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Mackenzie Thorpe Has Two Limited Edition Prints In February

1/30/2011

The Forest of Love

A Walk In The Park

Mackenzie Thorpe has two limited edition, hand finished mixed media prints coming out in February. These constitute an new dimension in Thorpe’s art and incorporate new techniques in print making. The two prints are above.

Both will be printed on Arches paper and for those who collect the artists are must-haves.

For more information on Thorpe head to the Onessimo Fine Art site, www.onessimofineart.com

Climate Control, A Three Person Exhibit, Presented By Civilian Art Projects In D.C.

1/17/2011

climate, control is an exhibit presented by Civilian Art Projects (and the lower case “c” is on purpose). This is a three-way exhibit by J.J. McCracken, Jan Razauskas & Millicent Young. The name relates to the artists and their response to immediate surroundings and their work. They use different materials—from clay to horsehair—in the works to be displayed. The exhibit was curated by Kristina Bilonick and Karyn Miller.

The website says there is an “intense focus on the precision of artistic production, and a sense of significance in the medium they chose to work in.”

One would hope that was ALLLWAYS the case! But writing about an exhibit is a bitch. Writing about the art and more than a vague sense of what it is and where it comes from can be elusive and the best thing for you to do is go see it.

The Exhibit runs from January 21 through February 19, 2011

There is an opening reception Friday, January 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. An artist talk will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 19, 2011.

Cernuda Arte Offers Lectures, In Spanish, On Cuban Art At The Turn Of The Century

1/17/2011

Professor and researcher, Anelys Alvarez, will conduct a series of lectures on her specialty, Cuban art history, specifically Cuban Painting at the Turn of the Century. The three lectures are presented by Cernuda Arte in Coral Gables, Florida and begin January 26, 2011, ending February 9, 2011.

The lectures will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Cernuda Arte, 3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd in Coral Gables.

From 1878 to 1927 was a period of innovation and change in Cuban painting built by a group of prominent Cuban artists. The talks will focus on the links between tradition and the new providing a new perspective on these artists and the transformative nature of their work.

Alvarez studied Art History at the University of Havana and received a B.A. and M.A., teaching Art History and Letters from 2005-10.

Lecture topics will vary and will be in Spanish. Visit the Cernuda website for details.

Timothy Yarger Fine Art At The 16th Los Angeles Art Show

1/17/2011

Timothy Yarger Fine Art participated in the Art Miami Show during Art Basel. You Californians can visit them at the Los Angeles Art Show, 2011. The rest of you can check out a piece (an interview) with one of their artists, Lori Hyland, here at Mapanare later this week.

Vernissage is Wednesday, January 19th at 7pm
January 20 - 23, daily 11am - 8pm
Los Angeles Convention Center West Hall A
Booth E-150

For more on the LA Art Show, click HERE.

Rene Portocarerro Painting At Red Dot As Part Of Art Basel Week

1/15/2011

The painting above is from Cernuda Art in Miami and isn't one I saw but I liked it.

While researching Rene Portocarrero, whose painting I saw at the booth of a Lake Worth art dealer, I came across more of his art at Cernuda Arte in Miami. The picture above is from there and you can see more by clicking the link to their site (or on the picture).

Portocarrero was a Cuban artist, living and working in Havana until his death in 1985. He worked with Mariano Rodriguez, Wilfredo Lam and others.

This was the last painting I videotaped and is the last piece that I have for coverage of Art Basel week. The only exception being the one extensive interview I did, with artist Lori Hyland, which will appear in the interviews section next week.

Abraham P. Hankins' Romance Was At Red Dot During Art Basel Week

1/14/2011

Yellow Hat, another by Abraham P. Jenkins (wasn't at Red Dot) at www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4510959

Abraham P. Hankins painting, Romance, is one of the only things I taped at the Red Dot Art Show during Art Basel. Nothing against the show. It was neat, and not as massive as a couple of others. I was just tired of taking notes and shooting little videos. This one isn't terribly clever is it?

