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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
dimensions variable

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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Angels and Devils

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on December 11, 2010 by ssstephg

is the theme of this year’s Jane Lund Invitational exhibit at The Northampton Center for the Arts.

My partner–Mark Bodah–and I contributed a diptych we’re especially excited about. Here it is altogether. He made the horn (top part). I made the halo (bottom). We’ve wanted to do a piece like this forever and this show was the perfect opportunity. I’ll post more views of each piece after the jump, too.

“Horns and Halos”
10 x 10 x 10 inches (individual pieces)
overall dimensions variable
polyurethane, gold leaf, gouache, drywall compound, metal mesh on wood supports

Here’s a behind the scenes video of us “sanding our pieces”.
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Photos of Paintings

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , on October 16, 2010 by ssstephg

three paintings by StephG

Celluloid Momentum
3 from a group of 5 paintings

Hey, my work is still on view at The Northampton Center for the Arts.  It’s up through October 31.  Although I failed to take any pics the night of the reception (sorry), I did snap a bunch of the work hanging in the gallery before the show opened.  My camera is sketchy in low light unless I use a tripod and long exposure which I didn’t so they’re a little dim. Anyway, here’s a link to an album where those are uploaded for anyone who’d like to take a peek.

 

-Steph

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Holeywow! Art Is Fun. Get Some.

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on October 2, 2010 by ssstephg

Really. Get some of MY art, if you please. Or just come see it. Either way…

stephg's art show flier

click to go to the gallery website

My show at the Northampton Center for the Arts opens this week! The work goes up tomorrow and will be up til the end of the month. Gallery reception is friday the 8th from 5 to 7pm. I’ll try to post photos next weekend. If you follow darteboard with any regularity, you’ve seen some of the work posted here. But of course, it’s always different seeing it in person. To give you an idea of the stuff I’m including in the show:

Holes, circles and tactile surfaces form a trinity of interest in these sculptural paintings. Cut, drawn and painted circles repeat and overlap to form playfully oscillating or quietly still compositions. Holes cut through textural paintings reveal soft velvet beneath. Fuzzy, neon-colored flocking fiber defines shapes on, in or beneath the surface.

Also, I know how dorky a title “holeywow!” is. Do you have any idea how dorky I am? No?! Well then, read the blog more often to find out. Seriously though, alot of the work I’m showing has a lighter side to it. I’ve been injecting bits of humor and lightness into my art because everything can’t always be all angst all the time–even for the tortured artist. I figured the title might as well reflect that. Maybe I’ll wear a black beret to the opening to balance things out… a black beret and a red sparkly tutu! Maybe I will. You’ll just have to come to find out.

-Steph<3

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Sunday Sidewalk Doodles: Friday’s Festival & Frosted Fuchsia Flames

Posted in Art with tags , , , , , , , on September 12, 2010 by ssstephg


Frosted Fuchsia Flames

I drew this for the first annual Northampton Chalk Art Festival this past Friday which I told you about here. Actually, this is just before I finished it, but it’s mostly done minus a detail or two. There were five other artists who contributed drawings. I’ll add images of their work as I find time to edit photos from the day. Maybe I’ll even write more about the experience. I was really psyched to be a part of this event since I spend so much time drawing on the concrete already and people seem to respond with such positivity. It was a great day! Good good stuff!

Big thanks to the Northampton Center for the Arts, the city of Northampton, Northampton Business Improvement District and Chartpak Inc. for making this festival happen! I’m looking forward to next year’s already!

Out for now,
-Steph <3

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Sunday Sidewalk Doodles in Northampton: Upcoming Chalk Art Festival

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , on August 29, 2010 by ssstephg


Northampton, Massachusetts is holding a chalk art festival. And I’m in it! You should come if you’re anywhere near Western Massachusetts on Friday September 10. I’ll be drawing in downtown Northampton along with five other artists. We each get a 5 x 5 foot concrete square to adorn. The chalk art festival is being presented as part of Northampton’s monthly Arts Night Out.

I know I’ve been lax with the Sunday Sidewalk Doodles lately. See, even the drawing above isn’t a finished piece. Apologies, but oh gee I’ve been super busy, first with KPAO! and now getting everything ready for a solo show in October at The Northampton Center for the Arts. Yay! Linklinklink come see my art in the flesh! All good stuff so I’m not complaining, just letting you know why and promoting my art in the process.

Biglove,
-Steph<3

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100 Artists Stand With Haiti: art sale at The Oxbow (Northampton, MA)

Posted in Art, events, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , , on February 24, 2010 by ssstephg


by Mark Bodah
Durabond and gouache on panel
24 x 16″

I just donated some art. Some of my miniature encaustic paintings will be for sale along with a bunch of other art donated by other local artists this Sunday, February 28 at The Oxbow Gallery in Northampton, MA. My pal Mark donated the piece pictured above. All the art is valued at a minimum of $100–the price of a ticket that will get you an original artwork–and all the proceeds go directly to charity! Last I heard, most of the 100 tickets had been sold but there were still some remaining. Details after the jump! Read more »

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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!

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Arts Night Out In Northampton, MA

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 9, 2009 by ssstephg


Last night while walking down Main Street Northampton deciding whether to eat or check out some art first, my companion and I happened upon an extraordinary lump of a creature tip-toeing down the sidewalk in the opposite direction.  The creature was an amalgam of plush dolls, a little mound of soft, colorful faces and appendages.  He or she ducked behind a mailbox, crouched down and periodically tossed small handmade books through an eye-level opening in the plushness.  I snagged one of the charming little books.   You can see more photos and scanned images of the book below.

tossing a book

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