Volume 6 Issue 4 Upcoming Events KhrisArt - a show and a contest K 3rd Thursday Every Month ris Scharfenberger has been at Grafica for demos of drawing and painting with color pencils — and now it’s time to show off her artwork — as well as the artwork of her young students. “Artful Conversation”— every month! Wine & cheese and “artful conversation” from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Future topics below with details on page 2 and on our website. With an opening reception plus “artful conversation” from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 16, Kris’ work will be on display until Friday, October 24 when her students’ artwork goes up on the walls. Oct. 16 —This month’s “artful conversation” will also be an opening for Kris Scharfenberger ‘s color pencil art. Kris’ art will be on display for a week as a prelude to her student’s Halloween Poster Con Test. See article ►►►►►► October 24 — KhrisArt’s Halloween Poster Contest student art (ages 5 to 18) will be on Display from Oct. 24 - 31. KhrisArt — continued on page two. Future 3rd Thursday dates page 2 Fall 2014 This will be the 21st Annual Halloween Poster Contest for KhrisArt students (ages 5 to 18). Continued page two “Horseville” by Kris Scharfenberger Kris Scharfenberger Art — opening reception Thursday, Oct.16 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Featured Artist KhrisArt Halloween Poster Contest Opening reception Friday, Oct. 24 5:30 to 7:30 pm Ron Isom F 7884 Big Bend Blvd. Webster Groves, MO 63119 (314) 961-4020 Email: [email protected] Website: www.graficafinearts.com Owners: Lary & Lynn Bozzay Picture Framer: Shana Kotovsky Hours: M-F 10 am to 5:30 pm Sat. 12 noon to 4 pm Or by appointment On Big Bend in the Old Orchard Business District of Webster Groves -- between Murdoch and Laclede Station Road Masthead art from Ralf Broughton’s “Oz” ollowing Ron Isom on Facebook is like getting a degree in art appreciation. I’m afraid I can’t keep up with this 70-something year old art dynamo! This issue gives you a look at some of his newest work — and a look behind the curtain of the mind that creates it. Ron’s “Homage to Dadaists Series” is shown throughout this issue. His insight into his art is on page three and may just leave you wanting more. Come in to see his art and some of the objects that become art in this artist’s capable hands . ◄“Life of a Brain” www.graficafinearts.com Page Two Volume 6 Issue 4 Fall 2014 KhrisArt Upcoming Events Continued from page 1 Halloween costumes, props and accessories are encouraged! Lets have some fun! continued from page one COMING SOON! Book signing for Marilynne Bradley’s new book “Once Upon a Time in St. Louis” DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED as soon as we learn of availability of the books. Shooting for late October. Poster contest winners will be judged on: Future 3rd Thursday dates: Thurs. Nov. 20 Thurs. Dec.18 Join us from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Friday October 24 to view the posters, encourage the students and celebrate the winners. Watch our website for topics for our 3rd Thursday “artful conversations”. Green Door Art Gallery 21 N. Gore Webster Groves, MO Holiday Open House Sunday, November 9 10 am to 5 pm To see more of Kris’ artwork, or to learn about her classes for adults and children and her calligraphy services visit her website at Image originality Creativity Use of medium Age Appropriateness http://www.khrisart.com/home.php Note: Kris is her name. KhrisArt is her business. Not a typo! Give the gift of art or custom Framing Gift certificates available When we bought Grafica — 10 years ago this past August! — one of our objectives was to make art “approachable” for all. We want people to walk through our doors and feel welcome and to have such a great experience, they want to come back. Come back to see what new art we have, to buy art, to frame the art and to talk about art (at our 3rd Thursday “artful conversations”). Some art terms are a mystery to those outside the inner circle. We’re going to begin to peel away that “mystery” by defining art terms that will help. Aboriginal art is based on important ancient stories; even contemporary Arboriginal art is based on stories (Jukurrpa) and symbols centered on “the Dreamline” - the period in which indigenous people believe the world was created. The Dreamline stories are up to and possibly even exceeding 50,000 years old and have been handed down through the generations virtually unchanged for all those years. Aboriginal