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The Wiener Werkstätte—1

Papers for Pastel—6

Exhibitions—3, 5

Artpourri-News—4

Opportunities—5

Events—3, 5

Stamp Art—7

The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop)

At the turn of the 19th century there were two major

cities that were considered leading cultural centers. One was

Paris, but the second—Vienna—was experiencing a rise of the

middle class and the birthplace for a creative movement that be-

came known as the Vienna Workshop, “Wiener Werkstätte.”

See Werkstätte, P. 3

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Werkstätte, Cont. from P. 1

This group of progressive artists and designers

who formed the cooperative in 1903 included the ar-

chitect Josef Hoffman and painter Koloman Moser.

Prominent businessmen gave backing for the startup

and equipment for a wide range of applied arts. Mod-

ern design in glass, metalwork and jewelry were be-

gun to meet the aim of the cooperative: pursuing ele-

gance with reduced form/clutter.

With a goal of bringing art and design into every

aspect of life, they broke with the traditions of the

past and brought new style to all the items they pro-

duced. Emphasis was placed on beauty and unique-

ness as well as perfect craftsmanship. The success of

this group became an actual brand name within the

areas of items produced. Everyday objects like glass-

ware, ceramics, silver and metal as well as jewelry

and even clothing (and in the end, wallpaper) were

produced within or in association with the Wiener

Werkstätte.

By 1905 there were over one hundred craftspeople,

of whom 37 were looked upon as masters of their

trade. The strong point of their creations centered on

metal items that were all hand-produced. Simplified

shapes, geometric patterns and minimal decoration

were the trademark of the metalwork. Their sleek

styles and streamlined designs were unequaled.

In addition to the craftspeople, the workshop also

drew in freelance artisans and contemporary industry

specialists. Furniture was one area of freelance pro-

duction, as was ceramics.

Success with design and creation continued until

the end of World War I, at which time the general col-

lapse of the economics of the area brought strong

changes to the Workshop. Material shortages and an

entirely different group of artisans made experimenta-

tion with less durable materials a necessity—wood,

ceramics and even paper maché. The styles began to

change to more elegant, nearly baroque or art/craft in

appearance. The original vision of the Wiener Werk-

stätte was so diluted that the original goals were

abandoned.

The popularity and proliferation of wallpaper de-

signs and what now seems like franchises in Berlin,

New York and Zurich helped to spell the end of the

Vienna Workshop. The worldwide Depression of

1930 and Nazi pressures on all supporters of the

Workshop caused the liquidation of all assets and the

end of the nearly 30 years of design, change, innova-

tion and experimentation.

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Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932:

The Luxury of Beauty

Neue Galerie New York Thru January 29, 2018

More than 400 objects have been se-

lected for the presentation, and the loans are drawn from both public and private collections in the U.S. and Europe, includ-

ing extensive output in a variety of me-dia, including ceramics, drawings, fash-

ion, furniture, glass, graphic design, jew-elry, metalwork, textiles and wallpaper.

Special highlights of the show include iconic examples of furniture by Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser.

EVENTS Tivoli Artists Gallery, Tivoli, NY—Holiday Show thru Dec.17. Featured are works from members and area guest artists, offering everything from fine art to tradi-tional crafts to one-of-a-kind pieces at a variety of prices. Open select hours Fri.-Sun. www.tivoliartistsgallery.com.

The Met, NYC—Holiday Performances, Events and Special Displays—See this beloved holiday tradition with the presentation of its Christmas Tree and 18th-Century Neapolitan Crèche, with daily tree lightings at 4:30 thru Jan. 7. An Eastern European Silver Menorah will be on display thru Jan. 12. Also enjoy decorations

with a medieval theme and concerts at The Met Clois-ters. www.metmuseum.org. City of Beacon+BeaconArts Annual Tree Lighting—Beacon, NY. Second Saturday, Dec. 9, 3:30-6:00. Pol-hill Park/Visitors Center, Main St./Rt. 9D. Hear the Bea-con High School Choir, visit with Santa, see lighting at 5:00. Sculptor Ed Benavente fabricated this unique Bi-

cycle Tree entirely of recycled bicycle parts, which has doubled in size since its inaugural appearance in 2011.

