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LOVE-ARMOR in the Icebox @ Crane Arts Center
The LOVE- Armor project is a collaborative work describing the empathy felt for those existing in war torn Afghanistan and Iraq. The Icebox is in the Crane Art Center @ 1400 North American Street. Read the whole story here.
Sho & DoN were both drawn into the craftsmanship and thought utilized in the Hummer cozy including J. Crew style pockets, buttons and closures; the pictures of an actual Hummer covered in the crocheted cover reads like putting a daisy in the barrel of a gun. The space is divided in two with cloth banners separating the movie area documenting the creative process and collaboration involved in producing the huge piece and is an experience design in itself; the movie is heartening and hopeful considering the dire situation. No more War.
William Lukens – Recent Paintings @ Da Vinci Art Alliance
William Lukens @ Da Vinci Art Alliance.
William Lukens @ Da Vinci Art Alliance.
DoN attended the lecture about Hamlet, the play & Romeo e Gulietta, the opera and noticed how marvelously these paintings complemented the discussion about language and story telling. Lukens paintings reach out to the viewer with signing, signature and the signed – Karen Saillant, artistic director of the International Opera Company said her players must have “aus strahlung” – an emanation or outer radience. Lukens ist wie äußere Strahlung zur Unendlichkeit und jenseits.
Introductions ’09 @ The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Widener Foundation Memorial Gallery
Introductions 09 at The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Widener Foundation Memorial Gallery, 20th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia is just so amazing lots of wild mixed metaphors, deep narrative streams of consciousness and memes within memes within memes. Brenna K Murphys Roots #3 is a prime example of an artwork weaving multiple meanings of normal images, encountered daily, into an interesting story that plays in your mind like a movie. Brennas roots are wrapped in human hair, completely encasing real tree roots, which are arranged lovingly on a large white wall. DoN asked Murphy about the origins of the work, Wrapping the roots is about home and the body. Growing up as a nomad, to Brenna the hair represents the body as home. Donald Carter, who is rooted in Philadelphia, asked Brenna how she would sell the work. Good question: the piece has already been exhibited at Eileen Togninis house but hanging from the ceiling, so the piece is growing and changing all the time. Time, growth, security, luxury and fun all swirling together like twisted dreadlocks, representing culture and sub-culture, luxury and lunacy, safety and insanity all wrapped up in hair. “Roots #3” is an adventurous idea, realized with meticulous craft, enthusiasm and industriousness – what more can we ask of art?
Brooke Hines ceramic mixed media sculpture also has slippery hidden narratives, These are a Few of My Favorite Things is composed of ceramic, slip, stains, glaze and whiskers. Real cat whiskers.
Daniel Traubs large format c-print is hyper-realism with a hypnotic story to tell about Chinese Cities Edge; the incomplete skeletons of future luxury housing is occupied by industrious people gleaning the pervasive demolition of old China and reselling to the secondary market. An amusement park is on the horizon while stacks of doors and windows, each a metaphor, lean against the concrete. Fabric and plywood fill the vacant windows like layers of pages from a book.
Diane Savona, “Sewing Bag Number One“.
Brenna K Murphy, “Roots #3“.
Brooke Hines sculpture, Danielle Bursk, drawing.
Daniel Traub, photograph.
Ben Volta @ Introductions ’09.
25th Annual School Districts of Philadelphia High School Show @ PSC
The Philadelphia Sketch Club in partnership with the Philadelphia School District presents the 25th Annual High School Student Art Exhibition from February 9, 2009 through February 22, 2009. A closing reception and awards will be held February 22nd, 2 5:00 PM. The invitational represents the best student artists from High Schools around the city. The 2009 exhibit was organized by Dorothy Roschen, a prominent Philadelphia sculptor and former art teacher, the jurors are Diana Larisgoitia, PH.D, Rik Viola, actor and fine artist and multimedia artist DoN Brewer.
The depth and breadth of this wonderful show demonstrates how young people can communicate through art whether through Photoshop to cut paper to traditional drawings and paintings. DoN recalls that art was his favorite class in high school, a place to escape from the difficulties of growing up during the Viet Nam War (the Vietnamese called it the American War) with the inherent fear of the draft after graduating. Today young people are dealing with multiple wars and the new-age depression yet they, too, find solace in losing themselves in paint, charcoal and pastel even if they only have brown paper to develop their ideas.
More than 20 awards are being presented but there are many students being presented with honorable mentions that will receive certificates. DoN urges you to donate funds, materials or gift certificates to the Philadelphia Sketch Clubs effort; it would be great if every kid who poured his soul into their art is able to go home with an award.
Olivia Haas mixed media piece won best in show at the 25th Annual Philadelphia High School Art Show @ PSC.
25th Annual Philadelphia High School Art Show @ PSC.
25th Annual Philadelphia High School Art Show @ PSC.
Anthony Martin’s drawing, “Good vs. Evil” won the Lois Muriel Award for Excellence in Drawing.