MODERNISM - WENDI NORRIS - GALLERY 16
ROCHA ART - A.MUSE - PAYNE MANSION
03.12.15
(with assistance from RWM)
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Modernism Gallery : James Hayward - Silence Technology; Stephen Somerstein - Marching for Freedom, Selma to Montgomery, 1965.
Review by RWM: Fascinating monochrome paintings by James Hayward allow the viewer to closely examine the artistic process. Broad brush strokes are taken here; one can notice different things about individual paintings, not just in terms of color, but also style. Some of the colors seem unusual is if created by the author. A fabulous encounter with how art is made.
Comment by AB: In the rear gallery, re-experience one of the great moments in American civil rights history through Stephen Somerstein's documentary photographs of the 1965 Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. In the front gallery, James Hayward's ultra-impasto paintings are as thick and rich as any you'll ever see.
Thick rich art closer by James Hayward at Modernism Gallery.
Art by James Hayward.
Intense impasto paintings by James Hayward.
James Hayward and his art at Modernism gallery.
Art by James Hayward closer.
Stephen Somerstein and his Selma March photographs at Modernism Gallery.
Selma, Alabama in 1965 - photograph by Stephen Somerstein.
Selma March photographs by Stephen Somerstein.
Photograph in above image closer.
Photograph of Joan Baez (right) by Stephen Somerstein.
Vintage Deep South photography by Stephen Somerstein.
Relative density - Stephen Somerstein and James Hayward art at Modernism Inc.
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Gallery Wendi Norris : Come With Me - Tomokazu Matsuyama; Yorgo Alexopoulos - Clouds.
Comment by AB: In the front gallery, sumptuous color-drenched cross-cultural fantasies by Tomokazu Matsuyama meld East with West, Japan and America in particular, and reference their influences on his upbringing. In the side gallery, faux computer systems by Yorgo Alexopoulos fascinate with their constantly flashing theatrics, each concealing a diorama, visible only from the rear, that appears to eerily reference a particular catastrophic event. Good show on both counts. Definitely recommended.
Art by Tomokazu Matsuyama closer at Gallery Wendi Norris.
Tomokazu Matsuyama art.
Art by Tomokazu Matsuyama.
Tomokazu Matsuyama and his art above closer at Gallery Wendi Norris.
Art by Tomokazu Matsuyama.
Tomokazu Matsuyama art.
Faux computer sculptures by Yorgo Alexopoulos.
Flashing computer sculpture in above image closer.
Yorgo Alexopoulos computer sculpture above from the rear.
Each Yorgo Alexopoulos computer sculpture has a diorama in the back.
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Gallery 16 : Rex Ray Memorial.
Comment by AB: This is really more of a celebration than a memorial, but sad just the same. Rex Ray brought joy to the lives of so many, not only through is art, but also his personality. This look back at his diverse and extensive oeuvre represents only a small sample of his considerable accomplishments.
Art by Rex Ray at Gallery 16.
Wall of works on paper by Rex Ray.
Art in above image closer.
Rex Ray also designed numerous rock concert posters and album covers.
Art by Rex Ray.
Rex Ray art.
Fans of the man - Rex Ray Memorial at Gallery 16.
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Rocha Art : Carly Ivan Garcia - That Was Then, This Is Now.
Comment by AB: Carly Ivan Garcia's vibrant energized abstractions each tell their own tale. All you have to do is ask.
Art by Carly Ivan Garcia at Rocha Art.
Carly Ivan Garcia art.
Large art by Carly Ivan Garcia.
Carly Ivan Garcia and his art in above image closer at Rocha Art.
Art by Carly Ivan Garcia.
Overview - Carly Ivan Garcia art show at Rocha Art.
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a.Muse Gallery : Monumental - Large scale Woodcuts and Monotypes by Sirima Sataman & Barry Ebner.
Comment by AB: The show's title sums it up. Sirima Sataman's road-trip woodcuts star a vintage VW van while Barry Ebner's architectural monotypes wax abstract.
Large woodcut art by Sirima Sataman at a.Muse Gallery.
Oversized woodcut art by Sirima Sataman.
Sirima Sataman and her art above closer at a.Muse Gallery.
Monoprint by Barry Ebner.
Barry Ebner art.
Long view - Sirima Sataman & Barry Ebner art show at a.Muse Gallery.
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Addendum:
Art by Dinara Omarova at Payne Mansion Hotel
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Dinara Omarova art at Payne Mansion Hotel.
Art (I think) by Dinara Omarova at Payne Mansion Hotel.
Venue - Dinara Omarova art show at Payne Mansion Hotel.
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