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Glen Tarnowski:
"New to Absolute arts"
Hello Absolute Members. That is completely true. I was here when I was represented by my agent of ten years but only on the free site when it was five images. But I am posting my portfolio over the weekend and look forward to seeing and hearing from all you .... Read more and commentDenise Buisman Pilger:
"Valentine fun"
Happy Valentines Day to all my trusty readers! My Valentines day is being spent doing some necessary shopping for our move, looking at truck rental prices, doing the administration and hopefully start work on my prep for next weeks class. Tonight we’ll have a ‘very romantic&.... Read more and commentDebbi Chan:
"HELP........"
I NEED THE HELP0F ALL MY FANS, VIEWERS, COLLECTORS, FRIENDS, OR ??? TOMORROW I MUST HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO WIN THE VOTING FOR THE PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD FOR ARTSLANTS YEAR IN REVIEW.?? IF ALL OF YOU WOULD GO TO: http://sosum.artistswanted.org/yr2011 AND CAST A VOTE MY WAY.? IT .... Read more and commentJohn Powell:
"MONA LISA DONE ON WALNUT"
Did you know that The (Mona Lisa) painting was done/painted on (Walnut) a wood type material?*Earliest copy of 'Mona Lisa' found in the Prado/(Museum Nacional del Prado),which was painted in Leonardo's studio created side by side with the original that now hangs in the Louvre..... Read more and commentJane Kempe:
"ART IN SUMMER SWIMMING SURF SAILING"
It's Summer in Australia - relax and enjoy! People from various lovely places in the world are buying my paintings. ?Sold a collection of works to a Russian couple and a bold abstract pair to a Texan couple. I also have commission paintings to complete. Very exciting. Colours are lush, .... Read more and commentDave Martsolf:
"Art Book Published on Blurb.com"
This book was written by my wife and contains chronological images of my major works across over 30 years of creation in the visual arts.? The entire book is on-line and open for viewing by anyone.? Simply click on the link at the end of this blog.? The book .... Read more and commentAdrian Setterfield:
"How I make art"
my work, called art, is a direct experience. If there is a pre concept of what will be, then it doesn't last long enough against the flood of raw expression which quickly takes over. Some of my paintings are executed with lots of emotion. During times of turmoil and .... Read more and commentJim Lively:
"Mixed Media"
I am ending 2011 on a high note. I have really gotten into mixed media. My latest piece entitled "Gears and Washers" includes washers purchased from a hardware store, acrylic and heavy high gloss epoxy resin. The gears are painted acrylic and the washers...are real washers. I .... Read more and commentCathryn Mc Ewen:
"A response to "vanity or vulgar""
I wrote a blog condemning these "artist vultures" last year. http://cathrynmcewen.blogspot.com/2010/10/warning-watch-out-for-artist-vultures.html I would be interested to see who is actually the audience of these publications that artists are paying a great deal of money to be .... Read more and commentRoger Williamson:
"Book Covers"
Here are images of some of my book covers beginning in 1987 with the publication of The Sun at Night. Also included is the cover of the book that was included with my tarot deck, Tarot of the Morning Star. Many of the images of the cards are .... Read more and comment
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"Best Surreal Watercolors"
These intimate business letter sized watercolors were a favorite at my recent Galatea Fine Art show in Boston, MA. They are well-suited for smaller venues, all framed with large mattes to highlight their detail and coloration.... 
"Mass and Majesty"
Creeping up to the door and peering through the gaps in the boards. I could see the dark mass of his great body and hear his cavernous breathing. I lay my hands on the rough wood and wait for him to come close...thus my fascination began. My solicitude, my respect. ... 
"old and new"
i have several old paintings that showed up to put in this online show as well as a few new ones. the old and new are a good combination.. enjoy seeing them all.... 
"Landscapes"
Landscapes from Scandinavia. Done over the years. I seek simpleness and the beauty in the Skye and nature. ... 
"The dedication to unwritten verses"
It often happens that ingenious poems which we could have written are crossed out by life, but history would not permit subjunctive mood. In this project the author is trying to lift the veil of might-have-been events. Uncreated images and crossed out scraps of unwritten poems are sweeping past him like shadows. The artist, like an archaeologist, is trying to remove... 
"close of February"
with the close of February i am getting a little extra "me" time in the studio. i in there always but some weeks are more giving. have a good time with these "close of February' paintings....
