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Art News:
Inside Art at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery February 11, 2011
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February 11, 2011
inside Art at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery New Orleans
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MAILING LIST
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"Heroes and Villains" by Gina Phillips & "Reconstitute, Refresh, Embellish" by Matthew Cox
New Fabric Works by Prospect.2 Artist & New Embroidered X-Rays by Philadelphia Artist
Heroes and Villains, New Fabric Works by Gina Phillips and Reconstitute, Refresh, Embellish New Embroidered X-Rays by Matthew Cox opened last Saturday with a thousand plus art lovers attending the opening.
Heroes and Villains is a continuation of the visual narrative Gina Phillips began with her 2010 solo show, The Call of The Alluvial Empire, at the Isaac Delgado Fine Art Gallery at Delgdo College. Using a variety of media including fabric, thread, ink, paint, synthetic hair, glass beads, and feathers, Gina Phillips has created a story-telling installation that explores elements of innocence and brutality in primitive American culture in the Southern Delta.
In her own words:
"Ultimately, Heroes and Villains is about dualism the great complement of benevolent and malignant forces. It's also about: opportunism, Schadenfreud, othering, betrayal, westward expansion, the triumph of nature over human folly, making lemonade out of lemons, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!, picking up the pieces
a grand scheme, a master plan, attraction/repulsion, domination/vulnerability, mortality, sex
I have to give credit to three sources of inspiration for this body of work: Theodorus de Bry was a 16th century, Belgian engraver who published several books illustrating the New World. His depictions of Native Americas were not based on firsthand observation. He relied on the descriptions and sketches of various explorers to create a fabricated vision of the Americas. Heroes and Villains is the name of one of the songs co-written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks on The Beach Boys album, Smile. Smile is a surf-rock opera about the significance of westward expansion in the formation of American identity. And, Richard Campanella's work, especially Time and Place in New Orleans: Past Geographies in the Present Day, describing the confluence of geography and human occupation in Southeast Louisiana, continues to fuel my imagination."
Gina Phillips has a BFA from University of Kentucky and an MFA from Tulane University. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country and her work is in numerous collections including University of Kentucky, Lexington, NASA, New Orleans Museum of Art, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Tulane University and House of Blues (various locations across US.)
Gina Phillips is an Adjunct Professor of Painting at Tulane University and also teaches public school children through The Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Artists and a Sense of Place Residency. Phillips is also included in a major survey of New Orleans art to be presented at Ballroom MARFA (March - August 2011) entitled "World According to New Orleans" curated by Dan Cameron.
To view works from Heroes and Villains, by Gina Phillips, please .
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Matthew Cox is a multi-media artist who is never afraid to experiment with materials. His works can vary from Currin-esque oil paintings on canvas to rubber stamp portraits to illustrations to assemblages and embroidered X-Rays. His intricately embroidered X-Rays breathe life into an unusual creative material creating new narratives for these seemingly discarded yet, at one time, valuable medical necessities.
Matthew Cox says:
Redefinition motivates me to create my embroidered x-rays. The stark clash of two such divergent materials, cloth and medical film, is the simple catalyst. One tactile and labor-intensive, the other technical, and quickly a finished product. There's a wide historical context, one ancient, decorative, and artisanal, the other contemporary and devoid of aesthetic intention. By simply placing one of these materials on top of the other the understood purpose of each is redefined.
For me, stitching has a nurturing aspect and acts as care giving or healing to the injured, a traditionally feminine sort of action, while the x-ray itself can be considered masculine and unemotional. Additionally, these pieces engage my own recognition of what is beautiful [these separately became appealing to me at about the same time]. As an artist who takes on tedious, labor-intensive projects, I am also reacting to the ever-increasing presence of photography in contemporary art - by introducing the process of labor over the quick, slickness of film.
Redefinition of the intention of materials has increasingly become the common ground between the different objects that I make.
Matthew Cox was educated at Parsons School of Design in New York and Los Angeles. His work has been exhibited nationally in Chicago, New York, Miami, California, Tennessee and New Orleans. His work is in the permanent collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Georgetown College Art Gallery. He was awarded a Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship in 2003 and the prestigious Pew Charitable Trusts Fellowship in the Arts (painting) in 2008. He has lived in New Orleans periodically over the last twenty years and currently lives and works in Philadelphia.
To view works from Reconstitute, Refresh, Embellish by Matthew Cox, please .
Pictured:
Crowds at the opening of Heroes and Villains by Gina Phillips and Embroidered X-Rays by Matthew Cox
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Columbus (GA) Museum Acquires Brian Borrello Work
"Dandelion", Charcoal and BP Spilled Oil on Paper, Acquired
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is proud to announce that the Columbus Museum has acquired the work of artist Brian Borrello. On a recent visit to the gallery by the Director, Curator and Trustees, the Columbus Museum acquired "Dandelion", a charcoal and BP spilled oil work on paper by gallery artist Brian Borrello.
The work is from Borrello's recent highly successful exhibition, "Other Living Things" that featured works that incorporated BP Deepwater Horizon spilled oil collected from the marshes of Louisiana and the beaches of Florida. Borrello is well know for his trademark style of incorporating "toxic" materials into his exquisite works. In his hands materials such as crude oil, asbestos and motor oil are used to comment on man vs. nature and our fragile coexistence.
