Art Business News back issues from October 2003:
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Nostalgia and nature dominate photos trends: in the face of a gritty reality, photography collectors turn to traditional images at reasonable price points.
Oct 01, 2003; Prisant, Barden ... Doom and gloom. That seems to be the sum total of what is on television these days. First, we are bombarded by a steady stream of disturbing images of international political turmoil. Then we are treated to footage of boarded-up corporate headquarters. America's geopolitical and economic ...
Photographers take a broader view: panoramic photography comes into focus for photographers and collectors looking to capture large vistas.
Oct 01, 2003; Hagan, Debbie ... In 1901, photographer George R. Lawrence wanted to take a panoramic shot of Chicago, but he encountered one problem--how to get himself and his camera high enough to take it. An inventive man, Lawrence devised a cage attached to a balloon that elevated him 200 feet into the air. ...
October is National Art & Framing month.(From The Editor)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2003; Leibrock, Amy ... DEAR READERS It's not often that I'll use this column to point out an advertisement in this magazine, but this month is special. October is National Art & Framing month, and the Art & Framing Council's newest promotional effort is announced on page 49. In an effort ...
Licensing illuminated.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2003; Tierney, Lisa ... Just want to let you know how much I enjoyed reading Lisa Fondo's article, "Art Licensing Shows Steady Growth," [June 2003]. It illuminated an array of specifics in the ...
Going for growth.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2003; Brooke, Richard ... It was nice to see your encouraging words in the September issue ["Forget Survival--Get Ready for Growth"]. [Our company] is starting to think in terms of growth, so I'll look forward to the series of three. Our growth will be in the form of a new art Web site. Most of what needs to be ...
The $70,000 letter.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2003; McGlocklin, Colleen ... I'd like to thank you for [Murray Raphel's] article "Letters Still Sell in the Age of E-Mail" [February, 2003]. I look forward to his column every month and have implemented many of his ideas with great success, but I received the greatest immediate success from his letter idea. We offered ...
Correction.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2003 ... On page 92 of the September issue, the phone number for Munson ...
Tom Everhart to exhibit at Charles M. Schulz Museum.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- From Nov. 15 through March 15, 2004, an exhibition of Tom Everhart's large-scale paintings on canvas and wood will be featured at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif. The show, entitled "Tom Everhart: Under the Influence;' will be the largest U.S ....
Art of cancer survivors featured in calendar.(news, released to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A calendar featuring original artwork created by breast cancer survivors is being released in October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Creation of the calendar was sponsored by TheBreastCareSite.com and Amoena, a provider of post-breast-surgery products ....
Beverly Factor introduces Seaduction collection.(Up Front)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Underwater photographer Beverly Factor has announced "Seaduction," a line of limited-edition photographic prints. After traveling the world and photographing ocean life for publications such as National Geographic and Sailing magazines, Factor decided to ...
Thomas Kinkade adopts new style in Plein Air Collection.(Up Front, Media Arts Group Inc. releases new group of paintings)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Media Arts Group Inc. released a new group of paintings from artist Thomas Kinkade in September. Titled the Plein Air Collection, it offers a different style of painting than the tightly rendered images fans are used to seeing from Kinkade. The artist ...
Portal Pubs launches line of framed prints.(news, Portal Publications)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... NOVATO, Calif. -- Portal Publications is taking a new direction in its framed print line this fall with three new collections of wall art, several exclusive artists and an expanded range of sizes up to 24 by 36 inches. The themes of the prints range from simple, vintage images, ...
Spotlight on Vignettes Art.(news)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003; King, Carol ... Since its inception in 2001, Vignettes Art has taken a firm hold on several art-related fronts. The fine art publisher, which focuses on printing limited-edition canvas giclees" has produced a line of branded products, added a digital printing arm to its operation and established a ...
