extremities; Marianne Green: Silence
and Sound
August 14 2008 – September 20 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, August 14 2008, 6 – 8 PM
Cynthia Camlin is a master of non-conventional watercolor techniques. In
"Extremities," Camlin creates large-scale works on paper using watercolor, ink and
acrylic that evoke the immensity and mystery of melting iceberg forms.
This work combines naturalistic detail with an invented vocabulary of abstract,
crystallized forms and pooling watercolors. Cynthia Camlin studied painting as a
post-baccalaureate student at Yale University and received her MFA in Painting and
Drawing from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. Previously she received a
BA from Duke University in English Literature and Art and an MA from the University
of Virginia in Religious Studies. She is currently Assistant Professor of Painting at
Western Washington University.
Marianne Green has been exploring patterns in painting for many years. She says,
“While making these paintings, I was thinking about silence and sound.
… These paintings are less about solving problems . . . and more about having a
simple dialogue with the painting itself. Borrowing a phrase. . . it's like
acknowledging the brief intervals between sentences and not just the thing in
space, but the space itself. It's what I've always visually responded to in nature -
one ‘thing’ cannot exist without the other - something and nothing.”
Marianne Green studied at the University of North Texas in Denton and Santa
Chiara Art Center, Castiglione Fiorentino, Italy, and received a BFA from the
University of Texas at Austin in 1994, and her MFA from the University of Houston in
1997.
and Sound
August 14 2008 – September 20 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, August 14 2008, 6 – 8 PM
Cynthia Camlin is a master of non-conventional watercolor techniques. In
"Extremities," Camlin creates large-scale works on paper using watercolor, ink and
acrylic that evoke the immensity and mystery of melting iceberg forms.
This work combines naturalistic detail with an invented vocabulary of abstract,
crystallized forms and pooling watercolors. Cynthia Camlin studied painting as a
post-baccalaureate student at Yale University and received her MFA in Painting and
Drawing from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. Previously she received a
BA from Duke University in English Literature and Art and an MA from the University
of Virginia in Religious Studies. She is currently Assistant Professor of Painting at
Western Washington University.
Marianne Green has been exploring patterns in painting for many years. She says,
“While making these paintings, I was thinking about silence and sound.
… These paintings are less about solving problems . . . and more about having a
simple dialogue with the painting itself. Borrowing a phrase. . . it's like
acknowledging the brief intervals between sentences and not just the thing in
space, but the space itself. It's what I've always visually responded to in nature -
one ‘thing’ cannot exist without the other - something and nothing.”
Marianne Green studied at the University of North Texas in Denton and Santa
Chiara Art Center, Castiglione Fiorentino, Italy, and received a BFA from the
University of Texas at Austin in 1994, and her MFA from the University of Houston in
1997.
Above left: Cynthia Camlin Above right: Marianne Green
D Berman Gallery 1701 Guadalupe St, Austin TX 78701
D Berman Gallery 1701 Guadalupe St, Austin TX 78701
Jack Meier Gallery 2310 Bissonnet Houston 77005
Lisa Pressman & Mary Zarbano Opening Reception,
Saturday, September 20, 6-8 pm Exhibition continues thru Oct. 4
Marty Rick's Opening Reception, Saturday October 11, 6-8 pm
Exhibition continues thru Oct. 25
Saturday, September 20, 6-8 pm Exhibition continues thru Oct. 4
Marty Rick's Opening Reception, Saturday October 11, 6-8 pm
Exhibition continues thru Oct. 25
The Art of HESSAM: Expressions of Life
Exhibition September 25-October 11
Meet Hessam: October 3 & 4. RSVP required 512.481.1111
Exhibition September 25-October 11
Meet Hessam: October 3 & 4. RSVP required 512.481.1111
Over 50 originals and limited editions will be presented and available for purchase
in the ART on 5th exhibition.
in the ART on 5th exhibition.
Wally Workman Gallery 1202 West 6th, Austin, TX, 78703
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Mary Zarbano Mary-Mary
24x18 Oil on Paper
24x18 Oil on Paper
Lisa Pressman Blue Ladder 16x16
Encaustic on Panel
Encaustic on Panel
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Greenhouse Gallery Opens in Houston
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Honora Jacob: Painting and Sculpture October 4 – October
29, 2008
Rich in symbolic imagery, Honora Jacob’s work combines seemingly disparate
imagery to explore feminine archetypes found in our contemporary context and
their relation to a historical and mythical past. From nests to mathematical
notations, her symbolism alludes to questions of feminine duality, intuition, and
fertility. Jacob’s technique of thinning her materials with generous amounts of
linseed oil allows the paint to drip and flow, simultaneously removing pigment
from certain underlying layers and establishing a new outer surface. The effect is
both unifying and dissolving. Jacob sees this as an analogue for memory,
slippery and sometimes blurred. The bi-level construction of her picture plane is
another physical metaphor of memory. A window as well as a vessel is created
between the canvas and the plexi glass where a conversation between the past
and the present occurs. By forming a collage of references to the essence of the
female and the role of femininity drawn from disparate memories, Jacob’s work
becomes a manifestation of the contemporary female subconscious.
29, 2008
Rich in symbolic imagery, Honora Jacob’s work combines seemingly disparate
imagery to explore feminine archetypes found in our contemporary context and
their relation to a historical and mythical past. From nests to mathematical
notations, her symbolism alludes to questions of feminine duality, intuition, and
fertility. Jacob’s technique of thinning her materials with generous amounts of
linseed oil allows the paint to drip and flow, simultaneously removing pigment
from certain underlying layers and establishing a new outer surface. The effect is
both unifying and dissolving. Jacob sees this as an analogue for memory,
slippery and sometimes blurred. The bi-level construction of her picture plane is
another physical metaphor of memory. A window as well as a vessel is created
between the canvas and the plexi glass where a conversation between the past
and the present occurs. By forming a collage of references to the essence of the
female and the role of femininity drawn from disparate memories, Jacob’s work
becomes a manifestation of the contemporary female subconscious.
John Albok at PDNB Gallery October 18 - November 15, 2008
The exhibition will be a survey of
Albok's career in photography
spanning seventy years. Curators
for this important, comprehensive
exhibition are the daughter of John
Albok, Ilona Albok Vitarius, and
Gallery Director, Burt Finger.
Both dug deep into the artist's
archive to explore photographs that
have not been exhibited before.
Scenes of the 1939 New York
World's Fair, the streets of New
York during the Great Depression,
Albok's career in photography
spanning seventy years. Curators
for this important, comprehensive
exhibition are the daughter of John
Albok, Ilona Albok Vitarius, and
Gallery Director, Burt Finger.
Both dug deep into the artist's
archive to explore photographs that
have not been exhibited before.
Scenes of the 1939 New York
World's Fair, the streets of New
York during the Great Depression,
and WWII marches and parades are just some of the themes that this
multi-faceted artist has covered.
multi-faceted artist has covered.
John Albok, In Harlem, 1930
PDNB 1202 Dragon Street, Suite 103, Dallas, TX 75207
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