I caught the last weekend . .
& found myself lost – in an enchanted forest.
it was not all . . magic / a sense of impending global doom prevaded the earthly delights,
all our wondrous & diverse . . fauna & flora might just not be around – next decade.
FRANCESCO SIMETI: ‘REFUGIUM’
CURATED by YULIA TOPCHIY
SEPT 13 – OCT 20, 2019
ASSEMBLY ROOM, 191 HENRY ST., LOWER EAST SIDE / CHINATOWN
“In this site-specific installation consisting of ceramics and digital prints on linens that are ever complex, exotic and decorative, Simeti creates a tension between reality and fiction and nature and the artificial through rendering decorative frameworks that emerge from his appropriation of ready-made imagery of printed mass media.
Furthermore, Simeti builds on this work to create artificial habitats where living organisms are trying to adapt to fast changing environments challenged by war and destruction, chaos and climate change, and seek refuge in a new, foreign flora fighting to preserve their own natural beauty and harmony.”
~Assembly Room
read more: ‘REFUGIUM’ – ASSEMBLY ROOM
PIX FROM THE ARTIST-LED WALK-THROUGH . . . . FRI OCT 18, 2019
Brooklyn-based Italian artist FRANCESCO SIMETI . . .
with Assembly Room co-founder, and curator of this show . . YULIA TOPCHIY.
“Inspired by his native Sicilian landscape, and the intensely personal, spiritually charged paintings of Charles Burchfield, Simeti collages images of old herbariums from a rich archive of botanical illustrations that he has been assembling for years, weaving them together through a layering process & further digitally manipulating its landscape with images found in newspapers and magazines.”
~Assembly Room
detail, FRANCESCO SIMETI
a sense of aggression, powered more by survival instincts than anything else, does comes across within the details, and the sharp ‘cut’ edges of the collaged compositions / emphasizes this momentum.
detail, FRANCESCO SIMETI
I really liked, and deeply respect that the artist, and his curator . . were not afraid to use the word: DECORATIVE !!
not too long ago, a ‘bad’ word in high art jargon / no longer . . today, esp with a new-found respect for all things craft / both as in serious skills & DIY / including the big role . . creative design & graphics play in our ever more visually-ruled world, esp on social media with its huge ‘image’ sharing capacity / it’s not just text, that’s driving this world . . forward.
speaking of ‘digital’ . . a careful observer will note the manipulated ‘referencing’ to earlier forms of print-making, including engraving & etching, dot matrix etc / re those old ‘herbiums’, etc.
whether conscious of them or not / these details add a sense of seriousness, a sense of ‘history’ / a contextual ‘weight’ . . to the overall effect.
a graphic ‘deepness’ to the overall visual plane.
the show is site-specific . . in that it’s a narrow space, so to allow for more works, and a sense of depth / the stretched ‘canvases’ are free-standing and stacked against each other (lightly), with the added support of some really simple, but well designed wooden wall supports, which you can see towards the bottom.
front row, at right:
FRANCESCO SIMETI, ‘Helleboraster’, 2019.
Digital print on linen / 57-9/10 x 44-1/10 in.
($8,000)
note: the dominant, strong-looking, (ghostly gray) rigidly upright plant at center, it’s from . . Afghanistan / enough said.
the ceramics are botanical in nature, but very fantastical. and forceful.
at right:
FRANCESCO SIMETI, ‘Palmata’, 2019.
Anagama Kiln porcelain / 15-7/10 x 11-4/5 x 15-7/10 in.
($10,000)
detail, hanging sculpture / it slowly tapers off at the bottom.
FRANCESCO SIMETI, ‘Drifter II’, 2019.
Glazed ceramic / 60 x 25 x 25 in.
($9,000)
and sometimes: erotic, exotic, and . . tempermental !!
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~FRANCESCO SIMETI . . ‘REFUGIUM’ / ASSEMBLY ROOM |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 25th, 2019, 8:11am
SO, YEAH . . . . !!
I DID find . . a car !!
flew in . . on the wheels of a silver chariot.
like a thief-in-the-night, with crew in hand.
nothing’s better, than a kid . . with a silver Audi.
