August droned on for far too long. The prospects of cooler weather (um, maybe), fresh school supplies and a few new happenings at various galleries around town are enough to rouse me from an air-conditioned stupor.
The students are staying on the Corner, so get out, get a drink and see what’s going on at First Fridays this week:
The Bridge opens two new exhibitions: local painter Dave Moore and local photographer Andy Acquaro.
Acquaro’s work is being pulled from his series called ‘Intimate Profiles,’ and the idea is to experience the subjects the same way as if you were standing with them face-to-face.
Back in July I lamented about being in a bit of a rut, creatively speaking. I’d lost the desire and motivation to paint and it was making me feel guilty and inadequate. I wondered how one goes about getting those juices flowing again and we had some very insightful readers chime in with many great ideas.
A fellow artist and friend came to visit me recently and announced the news that he just bought gallery space downtown and was really excited about it, and was I painting anything lately? I floundered and tried to come up with excuses– too busy, always moving, etc… and he laughed at me.
Allie Pesch received her MA in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Western Albemarle High School. She has previously worked at Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens, and most recently at 31GRAND, a contemporary art gallery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Allie moved back home to Charlottesville with her husband and their three month old daughter this summer.
We’re really excited to add Allie. We’ve got another addition to our arts team which we will announce soon (and word is Pinkie is back in full force!). In the meantime, you can reach Allie at art@spicybear.com !
Halloween came early on Saturday night at the Charlottesville Pavilion. A booming and sometimes scary sonic landscape, stunning visuals, a few creepy costumes, and of course, Smashing Pumpkins. It was quite the treat.
I stumbled across this really amazing video of Ferrofluid Art. Sachiko uses iron-filled liquids and electricity to manipulate the structure of this really cool substance. You have to watch the video…
Back in January and February I had ideas. I had motivation. I saw photos of beautiful women in magazines or in images on the internet, women standing in front of windows or sitting on the sill, all looking out at something unknown. I feverishly painted the scenes for the promise of an upcoming art show at a local restaurant. Then the restaurant suddenly closed without warning and there went my show and all the work I’d been doing gone to waste. »Read More
At work today, someone told me an interesting story: a valuable painting was found at the Goodwill on Pantops. They said somebody donated an old painting and a store employee saw a signature on it and it turned out to be by a French Impressionist and ended up being worth $40,000. »Read More
Is there a line that art is not supposed to cross? When does art become “tasteless” instead of “satirical”?
The editor of The New Yorker has defended the above cover. Both the Obama and McCain campaigns have decried the imagery utilized on the cover.
Does this cover make us give more validity to the stereotypes it represents? Or does its blatant representation make us question the accusations thrown about?
Since it’s almost Independence day, I’ve been racking my brain for some examples of art that have to do with July 4th. Then I realized that little pieces of art have been under our noses the entire time. On firecracker labels. Have you ever stopped to look at them? There are some pretty cool illustrations on some. Think I’m kidding? Check out some of the fine examples I found… »Read More
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New York City likes to have art in place just like C-ville but on a larger more expensive scale. The latest installation is called, “The New York City Waterfalls”. »Read More
Since it’s almost Independence day, I’ve been racking my brain for some examples of art that have to do with July 4th. Then I realized that little pieces of art have been under our noses the entire time. On firecracker labels. Have you ever stopped to look at them? There are some pretty cool illustrations on some. Think I’m kidding? Check out some of the fine examples I found… 
