Masters we love - Christo

Fiber is big in the art industry, so big that it has covered an entire coastline. Check out Christo's Wrapped Coast in Little Bay, Australia, 1968-69. The artist used one million square feet of synthetic woven fiber that is usually manufactured for agricultural purposes, to cover the landscape.

Art Collecting 101

Check out this article on msn.com from today. It's about starting an art collection: ArtCollecting101

If you're looking for a way to spruce up your space, what a better way to do it than buy art!

Artist Quotes - Anne Bossert

“I hope that my efforts of time and attention to create these reflective and participatory objects by hand offer a beautiful antidote for the frenetic atmosphere in which contemporary society functions.” - Anne Bossert

Right on Anne! The mass-producers have taken away from the wonderful hand-craftedness that we should be reveling in! Art Galleries are a great way to get ahold of unique objects to surround you in your daily life. We always have Anne's work on display in Translations Gallery.

Adrienne Outlaw's Vessels

Our newest artist, Adrienne Outlaw creates work in a variety of unique mediums. We showed her Fecund Series in the exhibition, Under the Skin last year. These pieces consisted of small sculptures that protruded from the wall, made out of different materials like wax and fibers. When you look into them, you see objects like bugs. Although somewhat creepy, they were a hit at the exhibition. A new piece is Vessels, which is an artwork that basically molds to the installation space. The best installation is an immense 12' x 6'. The smallest is one tile, measuring about 10" x 10". Materials are brass mesh, wood, and paper. We love the idea of customizing art!

Innovative Architecture, Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art

Everyone is about "green" lately. What about incorporating it into architecture? Denver's brand new Museum of Contemporary Art building is on the verge of becoming the first contemporary art museum to have LEED certification, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. Oh yea, the art is amazing too. If you visit, be sure to check out Wangechi Mutu's sprawling installation Will Honey Flavoured Milk Soften That Pig Fed Rage. Yes, the piece is as unusual as the title suggests. Gotta love the shock value of contemporary art!

International Artist that we like: Ghada Amer

(Above): The Dance, 2004, acrylic, gel, medium, embroidery on canvas
Ghada Amer is from Cairo, Egypt and lives and works in New York, NY. She addresses female social stereotypes and her responses to them. In The Dance, she illustrates female sexual liberation.

James Koehler Exhibition the Talk of the Town

James Koehler's current exhibition of 22 hand-woven tapestries is the latest buzz around Denver's Art Scene. People are flocking in to see the latest work by the New Mexico award winning artist. The show has been extended until February 9th due to its immense popularity!