TED GAHL . . ‘ZEN PAINTINGS’
OPENED SAT OCT 12 / 6 – 9 PM
show runs thru . . NOV 16, 2019 / BY APP’T
VICKI, 327 Liberty St., Newburgh, NY 12550 / www.vicki.fun
TED GAHL
‘Wake up and zen.’
this was my fav piece / it was very ‘passive-aggressive’ inter-active /
& you could even take it home, and it would continue performing, as long as you re-filled the incense.
imagine showing that off – to your friends !!
and ps,it’s aroma fills the room . . like a blanket
like a house on fire, next door . . with the right brand.
very functional, as well as being . . a flat-out art statement.
the fact that it stood vertically / attached upright to a wall,
as opposed to your standard incense holder, which sits on the tabletop /
allowed a very Freudian . . sequence to repeat, over & over.
when first placed in, the reddish velvety incense stick – is as rigid as hell /
pointing right at – you.
I caught here, at the down-time of the endless cycle / of life.
it was also a little bit of an illusion, but extremely realistic, definite based in real time / like a micro-viewing, of a fire.
broken down to / just one full element / an exercise in . . singularity.
in other words, it was very much the dance of the . . MALE.
(written in zen code !!)
TED GAHL, ‘Offering Painting’, 2019.
acrylic on panel, Nag Champa incense / 14 x 11 in.
($2,500)
I think it even comes with a . . free refill ?
this is the one to use / if you want to keep it . . REAL.
the whole room was suffused in hypnotic aroma.
the lay-out of the show / with its sparse presentation, (very) small repeating canvases, non-working wooden bench, & a random ceramic Japanese-like tea bowl, was quite the . . Architectural Digest minimalist / but, that was an illusion.
the ambience was thick as magic / totally smokey / a trippy haze enveloping all.
*thick-as-thieves in the dark, I even caught my on ghost reflection – in the window.
you can catch the BBQ food cart, with its glowing embers, on fire in the night / & also smokey, btw.
reflecting from the other side of the glass window, Zen lightning. Zen arousal. Zen fable.
Zen . . rising ?
*thick-as-theives . . in the night: outlaw / underground
as in, “stealing the hqrd-core art scene away, from . . Brooklyn.”
TED GAH, at center . . .
flanked by the VICKI curators / and co-founders:
(L) SAMUEL BOEHM, and (R) DANIEL GIODANO
Ted Gahl’s ‘Zen Paintings’, behind them.
DAN LOXTON, and DANIEL GIORDANO.
Dan Loxton . . just opened up his own indie curatorial space, upstate.
called Uffizi, it’s a one room “intimate viewing room in the Hudson highlands” /
i.e. in his (rural) house, in Cold Spring, NY.
“Food, refreshments, refinement, skuzzgrime.”
the inaugural show is up now: “Qasi Pink” / Uffizi / Vegan Curry
on view by app’t /OCT 19 – Nov 10 / email: info.uffizi@gmail.com
it’s like . . the proverbial ‘chip’ off the ole marble block / Uffizi, Florence / Uffizi, Cold Spring.
well, Hudson Valley is certainly turning into the bonafide art hub, isn’t ?
see: Qasi Pink aka skuzzgrime on Youtube / with 2 subscribers (!!!)
a ‘touch’ too much nihilist pink . . punk chaos ?
DANIEL GIORDANO, Hudson Valley native, born and bred in Poughkeepsie,
& now based in Newburgh . . will be showing there mid-November.
ROSEMARY, and TED.
I refuse to allow the site, to become – just about . . the men.
meanwhile, outside . . Donald “Witt-it” Whitted was serving up the best fresh grilled turkey tacos ever, only $4 a pop, totally worth it.
Vicki Island food cart ? / no disappointment there.
Donald says he’s grilling up pulled ribs, at the next one.
the live coal fire BBQ / made the early Fall night air, as smokey & crisp – as the show, inside.
TED GAHL, ‘Untitled’, 2019.
acrylic on canvas / in artist’s own frame / 8 x 10 in.
($1,800)
and there I was, expecting to see black line / cartoon drawings.
whack.
ah, living life in the Zen lane / Up-state.
see: more install shots – on the gallery website
including the very non-functional wood bench & . . the very functional / Zen / tea bowl.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~TED GAHL . . ‘ZEN PAINTINGS’ at VICKI / THE LOW-DOWN !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 23rd, 2019, 2:46pm
anybody . . got a car ??
