Art Business News back issues from August 2004:
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Art and the City: attention-grabbing works exude emotion.
Aug 01, 2004; Hagan, Debbie ... Some artists have a knack for capturing the heartbeat of a city. Edward Hopper comes to mind. In his most famous painting, "Night Hawks," lonely hearts gather beneath the eerie light of a latenight diner. In another painting, "Approaching a City," a view from a train unveils a ...
Photo auctions attract aggressive bidding: sotheby's strikes gold while Christie's sales are off.(Christie's International)
Aug 01, 2004; Prisant, Barden ... It is becoming ever more important for the photo experts at the top auction houses to persuade important collectors to consign top-flight collections. Last year, in a major embarrassment for Sotheby's and Christie's, the upstart Phillips won the right to sell the Seagram's collection and ...
You're a teacher, too.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2004; Jancsurak, Joe ... I once worked, at a company where the president's mantra was, "Everyone is in sales." As a new editor at the time, this shocked my sensibilities. After all, I work with words, not contracts. It didn't take long, however, for me to get on board with this philosophy. (I may have been new at ...
Sultan creates art for luxury condos.(Special Report)(Donald Sultan )
Aug 01, 2004; Keller, Julie ... NEW YORK-Acclaimed American artist Donald Sultan has made history with his creation of a one-of-a-kind art piece for a luxury condominium complex in Manhattan. Sultan, who is the youngest artist in history to have two retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York--and ...
Spanish artist has crashing success.(Up Front)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... ATLANTA-D.E. Fine Art proudly releases a book on the life and work of the talented Spanish seascape painter, Navarro Montllor, containing 39 color images of his original paintings. Montllor's inspiration comes from the crashing waves of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. He ...
2004 top 25 arts destinations.(Up Front)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... BALTIMORE-Stealing the top spot as the country's top arts destination from Chicago is New York City, according to the readers' poll in American Style magazine. The two cities traded places this year. Coming in third, just behind Chicago, is Washington D.C. New to the list this year is ...
NALED honors bull.(Up Front)(National Association of Limited Edition Dealers)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... MINNEAPOLIS-The National Association of Limited Edition Dealers (NALED) has recognized Simon Bull's artwork with an award for being, "The most outstanding in artistic quality and public appeal during 2003." In addition, he was commended with the Medal of Honor for his artistic services to ...
The story behind "forgiveness".(news)
Aug 01, 2004; Jancsurak, Joe ... MINNEAPOLIS -- What may one day become a major work of religious art was recently featured on a Minneapolis television station, KSTP Channel 5. Minnesota (Chanhassen) artist Rick Kelley and the events that led to his creation of "The Forgiveness of Sin," were the subject of a ...
Correction.(news)(Correction Notice)
Aug 01, 2004 ... The July issue of ABN (page 40) has an incorrect phone number for Cheney, Wash.-based ...
ABN's newest edition.(Introducing)(Art Business News)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... CLEVELAND-Susanne Casgar, editorial director of Art Business News, announces Lyndsey Walker as the newest member of the ABN editorial team A graduate of Miami University, Walker joins ABN as assistant editor, and will be responsible for overseeing the news sections of ABN and maintaining ...
"Beauty and the Beast" re-creation poses challenges.(Introducing)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... SEYMOUR, Conn.-In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of the release by artist Thomas Blackshear, "Beauty and the Beast," the Greenwich Workshop, Inc. and the Litho-Krome Company have joined forces to re-create this work of art. Blackshear's original was created using 24K gold leaf, ...
Painting to be part of documentary.(Introducing)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... PASO ROBLES, Calif.-The oil painting "Erzulie" by Mari Hall will be used in a documentary entitled "Once There was a Country: Revisiting Haiti." The documentary is a personal story about a sugarcane worker--who is undergoing medical treatment through an innovative healthcare program--and a ...
Grand Image's first.(news)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... SEATTLE-Grand Image, known for its contemporary and high-style imagery, has produced an inspiring collection of 200 fine-art, limited-edition prints by 24 diverse artists. For the first time, Larry Winn, CEO of Grand Image, has selected these limited editions, exclusive to the company, and ...
