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Daniel Karrer Untitled On Cotton Shown At Contact By Lichtfeld

2/28/2013

These pieces by Daniel Karrer were shown at Context during Art Basel week by a gallery, Licht Feld, that is always one of the most interesting at any show they deign to attend.

Karrer is from Binningen, Basel and lives and works in Basel. He has a BA in teaching and art education from Hochschule fur Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel.

The work shown in Miami had a dark has a haunting quality. The painting to the right calls to mind silent films--works by Carl Theodor Dreyer or F.W. Murnau.

The subtlety in the color of the lower painting doesn't come through in this photograph. The texture does come through a bit. It is a painting that needs to be considered and viewed for some time to be appreciated. I came back to it during the week I was there three times.

Out Of Line Gallery Presents "Peace War And More War" Opens March 9, 2013

2/27/2013

Out of Line Art Gallery (2812 W. Chicago Avenue , Chicago) presents Peace War and More War, a group art show using multiple genres ad media—but all showing the artist’s personal stories related to violence and war. The opening reception takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013.

The opening will feature performances. Kathleen Lombardo will read her poem, War Ballad. George Flynn and Leila Bowie will perform the anti-Vietnam War song, Land of Blood, and the Iraq War song, Lament for Cindy. Both songs are by Flynn. Pianist Sid Samberg will also perform songs by Frank Abbinanti (the songs are about African children drawn into war).

For more information head to www.outoflineartstudio.com.

Hanna Pettyjohn's "Bundle" Opens At Silverlens (Singapore) March 1, 2013

2/27/2013

Hanna Pettyjohn’s latest show, Bundle, runs from March 1 to 31, 2013 at Silverlens, Singapore (47 Malan Road, #01-25 Gillman Barracks). These pieces were produced in Texas and are, in many ways, a departure from the artist’s previous works (faces are unobscured by mists or masks, for instance).

The pieces are large scale portraits. If you are in Singapore during March be sure to stop by to see the work. Find out more information HERE.

Miguel Florido Solo Exhibit At Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, Opens March 1, 2013

2/25/2013

Miguel Florido’s Florido: Of Love and Life, opens at Cernuda Arte (3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL) on March 1 and runs through April 13, 2013. There will be a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday March 1, 2013.

Florido is a self tauglt artist born in San José de las Lajas, Havana, Cuba in 1980. He has gained a reputation as one of the best in an impressive lot of young Cuban painters (others are also represented by Cernuda). The paintings shown here are 35 oil and acrylic, large scale works.

This is the artist’s second solo exhibition in the USA. The exhibition comes with a full-color 36 page catalog with a critical essay by Joaquín Badajoz.

Teo Gonzalez Solo Exhibition Opens At Brian Gross Fine Art On March 7, 2013

2/25/2013

Teo Gonzalez opens a solo exhibition of recent paintings at Brian Gross Fine Art (49 Geary Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, ) March 7. The exhibit runs until April 20, 2013. There will also be a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 Thursday, March 7.

Gonzalez, born in Spain, paints applying, meticulously, numerous contrasting dots on the canvas. The work is minimalist and uses contrast between order and chaos, movement and stillness as well as flatness versus depth.

His work is inspired by the night sky.

For more information head HERE.

Cole Sternberg Exhibit Opens At David B. Smith Gallery in Denver February 22, 2013

2/20/2013

Cole Sternberg’s all his strength was concentrated in his fists, including the very strength that held him upright opens at David B Smith Gallery (1543 A Wazee Street, Denver) February 22 and runs until March 23, 2013. There will be a reception with the artist from 7 to 9 p.m. with the artist. You can find an online preview at davidbsmithgallery.com.

The title of the exhibit comes from a line from Franz Kafka’s unfinished work, Amerika. The exhibit consists of two site-specific installations. One is in the main gallery and is a mixing of a three wall mural, over painted photographs, collage and mixed media on wood panels. The installation in the Project Space is a dark, projection-based companion to the piece in the main space.

Sternberg is a native of Richmond, Virginia who grew up in California. He has a BA from Villanova and went to law school at the Washington College of Law at American University. His legal background is often part of his artistic work. For more on the artist head to www.colesternberg.com.

"Mike Davis & Henry Lewis: Contemporary Surrealists" Opens March 2 At Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco

2/19/2013

Mike Davis & Henry Lewis: Contemporary Surrealists, opens March 2 and runs until April 13, 2013 at Varnish Fine Art (16 Jessie St, #C120, San Francisco). There will be an opening reception with the artists from 6 to 9 p.m.

Both artists who work in oil but have distinct styles. Each produces work that is complex and uses symbolic language all their own. Both produce highly personal works.

Davis, a self-taught artist, is inspired by art ranging from the Northern Renaissance to 60s and 70s album art. He has also worked as a tattoo artist.

Lewis has always been inspired by music. His subjects are often shown in armor with ancient weapons. Lewis empowers his subjects via this iconography as they protect their fragile forms with cold steel.

Brian Dupont's "Appropriated Texts" Opens At Adah Rose Gallery In Kensington, Maryland On March 7, 2013

2/19/2013

Brian Dupont’s Appropriated Texts opens March 7 and runs until April 14, 2013 at Adah Rose Gallery (3766 Howard Ave
Kensington, Maryland). The opening vernissage takes place 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday March 9, 2013. Live music will be performed by Blackberry Blonde.

Dupont’s paintings use text and focus how the visual aspects of how information is conveyed within abstract painting. Found texts, tweets, writing by Samuel Beckett and Thomas Pynchon. Recent work deals with possibilities within language using the written and printed word as a source. The words are stressed and distorted in painting, erasing and repainting. Dupont paints oil on metal.

Dupont was born in Washington State but lives in Brooklyn. He has been the subject of numerous solo exhibits and writes for the art magazine, Idiom.

"Something Wicked This Way Comes" Comes To Cella Gallery, February 23, 2013

2/12/2013

Fulvio Di Piazza's Black Whale

Something Wicked This Way Comes, a group exhibition curated by Stephanie Chefas, opens Saturday, February 23 with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. at Cella Gallery (11135 Weddington Street #112, North Hollywood, CA).

Not sure when it runs until.

Artists included are: Annie Owens, Christian Rex van Minnen, Christine Wu, Chrystal Chan, David Ball, Fulvio Di Piazza, Jana Brike, Jessica Ward, Judith Supine, and Michael Page.

Jessica Ward's Sacher Masoch

Adam Ekberg's "From The Outskirts" At Platform Gallery, Seattle On February 14, 2013

2/11/2013

Triangle of fire, 2011, edition of 8

Adam Ekberg’s third solo exhibition, From the outskirts, at Platform Gallery (114 Third Avenue South, Seattle) runs from February 14 through March 23, 2013. There will be an artist’s reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7 and an artists lecture, Friday March 8 at Photo Center NW, 6:30PM (900 12th Avenue, Seattle / Tickets: $10, $8 Members).

Ekberg’s photos range from pieces on the domestic to created landscapes like the photo pictured here. These are captured performances with an aim of photographically recording a gesture to make viewers feel they are witnessing the event. His images in domestic settings have a similar bent—but a different context obviously;

Ekberg received his MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and has been the subject of numerous recent solo and group exhibitions in Chicago, Stockholm, New York and Cork. Likewise his work is in the collection of numerous major museums.