artscope magazine: May/June 2009 Welcome Statement: Brian Goslow, managing editor Letters to the Editor ARTSWorcester's BIENNIAL 2009 GRIDWORK: Further explorations into the urban landscape featuring new work by Robert Maloney and Sean Thomas BEN ARONSON - LIGHT AND GEOMETRY: The Urban Signature RADKA DONNELL: THE WORK OF TOUCH DOROTHY SIMPSON KRAUSE: LOSING GROUND NATURAL WORLD: A BRICKBOTTOM ARTISTS' ASSOCIATION MEMBERS' EXHIBITION JOE FIG: IN THE PAINTER'S STUDIO POINT OF VIEW: OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GALLERY-BY-THE-FALLS THE SIXTH SENSE: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY FROM KOREA Featured Artist: Dominique Boutaud FéLIX DE LA CONCHA: PRIVATE PORTRAITS/PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS 2009 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART BIENNIAL SCULPTURES IN LOVE WITH ARCHITECTURE JESSICA GONACHA at YES Gallery and Studio THE BRIGHT & SHINING LIGHT OF IRREVERENCE: RICHARD SAJA AND THE HISTORICALLY INACCURATE SCHOOL WHERE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY MEET BRATTLEBORO-WEST ARTS PREMIER GROUP EXHIBITION SCOTT PRIOR (ongoing) and LARRY PRESTON / GREG GILLESPIE and LEONEL GóNGORA ANDIAMO! Art on the Hill Destination: Federal Hill, Providence’s Little Italy THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ENCAUSTIC PAINTING AXIOM CENTER FOR NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA CAPSULE PREVIEWS

artscope 22, September/October, 2009   paintings deadline July 1, 2009 Your work could be artscope magazine's next centerfold. Work of all mediums by established and emerging artists welcome. For the September/October 2009 issue, we will be accepting images of paintings. Please send one to three digital images, 300 dpi, and your artist statement centerfold@artscopemagazine.com no later than July 1, 2009 Though smaller files should be submitted, images must be available to be reproduced up to 12" x 18," dependant on dimensions of work. Entries not following these specifications will not be considered. No resumes please; the cover piece will be selected bases on visual and/or conceptual quality, by a jury of one artscope writer, and two New England art professionals. artscope 21, July/August, 2009   fiber and fabric art contest closed Your work could be artscope magazine's next centerfold. Work of all mediums by established and emerging artists welcome. For the July/ August 2009 issue, we will be accepting images of works on fiber and fabric art. Please send one to three digital images, 300 dpi, and your artist statement centerfold@artscopemagazine.com no later than May 1, 2009 Though smaller files should be submitted, images must be available to be reproduced up to 12" x 18," dependant on dimensions of work. Entries not following these specifications will not be considered. No resumes please; the cover piece will be selected bases on visual and/or conceptual quality, by a jury of one artscope writer, and two New England art professionals. artscope 20, May/June, 2009   works on paper contest closed Your work could be artscope magazine's next centerfold. Work of all mediums by established and emerging artists welcome. For the May/ June 2009 issue, we will be accepting images of works on paper. Please send one to three digital images, 300 dpi, and your artist statement centerfold@artscopemagazine.com no later than March 1, 2009 Though smaller files should be submitted, images must be available to be reproduced up to 12" x 18," dependant on dimensions of work. Entries not following these specifications will not be considered. No resumes please; the cover piece will be selected bases on visual and/or conceptual quality, by a jury of one artscope writer, and two New England art professionals.     artscope 19, March/April, 2009     art: Cycle of Growth artist: Tracy Spadafaro medium: mixed media encaustic on braced luan artist statement: Obscuring and burying images within layers of wax and paint helps to extend their meaning into the realms of memory and intuition. In these works, natural structures and man-made structures converge and collide, creating a dialogue between these opposing forces. The natural environment has suffered greatly as a result of commercial, residential, and industrial development. Nature struggles to survive and find new life within the continuous sprawl of these manmade environments. With these paintings I intend to convey a sense of the poetry and endurance of nature as a force — a force that seems to persist in spite of