Caladan Gallery

ANN FINNEY, Chicago, IL

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:49:11 -0400

"...I use my graphic arts skills to design artwork digitally using my computer. My art is conceived and developed right at the computer (not scanned). I see a color or a shape somewhere and a design concept is born. Most of my work is abstract in nature, but I do some in figure and form. I am constantly evolving and exploring other art forms such as fiber art.

I believe digitally created computer art will become part of the mainstream for designing visual art just like the computer has taken the place of pen and pencil for writing letters.

I would characterize my designs as very contemporary, some pieces make statements to start you thinking, but all are very whimsical with deep rich vibrant colors. They also reflect situations in the world around us. My Human Cage piece reflects how animals may see us. It�s a reversal of the birdcage, which we use to cage birds for our viewing pleasure.
-Ann Finney

PAUL DiLASCIA, WATERTOWN, MA Gallery Member

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:11:16 -0400

Paul DiLascia calls upon an emergence of peculiarity and reveals it as a stew of actuality. It is true that it is also still a stewing pot of potentiality as well, as we move closer and closer into a pinpoint from which there is no escape. Chaos generates chaos. The artist has successfully and mindfully created a modern hieroglyphic, has utilized an age-old pictoral language in which to express it.

ALEXANDRA COPLEY, Columbus, OH

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:06:17 -0400

Seen Becoming Seen: Mexican Transculturalism and Transnationalism

The American social Landscape reflects a powerful convergence of physical phenomena and cultural meaning. I have become an observer of cultural change that becomes imprinted on the land through transnational migration. It is reflected in the daily lives of migratory immigrants from Mexico in our country and in their own.

Seen becoming seen incorporates photographic imagery to represent movement, exchange and migration. These images hope to reveal the invisible cultural impacts of migrant workers in our society making them visible entities. It is a documentation of those who are changing the scope of American life influenced by the ideas of transculturalism and transnationalism that exist in the American and Mexican landscape.
-Alexandra Copley

CHRIS KNIGHT, Chicago, IL Solo Exhibition Award

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:19:30 -0400

These apocolyptic visions from Chris Knight put one in mind of the old saying "be careful what you wish for...it may come true". It is our desires that are sometimes available to fuel the fire masquerading as products that are good for us, enjoyable and necessary! However, the mass production of culture can result in an awful lot of waste. This waste materializes, yes it does! The waste must be burned, thrown away, etc. and voila! Overburdened landfill. A mess in the air and on the land. Sick bodies and sick minds. Be careful what you wish for! Try to wish for something non-toxic!

PAUL MARQUARDT, Kalamazoo, MI

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:06:27 -0400

"I enjoy working in a variety of traditional and new media. Electronic media tools have been used extensively in the production of my artwork. Some are digitally created works, others were created using electronic media to prepare elements, and in many electronic media plays a major role in the finished work itself, as in the responsive installations and performances. However, the content of the artworks is of most importance. Technology is used in their creation but they are not about technology. My artwork is a consideration of what we are as a species of life on this planet, the relationship of our actions to our goals, and the interaction of people as we live together."
-Paul Marquardt

BOB TOMOLILLO, Lynn, MA

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:45:00 -0400

"I have been so outraged by the present policies of this great country that it has spilled over into other areas of concern. This, after all is called �inspiration�. It is why art critics have long looked to the emerging nations in turmoil for �art that speaks to the issues of our time�. Gridlock, misguided policies and worst of all the spiral of complacency has plagued this country for a decade or more. This �state of being� is created by powerful external forces, a �dulling down� if you will of �passions�. The �spectator artist� who views the world from the sidelines is a real and debilitating force, as manifest by the repetition and sameness of imagery that is often seen in galleries everywhere. Image sameness or shear lack of inventiveness is thus compounded by a market that neither cares about the message or contextual import, but rather moves about the existing commercial venues to exploit the bottom line. �No peace without justice� the slogan for our time. The artist who makes prints has chosen this selfless medium for its immediacy and directness often producing truly righteous imagery. It is a commitment that one should not take lightly. Artists such as Goya or Kath� Kollowitz loom large because of their compassion and not because of their breadth of sales. Tap into the passion of printmaking and you will find the change occurring from within."
-Bob Tomolillo

NIKI FARRELL, Peabody, MA

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:05:03 -0400

"My art seeks to penetrate the inner psyche of the human condition. It is difficult to see our world through rose colored glasses. The dark mist of folly and evil can at moments blind us from a world of beauty. We as artists must try to bring light and truth to the world. From Albert Einstein: "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing".
-Niki Farrell

MICHAEL HOOPER

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:32:12 -0400

Michael focuses an enormous amount of energy when he does beading. His use of color and texture transforms the craft into an art form.