VICKI PRESENTS:
TED GAHL – ‘ZEN PAINTINGS’
OPENING SAT OCT 12, 2019 / STARTS at 6 PM
TACOS + BEER
VICKI, 327 Liberty St., Newburgh, NY 12550 / HUDSON VALLEY
HRS: BY APPOINTMENT
VICKI . . . is a tres !! tres !! very !! very !! cutting-edge, right on the bleeding edge / artist-run, curatorial space . . .
located on the storefront side / of an old industrial building / in what New Yorkers would call . . the ‘downtown’ / i.e. formerly glorious & industrial, then distressed, & now . . re-purposed.
VICKI . . . is run by artists: DANIEL GIORDANO & SAMUEL BOEHM
see: VICKI.FUN
@vickivickivickivicki
PS: bring $10 – Vicki produced a great little zine of drawings by Ted, to be available at the opening.
yep, I’m getting one, or two – fer sure !!!!
UPDATE: just show up !! / the ‘ZEN’ zine is going to be . . . FREE !!!!
see: TED GAHL – ARTIST WEBSITE
follow: @tedgahl / IG
~TED GAHL . . ‘ZEN PAINTINGS’ / VICKI, NEWBURGH, NY / OPENING SAT OCT 12 / STARTS 6 PM |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 10th, 2019, 10:21am
anybody – got a jet plane ??
LA CAPITE / @lacipte . . .
a roving / pop-up artist . . ‘space’ / run by artists: MARGAUX DEWARRAT / @mgxltd, & LINE CHEVALLEY / line_ch & PIERRY JAQUILLARD
based in Switzerland !!!
Presents:
KELLY TISSOT / @ke_ke_keke_ke_ke_ & her pop-up: ‘Cold-Eared Cow’
SUNDAY OCT 13, 2019 / 13h – 18h
Zone Industrielle de Bois Genoud
ps: La Capite translates something like, . . . ‘get it ???’
see: MARGAUX DEWARRAT – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
note: Ms. Dewarrat showed her work in a group show at Chinatown’s new artist-run .. A.D. Gallery, 19 Monroe St., under Essex Flowers, this past summer . . 2019.
see: www.adnyc/co/
KELLY TISSOT . . recently showed work in a group show, ‘Le Lucky’, curated by JOSEP MAYNOU, at HVW8 GALLERY, in BERLIN, which opened last Feb 2019.
see: JOSEP MAYNOU – BOMBON PROJECTS
see: HVW8 GALLERY – BERLIN
~LA CAPITE . . KELLY TISSOT / ‘COLD-EARED COW’ / SWITZERLAND |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 10th, 2019, 9:30am
how about a little – time travel ??
JAENA KWON – STUDIO VISIT / OCT 9, 2014.
incl: JAMES MILLER & NICHOLAS STEINDORF !!
see: JAENA KWON – GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN .. STUDIO VISIT – OCT 9, 2014
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~JAENA KWON . . FLASHBACK !! / GREENPOINT OPEN STUDIOS, OCT 2014 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 10th, 2019, 9:17am
re: Fables
re: Runes, Spells, Hexcraft & Charms / early Norwegian/Germanic settlers of Pennsylvania, etc. etc. etc. / Magic
“The Northern Runes, and Other Magical Alphabets . . .
Among the Norse and Germanic people there developed a system of writing known as runes. Developed in the early Middle Ages, this system of writing is returning to popularity today (2002), and is especially used in magical workings.There are now many people who do divination with these runes.”
~’HEX & SPELLWORK’ – ‘The Magical Practices of the Pennsylvania Dutch ‘/ written by KARL HERR, Hexenmeister.
Published 2002 / Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC / York Beach, Maine / with offices in Boston, MASS. Printed in Canada (!!)
‘ANTONE KONST: LOVE & FEAR’ . . . ‘NICOLE EISENMAN: NINETEEN NINETIES’
OPENED WED SEPT 11th / aka . . 9/11 / the WTC take-down / the 18th anniversary, so yeah . . already a . . ‘loaded’ situation.
the show runs thru . . . OCT 26, 2019
TILTON GALLERY, 8 EAST 76th STREET / UP-TOWN / NYC 10021
PIX FROM THE OPENING / WED SEPT 11, 2019
ANTONE KONST, and JOHN ANGLES . . at the opening.
ANTONE KONST, ‘Bird Song (black)’, 2019.
Plaster, burlap, hydrocal, polystyrene, pigment, flashe, shellac, polyester, resin, cotton string, paper pulp, steel, plywood, polymer clay, foam-coat, acrylic, Black Oil Sunflower Seed / 65 x 84 x 37 in.
more Hansel & Gretel, than . . . Hobbit ?
detail, ‘Bird Song (black)’.
magical, yes. witchcraft / maybe ?
but still . . more protection charm / bird song than . . say, Arabian Nights.
