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November Artists 2007
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Barbara Jackson |
Barbara Jackson is a professional
artist whose paintings are held in private,
corporate and public collections, in the United
States and in Europe. She received her Master of
Fine Arts degree from The University of Hawaii and
took post-graduate training in Florence, Italy where
she studied classical painting and conservation
techniques.
Since moving to San Antonio three years ago, she has
juried art exhibitions for several local and
regional arts organizations and she has conducted
monthly art critiques for the San Antonio Watercolor
Group. Her work has been exhibited at the Ventana
Gallery, The Radius Gallery, Anarte Gallery and the
Blue Star Contemporary Arts Center.
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"Arial"
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"Prairie"
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"Summertime" |
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Katie Pell |
For this exhibit I continue the
body of work I presented at Blue Star in May 2007
under the title “The Best That I can Give you and
Less than Half of what you Deserve”. The paintings
are inspired by the baroque wallpaper and moldings
popular in France in the nineteenth century. Like
the framed niches printed on wallpaper adorning
French houses and salons, I am presenting works to
frame whatever stands before it. Like you. You are a
product of a lot of hard work, and this is my
version of a standing ovation. Yes, that’s right,
this is my standing ovation to you, full of adorable
fuzzy creatures of the forest, rock stars, bouquets
of flowers and mythical creatures from heaven.
Below is an excerpt from my show in May.
“You are the star- and then- you are a beautiful and
exotic gift to the world! How on earth can I
celebrate you? I could never do it up big enough, I
could never afford to treat you the way your
accomplishments deserve. I mean didn’t you turn
over- that’s right, turn over! When you were in your
mother’s womb, for God’s sake, all on your own- and
get your head jammed in just the right position to
come out with a push? How did you even know to do
that? - and that’s just for starters- you weren’t
even born yet! Then there were the piano lessons,
summer camp –not to forget about the prom, jobs, not
to mention all those complicated relationships…You
deserve more- but I will give you my best, because I
just want you to feel special, maybe just for a
minute, maybe for the whole week- come back as much
as you like- and keep up the good work.”
- Katie Pell
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"you
belong here" -- pastel on paper, 38x50 |
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"and
there are blue skies"
-- pastel on paper
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Anne Wallace |
Anne Wallace worked in Mexico and
on the U.S./Mexico border for 15 years before moving
to San Antonio in 1995. Her exhibitions and
commissions incorporate multiple perspectives on
culture and history. An important subtext is the
relationship between cultural diversity and
biodiversity.
Last fall, Wallace received one of the first grants
from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio for an
experimental narrative film set on the border, which
is now in production. She is also working on her
third commission for the City of San Antonio,
stamping oral histories into sidewalks and has been
invited by the John Michael Kohler Art Center, in
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to do a similar project in
2008.
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"Dream"
-- video still
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"Glorieta"
-- permanent installation in Brackenridge Park,
flowering trees, bronze, wood
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"Street
Trees" -- salvaged wood (carved with chainsaw)
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Sky Patterson |
My inspiration has always come
from the human figure and the human condition. We
live in a world of uncertainty and fears. Humans
are treating other humans badly.
Bombarding images of chaos blaze the screen as we
watch the Iraq War on TV. Fanatical religion and
its motives for suicide bombers to shed the blood of
others as well as themselves (like the reward of 72
virgins in heaven) becomes a centerpiece of thought
in my work. The ideas of sexual pleasure in
paradise used as incentives for violence, compels me
to a new muse. I am curious about the mysterious
silent burka-masked woman. My empathy and lack of
understanding becomes a point of inspiration to
produce this series.
My theme however is not political or religious. I
do not feel like I am an American painting Islamic
subject matter, but rather a human being painting a
human subject matter. The common denominator is
that we are all fragile, vulnerable, and temporary.
- Sky Patterson
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