Gregory Editions gets 'Snooty' with new launch from Renee Steger Simpson.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... STAFFORD, Texas -- Gregory Editions has launched a group of tongue-in-cheek giclees by its new artist Renee Steger Simpson. Tided the Snooty Women Series[TM], each image pokes fun at high-society characters. "The Snooty Women Series is about a lifetime of inspiration," said ...
North American Artworks signs Kamburov.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... PHILADELPHIA -- North American Artworks (NAA) has made its publishing debut by signing Bulgarian artist Anastas Kamburov. The 52-year-old artist lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria, and specialized in painting, varnish painting, mural painting, glass staining, interior design and ...
MDA Art Collection accepts 300th work.(news, Muscular Dystrophy Association)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association recently accepted a new painting by Katy Hinckley into its art collection. The piece marks the 300th donation to the collection, which was established in 1992 to celebrate achievements of artists with disabilities and emphasize that ...
Montreal museum exhibits Samir Sammoun.(news, Marc-Aurele Fortin Museum)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... MONTREAL -- The Marc-Aurele Fortin Museum in Montreal will feature an upcoming retrospective of original oil paintings by artist Samir Sammoun. One of Quebec's best-known impressionist painters, Sammoun is represented in the United States by Marco Fine Art of El Segundo, ...
Canadian Art Prints signs Patricia Simsa.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... RICHMOND, B.C. -- Four whimsical pieces constitute the new collection from Patricia Simsa, a recent addition to the Canadian Art Prints (CAP) family of artists. Born and raised in Paris, Simsa began creating works of art at the age of 18. She is experienced in drawing, ...
Media Arts signs photographer Larry Weingartner.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- The Lumigraph Art division of Media Arts Group Inc. has signed photographer Larry L. Weingartner. Weingartner is known for having taken a photograph of the first sunrise of 2000. His inspirational photographs are hanging in the Texas governor's mansion, the White ...
Christensen Barney joins Greenwich Workshop.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEYMOUR, Conn. -- Following in the footsteps of her father, longtime Greenwich Workshop artist James C. Christensen, Cassandra Christensen Barney has signed with the Greenwich Workshop. Influenced by the art of the 16th century and the princess postcards she collected as a ...
Image Conscious offers B & W photos for fall.(news, black and white )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Image Conscious released its"Autumn 2003"catalog supplement, which includes a series of 17 black-and-white photographic posters. Included in the release are posters by existing image Conscious artists Alan Blaustein, Michael Kenna and Derek Langley. Also ...
Art In Motion presents new collection from Regina-Andrew Design.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... COQUITLAM, B.C. -- Inspired by historical designs found on antique textiles and carpets, the latest Regina-Andrew Design collection from Art In Motion features three sets of three square images. Dominated by creams, reds and deep browns, the images depict stylized flowers and birds. ...
New book illuminates art of VaLoy Eaton.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Landscape painter VaLoy Eaton has sold more than 1,600 of his realist and impressionist paintings. Gibbs Smith, Publisher, which specializes in books about design and architecture, is offering a collection of Eaton's work in its new book, "In Natural Light," which ...
Joan Cawley Gallery signs Amy Mishkin.(news)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Joan Cawley Gallery has signed Colorado artist Amy Mishkin. "Amy's mixed-media abstracts depict the new look of the southwest," said publisher loan Cawley, "The root of my inspiration is fuelled by a spiritual realization that collaboration ...
Legends of the arts remembered with prints.(news)
Oct 01, 2003 ... PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. -- The recent passing of comedian Bob Hope, just two months after his 100th birthday, brings attention to a unique edition of hand-signed lithographs of Hope by another recently departed legend, Al Hirschfeld, who produced drawings of American theater for the New ...
Licensing organization announces incoming board members.(news, International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK -- The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers'Association (LIMA) announced its board of directors for the July 2003 to June 2004 term. Incoming board members are Bernie Leifer of SGFootwear, Simon Philips of Licensing Dynamics International ...
Rosenstiel's launches international catalog.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... LONDON -- Rosenstiel's recently launched a 60page open-edition print catalog titled "Sedona." It includes contemporary images for the international market. In response to a demand ...