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ARTPOURRI—NEWS Medal Awarded—The J. Paul Getty Medal—which rec-ognizes extraordinary contributions to the practice, un-

derstanding and support of the arts—has been awarded

to German artist Anselm Kiefer and Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. Kiefer is best known for complex paintings that confront German history and taboos. Suffragists to be Honored—In honor of the 100th an-niversary of women’s suffrage in NY, the State will build and dedicate two statues in commemoration of suffra-

gists Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Gardiner Jones. The statue of Truth will be sited on the Empire State Trail in Ulster County, where she was born into slavery. The statue of Jones will be built in Cold Spring Harbor State Park on L.I. A call for submissions will be issued to se-lect the design of each statue.

Milestone Reached—The Hirshhorn recently welcomed their millionth visitor for 2017. This marks their highest attendance in nearly 30 years and makes the museum one of the top three most-visited modern art museums in the U.S. Youth Programs Honored—The nation’s federal cul-

tural agencies recently honored 12 Creative Youth De-

velopment programs from across the country for their work in providing excellent arts and humanities learning opportunities to young people. Among recipients of the 2017 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards were Confident Voices—SAY: The Stuttering As-sociation for the Young, New York, NY; Creative Read-ers—Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington,

NY; and Teen Innovators at BLDG 92—Brooklyn Histori-cal Society, Brooklyn, NY. Season Extended—The Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY, has extended their season into December. Open Dec. 1-3 and 8-10 from 10 a.m.—4:30 p.m., you can take a walk in the winter landscape, enjoy sculp-

tures in the changing scenery or stop by the heated tent for a warm drink. stormkingartcenter.org Best Books Announced—The season of giving gifts is

here, and The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award has been an-nounced. Titles/illustrators included are Muddy-The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters (Evan Turk); Frida

Kahlo and Her Animalitos (John Parra); On a Magical Do-Nothing Day (Beatrice Alemagna); Plume (Isabelle Sim-ier); Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Ine-quality (Stacy Innerst); The Way Home in the Night (Akiko Miyakoshi); A Town is by the Sea (Sydney Smith); A River (Marc Martin); King of the Sky (Laura Carlin); and Feather (Rémi Courgeon).

Fall Auction Results—Sotheby’s: One week of world-wide sales totaled $852 million, with the top lot being Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of George Dyer at $38.6 million. Chagall’s ‘Masterpiece of Love’ - Les Amoureux brought $28.5 million—a new world auction record for the artist. Christies: Their auction series in NY achieved

$1.4 billion in one week The main attraction was da

Vinci’s masterpiece Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450.3 million—setting a new record high for any work of art in auction history. Phillips: Peter Doig’s Red House fetched $21.1 million and Picasso’s Portrait de femme endormie.III sold for nine times its estimate at $9.3 million. Heritage: The American Art sale totaling

$4.3 million saw Rockwell’s Lazybones (Boy Asleep with Hoe) sell for $912,500; and a movie poster for the 1931 horror classic Dracula set a world record at $525,800.

DECEMBER

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Exhibitions Wreath Interpretations, Arsenal Gallery, 64th St. and Fifth Ave., inside Central Park, NYC. Celebrate the holiday season with the 35th annual exhibition of inventive, unconventional wreaths crafted by a diverse

selection of more than 40 fine artists, designers and other contributors—an imaginative and fun way to ex-perience the holiday season. Dec. 7—Jan. 4

Downton Abbey: The Exhibition, 218 W. 57th St.,

NYC, is based on the beloved television show and trans-ports you to post-Edwardian England, where the charac-

ters and the iconic house come to life. Thru Jan. Then travels. 866.811.4111. http://www.downtonexhibition.com/#about

Season’s Greetings, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA. Rockwell’s paintings, drawings and

studio items—and imagery by illustrators working from the Golden Age through today—are the focus of this fes-tive installation that highlights the holidays as a central theme in published art. Thru Feb. 4.

