bau 93 - New Works by Grey Zeien

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161 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508  bauinfo@optonline.net      www.baugallery.com   (845) 440-7584    gallery hours Saturday and Sunday 12-6pm for press information contact Carla Goldberg 845 222 0177 goldbergstudioart@gmail.com bau 93   Al/che/my  New Works by Grey Zeien Paintings and Sculptures   Wikipedia defines alchemy as "a process by which paradoxical results are achieved or incompatible elements combined with no obvious rational explanation". Another definition of alchemy is the "search for a method to turn dross into gold".    For over 20 years Grey Zeien has produced work by combining compatible elements, letting the inherent differences in the media act and counteract with each other, creating surface tensions that cannot be planned or completely controlled.     Bending and shaping these disparate media, Zeien makes paintings that are engaging in their bold color, sophisticated in their structure, sometimes revelatory and at times even whimsical. Oil paints combined and layered over acrylics, mixed with water-based inks and dyes create effects that no sleight of hand can completely control.   The addition of gold leaf in this show of new works add yet another layer of surface tension. The flat reflective gold icons stand apart from the roiling surface underneath. In the larger images, the myriad of small gold icons float above the environment that threatens to overwhelm them. In the smaller works, the icons dominate the picture. What the icons depict and what their relationship to each other means, has an individual resonance and story for each individual viewer to decipher in their own terms. In his sculpture, says Zeien, "I seek to turn found, discarded objects into art. By reclaiming and transforming "garbage", I show the beauty that is inherent in the most commonplace object. "   This recycling is alchemy indeed.    Al/che/my is on view at BAU Gallery from Saturday September 8 through Sunday, October 7. Please note the artist's reception will be held on Friday September 14, at 6pm. The gallery is open weekends, noon through 6pm. Visit baugallery.com for more information.     Beacon Artist Union 161 Main Street Beacon, NY www.baugallery.com

Call to Artists - Seeking Proposals for West Main Street Sculptures

 

Norman Public Arts Board Seeks Proposals

 For West Main Street Sculptures 

DEADLINE: JULY 20, 2012 by 4:00pm 

On behalf of the Norman Arts Council and the City of Norman, the Norman Public Arts Board seeks to purchase two pieces of permanent outdoor sculptures for placement in "traffic bumps outs" at the corners of West Main/ Webster and West Main/ Santa Fe. The two pieces will be selected independent of each other.

The goal of this project is to enhance the heavily trafficked intersections that visually anchor the downtown arts district.  This area also serves as a pathway to several churches in an established neighborhood, the public library, City of Norman Complex, and acts as one of many entrances to the University of Oklahoma.

The installation should embody a theme representative of central Oklahoma.  This theme could relate, but is not to be limited to any characteristics on this list:  Oklahoma weather, Native American heritage, civic character, complexity of a university city, cultural diversity of the third largest city in the state, the pioneer spirit, and the natural habitats or environment of the area.  The style of the sculpture may be a traditional, architectural, figurative, or contemporary interpretation of the theme and may be made of any material.

Download the Request for Proposals here.

Send Completed Applications to:

Norman Public Arts Board

c/o Norman Arts Council

122 E. Main Street

Norman, OK 73069

Or

Delivered to:

MAINSITE Contemporary Art: 

Home of the Norman Arts Council

122 E. Main Street

Norman, OK  73069

All applications for Step One must be RECEIVED by 4:00 p.m., CST, July 20, 2012

To ensure fairness, there are no extensions or waivers of deadlines. Applicants will be notified no later than August 10, 2012 as to the status of their application.

Please contact the Norman Public Arts Board via email with questions: nac@normanarts.org. Please put PAB in the subject line.

Timeline:

Step One Application Deadline: July 20, 2012

Notification to finalists:  August 10, 2012

Finalists' Presentations/Interview:  August 19, 2012

Selection of artists:  August 27, 2012

Installation: October 26, 2012

Dedication/unveiling:  November 9, 2012

For more information on the Norman Public Arts Board and the West Main Street Sculpture project, contact the Norman Arts Council at 405-360-1162.

Download the Request for Proposals here.