Wood’s AMSET exhibition, ‘Curtain Call,’ subverts, repulses, delights On the face of it, the gallery is filled with a syrupy confection of “girly” pastel colors and surrounded by gaudy gold frames — an explosion of stereotypical femininity. But if one draws back the metaphorical curtain, one sees a dark, harsh imagery full of violence, that turns
“My paintings are a heap of shit, but better than Modigliani, Marc Chagall, and Kremegne. Some day I will destroy my canvases but (I am) too cowardly to do it.” — Chaim Soutine SMILOVICHI, Belarus — Bloody carcasses, dead chickens, ghoulish faces…. Even today, having been desensitized by artists like Damien Hirst and other exponents
Celebración del arte Latino, hosted by the Beaumont Art League, will feature artwork celebrating the rich and multifaceted cultures and traditions of the Latino communities in Southeast Texas. “The City of Beaumont has a thriving Latino community that makes up close to 15 percent of the city population,” Bridget Johnson, BAL president, said. “The Beaumont community is infused
Personal Community. I see it as a collective of like-minded people, or people together in close proximity. Usually we think of a town or a neighborhood as a community. It can also mean a club, an association, a guild or a church or like churches and arts organizations, each having their own particular focus but
Staged reading to focus on life of composer Johannes Brahms The Mary Morgan Moore department of Music will host a staged reading of “My Music, My Love,” a one-act play by Ellen Walker Rienstra in collaboration with Eduard Schmieder, Oct. 21-22, 2016. The play explores the lives and music of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) and his
Pitak explores push, pull of artistic process in October exhibition “What I love is the physicality, the memory of movement. Making a mark, with a paintbrush or charcoal, whatever, it’s your movement. It’s your breath. It’s how you feel at that moment.” Neal Anthony Pitak is all about process — recycling, regurgitation, expulsion. The results
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Hope all have had a wonderful summer. The Studio has been hopping this summer with a variety of activities, one being the Summer ArtSkool. It was well attended and we thank the artist-instructors for their expertise and enthusiasm during the two-week program. Joe Winston, photography; Neal Pitak, printmaking; Sheila Busceme, painting and drawing; Paisley Polk
Abelman’s ongoing project takes wing with Mother Nature Since last April, Maurice Abelman’s Avatar Archetypes project has transformed from sketches on paper to paper on the human form. After casting the six avatars, two Mother Natures, Monte Crisco, Vitamin D, Wal Mart and the Olympian, the next steps are working with the actors in developing
Gala to honor Cobbs, celebrates 29th anniversary The Art Museum of Southeast Texas invites Southeast Texans to join in a night of interactive celebration of the arts at its 29th anniversary gala, “An Art Happening,” at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 9. “This neon glowing affair will be overflowing with cocktails, delectable dining, fabulous entertainment and many exciting