Emerging artists rise to the top.(Milestones)(2004 Merit Award Winners)(Buyers Market of American Craft)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... BALTIMORE--The 2004 Merit Award Winners for the August Buyers Market of American Craft have been selected by The Rosen Group, producer of the event. The award is designed to help emerging artists enter the wholesale marketplace successfully. The winners were selected in five separate ...
Official Sculptor of U.S. Olympic Team strikes bronze.(Milestones)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... CORNELIUS, N.C.-Jon Hair received the title of "Official Sculptor" for the U.S. Olympic Team in 2003. This year, the United States Olympic Committee has commissioned Hair to create a sculpture, "Olympic Strength," as the new center-piece of the U.S. Headquarters in Colorado, making it the ...
"Supply Side" shows growing success.(Milestones)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-"The Supply Side[R]," an annual exposition for suppliers to the social stationary, giftware and graphic arts industries, experienced a 50-percent increase in attendance for the fourth edition of the show. Held in May at the Jacob K. Javits Center, the event launched ...
Image selected for largest balloon festival.(news)(AriZona Iced Tea)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... WEST CALDWELL, N.J.--The 2004 Festival of Ballooning has commissioned Lisa Palombo, an Impressionist oil painter, to paint the official image for North America's largest summertime hot air ballooning festival. The event features up to 125 sport and special shape balloons and attracts more ...
Welcome back, Don Mattingly.(news)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... LIVINGSTON, N.J.--The Upper Class Collectible's (UUC) exclusive artist Bill Lopa, Jr. welcomes Don Mattingly back to New York with his latest original portrait of the New York Yankee player, "The Hitman Returns." The portrait was officially unveiled to Mattingly during a private reception ...
Vermont's hidden treasure.(news)(In Sight)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2004 ... NEW YORK--Coming this September is Sabra Field's "In Sight," a visual autobiography detailing the creative process and inspiration in the making of her masterful prints. The book contains Field's personal journals giving way to the artist's voice and vision for her art. As Vermont's most ...
Rare vintage art captures early New Year's Day tradition.(news)
Aug 01, 2004 ... ATLANTA--Claret Arts is exclusively presenting limited-edition reproductions from the Pasadena Tournament of Roses collection of official art dating from 1890, with framing expertise from Larson-Juhl. The prints--representations of one of America's most storied events--are from the ...
The art of aging.(Museum Matters)(Arizona State University Art Museum)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... The Art of Aging ... The Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe explores the conditions of aging and how we might come to understand this actuality in the exhibition "When I Grow Up .... :" It highlights the impossibility of ever truly knowing what the is like until one fives the ...
N.Y.'s Museum of Modern Art to expand educational programs ...(Museum Matters)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... For its reopening in midtown Manhattan on Nov. 20, the Museum of Modern Art announces the development of new educational programs including four expanded areas: adult and academic programs; community and access programs; educational resources and materials; and school and family programs ....
Cleveland Museum acquires ancient sculpture ...(Museum Matters)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... The Cleveland Museum of Art announces the acquisition of a rare, life-sized ancient bronze sculpture of "Apollo Sauroktonos," sculpted by Praxiteles, one of the most influential Greek artists of the Classical period. The piece, measuring 150 centimeters tall, is of a young man, Apollo, ...
Nazis stole it; VMFA returns it ...(Museum Matters)(Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... A painting believed to been stolen by the Nazis is being returned to its rightful owners by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Va., following a vote of the museum's board of directors. "Newly provided information has enabled the museum's staff to identify the painting as ...
Picasso ceramics on display ...(Museum Matters)(Ars Vivesco Fine Arts)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Picasso, known for his paintings, was also among the finest ceramists of his time. At the Ramie workshop in Vallauris, south of France, Picasso left an extraordinary collection of ceramics behind. A collection of ...
