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An Artist's Perspective

An Artist's Perspective: Thank You For Listening

The celebrated artist photographer, Dimitris Skliris is back at it with a powerful exhibition that opened First Friday February at Tiffany Farha Design, 2820 E. Central, Wichita. Entering the location I found Skliris’s work throughout the beautifully appointed interior design shop. Viewing the work as I might while visiting a fine home, the atmosphere lent a warm glow to the photos on hand, and there were many.

An Artist's Perspective: Skliris Show Is A Must-See

I was reading an article recently about an up and coming artist in America named Vaughn Spann. He graduated with an MFA from Yale two years ago and his career is in maximum overdrive. His latest show sold out within a week of opening. His paintings sell from $20 to $90,000 each, depending on size.

The True Cost Of An Art Education | An Artist's Perspective

After John D’Angelo resigned last April as Wichita’s Director of Arts and Cultural Services there was talk in the community that the position would likely be done away with and the duties turned over to the Parks and Recreation Department. Many in the city felt that this would result in sure disaster for the arts in Wichita.

An Artist's Perspective: The City Wants A 'Disruptor' For Top Arts Job

Fellow Wichitans, I’m embarrassed and you should be as well. We have allowed our city and county government to literally build a prison around the Kansas African American Museum at 601 N. Water. And there is new construction that brings the county jail even closer yet.

An Artist's Perspective: Wichita Needs To Do Right By The Kansas African American Museum

If you are patient — and save some of your holiday spending money — you can enjoy one of the finest art-buying events, easily, of the last decade. Joe Goodwin, local art and book collector has decided to move from his home. He has chosen to downsize and sell the bulk of his large art and book collection, along with some beautiful furniture during the month of January.

An Artist's Perspective: The Local Art-Buying Event Of The Decade

Every cool city, large or small, has an arts district. It’s a place with multiple art galleries, cool shops and restaurants, and a central square of a sort where people can hang out and get some sun and enjoy open-air celebrations. Wichita doesn’t have such a place.

Here's An Idea... | An Artist's Perspective

Wichita artist Josh Tripoli might best be known for the murals he has created around the city. He works on a smaller scale, too, and recently completed a group of figurative paintings that are now on view in an exhibition titled “Lighthouse,” at Reuben Saunders Gallery. The idea for this body of work originated in the Bible’s “bodies are temples” verse (1 Corinthians 6:19) which found a creatively compelling analogue in the body as a lighthouse. The works have a surrealist/slightly deco tone, highly stylized, with a muralist’s crisp lines. White moons and beams flow into rounded and full female forms, with flowing blond hair, some with wings. Creamy paint applied smoothly over canvas with subtle brushstrokes. Colors, black, with brownish skin tones, with occasional bursts of hot and cool shades portraying a range of emotions. The works are dream-like and stop just shy of new age iconography. They are definite and would command any space where they might hang. I see the muralist alive

An Artist's Perspective: Josh Tripoli's 'Lighthouse'

Several years back I decided to begin a series of paintings where I revisited earlier approaches I had taken in my work in an effort to expand upon them and forge new avenues for myself. Perhaps the original ideas were failures to begin with or I had overthought the process all together, but my dear friend and fellow artist John Ernatt, upon critiquing these works, pronounced them “a major step backwards.”

An Artist's Perspective: Peer Critiques

There is always talk of art and how it marks time. One discipline transcends all of that and simply is time, or the essence of time. Since all beginning, humankind has been alone with earth, water, and fire. Alternating strength and deft touch in one’s hands to form and fire mud into utilitarian and/or artful forms. As I ponder such works I cannot help but think of the loneliness that lies in the heat of the fire and the toil: the engineering, science, mathematics, soul, and physical exertion that goes into the end function, form, and beauty made by the clay artist. It is true poetry, really. And reality. Some of the finest examples of the discipline can be found now in a most exciting exhibition called “Clay Currents: The Wichita National Ceramics Invitational” at Wichita State’s Ulrich Museum. Twenty-four artists from around the country, masters and promising members of a new generation in clay, present a wide range of current exploration, and the results are fascinating. From the

An Artist's Perspective: 'Clay Currents'

Sometimes it’s essential that I reconnect with one of the great loves of my life. I stole away Sunday to meet her where I always do, at the Wichita Art Museum. She helps reconnect me to the core of what makes me search, and finally begin to scratch the crude lines which hopefully will become my better works.

An Artist's Perspective: One Of My Great Loves

My now adult daughters, Jessy and Carmen, were raised in the '80s and '90s. I remember feeling quite upset when I would think that my little girls would grow up and might not get equal opportunities in life that men tend to get.

An Artist's Perspective: Women In Art History

Artist Charles Baughman is an explorer of nature. Staying outward bound in all climbs and places provided the fuel that powered his latest body of work he calls “Splatterscapes.”

An Artist’s Perspective: Charles Baughman’s ‘Splatterscapes’

When I am around other artists the subject of reading usually comes up. Most artists I know devour books and live on documentaries about artists. I keep a fair library in my studio but there are five books I always return to for inspiration.

Clonts: An Artist's Library

I have a friend of 20 years named Roby who approached me recently and semi-reluctantly told me that he had taken up painting.

An Artist's Perspective: You're Never Too Old To Start Making Art

Artist Curt Clonts takes listeners on an artistic journey through the eyes of an insider. Tune in on alternate Wednesday to hear his latest art review.

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