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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
SAM FRANCIS, PAT STEIR, ALISON VAN PELT, DENNIS HOPPER, CLAUDIA PARDUCCI, PETER ALEXANDER, CHARLES ARNOLDI in group show at OCHI GALLERY.
PETER ALEXANDER, CHARLES ARNOLDI, HOPE ATHERTON, MIA BABALIS, EDIE BASKIN, LYNN BERNASCONI, ANDREAS CADERAS, JAMES CASTLE, LADDIE JOHN DILL, GEORGE DUNBAR, SAM FRANCIS, ROBERT KANTOR, VALERIE HEGARTY, DENNIS HOPPER, ERIN RACHEL HUDAK, HOWARD HUFF, BRYAN HUNT, JAMES HYDE, MOLLY LARKEY, DAVID LEVINTHAL, MARILYN LYSOHIR, SHERRY MARKOVITZ, PATRICIA MCCLUNG, PETER MILLETT, STEVE MINER, MEGAN MURPHY, FRED OCHI, CLAUDIA PARDUCCI, CHAD PERSON, KATY SCHIMERT, CHERYL SHURTLEFF, NELLIE KING SOLOMON, PAT STEIR, GORDON STEVENSON, JASON TOMME, ALISON VAN PELT, WILLIAM T. WILEY, BING WRIGHT, HIRO YAMAGATA, and RICHARD YOUNG
Monday, August 29, 2011
HUFFINGTON POST - Alison Van Pelt: FUCK PRETTY Curator: Angela Featherstone at Robert Berman Gallery
Fuck Pretty - A Photography Exhibit
EXTENDED thru August 27th!
July 21 - August 20, 2011
Opening Reception: July 21, 2011, 6 - 9pm
C2 Gallery
Actress Angela Featherstone's first curated show, Fuck Pretty, is a collection of photographs by world-renowned and unknown women artists, whose work moves and inspires her. There are images from contemporary photographers Catherine Opie, Susan Meiselas, Tierney Gearon and equally important to the curator, an array of emerging artists, some of whose work the curator is proud to be showing for the very first time.
Fuck Pretty will feature images from-in alphabetical order:
Anonymous
Sarah Baley
Sally Davies
Tierney Gearon
Sandy Gray
Naomi Harris
Hana Jakrlova
Sharon Johnson-Tennant
Siri Kaur
Gillian Laub
Kristina Loggia
Lauren Marsolier
Mary McCartney
Susan Meiselas
Catherine Opie
Alison Van Pelt
Cydney Puro
Marjorie Salvaterra
Jessica Shokrian
Deanna Templeton
A musical score created by the film composer Claudia Sarne (Book of Eli) will accompany the exhibition.
The opening reception will be sponsored by Solomon Tournour, Co- producers of Rene Hand Crafted Alambic Rum
and Svedka Vodka
Huffington Post - Peter Frank review of "Fuck Pretty - Chekhov, The Apocalypse And Minimalism: Haiku Reviews"
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Francesco Clemente, Alison Van Pelt, Eric Fischl, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Peter Doig, Sean Scully, Alex Katz, Philip Pearlstein, John Alexander at The Dayton Art Institute
The Dayton Art Institute Shows "Creating the New Century:Contemporary Art from the Dicke Collection" Dayton, OH.- "Creating the New Century" is a special exhibition organized by the Dayton Art Institute, drawing some of the best 21st century artworks from the Dicke Collection. The exhibition features 70 paintings, drawings, and sculptures, all of which have been created since the year 2000 by 69 artists. The featured artists are represented by works that document the range of styles and technical concerns, as well as social and political issues, that engage artists in the 21st century.