Ever purposeful in his work, he finds no shortage of inspiration in the many textural pieces of beads and objects present in the Art room at CommonArt. Upon watching him work, one gets a sense of the determination that guides his work as well as his life.

COLLABORATIVE ART, Lynn, MA Returning Artists

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:54:32 -0400

Something special happens when artist collaborate with a common goal. They inspire each other, feed off each other, and become as one entity. This is quite apparent in the works of the three artists coming together from Collaborative Artworks. There is a power present in the storytelling each of them do, revolving around personal expression of observation. The work stands powerfully individually, also, with each artist obviously contributing an equal amount of personal and aesthetic energy to the whole. The result is a resonance of aesthetics and commentary.

MERYL NATOW, Woodmere, NY

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:56:55 -0400

Meryl Natow has an uncanny love for her subjects, as well as what they inspire and symbolize. Incredibly positive, the images manage to impart social issues without cynism. They are seen purely in the joy of their existence: the joy of marriage in general BECAUSE of the reality of same-sex marriage. The joy of unity BECAUSE of differences. This artist is very persuasive in her simple, yet profound statement of just the pure joy in being.

LAUREN SAMMON, Cleveland Heights, OH

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:21:24 -0400

"The goal of my work is to engage the participant in a way that the experience transpires beyond the time they are physically with the work. Successful art lingers in the mind of the viewer evolving from as a series of questions into a heightened awareness of self and society. It is important that my art ask questions of the viewer rather than give answers. I see this as the delicate detail that allows art to stand alone in a field of social influences and control mechanisms. Most of these structures [propaganda, religion, government] elicit control over people by telling them what to do and what not to do, resulting in blind servitude. Art is my means to counteract this process. Incubating creativity and opportunity, I hope to inspire the actions necessary for society's survival as well as exposing that which threatens to destroy it."
-Lauren Sammon

FRITZ SUTER, Van Nuys, CA

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:05:24 -0400

"Fritz's imagination is endless and gives him much inspiration for his work. Born in 1939 in Vienna, Austria, he studed art with Professor Rothstein at the Art Academy in Vienna from 1958 to 1959...His mother being Austrian and his father Swiss gave him the opportunity to live in both countries...For 30 years he owned interior design companies in Switzerland and Austria, allowing him to create art while running his design business. His work has expanded to more than 700 pieces. His life has influenced his use of strong colors and spontaneous impressions. He loves Cubism, Classic Modernism and Whimsical art."
-Fritz Suter

*Director's Note: The experiences gleaned along the way are evident in the aesthetic of this artist! He has a straightforward way of communicating.

DALE CLIFFORD, Savannah, GA Returning Artist

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:01:23 -0400

The symbolism in these works by Dale Clifford leads us to the binding of ourselves quite literally when it comes to the dissolving of man-made boundaries between individuals or countries. We can fit ourselves into neat little packages of self-destruction, afraid to make changes even if it is to our detriment not to. It is easy to rely upon a "fight or flight" urge. This is a pattern to release, and in doing so, we free ourselves from patterns of endless destruction.

JEANNINE HUNTER LAZZARO, N.Attleborough, MA Returning Artist

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:19:28 -0400

"To me the nature of each color is like a personality. Just like people colors are different in different relationships and in different settings. I love the way one color can completely change a composition, just like one person can completely change a group dynamic. In my work I am exploring the process of painting and the way that colors manifest themselves in simple and at times extraordinary ways. The way colors play against each other. The way collage elements in a painting create lines and shapes. The rich, images created in stain painting when echoes and shadows of colors are left behind during the process.

Everything seen is a reflection of light and what is left over is color. Color is what remains, the debris of light. Color is the dust of energy, the echo, the whisper, the shadow. In a colorless place there is still value. There is still quiet and noise. Blindness can recognize a whisper, value, quiet and noise, but not the light of color. The absence of color is white. The absence of color is black. These are both true."
-Jeannine Hunter Lazzaro

JOHN R. MATH, Jupiter, FL

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:19:25 -0400

"While photographing common things with movement of the camera, I create Abstracts and Impressions. Some objects become smooth and distorted, while other subjects become hard, edgy and not of this World. In either case, they come alive with movement and color. The photographs are unusual and take on a painted like quality, without being altered in post production.

I photograph everyday places and things in a different manner than most photographers. I photograph these places and things from an alternate "point of view" and I am inspired and in awe of what is created.

These photographs have not been manipulated with any type of digital software or by any digital filter system or technique. These photographs represent a new way of looking at something in a different manner than we usually do."
-John R. Math

CHOLLA

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:22:46 -0400

"The Artist is a Horse!"