Sideroads introduces new Clemens Briels series.(news, Sideroads Publications)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... MIAMI -- Inspired by the music, colors, myths and natural beauty of the Caribbean during a recent visit there, Clemens Briels created three romantic paintings to be released by Sideroads Publications. Each piece is a silk-screened, hand-pulled 3-D serigraph in relief on Arches ...
Lee Teter receives veterans arts award.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... ST. LOUIS -- Artist and Vietnam veteran Lee Teter was honored for accomplishments in the arts by the Vietnam Veterans of America at its national convention in St. Louis in August. The organization awarded the 44-year-old artist with the "President's Award For Excellence In The ...
Bentley Publishing Group offers free point-of-purchase displays.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Bentley Publishing Group recently began producing a point-of-purchase display designed to encourage consumers to buy art from their local custom-frame shop. Bentley will supply ...
Winn Devon releases photo collections.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEATLE -- Winn Devon recently released a new selection of photographs. The release comes as a response to a growing demand for photographic poster images, according to company officials. The new release features the European-themed sepia-toned photography of Teo Taras and Marina ...
Old World Prints releases catalog.(news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... RICHMOND, Va. -- Old World Prints Ltd. has published its first printed catalog in almost 10 years. The 72-page brochure showcases the company's fall 2003 line and best sellers from previous collections. The catalog includes 140 new hand-colored fine-art prints and 90 new giclee ...
Web site expands mailing list offerings.(news, ArtMailingLists.com)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... VALLEJO, Calif. -- Art industry trade Web site ArtMailingLists.com recently added several new marketing sales tools for resale, including expanded regional media contact and interior decorator database directories. The direct mail and e-mail list offerings provide a valuable resource for ...
L.A. Art Show adds museum participants.(Show news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. -- One of the most recognized art fairs in southern California, the Los Angeles Art Show, being held Oct. 9 to 12, initiates its ninth year by including several well-known museums as presenters, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary ...
Buyers Market of American Craft changes dates.(Show news)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Buyer's Market of American Craft has moved its annual summer show from July to Aug.6 to 8,2004. Summer show dates were Changed from July to accommodate artists and buyers who travel from City to city to participate in multiple shows in a matter of days, ...
Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery launches with "ArtApparatus" exhibition.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK -- A new art gallery opened its doors this September with a group exhibition focused on artists who contribute to the interplay between contemporary media arts and photography. The Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, located in the Chelsea art district ill Manhattan, is dedicated ...
Michael Godard awards cruise to top salesperson.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Art Consultant Billy Peppard of Sargents Fine Art here recently won a contest sponsored by Michael Godard Fine Art. Peppard was awarded a 10-day Mexican cruise for being the consultant who sold the most Michael Godard pieces in six months. He sold a total of 88 prints. ...
LeMieux Galleries opens second location.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEW ORLEANS -- Le Mieux Galleries, a custom frame shop serving customers for more than 20 years, announced the opening of a second location in the ...
Kaleidoscope Gallery hosts themed gallery opening.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- To celebrate the July 19 opening of its second location, Kaleidoscope Gallery invited art lovers to dress in white and enjoy an evening of white decor, music from the Beatles' "White" album, white snacks and art by several guest artists. "Everybody's ...
Lillstreet Art Center opens in new, larger home.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... CHICAGO -- The Lill Street Gallery, a 28-year-old ceramics center based in the Lincoln Park neighborhood here, closed its doors in August and moved shop to a $3 million, 24,000-foot facility in the up-and-coming Ravenswood district. The renamed Lillstreet Arts Center has 14 classrooms with ...
Leonard Pearman, wildlife artist and former POW, dies at 90.(news)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2003 ... LONDON -- Wildlife artist Leonard Pearman, whose "Big Cat" paintings have been published by Rosenstiel's for more than 30 years, died on July 30 at the age of 90. A noted pilot in the Royal Air Force, Pearman's Mosquito airplane was shot down over Germany during World War II. He ...