ANTONE KONST, ‘Frog in the Fog’ 2019
oil on canvas / 67 x 37 in.
More ‘Frog and Toad’, than . . GOT / Game of Thrones.
still, gentle is only . . as gentle does.
there’s also greater unknown / fate / in the mystery of life and a new-found vulnerability in birthing . . a human child. that’s why we have Fairy Tales, Cautions & nursery rhymes.
JERRY BLACKMAN, in front of . . .
ANTONE KONST, ‘Juggler’, 2019.
acrylic, styrofoam, screws, on canvas / 78 x 48 x 5.25 in.
‘Juggler’ . . had real / ‘balls’ . . attached to it’s surface.
bottom, left-hand corner.
bottom border / trolls, or . . . brooding Buddha feet ?
always, keep one eye – open / just as the birds sing, the garden still grows dark . . at night.
RICHARD TUTTLE and . . CONNIE TILTON.
behind them, NICOLE EISENMAN’S co-exhibit . . across the hall /
‘NICOLE EISENMAN: Nineteen Nineties’.
NICOLE EISENMAN . . .
damn, she’s fierce.
NICOLE EISEMAN, ‘Self Portrait with Pirate’, 1996.
oil on wood panel / 64 x 48 in.
cowboy / pirate . . myths & fables.
MARTHA TUTTLE and JAMES MILLER . .
NICOLE EISENMAN painting – behind them.
ANTONE KONST, large neon sculpture – in the garden behind the gallery, at night.
ANTONE KONST, ‘Praying Woman’, 2018.
neon mounted on panel / 44 x 34 in.
CHIS WATTS, and JAENA KWON . . in the garden / after-party.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
see: RUNES – Wikipedia
A Younger Futhark inscription on the 12th C. Vaksala Runestone in Sweden
source: Vaksalastenen Runes – Wiki
an inscription, (note the: 3 x 1 in. letter / word block format),
using cipher runes, the Elder Futhark and the Younger Futhark, on the 9th C. Rok Runestone in Sweden.
source: Rokstenen – WiKi
a ‘bracteate, from approx AD 400, which features the ‘charm’ word: ‘ALU’, with a depiction of a horse & a man’s head, & a swastika. apparently the exact meaning of the word ‘Alu’ . . is under some dispute, but it is generally agreed upon to ‘represent’ . . ‘an instance of historical runic magic’. it is the most common of the early runic .. ‘charms’.
source: Alu – wikwi
maybe . . .
it’s a ‘mind-set’ / an empowerment / a spell / a protection ?
the swastika was originally, and in many cultures . . across the globe, a symbol of prosperity & good fortune / well-being esp in the home.
painting – is a mind-set, for sure . . anyways.
usually. . having magic, being magical, or referencing.
this particular night . . shook me up.
it was very much . . a kind of ‘loaded’ ghost-ship of a night, across the spectrum.
~ANTONE KONST . . ‘LOVE & FEAR’ / NICOLE EISENMAN . . ‘NINETEEN NINETIES’ / TILTON GALLERY / OPENING PIX |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 8th, 2019, 11:44am
subtext: symbolist
seekers of undiscovered . . gems !!
sometimes called folk art, outsider art & just plain . . vibrant emotional & expressive art /
if you aren’t (solely) into . . certified labels & careers.
this is YOUR . . weekend.
Go forth & FORAGE !!!!
see: 28th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour 2019 / OCT 3 – 6, 2019 at various locations – throughout Jersey City, including the Heights !!
hey, y’all !!
meet ERIN JENSEN . . .
my Jersey City Heights – BFF & partner in all things thrifting, funny, family & . . cool.
what can I say ?
some people are just natural-born funny, and innate creative.
well, right off-the-bat funny: Erin is not one drop Irish, she’s from sturdy Welsh & Swiss, with a little Danish thrown in there / immigrant stock . . the tough pioneers who came to this country more than a century ago – to log the forests, settling in the west, Washington State, right on the coast. growing up, she used to visit her maternal grandparents there all the time, so there’s def some of that western folklore in them there genes.
but, she actually grew up in Santa Barbara, California . . so she’s a California girl, through & through. her family home was classic mid-century modern, with a great view of the ocean, and she’s always, always, been interested in art, art history & illustration.