Eclectic new art trend sweeping the country.(.com News)(www.eklektikart.com)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... NEW YORK-Art dealers David Borish and Martha Alburquerque designed an online art gallery featuring diverse styles of art showcased together, creating an eclectic themed Web site. Borish believes mixing periods is no longer taboo, and eclecticism is appealing to every lifestyle. "People who ...
Design your own masterpiece.(.com News)(CreateYourOwnPosters.com)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... MCHENRY, Ill.-CreateYourOwnPosters.com launched a first-time service allowing customers to choose from hundreds of photographic images by Robin F. Pendergrast, pairing them up with customer expressions, if so desired. The customer can choose between images, sizes and personalized ...
'Big Apple Fest' promises fruitful summer/fall.(art buzz ...)
Aug 01, 2004; Sherman, Jenny ... NEW YORK--A lively crowd clustered in Plaid, a New York bar, for the June 16 kickoff reception promoting "Big Apple Fest," a public-art initiative that aims to seed New York City's public spaces with hundreds of 4-foot-tall apple art sculptures and other artworks from Aug. 15 to Oct. 15. ...
Graffiti art takes a wrong turn.(Brooklyn, N.Y.)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... * When graffiti got to be a problem for Mark Schachner. a dell owner in Brooklyn, N.Y., his solution was not to report it, Out to encourage it. He painted his boarded fence white and then posted signs inviting local graffiti artists to come and paint one panel each. There were rules posted ...
"Curious and strong" art honored.(East Hanover, N.J.)(Altoids, The Curiously Strong Mints)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... * "Altoids, The Curiously Strong Mints" announced that it is extending its Annual Curiously Strong Collection for a sixth consecutive year, featuring 23 works that will Visit five prominent art venues including Consolidated Works in Seattle, Arthouse in Austin, Luggage Store Gallery in San ...
Art "rocks".(Cleveland)(guitar exhibition)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... * "GuitarMania[R] II: Encore in 2004," kicked off its 2004 summer season at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Key Plaza on Friday, May 28, 2004. Ninety guitars were on display during the Memorial Day weekend before moving to their permanent summer locations at businesses and ...
Chicago, then and now.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... CHICAGO-On display at the Kisho Kurokawa Gallery of Architecture are the Chicagos that might have been. That is, "Unbuilt Chicago," which features more than 90 drawings, plans and models of architectural projects in Chicago that were never built, ranging from the 1880s to present day. Some ...
Abstract watercolorist presented.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... PORTLAND, Ore.-The Hawk Creek Gallery in Portland, Ore., announces that it is the exclusive publisher of fine-art prints by the watercolorist Michael Schlicting. The artist is nationally recognized for his abstract forms of nature, such as the patterns of sand, the shapes of rocks and the ...
Lassen opens in La Jolla.(gallery News)(Christian Riese Lassen)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... La Jolla-Top-selling artist Christian Riese Lassen announces the grand opening of his new art gallery on Prospect Street in La Jolla, Calif. The gallery overlooks the bay adjacent to the La Valencia Hotel and features some of Lassen's most beautiful and popular ...
Unique art gallery uncovered.(El Paso, Texas)(Hueco Tanks State Park)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... * Walking through a gallery does not always portray the warmth of the artist. Protecting art can actually cause a separation between the artist and the observer. Some galleries enclose certain pieces with glass cases or have railings put up to restrict the distance between yourself aped ...
Clicks vs. Bricks.(Marketing moves: advice)
Aug 01, 2004; Raphel, Murray ... Seven out of 10 small businesses in the United States have a Web site. This is a 100-percent increase in only two years. Why the huge increase? Web sites are an effective means for business owners looking to expand their businesses. Consider this: More than 200 million people in ...
'Brave hearts': bring beauty to blighted areas: once-dangerous neighborhoods are now thriving arts districts, thanks to these modern-day art pioneers.(trendsetters)
Aug 01, 2004; Swenson, John ... "Artists are like the Marines," say Portland, Ore.,-based artist and gallery owner Brian Borello. "We go into the danger zones and clear the beach, make it safe for habitation, then they send us to the next place." For example, Portland's once-fledgling and crime-ridden Pearl ...
