May 2014


Painters Allen M Hart and Cecily Spitzer  bring two very different visions to Upstream in their Solo Shows for May.  Hart's dark vision of a medieval world illuminates his inner life.  Spitzer's lyrical abstraction is a constant that unites all her work.

Come meet the artists at the opening reception on Sunday, May 4th, from 2-5 pm.
Hart, Pretending to Play the Cello
Allen M Hart, Pretending to Play the Cello, mosaic glass and mixed media on canvas, 11" x 28"

 Allen M Hart

The Inner Self

 

"Art to me is an adventure in which I attempt to unearth the darker realm of consciousness with irony and the absurd. My recent work consists of a combination of colored glass, ink, oil and acrylic paint mounted on canvas using Gothic images which respond to truth rather than manifest beauty. These paintings have a direct connection to my Book Art in which I explore my life in graphic terms."

 


Hart has exhibited nationally and internationally and is in many museum collections and private collections in the U.S. Europe and Mexico. He has exhibited his "Beastiary"  and "Orchestra of the Damned"at  Dalet Gallery in Philadelphia in 2011-12.  His Book Art is in the rare book collection of the Harry Ransom Museum in Austin, Texas.

Spitzer, All That Jazz, Watercolor on Paper
Cecily Spitzer, All That Jazz, Watercolor on Paper
Cecily Spitzer
Paintings Old and New

In this exhibit, Spitzer revisits early work in the context of her more recent work.  In doing so, she highlights both the evolution of her language and the constancy of her eye.

Spitzer's work is always a response to the natural world.  Strong gestural forms drawn from reality make her abstraction more powerful. 

 
Goldberg_Korea Society
Goldberg, Play-Fighting #2,Multi Plate Etching
Member News
 
Mitch Goldberg's work will be featured among the artists in the upcoming Made in New York / Made in Seoul show.

The show highlights the work of 60 contemporary print artists from New York and Seoul through a collaborative exhibition with The New York Society of Etchers, the Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association and Carrier Pigeon Magazine.  After its run at the Korea Society Gallery in New York, the exhibit will travel to the Seoul Museum of Art in September.

The New York opening is Wednesday June 11th at 6:00 pm at The Korea Society, 950 3rd Ave, 8th Fl.  New York, NY 10022
 
Call for Entries 
PaperWorks II June 26th-July 27th 2014

Upstream announces its second juried works on paper exhibition.  Artists are invited to submit images of work on paper including collage, drawing, printmaking, etc.  Photography is not included in this show.  (We have an annual juried Photography show in February.)

Deadline for submissions is May 31st 2014.  Maximum framed size of work to be be displayed is 20 x 24; a maximum of four images will be hung for the artists chosen.

There is no submission fee; artists whose work is selected will be responsible for an installation fee of $35.00/work selected and the gallery will collect a 20% commission on works sold.

Please email jpegs of up to six images to: upstreampaper@yahoo.com

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Upcoming Exhibits:   

    

May 1st through May 25th: Allen Hart, Recent Work... The Inner Self.  Cecily Spitzer: Paintings Old and New.  Opening Reception Sunday, May 4th 2-5 pm.  

 

May 20th through June 22nd:  David Rappaport & Joan Rappaport, New Works; Tim Ward, Recent Paintings.  Opening Reception Sunday June 1st 2-5 pm.  

 

June 26th through July 27th, 2014: PaperWorks II.  Opening Reception Sunday June 29th 2-5pm. 

 

Music:   

Saturday, May 3rd at 8 pm. Adam Hart & Friends

Saturday, May 10th at 8 pm:  Greetings From Anywhere 

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About Upstream: Upstream is a unique community of arts professionals who have worked together co-operatively since 1991.   Artist members look to Upstream as a venue for experimentation, mutual support and artistic growth. The gallery embraces all fine arts media and all styles from realism to abstraction. Upstream is an established resource for new or experienced art collectors, as well as area curators, designers and art consultants.

 

The current artist members work in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, collage / assemblage, print-making and photography.  Styles range from the representational to the abstract.  Members have shown in a wide variety of venues throughout the United States and Europe. Upstream encourages artists to submit their work for review.  Submissions are reviewed on a monthly basis.

 

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