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Tracy Piper, stARTup SF 2018

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Fair Director @raybeldner spent the weekend at @kipaipaiworkshops in Joshua Tree, along with past stARTup jurors and supporters @shananys @acprojects @waltermacielgallery 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #artnews #curated #supportartists #contemporaryartcurator #curator #artistdevelopment #laart #laartist #artbusiness #industryleader #workshops #artiststudio #artistopportunity #emergingartists #contemporaryartists
Heidi Brueckner - stARTup Small Works⠀ ⠀ "My work focuses mostly on cultural allegories and norms conveyed through a collage-like juxtaposition of figurative imagery, symbolism, bright color and elaborate patterning. Often the figures personify the precarious, dark, grotesque, and sleazy side of human nature, subjects by which I am continually fascinated. These topics seem to require, and in fact dictate, frontal, discomforting and intrusive compositions.⠀ ⠀ My most recent body of work, entitled Monsterbet, is a series of 26 oil & mixed media paintings, corresponding to the 26 letters of the alphabet. Every 2 paintings form a rhyming couplet. Each letter stands for an invented monster that has a particular quirk. The series is based on the traditional format of children’s alphabet rhymes, but with a layer of social commentary. The subject could be benign & childlike, but I strive to keep a gritty edge in the work. They are silly & fanciful while simultaneously touching on some of my favored themes of human vice, morality & fear."⠀ ⠀ Join us for stARTup Small Works at The Midway @themidwaysf July 19-21. Tickets available now in our bio link!⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startupsmallworks #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #emergingartist #independentartist #sfevent #sfevents #sfart #sfartist #sfbayarea #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #drawings #artonpaper #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryartist #newcontemporaryart #artinspo #themidway #pendrawings #penandink #womenwhodraw
stARTup Art Fair comes to Downtown Houston for the first time this October!  ⠀ ➡️ Artists can Apply Now at: https://www.startupartfair.com/houston/overview⠀ ⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #callforartists #artistcall #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #interiors #museums #designinspo #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #artistopportunity #designlife #curated #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader   Pictured: Sculpture Garden Entrance at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston @mfahouston
Gale Hart - stARTup Small Works⠀ ⠀ "Hart's sculpture parallels her paintings with the visual language remaining constant: narrative composition, ordered geometry, color choices and experimentation with scale. Hart approaches all of her work with an eye toward artistic sensibility and technical expertise. Never sure what the next series will bring - Hart states: Keeping my art fresh is equally as important as my need to make art.⠀@galehartartist ⠀ Join us for stARTup Small Works at The Midway @themidwaysf July 19-21. Tickets available now in our bio link!⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startupsmallworks #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #emergingartist #independentartist #sfevent #sfevents #sfart #sfartist #sfbayarea #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #womeninart #womenartists #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryartist #newcontemporaryart #artinspo #themidway #sculptureart #sculptures #sculptural
Today marks Danielle Eubank's @danielleeubankart first exhibition since returning from Antartica! Join her tonight from 6 to 8 pm for the artist reception of "One Artist Five Oceans" at Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture at California Lutheran University.  🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #independentartist #supportartists #artnews #curated #artblogger #artbusiness #contemporaryartists #artinstallation #exhibitions #laartist #laart #losangelesart #losangelesartist #laevent #startupartfairla #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryart #contemporaryartcurator #curators #artcollector #collectart #environmentalart #climatechange #womeninart #womenwhopaint #mixedmediaart
Karen Hochman Brown @hochmanbrown''s Anonymous@theBeach opens tomorrow June 15th at TAG Gallery @taggallery from 5-8 PM!  Anonymous@theBeach takes photographs, literal representations of reality, and turns them into computer generated abstract art. The program Karen use reads a photo and turns the optics into useable data. Her software applies virtual paintbrush strokes based on the original photographic material and turns it into something entirely new.   The beach is a particularly useful place to get away. Adherence to social norms are relaxed. The idea that people can wear virtually nothing is a great example. In this show, Karen has included an interactive installation made for the social media age. It speaks to the paradox of staying private while presenting publicly, extending the concept of exposure beyond the graphic work. With an abstract representation of a crowded day at the beach as a backdrop, she provides a variety of playful props that allow the viewer to take and post photos that ensure anonymity. 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #curated #artblog #bloggers #artblogger #artbusiness #contemporaryartists #artinstallation #exhibitions #newmedia #newmediaart #laartist #laart #losangelesart #losangelesartist #laevent #startupartfairla #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryart #digitalart #photobasedart #newphotography  