While many works are by well-known painters and sculptors who have participated in museum and gallery exhibitions and received reviews in arts periodicals, others are less well known in a selection characterized by the curiosity and tastes of the collector. "Creating the New Century" offers an opportunity to explore aspects of contemporary art practice firsthand and presents the accomplishments of a number of artists whose work has not previously been exhibited in Southwest Ohio.With a list of artists resembling a 'who's who' of the best in contemporary art, the exhibition features artists from around the world, including the US artists Richard Aldrich, John Alexander, Gregory Amenoff, Linda Besemer, Mel Bochner, Mark Bradford, Brian Calvin, Ed Cohen, Andy Collins, Will Cotton, John Currin, Tomory Dodge, Judith Eisler, Inka Essenhigh, Brian Fahlstrom, Eric Fischl, Louise Fishman, Lars Fisk, Cabio Fonseca, Marc Handelman, Mary Heilmann, Jacqueline Humphries, Bryan Hunt, Bill Jensen, Alex Katz, David Korty, Daniel Lefcourt, McDermott & McGough, Marilyn Minter, Todd Norsten, Thomas Nozkowski, Philip Pearlstein, Richard Prince, David Ratcliff, Lisa Sanditz, Anna Schachte, Dana Schutz, Sandra Scolnik, Amy Sillman, Mark Swanson, Alison Van Pelt, Tommy White, Sue Williams and Lisa Yuskavage. European art is represented by works from Cecily Brown, Gillian Carnegie, Francesco Clemente, William Daniels, Peter Doig, Stef Driesen, mark Francis, Bernard Frize, Gotthard Graubner, Per Kirkeby, Katy Moran, Muntean/Rosenblum, Richard Patterson, Sean Scully, Tony Swain, Juan Uslé and Clare Woods. Other artists featured include Shirazeh Houshiary (Iran), Jun Kaneko (Japan), Takashi Murakami (Japan), Yoshitomo Nara (Japan), Peter Rostovsky (Russia) and Tam Van Tran (Vietnam).
2011 marks the 92nd anniversary of The Dayton Art Institute, one of the nation’s finest mid-sized art museums. Founded in 1919 as the Dayton Museum of Arts, the museum also operated a traditional art school. Its founding patrons included prominent leaders such as Orville Wright and the Patterson brothers, founders of NCR. Originally occupying an impressive mansion in downtown Dayton, the museum was quickly embraced by the entire community. During its first decade, the museum outgrew the mansion. Mrs. Julia Shaw Carnell, a prominent community leader, pledged to construct a new museum if the community would then endow and pay for its operations. Mrs. Carnell’s generosity of nearly $2 million, a significant gift in the early days of the Great Depression, created a land-mark building.
Completed in 1930, the building was modeled after the Villa d’Este near Rome and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola in Italy, both examples of sixteenth century Italian Renaissance architecture. The museum facility was designed by prominent museum architect Edward B. Green of Buffalo. More than 80 years later, the building still houses The Dayton Art Institute and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sitting atop a hill on the edge of the Great Miami River over-looking downtown Dayton, the museum was renamed The Dayton Art Institute to reflect the growing importance of its school as well as its museum.
The striking building of nearly 60,000 square feet soon became known as “Dayton’s Living Room.” People from all walks of life came to the Art Institute to visit the permanent collections and special exhibitions, to attend a variety of classes, or to stroll in the gardens on a Sunday afternoon. During the past decade, the museum has reaffirmed its tradition of providing outstanding educational programs and special exhibitions. Over the past several years, the museum’s collection has grown significantly through generous gifts of artwork by local donors, including important Oceanic art, Asian art, and American fine and decorative art collections. The collection, now comprised of more than 26,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of art history, is rated as “superb in quality” by the American Association of Museums. In September 1994, the museum announced its largest ever capital campaign, with a goal of $22 million to fund a major renovation and expansion of the museum’s infrastructure; increase and improve our educational and outreach programs; and fund an endowment for the new facility. In December 1996, the museum reached $23.5 million in capital contributions.
With the completion of the nearly two-year capital project, an even greater emphasis was placed on outreach toward under-served audiences, including our community’s African-American and Appalachian populations. The Dayton Art Institute reopened in June 1997 with more than 35,000 square feet of additional exhibition space and completely renovated permanent collection galleries. The Dayton Art Institute will continue to develop ways of better serving museum visitors and attracting targeted, underserved audiences, such as the African-American community, families with young children, and young professionals. With innovative programming, increased technology and expanded services, The Dayton Art Institute will continue to thrive in the 21st century. Visit the museum's website at ... www.daytonartinstitute.com
Friday, August 26, 2011
Alison Van Pelt, Agnes Martin, Fort Collins Museum of Modern Art
ALISON VAN PELT
FC MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
FCMOA
On View August 18-November 18
CREATING THE NEW CENTURY:
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE DICKE COLLECTION
Creating the New Century, is a special exhibition that features over 60 paintings and drawings—all created since the year 2000—from the Dicke collection. Sixty artists are represented by works that document the concerns and styles of painting in the 21st century. While many works are by well-known painters who have participated in museum and gallery exhibitions, others are less well known in a selection characterized by the curiosity and tastes of the collector, James F. Dicke II. The show bridges the gap between younger, emerging artists in their 30's and established artists in their 80's; thus tracing both the continuity and change in the practice of painting in the new century.
