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Tribe Report Archives, February 8, 2007Martin de Vore  There You Go and Then There You Are.... And Now, I Will Make Myself Disappear.... Which is more or less what happened for the past nine days since the last Tribe Report. I did not feel well physically, so -- after I got off work each day -- I headed straight home, climbed into my time machine and proceeded directly to the Realm of Morpheus. Even on my days off. Today, I rolled out of bed at 4 p.m. Disgraceful, I know. Well then, let's get on to business, shall we? Looking Into History Back During the past week, I didn't really go much of anywhere. I went on a couple of short trips from Humble to Kingwood but that was pretty much it for travel. Former Diversionist painter Laura Hodges came over and painted last Friday night. We discussed art, school and the art community. Speaking of the art community, I did manage to actually speak with several tribe members on the phone. These would be Aimi and Michael Dunn, Michael-Ann Belin, Gordy Tillman, Sorange Castillo, Mehak Bagai, Terrence Boggs, Lynn Michaels, Phillip Tague and Charity Bass. Topics of conversation ranged from current art projects to upcoming shows to art community gossip. That's pretty much it. As I said, all of my cylinders were not firing during the past nine days. I hope to change that for the coming week. Share A Little Tea With Terrence Terrence Boggs of Elder Street Gallery is in a quandry. That's nothing new to those of us who know him well. But this time, we can all help him out. Terrence has been contemplating definitions. Specifically, he wants to know the difference between a co-op gallery, a vanity gallery and a regular or traditional gallery. Want to share your opinions on what these terms mean to you? He would appreciate it. E-mail Terrence at: terboggs@yahoo.com . Dinner And A Movie No, Dune Patten isn't the only one who thought of watching movies about artists. If you can't afford to go out for Valentine's Day, or if you'd just like to spend a quiet evening at home, check out these movies about what we do (all are available on DVD and can be found at places like Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, NetFlix, Amazon.com, etc.). There are many out there; here are a few:
Also, there is a new movie -- Klimt -- about Gustav Klimt starring John Malkovich as Klimt but I haven't seen it anywhere yet -- at the movies or in the stores. Keep your eyes open though. Nuggets I am going to have to fire those fry cooks! Damn...there are no Nuggets up and ready to serve! So, I am going to do something that could really open a big bag or worms. This week's Nuggets will be the Web sites of some of the many artists that you have seen mentioned in the Tribe Report over the past 13 months. I am SURE that I will leave someone out. I apologize. And, not everyone has a Web site. I apologize to you, too. And, to some of you who are artists and have sites that are more gallery or business-oriented (like Wayne Gilbert, Max Boyd Harrison and Mitch and Carolyn Cohen) and don't focus on your own art as much, I apologize to you as well. But, I would like the readers to go check out these sites to see what their artists have been doing. If I missed you, e-mail me your site for next week. Now, enjoy:
As I said, there are many artists out there who do not have a Web site dedicated to their art alone. To see these artists' work, try Spacetaker at http://www.spacetaker.org/artist/ and Art Valet at http://www.artvalet.com/Artists/TheArtistRolodex . Look for more Nuggets in the next Tribe Report or in last week's Tribe Report in the Archives! Martin Notes
What's that sound...can it be...? Tribal Drums The tribal drums have been beating, although at a somewhat subdued volume this week. From Lilibeth Andre: This month, I am once again exhibiting artwork at the Houston Civic Arts Association (HCAA) Gallery at 5202 Bissonnet, Bellaire, Texas 77401. Come to the artists' reception on Sunday, Feb. 18, 'between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. I hope you enjoy this group showing of five HCAA artists: Jerrie Powell, Danny Ryan, Cindy Pierce, Lianchyn Lien and myself, Lilibeth Andre. From MaryAnn Lucas: My Continental Building Lobby Show has been extended to March 2. I have 46 paintings at the Continental Building, 1600 Smith, in downtown Houston. Building hours are 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Visit my Web site at http://www.malucasart.com for more information about me and my art. From Overlord Mitch Cohen: All of Houston is invited to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Wind Water Gallery in the Houston Heights. The fifth annual two-day event begins Friday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. with a live performance of the traditional Lion Dance by Lee's Golden Dragons, followed by a Peking Opera