Please come to this free event at the Kimbell Art Museum!

The Artist's Eye Gallery Talk:

Georganne Deen
 

Saturday, September 21, 2013 

Presented by Kimbell Art Museum 

11:00 am

"The Artist's Eye" is an ongoing program moderated by Kimbell staff. It brings artists to the Museum to discuss works in the permanent collection, share the special insights of the practicing professional, and relate older art to contemporary artistic concerns, including their own.

She will discuss her own artwork in relation to Michelangelo's Torment of Saint Anthony.

This Friday in Fort Worth!  A must see! Artspace111 announces Now and Them, a solo show featuring the paintings of John Hartley. The exhibition will open Friday, October 18, 2013 from 5:00-8:30 p.m. and will run through November 30, 2013. Enjoy beer and wine by Ben E Keith. Artspace111 is free and open to the public.    image: John Hartley, Game Changer, oil on canvas, 30 x 40" John Hartley's oil paintings honor some of the most tattered and mangled objects from our past: children's toys. Drawing from his own childhood, Hartley collects once-treasured toys that have seen better days. He then paints these childhood relics on a grand scale full of action, color and emotional weight. Racecars are prepared to zip off the surface at any moment. Toy soldiers are scattered across canvases, referencing the tense battle scenes of modern warfare. A singular light source and blurred figures and shapes create a photographic realism in Hartley's paintings. His recent paintings demonstrate a deeper exploration into composition and into the interaction between his subject matter.   "Toy soldiers - whether plastic or lead - symbolize to me a popular fascination with the hero and violence. Well-worn lead soldiers and mutilated plastic army men provide layers of meaning. The chips and dings are proof of some child's vigorous play, but they also symbolize the very real battle scars brought home by war veterans." -John Hartley      image: John Hartley, Battlefield Scrimmage, 2013, oil on canvas,   30 x 40"  The Ohio native received a BFA in 1986 and a MFA in 2004, both from Texas Christian University. He is currently the director of Gallery 414 in Fort Worth and an associate professor of painting at Tarrant County College Northwest Campus. He has been featured in exhibitions  across the state and is in the collections of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Edison State College in Piqua, Ohio.

Currently on display at Artspace111: Ann Ekstrom: Plastic Nature     Exhibition will be on display through October 12, 2013      Upcoming Exhibitions: John Hartley Opening: October 18, 2013, 5-8:30 pm   ____________________________________     Carol Ivey  Opening: December 6, 2013, 5-8:30 pm      ____________________________________    Works on Paper Opening: February 7, 2014, 5-8:30 ____________________________________      Daniel Blagg, Dennis Blagg, Doug Blagg, Woodrow Blagg Opening: FWADA Spring Gallery Night March 29, 2014, 12-9 pm ____________________________________     Artspace111 111 Hampton Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817.692.3228 www.artspace111.com art@artspace111. com DETOUR DIRECTIONS: From Fort Worth - I-30 East, Exit Forest Park, Continue North towards Downtown, Forest Park becomes Weatherford Street, Continue on Weatherford Street, Past the Historic Court House, Past the first overpass, Right on Nichols Street, Left on 1st Street, Left on Hampton Street. ____________________________________