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Tribe Report May 16, 2007Martin de Vore  It was in the days of the rains.... Looking Into History Back Hey! Guess what? I didn't go anywhere during the past week! Except, perhaps, in my mind. Actually, thanks to a variety of factors, I was either at work or asleep most of the week. Therefore, this is it for this week's look back at last week. Now, let's see what's happening in our tribal territories this week, shall we? Coming Up.... From Here To There From Wednesday, May 16, through Sunday, June 3, Gallery M2 will present From Here to There -- an exhibition of photographs and paintings by Austin artists from Austin's Tiru Gallery. People who have been fortunate enough to have a sneak peek at this show swear that it is one of the finest shows gallery M2 has yet presented. Participating artists include: Rama Tiru, Josh Verduzco, Brian Ferguson, Shawn Camp, Maria Kilcha Kane and Marc Silva. The opening reception for this show will be on Saturday, May 26, from 7-10 p.m. I suggest you attend. M2 always puts on great openings. Hopefully, there will be punch. For more information, contact M2 Gallery at (713) 861-6070 or via e-mail at m2-houston@sbcglobal.net. M2 Gallery is located at 325 W. 19th Street in The Heights in Houston. Alternate Eye Good photographers take everyday life and lend a fresh perspective or an alternate eye to what we have seen. The photographers that Elder Street Gallery is presenting at its Alternate Eye are currently represented by several galleries. According to gallery owner Terrence Boggs, these photographers have been in many juried shows and have been recognized for their excellence. On Saturday, May 19, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Elder Street Gallery, Suite 109, some of Houston’s best photographers and a visiting photographer from Austin will present their alternate vision of the world. Participating artists include Brian Ferguson from Austin (who will also be showing at Gallery M2) and Sergio Santos, Kristy Peet and Matt Adams of Houston. Acadianne Catering Company will once again provide the food for this event. For more information on the Alternate Eye show at Elder Street Gallery, visit the Web site at http://www.elderstreetartist.com/ or contact Terrence Boggs at (281) 250-4889 or via e-mail at terboggs@yahoo.com. Elder Street Gallery is located at 1101 Elder Street, (down Dart Street off Houston Ave.) in the Inner Corridor, near I-45 and I-10. Currently On View.... Tjukurrpa Currently on view at Booker-Lowe Gallery is Tjukurrpa: Aboriginal Paintings of the Dreamtime. The exhibit showcases new works from Ikuntji. Ikuntji, the land “where the creeks cross,” is nestled within Australia’s spectacular West MacDonnell mountains. The colors of the landscape evolve with the changing light – pastel sunrises fade to white-hot afternoons punctuated with bright green grasses and vivid wildflowers. The coral sun sets dramatically against cerulean skies and purple-tinged peaks. Here, in a small tin building with a paint-spattered concrete floor, women artists gather to translate the color-drenched landscape and their ancient Dreamings, or creation myths, into abstract paintings collected by art lovers worldwide. Additionally, Booker-Lowe Gallery is featuring a special mini-exhibition of new abstract paintings by Barbara Weir Petyarre. For more information, contact Karen Rezai at (713) 880-1541, e-mail bookerlowegalleryart@houston.rr.com or visit the Web site at http://www.bookerlowegallery.com. Booker-Lowe Gallery is located at 4623 Feagan Street in Houston. QUA From now through May 27, Wayne Gilbert and Ggallery are presenting L. Brandon Krall's QUA objects + screens. According to Ggallery's Web site, L. Brandon Krall is a 21st century conceptualist painter / filmmaker and digital media geek who has the rare privilege of showing at both Ggallery and the Deborah Colton Gallery at the same time. QUA presents recent silkscreened paintings from the Experience' and Definitions series and a major work HEXAGRAMS IX, painted on a door and executed in Texas for this show. QUA means comparing this qua that; it is the ablative case of the Latin word qui, or who, intended to refer to the individual who interacts with art and the life around it. The I Ching, or Book of Change has engaged Krall aesthetically and spiritually since the late 90s. Both a formal permutational set of 8 x 8 elements from which she generates abstract geometric paintings on varied supports, the I Ching is an ancient philosophy that preceded the Western pre-Socratics by centuries. The oracular philosophy of the Book of Changes is based on the contemplation of nature and the human condition and has been used by many artists, notably John Cage, to generate bodies of work. Number IX of the HEXAGRAMS series, is a painting of all 64 figures of the I Ching, on both sides of a door, mounted freestanding. It provides a porte ouverte to open and close the space through which you the visitor passes. Across town at the Deborah Colton Gallery, the recent LIT. FIG. Literal and Figurative videoart work will be featured, with a new WHEEL for WALKING in TEXAS made for that exhibition. The Wheel series will be complimented by the second largest collection of the GLYPT., or