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Invasive Trauma
by Warren MacKenzie
Materials:
Acrylic paint--monoprinted
Inspiration: The complexity of our brains and the
possibility of an event triggering traumatic reactions.
About the Artist: Warren MacKenzie is a practicing
potter and former painter. He used to work in hard-edged geometric
patterns. Now Warren only "paints" on his pottery.
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Golden Emanation
by Nancy MacKenzie
Materials:
Recycled onion bags, Mexican mats, Czechoslovakian cut glass beads,
pyrometric cones.
Inspiration: In accord with the Golden Hour theme,
this mask radiates warmth and optimism as well as ineluctable mystery.
About the Artist: Nancy MacKenzie is a fiber artist
who enjoys transforming mundane materials into unique and ambiguous
forms that are subject to individual interpretation. Her work may
be seen at the Textile Center of Minnesota Artwear in Motion show
at the Minneapolis Woman's Club on October 17th. Her next exhibition,
with her husband Warren MacKenzie, opens November 2nd at the Shun
Gallery, Tokyo.
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Blue Special
by Rodney Alan
Materials:
Blue special composition gold leaf
Inspiration: From the ancient art of gilding comes
this modern interpretation with multicolored gold leaf.
About the Artist: Rodney Alan is an artist,
picture framer, and designer for Art & Us, where he uses his creative
talents to produce the most awe inspiring and fabulous frames in
the galaxy. Rodney is also a board member of the Northwest Minneapolis
Art Association. He is in charge of publicity for Art-A-Whirl, the
Association's main event.
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54
Untitled
by Dan Warford
Materials:
Acrylic paint and oil pastels
Inspiration: Spontaneously generated--deadline stress
is the best source of inspiration.
About the Artist: Dan Warford is the world's
finest picture framer, free range genius, and model car builder.
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Golden Memories '99--Lake Superior and Minnesota
by Susan Beverley
Materials:
Acrylic paint, pine cone seeds, wild rice; stones, sand and drift
wood from Lake Superior; leaves--oak, maple, aspen and sumac.
Inspiration: Susan's inspirations for this piece are
many: African art, the beauty and power of nature, the gift of sight,
family and memories. She wanted to acknowledge the mask format--using
this motif to celebrate the natural beauty of Minnesota, Lake Superior,
special times with my children and membories of life events. The
stones--gathered with my children on the shores of Lake Superior--are
worn smooth by the power of the waves and bring to mind the sound
of the waves, the wind, seagulls, and children's laughter. The leaves,
wild rice, and seed cones pay tribute to the beauty and abundance
of nature in Minnesota as the earth transitions from summer to fall.
The golden outline of leaves suggests shared moments with my children
experiencing Minnesota's natural beauty and the shared moments that
will remain long after the leaves have blown away. On another level
this piece is about sight--the ability to see the beauty of nature,
my children's enjoyment of it and witnessing these events to commit
them to memory and being able to recall these moments. Susan used
natural objects against a green and gold background: green for nature,
gold for golden memories with a light dusting of gold over all to
unify water, earth, and air--actions, thoughts, and memories.
About the Artist: Susan has studied at the
Art Institute of Chicago, the University of MN, and graduated from
the University of WI--Stevens Point with a degree in Studio Arts.
She has participated in many shows in the past. Currently, she resides
in the Twin Cities with her children and works in the healthcare
sales industry.
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R.S.V.P.
by Linda and Thomas Lane
Materials:
Cork and plastic.
Inspiration: This mask was inspired by the interplay
between inner truth and cultural pressure to conform and the ensuing
conflict between desire and fear in expressing oneself.
About the Artist: Linda and Tom are conceptual
artists working in a variety of mediums including ceramics, sculpture
and photography.
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Seashore
by Heinz Brummel
Materials:
Acrylic paint.
Inspiration: As a self-taught metalsmith and enamelist,
Heinz's work is driven by an innate impulse--the need to make, "facere,"
things, objekts, systems; the greatest challenge being to synthesize
the traditions of fine craft with the conceptual qualities and formal
requirements of fine art.
About the Artist: Nationally acclaimed artist
Heinz Brummel fashions dynamic abstract compositions of silver,
enamel, wood, bone and semi-precious stones. His pieces range from
simple, single-element earrings to elaborately constructed, multi-component
brooches and pendants. His work is in the collection of the Renwick
Gallery (Smithsonian Institute) and many private collections from
London to Los Angeles.
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60
Untitled
by Lynn Miller
Materials:
German gold leaf and acrylic paint.
About the Artist: Inspiration:
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Sun Drops
by Alvaro Barrios Sarmiento
Materials:
Mixed media.
Inspiration: Among some precolumbian cultures there
existed an ancient myth that gold came from the tear drops of the
sun. In keeping with the theme of the golden hour, Alvao selected
the hourglass to measure time that can mean the difference between
life and the loss of it. Gold is a metal that we hold precious just
like the essence of life. The hourglass symbolizes the passing of
time and at times mortality. Just as in life the hourglass must
be in constant motion to continue functioning.
About the Artist: Alvaro has a BA in Graphic
Design and a MFA in Fine Arts from Bogota, Columbia. He has had
exhibitions in Latin America. He presently works as a freelance
artist in Minneapolis, specializing in abstract art and photography.
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Sea Temptress
by Craig Balfany
Materials:
Acrylics, sea shells, glass.
Inspiration: Craig was influenced by the
flow of forms and colors around my environment. The pattern and
design evolved as he worked. The title came from the materials and
visceral emotion Craig experienced as he worked on the mask.
About the Artist: Craig Balfany is an Art Therapist
working at Fairview University Medical Center in the Adolescent
Day Treatment Program. He often uses mask masking with his clients
as a way of expressing feelings and using the masks as a metaphor
for how we often "mask" our true feelings.
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Houses #23
by Dana Fitzsimmons
Materials:
Acrylic.
Inspiration: Susanne Fitzsimmons' (Dana's wife) geometric
paintings and his concern for affordable housing.
About the Artist: Dana was a military draftsmen in
Heidelberg, Germany, received his BFA from the University of MN,
and is a founding member of the Lowertown Lofts Art Collective in
St. Paul.
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