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Juan Carlos Noria
A confluence of cultures and contradictions, Juan Carlos Noria is a
painter for our times. Born in Caracas, Venezuela he carries his Latin
American sensibility on his sleeve. As a teen growing up in Ottawa,
Canada, he became an accomplished figure skater. Grace and lines were
an obsession. So, too were his ideas of subversion. He fell out of
skating after hitting the rigid class structure of the sport, finding
comfort (and discomfort) in visual art, on the streets with a paint
can, postering, skateboarding, fleeing police. A strange opportunity
then came. A world tour with Disney on Ice. It heightened his sense of
absurdity, humour and anger, sharpened his visual and social
awareness. Arriving back in Ottawa, he hung up the skates and his
career took flight with live painting performances. So proficient from
his days of graffiti, he quickly earned a reputation for highly
resolved canvases produced in front of appreciative crowds. Through
these events in various venues, Juan Carlos also ensured a showcase
for other young Ottawa artists, raising the bar and pushing them to
achieve with him. It was 2001-2002.
Meanwhile, the tide of CNNesque culture rose in North America. Juan,
always with an eye on pop culture and current events, found himself
painting with increasing anger. He needed to change the channel. In
November 2004, he moved to Barcelona, Spain to find tranquilo, a new
view of the world and new audiences. Since his move, he has evolved,
focused and become more prolific, with exhibits in Spain, the United
States and Canada.
True to subversive nature, he undercuts his own personality allowing
himself to explore two other personas and visual styles. He sometimes
works under the pseudonyms of royal or dixon. He has been infuenced by his
contemporaries Mark Marsters, Pat Thompson and Dave Cooper. Yet, he is
himself-singular Juan. He is without pretense, full of concern for
others, quick to laugh and quicker to paint something ripe
**En Cattelan......
Juan Carlos Noria
Cultures i contradiccions conflueixen en Juan Carlos, un cop d'aire
fresc de les arts visuals d'Ottawa (Canadà) des del 1983.
Potser perquè va néixer a Caracas (Veneçuela) té la sensibilitat a
flor pell. Va arribar a Canadàde petit i a l'adolescència va
aconseguir ser un patinador sobre gel molt hàbil. Des de llavors, la
gràcia i les lÃÂÂÂÂnies esdeveniren la seva obsessió. També les idees
sobre la subversió...
Va deixar el món del patinatge sobre gel quan va començar a xocar amb
la rigidesa de l'esport d'élit. Va trobar consol (i desconsol) a les
arts visuals, tot alegrant els carrers a cop d'aerosol, creant
cartells i arrancant a córrer davant la policia amb el seu skateboard.
De sobte, el destàli va oferir una oportunitat estranya: una gira
mundial amb Disney patinant sobre gel. Aquesta novetat el va fer
especialment sensible a l'absurd, va confondre el clot que se separa
el riure de la ràbia i va esmolar la seva consciència social.
Fidel a la seva natura subversiva, distorsiona la seva personalitat
per dualitzar-se en dues persones que exploren camins diferents de
l'art. Tot i aixàés singular i fidel a ell mateix. Poc té de
pretensiós i es lliura amb tota l'ànima als altres. És de riure fàcil
i ràpid en abocar sobre suport les creacions gestades al cap.
**En castellano
Juan Carlos Noria
Culturas y contradicciones confluyen en Juan Carlos, una bocanada de
aire fresco de las artes visuales de Ottawa (Canadá) desde 1983.
Quizá por haber nacido en Caracas (Venezuela) tiene la sensibilidad a
flor de piel. Llegó a Canadá de niño y ya de adolescente llegó a ser
un patinador sobre hielo muy hábil. Desde entonces, la gracia y las
lÃÂÂÂÂneas se convirtieron en su obsesión. También las ideas sobre la
subversión…
Abandonó el mundo del patinaje sobre hielo cuando empezó a chocar con
la rigidez del deporte de élite y halló consuelo (y desconsuelo) en
las artes visuales, alegrando las calles a base de aerosoles, creando
carteles y escapando de la policÃÂÂÂÂa con su skateborard.
De repente, el destino le ofreció una oportunidad extraña: una gira
mundial con Disney patinando sobre hielo. Esta novedad le hizo
especialmente sensible a lo absurdo, confundió el foso que separa la
risa de la rabia y afiló su consciencia visual.
