It was last December when the artist members of Asylum Gallery decided to call it quits. We still weren't selling enough art to cover our expenses and the artists could not longer afford to support the gallery in these tough economic times.
We would like to thank all the artists who showed at the gallery over the years and especially those mail artists who sent us work from all over the world to raise money for the Women's Wisdom Project in Sacramento.
Here are links to all the artist members who have websites:
Ann Tracy
http://anntracy.blogspot.com/
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/ann-tracy.html?tab=artworkgalleries
Cherie Hacker
http://www.hackerartpub.com/
http://www.archivalframe.com/aframe.php?section=artists/chacker
Bill Obernesser
http://www.obernesserphotos.com/
http://gigapan.org/profiles/8016/
Linda Katzdorn
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/linda-katzdorn/a/968/856
http://www.artofdemocracy.org/galleries/web/gallery_flicker_vent-katz.html
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Artists' Reception Saturday Night November 15th
Come on down to the gallery this Saturday night from 6 to 9 pm and beat the 2nd Saturday crowds! All the local artists will be there including Curtis Bond, Jack Hastings, Jodie Hooker, Jim Klein, Develyn Marshall, Terry Oliver, Chris Schiller & Michael Smith.
Curtis Bond has been a photographer for over 25 years. He received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from UC Davis and has been a practicing social worker and counselor since 1995. His passion for nature and work as a healer continue to inspire and enhance his artistic process and expression.
“My art typically starts with something simple that catches my eye and somehow resonates emotionally. I then look to see where this object lives, in what context it finds itself, and look to juxtapose the object and the surroundings in such a way that enhances the original mood and suggests a deeper meaning. The way I frame and compose my work tends to be more visceral than cerebral, playing with the placement and spacing until it “feels right”. When I’m done, the work speaks to my senses and emotions through light and shadow, color and form, in such a way that I can see “out there” what I feel and experience “in here.” As a counselor and as a human being, I value authentic expression as a means of finding connectedness and understanding in a complex world. Through sharing myself honestly in these images, I hope that others will find a sense of connection and understanding as well.”
Robyn Desposito lives and works in
Jack Hastings is a Sacramento-based musician, songwriter and performer with Surrealist/Fluxist musical/theatrical troupe, Pink Toupee Collective as well as a member of the bands dRAW PiNKY and Hell Toupee. He also serves as their chief graphic designer, photographer and webmaster. Jack studied photography at the Academy of Art College in
“Any collection of photographs is an exercise in Surrealist montage and the Surrealist abbreviation of history.” So says Susan Sontag in On Photography. I have always embraced Surrealism’s sense of ironic playfulness. In the Tunguska Triptych, I celebrate the most recent reminder of Earth’s vulnerability to the billiard table physics of the cosmos: the explosion of an asteroid over
Jodie Hooker is a professor of photography at
Chartres Cathedral Series, Gum Bichromate prints with various permanent pigments on BFK Rives paper, average print size 8.5x11”.
“As I study photographs I am drawn to ideas involving the nature of reality and the perception of the photograph as real. Painting, on the other hand, is seen as created or subjective. Gum printing from digital negatives combines these ideas into one process. The negative is straight and produced in a digital environment, the print is made by brushing light sensitive chemicals and pure pigment onto art papers as a painter would. The resulting alternative process photographs are unique one-of-a-kind photographs and visual surprises are the norm. By working in a combination of straight digital photography and alternative process photography I am able to communicate the relationship between subjective and objective reality. The interchange between the observed world and the experienced world is the subject matter of these gum prints of Chartres Cathedral.”
Jim Klein - There's so much to see around us, but if we slow down to observe and contemplate, new dimensions of the world emerge to invigorate and enrich and add wonder to our lives. We then begin to challenge our usual views and thinking of the world to expand our consciousness of its infinite beauty and complexity. This is the purpose of art, and my challenge in photography: To view the world in a fuller way to capture it for myself and others in a printed image to enrich our lives.
