Article taken from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Art City
Giant rooms, open doors, banquet tables filled with elaborate desserts, napping girls, Francis Bacon-like cubes, hovering humans and birds of varying scales — these are some of the elements that occupy the curious and curiously inviting spaces within Elizabeth Shreve's wonderful paintings.
"The Mysteries of Flight Revealed" is Shreve's second solo show at the gallery inspired, in part, by the Wright brothers and the human desire for flight. The cheerful, confectionery colors belie a psychological undertow, a response to Shreve's surroundings in rural Wisconsin and her background in psychology.
Also on view is "Wallflowers," a group exhibition focused on the flower in contemporary art by area artists.
Friday until 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m." - Mary Louise Schumache
Read MoreArticle taken from the Hood Museum of Art and Dartmouth College.
The avanto, or the hole cut in the pond ice next to a Finnish sauna, has captivated nationally recognized Vermont artist Eric Aho for the last nine years and inspired the ongoing series of paintings titled Ice Cuts. The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, is delighted to gather together, for the first time, a large group of these works, along with the artist’s related watercolor studies and monotypes. This exhibition provides the opportunity to share in Aho’s extended meditation upon this austere, simple, yet mesmerizing subject. Eric Aho: Ice Cuts is on view from January 9 through March 13, 2016, and programming highlights include an opening artist talk and reception on Friday, January 8, as well as other talks, tours, workshops and family events, and member exclusives.
Read MoreAn interview with Tory Folliard Gallery Artist Fred Stonehouse from the HEY! exhibition at the Halle St Pierre in Paris.
Read MoreMichael Velliquette: What We Are Looking For is What is Looking
January 11 - February 21, 2016
Artist Talk and Reception Thursday February 4, 2016 5-7pm
Marian Gallery
Mount Mary University
2900 North Menomonee River Parkway
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53222-4597
Mount Mary University presents a solo exhibition by Michael Velliquette, a mixed media artist known for his elaborate collages and sculptures made from cut paper.
Read MoreNarrative Inclusions
Next month Stephanie Trenchard and Jeremy Popelka will be teaching a one-week class called Narrative Inclusions at the Corning Museum of Glass.
Date: January 11 - 16, 2016
Technique: Furnace Casting
Level: All Levels
Duration: One-Week Session
Fee: $825
Description:
In this class, you will explore the creative possibilities of sand casting hot glass working with the molds, inclusions and surfaces. The class will explore the aesthetic and expressive opportunities of narrative imagery in glass as well as the technical aspects of casting with inclusions. This unique technique of casting allows for the hand of the artist on glass.
Sand casting, hot sculpting, enameling, and stenciling will be covered. You will paint with frits and enamels for the inclusions that will be encased in the hot glass. You’ll also explore the sculptural potential of sand casting by creating multiples and elements that can be assembled to form larger pieces, as well as surface treatment options, including organic material, stenciled imagery and textures. No casting experience required, some glassblowing experience useful.
To apply and for more information, please click HERE.
Read MoreBelow is a segment from MPTV's The Arts Page that features Tory Folliard Gallery artist Fred Stonehouse.
Program #413 - Making A Statement (video)
Episode Description
Meet Wisconsin painter Fred Stonehouse, known for his dark-humored, sophisticated, and rebellious works that are both shocking and thought-provoking. Sculptor Deane Arnold creates unique 3D faces out of pumpkins. The Zoot Theatre specializes in productions featuring puppets and masks to blend the visual and performing arts. See the amazing works of blind wood-carver Dennis DeVendra.
Read MoreWith incredible skill, Fred Stonehouse embraces the weird
The title of Stonehouse's retrospective at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, "The Promise of Distant Things," describes the mystery of viewing these paintings perfectly. We can't comprehend everything the artist conjures, but he is assuring us that this knowledge isn't that far away, is perhaps tucked away in some bizarre nook of the work.
Read MoreA black bear is suspended over a waterfall and inky tears are falling from his eyes, from his body, running down his chest and off of his clawed toes.
A demonic bat creature soars through moss-draped trees, his nostrils flared and his nub teeth bared.
A bearded man is chest-deep in a thick marsh, his lips wrapped around the body of a fish, tears of green sliding down the side of his head.
These are paintings of disturbing images that are disturbingly relevant to your life. This is the art of Fred Stonehouse.
Read MoreThe Dream Logic of Fred Stonehouse
Modern master of surrealism at Museum of Wisconsin Art
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