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ArtHaus66 Gallery Newsletter Volume 3

INTO THE LIGHT...

The clouds seem to be moving on and a sliver of sunlight is coming through my window. March has arrived after quite a tumultuous February and it’s still too early to tell if this will be a kinder month.

Just a few minutes ago I heard on the news how the massive Chilean earthquake managed to ever so slightly shift the axis of the Earth. In a much less tragic and heartbreaking way, ARCOmadrid resulted in an undeniable alteration of a different kind of landscape: the global art market. READ MORE

LUIS CASTELO: PHOTOGRAPHY AS SANCTUARY

Growing up in the clean, crisp landscapes of Castilla, Castelo became fascinated with the natural world. In these parts, the air is cold and cuts like a knife and days are long and luminous. He must have spent a great deal of his time inspecting the grassy fields that abound in this area of the country. Plants, reptiles, birds, shells and stones all became his muses and now take center stage in the photographic work of this artist.

The clarity of vision evident in his photographs must have come from that light and those windswept fields. Castelo’s images are clean to the point of appearing translucent. There’s a depth, an insight that has no affectation or gimmick.

Luis Castelo is a master in capturing the spirit of these subjects. He photographs them at their most beautiful in a timeless space that resembles a crystal dome. A place impervious to change and decay. A place were astonishing beauty rules. Are these furtive glimpses of things that have been or perhaps hints of things that will be? READ MORE

LOVE AND THE ART OF COLLECTING

While the same rules apply for collecting pretty much anything you can think of, collecting fine art seems to be the cause of some trepidation among neophytes. The truth is that collecting in general is an enjoyable journey of discovery and learning.

The myth of prior knowledge that discourages many novice collectors is a misleading notion. You should not feel that you lack the expertise needed to successfully put a collection together. That will come in time and it will grow as your collection expands.

John Lennon said it best: "All you need is love"...and in the world of collecting this is the very first and most important requirement. A deep love for the object itself be it a quilt, a vase or a painting, should always be the starting point of a collection. READ MORE

ArtHaus66 Gallery Newsletter Volume 2

FORWARD...ALWAYS FORWARD

It is a rainy day when I sit to write these lines. A perfect day to submerge myself in the work at hand: bringing to you some bits of interesting information about ArtHaus66 Contemporary gallery, our artists and the art world at large. It is, I must confess, quite a daunting task considering the many news, the vast amount of talent and the limited space I have to juggle.

This is Volume II of our newsletter and I am so happy to introduce to you the work of Pablo Casado. Those of you out there who understand and appreciate personal, straightforward, elegant artwork will find Casado’s work extraordinarily compelling. Casado, considered by some an enfant terrible of contemporary Spanish art, possesses the ability to move between the irreverent and the sacred with ease and flair. Some of his work is quiet and refined. Some of it is sharp and bittersweet. Regardless, it is all beautiful. READ MORE

PABLO CASADO: SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER US

Pablo Casado was born in 1968 in the northern city of Burgos. This is an area of Spain in which climatic extremes are endured by people endowed with uncommon resilience and a no nonsense approach to life. Perhaps this is the source of the solidity, the sincerity that permeates Casado’s work regardless of subject matter or chosen medium.

His interests span a variety of techniques that he seems to feel perfectly comfortable with: aquatint, silkscreen, collage, painting and even photography. His themes are also exceptionally diverse from very candid self portraits, to adorable portraits of children, furtive snapshots of city dogs and cats and the most engaging, tantalizing of abstraction. READ MORE

ARCOmadrid: INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR

ARCOmadrid was officially presented in public today at MNCARS in Madrid. The act was chaired by Luis Eduardo Cortés, president of IFEMA’s Executive Committee, Fermín Lucas, director general of IFEMA and Lourdes Fernández, director of ARCOmadrid.

La Feria de Madrid is holding the 29th International Contemporary Art Fair, ARCOmadrid_2010, from February 17th to 21st, making it once again the opening event in the international art fair calendar. This year the fair is hosting a total of 227 galleries from 25 countries and around three thousand artists with work covering all the current trends visible in the art world today.

This year ARCOmadrid throws a special spotlight on its invitational programme, featuring a city for the very first time instead of a country. The focus this year is on Los Angeles, chosen because of its vitality and multiculturalism and its specific weight as one of the world’s art capitals. READ MORE

ArtHaus66 Gallery Newsletter Volume 1

WAY TO GROW...

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to Vol. 1 of ArtHaus66 Contemporary Gallery Newsletter. I wish I could entice you to continue reading with calculated over-the-top promises of wealth, love and weight loss for the coming year, but I will have to settle for some fascinating Spanish artists and very cool news. READ MORE

JAVIER ALBAR: BEYOND THE MERE SURFACE

Javier Albar (b.1969) discovers xylography while taking a workshop at Brita Prinz Gallery. This is a technique which allows him to make his much anticipated transition from architecture to graphic design. In printmaking he finally finds the freedom of expression that he had been seeking for a long time.

