{"id":40022,"date":"2019-05-08T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T15:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=40022"},"modified":"2019-05-08T17:26:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T22:26:09","slug":"big-ringer-opening-pix-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2019\/05\/08\/big-ringer-opening-pix-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"~’BIG RINGER’ . . OPENING PIX !! – PART II"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘BIG RINGER’ . . . ORGANIZED & CURATED BY ANDREW GUENTHER \/ aka EAT THE LEAF
\nOVER 100 ARTISTS . . . RE-IMAGINE \/ THE ENGAGEMENT RING
\nUP THRU . . . JUNE 8, 2019
\nANDREW EDLIN GALLERY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MORE:‘BIG RINGER’ – ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n

PIX FROM THE OPENING – PART II \/ SAT APRIL 25, 2019<\/p>\n

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\nNICHOLAS STEINDORF \/ right: BRIAN WILLMONT
\nwoof . .
\nI was so<\/strong> glad to find out NICHOLAS STEINDORF’S 3 part, sultry offering . . was all about being (the only) ‘multiple edition’, in the show – and, not about wanting maybe . .. 3 wives ?!!<\/p>\n

NICHOLAS STEINDORF, ‘ONION RING RING’, 2019.
\nBurger King onion ring, resin \/ 1 x 1 in.<\/p>\n

BRIAN WILLMONT, ‘Monument to Eternity’, 2019.
\nAcrylic paint, 3.5 x 3.5 in.<\/p>\n

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\nfrom the show’s curator . . ANDREW GUENTHER,
\nwho paints under @andrewguenther_art & makes jewelry under @eattheleaf.
\nthe ‘south’ side . . of eternity & desire.
\nANDREW GUENTHER, ‘Fly’, 2019. Resin, dead fly. 1 x 1 in.<\/p>\n

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\nSASHA FISHMAN, ‘Sticky & Toothless’, 2019.
\nLost teeth, resin, gold leaf, polymers, found pearl, hot glue, urrethane, vinyl, brass. 3 x 3 x 3 in.<\/p>\n

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\nALEXANDER DESCHAMPS, ‘(C)ASH 4 GOLD’, 2019.
\nBrass and acrylic \/ 0.75 x 1 x 1.25 in.<\/p>\n

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\nJONATHAN TRACY, ‘Desiccated Cartouche’, 2019.
\nVarious putty, ABS plastic, Lapis lazuli, and gold foil.
\n4.5 x 2 x 1.75 in.<\/p>\n

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\nALICIA GIBSON, ‘Dilirium of Negation’, 2019.
\nSynthetic hair, brass ring, wire, and costume jewelry.
\n3 in. in diameter.<\/p>\n

ALICIA GIBSON’s “memento mori” . . surprised me the most, just as to: scale.
\nin the Instagram photos, it had seemed sized to fit a finger, but it was larger.
\nit was kind of even: monumental on the ring scale !! and, way deep in meanings, too . .
\nmortality, death, vanity of earthly life & the “transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits” \/ google
\na reflection on: eternity in a deep, strong ancestral way. a strong bond, maybe even unto death.<\/p>\n

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\nTAMARA SANTIBANEZ, ‘Ring’, 2019.
\nPolymer clay, acrylic paint \/ 5x 3.5 in.<\/p>\n

picture that \/ upright, on your<\/strong> engagement finger.
\nit’s also so easy – to break a marriage \/ slightly chip a sharp point, and each time – more of the bond
\n . . chips away.<\/p>\n

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\nANTONE KONST, ‘Strong Ring’, 2019.
\nAirplane wire (steel), acrylic. \/ 1 x 1 in.
\nall love should only be so strong, and stay, so . . tender.<\/p>\n

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\nTHOM COWAN, ‘Partners’, 2019.
\nClay, coral, acrylic, and wire \/ 7.5 x 7 in.
\nTHOM COWAN’S ‘ring’ . . covered all the bases, ‘partners’ going through cycles,
\nand ups-and- downs . . is pretty much it.
\nit helps to have some – playfulness. <\/p>\n

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\nhis piece reminded me of ANTONE KONST’S . . recent, over-size ‘FREE PEDDLER’ sculpture at Socrates Sculpture Park \/ Annual 2018. in the loopy-ness of form, and the sense of inner weariness, even though the story seems playful, the craziness of biology, reproduction, and the animal world in general.<\/p>\n

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\nthen, there’s that . . ‘ball & chain’.
\nThe ‘Free Peddler’ . . also<\/strong> had that sense of being ‘chained to a situation’, a life of endless trekking \/ hawking trinkets and wares, even if the exchange was free.
\nthe word: FABLE comes to mind.<\/p>\n

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\nTHOM COWAN . .
\nat the opening with his piece, to the top \/ left side.<\/p>\n

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\nthat other piece above, is by . . DOUG YOUNG, ‘Chromium Alum Ring’, 2019.
\nChromium alum, paper, paint, sterling silver \/ 5 x 5 x 5 in.<\/p>\n

it is probably . . the biggest ‘ rock’ in the room, rock n roll.
\n(as Walter Robinson . . would say.)<\/p>\n

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\nthe other ring hinted at.
\nBRANDEN KOCH, ‘today’s growth, tomorrow’s rings’, 2019.
\ngouache, ink, and acrylic polymer on cut pine.
\n4.5 x 2.25 x 1.25<\/p>\n

there was a ring, and even on occasion, a non-ring<\/strong> (!!) for every mind-set.
\nthough, this one looks like it should be embedded into our heads.
\nplease don’t burst my hopes, with your reality.
\nreach for the rainbow.<\/p>\n

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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