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First Love :: May
2004
Winner
Author:
Katelan V. Foisy
Title: First Love
Medium:
Mixed Media
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Brief Bio: Katelan Foisy graduated From Pratt
Institute NY with a BA in Illustration. Her work has
been exhibited at The Society of Illustrators, NY,
Worcester Art Museum, MA and Joe Bar associated with
KOBO Gallery in Seattle WA. You can look for her work
in May at both the Society of Illustrators and Kelleher
Gallery. Katelan currently works as a freelance illustrator
in NY.
AbleStable Listing:
Katelan V. Foisy Illustration
Review:
Katelan has created a wonderfully poetic work that
captures the passion and fragility that characterises
our first love. The roughly torn, perfectly placed
photographic elements suggests a state of psychological
flux. The autumn leaves crown the woman's head like
a wedding wreath, the man's portrait looks on knowingly
but somehow distant. All this is set in a landscape
that is at heart romantic, rural, and potent.
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Highly Commended
Author:
Jan Martin
Title: Romance
Medium:
Digital Illustration
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Brief Bio: Jan Martin
is a freelance illustrator and digital artist. Jan
graduated in 1999 from UWE, Bristol and works in editorial,
greetings cards, and publishing for clients such as
The Times, The Times Educational Supplement, William
Reed, Future Publishing, and Sunrise Greetings.
AbleStable Listing: Jan
Martin Illustration
Review: Jan's illustration is self conscious,
insular, illusory. There are many references to common
romantic notions: cupid, the hearts, the lit candles,
the unreal red rose, the robe of flowers.
And yet Jan's work is not sentimental. The woman is
lost in her thoughts which bubble above her like a
child's cartoon comic. She seems unaware of the butterflies
as they move away (or is that towards her?). From
the ever-lit candles, to the blunt thorns of the rose,
all is manufactured. |
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Food and Drink :: March
2004
Winner
Author:
Ron Lindquist
Title: Drunk
Medium:
Painting
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Brief Bio: Born in 1956 in Malmo Sweden, Ron
Lindquist moved to the States in 1962 and graduated
with degrees in art and computer science in 1982.
Ron's work is a blend of spontaneity and direction,
and his best pieces are those in which the battle
between preconceived notions and honesty melt in a
harmonious rhythm of texture, colour and mood.
Website: www.mywebgallery.com
Review: In 'Drunk' Ron
Lindquist has
created
a painting that both encourages the eye and moves
the heart. The fluid movement of colour and form that
surrounds the figure contrasts with the gritty texture
of a face that has felt great pain and sadness, but
now is numb with drink. It's difficult to know whether
the figure is male or female, young or old. All we
know is the discomfort we would feel if asked to raise
our glass in return...
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Highly Commended
Author:
Bryan Ballinger
Title: Junior Painting
Medium:
Digital Illustration
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Brief Bio: Bryan has been doing freelance illustration
for over 13 years for clients
such as Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic, Nintendo, Disney,
and Harley Davidson.
He has illustrated a number of children's books, including
The Great Cheese
Squeeze, which he also co-wrote.
Website:
www.bryanballinger.com
Review: This cute asparagus seems to seek approval
from the figure in the portrait he's created, but
on closer inspection the viewer observes his gaze
is focused at someone or something off-frame. Perhaps
the Frankenstein like character is about to take a
bite out of the little fellah and destroy his creator...
Like the asparagus, we can all feel somewhat surprised
by the results of our creative efforts as they take
on a life of their own. |
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Darkness :: January
2004
Winner
Author:
Gayle West
Title: Dreams
Medium:
Illustration
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Brief Bio: After attending Parsons School of
Design, Gayle enjoyed positions as art director for
national monthly trade and sporting magazines. Gayle
currently works on illustrating and designing children's
books and magazines.
AbleStable Listing:
Gayle West Illustration
Review: Gayle's illustration is a maze of complex
possibilities. Perhaps the child is unaware of the
presence of the dog. The contented smile of the child,
the angular menace of the sharp toothed, spiked collared
dog. Perhaps the dog is laughing, perhaps the child
lays happy as the dog guards her. Perhaps these travelers
of the soft vortex that surrounds and transports them,
are dreamers that meet but once in the darkness we
call night.
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Highly Commended
Author:
Julian Mckenny
Title: Shadow of the Oppressor
Medium:
Photograph
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Brief Bio: Julian is a freelance web designer
based in South Manchester. Julian often uses original
photographs and images in his projects. Trained as
a fine artist (painter), he has worked as a senior
designer, and has run his own businesses as a studio
photographer and greetings card manufacturer.
AbleStable Listing: foliozone
Website: www.foliozine.com
Review: There's a certain normality in the
casual gate of the man. The solitary figure seems
unaware or resigned to the sinister shadow that mirrors
his path. The angle of the barbed wire fence implies
the viewer is within. 'Revolucion', the call to arms,
the dereliction of the burnt and boarded building,
the street lamp ripped from it's mooring, this is
a place of economic, and political darkness. |
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