SeeingArtSanAntonio contempory art studio and gallery tours in San Antonio, Texas


April Artists 2009


Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective  (Click images for larger view.)

"Wood Cut Dress"
print
 

Paula Cox
I painted in oils and paint sticks for many years on paper.  I have always had an interest in pattern, color and texture in my work.  About 10 years ago I began to do relief printmaking using woodcuts and linoleum.  I now solely use linoleum because of the ease in cutting and the line quality of the carved plate.  5-6 years ago I began to learn papermaking and book arts.  Combining printmaking with handmade paper has been something I've been exploring and enjoying.  I like to play with my images and medium in the studio and see what happens.  Book arts is a demanding medium for me but one that I respect very much.
 


"Red Rose Pot" earthenware
 

Diana Kersey
Diana Kersey is a visual artist who works in clay, creating both studio pottery and architectural ceramics. Her work possesses a raw, textural quality, with the clay encompassed in a translucent, earthy glaze. The birds, insects, fish, and flowers present in her work suggest a primordial narrative, while the underlying decorative grids and motifs capture the relentless energy, complexity, any contradictions that pulse through our contemporary society.
 


"Fig Leaf Paper"
 handmade paper

Georgie Cunningham
I began my career as a graphic designer and then found that my interests in hand papermaking, fiber, and weaving were taking me in an entirely new direction. I now spend my studio time  making paper and creating woven paper tapestries, handmade paper screens, and wall hangings.

Using rich, bold color and repeating patterns, I weave my handmade paper with mixed media, found objects, and other paper. I use a traditional method of papermaking working with a western style mould and deckle. My paper varies from heavy in texture and color to smooth and translucent.
 


"Guayabera"
 textiles
 
Jane Bishop
Artist statement to come.

"Candy Wrappers"
recycled art
 
Rhonda Kuhlman
Artist statement to come.

"Silver Earrings"
metalsmith
Pat Guerrero
Artist statement to come.

Bernice Williams & James Hendricks (Click images for larger view.)

"Narrow Path, Open Gate,
Wide Road"

 

"Mirror, Mirror,...
Who is the.....?"
 
Bernice Williams
All American Art is a function or product of a hybrid culture. My Work attempts to document and explore my experiences as a Hyphenated American whose institutional label or classification has evolved over time with particular emphasis on the “present popular” or socially accepted label or classification.

"Shell birdbath"
Texas limestone, 2,000lbs.

"Song"
Steel and Bronze
 
James Wyatt Hendricks
James Wyatt Hendricks' work covers a wide range of media including painting, integrated stone sculpture, blacksmith steel, cast bronze, traditional welding and printing.

Found, La Villita  (Click images for larger view.)

Our joint venture for Building 24 is based upon the following premise and definition of the word “found”: to establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence. Synonyms for “found” include: create, establish, institute, organize. These verbs mean to bring something into existence and set it in operation: such as the founding of our new and fresh approach to the arts community of La Villita and the city of San Antonio. Our gallery is the collective inspiration of  three nationally recognized San Antonio artists who have come together to install, exhibit, sale and promote the arts. The basis of our gallery’s visual installation includes a vast and diverse range of cultural icons, contemporary art and antique objects such as: early Texas furniture, pottery and
paintings; artwear; vintage chandeliers and lamps with artist-designed shades; contemporary mixed media sculptures; Alamo pottery; work by nationally acclaimed folk artists such as Beatrice Jiminez, Jimmy Sudduth and Mose Tolliver; artist-made beaded ornaments; contemporary art cloth; miscellaneous artist-designed garden and ornamental objects; a quality selection of first edition books about Texas; 19th century niches; beaded flowers from the 1940s; vintage textiles from the 1950s; early Texas maps; work by acclaimed San Antonio ceramist Harding Black; late 19th century botanical etchings and more. The prices will range from $2.50 to $4,500.
 


"Versailles" by Patricia Jane Fugitt, mixed media

"Falling From Grace" by Jeannette MacDougall, oil on canvas
 

"Four Seasons" by
Henry Stein, mixed media

"Dream" by Laura Jeanne Pitts, artist-dyed linen

"Corny Man" and Pomegranate Lady" by Pat Johnson, ceramic
 

Scott Martin  (Click images for larger view.)

Mesa Arch Detail

As a photographer, I am interested in how complex ideas, technologies, landscapes, and realities can be composed and re-composed in simple and direct ways.  Ironically, this sometimes means abstracting and decontextualizing pieces of reality.  In an abstracted image, a vending machine can become the ocean, a twisted piece of junk metal a sculpture.  The sky may remain the sky but it is still for a moment. 

I believe in the notion that some photographs are given, not taken.  This requires that body, mind and camera remain open.  My recent work in night photography has given this idea a new medium.  Long exposures require waiting, staring into the darkness, trusting the mystery and surprise that will emerge, with time.   
 



 

 


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