Events Barrett Art Center Community Printmaking—Third Saturday Every Month—Poughkeepsie Underwear Fac-tory, 8 N. Cherry St., Poughkeepsie, NY. Drop in, 2-4

pm. All ages/levels. Suggested donation: $5. Dec. 16: Potato printed wrapping paper. http://www.barrettartcenter.org/pok-prints

Kids Winter Break—Boscobel House & Gardens, Garri-

son, NY. Dec. 26 and 28, 9:30 and 3:00. Families will have a fun flashlight tour of the mansion and kids will enjoy a gingerbread hunt and a craft activity geared toward the season. Advance registration recom-mended. Admission. https://boscobel.org

Opportunities

2018 Open Printmaking Exhibition—Salmagundi

Club, NYC—Jan. 29—Feb. 15. Both members and non-members may apply for inclusion in this exhibition of the best in contemporary and traditional printmaking, etch-

ing, lithography, wood cuts, linocuts, silk screen—all forms of original printmaking, including monotypes and mono print. Artists must be at least 18 or older to be eligible. Prizes. Deadline: Jan. 6. http://www.salmagundi.org/content.cfm/salmagundi/OPEN-CALL-FOR-ENTRIES-SCNY-PRINTMAKING/id/45

CDS Documentary Essay Prize—Center for Docu-mentary Studies at Duke University. This $3,000 prize honors the best documentary writing and photogra-phy in alternating years. The focus is on current or re-cently completed work. This year’s prize is for photogra-phy. Submissions will be accepted from December 1 to

March 1, and the winner will be announced in June. http://documentarystudies.duke.edu/awards

100 Cities/100 Memorials—In observance of the up-coming centennial of World War I, a total of 100 match-ing grants of up to $2,000 apiece will be awarded for the restoration/conservation of 100 World War I Memorials

across the U.S. or even the creation of memorials. The first 50 have been announced and the second 50 will come from Round #2 of the matching grant challenge. Any municipal government, individual or organization may apply. Deadline: Jan. 15. http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/100-cities-100-memorials-home.html

Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair—Ulster

County Fairgrounds, New Paltz, NY—May 26-28.

Open to applicants in all art and crafts media. Work

must be original in both design and execution. Deadline:

Jan. 15. http://www.quailhollow.com/exhibitors-info-

and-applications/

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Papers for Pastel

It’s true that you can create pastel drawings on any

paper. It is also true that the higher the quality, the

more value there is in the drawing.

Practice work can easily be done on lighter weight

papers, but most artists use higher grades, even for

practice and experimental works. This is done for a

number of reasons: One is that practice work done on

inferior paper will not teach you how to deal with the

uniqueness of a given surface; and some artists ex-

plore alternative surfaces to gain experience and

widen their scope of work.

A quick exploration of an art supply store can yield

some very interesting results. One of the most unique

surfaces for pastel works is the high grade “sanded”

paper that offers heavier tooth and helps the artist cre-

ate extra bold and expressive works. Although not

always coated with what we commonly think of as

sand, the textural result is that of a toothy, gritty and

grippy surface.

This style of paper is available in tones of beige to

off-white. The sizes available might include sheets of

9x12, 12x18, 18x24, 21x27, 24x36 and 27x40. Rolls

come up to 56” x 10 yards and are ideal for huge-

scale works.

Another interesting surface upon which to do pas-

tel is suede. Various manufacturers create sheets in a

good range of sizes, with these sheets either bound

into pads or available full-sheet.

Many artists have also discovered the wide range

of suede mat boards (designed for the framing indus-

try). This material is especially good because it offers

strong support upon which to work, while giving a

smooth, soft, extremely accepting surface for pastel.

Every detail is captured and held on this surface in a

nearly soft-focused effect. This softness is especially

good for portrait work. Colors range from stark white

to deep jewel tones and blacks and browns. There’s a

color to suit any application.

Reviewing the choices, you can see that there are

many. This wide range of options can be very appeal-

ing to a practicing artist. There’s never a lack of ma-

terials for those who enjoy experimentation or explo-

ration. Color, texture, size—the choice is yours.

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