ROBERT GIRANDOLA, Yardley, PA

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:19:16 -0500

"A dear friend of mine, who suffered unspeakable horror while trying to rescue lives in the north tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, inspired this painting. In the face of a rescue too great to achieve, this firefighter�s mind protected him by transforming the human debris into cows.

I saw: cows to the slaughter, flowing across the canvas and off into the unseen."
-Robert Girandola

TAE WON KIM, Seoul, South Korea Returning Artist

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:07:29 -0500

Is black and white and greys the absence of color like we are initially prone to believe? (Yes, I know, black is the absence of color, and white the combination of all colors. However, we always seem to look at white as a proving ground for the potential of colors' manifestation, rather than a color or combination of thereof...) In these simple, beautiful photographs, Tae Won Kim has made black and white into the entire range of color by the energy of the floral forms. They move throughout the pieces with joy unbounded, generating sparks of color that trick the eye. There is an opalescent quality to the pieces. The basic hues of black and white are given status as color themselves, as one finds the unexpected in unlikely places.

ROBERT SIMON - EXPANSIVE MIND

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:25:36 -0500

Click on the left image to enter this gallery! Here are 15 images of fantasy and the limitless vistas of the mind and imagination! Click on each individual image to enlarge.

Robert Simon has given us the gift of these images, which are loaded with love and humor, observation and declaration. He is an artist shooting from the hip, with no restraints on the material manifestation of his imagination! We see his subconcious mind (not to mention the collective unconcious) crystallized into symbol and form - fear, passion, love, joy - all emotion becoming matter in one organic big bang! One could find one's reflection in his work for hours, days, and even an eternity! We also must mention his use of color, texture, and form as being highly bindless in nature. Bob's work exudes a freedom and natural exuberence rarely seen - probably because he does not impose any conventions on himself. This in turn, is a gift to us.

TINKA THERESA MARTELL

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:45:08 -0500

LINDA ALTERWITZ, Las Vegas, NV Solo Award Winner

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:28:16 -0500

Linda Alterwitz has provided a path to follow through her lush surfaces to the substantial presence of the inner energies and realms of these works. The photographs present themselves in layers, both visually and personally. There is a perspective present that is manifest through the light of the digital eye, and the color which is brought forth as a result of it. The color and its impact is present in the subjects and their surroundings, but is magnified by the manipulation of the camera by the artist. Not necessarily manipulation technically or digitally, but primarily aesthetically. It is the attention paid to this action that makes for a successful reflection of the observational content of the artist's personal world.

LIZ POZEN, Boston, MA

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:44:02 -0500

These paintings by Liz Pozen are probably the most readily identifiable pieces in the exhibition in relation to the concept of "returning home". Here is the artist, obviously adoring her relatives, placing them with utmost honor on the pedestal in her personal spirit. A modern day ancestral memory collection, these pieces are also incredibly well painted, with highlights, color value and contrast that do not let us as viewers escape the foundations of our common experiences.

CALADAN'S SISTER GALLERY, GALLERY 181

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:19:49 -0500

Thank you everyone for your support of Gallery 181!!! The space will now be turned over to the people in the community, to create a site-specific voice for themselves as an artistic conglomeration. Caladan Gallery wishes them the very best of luck and thanks Lawrence for the wonderful experience of building cultural unity!

STRANGE POLITICS 12/10/07-1/9/08

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:13:53 -0500

Click onto the image to the left to enter this gallery of 12 inspired artists. Click on each individual artist's work to see more of it. Then click again to enlarge the piece and view more details, including purchasing information.

We have juried an exhibition of exceptional foresight. When the aesthetic and the conceptual are combined, it results in a very powerful presentation. Justified cynicism, altruistic yearnings, and pure hope and optimism are all represented here. Art has long been instrumental in the expansion of awareness. In this exhibition, it is inescapable.

DAVID KAISER: DEFYING DESCRIPTION 12/10/07-1/9/08

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:13:38 -0500

Click on the left image to be amazed by the work of David Kaiser. Click each individual image to see details and purchasing information.

With the exception of a few of these images, the lament of the tragically inappropriate can be said to sum up the common thread here. Those that manifest a different direction in this series of works are prone to mirror the ephemeral reality of empires rising and falling. All in all, we look upon the leaders of the tenuous with sadness and disgrace rather than fear. This is the legacy of David Kaiser's silk screened images. Rather than simply reflect a bow and arrow of awareness (they do), we also are given a chance to feel for the misbegotten ideals of those whose deeds were unknown to themselves until finished. (As well as those who are just plain unenlightened...) We are in awe of these images, and are extremely pleased to present them.