January Artists 2008

Mark Schlesinger

I make my own paint. As a fluid material, my paint is made not to dry as glossy as other water based acrylics, but as matte as wax. Also when dried it could stick to untraditional materials like plastic and vinyl grounds, it could shrink, warp, crinkle a flexible ground, roll an unsecured edge of a supple ground. Its surface could crack. It could be the glue that holds the painting together- the paint’s color to the ground, the ground to the rigid wood bar supports, and the wood bars to each other- in such a way that the painting appears to fragment and open up as easily as it comes together, sequencing how the painting was made, and locating the instability in the stability. Click images for larger view.

Mark Schlesinger

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DaNisha Sculpture

DaNisha Sculpture is a collaboration between Dan & Nisha Ferguson with Dan doing the sculpting and Nisha the drawing and painting. They use two materials: ceramic and bronze. The work consisting of three components: sculpture, drawing/painting and design. Click images for larger view.

DaNisha Sculpture, bronze

DaNisha Sculpture, ceramics

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Jean B. Laman

Jean B. Laman is a nationally and internationally renowned fiber artist. Handmade paper has been her primary focus since it is felt that it offers her an exciting vehicle for personal expression. Click images for larger view.

Jean B. Laman, handmade paper

Jean B. Laman, handmade paper

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Ruiz-Healy Art

Ruiz-Healy Art deals in modern and contemporary works of Latin American art – painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper.  The gallery represents significant emerging and mid-careers artists as well as acquires and places quality post-WWII and contemporary painting and drawings.  In addition, Ruiz-Healy Art assists and advises individuals and corporations to develop and focus their art collections through the personalized and confidential services of an independent art advisor. Ruiz-Healy Art is also active in the secondary market, featuring 20th Century Master Artists like Fernando Botero, Diego Rivera, Rene Portocarrero, Rufino Tamayo, Rodolfo Morales and Francisco Toledo.

“Silver Chair” by Pedro Friedeberg, silver leaf over carved mahogany

“Abillo” by Leonel Maciel, Oil on Canvas

“Centinela” by Eddie Martinez, Oil on Canvas

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Agnes Welsh Eyster

Before going to the other side, I received various awards in the watercolor world where I‘d worked for many years. The road from there to here has been challenging and scary, but also exciting. In those early days I was also active in volunteer organizations and wore stockings. Today I mostly mind my own business, wear Birkenstocks, and get regular tetanus shots. Sheet metal of all kinds, bottle caps, tin cans, wire, bottle caps and metal road-kill have found their way onto my canvas, and instead of wielding a paintbrush, the methods I use involve etching, embossing, plasma-cutting, shearing, drilling, hammering, riveting, and nailing. Although the medium differs from my earlier work, I still am faced with issues basic to all art: composition, design,  texture, aesthetics and content. For now, I continue exploring the materials at hand and see where they lead. Click images for larger view.

Agnes Welsh Eyster

Agnes Welsh Eyster

Agnes Welsh Eyster

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