man’s actions. In this work I seek to address larger questions concerning the lineage of our natural and man-made environments. Judges: Joanne Mattera, Author of "The Art of Encaustic Painting" and Director of the Encaustic Conference at Monserrat College of Art Barbara O'Brien, former Director of the Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons College and keynote speaker for the 2009 Encaustic Conference at Montserrat College of Art Hope Stockman, artscope writer   artscope 17, November/December 2008     art: Untitled artist: Daniel Coury medium: Inkjet print artist statement: I deal with banal objects which I find - or do they find me? - in nature, on the streets, at home … anywhere. I take them out of their utilitarian sense and put them into my aesthetic sense: inside my “black and white language,” matching the scene I create in the photographic studio with the image I had behind my eyes. I believe that this action allows one who sees my pieces to taste an unexpected feeling about the quotidian. I do not want to change life nor the world with my art, but intend to make a person look through the trivial and see something else. Judges: Minying Tang, artscope writer Paula Tognarelli, Deputy Director of the Griffin Museum of Photography Christy Woods, artscope Associate Publisher     artscope 16, September/October 2008       art: Johnson, Vermont artist: Erica Harney medium: oil on canvas artist statement: I manipulated and exploit the ideas of contrast, contradiction and dualism on the visual and conceptual levels to create kaleidoscopic paintings that are bursting with dramatic energy and ecstacy. In the spirit of kaleidoscopes and mosaics I use paradoxical combinations of patterns, colors, shapes, images and concepts that I am constantly collecting, editing/layering/fracturing/rearranging/elaborating upon. I then take these gragments of information, and, through the use of a variety of materials and handling, transform them into something entirely unique. In a sense, painting is the way in which I am able to "have it all." In doing so, I strive to create paintings that are simultaneously monumental and ethereal, as opposed to embracing the "everyday," and "prosaic." My focus is emotional, rather than intellectual. If I were painting music, I would paint operas. Judges: Mark Moscone, Director of Exhibitions at the Rhode Island School of Design Kristin Street, Director of the Krause Gallery at Moses Brown School Meredith Cutler, artscope writer   artscope 15, July/August 2008     art: Ocean Life Series artist: Kristin Braun medium: ceramics artist statement: I am fascinated with ocean life such as sea urchins, sea slugs, and sea cucumbers. I am drawn to the curiosities and symmetries that exist with in nature’s peculiar creations. Nature’s systems and compositions are inherently perfect and elegant. They can only be celebrated. That is my calling. I am currently most intrigued by sea urchins. I make spines and put them on forms to create sharp features on soft venues. I employ slip trailing to represent the low-relief patterns. Judges: Catherine Green, the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Sara Zela, Studio Potter Magazine Elena Sarni, artscope writer     artscope 14, May/June 2008     art: The Cartographers artist: Danielle Sauvé medium: installation art artist statement: The installation “The Cartographers” associates the migratory quest to the virgin page preceding the re-creative process of all new beginnings. The ensemble is about the tension between erasing and renewing, the alterable and the attached, vibrancy and absence. Layers of velum on the skeletal drawing-tables are penetrated by light to create the conditions for the appearance of the snail's journey. I am interested in the speculative aspects of exile, those moments of expectation - when nothing is fixed yet, when all is still maintained between here and else where, before and now, the real and the imaginary. Judges: Katherine Attanasio, director/co-curator at The Firehouse Gallery of Burlington City Arts Janie Cohen, director of the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont Alexandra Tursi, artscope writer     artscope 12, January/February 2008     art: carmela lily II artist: Marisa diPaola artist statement: I am a nomadic sculptor and installation artist. I create wearable site-specific work from found materials, and wear these pieces, as self-portraits, handmade as if by the characters that I am depicting. The work itself is a collection of