But I like the painting. I am not entirely sure what Mr. Hankin's definition of romance is but it is likely similar to mine. If you cannot smile? Why bother...

This painting is also a cautionary tale about buying at such a show or from any gallery. I noted the price of this painting I liked it so much--$2,200. I saw it sold recently (possibly before this show or possibly after) for $200. Either someone had it priced at eleven times what it recently sold for at auction or someone swooped in on an auction and knew the painting had value beyond what people were willing to bid.

If you have the money buy what you like. I would have bought this for $200! Hankins was a Russian-American artist who passed away in 1963.

Junghi Ha's Art Combines East & West, Mixed Media & Calligraphy

1/13/2011

I can hear the sharp exhalations of breath from the art-steeped pseudo experts upon seeing the works of Junghi Han; “ohh…haow…bourgeois!” (you have to say this will a William F Buckley sort of accent). Of course, those saying this would be the definition of bourgeois desperately trying to hide this under a natty beret.

Myself, I find his painting nostalgic. I find them to be true impressions of reality filtered through the mind. Obviously, I know nothing of the artist’s thought process or philosophy beyond what I read on her website but it just seems like the literal definition of impressionism.

Yes I was startled at the end of this interview (by artist Kenneth Park...you can see an interview with him earlier in this stream of Art Basel week stuff).

I SEEK TO PRESENT A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CULTURES OF THE EAST AND WEST IN MY WORK. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS I HAVE OPTED TO USE MIXED MEDIA AND CALLIGRAPHY AS THEY ALLOW ME TO EXPLORE ABSTRACTIONISM IN A WAY THAT COMBINES EASTERN PHILOSOPHY WITH STYLES OF THE WEST. --Junghi Han

Nobuhiro Nakanishi’s “Sunrise” At Scope Might Not Fit In Your Living Room; Perhaps You Need Another Living Room

1/10/2011

Nobuhiro Nakanishi is another Japanese Artist whose piece, Sunrise, appeared at Scope during Art Basel 2010. I walked past this and around it repeatedly. Once when I first walked in and then later after I had looked around, then again after I got something to drink. Most likely I was trying to figure out if I liked it. And if I liked it…how MUCH did I like it. I think I liked it more after seeing a bunch of Marilyn Monroe related art. Can that just be banned? Please?

Sunrise is an aesthetically pleasing work, a series of positives lined up. On his website they seem to curve while in this space they are in a straight line (a shame as the curved one seems more appealing—to me anyway).

The videos, as usual do not do it justice.

“Even in looking at the same object, it is not uncommon to find that each of us notices something slightly different. For example, when we attempt to remember the shape, material and color of a single chair that we have seen, there can be differences of opinion. Yet, without touching on questions such as whether the chair was solid enough to properly support a person's weight or whether the seating surface was suitably level and smooth, it is possible to share some perceptions. In a "common sensation" of this sort, there isn't likely to be such a marked difference of opinion between one person and another.”--Nobuhiro Nakanishi Website

Tadashi Moriyama, Whose Works, Even In My Poverty, I Considered Buying.

1/10/2011

Tadashi Moriyama is originally from Japan and yes, I did seriously think about buying his work. There was an anomalous amount of money in my account that day and if I had just not paid some bills or bought food for a bit, I could have. That is how highly I think of his work.

Moriyama moved to the USA in 2001 and attended the Tyler School of Art for undergraduate and then went to the University of Pennsylvania for his MFA. His work has been exhibited all over the world.

He currently loves in Brooklyn painting, drawing and doing mixed media animation.

I liked These Paintings And Apparently Took No Notes On Who They ARE

1/9/2011

Not only did I like these paintings and find myself unable to find any notes, cards or brochures from the gallery I KNOW I actually spoke to the people at the booth.

I felt my incompetence should not prevent me from posting this short video. If anyone knows whose art this is...feel free to edify me. I very much liked the self consciously naive art here. It makes you feel like you could do it. You couldn't but you feel like you could.