Fiel a su naturaleza subversiva, distorsiona su propia personalidad
para desdoblarse en dos artistas que explorar estilos distintos. Aun
asàes singular y fiel a sàmismo. Poco tiene de pretencioso y se
entrega con el alma a los demás. De risa fácil y rápido en plasmar
creaciones gestadas en su cabeza.
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| Rocky Creations |
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| scott petrie |
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| I am an Australian contemporary [artist] painter.
I work with oils and medium products to create layered virbant artworks...I have been painting and exhibiting for many years
in Australia/Asia and America....I have been living in Morocco for the last year and have been inspired by the culture and the colours in many parts of the country,mixed with religious events and changing values,,
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| Skip Bleecker |
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| Michigan-based American ceramic artist Skip Bleecker creates world-class fine artwork available to private collectors, corporate collections, museums, art galleries, offices, hotels and restaurants. A majority of the work consists of wheel thrown porcelain forms based on organic patterns of microscopic and macroscopic organisms. Some are based on seed pods, teeth, pollen, sea animals, squash, and even watermelon, but as the development proceeds, they merge and take on new forms of possible and imaginary organisms. All are hand made, one-of-a-kind pieces, usually done in a series, so there might be some similarity among some pieces, but no two are ever exactly alike.
For most of Skip's life, he has been both attracted to and very allergic to, large numbers of trees, grasses, and bushes. He has refused to become trapped indoors just because of these allergies, and as he began to develop unique sculptural forms, he examined both macroscopic and microscopic elements of nature. By examining the form and structure of seeds and other natural objects, he found great beauty in these simple forms, and developed simple organic sculptural designs, based on slightly abstract versions of these natural world objects.
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| Godfrey Blow |
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| I was born in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England. From 1968 to 1971 I attended Sheffield Hallam University where I gained a BA Hons Degree in Fine Art. In 1973 I went to Manchester Metro University, where I qualified as a teacher. I emigrated to Australia in 1982. Numerous solo and mixed exhibitions of my work have been held in Western Australia since 1982. I have also participated in a number of mixed shows in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, the United Kingdom, India and Canada. My work is represented in private and public collections in Australia, including The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Artbank Australia, University of Western Australia and the collections of the cities of Bunbury, Albany and Fremantle. In addition I have won several prestigious art awards in Western Australia.
Since 2002 I have exhibited with the Stuckist group most notably in their landmark exhibition, The Stuckist Punk Victorian at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, during the 2004 Liverpool Biennial. I was also one of the featured artists exhibiting in the Triumph of Stuckism, which comprised part of Liverpool's 2006 Biennial. In October of 2006, I was a finalist in Australia's richest award for landscape painting, the Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale Art Prize.
Much of my work is concerned with exploring symbols derived from natural froms that give an insight into the nature of existence. The images are from a study of landscape in Britain, Australia and Thailand. I combine organic and human forms and symbolic imagery. The various experiences of life influence the the things I paint. The elements in the work are highly personal but I hope the images will strike a universal chord. Although spiritual in nature the work is not religious and seeks to understand the world in a meaningful way.
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| Ilona Nelson |
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| Sasha Louie |
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| Sasha was born and raised in a small town in Ukraine, close to the Polish border. Even though she possessed natural talent and was significantly influenced by her father, who was also an artist, her creativity was suppressed by the communist society that surrounded her. It is not until many years later, after moving to San Francisco and meeting her husband Richard, that she was brought back to life as an artist and began her creative journey anew.
Although educated and certified in several lucrative fields such as oil production and computer networking, Sasha has turned all aspects of her life toward a creative path. With little formal training, she applies her talent and passion to various forms of visual communication. Her brightly colored and vivid creations can be found in various private collections throughout the western United States. Sasha releases her creativity through many media including Digital graphics, oil on canvas, photography, mixed media, pen and ink, charcoal, pencil and sculpture.