The photograph entitled “SS Petri et Pauli” is of a church of the same name built in 1903 in
“Next Harvest” was taken outside a winery in the
Devalyn Marshall was a featured artist in the Digital Abstract & Pattern Magazine published by Aloramyst Media/Issuu. Her work as been displayed and auctioned in the Obama for America Campaign, including a fundraiser held at the
“Since my first view of Romare Bearden’s ‘Blue in the Smoke of War White the Bones of Men’ painting, I have had a great passion for abstract art. I feel with abstract art, the viewer is exposed to the artist’s creativity in a way that opens up the viewer’s own creativity and imagination. The viewer’s mind has an opportunity to create its own interpretation of the piece of art. In 2005 I began producing digital abstract art using pieces of my own digital photography. In this I have found great expressive satisfaction.”
In nineteen seventy-seven, Josh McGrath was given a chance at life in what is now a bankrupt hospital near Interstate-25 in the central New Mexican city of
Exhibitions include: Los Griegos Public Library, Albuquerque New Mexico, one person show, November 2008.; Upstream People Gallery, on-line exhibition, special recognition "Perched", November 2008; Target Gallery, 5"X5"X5", Alexandria, Virginia, December 2008 – January 2009; Oso Art Gallery, Capitan, New Mexico, November 2008.
Booker "Terry" Oliver grew up in Columbus, Ohio and after a stint in the military, began a 24-year career in the real estate title insurance industry. Terry relocated to Sacramento County in 2002 and soon after received a camera as a gift. It didn't take him long to combine his fondness of the valley with his newly discovered love of photography. Terry lives in Midtown - Sacramento with his wife, Sheila, and their four pugs.
Christopher Schiller - www.schillerimages.com
“I have been photographing the American West for over 20 years. I seek out places and views which have rarely or never been photographed before. To do this, I frequently hike far from roads to places which can only be reached on foot with a backpack full of cameras, lenses and film. Once at a scene, I use my camera as another way to explore the light and the landscape.
The writer Barry Lopez has said: "The desire I experience most keenly when I travel in landscapes is for intimacy with the land. I have learned that I will not experience the exhilaration intimacy brings unless I become vulnerable to the place. The practice I strive for when I travel is to meet the land as if it were a person. To encounter it as if it were as deep in its meaning as human personality. I wait for it to speak." The land speaks to me in a similar way, and I strive to capture its voice through my photographs.”
Michael D. Smith creates abstract/surreal art by severely manipulating photography. His works are often mistaken for paintings. Michael’s technique and imagination define his “cutting edge” unique style. He has combined old and new technologies to create an award winning hybrid form of artistic expression. Michael has created art much of his life in various forms. It has mostly been job or hobby related and secondary to other interest. After retiring from the Sheet Metal trade, He started to experiment with creating art by manipulating photographs. As it turned out he developed a technique that is fairly unique and produces interesting art. His main focus is to create art that is entertaining. Much of his work is better suited art for collectors than decorators. www.uptownwebs.com
Imagine This conjures up visions of objects that are nonexistent. When closely inspected the viewer will find that many of these objects are not actually on the canvas. The shapes, colors and orientation of unknown objects imply the existence of objects that viewer sees. Much of how it is interpreted is based on the individual’s imagination.
Corporate Global Dominance implies that global corporations rather than governments are controlling and manipulating the world. There are insinuating symbols, icons, and connections that represent their priorities, behaviors, and results
Sea Life is a scene the looks as though it is under the sea. There are many suggestive objects. Viewers may see other objects that only exist in their mind.
Monday, August 25, 2008
See you in September
Yup... Asylum Gallery will be closed until September 6th when we reopen with Dan Samborski's new show of paintings - In Search of Virtue.
Our hours will stay at 1 to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of the fall. Also for Dan's show, the gallery will be open 1 to 5 pm on 2nd Saturday ONLY for September.
Our hours will stay at 1 to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of the fall. Also for Dan's show, the gallery will be open 1 to 5 pm on 2nd Saturday ONLY for September.- After that we're back to the same hours - except for 2nd Saturday, when the gallery will only be open from 6 to 9 pm.