performance and traditional Chinese music. To celebrate the Year of the Pig, on Saturday, Fe. 17, there will be live traditional Chinese music, art and opera performances from noon to 9 p.m. with the Dragon Dance performed at 2 p.m. All events are free to the public and held at Wind Water Gallery, located at 548 W. 19th Street in the Houston Heights. For more information contact Ross or Cathy Clark at 713-426-4885 or visit the Web sites http://www.WindWaterGallery.com or http://www.leesgoldendragon.org . From Martin de Vore: Earth Gallery owner Phillip Tague's father is not doing very well so Phillip is out in Colorado to be with him. If you'd like to send Phillip an e-mail to express your support for him at this time, you can e-mail him at: earthgallery@sbcglobal.net. Tribal Drums Redux These messages are definitely worth a second hearing, or even a third -- as the case may be.... From Stäcy Smith: "On Feb. 16, Eastman-Smith Art Gallery continues the Human Form Show. Eastman-Smith Gallery is also looking for Expressionists for their upcoming show: The Ides of March and the Duality of Expressionism. More details to come on upcoming classes!" Eastman-Smith Art Gallery is located at 4920 Center Street in Houston. For more information about this show or future events, call (832) 274-6810 or visit the Web site at http://www.eastmangallery.com . From Karen Rezai: Booker-Lowe Gallery, located at 4623 Feagan Street, is currently featuring Listening to the Land, a collection of abstract works on paper that portray the landscapes of Australia, as experienced by the artist Brendon Darby during his extensive travels. The exhibit, Listening to the Land, will continue through Friday, March 2. The exhibition will include paintings and drawings on paper, based on the artist’s current project Listening to Paintings - Australia. Made up of 10 massive paintings and 11 musical compositions, Listening to Paintings - Australia was recently revealed at the Nature Conservancy in New York, and then at the JP Morgan Chase Bank Building in downtown Houston. Brendon Darby is from Perth, Western Australia. Being both an artist and musician, he collaborates his talents to portray meaningful impressions, visually and melodiously. Listening to the Land, at Booker-Lowe Gallery, will be Brendon Darby’s first American solo exhibition. Brendon plays the trumpet and composes his own music. His vision for Listening to Paintings was born while he was giving an outdoor performance in Perth, during which he realized a connection between the country’s terrain and the music. It was nearly thirty years before Brendon began carrying out the project he had once envisioned, and now finally complete; his message is being received with open arms. For more information, contact Karen Rezai at (713) 880-1541 or via e-mail at: art@bookerlowegallery.com. From Bridgett Vallery: "On Feb. 9, from 6-8 p.m., Watercolor Arts Society - Houston (WASH) is having a Sweet Arts Night to honor the exhibiting artists in our gallery that month. Our February gallery reception will delight anyone with a sweet tooth, a sweetheart or a sweet eye for art. Our guests can also look forward to:
I also want to invite you to visit our new gallery and take a look at the artwork our members submit to be displayed on our walls. We also offer a wide range of art classes for members and nonmembers, open studio time, paint-ins & paint-outs, our Web site, critique sessions, annual clothesline sale, annual international competitions with large prize money, plus much more. WASH also has members devoted to AIMS, our community outreach of Arts In Medicine. Recently, WASH had a fundraiser for the Texas Children's Cancer Center in which members donated artwork to be auctioned off. Carolyn Farb was in attendance along with a crowd of other art aficionados to make our fundraiser a success. The money we donated went to the art activities for the littlest Houstonians at TCCC." Do you have something you'd like to send along? If so, get out those digital drums and e-mail me at: mldevore@gmail.com . Approaching Rapidly.... Rojo Rojo. The color red. Red as in the red ink from the Bush administration. Red as my embarrassed face on the dance floor. Red as in my eyes after writing the Tribe Report each week. If the love of red art is coursing through your body like the red tide, then check out Rojo (Gallery 19's second annual Red show) on Friday, Feb. 10, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Join the Gallery 19 artists as they deck out the entire gallery in red. Body art by http://www.abcbodyart.com will be on display. Live music by Dru Rey Ensemble A Funky Valentine's Jam will be the musical entertainment of the evening. Should be quite a rosy evening. Gallery 19 is located at 327 W. 19th Street in The Heights, (in between Yale and Ashland). For more information, call (713) 426-2414, e-mail g19heights@sbcglobal.net