Sasha is now running her own graphic design company in the beautiful Colorado foothills, where she also lives with her husband Richard and son Evan. When not creating for her self or clients, she teaches private art classes to children and adults while making plenty of time to be a loving and caring wife and mother. |
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| Baila Litton Paintings have been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions nationally, including Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, West Virginia, The University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, The McDonough Museum of Art, and The Massillon Museum, among others. She had a solo exhibition of her work at The Butler Institute of American Art, and in 2004-2005 had solo exhibitions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Dayton, Ohio. Her work was featured in New American Paintings Vol.#23 and on the front and back covers of “Out Of Line 2006” an anthology of writings on Peace and Justice. Baila Litton is the recipient of The Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship in 2000,2003 and The Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for 2006. Her work in included in many private and corporate collections. She currently resides in Cleveland Ohio USA |
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| sonja kobrehel |
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| please take a look at my website/biography page 1 and 2/
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| George McKim |
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| George McKim is an artist who has been painting for 30 years and has exhibited his artwork in galleries across the nation. George is affiliated with galleries in New York NY, Philadelphia PA, Albuquerque NM, Richmond VA, Charlotte NC and Raleigh NC. George studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and has an MFA from ECU and a BFA from VCU.
Currently George is working in the Mixed Media Collage on Paper medium, but that has not always been the case. For most of his 30 year career in art he has been a painter and has worked in the mediums of oil on canvas and acrylic on canvas. About two years ago George felt a need to go in a totally new direction and he felt like the Mixed Media Collage on Paper medium would facilitate that change and be an interesting challenge. What he finds interesting about this medium is the contrast between the precision of the sharp edges of cut paper and the expressive nature of dripped and splattered paint. There is an interesting dialog created between these contrasting processes.
George's artwork is inspired by nature. The natural world is the main inspiration for the forms and the colors in his work. He is not trying to reproduce the illusion of nature, but is attempting to give the impression of the beauty of nature and the amazing variety of forms in nature.
There is a playful and humorous quality in George's work as well as a serious expressive quality and also a penchant for formalism.
For more images and information, visit his website at http//www.george-mckim.com |
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| sebastian marquez |
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| Joshua Field |
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| Joshua Field is a contemporary nationally and internationally exhibited artist exploring themes including isolation, sexuality and conflict, using a diverse variety of media. Field holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD and a degree from the Pinellas County Center for the Arts in St. Petersburg, FL. |
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| Julia Scheele |
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| Born on the 2nd of July 1984 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, but grew up and lived in Latin American countries (Peru, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Brazil) most of her life. Moved to England to be closer to all her heroes and heroines and to make some films.
I am interested in realism as well as camp and melodrama, toying with preconceived notions of gender and cultural stereotypes. I love Werner Herzog as well as John Waters, and often make work about notions of femininity, introverted people, and daydreams. Currently I am more and more interested with performance art, though at the moment I am mostly drawing.
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| Chambliss Giobbi |
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| MJ Alhabeeb |
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| Born in Iraq 1954
U.S. citizen
Married, has two children
Ph.D. Economics
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Introduction
Throughout the years, I have been engaging in a variety of artistic activities, where visual ‎art takes its comprehensive range; from painting to graphic design and illustration, to ‎calligraphy. I have followed different styles, and utilized many techniques and materials. ‎I never found it important to label myself by a certain genre, style or school. I thought ‎doing so could become a self-imposed limitation on creativity, which I believe should ‎never be restrained. I know a great number of artists who strive to assert a unique stylistic ‎theme for themselves, which can be a great development if only left to evolve naturally, ‎as opposed to being stamped repetitively and obtusely.
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For the last four years, I felt a great deal of responsibility to contribute as much as I can ‎in supporting the newly emerging democratic atmosphere in Iraq. I participated in ‎establishing the first non-profit organization to foster freedom and democracy for the ‎Iraqi artists and writers, and I started to publish my views in the first free avenue for Iraqi ‎artists (iraqiartist.com). My writings tackle important and needed issues such as freedom ‎of expression, nature of the creative process, politicizing arts, Arts in the totalitarian ‎systems, the value of Abstract art, and alike. I intend to continue to do whatever I can ‎individually to contribute in the restoration of what forty years of Fascism has destroyed ‎in the Iraqi arts realm.‎
Philosophy:
Painting, for me, is a thoroughfare for my imagination and a mode to free my mind and ‎alleviate my tension. I feel I can breathe better and think more clearly as the painted ‎forms start to take shape and color on my canvas. I believe art should have the capacity to ‎make others breathe and think, if not better, at least differently. This logic is dictated by ‎the notion that the physical and mental effects of art are cognate to the product as much ‎as they are to the productive process. I subscribe to the idea that art should not be ‎concerned with creating or modifying concepts as much as it induces perceptions, and ‎indirectly may lead to the creation or modification of new ideas and views. In this ‎context, an artist does not simply reveal his thoughts and reflections. Rather, the nature of ‎his revelation, embodied in his product may define the qualities of his creativity, and ‎therefore reveal his views. In other words, a work of art would define the artist more than ‎the artist can define his art. However, an artist cannot escape his subjectivity for it is ‎inherently and inextricably bound with his exposure as a reflective and expressive ‎process. His subjectivity is also deeply rooted in his socialization and culture. I grew up ‎in an era and country where art was severely controlled by politics, which instilled in me ‎a sort of hypersensitivity against “political artâ€ÂÂÂ. I believe only in a democracy, and only ‎by the free choice of an artist, can art transmit the artist’s genuine political views. ‎Otherwise, art can gradually be reduced to cheap kitsch and reprehensible propaganda, ‎and the boundaries between finer and inferior artists would be blurred.