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Contemporary Art News: February 27, 2012 archive
Hyun Kyung Yoon Opens
cross mackenzie gallery - Washington, DC USA United States of America
an exhibition of the new ceramic work of Hyun Kyung Yoon. Her second show with Cross MacKenzie, Yoon?s recent work builds on her earlier wall installations inspired by the art of calligraphy. ?Flow? the ceramic installation Yoon mounted in 2008, was made up of 40 individual monochromatic black elements that danced across the space with lyricism and grace. Each element connected visually to the next piece, letter by letter, spelling out a three-dimensional message that spoke volumes. Her language is volume, space, and linear movement. In the recent work, the artist has added new complexities, color, surface design and flame-like spikes to add expressiveness to the parts Read Indepth Article
Dorsky Museum: Call for artists for Hudson Valley Artists
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art - New Platz, MY USA United States of America
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art invites artists to submit proposals for its annual exhibition of work by artists from the mid Hudson Valley. This year's exhibition titled "/*Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012*/" will be organized by guest curator Linda Weintraub. Ms. Weintraub served as the first director of the Edith C. Blum Art Institute at Bard College where she originated 50 exhibitions and published over 20 catalogues. She is the author of several books about contemporary art including "To Life! Eco Art in Pursuit of a Sustainable Planet," which will be published by the University of California Press in 2012. Read Indepth Article
Frank Gaard: Poison & Candy
Walker Art Center - Minneapolis, MN USA
?Monet had his water lilies,? writes Frank Gaard, ?and I have my panties.? Known for his brash personality and his idiosyncratic art practice, this Minneapolis-based painter has made an indelible mark on the local visual arts community over the past four decades. Using a vibrant, sometimes acrid palette, Gaard offers up satire through imagery derived from his emotional life, intellectual and political obsessions, and relationships, skewering pop culture excesses as well as academic and art world elitism. A large canvas from 1990, Satanic Housekeeping, asks ?Would you like to talk dirty with me?? ?scrambling French critical theory, Pop art, drugs, assemblage, and portraiture into an inviting, free-associative provocation. Read Indepth Article
HOME.SWEET.HOME
Robert Berman Gallery - Santa Monica, CA USA United States of America
A collaborative exhibition of images by artist/photographer Gerald Slota with captioning by celebrated playwright/filmmaker Neil LaBute. The exhibition first debuted in New York City in the fall of 2010 at the Ricco/Maresca Gallery and is the result of an email correspondence between Slota and LaBute from 2008-2010, initially born as a greeting card series that developed into an eighteen text-and-image photographic print narrative of innocuous, suburban domesticity gone subtly and deeply awry.
At the beginnings of their email pen-pal-ship, LaBute suggested investigating a ?family affair confessional? as a central theme and soon after offered this evocative thought: ?the baby stopped crying hours ago. i?m afraid to go upstairs and check it.? Read Indepth Article
VIVIAN MAIER ? A LIFE DISCOVERED
Merry Karnowsky Gallery - Los Angeles, CA USA United States of America
Unearthed by John Maloof in 2007 at a local auction house in Chicago, Maier is only now beginning to be recognized as an iconic street photographer from the 40?s, through the 70?s. A body of work that spans not only the US, but the globe, Maier took more than 2,000 rolls of film, printed over 3,000 photographs and produced more than 150,000 negatives representing the street life and architecture of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and the American Southwest, as well as destinations as far off as Manila, Bangkok, Beijing, Egypt, and Italy. The exhibition will be hosted by actor and photographer Tim Roth, who will be in attendance at the January 7th opening reception. John Maloof of the Maloof collection will also be in attendance. Read Indepth Article
Additional Contemporary Art News: 2 Vernissages, 01.03.12, 18:00-20:00
TONIGHT : Kim Dong Yoo at Hasted Kraeutler - Feb 23, 2012, 6 to 8 pm
Dawoud Bey Lecture Tonight at Carnegie Museum of Art--See You There!
Vernissage Tomorrow
Vecchiato Art Galleries TV: puntata speciale Pellin.
Art South Africa Newsletter
WARREN HEARD Exhibition March 3, 2012 7 PM
Film Programmes February-March 2012 + BFI competition
Nicola De Maria, SUPERSTUDIO e Mario Mariotti al Centro Luigi Pecci di Prato
Vocat and Crangle: Opening Thurs. Feb 23 @ KWT
For Immediate Release: EXPO CHICAGO/2012 Announces Exposure
First New York Exhibition on Rotimi Fani-Kayode to open March 22
VIBHA GALHOTRA AT THE COLOMBO ART BIENNIEL
Exhibit: Look Again at Michael Mut Gallery New York
Thursday 6:00pm - Factory-Art - Mommsenstrasse Berlin
Rappel CONFÉRENCE de / Reminder LECTURE by: Nikita Choi
BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5 reveal the artists and venues in a press conference
Horsin’ Around 2012
Movana Chen:" The Art of Dress", Group Exhibit at Espace Louis Vuitton, Hong Kong
Sabrina Amrani en el Stand 15 de JustMad3
323East Presents: Clean As A Whistle - Featuring New Works From The Artists of Big Top and Signature Tattoo
February Events at Sylvia White Gallery
Invitation to Thupelo 2012 Open Day
Kim Dong Yoo at Hasted Kraeutler, Feb Mar 24, 2012
More Art Marketing opportunities at AFAC Conference and Art Show 2012:
Important Per Kirkeby retrospective to open at BOZAR, Brussels
ArtVeronaNews
Rappel_TOM DALE Formal Pleasure
Indian Creek School Art Exhibit
Libbie Masterson & FotoFest 2012 at Wade Wilson Art
Yong Sun Suh: Territory
MoMA Print Studio with David Horvitz, Sarah Crowner, Ariana Reines
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER - New Exhibition Opening This Week
Demain CONFÉRENCE de / Tomorrow LECTURE by: Jean-Philippe Warren
Bobby Neel Adams - Age-Maps