Dicke is a businessman, philanthropist and painter whose passion for and knowledge of art from a wide variety of time periods and geographical regions has made him one of the foremost collectors in America today. This exhibition features but one aspect of his collecting interests that also include 19th century French and American art, Modern painting and sculpture and 20th century decorative art and design.
Organized by the Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio, Creating the New Century offers an opportunity to explore aspects of contemporary art practice firsthand and presents the accomplishments of a number of artists whose work has not previously been exhibited in Northern Colorado. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with essays by James F. Dicke II and Janice Dreisbach, Executive Director of the Dayton Art Institute, essays on and comments by each of the participating artists, and all of the works illustrated in color.
Review: Meet the New Century at AEQAI.com
You Tube:
John Alexander
Takashi Murakami
Sean Scully
Artists in the exhibition include:
Richard Aldrich, John Alexander, Gregory Amenoff, Cecily Brown, Francesco Clemente, Ed Cohen, Will Cotton, John Currin, William Daniels, Tomory Dodge, Peter Doig, Stef Driesen, Judith Eisler, Inka Essenhigh, Eric Fischl, Mark Francis, Bernard Frize, Marc Handelman, Mary Heilman, Shirazeh Houshiary, Jacqueline Humphries, Bill Jensen, Alex Katz, Daniel Lefcourt, Markus Muntean/Adi Rosenblum, Takashi Murakami, Todd Norsten, Thomas Nozkowski, Richard Patterson, Philip Pearlstein, Richard Prince, Peter Rosstovsky, Lisa Sanditz, Dana Schutz, Sean Scully, Amy Sillman, Juan Usle, Alison Van Pelt, Tam Van Tran, Tommy White, Lisa Yuskavage
FC MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
FCMOA
On View August 18-November 18
CREATING THE NEW CENTURY:
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE DICKE COLLECTION
Creating the New Century, is a special exhibition that features over 60 paintings and drawings—all created since the year 2000—from the Dicke collection. Sixty artists are represented by works that document the concerns and styles of painting in the 21st century. While many works are by well-known painters who have participated in museum and gallery exhibitions, others are less well known in a selection characterized by the curiosity and tastes of the collector, James F. Dicke II. The show bridges the gap between younger, emerging artists in their 30's and established artists in their 80's; thus tracing both the continuity and change in the practice of painting in the new century.
Dicke is a businessman, philanthropist and painter whose passion for and knowledge of art from a wide variety of time periods and geographical regions has made him one of the foremost collectors in America today. This exhibition features but one aspect of his collecting interests that also include 19th century French and American art, Modern painting and sculpture and 20th century decorative art and design.
Organized by the Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio, Creating the New Century offers an opportunity to explore aspects of contemporary art practice firsthand and presents the accomplishments of a number of artists whose work has not previously been exhibited in Northern Colorado. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with essays by James F. Dicke II and Janice Dreisbach, Executive Director of the Dayton Art Institute, essays on and comments by each of the participating artists, and all of the works illustrated in color.