Yesterday.(New editions)(painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Rich Gaiti, a self-published artist of Hopewell, N.J., is pleased to announce the release of two new editions, "Yesterday" and "Returning to the Spirits" "The rich culture of the West haunts and provokes me," says Gaiti. "Reliving this journey on canvas has been my passion for ...
The Wisteria Tree.(New editions)(oil painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Self-published artist lone Citrine of Los Angeles, announces a new releas of "The Wisteria Tree" a 20- x 24-inch, oil on canvas. ...
Bed Linen.(New editions)(painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Gabriel Bey Charles, Ltd., Palm Desert, Calif., introduces "Bed Linen" by Pat Rogers. The giclee is available in a signed and numbered limited edition of 125, with 15 artists' proofs, on ...
Life Unending.(New editions)(painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Jeanne Bonine Studio in Scottsdale, Ariz., announces the release of "Life Unending," a signed numbered giclee in an edition of 150. The size is ...
Striped Fish.(New editions)(poster)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Bruce McGaw Graphics, New York, is pleased to introduce four new posters from Romero Britto. These images appear in Bruce McGaw's Graphics' latest catalog, "Art 2004." New images include "Striped Fish" ...
Orchid Empress Awakens; The Perfect Mask.(New editions)(sculptures)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Empress Editions, Middletown, Calif., is delighted to introduce two new romantic and whimsical fine art acrylic sculptures by master sculptor, Paula Slater. "Orchid Empress Awakens" and "The Perfect ...
The Dance of the Eight Moons.(New editions)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... This digital, self-published, open-edition print by the artist, Linda Aspenson Bergstrom of Cumberland, Wis., is available in two sizes, 28 x 10 inches, $75 retail; and 14 x 5 ...
The Art Critic.(New editions)(photographs)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... This original digital photographic image created by Charlie Morey for his 2004 "On Melrose" portfolio is currently being shown by the Milla Angelina Gallery in Los Angeles. An online gallery of 30 "On Melrose" images is on display at Morey's digitalphotography.tv web site ....
Pebble Beach Poster.(New editions)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Dieter Raoul Sauer of Laguna Niguel, Calif., announces the release of a poster of the Pebble Beach Golf Course titled "Del Monte and Monterey Peninsula Southern Pacific." In order to promote the flow of tourists to the new location, Southern Pacific commissioned the San Francisco ...
Lois.(New editions)(painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Steven Jones Art, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, announces "Lois," an image that is now available as a limited edition print of 500. The size is 16 x 11 inches on 350 gsm paper ....
Shifting Sand I.(New editions)(painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... This signed and numbered giclee print by New Era Publishing artist Sean Jacobs is available in an edition of 950. It is offered in two sizes, on paper or canvas. The 18- x 18-inch size retails for $200, and ...
Through the Garden Window.(New editions)(art photograph)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Fine-art photographer Kenneth Lane Smith of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, introduces, "Through the Garden Window." The view through this historic stone wall provides a peek at the gardens beyond. It is available as an 11- x ...
Fire and Fury.(New editions)(painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Animated Animations, New York, announces "Fire and Fury," a limited-edition scene collection. The hand-painted cel is available in an edition size of 112. The image size is 11 3/4 x 22 inches ...
Birds of a Feather.(New editions)(painting)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004; McLean, B. Gordon of ... This painting by B. Gordon of McLean, Va., is a mysterious landscape with imaginative birds. Each bird displays its own personality and brilliant color, delighting the viewers' senses. The painting sparks the imagination and the spectator is left with a peaceful feeling. The original ...
Culture-changing sculpture comes to Georgia.(Athens, Ga)
Aug 01, 2004 ... The American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gauden was a strong force in the development of America's cultural life, changing the public perception of civic sculpture and revitalizing it in the United States, raising sculpture to new levels of significance in the late 19th century. The Georgia ...
