Sunday, August 27, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
SIUC artist's work on display at St. Louis gallery: "A celebrated African-American artist from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is showcasing his paintings during the 'Show Me St. Louis Artists' festival at the Portfolio Gallery and Education Center in St. Louis.
Najjar Abdul-Musawwir, SIUC assistant professor of art, is among an elite group of artists selected to display their work at the Portfolio Gallery, a venue that is a haven for African-American artistic expression.
'I'm really honored to be showing my work at this gallery,' Abdul-Musawwir said. 'It has hosted some major events. This year the National Association of African American Museums will visit the facility. My work will seen by art enthusiasts from across the country!'
The seven Musawwir paintings in the exhibition are part of his 'Fatiha and Door of Return' series. In Arabic, 'Fatiha' means opening or door."
Najjar Abdul-Musawwir, SIUC assistant professor of art, is among an elite group of artists selected to display their work at the Portfolio Gallery, a venue that is a haven for African-American artistic expression.
'I'm really honored to be showing my work at this gallery,' Abdul-Musawwir said. 'It has hosted some major events. This year the National Association of African American Museums will visit the facility. My work will seen by art enthusiasts from across the country!'
The seven Musawwir paintings in the exhibition are part of his 'Fatiha and Door of Return' series. In Arabic, 'Fatiha' means opening or door."
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Paintings reveal pollution clues: "Paintings by Claude Monet could shed light on pollution in London at the turn of the 20th Century, experts say.
University of Birmingham researchers have pinpointed the dates and times of depicted scenes by analysing the position of the Sun in the sky.
The research also revealed the French painter's vantage point: a second floor terrace at St Thomas's Hospital."
University of Birmingham researchers have pinpointed the dates and times of depicted scenes by analysing the position of the Sun in the sky.
The research also revealed the French painter's vantage point: a second floor terrace at St Thomas's Hospital."
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Young and In Charge
Career Moves - All Business - Yahoo! Finance: "Being young and in charge isn't a typical scenario for the top brass of publicly traded companies. Of the companies on Wall Street's Russell 2000 Index, there are just eight chiefs age 35 or under."
CEO'ers visit Art Lovers
The group from SIUC's "Camp CEO" visited the Art Lovers gallery yesterday... and they got an eyeful of art, as well as a brief demo of the gallery's computer systems for inventory sales and management. 
Guggenheim in UAE with no Nudes?
Art News Blog: Guggenheim in UAE with no Nudes?: "The United Arab Emirates will soon have the largest Guggenheim museum to be built. The New York based Guggenheim Foundation currently has museums in New York, Bilbao, Venice, Berlin, and Las Vegas.
The American architect Frank Gehry will build Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (GAD) which will be located on a Gulf island (Saadiyat) near the United Arab Emirates capital. It is expected to be 30,000 square meters or 322,800 square feet and will be completed within five years.
The interesting thing about such a grand museum for contemporary art is that there will be no nudes or works that are confrontational in any way, which includes works of a religious nature."
The American architect Frank Gehry will build Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (GAD) which will be located on a Gulf island (Saadiyat) near the United Arab Emirates capital. It is expected to be 30,000 square meters or 322,800 square feet and will be completed within five years.
The interesting thing about such a grand museum for contemporary art is that there will be no nudes or works that are confrontational in any way, which includes works of a religious nature."
Artwork by young students
Artwork by students on display at SIUC: "Local middle and high school students are showcasing their artwork at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's University Museum as a part of the 'Art Fusion' exhibit, which opened July 5 and runs through Aug. 8."
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Next First Friday
The gallery at Art Lovers Trading Co. will be taking the summer off from First Friday events until September, when the nudes of Larry Bernstein will be featured.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
1 painting every day
1 painting every day: " Jeremiah Palecek of the Czech Republic set out with the intention of making a painting a day on may 8th 2005 after seeing Duane Keisers painting blog. One year later [he] had created 154 new paintings. All paintings are for sale."
Monday, June 19, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Art gallery loses its head, displays plinth - Yahoo! News
Art gallery loses its head, displays plinth - Yahoo! News: "One of Britain's most prestigious art galleries put a block of slate on display, topped by a small piece of wood, in the mistaken belief it was a work of art.
The Royal Academy included the chunk of stone and the small bone-shaped wooden stick in its summer exhibition in London.
But the slate was actually a plinth -- a slab on which a pedestal is placed -- and the stick was designed to prop up a sculpture. The sculpture itself -- of a human head -- was nowhere to be seen.