Review: Meet the New Century at AEQAI.com
You Tube:
John Alexander
Takashi Murakami
Sean Scully
Artists in the exhibition include:
Richard Aldrich, John Alexander, Gregory Amenoff, Cecily Brown, Francesco Clemente, Ed Cohen, Will Cotton, John Currin, William Daniels, Tomory Dodge, Peter Doig, Stef Driesen, Judith Eisler, Inka Essenhigh, Eric Fischl, Mark Francis, Bernard Frize, Marc Handelman, Mary Heilman, Shirazeh Houshiary, Jacqueline Humphries, Bill Jensen, Alex Katz, Daniel Lefcourt, Markus Muntean/Adi Rosenblum, Takashi Murakami, Todd Norsten, Thomas Nozkowski, Richard Patterson, Philip Pearlstein, Richard Prince, Peter Rosstovsky, Lisa Sanditz, Dana Schutz, Sean Scully, Amy Sillman, Juan Usle, Alison Van Pelt, Tam Van Tran, Tommy White, Lisa Yuskavage
Agnes Martin, oil on canvas, 40" x 30"
Will Cotton, Alison Van Pelt, John Currin, Cecily Brown, Lisa Yuskavage, and Inka Essenhigh at Fort Collins Museum of Modern Art
On View August 18-November 18
CREATING THE NEW CENTURY:
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE DICKE COLLECTION
Creating the New Century, is a special exhibition that features over 60 paintings and drawings—all created since the year 2000—from the Dicke collection. Sixty artists are represented by works that document the concerns and styles of painting in the 21st century. While many works are by well-known painters who have participated in museum and gallery exhibitions, others are less well known in a selection characterized by the curiosity and tastes of the collector, James F. Dicke II. The show bridges the gap between younger, emerging artists in their 30's and established artists in their 80's; thus tracing both the continuity and change in the practice of painting in the new century.
Dicke is a businessman, philanthropist and painter whose passion for and knowledge of art from a wide variety of time periods and geographical regions has made him one of the foremost collectors in America today. This exhibition features but one aspect of his collecting interests that also include 19th century French and American art, Modern painting and sculpture and 20th century decorative art and design.
Organized by the Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio, Creating the New Century offers an opportunity to explore aspects of contemporary art practice firsthand and presents the accomplishments of a number of artists whose work has not previously been exhibited in Northern Colorado. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with essays by James F. Dicke II and Janice Dreisbach, Executive Director of the Dayton Art Institute, essays on and comments by each of the participating artists, and all of the works illustrated in color.
Exhibition Links and Downloads
Review: Meet the New Century at AEQAI.com
You Tube:
John Alexander
Takashi Murakami
Sean Scully
Artists in the exhibition include:
Richard Aldrich, John Alexander, Gregory Amenoff, Cecily Brown, Francesco Clemente, Ed Cohen, Will Cotton, John Currin, William Daniels, Tomory Dodge, Peter Doig, Stef Driesen, Judith Eisler, Inka Essenhigh, Eric Fischl, Mark Francis, Bernard Frize, Marc Handelman, Mary Heilman, Shirazeh Houshiary, Jacqueline Humphries, Bill Jensen, Alex Katz, Daniel Lefcourt, Markus Muntean/Adi Rosenblum, Takashi Murakami, Todd Norsten, Thomas Nozkowski, Richard Patterson, Philip Pearlstein, Richard Prince, Peter Rosstovsky, Lisa Sanditz, Dana Schutz, Sean Scully, Amy Sillman, Juan Usle, Alison Van Pelt, Tam Van Tran, Tommy White, Lisa Yuskavage
Thursday, August 25, 2011
THE WOMEN - PAINTINGS BY ALISON VAN PELT
THE WOMEN - PAINTINGS BY ALISON VAN PELT
MUSEUM EXHIBIT COMES TO HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
AT HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
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Curated by Alexander Salazar Fine Art
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August 23-October 15, 2011
Curated by Alexander Salazar Fine Art
------------------------------------
August 23-October 15, 2011
Opening reception: September 3, 2011 (7-9pm)
RSVP - AS@alexandersalazarfineart.com
-------------------------------------MUSEUM EXHIBIT COMES TO HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
Alexander Salazar Fine Art Partners with Hilton San Diego Bayfront to Exhibit the 9 feet x 7 feet paintings of Alison Van Pelt in celebration of
San Diego Art Month
San Diego Art Month
PAINTINGS OF IMPORTANT FEMALE ARTISTS
THE WOMEN - PAINTINGS BY ALISON VAN PELT
"The Women" -Paintings by Alison Van Pelt - brings museum status paintings to Downtown, San Diego. This collection was previously exhibited at the prestigious DAI. Founded in 1919, The Dayton Art Institute is a premier fine art museum located in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to exhibiting outstanding special exhibitions and impressive collections of art from throughout the world, the museum is renowned for education programming that includes an array of offerings for diverse audiences.
