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Artist Statement:
The Korai in
Modern Urbanscape Series
I have worked on the
Korai in the Modern Urbanscape
series for 4 years. Where I
began with this image and my
purpose for doing it is
evolving. It has become an
image that stimulates and
inspires me. The illuminated
figure in the shop...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2007 (upcoming) "The Korai in
Modern Urbanscape" Paintings
and Drawings Old Firehouse
Gallery
Longmont, CO
Executive Director: Malia
Thompson
2005 "The Korai in Modern
Urbanscape" Paintings and
Drawings Angels Gate Gallery
Angels Gate
Cultural Center San Pedro,
CA Gallery Director: Nathan
Birnbaum
2004 "The Korai in Modern
Urbanscape...
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Artist Galleries:
Lisa Lodeski Fine Arts Inc.
www.lisalodeskifinearts.com
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Collections:
Collections
Iris Weiss, Los Angeles, CA.,
Peter Robinson, Beverly Hills,
CA., William Riggs, Phoenix,
AZ.,
Wallace Stuack, Longboat, FL.,
Jack Henry, Miami, FL., Jeanne
Gordon, Los Angeles, CA., Jeff
Ophine,
Atlanta, GA., Janice Minsberg,
Los Angeles, CA., Paul
Zuckerman, Los Angeles, CA.,
Linda and Richard
Rostenberg, Kansas City, MO.,
Trish ...
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Commissions:
Princess Cruiselines (The
Golden Princess) Fidelity
Arts, Santa Monica, CA
Paul Zuckerman, Carpenter &
Zuckerman Office of Law. Los
Angeles, CA
Simson Thatcher & Bartlett,
Universal City, CA
Iris Weiss, Los Angeles, CA
Linda and Richard Rostenberg,
Kansas City, MO
Jeff Ophine, Atlanta, GA
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Reviews for Peggy Nichols:
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Read review below or published review here:
http://www.ocmetro.com/metro020206/art020206.html
Shameless in Laguna
BC Space art show explores sex, politics and religion.
BY LIZ GOLDNER
BC Space is an anomaly in the pretty Orange County art world. While most galleries skirt controversial issues, this art space often hits you occasionally slams you in the face with issue-oriented shows. It is the place for those who like high-octane art.
The gallery's current “For Shame” show is a head-spinning, cerebral foray into issues surrounding sex and eroticism, as well as sex in marketing, religion and war. Gallery owner Mark Chamberlain has curated the exhibition thoughtfully and tantalizingly, grouping works that actively dialogue with each other. The show of nearly 100 pieces flows effortlessly from drop-dead gorgeous nudes to cartoon-style yet serious works to several that could be called “outrageous.”
The cast of 45 artists includes some of Orange County's best known, including Jerry Burchfield, Tom and Lisa Dowling, Jorg Dubin, Jacques Garnier, Mark Leysen, Willie O’Leary and Pat Sparkuhl. Artists from Los Angeles, New York and Paris are represented.
“‘ For Shame’ was conceived after a local city council member stated there should be no nude public art,” says Chamberlain. “After many artists expressed their concern over this unilateral censorship (considering that art has explored our naked selves since the first cave drawing), I realized we had to do this show. We live in a culture that preaches abstinence to the young while bombarding us with ads for organ enhancement. We consider banning abortion, while drugs such as Viagra are more profitable than AIDS and Alzheimer's drugs combined. The hypocrisy over such a vital human aspect, and a driving force for our universe, demands critical attention.”
Nearly every piece in “For Shame” can be perceived on several levels. In some works, the messages are blatant, in others, more implied. Upon entering BC, you come face to face with an exquisitely detailed nude by Richard Harper. Life-size “Sylvie” is a full frontal image of a young woman who is comfortable in her own skin. She can beguile, even unmask the tentative viewer with her magnificent, non-augmented body.
Opposite “Sylvie” is Maria O'Malley's “Eos, Goddess of Dawn,” another gorgeous, classical nude. This one is naked from the waist up, the rest of her shrouded in red velvet-like material. She is as disarming as “Sylvie” but her subtle come hither look conveys a sense of seduction.
Between these two striking paintings are four wall sculptures by Karen Feuer Schwager. Using the fluid polymer medium, the artist has painted intricate messages onto transparent bathing suit forms. While evoking the delicacy of lacey lingerie, their look belies a deeper message; they address topics such as women’s shame of menstruation and sexuality, and the coming of age of young women.
***Peggy Nichols’ “Pirate” is a re-creation of store mannequins in a Hollywood boutique. The oil depicts two very inviting women, clad only in sexy lingerie, one with an eye patch, the other with a pirate hat, both lounging in a pirate's den. As a display window in a seedy part of town, it would attract little notice. As a deftly crafted work of art, it says that sex sells and the more blatant it is, the more effective the marketing.***
“ The Book of Love” by Tanya Wilkinson uses a defaced book on women's sexuality, donated by the San Francisco Public Library. (This and other books on the topic were severely damaged by a vandal, and ultimately donated to artists as sources of creation.) The book, encased in a purse, opens to reveal symbols of sexuality from Greek mythology to the present.
One of the most engrossing pieces in the show is Doug McCulloh’s “Google Image Search ‘Shame.’” The collage of 225 images, represents a fraction of the 40 million hits on Google under “Shame.” Images include Miss Piggy with one breast exposed, Michael Jackson without a nose, Bush and Cheney as Beavis and Butthead and a cross-dressing body builder.
There are dozens more pieces that address sexual, political and religious issues. In one religiously themed piece, there is a quote on the seduction of Lot from the Old Testa-ment.” In other works, instruments of war are depicted as obvious phallic symbols.
“ For Shame” addresses timely topics that our culture has also been grappling with for years. “A few decades ago, I began to address sex in my own artwork,” Chamberlain explains. "This was shortly after my son was born and I participated in the birthing process. The whole experience awakened a greater sense of my humanity. In the subsequent explorations of sexuality, lust, love, desire and frustration, I encountered my own reservations regarding what I felt I could examine. I came to realize that the prejudice inculcated in me had been formed by two extremes of my culture . . . Priests and porn-ographersx.
“ I felt they had mirrored motives, both of which were wrong, and I needed a better definition of 'pornography.' I ultimately decided that the real obscenity for human-kind was ‘bad art,’ sculpted by violence and ignorance .” OCM
Newly published!
American Art Collector 2007 Edition Alcove Books
San Francisco
The Korai Series: Red Carpet (gold) has been included in this years edition of American Art Collector. Page 146
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