or visit the Gallery 19 Web site at http://www.gallery19heights.org . Justice for All Many would say that the concept of Justice for All is unattainable in this day and age. That's what I always say at least. See what the art world thinks about the subject on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 7-10 p.m. at M2 Gallery in The Heights. It is the hope of the owners and friends of M2 Gallery that (in addition to viewing the art) all people will discuss the issues presented during the exhibition. Works will be on view from the Feb. 7 opening date through Feb. 18. M2 Gallery is located at 325 W. 19th Street in The Heights. For more information on this show, or other upcoming M2 events, visit the Web site at http://www.m2-houston.com/ or call (713) 861-6070. Krakatoa: Eruptions of International Sound Now for something completely different.... As many of you are aware, there are many tribes in Houston -- art, music, dance, whatever. Usually, in the Tribe Report, I focus exclusively on our own various art tribes. Sometimes though, there are events where our tribes and other tribes intersect. Such is the case here. On Saturday, Feb. 10, Free Range Studios, located at 1719 Live Oak Street, will present Krakatoa: Eruptions of International Sound. With performances beginning at 8 p.m., this evening will feature world music from the local scene, organically grown foods and a variety of worldwide goods for purchase -- all in a family-friendly environment. Many artists from our tribes are also involved with this event. Performers include Moodafaruka, winner of the Houston Chronicle's Choice Award in 2005 for Best Original Band, graces the stage to get the crowd grooving to a fusion of Flamenco, Middle Eastern and Western motifs. Discover more about Moodafaruka's music at http://www.moodafaruka.com/. Audio Telepathy melds Indian classical music infused with subtle textures of electronic sounds. Aaron Hermes plays the sitar accompanied by a master tabla player from India. Visit Audio Telepathy's Web site at http://www.audiotelepathy.com/ for more information about the group, its music and upcoming events. Space City Gamelan is Houston's one and only Indonesian Orchestra, delivering sonic tonics and bringing the court tradition to diverse Houston venues and ceremonies. Their instruments, which were handmade in Java, are as visually compelling as they are entertaining and inspirational to listen to. Learn more about Space City Gamelan at http://www.myspace.com/houstongamelan . At 7 p.m., prior to the evening's featured performances, a dinner of organic greens and vegetarian cuisine prepared with love by the Live Oak Outpost Urban Garden will be served to sounds provided by DJ Fili (from KPFT's Voz de la Tierra). In addition, Ten Thousand Villages will be present, tempting visitors with fabulous and fairly traded world art, jewelry, textiles and musical instruments. Ten Thousand Villages is a 501(c) nonprofit located in Rice Village -- supporting artists and their families in over 30 countries. In keeping with this mission, Ten Thousand Villages will be donating a portion of their on-site sales to Space City Gamelan in an effort to support the band's musical director, Gatot Winandar. Admission to the evening's festivities is $10, with all proceeds benefiting Live Oak Outpost Urban Garden. Free Range Studios is located at 1719 Live Oak Street, Unit E, near downtown Houston. For more information on Free Range Studios or upcoming events, call (713) 228-9110 or e-mail freerangestudios@gmail.com . Protest/Dissent "I don't want to eat prunes!" "Attica State, Attica State, we're all mates with Attica State!" Ah, the sounds of my younger days when the country was seething with protest and the voice of dissent rang out throughout the land. To learn more about protest and dissent, come to M2 Gallery on Friday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m., when Mary Mikel Stump, the gallery director of the JCM Art Gallery at Texas State University, will present a lecture on protest/dissent. Some works on display will be discussed in this lecture which is open to the public. M2 Gallery is located at 325 W. 19th Street in The Heights. For more information on this show, or other upcoming M2 events, visit the Web site at http://www.m2-houston.com/ or call (713) 861-6070. I think M2 owners Max Boyd Harrison and Michael Kubis should be applauded for stepping out of the box like this. Way to go guys! Passion Refaite OK, Terrence, Passion Refaite (which Terrence Boggs says means Passion Revisited) is eight days away. How are you holding up? You shouldn't get worried or hyper because Passion Refaite looks to be another good show and those people out there who appreciate good art should come see for themselves on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Elder Street Gallery, Suite 109 and also in Suite 305. Participating artists