Art Santa Fe Judges Choose Favorite Pieces, Announce Awards … · 2018-07-15 · Art Santa Fe...
Transcript of Art Santa Fe Judges Choose Favorite Pieces, Announce Awards … · 2018-07-15 · Art Santa Fe...
ArtSantaFeJudgesChooseFavoritePieces,AnnounceAwardsfor26WorksofArt
Thefour-day,curatedcontemporaryartshow,ownedandproducedbyRedwoodMediaGroup,kickedoffit’sopeninglastnightwithaVIPreception.SantaFeSelectsjudges,chosenfortheirimpactontheartanddesign
communityinSantaFe,walkedthroughtheshowfloor,selectingatotalof26pieces.Chosenexhibitorsandartistswilldisplayaplaqueintheirboothtoindicatethejudges’selections
FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:SantaFe,NM(July14,2018)–Art Santa Fe, the 18 year-old, four-day curatedcontemporaryarttakingplaceattheSantaFeConventionCenter and centered around the theme [ALLURE]—theundeniable power of contemporary and modern art tocaptivate, seduce, and charmall those who are inspiredbythework—announcedtodaytheselectionsofitsSantaFe Selects Judges. The Santa Fe Selects Judges werechosen for their impact and influence in the art anddesign scene in the City Different, and included ArtsCommissioner Alex Hanna, SITE Santa Fe Curator IreneHofmann, Executive Director of Creative Santa Fe CyndiConn, artist and past Governor of Pojoaque Pueblo,George Rivera and Principal Partner of HVL Interiors,SteffanyHollingsworth.A number of the pieceswere chosen bymore than onejudge;thesearedenotedwithanasterisk.Thenumberofasterisksreflectsthenumberoftimesitwaschosen.Thelist of awardedartbelow is listed innoparticularorder,startingwith the artist, title of thework, booth numberandreasonforselection.AFlickralbumofallwinners’ imagescanbe foundhere:https://flic.kr/s/aHskEuSktu
JulieBrookman**PortholesJenToughGallery
Booth408Transportive,lovetheformat
JulieBrookmanPortholesJenToughGalleryBooth408Beautifuloceanscapescontainedinanintimatecircle;one,three,five?Allofthem!
MaxColeGreekCrossXXIICharlotteJacksonFineArtBooth208Sophisticated,elegant,extremelywellexecuted
GianoCurrieInterstellarThoughtsContemporaryArtProjectsUSABooth205Thisphotoonmetalcapturesconstantmovement
CarolDaltonClassicMythsJenToughGalleryBooth408Oldbookstakingonanewlife,lendingtheirstoriestonewmeanings
StephenDinseCloudArrivingTapestryStephenDinseStudioBooth517Useofmedium,palette,sophisticatedprimitivism
DavidDisko***Mt.TaylorFlyover2018DavidDiskoArtBooth106Afreshapproachtomaps,perspectivesandthelandscape
DavidDiskoDeepCanyon#7DavidDiskoArtBooth106Dimensionality,palette,representational,topographic,shadow
DavidDiskoIndiscriminateSection1,ValdesCaldera
DavidDiskoArtBooth106Beautiful,layeredhand-cutpaintedboardthatreflectsasectionofaNMlandscape;intriguingfrommanyangles.
DamienJonesArisingLightDamienJonesArtBoothL13This7foottallceramicsculptureIsdoneintwopieces.Itisanincrediblecompositionwithamazingstamppatterns.Thequartzaddstothepiece—overallthepieceseemsreligiousorspiritual
LuisKaiulaniWhiteFlatLineContemporaryArtProjectsUSABooth205Simple,elegant,minimal
DavidKrovbiltExilefromEden,2018DavidKrovbiltFineArtBoothL21Eyepoppingfantasyandexquisitetechnique
JanetLippincottJL115,2001MatthewsGalleryBooth100Reminiscentofearlymodernism,thisdelightfulwatercolor,althoughsmall,isfilledwithsemi-realisticwonders
HeidiLoewenUnOeufisEnoughHeidiLoewenFineArtPre-FunctionAreaThisisaverypowerfulstatementaboutguns.Theceramicpartofitisbeautifultotheeye,yetthestatementgetsyouthinkingaboutdeath
GedionNyahongoLifeCelebrationGedionGalleriesBooth105Thisstonesculptureishandcarvedanditisgranite.Thefemalefigureisdancingrightoutofthestone.
JennyPhillipsThreadline12,2017
JenToughGalleryBooth408Subtle,elegantexplorationsoflineandsurface
RakhmonPortraitofJahangirEmperorRakhmonBoothL6Althoughacontemporarypiece,thisexquisiteportraitisevocativeofadistantpast.Wonderfultohavesuchbeautycomefromsofaraway
AugusteRodinAPencheArtLinkInternationalBooth505Thisisagreatoriginalwatercolor.Thenudeiscapturedwithjustafinelineandbrush-strokesandisverydynamic
ShoshanaRucker**OldGarageArtWorksGalleryBooth414Moodyimagesofdecayandthepassageoftime
ShoshanaRuckerOldGarageArtWorksGalleryBooth414Linesandgrid,Hopper-esque
ErikSalinVeuveClicquotJerrycanEuropeanDesign&ArtBooth407Greatpopculturereference,fun,wellmade,entirebodyofworkshowsskill,knowledgeofarthistoryandhumor
SamirSammounLondonSamirSammounFineArtBooth107Modernimpressionismatitsbest!
HuntSlonemViolettaArtLinkInternational
Booth505Gorgeouscolor,greattexture,lovetheuseofpaint
HeinerThielUntitled-WVZ111/15/607CharlotteJacksonFineArtBooth308Sectionofasphere—thissmallcurvedaluminumpiecechangescolorindifferentlight;industrial,yetapproachable
NhatTranKlapitiAura,2018TheNhatTranCollectionBooth201Daring,dark,beautiful,skilled
RobertWilhelmDoubleLoopRobertWilhelmFineArtBooth512Dimensions,materialsandthemixofthetwoarestunning
Images in this release from top tobottom:DavidDiskoandhiswife, JenTough representing JulieBrookmanandArtWorksGallery representing Shoshana Ruckman. Disko’s pieces were chosen by three judges, Brookman’s by two judges andRuckman’sbytwojudges.TheawardsweregivenoutbyRedwoodMediaGroup’sRickBarnett.
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