Dynamic Duo
When considering exhibiting in a space you have to consider many details. If you're represented by a gallery the gallery owner/director will make most of the decisions for you so don't worry. If you're finding locales on your own the one thing to be conscious of if the space holds more than one artist is who are you exhibiting with and how do your two artistic worlds mesh, artistically and in the business world.
Fortunately at Plus Gallery, Ivar has taken the time to create an exhibit pairing two artists with extraordinary talent. Wes Magyar and Robin Schaeffer are two of my three favorite artists he represents (the third is Jenny Morgan). Their styles are so different as is their subject matter, but the common theme is the thought they put into their work and the continuous striving for excellence.
If you've never seen Wes' work go seek it out. His portraits are large scale and thought provoking. The show currently on exhibit uses the same models throughout the work. He has one piece "Restless Diptych" that is an amazing display of thought, flexibility and invites the audience to superimpose their own story on the art. The two components are of a man and woman in bed. In one the man is awake and the woman sleeping, the other is the opposite. It would be great to have people write the story and see how much this art connects with each of us. Wes' presentation was truly a dialogue.
Robin Schaeffer's work is ominous. Her use of deep black backgrounds that are complex in their creation continues to set the tone of her work. For the current pieces she first takes a photo of an object on a stainless table giving a ghost abstraction in the reflection. The reflection seems to drip off the object adding to the feeling of intangibility. Robin continues to showcase her talent for placing light as the differentiating factor of her art. There is a richness to her paintings that would make Rembrandt proud.
Heads or tails you can't lose...
Greg
coaching artists to create successful and sustainable businesses
Fortunately at Plus Gallery, Ivar has taken the time to create an exhibit pairing two artists with extraordinary talent. Wes Magyar and Robin Schaeffer are two of my three favorite artists he represents (the third is Jenny Morgan). Their styles are so different as is their subject matter, but the common theme is the thought they put into their work and the continuous striving for excellence.
If you've never seen Wes' work go seek it out. His portraits are large scale and thought provoking. The show currently on exhibit uses the same models throughout the work. He has one piece "Restless Diptych" that is an amazing display of thought, flexibility and invites the audience to superimpose their own story on the art. The two components are of a man and woman in bed. In one the man is awake and the woman sleeping, the other is the opposite. It would be great to have people write the story and see how much this art connects with each of us. Wes' presentation was truly a dialogue.
Robin Schaeffer's work is ominous. Her use of deep black backgrounds that are complex in their creation continues to set the tone of her work. For the current pieces she first takes a photo of an object on a stainless table giving a ghost abstraction in the reflection. The reflection seems to drip off the object adding to the feeling of intangibility. Robin continues to showcase her talent for placing light as the differentiating factor of her art. There is a richness to her paintings that would make Rembrandt proud.
Heads or tails you can't lose...
Greg
coaching artists to create successful and sustainable businesses
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