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Sweets! December 2011 Exhibit @ The Northampton Center For The Arts

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 10, 2011 by ssstephg

sculpture by Steph Gerolimatos
“Excess”
mixed media
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Last night’s reception for the seventh annual Jane Lund invitational exhibit was, as always, loads of fun! The show features the work of fifty local artists. The art, all based on the theme “Sweets,” which is also the title of the show, is very diverse. Seeing how different artists interpret the theme is always entertaining.

Due to thick paint and it’s stubborn refusal to dry in a reasonable amount of time, I ended up showing one of my icky, hanging sculptures (pic above) instead of the tiny pieces I previewed here a few weeks back. It was a fine substitute though since the work is very influenced by food–desserts in particular. One of my goals with these pieces has been to make work that causes both feelings of attraction and revulsion, and if I am to judge by the feedback I’m getting from this one piece, I’ve succeeded. Yay!

And here are a handful of other photos of works from the show. Follow the jump to see more.
pastel by Hilary Zaloompastel by Hilary Zaloom

painting by Robert Markey
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Oh Yeah

Posted in Art with tags , , , on January 6, 2010 by Toni Tiller

I almost forgot, I have 3 large pieces in an opening this Friday at the Kaleid Gallery in San Jose. It’s just a group show, but I would have liked to have gone. Unfortunately things didn’t work out that way, ah well maybe some other time, prolly silly to travel that far for a group show any way right? Right.*

*Even if it’s silly, I still wish I was there.

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Painting Reception TONIGHT @ APE in Northampton, MA

Posted in Art, exhibits, Painting, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 6, 2009 by ssstephg

Present Tense, a show featuring the works of four abstract painters–Barbara Neulinger, Clint Jukkala, Sean Greene and Yvonne Estrada–opened at A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA this week. If you like paint, if you like abstraction, if you like to look at beautiful things, this is a show not to be missed! The reception is tonight from 5 to 8 pm. Hope to see some of you there!

More info after the jump! Read more »

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Basil Wolverton, a Rememberance

Posted in Art, comic, Drawing, exhibits, Tom Bennett with tags , , , , , on August 2, 2009 by Tom Bennett

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I grew up in love with Mad magazine and all and anything related to it. Basil Wolverton was long before my time but as a kid I remember my brothers and I had bubble gum stickers with portraits of hideously disturbing characters sporting pasta for hair and wart covered pickle-like tongues, with normal, wasp-sounding names like “Roger” and “Susan”. The Barbara Gladstone gallery in NY is honoring him with a show. I know I want to see it for screams and an upsetting stomach.
Heres a slide show from the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/arts/20090723_BASIL_SLIDESHOW_index.html

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A Brooklyn Printmaker in Oregon

Posted in Art, art on paper, exhibits, figurative, monotype, nude, printmaking, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags , , , , , , , , on July 29, 2009 by Tom Bennett

I was invited to participate in an exhibition, “Three Printmakers” with two Oregon artists, Mike Baggetta and Frank Janzen, at the Riversea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon.
The show runs from August 8th through September.

I have not met the other two gentlemen and shall not be able to attend the show, but am always happy to be exposed. Excuse me, its my turn to flash the neighbors.

below and after the jump are the images I will be showing. All monotypes.

Lapin de Garenne
Lapin de Garenne, monotype
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Art’s own Bernie Maddoff

Posted in Art, news, Tom Bennett with tags , , , , on July 15, 2009 by Tom Bennett

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New charges have been brought against the former art dealer

Lawrence Salander whose gallery, Salander Oreilly, on the upper east side, I would visit back in the day. I saw some great work there, from Delacroix to Elaine de Kooning.
Larry Salander is accused of bilking investors out of close to 100 million dollars.

Tom Bennett

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Old Man, Take Two: Another Monotype of Harry, Sr.

Posted in Art, art on paper, monotype, portrait, printmaking, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags , , , , , , , , on June 25, 2009 by Tom Bennett

I’ve been invited to participate in a small show of printmakers in a gallery out in Oregon, where my father is well known and loved. So I’m making more images of him to be possibly included. Here’s another stab at the old prince, fresh off the press. The paint and ink is still wetter than an otter in the Saugatuck Reservoir.
Oil paint, etching ink, lithography ink, turpentine, pencil, razor, knife, rag, et al on rives bfk.
Tom Bennett

Harry Sr.
Portrait of Harry Bennett, Sr. 2009, monotype, 12″ x 18″

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Freaky, But is it Art?

Posted in "But Is It Art?", Art, current events, events, exhibits, Miscellaneous, science, Tom Bennett with tags , , , , , , , , on April 10, 2009 by Tom Bennett

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Ever since my father took me to Madison Square Garden, when I was 7, to see the Barnum and Baily circus I have been fascinated with it and the side show.
An artist and photographer, James Mundie, let me know about this.
There is an exhibition of human oddities and medical anomalies at a gallery in downtown Los angeles called the Todd Browning Gallery, named after the director of the classic horror film, “Freaks”. The gallery specializes in vintage and contemporary photography by international artists. The show is called Shock and Horror

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Jesus was a Generation Y.

