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candy flippin

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candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams GalleryCalling the Ancestors, work on paper, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

“candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery,

Written and Photographed by Laura Storck

Like witnessing the vibrant and dreamy panorama that cloaked the room, meeting visionary artist Jombi Supastar was a truly surrealistic experience.  As I entered the Jed Williams Gallery, Jombi proffered a warm welcome as if it was the reunion of old friends.  Much appreciative of his candor and hospitality, he instantly instilled a feeling of peace and reverence.  Jombi’s whimsical works are also evocative of that experience, as they magically transport you to another place, time, and dimension.

candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams GalleryFlowering Aquatic Sparkle, mixed media on canvas, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Jombi Supastar‘s pieces are a multi-faceted assemblage of paint, collage, and mixed media, in which each piece consist of a storied narrative left for the viewer to interpret. His works are thematic, consisting of many common elements and patterns:  human and animal hieroglyphical forms, as well as bold colors and fluid shapes – all adorned with glitter, jewels, and found objects and sealed with layers of shiny epoxy.

candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams GalleryDreaming, mixed media with objects, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

The pieces contain these eye-catching tactile elements in order to engage the viewer and offer a sense of child-like and free-spirited simplicity. One recurrent element throughout his work is a singular eye, which lends the overarching feelings of spirituality, calamity, redemption, and fortune.  Jombi admits that he is drawn toward the use of red and orange, which elicit sensations of passion, fire, spirituality, and lust.

candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams GalleryDream Time Down Under #2, work on paper, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Various artistic sources of inspiration range from the historical, such as Hieronymus Bosch, William Blake, and Henri Matisse, to the contemporary, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kara Walker.

candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams GalleryDream Time Down Under #1, work on paper with collage, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My art is an expression of the multi-dimensionality of perception, and of the many-layered nature of my spirituality and sexuality.  I’ve been painting for two decades now quite simply because I love to paint.  I feel the most grounded and joyful when creating works of art. In that sense, my art is good for me.  I like to think it can be good for others as well.  I want to bring a sense of magic and a touch of humor to this sometimes troubling world―beauty, too.  I like bold images and vivid colors.  Often now my works begin as paintings but turn into mixed medium pieces because I want to make the work as layered and spectacular as it can be.  I can like just-paint paintings, but see no reason to limit myself to paint alone.  I take a child’s delight in glittery, shiny objects.  They excite me. I want my work to communicate that sense of excitement, and to create excitement of its own.” – Jombi Supastar

candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Don’t Eat Me, mixed media on board, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams GalleryCreative Thinking, mixed media on canvas, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

ABOUT JED WILLIAMS GALLERY

Jed Williams Gallery is a unique art space owned and operated since 2010 by artist Jed Williams. Jed showcases up-and-coming and inspiring artists from the local area, including his own work, along with providing a look into the workings of an actual artist studio. The gallery shows a variety of thoughtful, cutting edge works ranging from 2D, mixed media and painting, to video, installation and sculpture.

candy flippin, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams GalleryCalling the Ancestors, mixed media on wood, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Jombi Supastar, 4518 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19143, 267-226-2324

email: JombiSupastar@yahoo.com

Jed Williams Gallery, 615 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-2111, 267-970-5509

www.jedwilliamsgallery.com

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Written and Photographed by Laura Storck

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Encaustics

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Tremain Smith, New WorkTremain Smith, Lotus Born, 2014, oil & wax on panel, 36” x 48”

Tremain Smith, New Works, Encaustics and Mixed Media at Rosenfeld Gallery

November 2nd – 23rd, 2014, Rosenfeld Gallery, 113 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

“Tremain Smith‘s major media since the 80’s has been encaustic with mixed media. She was the first artist in my gallery to work with hot wax and has developed many technical innovations over the years. She is inspired by a wide range of spirituality from many times and places. The work is always abstract usually with geometric imagery. The recent work explores the usage of the grid.” – Richard Rosenfeld

“Tremain Smith has four works in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.  Her work is in corporate and private collections across the country.  She has had dozens of solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Scottsdale, Maine, Delaware, Florida and Hawaii.  Group exhibitions include SOFA Chicago, Art Miami, the Painted Bride, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and the USArtists American Fine Art Show.  Smith was awarded a 3-month artist residency in 2004 at the McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, North Carolina.  She taught encaustic painting at the Penland School of Crafts in 2006 and will be again in 2015, as well as at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill and R&F Paints in 2014.”

Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid or paste is then applied to a surface—usually prepared wood, though canvas and other materials are often used. The simplest encaustic mixture can be made from adding pigments to beeswax, but there are several other recipes that can be used—some containing other types of waxes, damar resin, linseed oil, or other ingredients. Pure, powdered pigments can be used, though some mixtures use oil paints or other forms of pigment. – Wikipedia

Tremain Smith, Encaustic Painting

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Essence

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Su Knoll Horty, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery Su Knoll Horty, Essence 8, 30″ x 40″, oil on canvas, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery

Bluestone Fine Art Gallery,142 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, presents ESSENCE. Landscape Perspective in the Abstract on November 3, 2014. The exhibition features new paintings by Su Knoll Horty.

