As part of their "Legends" series, ArtWorks selected my design honoring Rosemary Clooney for their latest installment of murals in Cincinnati. During a site visit on Monday, I met the talented artists and teen apprentices who have been painting it for the past several weeks. The mural will be completed by mid-August and dedicated in October, and it is located at Pleasant Street and W. Liberty in Over-the-Rhine.
Matthew Ryals selected Study 2 for Camofleur for the cover of his debut album, "We Could Make the Ride Better for Everyone," due out June 24, 2016.
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I spent two weeks at the Akron Art Museum in November 2015 installing my piece "Depthless Without You" for the NEO Geo exhibition. This short time lapse captures some of the installation process and the many assistants who helped.
Geometric abstraction pares visual art down to pure shapes, lines and colors, yet infinite possibilities lie within those boundaries. NEO Geo features recent work by artists in the surrounding region who explore the potential of geometric abstraction.
In the 1960s and 70s, painters and sculptors in Cleveland, Oberlin and Kent created abstract works dependent upon hard-edged geometric forms. Often guided by pre-determined systems based on logic or mathematics, they were motivated by their interests in science, psychology and technology. Artists working in the region today use a combination of pre-determined systems and intuitive responses to create the underlying geometry of their work. In some cases, these structures serve as metaphors for broader themes, such as the tension between the natural and man-made or the forces and systems that affect our daily lives.
Media represented include painting, printmaking, drawing, installation, sculpture, fiber and photography. Gianna Commito (Kent), Natalie Lanese (Toledo), Janice Lessman-Moss (Kent), Michelle Murphy (Cleveland), Erik Neff (Newbury), Kristina Paabus (Oberlin), Paul O’Keeffe (Cleveland Heights) and Amy Sinbondit (Cleveland Heights) are the featured artists.
NEO Geo is organized by the Akron Art Museum and generously supported by Myrna Berzon, Dianne and Herbert Newman, the Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust and Harris Stanton Gallery.
