FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 12, 2008
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Art-O-Mat L.I.C. – Artisan Store & Gallery When: Thursday, May 15, 2008 – Sunday, June 22, 2008
Hours of operation: Fri 12 - 7, Sat 12 - 7 and Sun 12 - 5 and Occassional Thursdays or by appointment.
Reception: Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 6 pm Food, drink, and Live Music by Josh Wakesberg with Peter Insel Where: 46-46 Vernon Blvd. Long Island City, NY 11101 (NW corner 47th Rd and Vernon Blvd) Subway: 7-train to Vernon/Jackson (1st stop in Queens), walk 4 blocks north, left side of street.
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Art-O-Mat is pleased to present: Endless Inspiration - works by 5 Long Island City Artists. Jaime
Arredondo Laura Bell Wendi
Gueorguiev Barbara E. Leven Sam
Seawright Curated by Tamar Gasparian-Chester Our second Spring exhibition will open on Thursday May 15, 2008 with a reception from 6 to 9pm. There will be food, drink, and live music by Josh Wakesberg with Peter Insel. "Josh wishes he could write like Paul Simon and sing like Jeff Buckley, but does pretty well from his Astoria fire escape." Endless Inspiration “Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time.”—Georgia O’Keeffe Flowers are a key motif in the works of several major artists of the modern era such as Manet, Van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe, Warhol, and Jeff Koons. Today they continue to inspire many contemporary artists. Endless Inspiration features works by five Long Island City artists who depict flowers in several mediums: oil painting, watercolor, photography and ceramics. The exhibition covers a range of artistic approaches in which flowers are intensified, sexualized and personalized. In Jaime Arredondo’s Gotas de Amor the image of the flower covers almost the entire surface of the 54" x 54” canvas. It is powerful and sensual with its wide open petals and delicate beads of water. Laura Bell’s Perennial captures the artist’s personal observations on the unending march of nature. Her work reminds the viewer to see the continual cycles of human history. It is almost impossible not to view Wendi Gueorguiev’s ceramic pieces as intensely sexual sculptures. The implementation of feminine and masculine forms feels natural for some works like Orchid while in others like Spring it is provoking and acute. In Barbara E. Leven’s photography, the close-up images reveal qualities of a flower that are not easily traceable to the untrained eye. Rainboworchid translates the artist’s perception of nature and beauty. In the works of Sam Seawright flowers are employed as forms of communication and self-expression of personal and universal emotions. Musk Rose & Hanbane is a monumental and romantic piece with its oversized flowers painted with sharp lines on a soft tinctured background. Each artist has been inspired and has communicated their vision through a simple flower. We all see flowers differently and I invite you to find your inspiration in them. 
About
Art-O-Mat L.I.C. Art-O-Mat L.I.C.
began in 1995 as one of the Internet’s earliest online art projects.
Its latest incarnation is an Artisan Store and Gallery in the heart of
Long Island City’s Hunters Point. In the short time since the store’s
opening, the store has sold works from over 100 artists, artisans,
musicians, and authors as well as items from local cultural
organizations. Art-O-Mat L.I.C.
holds community events such as workshops, Folktale night
(local oral histories), formal lectures on the history of L.I.C., and
Poetry Sundays. The store sells unique gift items, items with
local flavor, and books on art and literature. Endless Inspiration - works by 5 Long Island City Artists will be Art-O-Mat’s nineteenth exhibition
in the Gallery since opening on |
| Websites: [ Jaime Arredondo ] [ Laura Bell ] [ Wendi Gueorguiev ] [ Barbara E. Leven ] [ Sam Seawright ] |