Thursday, March 29, 2012
New Show
Opening tonight a show of Watercolours by Lorene Taurerewa at Thermostat Gallery.
http://www.thermostat.co.nz/
Thursday, March 22, 2012
New Show at Schick Art Gallery
I will be showing with 11 other artists in the Schick Gallery show opening tomorrow night at Skidmore College, Saratoga, NY.
Contemplations and Conjectures:
12 Artists
March 23 - May 6, 2012
Gallery talk: Friday, March 23, 5 - 6PM
Opening reception: Fri., March 23, 6 - 7:30 PM
Artists' talk and opening reception are free and open to the public - please join us!Contemplations and Conjectures is an invitational group show featuring drawings by twelve contemporary artists: Sadaie Ayuko, Judith Ann Braun, Jeff Feld, Meg Hitchcock, Cynthia Ona Innis, Michael Schall, Charlotte Schulz, Ruijun Shen, Hiroyuki Shindo, Lorene Taurerewa, Antoinette Winters, and Sandy Winters.
Artists Judith Braun, Jeff Feld, Meg Hitchcock, Charlotte Schulz, and Antoinette Winters will participate in the gallery talk.
The contemporary definition of drawing is generally broad in scope, encompassing works created with a variety of tools and on diverse surfaces. Contemplations and Conjectures presents works that range from rigorous representation, such as Michael Schall’s graphite drawings presenting industrial architecture in surreal, ominous landscapes, to works that are unconventional in process or materials, like Judith Ann Braun’s ‘Wall Fingerings’ and Meg Hitchcock’s drawings made from excised holy texts.
Sadaie Ayuko, Untitled
Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper
Sadaie Ayuko (Kyoto, Japan) is an emerging artist who makes detailed, sensitive pen and ink drawings of plants and insects in a style that is directly representational, yet has echoes of traditional Japanese painting methods.
Judith Braun, Wall Fingering (detail)
Judith Ann Braun (Brooklyn, NY) makes ‘wall fingerings,’ site specific, abstract drawings done directly on a wall with her fingers and charcoal dust. She often employs self-imposed limitations (governing the direction or pressure of each mark, for example) that determine the ultimate outcome.
Jeff Feld, Untitled
InterOffice mail envelope, ink, enamel, graphite
Jeff Feld (Ridgewood, NY) is a former social worker whodraws, collages, and paints on inter-office envelopes, objects from the realm of offices and institutions. He works and reworks their surfaces, allowing uncertainties and imperfections, and arriving at pieces which combine utilitarian and aesthetic qualities.
Meg Hitchcock, Castle
Chapter 1 - 3 of Interior Castle, by Saint Teresa, cut from chapter 6 of Mysterium Conjunctionis, by CG Jung
Meg Hitchcock (Brooklyn, NY), collects holy texts from used bookstores and cuts them up letter by letter, in a labor-intensive process. She then reconfigures them, in visually striking patterns, to create passages from other religious texts. Her ‘cross-pollination’ of different spiritual traditions implies their shared source, an abiding sense of reverence.
Cynthia Ona Innis, Flare.Ink, acrylic, and satin fabric on wood
Cynthia Ona Innis (Oakland, CA) makes abstract works that combine drawing, painting, and collaged fabric. Her art is inspired by the cycles of nature; elements in drawings may refer to biomorphic forms or to botanical study of growth stages.
Michael Schall, Rebuilding the Quarries
Graphite on paper
Michael Schall (Brooklyn, NY ) makes highly detailed, labor-intensive charcoaldrawings that depict industrial architecture in ominous landscapes, alternate universes that are both compelling and unsettling. He is interested in issues pertaining to the environment and to the ‘beauty and arrogance of technology.’
Charlotte Schulz, Territories (detail)
Charcoal on paper
Charlotte Schulz (Danbury, CT) creates narrative charcoal drawings that fuse historical catastrophes with domestic interiors, architecture, and otherworldly landscapes. Her works often incorporate folds or bends in the paper as part of their structure, creating unexpected shifts in the perceived space of the work.
Ruijun Shen, Ladies
Transparent film, pen on Plexi
Ruijun Shen (Guangzhou, China) makes line drawings that use a stream-of-consciousness, Surrealist sensibility, and combine influences from traditional Eastern philosophy and contemporary Western culture.
Hiroyuki Shindo, Untitled
Ink on paper
Hiroyuki Shindo (Kyoto, Japan) is primarily a textile artist known for his use of indigo dye. Concurrently, he makes ink drawings that employ skillful brush techniques; their simplified, bold elements often have the impact of a Motherwell abstraction.