I find the Welsh genes of note / so ancient deeply pagan & magical.
this is so classic – naive ‘femme’ symbolism / or what !!
reaching deep in, I so love art – in the wild.
raw spaces, basement studios, etc, etc.
you know – where they come to life, in the secret spaces.
like mushrooms.
Erin has 2 boys, interestingly . . her hubby Noe is of Mexican descent, growing up on a horse farm, in Oaxaca . . which Erin has visited many times / so you can see the Mexican ‘flores’ influence blooming throughout – both in color palette & folk art subjects, as well.
‘flores’.
this one seems very folk art, but different from the others. she says it’s based on a famous ‘European’ painting. it strikes me as very ‘Russian’ / it reminds me of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’.
which is a funny thought / Old World Northern European meets southern Mexican / via California Beach Boys . . . and comes out: Yiddish ?
Erin Jensen’s work . . .
can be found in the Vietnam Vets Community Center – at Pershing Field, up in the Heights.
the price range on the works is: approx $400-$600.
they are variously, oil or acrylic paint – on canvas.
the show at the Pershing Field venue was curated by long-time / Art Tour organizers: DIANE LOMBARDI & ELAINE JAMES.
so, Yeah, go forth and . . . FORAGE / buy LOCAL !!!!!!!!!!
there’s some real good art – up here in the Heights !!!!!!!!
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~ERIN JENSEN . . 28th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour / Community Center / Pershing Field |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 5th, 2019, 8:21am
subtext: sucker-punch realism
pick your poison . . . !!
white trash hillbilly, or . . Southern black bumpkins !!
‘Neither Devils Nor Divines’ – Rebecca Morgan, Mark Thomas Gibson
opened Sat Sept 14
the show runs thru . . OCT 13, 2019.
Mother Gallery, 1154 North Ave, Beacon NY 12508
note: Rebecca Morgan courtesy of Asya Geisberg Gallery, NY / Mark Thomas Gibson courtesy of Fredricks & Freiser, NY
more background: ‘Neither Devils Nor Divines’ / Press release – Mother
list & photos of works: list of works / Mother
OPENING NIGHT – PIX !!!!
REBECCA MORGAN . . with the limited edition, custom design ‘Corn Cob Bumpkin’ ‘Handkerchief’/ ‘bandanna’,
ROCK SOUP produced for her, $25.
yes !! of course, I got one – when they first came out.
see: ROCK SOUP
Rebecca Morgan, hand-built porcelain jugs.
I had only seen these in photographs / it was such a great exhilaration to examine them in the – round.
I am also, absolutely c-r-a-z-y – for the gallery’s . . authentic / raw, up-cycled space !!
these are raw, new visions / like most of the work on this gallery’s agenda – and, they are not quite ready to be behind static, sacred ‘museum’ display cases yet !!
come on . . art world, let the new art: rebel, revel, and . . reveal !!
a little bit first, before you encase them – with ‘certified’ branding.
now that’s a . . . fierce one.
more like a tantric Tibetan Buddhist god of death, change . . & warning / a guardian.
than a clueless, horny . . ‘ruralist’, lol.
REBECCA MORGAN, ‘Oatmeal Jug’, 2015.
Porcelain / 6.50 x 4 x 3.50 in.
($1,400.)
she might be a dirty girl (!!), but she sure looks sweet – to me.
REBECCA MORGAN, ‘Dirty Girl’, 2014.
oil on panel / 20 x 18 in.
($2,800.)
this bloke – was a fav.
just something about how the face is modeled, really fascinated me.
prob coming from the use of . . graphite, as well as oil paint.
REBECCA MORGAN, ‘Hunter or Hipster Male’, 2012.
Graphite & oil on panel / 26 x 22 in.
($3,200.)
MARK THOMAS GIBSON, with his found puppy Mars, short for Marsden Hartley.
now here is a guy who just radiates with a secret, street smart, folktale, & maybe even, political . . sense of humor, and an down-to-earth self-awareness.
L: MARK THOMAS GIBSON, ‘Self-Portrait – Beach Front’, 2019.
ink on paper, 55 x 76 in.
($8,000.)
R: MARK THOMAS GIBSON, ‘Self-Portrait – Sunshine State’, 2019.
Ink on paper, 55 x 76 in.
($8,000.)
MARK THOMAS GIBSON, ‘Self-Portrait – The Quiet Storm’, 2019.
Ink on paper / 55 x 76 in.