New England heritage on display.(Fort Worth, Tx)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... The rich, cultural history of New England is explored throughout the mid 17th and 20th centuries in "Cherished Possessions: A New England Legacy" at the Amon Carter Museum. It showcases more than 175 objects ranging from paintings and furniture to needlework, clothing, ceramics, ...
Show reveals beauty is in the 'hands' of the artist/subject.(New York)(The Buhl Collection)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Images of the human hand have been a primary source of visual inspiration for photographers in the expression of gesture and conceptual art. Many of the photographs function as a representation of a person revealing, through their hands, the nature of the person's profession, gender, age ...
Exhibit explores pop art's cultural impact.(San Francisco)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... In the second half of the 20th century, mass media and popular culture gained an unparalleled influence in America. The vast role the West Coast had in this significant movement resulted in a large concentration of classic Pop Art holdings in the Bay Area. The exhibit, "POP!" at the San ...
Sculpted landscape in NYC.(New York)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... The Iris B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden has invited Andy Goldsworthy, a British sculptor known for working in and with landscapes, for this year's sculpture exhibit. The garden offers stunning panoramic views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline, making it a spectacular outdoor space ...
The making of a masterpiece.(Chicago)(Seurat and the Making of 'La Grande Jatte')(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004 ... The Art Institute of Chicago announces the exhibition of one of the world's most famous and most reproduced paintings,"A Sunday on La Grande Jatte," (1884) by Georges-Pierre Seurat. The painting is of an island just beyond Paris' city limits. "Seurat and the Making of 'La Grande Jatte'" ...
Picture gallery.
Aug 01, 2004 ... BURBANK, CALIF. Roy Disney recently hosted a private screening of the Walt Disney/Salvador Dali film, "Destino," at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. The Oscar-nominated animated short film was begun in 1945, put on hold indefinitely, then completed in 2003 by Roy Disney, who ...
Show dates.(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2004 ... THIS MONTH AUGUST 10 & 11 Monterey International Automobilia Expo Embassy Suites Ballroom Monterey, CA (831) 659-5335 www.automobiliamonterey.com AUGUST 14-19 New York International Gift ...
First-ever Artexpo Atlanta.(show dates)
Aug 01, 2004 ... ATLANTA--When it comes to the arts, Atlanta is to the Southeast what New York is to the Northeast: the center of it all. So, it comes as no surprise that the annual Artexpo, held each February in New York at the Jacob Javits Center, will also be held in Atlanta September 10-12 at the ...
Why the art world has Georgia on its mind.(city beat Atlanta, Ga.)
Aug 01, 2004; Pandolfi, Keith ... It looks like Atlanta's arts scene is finally catching up with its mind-blowing growth. In case you forgot, this is the city that literally doubled its population between 1980 and the millenniums end. Galleries featuring everything from outsider art to major works by ...
History in the making.
Aug 01, 2004; Tobin, Hugh ... On behalf of Artexpo and Art Business News, I would like to extend my personal invitation to be a part of art history by attending the first-ever Artexpo Atlanta. In the coming days and weeks, you will receive additional invitations from one or more of your suppliers who will be exhibiting ...
Meet the editors.(Artexpo Atlanta)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2004; Casgar, Susanne ... Welcome to Artexpo Atlanta! We at Art Business News welcome you to an exciting and vibrant show--the first of its kind in the South. Artexpo has been an important trendsetting part of the art world for more than 25 years in New York City and now it's coming to Atlanta, a progressive and ...
Art for All[TM] at Artexpo Atlanta.(International Art and Framing Group)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Next month's Artexpo Atlanta, whose theme is "Art for All" promises to deliver just that. Trade buyers, collectors, art enthusiasts and patrons wishing to add to their collections will find art for every taste, style and budget during the first-ever Artexpo Atlanta, Sept. 10-12, to be held ...
Where to Stay.(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 175 Piedmont Ave., NE $99 single/double Days Inn Atlanta Downtown 300 Spring St. $99 single/double Embassy Suites Atlanta Downtown 267 Marietta St. $187 single/double ...