About the Columbus Museum
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Columbus Museum
is a non-profit corporation chartered in the state of Georgia and
jointly operated by a Board of Trustees and the Muscogee County School
District. Originally opened in 1953, the Museum is by far the largest
museum in the Southeast to focus on American art and history and is
unique in its concentration on American art from the Pilgrim-era to the
present and the history and culture of the lower Chattahoochee River
Valley.
Kristen Miller Zohn, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the museum says of the acquisition:
"Although the Columbus Museum is known for the strength of its
collections in general, the American drawing collection is considered to
be among the finest in the country. Its contents offer intimate
glimpses into the nation's rich history from the late 18th century to
the present and represent the complex character, dynamic spirit and
innovative ideas that have shaped American art and culture. The
Borrello piece appealed to the Museum as a fine example of contemporary
drawing in its combination of physical beauty and commentary on the Gulf
oil spill."
To visit the Columbus Museum's website, please .
To see more works from Brian Borrello's "Other Living Things", please .
To see more work of Brian Borrello's featured artist page, please .
Pictured:
Brian Borrello
Dandelion
charcoal, ink, BP's Deepwater Horizon spilled oil on paper
30 x 22 in.
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Louisiana State Museum Acquires Dan Tague
"Hunt For Oil", Archival Inkjet Print of Rag Paper, Acquired
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is proud to announce that The Louisiana State Museum has acquired the work of artist Dan Tague. The museum acquired Hunt for Oil, an archival inkjet print on rag paper, for the permanent collection.
Tony Lewis, Ph.D., Curator of Visual Arts at the Louisiana State Museum writes of the acquisition:
"The Louisiana State Museum is pleased to have purchased recently Hunt for Oil by Dan Tague. In light of the recent Deep Water Horizon spill in Louisiana, the print is remarkably prescient in its commentary. Through juxtaposition of text and visual clues, Hunt for Oil alleges the intimate relationship between political power, corporate interests, and the cold logic of chasing the bottom line. In addition, the print has an arresting but subtle trompe l'oeil quality. Hunt for Oil joins a carefully selected and growing collection of modern and contemporary art at the Louisiana State Museum, including work by Clementine Hunter, Skylar Fein, Jack Jordan, Phil Sandusky, Shirley Rabe Masinter, Marie Anne deBoisblanc, and Sister Gertrude Morgan."
To see more work by Dan Tague on his artist page, please .
Pictured:
Dan Tague
Hunt for Oil
Archival Inkjet Print on Rag Paper
20 x 15 in.
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Dan Tague and Jonathan Ferrara at University of Alabama Birmingham
Currency Part 2: Means of Exchange opens on February 18th
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is pleased to announce that the work of artists Dan Tague and Jonathan Ferrara has been selected for Currency Part 2: Means of Exchange curated by Derek Cracco and Brett Levine at Artlab at the Visual Arts Gallery at University Alabama Birmingham.
The exhibition is part of a two part project at Artlab.
The exhibition opens on Friday February 18th with a reception from 5-8pm and runs through March 25th.
Of the exhibition Artlab Director and Co-Curator Brett Levine says:
"I worked very closely with Professor Derek Cracco, our professor of printmaking, who initially proposed the idea."
"At first, the exhibition was solely a general show, which then developed into 'Currency Part 1: Modes of Expression' and 'Currency Part 2: Means of Exchange.' We wanted, in part, to look at the idea of 'currency' itself, which has a dual meaning from the outset-one refers to timeliness, the other refers to monetization. I liked the idea that we could curate two exhibitions, each looking at one of these two dualities," Levine said.
During the course of "Currency Part 1: Modes of Expression" and "Currency Part 2: Means of Exchange," the ArtLab will aim to literally explore all the types of printmaking that one might encounter today.
Both exhibitions implement various printing techniques. There are lithographs, intaglios, screen prints, digital prints, experimental prints, prints on canvas, monotypes, etchings and engravings featured throughout the exhibition.
"What is exciting about the show is that it illustrates how traditional printmaking methods are used in the creation of contemporary works."
Part one explores abstraction. Part two explores artists using the imagery or idea of money to create or form the foundation for their pieces. The two highlight the opaque nature of human language, something that philosophers have termed "two sides of the same piece of paper."
To read more about the exhibition, please .
Artlab at the Visual Arts Gallery is located on the ground floor of the Humanities Building, 900 13th Street South
Birmingham, AL
For more information, please call 205.934.0815
Pictured:
(Left)
Dan Tague
Peace and War
Graphite and Archival Inkjet Print on Rag Paper
36 x 54 in.
(Right)
Jonathan Ferrara
Shifting Dynamics
Giclee on canvas on board
Dimensions Variable (Each block 6" x 12" x 2")
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New Works by Skylar Fein on View Now
New Works by Renowned Artist Available Now
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is pleased to announce that several new works are now available by artist Skylar Fein whose work is in numerous museum collections including The Brooklyn Museum, The Whitney Museum, The New Orleans Museum of Art, The Frederick R. Weisman Foundation and The Birmingham Museum.
These new works on exhibit now in the rear gallery and they are featured on Skylar Fein's artist page on the gallery website.
To see these new works by Skylar Fein, please .
Pictured:
Skylar Fein
F86 Sabre (Cosmic Trigger), 2010
Wood, latex
39.5 x 36.5 x 11 in.
(Available as of February 11)
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GALLERY HOURS
Monday - Saturday 11 am to 5pm
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery
400a Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
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