($8,000.)
it kinda says to me . . I give-up / this world is nuts.
it’s raw, but tender / cartoonish – but straightforward.
very thrilling, in fact. in a quiet, under-the-radar way.
great draftsmanship / great compositioon, but above all – heart-strings pulling / funny.
come on, lighten up world / crack a few jokes.
it’s got that gentle humor of ‘Uncle Remus’.
but make no mistake, underneath it all – is an abstract painter !!
just consider the lyrical wash of the color, and the dreamy yet tight, infra-structure.
little did I know what kind of busy bee / hard-core rebel artists hornets nest,
I was about to kick over – when I innocently stepped into this upstate scene / acting on an invite from Daniel Giordano & Samuel Boehm . . / of Vicki !!
the most fun scene right now, no holds bared.
the art & the artists . . amped up / vibrant, dynamic & well . . . they sucker-punch it – to ya.
every time.
no doubt about it.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~REBECCA MORGAN, MARK THOMAS GIBSON . . ‘NEITHER DEVILS NOR DIVINES’ / MOTHER, BEACON / OPENING PIX |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 3rd, 2019, 10:48am
subtext: sucker-punch realism
‘NEITHER DEVILS NOR DIVINES’
REBECCA MORGAN & MARK THOMAS GIBSON
OPENS SAT SEPT 14 / 5-8
& runs thru . . OCT 13, 2019
MOTHER GALLERY, 1154 North Ave., Beacon, NY 12508
more background: Press Release / Mother Gallery
Rebecca Morgan, ‘Granny Huffer’, 2015.
oil and graphite on panel / 10 x 8 in.
image courtesy: Mother Gallery / Asya Geisberg Gallery
Mark Thomas Gibson, ‘Self Portrait – Smooth Sailing’, 2019.
ink on paper / 55 x 76 in.
image courtesy: Mother Gallery / Fredericks & Freiser Gallery
~REBECCA MORGAN, MARK THOMAS GIBSON . . ‘NEITHER DEVILS NOR DIVINES’ / MOTHER GALLERY, BEACON NY / OPENS SAT SEPT 14 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 13th, 2019, 9:52pm
57W57ARTS PRESENTS:
SAMUEL BOEHM . . ‘Forget-Me-Knots’ in the WAITING ROOM
and . .
CHARLES GOLDMAN . . ‘DBLD’ in the PROJECT SPACE
up thru . . OCT 24, 2019
57W57ARTS
DANIEL GIORDANO in black cap, with SAMUEL BOEHM . .
they are quite opposing in their work, and character . . though they make for great yin yang partners-in-art !!
great friends / they also co-founded & run . .
VICKI, a cutting edge curatorial space in Newburgh, NY.
the next show is: Ted Gahl – ‘Zen Paintings’ / Sat Oct 12, 2019
SAMUEL BOEHM . .
L: ‘real Man’, 2019.
oil, wax, and acrylic on canvas / 12 x 10 in.
R:’Star painting’ (delco), 2019.
oil, wax, and acrylic on canvas / 12 x 10 in.
&, yes . . turns out it is – a real waiting room, couches and all.
the work was very benevolent, in the setting. all peace & subtle play / no hard edges,
though . . there certainly were some.
SAMUEL BOEHM . .
L: ‘Real man’ (Windswept), 2018-19
oil, wax, and acrylic on canvas / 12 x 10 in.
C: ‘K Painting’, 2017.
oil, wax, and acrylic on canvas / 12 x 10 in.
R: ‘Star Painting (Saboten)’, 2019.
oil, wax, and acrylic on canvas / 12 x 10 in.
CHARLES GOLDMAN, with his art work in the Project Space at 57W57ARTS.
CHARLES GOLDMAN, ‘RE>CRETE>jj’, 2018.
RE>CRETE>, vinyl strap, styrofoam, metal / 55-1/2 x 61 x 22 in.
CHARLES GOLDMAN, ‘Distant Painting (25-25-50-50)’, 2019.
ink on plexi glass, cyanotype on fabric, wood & hardware / 32 x 4 x 38 in.
Daniel Giordano – at the left.
SUE RAVITZ, owner/director of 57W57ARTS, with her own . . ‘handiwork’ – behind her.
SUE RAVITZ, colorfield / & tightly patterned . . needlepoint.
def, see: SUE RAVITZ – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~SAMUEL BOEHM, CHARLES GOLDMAN, SUE RAVITZ . . 57W57ARTS / OPENING PIX |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 13th, 2019, 2:07pm
