"Braving the New World" - Mary Martin Gallery

“BRAVING THE NEW WORLD”

AT MARY MARTIN GALLERY 

 

According to Randall LaGro, intuitive painter and printmaker, our world is definitely in a time of change and transition. LaGro speaks pertinently to the situation in his show, “Braving the New World”, which will be the featured show in April at the Mary Martin Gallery.

Opening reception will be held on the evening of April the 6^st from 5 pm to 8 pm.

 

Honoring the latent strengths and beauties of our human nature and the mystery which surrounds our lives is the theme. “This show is about the quiet glories of the human potential, our fellowship with creation and the conviction that we are bound to all of history and humanity”, states LaGro.

 

Using his signature artistic style, “Intuitive Poetic Realism and Abstraction”, LaGro combines elements of the conscious and the subconscious with the goal to encourage the viewer take on the subject and images as their own, finding their own story and wonderment.

Paintings, "Mystic Journey", "The child shall lead" and " Last of a species" are “poetic invitations to our primordial nature”; according to LaGro: “we are beings on a journey and what shall be the result is the ultimate question”. 

A graduate of the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, LaGro has been living in Taos, New Mexico for more than eighteen years where he paints in the historic Joseph H. Sharp studio.

As well as being nationally acclaimed for his paintings, LaGro is recognized for his special technique that has raised the standard of monotype processing, a widely misunderstood medium. Technically a print in that it involves the transfer of image, monotypes however are one of a kind, singular pieces of artwork, not multiples prints. Several of LaGro’s monochromatic monotypes are part of the show.

LaGro’s symbolic and narrative paintings and monotypes are meant to be reflective and reminders of our human journey and our potential to be fully realized. “I feel a sense of urgency. However, rather than a shout, a rant or some kind of clever art speak, I'm relying on the recognition of the human voice. I paint the paintings intuitively; and I don't like to expound too much on my thoughts, but as an example of my fascination with the power of art” states LaGro.

Randall LaGro is represented in Charleston by the Mary Martin Gallery, 103 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401.  Call 843-723-0303 for more information.

Apply to Perform/Present for the 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Festival

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE:  Apply to Perform/Present for the 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Charleston, South Carolina The old-world European charm and rich history of Charleston, South Carolina, set the stage for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the official outreach arm of Spoleto Festival USA. Presenting more than 700 events during its 17-day festival season, Piccolo Spoleto transforms Charleston into a city celebrating performing, literary and visual arts. Focusing primarily on artists of the Southeast region, Piccolo Spoleto is the perfect complement to the international scope of its parent festival, Spoleto Festival USA. GENERAL PERFORMER 2012 APPLICATION Piccolo Spoleto's traditional program offerings include visual arts exhibits, classical music, jazz, blues, dance, theatre, poetry readings, children's activities, choral music, ethnic cultural presentations, crafts and film. Piccolo Spoleto offers something wonderful for everyone from classical to contemporary, from traditional to cutting edge. APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 25, 2011 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Performer Application L'ORGANO ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2012 APPLICATION The L'Organo series has been an important part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival since its launch in 1979. Recitals in this series are presented on weekday mornings from 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. in some of Charleston's most beautiful historic churches in the downtown area. The L'Organo selection committee consists of professional organists who volunteer for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Applications are welcome for solo organ recitals. APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 25, 2011 2012 Piccolo Spoleto L'Organo Organ Recital Series Application THEATRE SERIES 2012 APPLICATION Piccolo's theatre productions have been presented in a variety of venues, including The Footlight Players, Charleston Music Hall, American Theatre, Theatre 99, Chapel Theatre and the Village Playhouse. Other venues may be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the various productions proposed for the series. Because of Piccolo's family-oriented nature and our continued emphasis on children's programming, theatre companies producing works that reach out to younger audience members are also encouraged to apply. APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2011 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Theatre Series Application RISING STARS 2012 APPLICATIONS The goal of Piccolo Spoleto Rising Stars is to provide artistically talented youth ages 9-18 of South Carolina who are not full-time college students with a high profile performance venue that recognizes their exceptional artistic talent. Students who are gifted visual artists, actors, classical dancers, creative writers, classical solo musicians (instrumental and vocal), and classical ensemble groups, of no more than 12 members, may apply. APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 16, 2012 General Guidelines and Application Instructions Letter of Welcome from Director of Piccolo Spoleto Festival Classical Dance Application Creative Writers' Application Instrumental or Vocal Classical Music - Ensemble Application Instrumental or Vocal Classical Music - Soloist Application Theatre Application Visual Art Application FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs at (843) 724-7305, visitwww.PiccoloSpoleto.com or email ThompsonL@charleston-sc.gov Additional applications for other festival series will be posted throughout the coming months.  Visit www.piccolospoleto.com to sign up for e-mail newsletter alerts when new applications become available. The Piccolo Spoleto Festival is produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs.  Festival Title Sponsors:  Publix, Publix Super Markets Charities and Charleston Ice.

