Autumn Newsletter Check out what we've been up to! |
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Good bye to a long hot wet summer. |
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This Month's Happenings For Sniffer and his perennial fur coat it was time to head to the cooler climes of the Art Museums with their air conditioning for the benefit of the art. The Philadelphia Museum of Art loomed large as the place to be. Michael Nichols’ exhibition “Wild” was a scary draw with his photographic tour of animals, large and small, in their natural habits. Interesting but not as compelling as the work of our longtime friend and acclaimed conservationist photographer Joe Zammit-Lucia. His first published portfolio “First Steps Conserving Our Environment” is a must see. Check out Joe’s work at www.jzlimages.com. The real draw was a unique exhibition of Cy Twombly’s “ILIAD”. As modernistic and abstract as you can get!! In ten paintings Cy visually retells Homer’s classic work focusing on the last weeks of the ten year Trojan War. His fascination is the quarrel between King Agamemnon and Achilles emboldened by his “magic shield”. Even Sniffer, who studied Latin not Greek, was fixated and has resolved to read the epic poem. Another must visit; on show until October 8th. At the end of the day a glance out the window saw 20 or so children on a visit standing on the plinths before the entrance mimicking various Greek statuettes while being videoed by the teacher with his cell phone. Thus bringing the day full circle as Life reflected Art and Art reflected Life. |
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Event Focus Earlier in the year we held two shows both with part of the proceeds going to the benefit of Harmony for Peace (www.harmonyforpeace.org). The first at Margaret Kuo’s Wayne featured our collection of contemporary and antique Japanese prints including such revered artists as Hiroshige, Koson and Hokusai. Also shown were some more modern engravings from Ryohei Tanaka, who now with fading eyesight is less prodigious. However, this means his earlier works are much sought after and indeed very good news for collectors. The second at Saint Peter’s Church, Malvern, featured our range of affordable art. Among those exhibited were I-Uen Hwang, George Gonzalez, Charles Furr, Joel Beckwith and Volker Kuhn. Both show attracted visitors both new and familiar faces. Check them out. | | |
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"Image of the Month" Many of our followers and collectors will remember I-Uen Wang Hwang for her beautiful floral watercolor compositions. I-Uen, a very talented musician and composer in addition to her visual arts acclaim, has recently turned to expressing in acrylics wider floral landscape compositions. Having moved to Tennessee, she has been framing views of southern landscapes in an impressionist style. Seen here is a piece from her new acrylic portfolio of abstract landscapes entitled “Memphis Botanical“. Her style has moved closer to the impressionist school with several of her compositions echoing Monet or Cezanne. We are presenting a small collection of her latest work on the website toricollections.com/i-uenwang and plan to have a show here on the Main Line later in 2017. Watch this space for details. | | |
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