Posted by leannegoebel on July 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Vlasic does more than just capture the likeness of the individual and their essence. Part of her art, is in selecting interesting, unique and fascinating people. She prefers those who have life experience and unusual personalities. “Pretty people aren’t as interesting,” Vlasic said. Another important element of this work is that she has consciously selected poses and images of these that eliminates sexuality from the nude. Her portraits alter their subjects in a way that their tattoos cannot.
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Posted by leannegoebel on July 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Everything you wanted to know about the Biennial of the Americas and more happening in Denver this summer.
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Posted by leannegoebel on July 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Leanne Goebel interviews Paola Santoscoy, the curator of The Nature of Things at the Biennial of the Americas and a video interview with Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper who talks about the biennial, the Hamilton Building and all things creative economy.
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Posted by leannegoebel on July 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Is the Denver Biennial already a success as Mayor Hickenlooper claims? Yes and No. Read more here in Leanne Goebel’s post on Huffington Post.
Posted by leannegoebel on July 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Stephen Hannock is a craftsman of the highest calibre, a scientist, an artist, a man with a network of A-list collectors and friends. His luminescent paintings are more like documentary films that capture his own personal story and intertwine it with stories and people of a specific place.
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Posted by leannegoebel on July 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In SW Colorado the town of Pagosa Springs comes together to replace a decaying downtown mural. The new mural designed by artist Jeffry Haas and Hayley Goodman was completed with the help of local high school students.
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Nude Alterations by Marie M. Vlasic on adobeairstream.com
Posted by leannegoebel on July 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Vlasic does more than just capture the likeness of the individual and their essence. Part of her art, is in selecting interesting, unique and fascinating people. She prefers those who have life experience and unusual personalities. “Pretty people aren’t as interesting,” Vlasic said. Another important element of this work is that she has consciously selected poses and images of these that eliminates sexuality from the nude. Her portraits alter their subjects in a way that their tattoos cannot.
Filed under ART, Art Criticism, art market, contemporary art, Denver, painting · Tagged with architecture, art, Art Modern Contemporary, Contemporary art painting, Cultural criticism, Denver, hyperrealism, Marie M. Vlasic, News and commentary, nude portraits, photo realism, Walker Fine Art