Masterworks Duo Exhibition

MASTERWORKSDUO EXHIBITION

WithClayton J. Beck III and Albert Handell

On Display from November 4, 2011 –November 30, 2011

CHARLESTON, SC (October 2011)- MGallery of Fine Art SE is pleased to present “MasterWorks Duo Exhibition” featuring living masters Albert Handell and Clayton J.Beck, III.  The show will be composed of works from bothartists in pastel and oil and will hang from November 4^th – November30^th,. The opening reception will be held on Friday, November 4th, in tandem withthe First Friday Art Walk. We will broadcast the event live on our website  www.mgalleryoffineart.com from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Albert Handellenrolled in the Art Students League of New York City to study drawing andanatomy with the late Louis Priscilla and the late Robert Ward Johnson. He alsostudied painting for two years with Frank Mason. From 1961 to 1965, Handelllived and traveled in Europe. In Paris, he painted independently in his ownstudio, working from the model at L’Ecole de la Grande Chaumiere and at theLouvre, copying the old masters. A 1980 trip to Santa Fe waslife changing, sparking a love affair with the Southwestern landscape. He is aMaster Signature Member of Oil Painters of America. He is one of only threeliving artists to be voted into the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame. Handell currently lives in Santa Fe, NewMexico, and teaches nationally and internationally.


Born in Illinois, Clayton J. Beck, IIIstudied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, as well at the Palette andChisel Academy of Fine Arts with Richard Schmid.  His career began whileattending the American Academy, exhibiting at Jody Kirberger’s TalismanGallery. He has received awards of excellence and distinction from theMidwest Pastel Society, the Pastel Society of America, the Municipal Art Leagueof Chicago, the Palette & Chisel and the Oil Painters of America.  He then began teaching in Chicagoafter graduation.
Join us on opening night to experience thework of two of the greatest artists of our era, good friends, and great brushmen!

Art of the Real: David Poxon RI

ART OFTHE REAL: DAVID POXON RI

On Display from April 6,2012 – April 30, 2012

CHARLESTON, SC (September 2011)- M Gallery of Fine Art SE is pleased topresent “Art of the Real,” an exhibition featuring watercolorists AngusMcEwan RWS ARWS, David Poxon RI, Denis Ryan RWS and Sandra Walker RI. As with many movements in the history ofart, these artists have come together in celebration of common ideals. The showwill be composed of approximately 40 watercolors, with 10 pieces from eachartist. The show will hang from April 6^th – April 30^th, afterwhich time it will travel to other cities in the U.S. The opening reception will be held on Friday,April 6th, in tandem with the First Friday Art Walk.

David Poxon RI

The need to feel a strong personal connectionto their subjects is evident throughout the groups’ work. David Poxon’spaintings of abandoned objects are visually stunning and denote a past – ahidden story of work and toil.  This is arecurring theme in his work, whether it’s a piece of machinery, a lock, a door,sometimes a mountain of old metal and broken tools, that are all in a state ofreclamation by nature. What once were things created and used by man, thendiscarded, become objects of adornment.

When a painting works there is a resonance, which stretches beyondboth subject and picture plane, reaching out to the viewer and transcending amere visual experience. To be able to convey something of the 'real' of mysubjects, which are the commonplace, the overlooked, the places and work thingsof mankind, is a powerful and stimulating experience, a joyful and respectfulthing.                                                                                           

David Poxon