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Artist Statement:
During the summer of 2008 I
have started a campaign to
gradually begin to use a
palette knife, or a large
sponge brush, that is
disposable in an effort to
develop a looser, more fluid
use of the paint. This is
especially important during
the underpainting phase of the
work. ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2009 Lakeside-Statewide juried
exhibition for New York State
Artists
Target Gallery: 5x5x5, Exhibit
st Alexandria,Va.
December,2008
Warm Up Oswego, 2008
Visual Arts Showcase, <59,
Syracuse, NY till July, 2007
Columbia Art Cenetr, Columbia
,Maryland:Peace/Conflict
Exhibition 2007
Lakeside-Statewide,2006
Rochester Finger Lakes
Exhibition
New York ...
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Artist Galleries:
I have just affliated with:
Abbott's Lake Country Studio
315-668-9459
www.abbottsstudio.com
www.artisan-direct.org...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Reviews for Michael Lynne:
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Northern Virginia Art Beat
Written by Kevin Mellema
Thursday, 08 January 2009 12:15
5 x 5 (x5), at the Target Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 N. Union St., Alexandria). The exhibit runs through
this Sunday, Jan. 11. Gallery hours are noon - 5 p.m.
, Wednesday - Sunday. For more information, call 703-838-4565, ext. 4, or visit
www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/target_current.htm.
The Target Gallery runs more open call art competitions per year than just about
any other gallery in town. By now they have it down to a finely honed science. The
5x5 (x5) show called for work under 5 inches in height, width and depth. With
varying measurements, several galleries around town have done this sort of thing.
Typically, they wind up selling wall space, literally covering every square inch of the
gallery that they can. With no quality constraints, those shows wind up being
one-room mini-Art-o-matics. Everybody with a few bucks in hand gets their work up
on the wall, and nobody's work looks good. Everybody wins, and everybody loses.
The Target gallery has done them one better and then some. Taking in over 600
entries, the juror for this show selected 226 pieces for actual exhibition, by 140
different artists. Forty-one of those artists are from the D.C. Metro area, with 31 of
those from Northern Virginia. The remaining pool of nearly a hundred artists come
from all over the U.S., along with three international artists.
Doing things this way allows the gallery to take in roughly the same amount of money as it would if they had rented wall
space without regard to quality, and gives the worthy art works breathing room so they can be fully appreciated. Everybody
doesn't win, but everybody who gets in the show does. By only hanging 200-plus works, the gallery also wins by having a
third of the workload - and a much better show to boot.
The result here at 5 x 5 (x5) is a smart, highly eclectic and thoroughly entertaining show. Prices range from $45 - 4,500, with
the vast majority falling well within the affordable portion of that range.
Reviewing shows of this sort is frankly a nightmare as continuity and flow give way
to free-wheeling eclecticism. There are excellent works here to satisfy almost any
taste, no matter what your preferred style may be. Having said that, there are of
course some stand out memorable pieces.
Angela Katona-Batchelor has two movable internal organ illustration cut-out
assemblages that will leave you scratching your head (read the artist statement for
meaningful clues). Michael Reedy has three well-done figure drawings on plastic,
with blue veins showing - one of those details almost everybody skips. Elke
Seefeldt has three diminutive, black slip ceramic sculptures that look like a cross
between Arp's work and a Hammer Head Shark. They seem almost tool-like, yet
remain in abstract forms.
Michael Lynne takes the shark notion literally, depicting an underwater McDonald's
with a shark cruising by in the painting titled "Global Warming." Best painting award
went to Sarah Takahsdhi for her three portrait heads with engaging eyes. Jo
Bradney also had a simple but comforting oil painting of bottle caps.
Mindy Herrin crafted a large spider consuming a figure in carved Corian and silver. Finally, we have Marilyn Murphey's
graphite drawing titled "Aerial Sandies," depicting a man (we assume) with a hat facing away from us, watching a group of
pecan sandie cookies take off and fly away in formation like a whirling alien space craft. No doubt returning to their home
planet of Venus.
You'll have to run, not walk, if you want to catch this one before it closes on Sunday.
Note: The next Open Call entry deadline is Jan. 13, for art made of recycled materials, appropriately named "Reclaimed." See
the web site, or call the gallery for complete details.
Washington Project for the Arts 2009 Art Auction Gala, in the Katzen Arts Center at American University (4400
Falls Church News-Press - Northern Virginia Art Beat http://fcnp.com/index.php?view=article&catid=18%3Aarts-a-ent...
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