art also stands as a written language. (It) is a major part of the unwritten “encyclopedia” of being an Aboriginal person. Zentangle® is a new form of artwork, created by a calligrapher , Maria (Thomas), and a monk, Rick (Roberts). The artwork is as simple as drawing one simple pattern after the next, and fitting them together. Source: Wikipedia Source: Kate Owen Gallery website / kateownegallery.com ◄From the internet: “Artlandish Aboriginal Art “ A Zentangle® Page Three Volume 6 Issue 4 Fall 2014 www.graficafinearts.com M y artwork is personal iconography. The imagery has been developing for over 50 years. The vocabulary of icons enables me to generate hundreds of images without conscious effort. The ideas flow on the paper much like automatic writing. I generate the images in sets of 10 to 20 and have produced several series of 100 or more. Many of my original works are photographed or scanned and the images are manipulated with image software. An essential aspect of my work is the connection of my work to the world. The internet has allowed me the opportunity to find very esoteric connections. Ron Isom Iconographer The most distinctive element of my artwork and teaching has always been manipulation of materials. During my youth, at the height of the Depression, any castaway item became a toy or art material. The underlying concept of my teaching years was creative problem solving, utilizing manipulation of material at hand. I seldom had to worry about budgets for materials. Whatever was available was fodder for my students’ imaginations. Today, I have access to many “modern” materials. The computer has become an essential part of my “post teaching” art. It is difficult to maintain my simplistic philosophy. However, the manipulation concept is still prevalent. Photographing and scanning of my original drawings, searching the web for connections and the manipulation of the images using simple editing software provides many hours of creative problem solving. On occasion, I do get nostalgic for the days when a tin can or scrap of paper was all I needed to satisfy my creative energy. Vita brevis, ars longa. Homage to Dada Series By Ron Isom, Sr. The series of ten images in this issue is an homage to Dadaists. The Dadaists used scissors and glue rather than paintbrushes and paints to express their views of modern life through images presented by the media. A variation on the collage technique, photomontage utilized actual or reproductions of real photographs printed in the press. “Rapture of Living” In Cologne, Max Ernst used images from World War I to illustrate messages of the destruction of war. I find my images using Google, much like the early Dadaists used media images. I print the black and white images on 11x17” presentation paper and use a Sharpie® to enhance the images with personal symbolism. The image guides my imagination and provides a starting point for the spontaneous drawing. Ron Isom on A B O R I G I N A L “Upside Down Can Sometimes be Right Side Up” A R T I have always been fascinated with aboriginal art and symbols. My symbols, like aboriginal symbols, are my way to record events and significant information about man and society. Aboriginal people used symbols to indicate a sacred site, the location of a waterhole and the means to get there, a place where animals inhabit and as a way to illustrate Dreamtime stories. To understand and appreciate my symbology or iconography, imagine how you would indicate, record and recall essential information or place names and events in a non-material world. Page Four Volume 6 Issue 4 Fall 2014 Featured Artists Ron Isom 7884 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, MO 63119 (314) 961-4020 Email: [email protected] Hours: M-F 10 am to 5:30 pm Sat 12 noon to 4 pm Or by appointment Eastbound Hwy 44 : Laclede Station Road-Murdoch exit 282 / right off exit / right on Murdoch / right on Big Bend / we’ll be on the right. Westbound Hwy 44: Shrewsbury exit 283—left to Big Bend, turn left / cross Laclede Station Road / we’ll be on the left “Television Apparatus” “One Direction” Westbound Hwy 40: Big Bend exit 33A— go left for just over 2 miles. We’ll be on your left just past the light at Laclede Station Road. Eastbound Hwy 40: Hanley exit 31B south for just over 2 miles — right on Big Bend . We’re on the left. (NOTE: Hanley becomes Laclede Station Road.) Nature vs Nurture “Head Heart Help Hope Hustle Hand” “A Vessel with Many Chambers” “Divination of Ideas” “Time”
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