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Category Archives: Multimedia Art
The Decline
Now, this is 21st Century computer art! The Decline uses information design, ontology, color, data, memes, motion graphics, iconography, memories, miseries – truly epic.
Red White & Green @ The Plastic Club
Eileen Eckstein, Balloons, photograph, DoN Brewer, light being (Mama Cass), photograph, Laura Pritchard, Portrait, mixed media, Dorothy Roschen, Red, White and Green, relief tiles and Alan Klawans, Milan, archival pigment print @ The Plastic Club’s Red, White and Green exhibit.
Michael Guinn, 12th Street Still Life, oil.
3rd Honorable Mention Lois Schlachter, My Brother’s Keeper, acrylic, Alden Cole, Good Vibrations, mixed media and Honorable Mention Morris Klein, Love Park, photograph. Juror Rich Harrington has a great eye and excellent taste considering that the theme was ambiguous in that the three title colors had to be used but not exclusively; Harrington chose works who fully met the criteria such as Dorothy Roschen‘s wall sculpture in blatant red, white and green squares for 2nd prize and Peter Petraglia‘s trippy undersea fantasy in a subtle palette for First Prize to Lois Schlachter‘s wildly imaginative abstraction with what seems like millions of colors.
Tracy Landman, Reflections on Stewart, oil, Patricia Wilson-Schmid, Catching the Light, and Lucy Roehm, Radish Trio, color pencil @ The Plastic Club’s Red White & Green exhibit.
The theme is Red, White & Green which one would think should conjure Holiday Cheer but @ The Plastic Club the art is edgy, sarcastic, goth, even scary like Hunter Thompson meets Charles Addams meets Salvador Dali. Some of the work is literal and literate like Roehm’s Radish Trio and some is out and out transcendental like Jake Smith‘s Merry Fish Mess. Above: Anders Hansen, Shiva, ink, graphite & charcoal, First Prize Peter Petraglia, Tubulars, pen & ink, Marie Davis Samohod, Funerary Portrait, mixed media and Karen Frank, Totem and Taboo, Acrylic.
DoN is honored to be exhibited along with such wonderful artists as those in the Plastic Club, their shows are always challenging, pushing the envelop, breaking rules yet there’s no stress, the only expectation is making art. And when the art is all hanging together it feels really good to be an artist rubbing shoulders with some of the best in town. A cool thing about writing this blog is that when DoN took the photos he didn’t know that he was shooting the work of some of his best friends, the Plastic Club uses a number system for labeling, it’s kind of like doing your own blind jury-ing and then finding out you picked only your friends such as Lois, Pat, Mike, Alan, Alden, Eileen, Dorothy, Morris, Anders…
Jake Smith, Merry Fish Mess, acrylic and Theodore J. Amick, Untitled, oil.
Merry Fish Mess, everybody!
The Conscious World of Alden Cole
Alden Cole @ Galleria Deptford – Deptford Municipal Building, 1011 Cooper Street, Woodbury NJ.
While Alden installed his fantastical display of luminaries he was constantly stopped by the flow of visitors to the lobby of the Deptford Municipal Building, everyone wants to know what they are or they have a story about one of the components or their grandmother had a lamp just like that. Cole takes memories, shakes them up in his mind, recombining the pieces into objects with the logic of dreams; people are drawn to the glowing objects, filled with little stories, overflowing with light and love. And people are drawn towards him to find out how he figures this out and if he wants their grandmothers old lamps or why didn’t they think of that? Alden has a story for each luminary and a moment for each admirer.
Stars Stairway, in Alden Cole‘s gallery/studio in South Philly.
Starlings Under Glass #4, oil on glass, Alden Cole @ The Plastic Club, Red White & Green Show.
Memento Mori #1, marker, Alden Cole @ Conscious World of Art. Alden is influenced by Nicholas Roerich and Mati Klarwein – Roerich was the first artist to win a Nobel Peace Prize and Klarwein created the famous Santana album cover. Alden Cole‘s art brings people together, his art works the room like a good conversation, creating a buzz, upping the voltage with voodoo god-heads & peaceful warriors. Alden’s Starlings series taps into a deeply seated symbol pattern recognition with his sprightly characters playing out human emotions and exhibitionism in a playful accessible way. James Warhola just acquired one of Alden Cole‘s pieces at the Da Vinci Art Alliance’s current show.
Starlings #2 & Delicious, shown here @ The Plastic Club, now available @ Dumpster Divers Gallery, 734 South Street. Don’t worry, be happy. Alden Cole currently has work available at the Deptford Municipal Building Galleria Deptford (psst…really great prices, big selection), The Plastic Club’s Red, White & Green show, the Da Vinci Art Alliance Under $200, SOTA on Pine Street, Home & Planet in Bethlehem, the Dumpster Divers Gallery on South Street and @ The Conscious World Art of Alden Cole Gallery/Museum.
DoN LoVeS this photo with Alden Cole‘s Light Beings and DoN‘s “light being (Rick Selvin)” @ Galleria Deptford.
Da Vinci Art Alliance – Under $200.00
Judy Engle @ Da Vinci Art Alliance. If Eileen Tognini says packing tape art is in – then DoN says listen to her! If you can’t afford a Mark Khaisman before his packing tape drawings increase in value, then buy Engles layered clear tape collage @ Da Vinci Art Alliance for under $200.00 – in real life this small piece is 3D and deep, with layers and layers of tiny bits of color. Another great steal-able idea.
Judy Engles, photograph.
DoN LoVeS how DVAA displays art – Judy Engle’s photo paired with DoN’s digital print is so elegant and thoughtful, the pieces really work together. DoN was inspired to print “Autum Oak“, a digital photograph from a few years ago after seeing Amie Potsic‘s tree photos @ Area 919 – the most expensive of DoN‘s Under $200.00 entries is $129.00.
Lilliana Didovic, Alden Cole & Karl Johnson @ Da Vinci Art Alliance’s Under $200 show. The DVAA always has such terrific, fun events, even though it was a snowy night, plenty of artists showed up to party – the board is to be commended on their careful attention to detail and making everyone comfortable and welcome.
Francine Strauss @ Da Vinci Art Alliance’s Under $200.00
Gerard Di Falco, etching @ Da Vinci Art Alliance.
Leon Rainbow @ DVAA – he not only produces these funky paintings, Rainbow provides web design services to the esteemed organization. DoN is grateful for the publicity the links provide, the slide-show of member’s art on the website is cool.
Karen McDonnell & Tony Cortosi collaborate on these stencil & spray-paint images replete with peeling paint, drippy spray, coarse edges and mashed up cultural icons – the Carmen has such a skate punk sneer mixed with Hollywood glamor – Grrrl!.
Karen McDonnell, Tony Cortosi & Ray Costello @ Da Vinci Art Alliance’s Under $200.00 opening party.
Photographer, Bill Myers @ Da Vinci Art Alliance. Bill is also an active member of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia; Myers creates photo montage with clashing images mushed into contextual morphs – incredible.There are some really great art bargains for sale at the Da Vinci Art Alliance’s Under $200.00 show. You can own a David Foss for $100, an Art Ostroff for a Benjamin or so…the Lee Muslin prints are gorgeous, an incredible Dexiang Qian for exactly $200.00!?! The art show itself is amazing – all the participating members really put in memorable, desirable pieces and James Warhola signed his book Uncle Andy’s Cats; he took a moment with each autograph to draw a kitty in the front pages and engaged everyone in a personal way – Warhola signed books for 3 hours! He was still signing books when DoN left.