Briefly describe the work you do.
My paintings explore the potential for meaning in simple, bold, and colorful combinations of shape and dimension. I look at my paintings as an evolving whole whose constituent components will continue to shift, drop out, or be added to as I explore the boundaries of my process. I paint the modular units that make up the pieces separately and then combine them in the studio to create strings of information that take on the form of a visual syntax. As I combine the elements of my pieces, I am building relationships that speak not only to the internal logic of the single piece, but also to the larger structure of the abstract language that is present in the whole body of work.
Read MoreStarting with layers of Finnish birch plywood artist Ron Isaacs builds elaborately designed constructions onto which he paints, in a trompe l’oeil fashion, the delicate details of leaves sprouting from clothing or the textured surface of twigs and bark. Each piece merges three recurring subjects found in most of his works: vintage clothing, plant materials, and found objects. Isaacs shares via his artist statement:
Read MoreEvery two years, the Charles Allis Art Museum hosts Forward: A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now, a juried exhibition showcasing the work of Wisconsin artists. Laurie Winters, Executive Director | CEO of the Museum of Wisconsin Art is this year's juror. Tory Folliard Gallery artists participating in the show are: Craig Blietz, Terrence Coffman, Jeremy Popelka, and Stephanie Trenchard.
Read MoreJason Rohlf will lead a discussion about his rigorous painting process and abstract visual sensibilities for Lawrence University's Art and Art History Department Visiting Artist Series in Appleton, WI.
Read MoreYes, art can be funny.
And that’s just a small part of what’s on display at the Tory Folliard Gallery, now inhabited by a plethora of small sculptures that are a world unto themselves. Sculptor Chris Berti is featured with a solo exhibition in Concerning Nature, and he also curated the fourteen artists in The Figure in Clay. The exhibitions are richly complementary, flowing easily from one to another. The nuances of each artist’s style and the predominately small scale of works draws the viewer in close, often revealing surprises. Tiny as many of these pieces are, don’t call them dainty.
Read MoreEvery two years, the Charles Allis Art Museum hosts Forward 2014: A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now, a juried exhibition showcasing the work of Wisconsin artists. Laurie Winters, Executive Director | CEO of the Museum of Wisconsin Art is this year's juror.
Read MoreCelebrating the Glory of Wisconsin
When Mark Brautigam returned to his home state of Wisconsin in 2000 after serving in the Marines in San Diego, he didn’t know what to do. None of the jobs he’d been considering appealed to him. He was thinking about going back to school. “When I got back, I was used to that grand, epic California landscape, and it was so foreign to me. I had this new appreciation for a subtler, quieter sort of place like Wisconsin,” Brautigam said.
Read MoreALTOONA – Exhibitions of works by Craig Blietz will be on display in the McLanahan and Sheetz Galleries of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State University through March 2, 2014.
Read MorePainter Ben Grant led a gallery discussion regarding painted works on paper at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University. The exhibition Hard Edge Abstraction: Painting and Works on Paper continues through February 22, 2014.
Read MoreJason Rohlf was recently interviewed on MPTV's The Arts Page, watch the segment.
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