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Popular French Quarter Art Walk to be held Friday
by Olivia Pool
Special to The Post and Courier
The Post and Courier
The French Quarter March Art Walk will start at 5 p.m. Friday.
The French Quarter Art Walk will take place Friday. From about 5 to 8 p.m., the French Quarter and surrounding areas will burst to life with art enthusiasts hoping from one gallery to another, taking in all the latest exhibitions. For a list of participating galleries, go to www.frenchquarterarts.com. For information, call 577-7100.
Here are some of this year's highlights. Randall LaGro Randall LaGro will show this weekend at the Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art. The gallery will host the one-man show of LaGro's newest collection of dream-like oils and exquisite monotypes. "Simple yet rich in substance, subtle yet commanding, LaGro's works seem to stand in perfect balance. They speak to the viewer with a quiet, but confident voice. Working from abstraction, his pieces move up and down a spectrum, to and away from realism, allowing figures and objects to emerge and then to disappear again as the eye is drawn throughout the work. He has no agenda, no plan, when he starts painting. Instead, using his brush as an extension of himself, he allows the work to flow freely from his subconscious, fearlessly trusting his hand," says Tara Miller of the Mary Martin Gallery. The show will take place with LaGro in attendance at 39 Broad Street during the art walk. For information, call 723-0303, or visit online at www.marymartinart.com.
'Ratio: One by Three' Instead of "small" or "big works," the annual events that Robert Lange Studios usually hosts, this year, each of the gallery's artists will be tackling the same 1-to-3 ratio canvas size in a show where one shape fits all. The exhibition, titled "Ratio," will be on display until March 31. A reception, featuring music, wine and hors d'oeuvres, will take place during the art walk, "Ratio" will include the works of Lynne Riding from Corrigan Gallery; Amy Lind, Kerry Brooks, John Duckworth, Robert Lange, Nathan Durfee, Julie Henson, JB Boyd, Megan Aline and Michael Morrison from Robert Lange Studios; Seth Curcio from Redux Studios; Fred Jamar from Charles II Fine Art; Kevin LePrince from The Wells Gallery; Mickey Williams from Mickey Williams Fine Art; Austin Schulz and Jameela Goudarzi from The Ranch; and Lolly Koon from Lolly Koon Fine Art. Familiar to RLS, painter Nathan Durfee, a nonconformist who creates illustrative works in both oil, and pen and ink, has creative a series of four comical narratives for the show. Painter Robert Lange creates photo-realistic images, with disciplined brush strokes and stylized geometric division of space. Seth Curcio of Redux, with Xerox and laser copiers, screen prints, billboard pasting, enamel paints, vinyl stuck on the walls, creates American icons, giving them a new artistic spin with muted colors such as grey and dark blue. Faced with the dimension challenge, painter Fred Jamar from Charles II Fine Art, created "Red Barn," a work in oil that embodies the whimsical nature of life in Charleston portraying the familiar red barn near the Charleston open air market. Visit www.robertlangestudios.com or call 805.8052 for more information.
'Pear Lady' Marty Biernbaum, the featured artist at the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery for the month of March, has decided that it's time to celebrate the honest beauty of a real woman with a full figure, an intelligent, curious mind and a sense of humor. Thus, we see the evolution of Biernbaum's pear paintings and clay sculptures "morphed" into bold female forms in her show "Pear Lady: A Celebration of Feminine Mystique." Why a naked pear? "Pear Lady is way of revealing one side of my inner self," says Biernbaum. "Superficial trappings such as clothing, jewelry, and make-up are absent, presenting her, like her namesake fruit, as a full, ripe, thriving individual." An award-winning artist for more than 25 years, painting and clay are Biernbaum's two very different forms of artistic expression. They are used to express concerns and emotions through Pear Lady, from the rich painting of sassy "Elvira" to the anger-revealing sculpture "Computer Hacker" and the introspective work entitled "Healing." Meet the Pear Lady herself at the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery, 6 North Atlantic Wharf during the art walk. For more information, call 722-2425 'Father and Son' Opening for the French Quarter Art Walk Friday, the Wells Gallery will present "Father and Son," an exhibition of new work by internationally renowned figurative painter Glenn Harrington and his son, emerging still-life painter Evan Harrington. This also will be the inaugural exhibition for the Wells Gallery's renovated location at 125 Meeting St. Visit the gallery Friday at the new location. For information, call 853-3233 or visit www.wellsgallery.com.
