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Sometimes by Lisa Lindholm at Kettle Art Gallery

Jun 29th, 2010View Comments

Local artist Lisa Lindholm recently exhibited her series Sometimes at Kettle Art Gallery. I attended the opening and enjoyed her pixelated works. She included in this show her Lost + Found series; these are painted messages on various maps. I found these very clever. On her works of painted figures, it seems she shows her process a bit with leaving blocks of colors that appear pixalated images on one side and the other side painted in. One of my favorites is The Courage of Gravity. If you look closely you can see the blocks of color in most of her works. I love this touch.

Another point of interest is how she signs her name on the side of the paintings. This is a personalization that “brands” her artwork and makes sure you know it is hers. Great addition to her works. She has various birds, people, deer, and even sharks in her paintings. There is one where the birds seem to ward off the shark that seemingly looks as if it will attack the pretty lady in her painting. I really enjoy her whimsical touches and interesting take on life through her work. If you get a chance to view this artists works in the future, I would highly recommend.

Lisa Lindholm was born in Texas in 1978 and currently lives and works in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. She completed studies in computer visualization at Texas A&M University in 2000. After serving time in assorted cubicles in assorted large corporations making computers assorted things, she leapt into life as a full-time artist in 2005. Lindholm currently works as a painter, graphic designer, and proprietor of FreeLisa Designs. For more info visit www.FreeLisa.com.

The Courage of Gravity by Lisa Lindholm

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HiFive Opening at the Kettle Art Gallery

Mar 3rd, 2010View Comments

This past Saturday found me at the HiFive opening at Kettle Art Gallery. The show featured five male artists, TysonSummers, Clint Scism, Daniel Perez, Hatziel Flores, and Dan Colcer. This is a strong show that goes until March 14, 2010.

Tyson Summers did a series of cereal boxes with a little splash of tongue in cheek humour. My favorite is Gummie Hunters. I could imagine that box hanging in my dining area and putting a smile on my face every morning.

Clint Scism has these 3D framed art pieces that are interesting of various shapes and people. Hatziel Flores has several pieces that were provocative and almost photo quality. I enjoyed his sexy pieces.

Daniel Perez has one large piece that has a woman staring out with arms folded. What jumped out at me are the women’s tattoos. They were vibrant and interesting. He did a really great job of rendering these tattoos on canvas. There are several pieces of his in the show that have comics collaged onto the canvas that gives them more depth and interest. Make sure to take more than a glance at his works.

Dan Colcer’s work is intricate; where it appears he came back in and lined all the figures out to provide more depth. One of his works in the show, Strada IV, is a painting of a man and two other figures. In the man’s beard are a bunch of different people walking upwards. It is really a fantastic piece of artwork. His work reminded me of the music from Pink Floyd ‘The Wall’ album. My favorite piece from the entire show came from his collection and it is his painting, ‘Erykah Badu’.

I would highly recommend checking out the HiFive show at Kettle Art Gallery. There were coasters for sale of the various artists work for only $12. You could get a piece of wonderment for just a small price. Kettle Art Gallery is located in the heart of the historic Deep Ellum entertainment district. The gallery space is approximately 1,000 square feet in size and geared for quality visual art presentation.

Erykah Badu by Dan Colcer

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Portfolius v.9

Feb 10th, 2010No Comments

The elegant WordPress theme has sexy showcase and menu with a flash hover effect. Your visitors will love compact showcase with animated thumbnails and multiple ways of viewing gallery.