I believe a true art cannot be spontaneous or incidental. It has to involve the artist’s ‎deliberate, premeditated, and controlled process that is cognitive and characterized by ‎coherence and comprehensiveness. It requires knowledge and mastery of skills, which ‎separates a true artist from an imposter. Art as a conscious and calculated process would ‎rule out considering the formations of nature or the scribbles of a toddler as works of art ‎despite their dazzling composition and stunning colors. I believe art is inherently ‎purposeful, and ultimately bound for people, all people. I resent the idea of art for artists ‎and those who cheer for them. A certain level of education is required not only in the ‎production of art but also in the distribution and consumption of art. If education were to ‎mean what it should mean, and if artists and art patrons were to be faithful to its true ‎nature, art would have been appreciated, and even practiced by a much wider circle than ‎by only the elite.‎
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| Nancy Giannone |
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| ELIZABETH ROSS |
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| an artist born in México with an intertwined bloods identity. From Nahuatl to Celtic and Astur, the mexican hybrid culture formed a multidiciplinary approach to express her interests. Also a writer, organizer, curator, activist for life, Elizabeth Ross created Identidades, an International Encounter for Independent Artists. |
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| Tsering Nyandak |
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| Erika Gofton |
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| ben randall |
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| LeRoy Howard |
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| Born and raised in Houston, Texas, LeRoy Howard is a fine-art photographer, based in Berkeley, California. Since 2002 he has shown his work in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Kobe and Sakai, Japan. He is currently spending a year living and creating in Tokyo, Japan.
LeRoy photographs himself, nude, with Japanese dance masks, fans and other cultural artifacts. He constructs in-camera multiple exposures into dreamlike or psychological narratives, improvising within unfinished construction and various rooms in his home.
The experience of living in Japan as a foreigner laid the groundwork for his ongoing investigations into the construction of individual and social identity. His recent work explores the uses of narrative and the personal experience within the built space in defining the self.
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| Carol Benson |
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| Carol Benson's Original Art has been collected internationally since 2004. Her earthy organic works are currently available to the design/architectural industry through the Dallas World Trade Center as well as through her working studio located in McKinney, Texas. Her art has been included in residential and commercial projects across the world. For more information please visit:
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| KAREN AUNE |
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| Jason Ferguson |
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| I started off drawing and colouring on rainy days at home with Mum, as a child. With some encouragment I gradually got better at drawing from life. At the age of 16yrs, I left home!
Travelling around for many years, I never got around to completing any drawings.
Always loving many different kinds of art, not knowing which I liked best. Around 2002 I began studying Visual Arts, and became passionate for drawing and painting. I still love all kinds of art, while constantly getting inspired by photorealism.
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| matthew schenning |
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| Jim Tetlow |
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| Multimedia artist working in fine art (including sculpture), digital art, graphic design and various forms inbetween, also illustrating book covers and numerous CD covers. Also works in musical soundscaping, both solo and in group projects, of which there are many releases.
"I like ambiguity in art. Uncertainty. What has to conform to the limits of our reality? Metal, glass and flesh can merge seamlessly, as if the surreal worlds and the life forms within are one and the same, and yet at odds sometimes. I rarely seek to endow my works with any 'message'. I am more interested in people's personal responses." |
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| Oleg Volovik |
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| MIRA KRISPIL |
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| I STARTED WORK WITH POLYMER CLAY TOW YEARS AGO , AS A FORM OF PHYSICAL THERAPY WHILE RECOVERING FROM AN OPERATION.
EVERY WORK IS UNIQUE AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY FROM MY WORK |
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| Waswo X. Waswo |
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| Hormone Sekine |
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| Born in down town Tokyo.
