Art in NYC - Visual Arts in New York City » Blab! Show http://www.artnewyorkcity.com Art NYC - Visual Arts in New York City Wed, 11 May 2011 00:54:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Amy Crehore’s Mini-Monkeys http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:15:31 +0000 Marshall http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ new Amy Crehore paintings to look at, I'm having a feast! Wish the Blab! Show did not display paintings in a Pop Up window as those are much less search friendly; glad she also posts some of them on her own blog.  One of the things that's cool about the Mini-Monkeys is the way Amy Crehore signed her name (it's just "C.").  Amy Crehore's monkey paintings are so distinct that no one else could paint them.  
  The thing that reels me in - I can "feel" the painting.  I've had that ability most of my life but did not know what it was.  Certain artists just touch me ..... I feel their feeling.  I feel that way when I look at Manet's paintings.    I also have a similar (but not exact) feeling when I look at Amy Crehore's paintings.  A lot of "soul" goes into her work.  I won't say every painting is a masterpiece - no one can paint a masterpiece all the time - but some artists can paint at a certain level most of the time and Amy does that. As a composition, take any area of this painting and look at it and you'll see all sorts of decisions she made - and, and if you tuned in, the feeling and care that went into it. Another thing that is her own way of composing....she makes the monkey's legs almost human - both as a symbol AND as  compositional balance - she needs those changes in color and tone to make it all work - you can look at all the different levels she's working on at the same time in one painting. Let's just say there's a lot of "heart" in these paintings and I can "feel" it in every brushstoke -  care and love that went into the work - just the way I feel Manet's feelings when I look at one of my favorite paintings - Woman with a Parrot. ]]> http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/feed/ 0 The Blab! Show – A Press Release - http://www.artnewyorkcity.com Art NYC - Visual Arts in New York City Wed, 11 May 2011 00:54:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Art in NYC - Visual Arts in New York City » Blab! Show http://www.artnewyorkcity.com Art NYC - Visual Arts in New York City Wed, 11 May 2011 00:54:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Amy Crehore’s Mini-Monkeys http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:15:31 +0000 Marshall http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ new Amy Crehore paintings to look at, I'm having a feast! Wish the Blab! Show did not display paintings in a Pop Up window as those are much less search friendly; glad she also posts some of them on her own blog.  One of the things that's cool about the Mini-Monkeys is the way Amy Crehore signed her name (it's just "C.").  Amy Crehore's monkey paintings are so distinct that no one else could paint them.  
  The thing that reels me in - I can "feel" the painting.  I've had that ability most of my life but did not know what it was.  Certain artists just touch me ..... I feel their feeling.  I feel that way when I look at Manet's paintings.    I also have a similar (but not exact) feeling when I look at Amy Crehore's paintings.  A lot of "soul" goes into her work.  I won't say every painting is a masterpiece - no one can paint a masterpiece all the time - but some artists can paint at a certain level most of the time and Amy does that. As a composition, take any area of this painting and look at it and you'll see all sorts of decisions she made - and, and if you tuned in, the feeling and care that went into it. Another thing that is her own way of composing....she makes the monkey's legs almost human - both as a symbol AND as  compositional balance - she needs those changes in color and tone to make it all work - you can look at all the different levels she's working on at the same time in one painting. Let's just say there's a lot of "heart" in these paintings and I can "feel" it in every brushstoke -  care and love that went into the work - just the way I feel Manet's feelings when I look at one of my favorite paintings - Woman with a Parrot. ]]> http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/feed/ 0 The Blab! Show – A Press Release - http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:15:31 +0000 Marshall http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ new Amy Crehore paintings to look at, I'm having a feast! Wish the Blab! Show did not display paintings in a Pop Up window as those are much less search friendly; glad she also posts some of them on her own blog.  One of the things that's cool about the Mini-Monkeys is the way Amy Crehore signed her name (it's just "C.").  Amy Crehore's monkey paintings are so distinct that no one else could paint them.  