Lorene Taurerewa, See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
Charcoal on paper
Lorene Taurerewa (Brooklyn, NY) makes large-scale figurative drawings whose characters appear to enact theatrical narratives. Dramatic changes in scale and value are employed, evoking satire, dream, and danger. Taurerewa uses her own life and her childhood in New Zealand as a source for her imagery.
Antoinette Winters, Convergence (detail)
Mixed media on mylar on paper
Antoinette Winters (Waltham, MA) reassembles remnants and leftovers from a decade of discarded drawings, exploring the variety of ways that disparate parts can achieve a new meaning. She uses a narrow horizontal format that echoes her interest in Japanese scrolls and visual narrative.
Sandy Winters, She Takes You Down to the River
Flashe, watercolor, graphite on paper
Sandy Winters (New York, NY) makes work in which the biomorphic and the mechanical merge, becoming at once ominous and playful. She uses drawing, painting, relief printing, and collage techniques, and is interested in the tension between creative and destructive forces in nature and in human society.
Artists Judith Braun, Jeff Feld, Meg Hitchcock, Charlotte Schulz, and Antoinette Winters will participate in the gallery talk.
The contemporary definition of drawing is generally broad in scope, encompassing works created with a variety of tools and on diverse surfaces. Contemplations and Conjectures presents works that range from rigorous representation, such as Michael Schall’s graphite drawings presenting industrial architecture in surreal, ominous landscapes, to works that are unconventional in process or materials, like Judith Ann Braun’s ‘Wall Fingerings’ and Meg Hitchcock’s drawings made from excised holy texts.
Sadaie Ayuko, Untitled
Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper
Sadaie Ayuko (Kyoto, Japan) is an emerging artist who makes detailed, sensitive pen and ink drawings of plants and insects in a style that is directly representational, yet has echoes of traditional Japanese painting methods.
Judith Braun, Wall Fingering (detail)
Judith Ann Braun (Brooklyn, NY) makes ‘wall fingerings,’ site specific, abstract drawings done directly on a wall with her fingers and charcoal dust. She often employs self-imposed limitations (governing the direction or pressure of each mark, for example) that determine the ultimate outcome.
Jeff Feld, Untitled
InterOffice mail envelope, ink, enamel, graphite
Jeff Feld (Ridgewood, NY) is a former social worker whodraws, collages, and paints on inter-office envelopes, objects from the realm of offices and institutions. He works and reworks their surfaces, allowing uncertainties and imperfections, and arriving at pieces which combine utilitarian and aesthetic qualities.
Meg Hitchcock, Castle
Chapter 1 - 3 of Interior Castle, by Saint Teresa, cut from chapter 6 of Mysterium Conjunctionis, by CG Jung
Meg Hitchcock (Brooklyn, NY), collects holy texts from used bookstores and cuts them up letter by letter, in a labor-intensive process. She then reconfigures them, in visually striking patterns, to create passages from other religious texts. Her ‘cross-pollination’ of different spiritual traditions implies their shared source, an abiding sense of reverence.
Cynthia Ona Innis, Flare.Ink, acrylic, and satin fabric on wood
Cynthia Ona Innis (Oakland, CA) makes abstract works that combine drawing, painting, and collaged fabric. Her art is inspired by the cycles of nature; elements in drawings may refer to biomorphic forms or to botanical study of growth stages.
Michael Schall, Rebuilding the Quarries
Graphite on paper
Michael Schall (Brooklyn, NY ) makes highly detailed, labor-intensive charcoaldrawings that depict industrial architecture in ominous landscapes, alternate universes that are both compelling and unsettling. He is interested in issues pertaining to the environment and to the ‘beauty and arrogance of technology.’
Charlotte Schulz, Territories (detail)
Charcoal on paper
Charlotte Schulz (Danbury, CT) creates narrative charcoal drawings that fuse historical catastrophes with domestic interiors, architecture, and otherworldly landscapes. Her works often incorporate folds or bends in the paper as part of their structure, creating unexpected shifts in the perceived space of the work.
Ruijun Shen, Ladies
Transparent film, pen on Plexi
Ruijun Shen (Guangzhou, China) makes line drawings that use a stream-of-consciousness, Surrealist sensibility, and combine influences from traditional Eastern philosophy and contemporary Western culture.
Hiroyuki Shindo, Untitled
Ink on paper
Hiroyuki Shindo (Kyoto, Japan) is primarily a textile artist known for his use of indigo dye. Concurrently, he makes ink drawings that employ skillful brush techniques; their simplified, bold elements often have the impact of a Motherwell abstraction.
