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Dirk Dzimirsky, Maria-Justine Keena, Heidi Schwegler, David Wendel, David Collins |
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Resa Blatman, Carla Falb, Jimmy Wales, Miles Holbert, Leah Tomaino |
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London Auction Market Tumbled 70% in June. . .
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| London's June Auctions Nosedived 70 Percent
"The total volume of sales at London's June auctions of Impressionist and contemporary works declined 70 percent on last year as auction houses cut jobs and guarantees to sellers to adjust to the financial slump. Sotheby's, Christie's International and Phillips de Pury made 165.9 million pounds ($269.4 million) at the summer sales, down from a record 558.8 million pounds in 2008, according to calculations made by Bloomberg News based on auction house results." Bloomberg 07/07/09 |
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| Suburban Art Groups Struggle as Economy Worsens
"Orchestras, theaters, museums and other arts organizations in the nation's suburbs face the challenge to attract customers -- and donors -- from the same population going to the Chicago Symphony, the Smithsonian or Broadway plays. With the recession cutting into corporate and government funding and making Americans cautious about their spending, the groups are working harder to promote their small-town advantages -- especially an easier commute and cheaper ticket prices." Yahoo! (AP) 07/05/09 |
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Maria-Justine Keena
Maria-Justine graduated with a Diploma in Art and Design in 2003 and in 2004 obtained an Honours Degree in Fine Art from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in Ireland. She went back to College in 2006 to Trinity College Dublin to study The History of European Painting, and graduated last November with an Honours Diploma.
In her own words "My work deals with the notion of space and how one interacts within a particular space. I often seek out or more often than not, stumble across old barren derelict spaces and buildings. The majority of my work has been inspired by Gaston Bachelards 'Poetics of Space' and continues to do so. I continue to investigate the idea of restriction and self-imposed restriction.".
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Heidi Schwegler
Heidi Schwegler explores a wide range of materials in the service of very depressing subject matter. Schwegler constructs artifacts and objects from resin, metal, wood, wax, found objects and digital media. She has participated in numerous group shows, including recent exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum (Washington State) and Scope Art 2004 (New York). Schwegler is a recent recipient of a RACC Individual Project Grant for the performance and installation 'Utopia Sighs' (Portland, Oregon). She has lectured on her work and contemporary art and design at institutions such as Kendall College of Art and Design (Michigan), Kent State University (Ohio). Reviews of Schwegler's work have been published in ArtNews, Metalsmith, and American Craft. She earned her MFA from the University of Oregon and is presently Associate Professor of Metals at the Oregon College of Art and Craft.
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Dirk Dzimirsky
Dirk is a self-taught artists who was born and resides in Germany. This year, his exhinit "Faces, Figures & Fragments" at der Galerie Freyer in Germany has been very well received.
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David Wendel
David graduated from the University of Georgia School of Graphic Design. In his own words "The nature of light, shadows and compositions are driving pieces of my work. It can be automobiles, water, nature...it really doesn't matter. The basic beauty of all things intrigue me."
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David Collins
David holds two BFA degrees from the University of North Texas -- in studio drawing and painting as well as studio watercolor. In his own words "As an artist, I find myself in a constant state of exploration. I like to travel, but not in the traditional since of going on vacation to some exotic place. I prefer to spend my weekends and down time crawling over rocks, exploring ravines and hiking around area lakes, state parks and national reserves.
I could spend all day painting a sunstruck rockscape or the edge of a forgotten watershed, but in truth, the landscape is more than just a pretty environment that begs to be painted. The landscape has become an effective metaphor for the human condition and as such, I see more than its vastness and immense space. I see small isolated worlds within much larger and expanded areas. Within these intimate ecosystems I perceive daily struggles, vigorous growth, and exhilarating examples of nature making the most of the environment.
The landscape and its infinite worlds mirror humanity, the human condition, our struggles with each other and the rest of the world. It is in these small isolated landscapes that I find reference for my paintings."
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Resa Blatman
Through her art Resa Blatman attempts to show nature at odds with itself by playing with the contradictions of emptiness versus fullness, lush versus barren, and rapture versus displeasure. In her paintings, the berries, linear loops, and tiny dots represent an abundance of embryos, eggs, and seeds. Heaps are an important element: these berries, loops, tiny dots, and sometimes creatures accumulate in piles and mounds and represent the bounty of femininity and ripeness.
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Carla Falb
Don't be mistaken by Carla Falb’s art. Falb is not a roller coaster fanatic and doesn't consider her work as literally depicting specific rides. Instead, Falb thinks of her Roller Coaster Series as being more about the layers of metaphorical meanings based on the various coasters' physical structures, sudden turns, extreme drops, and cyclical ride. Falb was recently selected for representation at the NYAXE Gallery in Palo Alto, CA.
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Jimmy Wales
According to Wikipedia Jimmy Donal “Jimbo” Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur and co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia. I recently contacted Jimmy after reporting on an art project controversy involving Wikipedia. As readers know, I try to keep things fair and balanced. Thus, I wanted to give Wales a chance to share his thoughts on Wikipedia, art, and the concept of notability as far as visual art is concerned.
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Miles Holbert
Miles Holbert paints portraits of rapists, killes, and pedophiles. In a sense, the portraits appear 'normal'-- they play on the viewers perception. Holbert states that he is trying to convey the idea that we as Americans are overloaded with so much stimuli that it is sometimes difficult to determine what is of importance and what is not. He goes on to say that when you view his paintings there is a killer staring you in the face, but all you can seem to concentrate on are the brightly colored flowers or the silhouettes of bunny rabbits. Holbert was recently selected for representation at the NYAXE Gallery in Palo Alto, CA.
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Leah Tomaino
Leah Tomaino states that her work is grounded in her soul. She explains that she is taken aback by the beauty and intangible qualities of natural flora: the various textures; the amazing flowers and fruits and foliage; and most of all, the spectacular rejuvenation after what appears to be a most definite death in the bleakness of a cold, dark winter.
Furthermore, she states that in our largely urban society, the ability to appreciate our natural surroundings has become dulled-the ability to see the wonder in a tree, the magic and the mystery in a flower, the indescribable peace and contentment that can fill one’s heart. She says, “I try to show this to the viewer as my work is a surreal reminder of the peaceful, centered energy of the miraculous, natural living world which surrounds us.” Tomaino was recently selected for representation at the NYAXE Gallery in Palo Alto, CA.
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July 12, 2009