  The thing that reels me in - I can "feel" the painting.  I've had that ability most of my life but did not know what it was.  Certain artists just touch me ..... I feel their feeling.  I feel that way when I look at Manet's paintings.    I also have a similar (but not exact) feeling when I look at Amy Crehore's paintings.  A lot of "soul" goes into her work.  I won't say every painting is a masterpiece - no one can paint a masterpiece all the time - but some artists can paint at a certain level most of the time and Amy does that. As a composition, take any area of this painting and look at it and you'll see all sorts of decisions she made - and, and if you tuned in, the feeling and care that went into it. Another thing that is her own way of composing....she makes the monkey's legs almost human - both as a symbol AND as  compositional balance - she needs those changes in color and tone to make it all work - you can look at all the different levels she's working on at the same time in one painting. Let's just say there's a lot of "heart" in these paintings and I can "feel" it in every brushstoke -  care and love that went into the work - just the way I feel Manet's feelings when I look at one of my favorite paintings - Woman with a Parrot. ]]> http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/feed/ 0 Art in NYC - Visual Arts in New York City » Blab! Show http://www.artnewyorkcity.com Art NYC - Visual Arts in New York City Wed, 11 May 2011 00:54:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Amy Crehore’s Mini-Monkeys http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:15:31 +0000 Marshall http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/ new Amy Crehore paintings to look at, I'm having a feast! Wish the Blab! Show did not display paintings in a Pop Up window as those are much less search friendly; glad she also posts some of them on her own blog.  One of the things that's cool about the Mini-Monkeys is the way Amy Crehore signed her name (it's just "C.").  Amy Crehore's monkey paintings are so distinct that no one else could paint them.  
  The thing that reels me in - I can "feel" the painting.  I've had that ability most of my life but did not know what it was.  Certain artists just touch me ..... I feel their feeling.  I feel that way when I look at Manet's paintings.    I also have a similar (but not exact) feeling when I look at Amy Crehore's paintings.  A lot of "soul" goes into her work.  I won't say every painting is a masterpiece - no one can paint a masterpiece all the time - but some artists can paint at a certain level most of the time and Amy does that. As a composition, take any area of this painting and look at it and you'll see all sorts of decisions she made - and, and if you tuned in, the feeling and care that went into it. Another thing that is her own way of composing....she makes the monkey's legs almost human - both as a symbol AND as  compositional balance - she needs those changes in color and tone to make it all work - you can look at all the different levels she's working on at the same time in one painting. Let's just say there's a lot of "heart" in these paintings and I can "feel" it in every brushstoke -  care and love that went into the work - just the way I feel Manet's feelings when I look at one of my favorite paintings - Woman with a Parrot. ]]> http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/14/amy-crehores-mini-monkeys/feed/ 0 The Blab! Show – A Press Release - http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/13/the-blab-show-a-press-release/ http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/13/the-blab-show-a-press-release/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:21:47 +0000 Marshall http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/13/the-blab-show-a-press-release/ Blab!Show (I wish they'd have one in NYC - Hint!). THE BLAB! SHOW (and book signing with CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA for her new BLAB! book, "The Magic Bottle") September 23 - October 21, 2006 OPENING RECEPTION: September 23, 8:00-11:30 pm
COPRO/NASON GALLERY (at Bergamot Station) 2525 Michigan Ave T5, Santa Monica, CA 90404 GALLERY: 310-829-2156 CONTACT: Gary Pressman, Gallery Director E-MAIL:  copronason@msn.com WEBSITE: www.copronason.com PREVIEW OF ARTWORK: www.blabshow.com
Copro/Nason Gallery presents “THE BLAB! SHOW,” the second Group Art Exhibition featuring NEW work from the latest issue of BLAB! magazine (#17)—the leading anthology of illustration, found graphics, and sequential art.
Artists represented include: SHAG, GARY BASEMAN, TIM BISKUP, FRED STONEHOUSE, MARK TODD, ESTHER PEARL WATSON, LOU BROOKS, GREG CLARKE, AMY CREHORE, DREW FRIEDMAN, RYAN HESHKA, WALTER MINUS, CALEF BROWN, JOHN POUND, JONATHON ROSEN, SERGIO RUZZIER, and MANY MORE.
Guests include: CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA, SHAG, GARY BASEMAN, TIM BISKUP, AMY CREHORE, ESTHER PEARL WATSON, MARK TODD, CALEF BROWN, GREG CLARKE, and MONTE BEAUCHAMP. BLAB! is the brainchild of Chicagoan Monte Beauchamp, whose work has been reviewed in: FLAUNT, VANITY FAIR, THE BELIEVER, GRAPHIS, PRINT, COMMUNICATION ARTS, AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION, and THE SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS. He has received numerous design awards, including five New York Festival Awards for Excellence in Print and Television Communications. His books include: STRIKING IMAGES: Vintage Matchbook Cover Art (Chronicle), THE DEVIL IN DESIGN (Fantagraphics), THE LIFE & TIMES OF R. CRUMB (St. Martins Press), and NEW & USED BLAB! (Chronicle). He is the editor and designer of BLAB! Picto-Novelettes — an experimental series of illustrated storybooks published by Fantagraphics. ====================================================== I hope anyone that lives in Southern California and reads ArtNYC blog attends the Blab! Show.  It's worth it.  Were I in Santa Monica I would go to it myself. ]]> http://www.artnewyorkcity.com/2006/09/13/the-blab-show-a-press-release/feed/ 1