Posted in Art, current events, events, exhibits, Miscellaneous, news, openings, Tom Bennett with tags , , , , , , , on April 8, 2009 by Tom Bennett

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from New Museum.org:

The New Museum’s current show “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus” will be the first major international museum exhibition devoted exclusively to the generation born around 1980, tapping into the different perspectives, shared preoccupations, and experiences of a constituency that is shaping the contemporary art discourse and prescribing the future of global culture. In the United States, this demographic group is the largest generation to emerge since the Baby Boomers, while in India half the population is less than twenty-five years old; the sheer size of this generation ensures its worldwide influence. By bringing together a wide variety of artists and contextualizing their different approaches, “Younger Than Jesus” will capture the signals of an imminent change, identify stylistic trends that are emerging among a diverse group of creators, and provide the general public with a first in-depth look at how the next generation conceives of our world. Revealing new languages and attitudes, the exhibition will comprise a portrait of the agents of change at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

It opens today in manhattan.

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Monotypes in Massachussetts

Posted in Art, art on paper, current events, events, exhibits, Miscellaneous, monotype, museum, openings, printmaking, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags , , , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2009 by Tom Bennett

This Saturday, April 4th is the opening for a group show of monotypes curated by the
Monotype Guild Of New England , an organization dedicated to the unique print, of which I have been a member for a few years. The guild boasts some very dedicated and talented printmakers. The show, Endless Possibilities , is at Lynn Arts, in Lynn, Massachussetts, and is one of several events being held throughout the Boston area in conjunction with the North American Print Biennial. So if anyone is in the neighborhood over the next month and likes free alcoholic grape drink and soft cheese-foods, check it out.

Tom Bennett

This is the monotype I have have represented in the exhibition:

boreas and orythia, after rubens

Borias and Orythia (after Rubens), 2008, monotype, 16 x 20

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Recession can bring out Repression

Posted in Art, Miscellaneous, news, Tom Bennett, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , on December 21, 2008 by Tom Bennett

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From Gawker.com:

Wow, this beats even the douchey memos or subject-only e-mail missives we’re used to receiving. Larry Gagosian, probably the richest gallerist in the world, sent this message to his staff in November: “If you would like to continue working for Gagosian I suggest you start to sell some art.” The memo originally appeared on Flash Art Online, but now we can’t find it—maybe because Gagosian is a big advertiser on that site?—and was also picked up by More Intelligent Life. The rest of the threatening memo—”If you are not willing to make that kind of commitment please let me know”—after the jump.

“If you would like to continue working for Gagosian I suggest you start to sell some art. Everything is going to be evaluated in this new climate based on performances I basically put in eighteen hours a day, which any number of people could verify. If you are not willing to make that kind of commitment please let me know. The general economy and also the art economy is clearly headed for some choppy waters; I want to make sure that we are the best swimmers on the block. The luxury of carrying under-performing employees is now a thing of the past.”

Hah. Don’t we know it.

Gawker.com

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NY Gallery Shows in December

Posted in Art, Collage, Links, Miscellaneous, Painting, Photography, Tom Bennett, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , on December 20, 2008 by Tom Bennett

There can seem few other options outside of shopping and partying in New York at the holidays. Here are a few shows for the holiday weary:

Gothic Dark Glamour at F.I.T.

Marlene Dumas at MOMA

–Tom Bennett

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Nobis Solo

Posted in Art, Drawing, mixed media, monotype, Painting, printmaking, Tom Bennett with tags , , , , , , on December 11, 2008 by Tom Bennett

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Sleepwalking 19, 2008, monotype, 12 x 12

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Sleepwalking 15, 2008, monotype, 12 x 12

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Sleepwalking 7, 2008, monotype, 9 x 14

Tabla Rasa, the gallery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn which represents me, is exibiting a group show called Nobis Solo, in which I have 2 paintings and 6 monotypes. “Nobis Solo is an exhibition of sculpture, painting and works on paper, each work complete unto itself. Entitled in the Latin phrase for “By ourselves alone,” the artworks that were selected emphasize a unity of concept and process. Although it can be said of any work of art that it must stand on its own, co-curators Joseph and Audrey Anastasi feel there is an ineffable quality of individuality that is evident in these particular pieces. “Each artist in their way, demonstrates an extraordinary connection with their medium and a mastery of technique, where form, content and material are one.” Oneness is a spiritual term referring to the ‘experience’ of the absence of egocentric identity boundaries.” –from the gallery press release
A strong representation of some very good painters, printmakers,sculptors and mixed media artists.
The opening was last month and there was a good turnout. The show is up through January.
This Sunday, December 14, there is an organized gallery tour throughout the borough of Brooklyn to promote the arts. I will be at the gallery to talk to visitors about my art, the show and the contemorary art climate in Brooklyn.

Tom Bennett

Here are the links:
Tabla Rasa Gallery

Nobis Solo

Art Hop

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