Viewing articles from the Issue 42: Summer 2019 issue
The Arts
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8 Artists Bringing the HeatIt’s blazing outside — and inside Charleston’s art spaces by Katie Kerns Geer 1: ANGELA CHRUSCIAKI BLEHM “Color is my antidote.” And color, according to Georgia-based artist Angela Chrusciaki Blehm, ... |
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Playfully ProfoundTwo Lake City Exhibitions Spark Conversation Through Art by Allyson Sutton Larger-than-life stuffed animals knit with vibrant hues like magenta and turquoise. Brightly-colored paintings depicting beloved cartoon characters like Popeye. A giant wool bear. An eight foot painting of a toy pirate ship. These are some of the works that will be ... |
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Living Longerby Michele Seekings “Art without conservators is like a house without someone making repairs—it’s going to go away. Conservators help preserve art for the future.” Marion L. Hunter, Jr. specializes in the conservation of photographs and ... |
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Influence and InspirationExploring Art Through Mentorship and Training by Allyson Sutton As patrons of visual art, there’s a certain level of appreciation that comes with observing a new piece. Subconsciously, we make assumptions about the inspiration behind a piece. We aim to understand, at least to a certain extent, the amount of work that ... |
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 TributeTHE LIFE AND WORK OF TOM POTOCKI: 1941-2019 by Emily Reyna “Let the fun begin…” is how Tom Potocki always signed his emails when he started working on a new piece. He spent his life creating beauty and pushing the ... |
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Artist InspirationAn artist’s quest for inspiration and the story behind his latest piece by William R. Beebe About this time every year in Charleston, birders are treated to seeing large colonies of great egrets and snowy egrets nesting in dense foliage along the wetlands. Nesting begins in early spring, ... |
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Griffith-Reyburn Lowcountry Artists of the Yearby Emily Reyna For artist Julia Deckman, Charleston is a feeling — a feeling she captures in her work of joyful street scenes using rich, saturated colors. Her most recent work-in-progress is the result of the |
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Schoonhoven Silver Awardby Emily Reyna Charleston makes its way across the pond to Europe where local artist and silversmith Kaminer Haislip will exhibit her silver vessel, Gradual Erosion. “It was an incredible honor to have my silver vessel, Gradual Erosion, selected for the international Schoonhoven Silver Award. The opportunity to ... |
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Noteworthy ShowsMARINA DUNBAR ECHO Marina Dunbar uses oil paints and pigments to tint resin, which she then spreads across wooden panels. The layers of multicolored resin overlap, creating deep and vibrant colors. In her solo at Miller Gallery, Dunbar creates diptychs, ... |
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Art GalleriesGALLERIES TO SEE THIS MONTH THE GEORGE GALLERY Charleston contemporary art enthusiasts need no introduction to The George Gallery — although if you haven’t yet visited its new location on Broad Street, ... |
