Monday, April 23, 2012

VOILA! SOME OF THE EXCITING ART THAT WILL BE SHOWN @ SIXTEEN PLUS ONE ART EVENT IN SAN DIEGO ON MAY 19TH!

JUST A FEW EXAMPLES FROM SIXTEEN PLUS ONE



  • WHEN:
    Saturday, May 19 from 5:00 PMto 8:00 PM

On ASSIGNMENT STUDIOS & GALLERY

2860 UNIVERSITY AVE.
SAN DIEGO, CA. 92104


Please join sixteen Artists & their teacher Rivian Butikofer to view their exciting & contemporary ART! All of the ARTISTS in this exhibition have studied with Rivian @The Athenaeum School Of The Arts.


Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served.

Most of the Art will be for sale. You will not want to miss this festive occasion!

RSVP @ THIS BLOG OR 619 735 5786

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Rivian Butikofer, Hans Butikofer, Angelika Erne, Ed Erickson, Faith Fleury, Zahra Freeman, Jorgina Franzheim, Leslie Klurfeld, Ralph LaZar,Carolyn Marsden, Preeya Marsden,Tena Navarette, Lourdes Schroeder, Sharlene Sherwin, Patricia Valdez, Carolina Vivas, Kathleen Wilson

The exhibit will also benefit ArtReach, a not-for-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization that takes working artists into K - 6 schools throughout San Diego County to provide hands-on visual art education workshops. ArtReach believes art opens the door to limitless possibilities and teaches young people to think critically and originally. The organization has worked with over 7000 students. 



Please phone gallery for other days & times to view exhibit if you cannot attend the opening.

Angelika Erne, Narcissus, mixed-media


Carolyn Marsden, Frieda, mixed-media

Leslie Klurfeld, Window To My World, mixed-media
Rivian Butikofer, Man Two-mixed-media incl. plaster 
Ralph Lazar, Spring Time-mixed-media
Tena Navarrete, Untitled-collage

Carolina Vivas, Self- Acrylic paint
Ed Erickson, Untitled, mixed-media

Zahra Freeman, Strange Boating Party, mixed-media
Lourdes Schroeder, Untitled, mixed-media

Kathleen Wilson, Untitled, mixed media

Preeya Marsden, Untitled-painting
Hans Butikofer, Confusion, mixed media

Sharlene Sherwin, Dream, mixed-media
Patricia Valdez, Untitled, Oil
Jorgina Franzheim, Shadow mixed-media
Faith Fleury, Social Network, mixed-media



Rivian Butikofer,Ta Gueule, mixed-media

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

SOME GREAT ART THAT WE JUST SAW AT THE BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ART

I hope that you will enjoy seeing a sample of what we saw this past weekend at MFA, Boston.  What a fabulous museum where I was even allowed to photograph!  What a diverse collection they have.  It is a must if you are ever in Boston!


Gerhard Richter, paint, squeegee
George Segal, sink, razor, plaster, etc.
Sigmar Polke, mixed media (inc. burned canvas)
Anselm Kiefer, mixed media with branches
Gonkar Gyatso's sticker Budha
Gonkar Gyatso's sticker Budha (back)


                                                           
Jedediah Caeser, collected materials & resin

All photos by Rivian