engravings, series to be shown publicly since 1991 at the P.S. One Museum, Queens. The two exhibitions, QUA and LIT. FIG. provide an encompassing look at the entire oeuvre of this erudite and humble artist-curator. Also coming up in the months ahead: The Texture of Memories by Simon El Hage Lisha on June 2; coniecturae mysticae by Grace Megnet and Joyce Harlow on July 7; and shows by Alice Tutt and Marie Weichman on August 4; and B. C. Gilbert on September 1. For more information, check out the Ggallery Web site at http://www.ggalleryhouston.com or e-mail Wayne at wayne@digimag.com. Or, you could call (713) 869-4770. Ggallery is located at 301 11th Street in The Heights. Etchings From now through May 27, Redbud Gallery presents Etchings by German artist Lutz Bolldurf. Check them out. Good stuff! Redbud Gallery is located at 303 E. 11th St. in The Heights. Gallery hours are from 12-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. For more information please call Gus Kopriva at (713) 862-2532 or visit the Redbud Gallery Web site at http://www.redbudgallery.com. Tribal Drums The drums have slowed to a crawl, like my truck with its flat tire. Here's what you all have sent this week: From Gus Kopriva: Art on the Green, a year-long sculpture exhibition invitational, opened May 12 at the Kemp Arts Center in Wichita Falls, Texas. Jesus Moroles, Butch Jack, Ed Wilson, Carter Ernst, Paul Kittleson, Noah Edmundson, Steve Murphy, Dorman David, Lee Littlefield, and Sharon Kopriva were included in this year's exhibition. Each artist received a stipend for participating. Karen Rezai and Gus Koprivawere co-curators. From David Miller: Attention artists and photographers! Houston Heights artist David Miller is offering a 25% "get acquainted discount" off his already low prices for digital printing for new clients on all printing projects including giclees on watercolor paper and canvas. These are Epson 9600 prints using pigmented inks and archival media and are available in sizes up to 36" wide. Call 713-880-0512 or e-mail dmillerart@aol.com to arrange an appointment. From Lacey Crawford: Lacey's not dead, she's just doing websites out the wazoo and is spending all her art time working on bronze experiments. She's also awaiting her opportunity to immortalize the Oracle de Vore in her own inimitable way. From Nathaniel Donnett: On Saturday, May 19, from 8-11 p.m. (door opens at 7:30 p.m.), I'll be participating in Poet-Trees & Grass-Roots. A dual showcase of local poets and visual artists, we will integrate the two mediums where the poets recite works based on the works of an artist and an artist does a piece based on a poem from one of the poets. Participating artists include Busola Akerele, Nathaniel Donnett and Regina Agu. Participating poets include Shai, BenJAHmin, and Black BluezArial. A $10 donation is requested. This will be the last show in Houston: This event takes pace in the Big Space at Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, 2315 Commerce Street, Houston, TX 77002. For more information, check out http://www.commercestreetartistswarehouse.com/. Also on view will be Suspended Glances which will be in the Main Gallery. Curated by Merriann Bidgood, the event features the work of Eric Pearce, Ray Ogar, Laura Bennett, Tobin Becker and Martha Terrill. Held in conjunction with Un Spoken Word, Poet Trees, five local artists will delve into the narrative relation of the image to the viewer. Each artist's work takes various approaches in guiding the viewer down an unexpected path. Either by cut and paste or mash-up, each artist creates new ways of seeing more that what's there. Listen for us on KPFT's "Living Art's" show, Mondays at 11 a.m. For more information, contact Merriann Bidgood at mbidgood@uh.edu. Commerce Street Artists Warehouse, a nonprofit entity, is located at 2315 Commerce Street in Houston, TX 77002. Parking is available on the street and there is no cover charge. Events are free of charge. From Karen Rezai: I just returned from The Kemp Center for the Arts in Wichita Falls, Texas. Saturday, we opened the 3rd Annual Art on the Green Sculpture Invitational with a great representation sculptures by primarily Houston artists. Gus Kopriva (with me as his humble assistant) curated the show which will remain in place until May 2008. Artists included Dorman David, Noah Edmundson, Carter Ernst, Meredith “Butch” Jack, Paul Kittelson, Sharon Kopriva, Lee Littlefield, Jesus Moroles, Steve Murphy, and Ed Wilson. It was my first time to Wichita Falls and found the residents of the area to be very hospitable. The 150+ attendees at the private opening were very excited about the installation of the new works. The Houston contingency at the opening included Butch, Lee, Steve and his wife, Paula, Sharon, Gus and I. We had a great time and concluded the festivities at the BarL across from the Kemp (a drive-in bar where you can get curbside service from the comfort of your car – the bar was evidently grandfathered in when Texas laws prohibited this concept). Be sure to check the exhibit out the next time your travels take you through Wichita Falls! From Dune-Micheli Patten: I would like to publicly, and personally, thank all of those who came out in support of my performance-art video, SAYN SPEECH: Do You