In the initial phase of this transition, he works the wood in a different way from most other artists. He designs and draws his images as if they were architectural plans on transparent paper. The results are beautiful, yet surprising to him as well as his teachers and peers. READ MORE

ARTISTS AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS by Bob Quick

The image of a "struggling artist" has become a reality for artists around the country in the ongoing economic recession, according to the findings of a recent national survey — and given there are more than 2.5 million working artists in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau, that's a serious matter.

Artists, including those in Santa Fe, are seeing their income drop, forcing many to find other jobs to support themselves. Many artists report they are unable to pay the high cost of medical insurance and are afraid of losing the coverage they have. READ MORE

Previous Exhibitions

New Works by Laurel Lampela

December First Friday Reception
Friday December 4 ^th | 5 to 9 pm

Also Featuring Works by:

Susana Murias
Moises Yagues
Eva Poyato
Diego Fermin
Juan Pablo Villalpando
Pablo Casado
Andres Delgado
Javier Albar
Maria Calzadilla
Sofia Basterra
Nefario Monzon
Elena Jimenez

Times of Transformation: Villeneuve, Melhop, Kornblum, Barkalow

June - July 2009

The work of our featured artists is, in one way or another, a study on transformation. Their perceptions are as varied as their styles, but they all keenly observe the impact of change within and around us.

In Joie Villeneuve's work, birds and lotus blossoms are symbols of rebirth and life's power of renewal. They perfectly exemplify a kind of subtle, cyclical change that is infused with hope and promise. Birds migrate as the seasons change and, although seemingly identical to our eyes, the following season invariably brings us new songs and different blossoms.

Louisa Barkalow's exuberant gardens also change in many delicate but unshakable ways. Colors bounce off each other. Shapes tilt precariously. Lines curve and bend as if blown by the wind. They represent evidence of the ebb and flow that is part of all livings things.

The thoughtless disposal of items such as plastic bags or bottle caps inspires Julie Kornblum to create her artwork. Excessive waste, which also transforms our environment, becomes under her tutelage not only useful but beautiful as well. Kornblum facilitates a rebirth for garbage into striking objects of exquisite sturdiness. Water is the quintessential ever-changing element. As a stream flows, it transforms with every passing second never to be the same again.

Frances Melhop's images possess the pulsating beauty of an underwater realm in constant motion. The weightlessness of the figures conveys silence and peaceful introspection, while water and light join in a captivating dance.

These are indeed times of renewal and adaptation. Transformation is as unstoppable as time itself and even within our little amber orbs we are, right at this very moment, changing.

ILLUMINE: Lena Bartula & Karen Wight

April 4 - April 24

Illumine is an astonishing tour de force by two artists who come together to create an installation never seen before in Albuquerque.

Lena Bartula contributes a series of beautifully crafted huipiles fashioned from the most disparate materials: recycled bags from corn or beans, market bags, lottery posters, oilcloth, found fabrics, bandanas, ribbons and even prayer flags. These sculptures shed light on the universal issue of women’s rights and they give voice, with their seemingly mundane yet imposing presence, to the millions of women who lead a life of inequality and discrimination.

Karen Wight opts for a more classical approach to illustrating the plea of human existence. The human body has become the primary focus of her artwork as the vehicle that she uses to convey not only its resilience, but also its malleability and ever changing nature. Her resin sculptures of both female and male bodies, not only capture light as it pierces them, but they also smolder with a lovely amber glow that brings peace to the mind. A primeval sense of wellbeing radiates from these thriving, confident, archetypal bodies as they remain still, illuminated, while personifying possibilities and hope.

In combination, Bartula’s and Wight’s work creates a dynamic dialogue between interior and exterior spaces. The hidden and the open. Surface and essence. Opposites that become meaningless without each other’s existence.

Self Evident:
Carol Sanchez
Paige Williams
Ali Gallo

February 28 - March 22

An amusing yet unexpected sense of familiarity emerges from the work of the three artists converging in the current exhibition titled Self Evident.

A local, well known and well loved artist, Carol Sanchez brings to ArtHaus66 Gallery some of her intriguing mezzotints as well as her new sculptural work. Hers is a world of close up views and magnified beauty. Her images allow us to experience an unprecedented degree of intimacy with the many burgeoning, blossoming and pulsating forms in her prints.

Paige Williams is an Associate Professor of Painting at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her approach to painting has yielded a series of colorful and deceptively effortless panels. Williams has centered her exploration around the use of a more unconventional medium: latex paint. She applies it directly on wood panel creating large areas of flat color that she juxtaposes with candid, playful shapes.