Su Knoll Horty Artist Statement

“Just be so good that you cannot be ignored.” Su Knoll Horty uses this quote from Steve Martin as daily inspiration when working on her paintings. Working primarily with oils, using a palette knife to layer on the color, then scraping or rubbing it off. This creates the transparent layer of color and shaped ‘stains’ Su uses to build her color relationships, focusing on the effects that adjoining colors have on one another.Su says, “My challenge as a painter is to create emotion through the use of color. I am inspired by the complexities of color and how color fields create harmonious and often, unexpected dimensions. I explore the ways compositions change through layering and fusing color. Spaces of clarity juxtapose with spaces of intricacy, and vibrancy contrasts with calm.”

Su Knoll Horty‘s latest work explores a simplified landscape space, which often contrasts organic shapes and perspectival elements with simple bands or static rectangles of color. These contrasting elements give an added vibrancy and movement to the already vibrant colors Su uses.

Su Knoll Horty, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery Su Knoll Horty, Essence 8, 30" x 40", oil on canvas, Bluestone Fine Art GallerySu Knoll Horty, Essence, 30″ x 40″, oil on canvas, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery

About Bluestone Fine Art Gallery

Established in 2011 by Pam Regan, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery has been operating in the Old City District of Philadelphia on the corner of Second and Quarry streets. The gallery features original works by contemporary and traditional artists in a range of mediums, including painting, ceramics and sculpture. Our artists’ hail from Philadelphia and around the country – many of the city’s most well-known and emerging artists have exhibited works in both group and solo shows.

Each month, we host new exhibitions that kick off during Philadelphia’s popular First Fridays that bring hundreds of art lovers into the neighborhood for special events and openings year round. Our goal is to showcase the most engaging works in a welcoming atmosphere during regular business hours and by private appointment. We work closely with collectors, designers, and architects, helping clients select the original art best suited to residences, businesses and other destinations in the tri-state area. Bluestone Fine Art Gallery is free and open to the public.

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North

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Andrea Krupp, NORTH of HEREAndrea Krupp, Irongrim, 20 x 16, woodcut with transfer drawing

NORTH of HERE at Twenty-Two Gallery

The Biggest Art Event of the Fall is begins this weekend: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours and NORTH of HERE at Twenty-Two Gallery. Philadelphia artist Andrea Krupp is exhibiting Iceland-inspired woodcuts in conjunction with POST, in an exhibit titled “NORTH of HERE“. A bold, graphic collection of 24 works on paper that distills the artist’s experience of a 2-month painting residency in Iceland. at Twenty-Two Gallery, located near Rittenhouse Square, Twenty-Two Gallery, 236 S. 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

  • October 10th through November 9th, 2014.
  • Opening Friday October 10, 2014, 6:00 – 9:00 pm.
  • Gallery Talk “Iceland, Inspiration and Insight into the Artistic Process” Saturday, October 11, 3:00pm.
  • Win a color woodcut, business card drawing, free to enter. Sunday, October 12, 5:00pm

“Philadelphia artists like me are thriving in their careers by using a creative approaches to marketing their artwork and funding their projects. I am leveraging the popularity of the well-established Philadelphia Open Studio Tours program to bring new audiences to Twenty-Two Gallery. I have designed special POST weekend events, all free and open to the public. Your audience will want to know!

I used Kickstarter for two successful fundraising and client-base-building campaigns in 2013 and 2014. The woodcut that I am offering at the business card drawing is one of my 2014 Kickstarter “rewards”. Most artists cannot depend on just gallery sales to make a sustainable living as an artist.   Most artists need to think outside-the-box to create opportunities for themselves.   I think it would make a great segment. Thanks for your consideration!” – Andrea Krupp

“Visit during POST Weekend, October 11 and 12, and and receive special discounts on every piece in Andrea Krupp‘s exhibition. Take $50 off framed artwork over $300, $20 off framed artwork under $300. Purchase an unframed piece and get 15% off professional framing by B and K Fine Arts. Also, enter to win a hand-printed, limited edition color woodcut, every visitor is eligible, just stop in and drop your card in the box.”

Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, a program of The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, is the largest tour of artist studios and creative workspaces in the region and one of the premier open studio tour events in the country. Join us for the 15th Anniversary Party on Thursday October 9! This milestone Tour season also includes weekend self-guided tours East and West of Broad Street from Noon to 6pm; a series of special events; and Guided Trolley Tours. Need more info on how to navigate the Tour? Check out the Tour Planner.

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Visions

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Lois Schlachter at Art at Valley Lake GalleryLois Schlachter, Sheets in the Wind, acrylic, 12″ x 9″

An Exhibition of Work by Lois Schlachter at Art at Valley Lake Gallery, 3 Village Road Horsham, PA 19044 215-260-5631. October 2nd thru November 30th, 2014

“Art at Valley Lake Gallery is sponsored and operated by the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer.  The Gallery features the works of local artists and provides ongoing opportunities for artists to showcase their work. The Gallery also offers educational opportunities, including: art lessons, guest speakers, demonstrations and films on various art topics.” – Art at Valley Lake Gallery

“I would describe myself as an abstract expressionist, painting because I must paint, as I must breathe, spontaneously, directly from my hand to the canvas. Compositions develop as I work. All of my work is original and one of a kind. It is my opinion; no work of art is ever completed.” – Lois Schlachter

Gallery Hours:

  • Tuesday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Thursday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Friday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
  • Saturday 9:30AM – 2:00PM
  • or by appointment

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 11th, 9:00AM – 1:00PM

Artist Talk: Lois Schlachter, Abstract Visions and the Business of Art, Saturday, November 22nd, 10:00AM

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