Work and live in Tokyo. |
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| Austin Lee |
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| Jason Cuvelier |
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| I was born and raised in a generic home located in one of the many developing suburbs in Colorado. Soon an example of American capitalism forced its way in next door, a megamall. And the quiet, out of the way area became a bustling, jumbled up mess of same minded, boring west coast clones. Soon stripmalls, autolots and fastfood chains swarmed to fill in all the gaps. I had to flee; my refuge was an art school in the heart of a decaying city that never recovered from the loss of industry – Baltimore. A violent, glum & disparaging city, I spent 4 incredible years being educated at the Maryland Institute College of Art. It left an indelible mark; it helped create the open minded, yet distinctly process oriented artist that I am today. I stayed a 5th year & lived in a small apartment in a large old, mansion row-home. Located next to some low income projects; there I honed in and focused my paintings. It was during this time that my constant prying into the personal lives of friends led to paintings filled with psychological explorations. This is what interested the admissions committee at Yale where I where would go to grad school.
There I found was attracted to the diverse body of students. While the overall nature of the students was full of a creative vigor, I was to find, the unfortunate problem was the politics generated by an intense, hard-working, mostly arrogant and egocentric group of artists. I found myself rebelling against this rebellious group. This was unnecessary & ultimately counter productive as I discovered the art world in general was just like the Yale School of Art & I wasn’t going to escape it - ever. Still with those philosophical differences, I found a solid base of friends to work with & to be inspired by.
After graduating, I was offered a 2 year teaching appointment. It was a Lecturer position – a fixed two year term professor position that had me teaching drawing & painting to enthusiastic undergrads. I also conducted one on one critique’s with the grad-students. This, along with working with the faculty members whom I had previously had gotten along with the least, proved be to be a tremendous task. I was too young & hadn’t been out on my own long enough. Being nearly the same age as the grad-students had me constantly paired up with some that were really aggressive & temperamental, who felt I had nothing to offer. Students would sign up to speak with me to just take the opposite position and argue. Fortunately this was not the case with the undergrads; they were great listeners and huge workers who faced up to the tasks presented to them. With the undergrads, it wasn’t like a job at all; it was like it was meant to be. But alas, it wasn’t going to last, the two years went by quickly & my hope of finding another job vanished into the sea of the other myriad MFA students from around the world all vying for those few jobs.
With nothing else to do I moved to New York City. It was easy for me - my girlfriend was already down there working on a Masters in Architecture. I came without a job & at a difficult time; it was September 2001. Before 9-11, I had a couple of interviews & there were jobs, after… nothing. It took 3 months, almost filling for bankruptcy & dozens of phone calls to find a Preparator position at Christie’s New York in Photography.
I assumed the job was temporary, a job that I would leave behind. I didn’t expect to gain any knowledge from being there, however coupled with real life in NYC, what I was to gain was unexpected & immeasurable. Lessons can be hard to learn and yet again I found myself on the outside of the established politics. By the time I realized my error and moved discretely to a safer place and attempted advance at Christie’s, I had the unthinkable happen. Our wonderful new boss conspiring to have me & a few others removed as to make way for his old team from a rival auction house take our jobs. What was worse was how HR schemed with my boss to make this happen. I fought back and ended up helping unionize the Art Handler’s.
Just prior to negotiations, I was appointed as Shop Steward until we had a contract. It took months, but we finally wrestled through the Union busting and we were finally able to get a contract. During this tumultuous period, somehow I was able to get married to my lovely Korean girlfriend. It was a wonderful time, we went to South Korea and then to Paris. However Christie’s nonsense loomed just behind me. Being in a Union and having a contract was unfortunately not enough and it became a war: company vs. the employees. And two years of chaos ensued. The company’s favorite method was twisting the minds of a large swath of our gullible work-mates. They cleverly and consistently manipulated infighting. Divide and conquer - and it was working. Every time one fire was put out, there was always another. When I had to be voted in as Shop Steward the company tried get their guy voted in instead. It was horrible. I overwhelmingly won, but secretly I had hoped someone competent would have stepped up and did it instead.