- You might have noticed our new logo which was designed by Dan. Many Thanks Dan, it looks great!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Helping Others
Here is the letter we got from the Women's Wisdom Project after they received our check from the sales of mail art earlier this spring/summer. Global Warming was the subject and we got mail art from around the globe literally! - You can check out the entries by going to our Flickr site
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Only Two More Weeks for Outlook
That's right, you've only got a couple more weekends to check out the new work by Marguerite Schaffron. I've been trying to get an image of some of her work up here on the blog, but blogger is having some tech glitches.- You can see work that was inspired by her recent trip to Mexico and some retreats she's had at a Buddhist monastery here in Northern California. The work includes photography, paintings and some mixed media work.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Prospectus for National Juried Digital Art & Photography Show
Jurors
Kent Lacin – Digital Photography
Kent Lacin, photographer and owner of Kent Lacin Media Services, has been a photographer since he was eight and a half when he got an Asahi Pentax for Christmas. After receiving a BA in Fine Art and MFA in Photography/Fine Art from UCD, he made movies and videotapes for a while, then created Kent Lacin Media Services in 1978 specializing in commercial photography for businesses. He has won many awards, both national and local for his work, judged local and statewide shows, exhibits, teaches, and actively shoots both fine art photography and commercial photography currently. He is an avid bicyclist.
Marcelle Wiggins – Digital Art
Marcelle Wiggins is a Sacramento based artist, who is currently working in the medium of digital art and painting. She received a Bachelor's Degree in painting from Sonoma State University, Master of Arts Degree in painting from California State University Sacramento and Master of Fine Arts Degree in painting from San Francisco Art Institute. She has exhibited throughout the Northern California region since 1982, and has lectured and taught studio art since 1986 at Yuba Community College, San Francisco Art Institute, Sierra College, Cosumnes River College, and California State University Sacramento. Marcelle teaches Drawing, Figure Drawing, Digital Painting & Drawing, Watercolor, Acrylic and Oil Painting at Cosumnes River College and Drawing, Watercolor Painting and Electronic Art at California State University, Sacramento.
Calendar
September 25, 2008 – Entry Received Deadline
October 14, 2008 - Notifications e-mailed
November 5, 2008 - Accepted work due
November 15, 2008 – Opening Reception
December 8, 2008 – 2nd Saturday Reception and announcement of winners
December 21, 2008 - Exhibition closes
Prizes
$100 – Grand Prize Winner
$50 – 2nd Place Photography
$50 – 2nd Place Digital Art
Entry
All digital artists in the US are eligible to enter. Entries are limited to original digital art and photography. We will not consider offset reproductions, or reproductions of artwork originally produced in another medium. Submitted work may not have been exhibited in any other Asylum Gallery exhibition.
Entry Procedure
For Digital Photography: Fill out entry form and mail with your check made out to Asylum Gallery along with three 8 x 10 prints of the work and a list of work submitted.
For Digital Art: Fill out entry form and mail with your check made out to Asylum Gallery along with a CD with three JPG images of the work and a list of work submitted.
To Apply
Entry Fee: $30 - The fee is non-refundable and entitles the artist to submit up to 3 works. Please make checks out to Asylum Gallery and mail along with either your CD with JPG images or 8 x 10" prints to Digital Show c/o Ann Tracy, 170 Southgate Rd., Sacramento CA 95815.
Sales
A 30% commission will be charged on all sales. Artists must assume the expense and responsibility of supplying to purchasers any additional prints which may be sold.
Responsibility
Every precaution will be taken in handling entries. Asylum Gallery assumes no responsibility in case of loss or damage to submitted or accepted works. If work is not representative of the sample (either print or jpg), we reserve the right to disqualify it from the show.
Shipping
Work accepted must be sent prepaid, ready to hang. No saw tooth hangers please, if work is framed and matted. Accepted artists are responsible for enclosing a check made out to Asylum Gallery for return shipping. If your work sells, we will return this amount to you with your payment.
Agreement
Sending an entry to this exhibition constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to all conditions set forth in this prospectus. Asylum Gallery reserves the right to reproduce work in the exhibit for promotional or educational purposes, and to show accepted work on our web site and/or blog.
Official Entry Form
(Yes, you can copy and paste it into Word)
Name: _______________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________
Email ___________________________________________________
Telephone __________________
Please list works for submitted prints and/or jpg images on CD
Title Date Size Medium Software
Title Date Size Medium Software
Title Date Size Medium Software
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
A New Outlook
Trips to Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County and Northern Mexico are the impetus for Marguerite Schaffron’s new photography and mixed media work in an exhibit called "Outlook" at Asylum Gallery inside HQ: Headquarters for the Arts, 1719 25th St.,
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