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Taylor Means at Bill Lowe gallery
I know Taylor’s mom, Marghe Means, from the Avondale Arts Alliance board. The youngest artist that the Bill Lowe gallery represents, Means is currently in a three person show titled Unravel the Mystery, with Kathleen Morris and Barbara Brenner, up until … Continue reading
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Tagged bill lowe, exhibit, fine art, gallery opening, painting, taylor means
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Thomas Deans Friends of a Social Network show and two other openings
“A Web of Artists: Friends of a Social Network” is the official title for one of the three openings that I went to last night at Thomas Deans Fine Art in Atlanta. Previously on Bennett Street, the gallery has moved … Continue reading
SeekATL, studio visit with artist Brian Dettmer
The latest SeekATL visit this past Saturday was held at Brian Dettmer’s studio and house in Doraville. Some of those in attendance suggested that while having a studio in house offers a more personalized view of his/her lifestyle, that glimpse … Continue reading
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Tagged atlanta art, book art, books, Brian Dettmer, mocaga, SeekATL, studio visit
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Summer Salon at Get This Gallery!
This past Saturday I stopped in at two galleries that have been going strong in Atlanta since after I left town in the late 90s; Get This! and Saltworks next door. Â Saltworks is relocating. The director Brian Holcombe told me … Continue reading
Interview with Ryan Coleman
I visited Ryan’s airy studio near Atlantic Station at the end of July. His spends all day painting, arriving around nine in the morning and leaving at five-ish. After spending over eight years as an assistant to Jeff Koons, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract expressionism, art, calligraphy, cartoons, graffiti, jeff koons, painting, renaissance, representation, Ryan Coleman
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Serenbe, an eco-development
Took an interesting road trip this past Saturday with my sister, Gina, to Serenbe, a planned community about an hour south of Atlanta near Palmetto. It looked like an easy drive, until we missed the very first exit on the … Continue reading
Folding: anticipatory, routine, closure, by Nicole Livieratos
There can be a purity of purpose in dance and choreography can cross over into conceptual art. The mystery of unanswered or open-ended questions about meaning, doesn’t detract from the force of the performance. I saw this on Saturday, June … Continue reading
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Tagged choreography, clothing, dance, dancers, folding, mocaga, Nicole Livieratos, performance
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Small paintings
New work from spring and early summer. All of these are small paintings, acrylic or oil on masonite or canvas panels. Available in my eshop here. Orange Square. Oil on masonite 8″x8″, 2012. Red Landscape. Acylic on canvas panel 10″x8″, … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, acrylic, art, contemporary art, fine art, landscape, modern art, oil, original painting, painting
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Bernd Hausmann at Emily Amy Gallery
On May 19th, Atlanta’s Emily Amy Gallery hosted an artist’s talk by German-born Bernd Hausmann, a Boston based painter having his first solo exhibition at the westside arts district gallery, through July 7th. The gallery’s blurb states: “The show title, Darwin’s Coral, is a … Continue reading
Seek ATL, studio visit with artist Nancy VanDevender
This past Saturday was jam packed with artists’ talks, a panel discussion on painting in the morning (more on that in the next post), and another Seek ATL studio visit and dialogue with artist Nancy VanDevender, who has a space over … Continue reading