At first I kept being told oh, “The Company is just going through growing pains. They just need time to get used to having a Union.” But it got worse, not better. A few months after the contract and right before the ‘Work Rules’ were laid out, my wife and I had a cute little baby boy, Justin. Such a magical moment. Priorities shifted, and I should have left Christie’s. Or instead tried to pull back and let someone else take charge. But there was no one to hand the reins to. Eventually, after battle after battle which included me filling numerous Labor Board charges I just couldn’t take it anymore. My artwork was suffering. I was unhappy and apprehensive all the time. I had been exploring black & white photography and I finally felt like I needed to take it somewhere. I needed a new job were there was mutual respect. No more underhanded garbage.
Without letting anyone know, I began to apply to schools for teaching. If I couldn’t find a college level job, I was just going to have to go through the motions and teach high school students instead. Fortunately I was accepted into Queens College’s program and I was able to put in notice. On my way out I sent the whole company an email telling them how I felt. I guess I should have run out of the building after hitting the send button. But I stayed as there was going to be cake and wine. Well Christie’s got the last laugh and through me out of the building. Since then I have been busily being a college student, an artist in transition and of course a father and a husband.
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Mr Pickerill is a poet and multi media performance artist. Since 1997 he has been developing the Omen Project an ongoing series of performances, photography, video and installations. This project was inspired by the themes in the Iliad and the Odyssey, and Romeo and Juliet; the primacy of personal love over societal conflict and control. Mr Pickerill lives and works in Brooklyn NY.
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My artwork is a response and witness to the wars and violence of mankind. Fundamental to my work is my belief that we are essentially schizophrenic as a culture. In general the culture at large has seen itself as being separate from nature, even superior, separate from 'God' and thus inferior. As in the Iliad, the Odyssey and Romeo and Juliet the cultural arbiters have posited that man and specifically men are the lords of the earth with the rights of profit that this supposed ownership affords. Murder and theft are deemed the rights of power held by a few who see the rest as 'others' devoid of rights or sovereignty. Love is the folly of youth and subservient to power and the family/culture. In both this leads only to tragedy and loss of life. The destruction meted on others ultimately brings tragedy back on the houses of these lords of power. The only way out is for the hero to humble himself (king becomes 'no one,' Nemo, thus all) before nature/god and return to the one he himself truly loves. |
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| Elana |
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| “In my art, I explore our connections to the world around us, the connections we may have lost, the connections we can rediscover.”
Elana Goodfellow studied fine art until high school when she took a break from the visual arts to pursue other career goals. Since 2002, she has studied with Izabella Orzelski-Konikowski and at the Academy of Realist Art in Toronto. Elana's work is characterized by a larger than life view of her subjects that are depicted with a profusion of colour. |
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| Catherin McMillan |
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| I work in Soft Pastels in a photorealistic style with animals as my main subject matter. I work mostly on a commission basis. Accepting commissions worldwide.
I am proudly a member of Artists Helping Animals, The League of Animal Artist, Canine Artist Guild and WorldWide Women Artists and Wildlife and Botanical Art Society
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| Arnold Isbister |
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| In 1975 he attended the International Banff Centre of Fine Arts in painting/drawing. In 1976, he enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in the 4 year Bachelor of Fine Arts program. In the 3rd year he switched Majors to Psychology and in the 4th year was employed by the Regional Psychiatric Centre (a federal penitentiary) from 1980 – 1994 from which he gained insight to the darker part of our mind. Having a family now with 2 children he felt obligated to put his Art on “hold†till his children’s future were secure and on a solid foundation. Having steady employment with a regular salary was partial to his family philosophy.
Beginning in 1995, he re-established himself as an Artist with an updated portfolio and enlightened perspective to his idealogy in Art. He came into contact with Dr. Begg and Dr. Wayne Smandych, who were instrumental in securing solo exhibitions in Saskatoon, Calgary and Edmonton through their contacts. He resumed his abstract, surrealism, and expressionism instructed by the likes of Tak Tanabe, Graham Coughtry, Mary Ann Bobak at the Banff Centre of Fine Arts in 1975. He applied and was accepted for exhibitions in SOHO, New York, NY(3 times-different Galleries), Nashville, TN, Seattle, New Jersey, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver including a One-Man show at the Wanuskewin Heritage Museum of which HRH Prince Charles was present and where Arnold officially presented HRH with one of his paintings. Another One-Man Show followed in Winnipeg at the Urban Shaman Gallery the next year with scheduled exhibitions in Toronto, ACA Gallery/Carol Mark and New York.
