Gainesville Fine Arts Association seeks artists for the "2011 Florida Artists" juried exhibit, Jan 7 thru Feb 3, 2011 at Santa Fe College, President's Hall Gallery, Gainesville, FL. Cash awards of at least $1500, $1000 Best of Show.
Juror: Ben Thompson, Curator for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, FL. All artists age 18 or older residing in Florida.
Seasonal residents accepted. $40 for up to three works ($35 for current GFAA members). Receiving Deadline: November 19, 2010. Download prospectus (PDF format), or send a SASE to: 2011 Florida Artists, c/o Ray Barnett, 4732 NW 31st Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605. Questions? Contact Ray Barnett at dreamchaser187@yahoo.com or call 352-376-4870; 352-339-2353.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
June G. - Where Da Money At
Here is D.M.V. (Silver Spring, Maryland) artist/producer June G.'s official music video for his latest single "Where Da Money At", also produced by June G himself.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Call for Artist - The 3rd Annual Juried Art Show in the Hamptons!
Announcing The 3rd Annual Juried Art Show in the Hamptons! Entry Deadline March 7, 2011. Competition for exhibition, top 25 entries will be shown in group show at the Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY opening 4/30/11. Best in show wins a solo exhibit.
Considered works are to be submitted electronically. Digital images of works must be in JPEG format and a minimum of 150 DPI. Images must be labeled in this format: Title, Last Name, First Name
IMAGES SUBMITTIED WITHOUT PAYMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Actual work will not be judged. Selection of the top 25 winning entries will be made from submitted JPEG and CD images. Judging will be finished by the last week in March.
Jurors:
Arlene Bujese, former educator and artist. Now primarily an art dealer and independent curator currently serving as Curator in Residence for the Southampton Cultural Center.
Bruce Helander, an artist whose work is in 60 museum collections, an art critic, and author. He was the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs of Rhode Island School of Design. He has juried over 60 exhibitions.
All entry proceeds benefit the Retreat, a domestic violence agency serving the East End of Long Island. For more information call Heather @ 631.324.4398, or email heather@theretreatinc.org. You can also visit www.theretreatinc.org or www.hamptonsjuriedartshow.com .
Dream a little Art Dream
I didn't set out to be a painter. In fact I was a metal smith major in college. I had my life all planned out. I would finish my courses, graduate, do an internship in Italy, then scurry my way up the chain in a jewelry house-- then fly out on my own making jewelry for everyone! Ok--so I had big dreams. I was pretty self assured, and was happy to be walking in my own shoes. Then shit happened. I got really sick-- from what I didn't know at the time-- and had to move home. I took a year off school. When I did go back I went to a college in town. Well, they had no jewelry program. Only a beginner class, which I ended up teaching. The school was small, and at the time we had one sculpture teacher- a pot head potter and a painting professor. The sculpture teacher was gone after my first semester, which left pottery and painting. I should have left then and gone to medical school like my parents wanted me to-- but alas I was born to be tortured. I didn't hit it off well with the pot man, and continually received shitty grades in his class. I basically had to take his class if I wanted to get my credits to graduate withing a 10 year span. In painting I was a little more happy. My professor happened to be cocky and challenged conventional realism. I for one was intrigued. My abstract-ish paintings were never grade winners in high school- but this place seemed to be for me. The more I studied expressionism, modernists, minimalism, color-- the more I liked it. The bigger the better. There is a beauty in simplicity, in mark making itself-- in the fundamentals. "Brushstrokes never lie," my professor told me, and he was right. You can see passion or complacency with a single scrawl. I love all art, and could look at works endlessly. So this is how I went from a jewelry designer to a painter.
Did you start out as a painter and end up a sculptor? How about potter to a print maker... A writer to a singer or a maybe a banker to a poet...
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Artist Interview: Adam Reeder
What is your name:
Adam Reeder
Do you have a formal art education or are you a self taught artist:
Self taught, worked for 10 years as a sculptor, then got an MFA in sculpture to acquire skills I lacked.
What is the style of your pieces:
I sculpt with realism. However, I do not sculpt just to "make a pretty sculpture". I sculpt because I have something I FEEL, which needs to get out. Or I sculpt because there is something I want to say.
What is the medium in which you work:
I sculpt in clay oil, and water based. I typically cast in bronze. Though I do occasionally create one out of mix media.
What started you on your path as an artist:
I fell in love with comic book art as a kid. I have known since then that I had to be an artist. My mother was always supportive, even when my work wasn't very strong. She told me I could do it if I worked hard, and I believed her. More recently, a family friend and sculptor Gary Lee Price gave me some clay 15 years ago, and I fell in love with it.
What is one of the most important things that art has brought to your life:
Humility. Being "self taught" means one must seek out learning from those who already know. You get a lot of dirt kicked in your face. You learn to take and apply criticism. You learn to uplift those on the path behind you rather than hurt them because they are not at your level.
What is your favorite genre of art besides the one you work in:
I love the Romantic period. But that doesn't answer your question….hmmm, Illustration. I am a fine artist working in a figurative language. My next favorite genre is illustration working in a figurative language.
Do you have art showings, and if so what are they typically like:
I have had dozens of shows in the last 4 years, so it's tough to say what "normal" is.
Do you have a certain set of clothes you make art in:
Messy cloths! haha! sculpting isn't sexy, it is a dirty job. But I will say that it can be magical at times. I usually always have jeans on. If I weld, I wear boots. I live in the San francisco Bay Area, so it is always nice weather….I dress accordingly.
What has been the most frustrating part of being an artist?
Dealing with hot head older artists who are threatened by me. I guess it makes me sad considering how had I try to help rather than hurt. I even made a head sculpting DVD where I show everything I learned. So younger folks don't have to struggle as I have. DVD is at www.studiorealism.com.
What is your favorite sandwich of all time:
Italian sub (My family on my Mom's side is Italian). Plus my beautiful wife has Italian blood. The flavorful foods are what we live for!!! besides our kids, but I digress.
Has this year brought about any changes in your work, and if so what are they:
I have done more commissions than I have in the past.
Who is your favorite artist alive or dead:
Oh man, that is tough. Sculpture, painting, illustration, PoP, FIne art, or classical??Dead- Bernini. Alive- There are several who are part of a new realism movement called Novorealism. Those guys and several who are close to those guys. Most of which I found on Face Book.
What is the most moving piece of artwork that you have seen in person:
The David sculpture at Forrest lawn in LA.
Do you have any animals, and what do they think of your work:
I have 4 kids and they seem to approve of my work.
Do you have any upcoming exhibitions you would like to share with us:
Yes, There is one show I am a part of on Nov 22nd in London UK called "Parallax". This show is uncommon because it has the support of some HUGE academics, also museum directors from around the world, some celebs, and the Secretary of culture for the UK. I think it would be cool for you to write about that show all by itself.
I also show in the Sugarman Gallery in Santa Fe NM.
www.adamreeder.com
adam@adamreeder.com
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