World Wide Arts Resources unveils web marketing tool for galleries.(.com News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio -- World Wide Arts Resources recently launched a new service for gallery owners and dealers wanting to market art and artists on its sites absolutearts.com and wwar.com. The company's Gallery Portfolio is a tool that can serve as an inventory management aid, a gallery's ...
Greenwich Workshop announces eCatalogue, new location.(.com News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEYMOUR, Conn. -- The Greenwich Workshop recently added an online component to its new-release program. Between catalogs, the company will release new images through its "eCatalogue" via the Internet and e-mail. The site, www.greenwichworkshop.com/ecatalogue, will be marketed ...
Top Art launches new Web site.(.com News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SAN DIEGO -- Art publisher Top Art has launched a new Web site that is currently displaying the company's new fall collection, along with its entire print collection. "We are confident that this site will provide a fast and convenient new way to access and utilize the over 1,300 ...
Use the psychology of the second interest.(advice)
Oct 01, 2003; Raphel, Murray ... The makers of the Cracker Jack popcorn snack know that one of the reasons people buy their product is because many customers want the prize, not the product. Want to have Domino's deliver a pizza tonight? Would you be more inclined if you saw their offer for free donuts with ...
Court corporate clients with creativity: a small gallery builds business with corporate clients by hosting receptions in their offices.(Strategy)
Oct 01, 2003; Kahan, Michelle ... Those who work in dreary office buildings have without a doubt realized that better decorations could boost company morale. It might be a while before the higher-ups notice, so sometimes it takes a little help from art galleries like Peninsula Gallery. Located in the small tourist town of ...
A road map for growth: before planning for the future, it's important to examine why you are in business in the first place and define your gallery's vision and values.(creative planning)
Oct 01, 2003; Smith, Kevin M. ... Why is it that we know enough to board up the windows before a hurricane hits, but, when it comes to our businesses, we refuse to prepare for hazardous conditions before it's too late? Today's slumping economy is the calm before the storm. But someday soon, shoppers will once again be in ...
Art Business News' guide to photographic processes.
Oct 01, 2003; Seiling, Susan ... Over 175 years ago, Joseph Nicephore Niepce set up a camera overlooking the courtyard of his home in France. In the camera was a polished pewter plate coated with a petroleum product called bitumen of Judea. He left the lens of the camera open and, eight hours later, removed the pewter ...
Reborn Victorians: today, a generation of contemporary artists is returning to photography's historic roots but with a modern twist that straddles 19th- and 21st-century processes.(Antique photo processes)
Oct 01, 2003; Meyers, Laura ... As the art of photography marches relentlessly down the digital path, a surprisingly opposite trend has also emerged. These days, contemporary artists throughout the United States are experimenting with antique photographic processes, pioneering a resurrection of photographic techniques ...
Calen Darnel.(Emerging Artists)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Photographer Calen Darnel uses the beauty of nature to compose peaceful, nostalgic images that make the viewer look twice. Whether superimposing clouds over water or grass over leaves, his photographs possess a quiet, powerful quality. "As much of my work is influenced by ...
Richard Culling.(Emerging Artists)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Richard Culling uses rich colors to bring life to Detroit's urban landscape. His images capture everyday scenes, focusing on architecture and people. "My most recent work consists of topographical imagery, concerned primarily with architecture within the immediate environment," ...
An illuminating nature: Ohio artist Kathy Skerritt brings viewers environment and emotion in her large, textural paintings.(Artist profile: Kathy Skerritt)
Oct 01, 2003; Hart, Jane ... Geology, white-water rafting, the divine, struggles, triumph, light--all have been integrated into the illuminating paintings of Cleveland artist Kathy Skerritt. Her work represents a blending of the fractured and the whole--the revealing of a story that shows how the crevasses and the ...