Ali Gallo prefers to work from a departing point that, for most, could be considered the end rather than the beginning. Gallo finds inspiration in mangled and time worn pieces of scrap metal that she reassembles into magnificent gentle giants. Her sculpture does not only tell a story, but rather has a story that even precedes its creation. She is a collector of endings, broken things and past splendor. With determination, talent and a great deal of strength she infuses new life into the materials and transcends their apparent uselessness to reveal their hidden and true beauty. Gallo also transfers her fascination for the discarded onto her very large paintings on panel.

Laura Cobb: New Paintings

December 5 - January 31, 2009

Laura Cobb is an award winning New Mexico painter. Her large acrylic and mixed media paintings on wood push deep into psychological territory blending creativity, passion and emotion with form, line and color. Recently Laura has lived and worked abroad in Germany and traveled throughout Europe studying both modern and classical art.

Piedra, Papel, Lienzo y Tijeras: Contemporary Spanish Artists II

November 20 - December 31, 2008

ArtHaus66 Gallery is proud to present its second annual group show exclusively devoted to contemporary Spanish artists. The seven invited artists who collaborate in this project all work and live in the capital city of Madrid. Though some originally come from other parts of Spain, they share the metropolitan surroundings of this big city. Its influence is obvious in most of the pieces included in the exhibition. Whether in urban landscapes or imagined seascapes nostalgically evoked by the artist, the old world appeal of landlocked Madrid permeates each of the creations.

Holiday Silent Auction

Friday, December 5th, 2008

This event is the absolute best place to do your holiday shopping. Enjoy some delicious holiday treats and choose from over 40 one-of-a-kind items that will be available starting at a flat rate of $15. The items donated by our artists range from original paintings, giclee prints, xylographs, drawings, jewelry and 3D constructions. The retail prices of the artwork included in the auction span from $75 to $300. This is an opportunity not to be missed!

September Exhibition

Moises Yagües: The Distance Between us
August 15 - October 15, 2008

The very nature of borders is, in itself, unnatural. Imaginary lines that crisscross the surface of the planet creating a mosaic of countries large and small. Arbitrary boundaries that divide, contain and segregate people who believe themselves to be different from their neighbors. Spanish artist

Moises Yagües approaches this very controversial issue with a great deal of compassion and a good dose of irony. In his xylographs Yagües depicts the desperate journeys of thousands of men and women who risk everything in search of a better life. Using an archetypal border Yagües presents crossings of every imaginable fashion: by raft, by means of underground tunnels, through pipes, drains and even labyrinths. Nothing can stop the influx of the impoverished masses.

Moises Yagües (1972) was born in Murcia, in Southeastern Spain. He is a master printer and one of the founders of La Persiana Naranja, a premier printmaking studio in Murcia. He has exhibited his work in Spain, Italy and Germany. The body of work now exhibited at ArtHaus66 Gallery was created in collaboration with Amnesty International.

July - August Exhibition

Julie Maren: Pageantry and the Inanimate Forest

ArtHaus66 is pleased to bring to New Mexico the stunning paintings of Julie Maren. These large scale paintings offer a furtive view of the secret life of animals in an otherwise inert world. The canvases are populated by very diverse creatures that elicit from the viewer an intense emotional reaction that ranges from apprehension to melancholy.

Julie Maren's Statement About the Work:
Pageantry is a work in progress. Essentially, this series explores the relationship of morality and nature, in harmony and in conflict, through the ambiguous lens of my Catholic upbringing. For me, this narrative continues to evolve and requires further exploration. For the viewer, I encourage his own feelings and interpretations. My personal influences for this work include the films of Ingmar Bergman, Victorian naturalists and subsequent issues between science and religion as well as my work as a textile designer.

May - June Exhibition

Travesia Poetica: Contemporary Spanish Artists

Gallery visitors unacquainted with Spain’s contemporary art scene will surely be intrigued and delighted by Travesia Poetica: Artistas Contemporaneos Espanoles. This exhibit at ARTHAUS66 offers a remarkable view of the current state of affairs in Spanish art and forecasts its latest trends and ideas through the work of some very talented young artists.

Travesia Poetica provides a comprehensive and coherent view of contemporary art in Spain. It is the first installment of a series of shows focused on Spanish artists that will take place at ARTHAUS66 every six months. The collaborating artists come from many different cities: Palencia, Madrid, Zaragoza, Murcia, Barcelona, Burgos, Valencia…This rich medley accurately represents the diversity of cultures and languages that construct modern day Spain. The astonishing variety of tendencies and techniques present in the exhibit, also convey the extraordinary artistic curiosity and freedom that permeates their environment. Photography, painting, drawing and printmaking all find a place in Spain’s fertile artistic landscape.

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