03/11/09

MIGHTY MINI MASTERPIECE

EAGLE VALLEY ARTIST ALLIANCE SEEKING MINI-MASTERPIECES

Eagle Valley Artist Alliance is offering artists of all ability the opportunity to make and exhibit miniature works of art. The local artist organization is providing blank post cards to anyone who wants to participate.

Just paint, draw, collage or sculpt on the postcard EVAA provides and mail it back by March 27. 

The postcards will then be exhibited at Loaded Joe’s in Avon during the month of April, with a reception on Friday, April 3rd.  The mini-masterpieces will be sold for just $10 each with proceeds going to help fund future EVAA events.

Members of the artist alliance came up with idea for the Mini-Masterpieces after hearing friends say they would like to own an original piece of art...

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02/19/09

What do you think of this Mark Gertler?

Merry-go-Round, by British artist Mark Gertler, portrays the what he saw as the nightmare of WW I. Both civilian and military figures are seemingly trapped on the  merry-go-round.   

Gertler, a conscientious objector, is thought to have painted the work after visiting an amusement park created specifically for disabled veterans. 

What do you think of this painting?

We're not looking for art historians or academic answers. Whatever your thoughts, we want to hear them.

Post your comment. Let’s hear what you think! 

Caption:  Mark Gertler,British, 1916

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01/15/09

Snowman by Gary Hume

1996  screen print on felt

Gary Hume represented Britain at the 1999 Venice Bienalle and is often associated with the YBA’s or Young British Artists, the best known of whom is Damien Hurst.  

Hume’s paintings and prints, bothrepresentational and non-representational, can be recognized by their flat appearance. 

The flatness, choice of imagery and color have lead to some of Hume’s work being described as melancholic.    In addition to screen prints, the artist has also created a series of snowmen sculptures, up to 10' high, finished with a high-gloss enamel in colors like soft pink, black and pine.

Like it?  Tell us what you think.   We’re not looking for scholarly studies just...

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