Lorene Taurerewa, See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
Charcoal on paper
Lorene Taurerewa (Brooklyn, NY) makes large-scale figurative drawings whose characters appear to enact theatrical narratives. Dramatic changes in scale and value are employed, evoking satire, dream, and danger. Taurerewa uses her own life and her childhood in New Zealand as a source for her imagery.
Antoinette Winters, Convergence (detail)
Mixed media on mylar on paper
Antoinette Winters (Waltham, MA) reassembles remnants and leftovers from a decade of discarded drawings, exploring the variety of ways that disparate parts can achieve a new meaning. She uses a narrow horizontal format that echoes her interest in Japanese scrolls and visual narrative.
Sandy Winters, She Takes You Down to the River
Flashe, watercolor, graphite on paper
Sandy Winters (New York, NY) makes work in which the biomorphic and the mechanical merge, becoming at once ominous and playful. She uses drawing, painting, relief printing, and collage techniques, and is interested in the tension between creative and destructive forces in nature and in human society.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Exhibition by Lorene Taurerewa at Thermostat Gallery, New Zealand
I have just sent a small series of new watercolours to the gallery today.
The last time I showed a series of watercolours was at Suite Gallery in Wellington, NZ in 2010. Obviously it's been a while since I had a solo show in NZ so interested to see how it all looks. I love the gallery space and its curatorial take on shows.
Opening 30 March - 19 April 2012
Thermostat Art Gallery
Palmerston North
New Zealand
Thermostat Gallery: http://www.thermostat.co.nz/
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
SmallWorks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
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| The SmallWorks Gallery is a new gallery recently opened in Brisbane, Australia. I will be exhibiting with SmallWorks in June, 2012. Click on the link to see the artists represented. |
Friday, March 9, 2012
Contemplations and Conjectures:12 Artists
I will be participating along with fellow artists Jeff Feld, Meg Hitchcock, Sandy Winters, Charlotte Schultz, Sadaie Ayuko, Antoinette Winters, Michael Schall, ruijun Shen, Cynthia Ona Innis, Judith Ann Braun and Hiroyuki Shindo in the upcoming show Contemplations and Conjectures at Skidmore College, Saratoga, 23rd of March - May 6th
hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, charcoal on paper (detail)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Lorene Taurerewa shows a selection of paintings at Fountain Art Fair, 69th Armory, NY
FOUNTAIN ART FAIR, 69th ARMORY , New York
I am exhibiting at the The Fountain Art Fair openening on the 9th, 2012.
Hours & Special Events:
I am exhibiting at the The Fountain Art Fair openening on the 9th, 2012.
Joe Iurato. Lion, 2012. Stencil, spray paint and latex on wood panels. 20' x 8'.
Fountain Art Fair New York at the 69th Regiment Armory
March 9–11, 2012 | 68 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street
New York, NY (March 5, 2012) - Fountain Art Fair, known for its delightfully rebellious tendencies and inclination to challenge the status quo, will open the doors of its seventh New York exhibition on Friday, March 9 at the historic 69th Regiment Armory (68 Lexington Ave at 25th St).
Keeping its signature street art edge, Fountain will feature 18 of today’s most infamous street artists - over half of them female - in a sprawling 200-foot installation both inside and outside the 69th Armory. The installation, with contributions by Chris Stain, Know Hope, GILF, Joe Iurato, LMNOP, Elle, ShinShin, and more, is curated by street art champion Samson Contompasis, director of The Marketplace Gallery.
Site-specific installations and other surprises will abound at Fountain, including Abraham Lubelski’s large-scale installation 250,000 Works on Paper and Ryan Cronin’s 35-foot inflatable pink bunny hovering above the fray.
Among Fountain’s 60 outstanding exhibitors, the fair’s usual focus on cutting-edge Brooklyn galleries and artists will be complimented this year by 10 international galleries from Korea, Japan, Germany, France, and Canada. Contemporary visual performances curated by Jill McDermid will take place throughout the weekend; check the website for details!
For respite from the art fair frenzy, attendees can head to Fountain’s LOOSEWORLD Lounge, where Pernod Absinthe will be providing specialty cocktails while LOOSEWORLD, a multi-media creative agency, sets the scene with special video projects. In addition, Fountain will be graciously hydrated by Drink Mercy, Bomb Lager, Bulldog Gin, Alacran, Tequila, Medea Vodka, Fresh Art House, and IZZE’s Sparkling Juice.