Damien Hirst's recent project has animal rights activists up in arms.(London)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Damien Hirst's recent project has animal rights activists up in arms. "Amazing Revelations," a triangular collage made from thousands of tropical butterfly wings, is the centerpiece of Hirst's show at the White Cube gallery. It isn't the first ...
Meanwhile, leave it to the British royalty to upset some of Australia's best known Aboriginal artists.(London)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Meanwhile, leave it to the British royalty to upset some of Australia's best known Aboriginal artists. Prince Harry has been accused of stealing Aboriginal motifs in his art and paintings that were unveiled earlier this year as part of his 18th birthday celebration. The young prince's ...
The increasing amount of vandalism of public art here has threatened the future of Belgium's public art displays, with insurance companies now refusing to underwrite exhibits.(Brussels)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... The increasing amount of vandalism of public art here has threatened the future of Belgium's public art displays, with insurance companies now refusing to underwrite exhibits. In recent months, some of the country's biggest open-air art exhibitions have been destroyed--from an exhibition ...
It took 40 years to tear the Berlin Wall down.(Berlin)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... It took 40 years to tear the Berlin Wall down. Now a German artist wants to rebuild it to coincide with its 45th anniversary and Berlin's hosting of the World Cup soccer championship in 2006. The Guardian newspaper reports that Christof Blaesius is trying to raise about $28 million to ...
Nasher Sculpture Center.(Museum Matters)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Opening this month in Dallas is the Nasher Sculpture Center, the largest philanthropic gift to the arts in the history of the city. The $70 million, 54,000-square-foot building, designed by Renzo Piano and surrounded by a two-acre Sculpture garden, is one of the few institutions in the ...
Mori Art Museum.(Museum Matters)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Tokyo's new contemporary art museum--the Mori Art Museum--is set to open atop a 54-story tower on Oct. 18. Located in the Roppongi Hills district, otherwise known as The "Rockefeller Center of Tokyo," the museum will feature a series of small, one-person exhibitions by Japanese and ...
An art consulting firm that went belly up has more than 200 artists desperately trying to save their artwork.(Boston, Boston Corporate Art)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... An art consulting firm that went belly up has more than 200 artists desperately trying to save their artwork. The now-bankrupt Boston Corporate Art owes artists thousands of dollars in commissions from works that had previously sold. The company was intending to sell the remaining works in ...
More than 400 investors who fell prey to con artist Jerry Womack's schemes a few years ago are now trying to recoup some of their losses through a Wyland painting.(Las Vegas)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... More than 400 investors who fell prey to con artist Jerry Womack's schemes a few years ago are now trying to recoup some of their losses through a Wyland painting. Wyland, best known for his aquatic paintings of creatures living under the sea, had been commissioned by Womack to create a ...
Swann Auction Galleries.(Auction Block)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Rare World War I and II posters were the highlights of a sale of vintage posters held in August at Swann Auction Galleries in New York. By the time the final hammer fell, more than $194,000 in sales had been generated, with the top lot going to James Montgomery Flagg's iconic "I Want You ...
Art has become the latest anti-theft security device--at least for one fortunate artist here.(Liverpool, U.K.)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Art has become the latest anti-theft security device--at least for one fortunate artist here. Artist Richard Morrison lucked out when his mask--a wire frame moulding of his face, covered in bacon and dunked in formaldehyde--was mistakenly identified as a human head suspended in a jar by a ...
Blue Waters.(New editions)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Ellis & Lord Editions of Tucson, Ariz., introduces "Blue Waters" by Karin Connolly. The open-edition print measures 11 by 16 inches and retails for $20.A giclee on canvas or paper is also available in an s/n ...
Gossamer Wings.(New editions)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Red Door Art of Frederick, Md., introduces "Gossamer Wings" from the Motion Series by photographer Michael Pannier. The print is available in an s/n limited ...
American Flag.(New editions)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Self-published artist Steven M. Harrington of Marshall, Mich., introduces "American Flag. "The lithograph on linen is available in a limited edition of 50, measures 24 by 34 ...