Whatever transpires now is the total sum of influences, events, and passion that continue to weave his imagination into images he hopes are unique in thought and application. Writing has now been an integral part of his Art with a book being released through WingatePress in June of this year, 2005 titled “ Stories Moshum & Kokum Told Me “. He has now combined his paintings with his culture and short stories into a book of storytelling - another form of Art. In the coming years look for more books with illustrations and paintings of his rich, colorful and sometime haunting stories.
Most recently(Jan.2006) one of his paintings was aqusitioned by a natioanl jury for the permanent collection of the National Indian Art Centre in Ottawa. Among past recipients are Norval Morriseau, Daphne Odjig, Bill Reid and many more nationally recognised Artists.
He was/is also employed contractually as a Visual Arts Instructor for troubled youth(18-30yrs) and continues helping emerging artists who continue after graduation in the business of ART and exhibitions. Reaching, teaching these problematic young adults was something he loved and cherished. Some of his students shows exceptional talent and will be ‘mentored’ for the future. As quoted, he states his class philosophy:
“ I lead them into themselves from which they utilise the knowledge gathered in class to express , create and feel their Self. Also gained through time and effort is self-esteem, confidence, insight and positive work ethics with goal-setting. The course has proven to be life-changing with many now pursuing University or are employed as opposed to the streets where many would have stayed being lost. ART can reach and teach anybody, everybody can learn ART - it's our Nature. To imagine then create is inherant in our being, to express and feel is human, to explore the Mystery of "what is, what if" is divine being the genesis of all that is. It was Einstein who visualised Nature in graphic thought then painted the Universe in ways we never imagined.â€ÂÂÂ
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| ROCIO HEREDIA |
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| <b>I am a self-taught metal artist from Mexico. Specializing in Chasing and Repousse in high relief to raise intricate designs on metals. I teach private classes and workshops on my own Chasing and Repousse technique in MX and abroad. I continue to study and perfect different techniques, taking classes from the artists and masters in the visual arts community, while I divide my time among metal art, professional website creation and graphic arts. Currently I am experimenting with printmaking techniques - graphite, etching, alternative photography, silkscreen serigraphy, among others, while creating new Metalworks year round. <br><br><a href="http://www.rocioheredia.com" target="_new" class="edit_myprofile">http://www.rocioheredia.com</a><b> |
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| stratos fountoulis |
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| Lucy Arnold |
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| Waldemar Dabrowski |
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| Dabrowski, Waldemar. Self-taught artist, started his career in the 1980�s. From 1985 to 1989, employed at Art Bureau in Wroc³aw. Techniques: painting, drawing, computer graphics. Work: designs logos, posters, logotypes, advertisements, visual identification systems for corporations, and web pages; develops computer generated photographs and retouches them, prepares texts for publication. Participated in many group shows, had one-artist-shows. Collections: in Poland and abroad. Commentary to pictures: http://www.malarstwodmw.artist.pl/kartony/komentarz_kartony.htm
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| Lennon Michalski |
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| Lennon Michalski
www.Lennonmichalski.com
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Exhibitions:
The Haen Gallery, Two Person Show, Asheville, NC March 8th - April 22nd 2008
Swanson Reed Contemporary, Two Person Show Louisville, KY January 4th – February 9th 2008
Ann Tower Gallery, “Memory and Perception” Group Show, Lexington, KY November 16th 2007 - February 10th, 2008
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, “Sixth Annual Art Auction” Boulder, CO October 17th 2007
Ann Tower Gallery, “The Marriage Between Violence and the Hello” Solo Show, Lexington, KY September 21st - November 6th, 2007
Faculty Exhibition – Department of Art and Design – Richmond, KY – August 30th – 21st, 2007
Ningxia University “Centers and Borders: Artwork from the United States” Group Show, Yinchuan, China September 23rd, 2007
The Loudoun House Gallery, “Recycled Matters” Group Show, Lexington, KY July 28th - September 2nd, 2007
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, “Open Wall”, Boulder, CO May 25th, 2007
The Loudoun House Gallery, “Generation Next” Group Show, video piece, Lexington, KY May 25th - July 2nd, 2007
The Haen Gallery - Two Person Show - 52 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC April 6th, 2007