psychological self-portraiture through an exploration of fairy tale characters interacting with this world. Not focusing on the "happily ever after" but at the moment of creation, and adaptation to their new journey and to their new habitat. The natural world became my focus as I began searching for the origins of humanity and the natural connections that bind us to the land. The series explored characters creating a home withing their found habitat, focusing on the beginning of the journey where the path originates. These sculptures are divergent, specific to sites in nature, chosen for their isolation and wilderness. The process of gathering and creation allows each character to investigate their habitat and their own domestication. The documentation appears as wildlife photography, capturing these characters in their habitat, living within their life. All explore the dynamic of self, of the journey, of creating a domestic space for oneself, handmade from the raw materials gathered around. Judges: Britt Beedenbender, writer, artscope magazine Craig Bloodgood, Special Projects Curator, The Art Complex Museum George Creamer, Dean of Graduate Admissions, Massachusetts College of Art artscope 11, November/December 2007     art: Back to the Future artist: Ekua Holmes medium: torn and cut paper artist statement: As a child, I would sit at my grandmother's desk where she had collected junk mail, greeting cards and old magazines for me. I would spend the afternoon cutting shapes out of these discarded items and creating new pictures out of them. Quietly absorbed in my own thoughts, the world of reality would disappear and my hopes, dreams and memories would emerge. It is the same process I encounter as I develop my ideas today. Jurors: Gretchen Keyworth, Director and Chief Curator, Fuller Craft Museum Andrew Mroczek, Director of Exhibitions, The Art Institute of Boston Gallery at University Hall Gary Duehr, artscope writer artscope 10, September/October 2007 art: Temple Roof, photograph artist: Robert Castagna artist statement: This series of photographs from Kyoto, Japan present abstract views of shadows, detail, mystery and nature in the tradition of the haiku. My goal is to walk the line, capturing the zen spirit through abstraction and simplicity. Jurors: Frederick Osborne, President, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Vivian Zoe, Director, Slater Memorial Museum Rick Agran, artscope writer artscope 9, July/August 2007 art: A Romantic Moment artist: Corey Corcoran artist statement: My paintings and drawings have always been tied to my love for stories. I like listening to stories. I like telling stories, and I like discovering when I am suddenly part of one. Many of my paintings and drawings take place at points of irresolution. The figures feel caught unexpectedly, and the moment is full of potential. Things could go sour or they might end up all right. My hope is that viewers take in this moment and decide on their own role in the painting. Jurors: Jan Howard, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at the RISD Museum Dr. Emil Willers, Executive Director of the Newport Art Museum Sarah E. Fagan, artscope writer   artscope 8, May/June 2007 art: Dance in the Bloom, oil on canvas, 45" x 43" artist: Yuko Adachi artist statement: Art is a universal language of the souls. I do not do any preliminary sketches for any of my art works. I just dive in to the unknown and experience where my energy takes me in the given moment. I wish to share with the viewers the joy of being alive through my works. Jurors: Britta Konau, Center for Maine Contemporary Art Curator Linda Lambertson, Coordinator of the Inst. of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art artscope 7, March/April 2007 Anniversary Issue   art: Bulbs with Pansy, drawing artist: Helen Meyrowitz artist statement: "Otto Rank in his book - 'Art and Artists' tells us that art is often born out of a fear of loss and change. In late 2002, I became an up-rooted New York artist in the throes of a very real fear of change and loss due to an unexpected move to Massachusetts. A subsequent series of mixed media drawings of bulbs reaching, striving to put down new roots to grow and eventually flower is my chosen metaphor for my personal effort to create a new beginning. Otto Rank understood that creative challenge." Jurors: Karen Burgess Smith, Director of Phillips Exeter Academy's Lamont Gallery Vicki C. Wright,The Art Gallery of the University of New Hampshire James Foritano, artscope writer