include: Alissa Fereday, Julian Palacios, Christian Perkins, Iskra Ivanova, Ludmila Ivanova, Susan Goettsche, Julia Sinelnikova, Mehak Bagai, Lolet Boutté and Victoria Lewelling. Music will be provided by Duke Jones. For more information on Elder Street Gallery or its upcoming events, visit the Web site at http://www.elderstreetartist.com/ , contact Terrence Boggs at (281)250-4889 or e-mail terboggs@yahoo.com. Sacred Spaces and Beauty of the Everyday What are Sacred Spaces to you? To me, it's Cedar Landing, the MFAH Beck Building, Castle Court or the Ragin' Cajun on Richmond. But that's just me. And, in a related vein, where can you see the Beauty of the Everyday? I'd say just look around you. But if that isn't your cup of tea, come to Earth Gallery and check out their February Group Show on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 6-9 p.m. Phillip Tague and Mandy Tague describe it this way: When we can appreciate and see beauty in the everyday, we are making the most of the possibilities around us. When we create sacred spaces, we are healing and nurturing ... making the most of ourselves. This shows artist motivation and works are about Sacred Spaces and the Beauty of Everyday Life. Featuring the work of Sarah Hazel, Shirley Bianchi, Leslie Entsminger, Monique Weston and critically acclaimed Russian artist, Yaver Sultanov, the festivities coincide with the new moon and eve of the Chinese New Year! Earth Gallery is located at 365 W. 19th Street in The Heights. For more information about Sacred Spaces and Beauty of the Everyday visit the Web site at http://www.earthgalleryonline.com or call (713) 880-2121. David Serves up a Mean Singapore Sling Well, he might. You won't know though unless you go see for yourself at Winter Street Sudios, located at 2101 Winter Street in the Inner Corridor. On Feb. 21, at 7 p.m., to be precise. Every third Wednesday of the month, Winter Street Studios, Spacetaker and Buffalo Bayou Art Park will host The Artist Saloon, an evening of artist interaction and libation where three artists will present, in an informal atmosphere, creative dialogues/talks/presentations about their work followed by a question and answer period where the audience can glean further insight into the artist, the artist’s aesthetic and creative process. Designed to introduce local area artists to one another, I don't know whether David Brown will be tending bar, but I do know that The Artist Saloon will be led by two to three artists working in differing artistic arenas (performing, visual, literary, etc…) in order to foster conversation/cross-disciplinary pollination between artists and their chosen media. The salon and the saloon meet at the Winter Street Studios Gallery. Artists and art afficionados gather for drinks and an informal conversation about art. For the inaugural Artist Saloon, dancer/choreographer Amy Ell and ceramicist Shane Tidmore will present and give a short talk about their work. After the artist talk there will be the opportunity to ask questions/begin a dialogue with the artists. Amy Ell has been dancing professionally for nearly 20 years and choreographing for over 13 years. Her latest works include Arthropodic Animal Insecta Continuum. Shane Tidmore is the director of ceramics at the Glassell School of Art. As he states of his work, “As a clay artist my interest is providing unique, interesting, and usable objects to elevate the daily rituals of life. The majority of my work is functional ceramics to be used in the preparation and service of food and drink. This would include cups, bowls, tea sets, baking dishes, etc. The remainder of my work deals with sculpture. These pieces often include or start with found objects such as old wood, metal, or rocks. The sculpture is experimental in terms of texture, size, color, materials, procedures and firing techniques. I enjoy the challenges and results of alternative firing techniques such as soda, wood, or raku along with the more common gas firing. I see my work as dealing with gesture, asymmetrical balance, line, color, function, content, mood, volume, ritual. These thought-provoking objects are personable and useable, both on a daily basis or on special occasions.” For more information on The Artist Saloon, contact Spacetaker by phone at (713) 416-2633, by e-mail at: info@spacetaker.org . Coda Remember, I am not Criswell, so if you have a show or event coming up that you want me to mention you have to send it to me at: mldevore@gmail.com That's it for now. Until then, keep creating art, viewing art, buying art and supporting your fellow artists of all tribes. Martin L. de Vore is an artist and journalist once again living in Humble. Martin is a member of the Artists At Large and Post-Diversionist tribes and is trying to return to operational status to be able to view all of your shows. |
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