'I think the things got separated in the selection process and the selectors presented the plinth as a complete sculpture,' the work's artist David Hensel told BBC radio."
The Royal Academy included the chunk of stone and the small bone-shaped wooden stick in its summer exhibition in London.
But the slate was actually a plinth -- a slab on which a pedestal is placed -- and the stick was designed to prop up a sculpture. The sculpture itself -- of a human head -- was nowhere to be seen.
'I think the things got separated in the selection process and the selectors presented the plinth as a complete sculpture,' the work's artist David Hensel told BBC radio."
Monday, June 12, 2006
Local boy makes art prints
Segura Publishing thrives in topsy-turvy business:
"The print art world can be a risky place to invest your dollars. Sometimes you win and sometimes you can be financially devastated. Joe Segura, a master printer, artist and owner of Segura Publishing Co. of Mesa, has experienced both the ups-and-downs of the print art industry."
Segura attended SIU in Carbondale.
"The print art world can be a risky place to invest your dollars. Sometimes you win and sometimes you can be financially devastated. Joe Segura, a master printer, artist and owner of Segura Publishing Co. of Mesa, has experienced both the ups-and-downs of the print art industry."
Segura attended SIU in Carbondale.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Dimensions and Dreamscapes for June
Christa Barnell is the First Friday artist for June. Opening June 2 (5:30 - 8:30 pm) at Art Lovers gallery at 201 E. Main St., Barnell's show "Dimensions and Dreamscapes" offers clever and colorful paintings that take her viewers on an "out of body experience" or regress them into the magical state of childhood.
Christa is an established fine artist who holds a BFA from the School of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne. Growing up in the woods of rural Indiana, Christa tuned into her spiritual connection with nature, and turned to painting as a relief from chronic headaches.
Christa has been displaying her whimsical art at juried exhibitions and galleries across the Indiana state and winning various awards. After taking Second Place in a National Contest, her painting, "My Life on a Shelf" was exhibited at the John Hancock Building in Chicago. "Post Angel" took Best Work, First Time Exhibitor, Contemporary, at the 80th Annual Hoosier Salon
in Indianapolis. Recently Christa's story and her art was featured in Angels On Earth magazine, a Guidepost publication. The artist is at the beginning of her career and currently lives here in Carbondale, Illinois with her husband Todd and their two cats.
Her web site is ChristaGallery.Com
Christa is an established fine artist who holds a BFA from the School of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne. Growing up in the woods of rural Indiana, Christa tuned into her spiritual connection with nature, and turned to painting as a relief from chronic headaches.
Christa has been displaying her whimsical art at juried exhibitions and galleries across the Indiana state and winning various awards. After taking Second Place in a National Contest, her painting, "My Life on a Shelf" was exhibited at the John Hancock Building in Chicago. "Post Angel" took Best Work, First Time Exhibitor, Contemporary, at the 80th Annual Hoosier Salon
in Indianapolis. Recently Christa's story and her art was featured in Angels On Earth magazine, a Guidepost publication. The artist is at the beginning of her career and currently lives here in Carbondale, Illinois with her husband Todd and their two cats.
Her web site is ChristaGallery.Com
Monday, May 08, 2006
Makanda Fest Success
Reported in The Southern Illinois:
Makanda Fest Success: "Tom Horn, a sculptor from Cobden, said Makanda's mellow atmosphere makes for a perfect way to soak in the season.
'It's nice to kick off the spring with some good music and food,' Horn said. ''I just love it here.'"
Makanda Fest Success: "Tom Horn, a sculptor from Cobden, said Makanda's mellow atmosphere makes for a perfect way to soak in the season.
'It's nice to kick off the spring with some good music and food,' Horn said. ''I just love it here.'"
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Christler's Mother
If the face looks familiar, that's Christa Barnell's mother pictured at left. If the foot on Christa's painting looks familiar, it's because mom's feet provided the model for the painting.
Monday, April 17, 2006
OOps
The recent show of prisoner art at the Carbondale Civic Center by Carbondale Community Arts resulted in one piece being removed, since there were some complaints about the subject matter. This is it. We at Art Lovers understand the need to keep exposed breasts out of public buildings. At this writing, no paintings of exposed breasts can be found on the walls of Art Lovers gallery either, but it might be fun to hang this one on the wall for a week or two, or put it up for auction on the new Ebay store.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Sunday, April 02, 2006
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