'Soft Light' The Sylvan Gallery is showing new works by Joan Potter and Nancy Bush in a show titled "Soft Light." "The show will be made up of new landscapes and still lifes that are so warm and welcoming there is a sense of coming home to a safe haven. These talented women present paintings documenting the world around them, whether that is the landscape of travels or personal collections arranged into a still life," says gallery owner Joe Sylvan. There will be a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the gallery at 171 King Street. "Potter's still-life paintings are infused with an inner, quiet glow that elegantly lights the objects. Her rich visual language developed over 40 years of painting and is perfected in her portrayal of flowers, produce and special treasures collected during world travel," says Sylvan. The gallery can be reached at 722-2172, or online at www.thesylvangallery.com.
Love of photography Oh, snap! The Charleston Center for Photography's upcoming programs are now featuring locally and nationally respected artists such as National Geographic's legendary Sam Abell, famed celebrity photographer Brownie Harris, global photojournalist Gian Luigi Scarfiotti, acclaimed Air Force photographer Stacy Pearsall and Associated Press photographer Alice Keeney, noted for her nationally recognized "Charleston Nine" photos. At 7 p.m. Monday at the Center for Photography, check out the free lecture series featuring "L'amore di Fotografia (The Love of Photography)" with Gian Luigi Scarfiotti. After more than 30 years as a professional photographer, Scarfiotti has experimented in almost every field of photography. He started out as photojournalist traveling extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union and Africa writing and taking pictures of news, economic and war stories. As time passed, Scarfiotti headed to Tuscany, Italy, to open a commercial studio specializing in still-life photography and publicity shots of cars, wines and liqueurs for companies including Martini & Rossi. Recently, Scarfiotti has continued his work for private clients and magazines with a focus on architecture, photographing ancient villas, country houses, interiors and gardens. He now spends his time between Tuscany and Charleston. His published books include "Living in Tuscany," "Seven Dials" and "Journey to the Chianti." Visit www.scarfiotti.com.
Photography contest ART Magazine is accepting submissions for its first photography contest, with images centered around the theme of the environment. All entries will be judged by members of the Charleston Center for Photography and ART Magazine. The top three winning photographs will be published in the spring issue of ART Magazine, due out in late April. The rules: Each individual is allowed to submit up to three images. All photographs must be at least 300 dpi. Be sure to include your name, e-mail, phone number and mailing address. You can either e-mail images up to 10 megabytes to info@charlestonartmag.com, or photographers may mail a CD of images to Photography Contest, Renaissance Media/ART Magazine, P.O. Box 13115, Charleston, SC 29422.
The magazine is not responsible for returning images, so please do not mail original copies. All submissions are due by March 25. Women's History Month Celebrate Women's History Month by enjoying the artwork of local female photographers including Sharon Bohn, Cindy Cantore, Meredith Garrigan, Amy Hardee, Alice Keeney, Susan Lucas, Julia Lynn, Jennifer Rone, Marni Rothschild-Durlach, Brianna Stello, Vicki Stone and Leigh Webber. Browse the artwork and meet the artists from 5 to 6:30 tonight during a reception at the MUSC Wellness Center, 45 Courtenay Drive. This event is co-sponsored by MUSC's Office of Student Diversity, MUSC Women's Scholars, MUSC Women's Club, and the Center for Women. For information, call the Center for Women at 763-7333. Marc Chatov The son of acclaimed painter Roman Chatov, Marc Chatov was born into a world of art and later studied at the Art Students League in New York under Michael Burban and Nelson Shanks. From there, he began a serious apprenticeship with both his father and uncle, and started taking on portrait commissions. He was then featured in Money Magazine as one of the top eight portrait artists in the country. "For me, painting hooks me into a greater source and connects me to the creative force. I've always felt it's like dancing on the eye lashes of God," says Chatov. The show at Allison Sprock Fine Art will include all new works by Chatov, and some treasures from his personal collection of his late father, Roman, and uncle, Constantin Chatov. The show will contain more than 100 years of painting in this family legacy and a portion of the proceeds will be given to UNICEF. There will be a reception for Chatov from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Allison Sprock Fine Art, 179 1/2 King Street. Melinda Lewin Melinda Lewin's newest works will be on display at the Hamlet Fine Art Gallery, 7 Broad Street, beginning with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. This exhibit will feature works inspired by the beauty of nature, with emphasis on florals and landscapes. One of the paintings on display, "Cone Flowers on Daniel Island," was chosen as the cover of the current issue of Charleston County Park and Recreation's magazine. "The painting is a vibrant depiction of nature's yellows and greens with intense lights and darks, characteristic of Lewin's work," says gallery owner Stephanie Hamlet. "Lewin's work is best described as impressionistic with a modern flavor. She is very passionate about the color red, integrating this into many of her works," Hamlet said. For information, contact the Hamlet Fine Art Gallery at 722-1944 or visit www.hamletgallery.com.
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