Three special on-site events you don’t want to miss:
VIP & Press Preview: Friday March 9, 1pm-7pm
Get an exclusive first look at Fountain’s outstanding roster of exhibitors and discover impressive new artwork before anyone else. During the VIP Preview, Prohibition Bakery will provide a selection of its boozey cupcakes for adults in the VIP & Press Lounge. Artist-led tours of the fair, curated by Uprise Art, will also be available. Click here for details on how to become a Fountain VIP.
Artlog Public Opening Reception: Friday March 9, 7pm-11pmContemporary art gurus Artlog host Fountain’s Public Opening Reception, featuring an appearance by the defiant art-improv collective Art Liars, undeniably danceable beats by NSR, a live performance by psych-rockers Spirit Animal, and a DJ set by New York legend and street art pioneer Fab 5 Freddy - who will also be exhibiting his artwork. Also be sure to catch Hairachy, a 17-minute multidimensional aerial performance by Seanna Sharpe and Mad Sharpe Production, presented by Creamhotel.
Art For Progress Party: Saturday March 10, 7pm-11pm
With live music, interactive fashion, performance art, and DJs, this evening presented by Fountain's nonprofit partner Art For Progress is not to be missed. Featuring Comandante Zero of Brooklyn, Red Baron of Philadelphia, designers Iliana Quander and Allyson Jacobs, among other exciting talents from Art for Progress, a nonprofit arts organization committed to the cultivation and support of emerging artists.
Visitors can also interact with Fountain online - media sponsor SCVNGR will be providing fun mobile challenges throughout the fair, and join the conversation on Twitter by following @FountainArtFair!
Get your tickets to Fountain in advance! Discounted tickets are available online.
Fountain New York 2012 Exhibitors:5 Pointz Art Space * Albany Center Gallery * Andrew Kennelly and Eric Tureski* Active Ideas Productions * Art For Progress * Artist Collective * Art Mazinga Gallery * Asan Gallery * Big Deal Arts * BLUDOG 10003/NOT ME * Broadway Gallery* Bushwick Gallery * Charlie K Art Space * Cheap & Plastique * creamhotel * curcioprojects presents: Christopher Hart Chambers and Michael Zansky * Dacia Gallery * Dumb One!/ Empirical Art * Evo Love * Fab 5 Freddy * Fine Arts International * Francesca Arcilesi Fine Art * Front Room Gallery * Gallery DEN * Gallery G2* * GILF !* Glasschord * Grace Exhibition Space * Hullaballoo Collective * Ian Ross * iArt-4 Collective * Javier Jimenez * K & P Gallery * Kelsey Marie * KESTING / RAY * Lambert Fine Arts * Leslie Lyons * Marianne Nems * Mark Demos * Mayjune Gallery * Michael X Rose * Microscope Gallery * Mighty Tanaka * Mind the Art * MUNCH GALLERY * Murder Lounge * Now Gallery * Post Nature Art * Republic Worldwide * Ross Brodar and Daniel Belardinelli * Sarah Trouche * Solo(s) Project House * Station 16 *The Body Paint Gallery (AKA Gallery ML) * The G-Spot * The Marketplace Gallery * Tinca Art * Uprise Art * YES Gallery * Zoom Gallery
Fountain Art Fair New York at the 69th Regiment Armory
March 9–11, 2012 | 68 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street
Hours & Special Events:
Friday 3/9
VIP &Press Preview: 1pm–7pm
Artlog presents Opening Reception: 7pm-11pm
Saturday 3/10
General public hours: 1pm–7pm
Art For Progress Saturday Party: 7pm–11pm
Sunday 3/11
General public hours: 1pm–7pm
Tickets:
At the door: $10 daily / $15 weekend pass
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Opening night at the Brucennial 2012
Goodbye Mike Kelly, Julian Schnabel
Keith Haring
Damien Hirst Spot Painting
I arrived early and had time before the crush to have a good look at the work spread over several levels of the gallery space. Lots of lesser known artists along with artists of note Damien Hirst spot painting, Mike Kelley, Cindy Sherman, Damien Hirst, Sigmar Polke, Julian Schnabel, Anselm Reyle, Francesco Clemente, Aurel Schmidt, Dan Colen, David Salle, George Condo, Rashid Johnson, Dash Snow, Terence Koh, Richard Prince, Joseph Beuys, Scott Campbell, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tom Sachs, Andy Warhol (collaboration).
The Whitney vs. The Brucennial: http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/art/the-battle-of-the-opening-receptions-whitney-biennial-vs-brucennial
Video of Brucennial opening night: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vernissagetv/the-brucennial-2012_b_1315767.html
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