Peter Lobello
Private Collection of Janet Blocker
Photograph by David A. Brown
Collecting all things American Janet Blocker has refined her collection over time into one of the most colorful eclectic collections in Texas. Read the article that traces how it all began. Texas artists include Mckay Otto,Joseph Cohen, Michael Reed, Jesus Moroles, Madeline O'Connor and Robert Rauschenberg. Hans Hoffman, Jules Olitsky, Ron Davis, John Henry, Peter Lobello and Joseph Marioni are also mentioned with insight into the creative process of many mentioned above. Read more
ArtHouston lights up the summer season this July with an exhibition entitled Neo Luminism at Laura Rathe Fine Art. Steve DaLuz coined the phrase Neo Luminism as a way of describing an ethereal way of depicting light in an abstract construct. Landscape painters of the Hudson School were an early influence on this particular body of work that translates abstract landscape into light filled reality. Read more
Steven DaLuz. Merge 36" x 36"
Composition Gold leaf, Chemically-Induced Patinas and Oil on Birch c. 2010
Everyone knows that old saw that clothes make the man, so it’s not too much of a stretch to see how clothes make a society. Every stitch in time demonstrates some new endeavor across the history of humankind: the use of new fabrics, the employment of new technologies, the fascination with new styles. Read more
Dresses from the Screen Sirens Gallery.
American Woman: Fashioning a National Collection" May 5–August 15, 2010
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
It all started with an invitation—for a nap. Emily Sloan invited me to snooze as part of NAP (Napping Affects Performance), a performative installation at Art League Houston. How could one resist an invitation to nap? Read more
Lorrie and Bob at Community NAP
Lloyd Walsh, Argus.
1993-98. Oil on canvas. 48" x 60"
On this particular day, I realized I was witness to something special and was meeting a man who was more special still. People collect art for all kinds of reasons, prestige, social climbing, interior decorating, tax write-offs etc. But once in great while you meet a collector of true passion, vision and expertise. Joe Diaz was clearly such an individual. Read the entire article
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Creature Comforts Group Show at Anya Tish
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Upon entering the show “Creature Comforts” at Anya Tish Gallery, fluorescent figurines, vibrant cartoon-like paintings, and an alarmingly lifelike statue of a deer covered in what appears to be bubblegum pink ice cream meet viewers head on.
Houston-based artist Jennifer Nuttall curated the show, which opened July 9 as a part of ArtHouston 2010. Nuttall felt that ArtHouston would be a great opportunity to veer away from a more traditional body of work and, instead, focus on experimental pieces that “transcend [their] own frames” and activate viewers’ imaginations even after they’ve left the gallery. Read More...
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