Eva Hesse, Meret Oppenheim, Elaine DeKooning and Georgia O'Keefe are a few of the famous, and at times, rather infamous women that will be gracing the walls of the Promenade East entrance of Hilton San Diego Bayside. These oversized canvases measuring 9 feet x 7 feet honoring female artists are to be installed by Alexander Salazar Fine Art, commencing August 23, 2011 and on view through to October 15, 2011. It is an honor for Alexander Salazar Fine Art to bring the museum featured works of Alison Van Pelt to the city of San Diego during Art Month.
Alison Van Pelt: The Women includes paintings of female artists who built their careers prior to the women's liberation movement. "I was interested in them as artists, but also as exceptional women," explains Van Pelt. "They were mavericks at a time when women were marginalized from the mainstream art world." All of the paintings are large scale -- 9 feet by 7 feet -- and primarily focus on the face of the subject. "I painted these women on a grand scale, somewhat as a form of idolatry," says Van Pelt. "I admire them now and have looked up to most of them since I was young. In terms of framing the face, there is subtle variation. I am trying to capture character. With some I went close in on the face like Helen Frankenthaler, while with others like Frida Kahlo, I pan out slightly, depending upon what I find to be essential. Kahlo's hair, ribbons, and the line of her neck were all a part of her character as were her facial features."
Alison Van Pelt was born and raised in Los Angeles. She studied art at UCLA, Art Center, Otis Parsons and the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. Raised in the open-minded climate of 1970s Los Angeles, she has been influenced by such disparate sources as Agnes Martin, Robert Rauschenberg, Paramahansa Yogananda, Helmut Newton, Dan Millman, Yayoi Kusama and Hunter S. Thompson (just to name a few). The subjects of her paintings range from animals to prizefighters to celebrities, spiritual leaders, Native American warriors and heads of state. Utilizing found images of these figures, she begins the complex process of drawing and painting a classical portrait, then blurring and rebuilding the oil on the canvas, accumulating and disintegrating, until the result is a beautiful, purposely-degraded, mystical evocation of her subject. Her painstaking technique, with its exquisite light and shadow, layers upon layers of paint, ambiguous, yet meticulous, brush strokes, coalesced by her discipline and meditative touch, brings out the best in her subjects. The paintings are revealing yet mysterious; they are not idealized, but humanized.
Van Pelts work has been exhibited in solo shows at The Fresno Art Museum and The Dayton Art Institute, as well as in galleries throughout the North America and Europe, and is represented in significant public collections, such as the Armand Hammer Museum, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, the Jumex Foundation in Mexico City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, NASA, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. She currently lives and works in Santa Monica, CA.
She is currently represented by Alexander Salazar Fine Art in San Diego.
"The Women" installation will be showcased August 23-October 15, 2011
Opening reception: September 3, 2011 (7-9pm)
Artwalk on the Bay Reception - September 10, 2011
Closing Reception: October 15, 2011 (7-9pm)
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
1 Park Boulevard
San Diego, California
United States 92101
Tel: 1-619-564-3333
Tel: 1-619-564-3333
Fax: 1-619-564-3344
www.hiltonsandiegobayfront.com
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Alexander Salazar Fine Art
Tel: 619-531-8996
Fax: 619-531-8998
Visit www.alexandersalazarfineart.com for more information.