Jamie Banes - stARTup Small Works⠀ ⠀ "Growing up in a blue-collar construction family, I connected with tools and materials at an early age. Exposure to jobsites in my youth helped shape my interest in architecture and the ever-evolving organism of the built environment. These early experiences continue to inform my work and contribute to my own sense of place and identity. ⠀ ⠀ My process results in quirky assemblages reminiscent of childhood forts or tree house constructions in miniature. My most current work presents as a collection of eccentric architectural models and maps, wryly alluding to the seriousness of many ominous societal issues on our horizon. The materials I use are collected from woodshops, salvage yards and curbsides, in keeping with my inclination to reuse when possible."⠀@jamiebanes ⠀ Join us for stARTup Small Works at The Midway @themidwaysf July 19-21. Tickets available now in our bio link!⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startupsmallworks #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #emergingartist #independentartist #sfevent #sfevents #sfart #sfartist #sfbayarea #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #assemblageart #assemblageartist #architectural #sculptureart #sculptural #sculpturearts #artevent #artnews #themidway #sculptureartist
Join the leading art fair FOR artists BY artists at stARTup Houston, taking place at the Hotel Icon @hotel_icon in Downtown Houston.⠀ ⠀ ➡️ Artists can Apply Now at: https://www.startupartfair.com/houston/overview⠀ ⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #callforartists #artistcall #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #hotelfair #hotels #hoteldesign #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #artistopportunity #houston #curated #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader
Victoria Veedell - stARTup Small Works⠀ ⠀ "My atmospheric landscape paintings capture the fleeting moments of light in nature. The root of my work is an emotional reaction to the environment, implying landscapes not necessarily seen but felt. I’ve been painting the landscape in one form or another for over 20 years. Wherever I go I see something that moves me, captures my attention and compels me to share the moment in paint. I live and work in San Francisco, California and often find inspiration for my paintings while exploring local parks and areas along the San Francisco Bay. I’m heavily inspired by my travels that have taken me to many places such as Iceland, Shanghai, Kerela (India) and Japan. Travel is an important component in my work as it allows me to observe and compare gradients of color, light and atmosphere in different geographic locations."⠀@victoria_veedell ⠀ Join us for stARTup Small Works at The Midway @themidwaysf July 19-21. Tickets available now in our bio link!⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startupsmallworks #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #emergingartist #independentartist #sfevent #sfevents #sfart #sfartist #sfbayarea #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryartist #newcontemporaryart #artinspo #themidway #womenwhopaint #contemporarypaintings #landscapepaintings #designinspo #paintinginspiration
Georgia Bell - stARTup Small Works⠀ ⠀ ⠀ "My abstract gouache and watercolor works on paper are like poems: pure emotional gestures in bright colors. These pieces are small but powerful."⠀@sabertoothtigerlily ⠀ Join us for stARTup Small Works at The Midway @themidwaysf July 19-21. Tickets available now in our bio link!⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startupsmallworks #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #emergingartist #independentartist #sfevent #sfevents #sfart #sfbayarea #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #drawings #artonpaper #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryartist #newcontemporaryart #artinspo #themidway #watercolorartist #womenwhopaint #contemporarypaintings #watercolorpaintings
Clovis Blackwell - stARTup Small Works ⠀ ⠀ "Themes of suffering, perseverance, and transformation are central to my artistic identity. Apocalyptic myths, which were significant to my upbringing, are seen not as the end of all things, but as a central metaphor for the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Currently, these are investigated through the elegantly ethereal serigraph prints in my collection Meditation On a Clean Slate.⠀ ⠀ As an interdisciplinary artist, I enjoy the thrill of mastering new media and discovering the unique context each brings to the themes I am exploring. Pattern and repetition, facsimile and simulacra, and the order found in randomness are explored through my screenprinted imagery."⠀@clovis_blackwell ⠀ Join us for stARTup Small Works at The Midway @themidwaysf July 19-21. Tickets available now in our bio link!⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startupsmallworks #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #emergingartist #independentartist #sfevent #sfevents #sfart #sfartist #sfbayarea #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #finearts #collectors #mixedmediaart #printmaking #printmaker #paperart #artonpaper #papercutouts #abstracto #abstractions
Julia Wald - stARTup Small Works⠀ ⠀ "I tend to live in my head. I wrestle with my own ideas and constantly have an inner dialogue going on of opposing viewpoints. My cities are mini discussions dressed up as diversions. I like the element of voyeurism you get walking through an urban environment as a casual observer while simultaneously being alone with your own thoughts. I hope that my pen and ink worlds capture that feeling."⠀@whereswaldart ⠀ Join us for stARTup Small Works at The Midway @themidwaysf July 19-21. Tickets available now in our bio link!⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀ 🔸️⁣⠀ #startupartfair #startupsmallworks #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #emergingartist #independentartist #sfevent #sfevents #sfart #sfartist #sfbayarea #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #drawings #artonpaper #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryartist #newcontemporaryart #artinspo #themidway #pendrawings #penandink #womenwhodraw
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