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  • VARNISH - DICKERMAN

    RHODES & FLETCHER - RED POPPY

    01.24.13

    (with assistance from RWM)



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    Varnish Fine Art: Creatures of Saintly Disguise - Jennybird Alcantara Book Release & Artist Signing Party.

    Review by RWM: Nice to catch a buzz from the work of Jennybird Alcantara. All sorts of symbols in her art, with narratives. Great show of emotion even if varied and at times pained. Fantastical stories with angst and surprises. Don't forget to look at the interesting titles for each of these paintings, all of which reveal.

    Comment by AB: First publication of Varnish Fine Art. Collector alert-- first is always best.

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    Art by Jennybird Alcantara at Varnish Fine Art.

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    Art by Jennybird Alcantara at Varnish Fine Art.

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    The guest of honor - Creatures of Saintly Disguise by Jennybird Alcantara.

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    Jennybird Alcantara signing her new book at Varnish Fine Art.

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    Jennybird Alcantara art at Varnish Fine Art.

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    Dickerman Prints: Photographic Work from the Dickerman Prints Residency Program.

    Artists: Amanda Boe, Jon McNeal, Charles Purvis.

    Review by RWM: Some amazing work where photography becomes abstract art. There are also natural wonders and created structures on display which inspire and fascinate. One wonders how some of these photographs were taken.

    Comment by AB: Amanda Boe reconciles South Dakota with the Far West; Jon McNeal ponders man vs our Western wonders; Charles Purvis waxes alien in arcane Polaroid still-lifes.

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    Photography by Charles Purvis at Dickerman Prints.

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    Charles Purvis photographs.

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    Photography by Jon McNeal at Dickerman Prints.

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    Photographs by Jon McNeal.

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    Amanda Boe photography at Dickerman Prints.

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    Photographs by Amanda Boe.

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    Dickerman digs - Amanda Boe, Jon McNeal, Charles Purvis photography show.

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    Rhodes & Fletcher LLC: John-Mark Ikeda - Downtown. In cooperation with Spare Change Artist Space. Curated by Amy Cancelmo of Root Division.

    Comment by AB: In an ode to corporate capitalist lifestylers everywhere, John-Mark Ikeda flattens a suit and makes a series of progressively fainter prints from it. If you ask me, corporate control and influence is not getting the least bit fainter, but we can always hope. Several related videos and prints are also on exhibit.

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    Suit prints by John-Mark Ikeda at Rhodes & Fletcher LLC.

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    John-Mark Ikeda suit prints in above image closer.

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    Detail of John-Mark Ikeda suit print at Rhodes & Fletcher LLC.

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    The suit used to make the prints - art by John-Mark Ikeda.

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    Video art by John-Mark Ikeda at Rhodes & Fletcher LLC.

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    Art by John-Mark Ikeda.

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    Premises - John-Mark Ikeda art show at Rhodes & Fletcher LLC.

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    Addendum:

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    Patrick St. Clair art at Red Poppy Art House.

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    Art by Patrick St. Clair at Red Poppy Art House.

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    St. Clair art at Red Poppy Art House.

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    Patrick St. Clair and his art at Red Poppy Art House.

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    Ambiance - Patrick St. Clair art show at Red Poppy Art House.

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