THE WOMEN - PAINTINGS BY ALISON VAN PELT
THE WOMEN - PAINTINGS BY ALISON VAN PELT
MUSEUM EXHIBIT COMES TO HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
AT HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
----------------------------------
Curated by Alexander Salazar Fine Art
------------------------------------
August 23-October 15, 2011
Curated by Alexander Salazar Fine Art
------------------------------------
August 23-October 15, 2011
Opening reception: September 3, 2011 (7-9pm)
RSVP - AS@alexandersalazarfineart.com
-------------------------------------MUSEUM EXHIBIT COMES TO HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
Alexander Salazar Fine Art Partners with Hilton San Diego Bayfront to Exhibit the 9 feet x 7 feet paintings of Alison Van Pelt in celebration of
San Diego Art Month
San Diego Art Month
PAINTINGS OF IMPORTANT FEMALE ARTISTS
| "The Women" -Paintings by Alison Van Pelt - brings museum status paintings to Downtown, San Diego. This collection was previously exhibited at the prestigious DAI. Founded in 1919, The Dayton Art Institute is a premier fine art museum located in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to exhibiting outstanding special exhibitions and impressive collections of art from throughout the world, the museum is renowned for education programming that includes an array of offerings for diverse audiences. Eva Hesse, Meret Oppenheim, Elaine DeKooning and Georgia O'Keefe are a few of the famous, and at times, rather infamous women that will be gracing the walls of the Promenade East entrance of Hilton San Diego Bayside. These oversized canvases measuring 9 feet x 7 feet honoring female artists are to be installed by Alexander Salazar Fine Art, commencing August 23, 2011 and on view through to October 15, 2011. It is an honor for Alexander Salazar Fine Art to bring the museum featured works of Alison Van Pelt to the city of San Diego during Art Month. Alison Van Pelt: The Women includes paintings of female artists who built their careers prior to the women's liberation movement. "I was interested in them as artists, but also as exceptional women," explains Van Pelt. "They were mavericks at a time when women were marginalized from the mainstream art world." All of the paintings are large scale -- 9 feet by 7 feet -- and primarily focus on the face of the subject. "I painted these women on a grand scale, somewhat as a form of idolatry," says Van Pelt. "I admire them now and have looked up to most of them since I was young. In terms of framing the face, there is subtle variation. I am trying to capture character. With some I went close in on the face like Helen Frankenthaler, while with others like Frida Kahlo, I pan out slightly, depending upon what I find to be essential. Kahlo's hair, ribbons, and the line of her neck were all a part of her character as were her facial features." Alison Van Pelt was born and raised in Los Angeles. She studied art at UCLA, Art Center, Otis Parsons and the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. Raised in the open-minded climate of 1970s Los Angeles, she has been influenced by such disparate sources as Agnes Martin, Robert Rauschenberg, Paramahansa Yogananda, Helmut Newton, Dan Millman, Yayoi Kusama and Hunter S. Thompson (just to name a few). The subjects of her paintings range from animals to prizefighters to celebrities, spiritual leaders, Native American warriors and heads of state. Utilizing found images of these figures, she begins the complex process of drawing and painting a classical portrait, then blurring and rebuilding the oil on the canvas, accumulating and disintegrating, until the result is a beautiful, purposely-degraded, mystical evocation of her subject. Her painstaking technique, with its exquisite light and shadow, layers upon layers of paint, ambiguous, yet meticulous, brush strokes, coalesced by her discipline and meditative touch, brings out the best in her subjects. The paintings are revealing yet mysterious; they are not idealized, but humanized. Van Pelts work has been exhibited in solo shows at The Fresno Art Museum and The Dayton Art Institute, as well as in galleries throughout the North America and Europe, and is represented in significant public collections, such as the Armand Hammer Museum, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, the Jumex Foundation in Mexico City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, NASA, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. She currently lives and works in Santa Monica, CA. She is currently represented by Alexander Salazar Fine Art in San Diego. "The Women" installation will be showcased August 23-October 15, 2011 Opening reception: September 3, 2011 (7-9pm) Artwalk on the Bay Reception - September 10, 2011 Closing Reception: October 15, 2011 (7-9pm) Hilton San Diego Bayfront 1 Park Boulevard San Diego, California United States 92101 Tel: 1-619-564-3333 Fax: 1-619-564-3344 www.hiltonsandiegobayfront.com NOTE TO EDITORS: Alexander Salazar Fine Art Tel: 619-531-8996 Fax: 619-531-8998 Visit www.alexandersalazarfineart.com for more information. |
THE WOMEN - PAINTINGS BY ALISON VAN PELT
