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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Abstraction/Representation: A Georgia O'Keeffe Art Workshop
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Washington Studio School announces Certificate Student Graduation Exhibition featuring artist Sally Levie.
Please join us, Friday, March 12, 2010, 6-8pm.
This is a free event. RSVP NOT REQUIRED.
Sally Levie, now a graduate of the Certificate Program at Washington Studio School, holds a BA in Visual Arts and Art History from the University of California at San Diego and a Masters in Education Degree from California State at San Jose. She served as the Chairman of the Art Department at Blessed Sacrament School in Washington, DC for 22 of the 30 years she has spent teaching art to children. For the past three years at Washington Studio School, Sally has pursued a Certificate in Painting. Sally's work has been exhibited at the University of California at San Diego; 222 Gallery, Leesburg, Virginia; Bethesda Community Center; Corcoran School of Art; The Washington Art League and Washington Studio School.
Artist Statement: My work draws heavily on observation and a direct response to images in the natural world. My overall objective is to rearrange reality in my work to attract the eye and provoke the imagination of the viewer. I like to take known objects and reconstruct them - remake them - to interpret shapes and colors. It is my goal to focus on the junctures in the geometry of objects to punctuate my interpretations and memory of the subject using small, moving, glistening areas against larger masses of color. I paint using the relationships between colors, as well as the texture of the media, particularly the malleable thickness of oils and washes, to build up the surface and to define form. My work has been inspired by well known artists throughout history, especially the artists Diebenkorn, DeStahl, Redon, Klimt and Bonnard as well as the jewel like qualities in Celtic art.
About Us: Washington Studio School, conveniently located near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., is a community of artists and art students dedicated to the practice of visual art. Washington Studio School offers a range of non-degree classes as well as an advanced graduate level certificate program. Classes in drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking emphasize working from life and are offered to adults and high school students. In addition to its regular schedule of classes, the school provides a variety of lectures and exhibitions of work by students and faculty.
About the Program: The Certificate Program provides students with a structured course of study designed to advance a student's ability and comprehension and equip graduates with an applicable mastery of the visual language. Intensive studio classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, and related subjects are supported by seminars in history, theory, and critique. Our Certificate Program is directed to those whose primary goal is the making of art. Each Certificate Student who graduates from the program has his/her own solo exhibition in the school gallery.
Washington Studio School
2129 S Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
202.234.3030
admin@washingtonstudioschool.org
www.washingtonstudioschool.org
Located a few blocks North of the Dupont Circle Metro Station
Structured Turbulence and IA&A Membership Closing Reception
The event will take place from on Friday, February 26th from 5-8pm at Hillyer Art Space located at 9 Hillyer Ct (behind the Phillips Collection in Dupont Circle).
Structured Turbulence by Dana Frostick:
The origins of the paintings in this exhibit come from the chaos and motion found in the artist's subconscious. Her mystical process involves allowing lines to flow through her until becoming realized into more significant forms and spaces. Once these forms have been established, Frostick then revists with conte crayon and oils to define the patterns and themes which begin to make themselves known. The results are turbulent and intriguing. Dana Frostick was born in Richmond, VA where she attended Virginia Commonwealth University and studied sculpture. We are proud to provide Dana with her first opportunity to exhibit in Washington as a result of her selection by Hillyer Art Space's Artist Advisory Committee from our 2009 Call for Artists.
Constructing Differences, Uncovering Connections curated by Maria Barbosa:
This exhibit shows work by International Arts & Artists members. The show engages individual works that reflect our common humanity. Through the work(s) of Chayo de Chevez, Margaret Paris, Pam Rogers, Jon-Joseph Russo, Lynda Smith-Bugge, and Ellyn Weiss, this exhibition uncovers contemporary collections in the works of artists of diverse interests and perspectives.
Funded in part by the DC Commision on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Four at Foundry
JUST A REMINDER: OUR RECEPTION IS ON FOR TOMORROW EVENING!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6-8PM
Fran Abrams— polymer clay; Sarah Alexander — photography;
Katherine Blakeslee — watercolor; Nancy Donnelly — glass sculpture
Exhibit Dates: February 3-28
Hours: Wednesday — Friday, 1—7pm; Saturday—Sunday, 12-6pm
Friday, February 12, 2010
Carte Blanche at Studio Gallery
Studio Gallery is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1 - 7 pm, Fridays from 1 - 8 pm, and Saturdays from 1 - 6 pm. Carte Blanche will run until the 27th of February.
Studio Gallery
2108 R St NW, Washington, DC 20008
www.studiogallery.com
202.232.8734
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Four at Foundry
Foundry Gallery
1314 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Transcending the Physical Realm: The Abstractions of Javier Cabada
"Unfolding Abstract"When it comes to the work of Javier Cabada, it is not what he paints that truly matters, but how he paints it. The process of painting as a means of discovering the possibilities of the imagination is altogether more important than creating an immediately recognizable object. This is especially true of his abstracts where bold, vibrant color plays a vital role in establishing an effective composition. It is this ongoing seduction with color that brings Cabada’s paintings to life. When he embarks on a new painting, it is what is on his palette that comes before all else. He begins by laying down broad planes of paint with the palette knife. Thick passages of textural impasto paint handling grace the canvas in great sweeping gestures which are often followed by several layers of lighter, more subtle scumbling. This compositional foundation is then skillfully manipulated with smaller, more controlled marks until form emerges.
Many of Cabada’s abstractions bear a striking resemblance to improvised still life studies. Although he chooses not to impose any preconceived notions regarding subject matter and concept on his paintings, the line between representation and abstraction is frequently blurred. What begins as an exploration of color often evolves into the ambiguous suggestions of sculpted vessels resting among folds of drapery. The marks on the canvas are an inherent acknowledgement to the flatness of Abstract Expressionist painting while still alluding to elements of three dimensional space such as volume and weight. The forms present in the painting cannot quite be named, but they are rendered in a way which implies that they respond to light and shadow in a manner very similar to a physical object. The result is a merging of the physical and metaphysical to produce an image that is visually enticing.
Javier Cabada’s successful artistic career has spanned the course of many decades. Born in Barcelona, Spain in 1931, he has painted nearly every type of subject matter and experimented with a broad variety of materials since his first introduction to painting at the age of 17. Over the course of these many years he employed the use of many styles in the hopes of finding one that was best suited to him. Cabada compares this lifelong process to the methods of Pablo Picasso who continues to serve as a source of inspiration for him to this day. Picasso explored numerous styles of painting and evolved his work out of several distinctive movements until he finally came to what he was most renowned for. Cabada followed the same lead until his artistic investigations coalesced to form the work he is best known for today. Each artistic endeavor rests firmly on what came before it to produce a style that is mature and visually rich.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
FIRST FRIDAY POSTPONED
Foundry Gallery
1314 18th Street NW, 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20036
FIRST FRIDAY POSTPONED
Join us for Second Wednesday Opening Reception (February 10th) and enjoy food and drinks, meet the artists, and see some great work.