Hear What I'm SayN-(Through The Noise)??!!, at The Art Car Museum this past Saturday evening. The exhibition is a great exhibition with such phenomenal work by Jan Burandt, Mary Jenevine, David Kidd, Deborah Moore, Carter Ernst, and [saving best for last], Paul Kittleson [thank you for your comments Paul; it is a blessing tohave your high regards]. There was such high regard for my performance that it was almost overwhelming response. And I want to personally thank you all for your presence: Catherine Anspon, Nathaniel Donnett, Angelbert Metoyer, Shannon Duckworth, Carla Novi, Ana and Bena Shah, my family, Sarah Hughes, Pam & Mike Herada, Regina Agu, and Miranda Lash. The exhibition runs through July 22. So, if you missed the opening then please stop by The Art Car Museum during regular business hours [Wed. - Sun. 11-6 p.m.]. For more information, call the museum at (713) 861-5526, or check out http://www.artcarmuseum.com For more information about my events, visit my Web site at http://dunespirit.8m.com. From David A. Brown: This month's feature artists for the May Artists Saloon are Francesca Fuchs, Tamarie Cooper and J. Antonio Farfan. Festivities kick off on Wednesday (tonight) May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street in Houston. For more information, contact Spacetaker at (713) 416-2633 or visit the Web site at http://www.spacetaker.org/event/?event_id=5806 . Here is some information about the artists: Houston artist Francesca Fuchs was born in London. She studied at the Wimbledon School of Art, London, and the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf and came to Houston in 1996 as a resident artist in the Core Program at the Museum of Fine Arts. She teaches at the Glassell School of Art, MFAH and is at times an affiliate artist at the University of Houston. She is represented by Texas Gallery in Houston and her work has been shown at national and international venues including the The Fort Worth Modern and The Institute for Contemporary Arts in London. She received a grant from the Cultural Arts Council of Houston, and was awarded the 1996 Hunting Art Prize. Just recently she had a solo show at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Tamarie Cooper is an actor, director, dancer, choreographer, costume designer, and occasional writer. She is a founding company member and associate artistic director of Infernal Bridegroom Productions. She has acted, choreographed, designed, directed, and/or danced in over 50 IBP shows. Selected credits: Endgame/Nell, Guys & Dolls/Adelaide, Eddie Goes To Poetry City/Estelle, The Cherry Orchard/Ranevskaya, Camino Real/The Gypsy, Last Rites, Threepenny Opera/Mrs. Peachum, Marie and Bruce/Marie, Roberto Zucco/elegant lady. Edmond/Glenna, Fucking A/Hester, Happy Days/Winnie, We Have Some Planes, Phaedra's Love/Phaedra, A Soap Opera/Andrea, Meatbar/Annie, Rhinoceros/director, Medea/Medea, Full Circle/Christa, Uncle Vanya/director, Hide Town/Miss Ivah. Ms. Cooper is also the creator of the annual original summer musical series, Tamalalia!" which enjoyed a highly successful run and cult-like following for 10 years in Houston. Ms. Cooper was voted "Best Actress" in 1999 and 2002 in the Houston Press and was singled out as one of the "Top Ten Theater Makers Under Thirty" in the country by national trade magazine Stage Directions. She is married to custom furniture designer, Zach Elkins and has a wonderful little dog, named Rue. About J. Antonio Farfan -- "In a time of globalization, multiculturalism and advances in science, the human race as a whole has become curious about the different cultures and beliefs of other peoples. Although we make a conscious effort to understand and explore our surroundings, we must look closer at the familiar and explore the world in multiple dimensions. By doing so, we will become aware of the more obscure environments, languages, and subtle traits of humanity. Likewise, we will realize the constant change of all things, thereby neutralizing our own pre-conceptions. This closer exploration will ultimately create a more compassionate and enlightened human race; one that is better able to understand others and the importance of our world, for now and for many years to come." Although inanimate, I think of forms as living, such that some of them are either re-inventing themselves or exploring other possibilities of their existence; much to the affirmation that things are always changing. The color fields and granulated medium represent energy particles meshing and interlocking to form new life. All of this movement occurring with the awareness of a higher order and thereby a higher being. This method of working brings me closer to my environment and makes me more respectful of ALL things living. Do you have something you'd like to send along? If so, get out those digital drums and e-mail me at: thetribereport@gmail.com. Tribal Drums To The 15th Power These messages are definitely worth multiple hearings....
Coda Remember, I am not Nostradamus, so if you have a show or event coming up that you want me to mention you have to send it to me at: thetribereport@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 currently beached in Humble like a dead whale. |
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