University of Colorado Art Museum Sibell Wolle Fine Arts Building, University Of Colorado at Boulder, M.F.A. Thesis Show November 3rd, 2006
Ann Tower’s Gallery, “Evolving Revolving” 5th Annual Summer Group Exhibition, Lexington, KY June 16th - September 3rd, 2006
Museo de la Universidad de Antioquia, “(RE) CONSTRUCTIONS I” Group Show, Medellin, Colombia July 11th - July 31st, 2006
The Dairy Center for the Arts, University of Colorado at Boulder M.F.A. Art Auction, Boulder, Colorado April 2006
Metro Station: Guerrero, "Visualizaciones Sin Fronteras" El Metro: A Space For Culture Group Show, Mexico City, Mexico May 2nd - May 30th, 2006
Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas at the National Autonomous University of Mexico “Visualizations Without Borders” Group Show, Mexico City, Mexico, March 10th – April 15th 2006
Den Gallery, Juried Exhibition awarded “Best of Show”, 757 Santa Fe Drive Denver, Colorado, January 5th, 2006 – February 18th, 2006
Ann Tower’s Gallery, “Evolving Revolving” 4th Annual Summer Group Exhibition, Lexington, KY June 17th - September 16th, 2005
Academia de San Carlos, Mexico, “Visions from the North” Group Exhibition, June 17th - July 8th, 2004
Ann Tower’s Gallery, “Evolving Revolving” 3rd Annual Summer Group Exhibition, Lexington, KY June 18th, 2004
The Blanton House Collection, Gallery on Main Group Show, Richmond, KY May - June 2004
Giles Gallery, Campbell Building, Eastern Kentucky University, B.F.A. Senior Art Exhibition, Richmond, KY April – May 2004
Campbell Building Eastern Kentucky University, “War and Peace” Group Exhibition, Richmond, KY March 2004.
Gallery on Main, Group Exhibition, Richmond, KY November – December 2003.
Awards/Fellowships:
Graduate Part-Time Teaching Excellence Award for Fall 2006 from University of Colorado at Boulder
Anderson Ranch Arts Center (Full Scholarship) - Advanced Painting Studio Workshop 7/24/06 – 8/4/06
Newman Family Foundation Scholarship, Spring 2005
Dean’s Award, Eastern Kentucky University, Student Group Show 2003
Blue Grass Historic Trust Visual Arts Contest, 1996
Publication:
Lexington Herald Leader, Beauty and Threat, show review, Lexington, KY Oct 19th 2007
OXFORD AMERICAN – Southern Art and Architecture Issue Fall 2005, Page 119
Displaying Art Creations: Student Artwork and Artists’ Comments, Honors Week Publication, April 2003, p. 15.
Academic Information:
Graduate of University of Colorado at Boulder, Master of Fine Arts - Fall 2006
Graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Bachelor of Fine Arts – Spring 2004
Artist’s Attic, Junior Art School, Lexington, Kentucky, 1989-1993. (After school and summer art programs.)
Representation:
Ann Tower Gallery Lexington, Kentucky
The Haen Gallery Asheville, North Carolina
Ragpickers Inc. Jasper, Indiana
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| EKTORAS BINIKOS |
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| Ektoras Binikos is an artist living in NYC. He was born in Greece in the island of Ikaria and was educated in Athens.
He received his degree in Film Direction from the Greek Film Institute (Lykourgos Stavrakos). After coming to New York, he furthered his studies at the New School University in Graphic Design/ Electronic Publishing as well as Video Production, and at Cooper Union in drawing & collages. Has exhibited his multi-media work in numerous group shows throughout the United States. His work incorporates disparate elements, from high art, to cinema, to comics, to politics, etc. Binikos' work has been published in the 2007 annual issue of Artworld Digest magazine. The Fall of 07 participated in Performa 07, the biannual event that takes place in NYC, with "Life Exchange" a project run by Wooloo productions, a Berlin-based art colective. He is also one of the two founding members of the The CORPUS COLLECTIVE that was Established and is based in NYC. |
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| Philipp Engelhorn |
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| Freelance Travell Reportage Photographer, based in Hong Kong.
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| daniel balanescu |
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| michael oberlik |
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| Rainer Hansmeyer |
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| Jamie Allen |
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| I woke up this morning and FINALLY decided to pursue my God-given GIFT. I've always known I had talent in art. Heck, I went to school for it, but something kept holding me back from pursuing it as a career. Fear, I think: fear of failure, fear of the unknown, fear of success (maybe). Well, I'm not afraid anymore! If you have criticism... I welcome it. If you have advice... I welcome it. If you have a show you'd like me to participate in... I'm interested! I am an artist... and now I'm PROUD to say so!!! |
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| Jessica Geron |
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