THE WOMEN - PAINTINGS BY ALISON VAN PELT
MUSEUM EXHIBIT COMES TO HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
AT HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
----------------------------------
Curated by Alexander Salazar Fine Art
------------------------------------
August 23-October 15, 2011
Curated by Alexander Salazar Fine Art
------------------------------------
August 23-October 15, 2011
Opening reception: September 3, 2011 (7-9pm)
RSVP - AS@alexandersalazarfineart.com
-------------------------------------MUSEUM EXHIBIT COMES TO HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT
Alexander Salazar Fine Art Partners with Hilton San Diego Bayfront to Exhibit the 9 feet x 7 feet paintings of Alison Van Pelt in celebration of
San Diego Art Month
San Diego Art Month
PAINTINGS OF IMPORTANT FEMALE ARTISTS
| "The Women" -Paintings by Alison Van Pelt - brings museum status paintings to Downtown, San Diego. This collection was previously exhibited at the prestigious DAI. Founded in 1919, The Dayton Art Institute is a premier fine art museum located in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to exhibiting outstanding special exhibitions and impressive collections of art from throughout the world, the museum is renowned for education programming that includes an array of offerings for diverse audiences. Eva Hesse, Meret Oppenheim, Elaine DeKooning and Georgia O'Keefe are a few of the famous, and at times, rather infamous women that will be gracing the walls of the Promenade East entrance of Hilton San Diego Bayside. These oversized canvases measuring 9 feet x 7 feet honoring female artists are to be installed by Alexander Salazar Fine Art, commencing August 23, 2011 and on view through to October 15, 2011. It is an honor for Alexander Salazar Fine Art to bring the museum featured works of Alison Van Pelt to the city of San Diego during Art Month. Alison Van Pelt: The Women includes paintings of female artists who built their careers prior to the women's liberation movement. "I was interested in them as artists, but also as exceptional women," explains Van Pelt. "They were mavericks at a time when women were marginalized from the mainstream art world." All of the paintings are large scale -- 9 feet by 7 feet -- and primarily focus on the face of the subject. "I painted these women on a grand scale, somewhat as a form of idolatry," says Van Pelt. "I admire them now and have looked up to most of them since I was young. In terms of framing the face, there is subtle variation. I am trying to capture character. With some I went close in on the face like Helen Frankenthaler, while with others like Frida Kahlo, I pan out slightly, depending upon what I find to be essential. Kahlo's hair, ribbons, and the line of her neck were all a part of her character as were her facial features." Alison Van Pelt was born and raised in Los Angeles. She studied art at UCLA, Art Center, Otis Parsons and the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. Raised in the open-minded climate of 1970s Los Angeles, she has been influenced by such disparate sources as Agnes Martin, Robert Rauschenberg, Paramahansa Yogananda, Helmut Newton, Dan Millman, Yayoi Kusama and Hunter S. Thompson (just to name a few). The subjects of her paintings range from animals to prizefighters to celebrities, spiritual leaders, Native American warriors and heads of state. Utilizing found images of these figures, she begins the complex process of drawing and painting a classical portrait, then blurring and rebuilding the oil on the canvas, accumulating and disintegrating, until the result is a beautiful, purposely-degraded, mystical evocation of her subject. Her painstaking technique, with its exquisite light and shadow, layers upon layers of paint, ambiguous, yet meticulous, brush strokes, coalesced by her discipline and meditative touch, brings out the best in her subjects. The paintings are revealing yet mysterious; they are not idealized, but humanized. Van Pelts work has been exhibited in solo shows at The Fresno Art Museum and The Dayton Art Institute, as well as in galleries throughout the North America and Europe, and is represented in significant public collections, such as the Armand Hammer Museum, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, the Jumex Foundation in Mexico City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, NASA, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. She currently lives and works in Santa Monica, CA. She is currently represented by Alexander Salazar Fine Art in San Diego. "The Women" installation will be showcased August 23-October 15, 2011 Opening reception: September 3, 2011 (7-9pm) Artwalk on the Bay Reception - September 10, 2011 Closing Reception: October 15, 2011 (7-9pm) Hilton San Diego Bayfront 1 Park Boulevard San Diego, California United States 92101 Tel: 1-619-564-3333 Fax: 1-619-564-3344 www.hiltonsandiegobayfront.com NOTE TO EDITORS: Alexander Salazar Fine Art Tel: 619-531-8996 Fax: 619-531-8998 Visit www.alexandersalazarfineart.com for more information. |
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