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ARTIST of the DAY: Jylian Gustlin

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abstract math PORTRAIT

I have a well-known soft spot for portraiture.  A significant part of my own work has revolved around facial expression, but abstract art calls to me.  I buy abstract work.  I find that my interpretation and feelings about this work evolves as my time with it increases.  I am always delighted to find a marriage of the abstract and the figurative. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Jylian Gustlin gives me just that marriage. (continues below)

Hera 3 (left) and Zues 1 (right) by Jylian Gustlin
Hera 3 (left) & Zeus 1 (right) by Jylian Gustlin

“I knew that if I finished [a degree in computer science & mathematics], I would never make art.” —Jylian Gustlin

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Delight in the math with the work of the
ArtAndArtDeadlines.com Artist of the Jylian Gustlin!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Pure Abstraction 2

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Learn more about the Pure Abstraction 2 exhibit from art-competition.net!fuzzy
FRUIT
boundaries

I believe the concept of “edible” is abstract, not just subjective.  Technically, anything that doesn’t kill you is edible.  Well, really, you can still eat things that WILL kill you.  So, I suppose if you are physically able to consume something, it is edible.  So, maybe the notion of “eatability” is the abstract one.  Why would someone pay a fortune to eat a fertilized duck egg?  Because they are yummy? Doubtful.  But, the precedent for eating eggs and eating ducks has been set, so I understand why it would occur to someone to try.  But coconut?  Green or furry, how did someone look at a coconut and say, “let’s eat one”?  Abstract.  This next Call is also purely abstract.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Pure Abstraction 2.  $20 Entry and great marketing awards.  Is this one right for you?

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Learn more about the Pure Abstraction 2 exhibit from art-competition.net!CALL for ART ENTRIES:
Pure Abstraction 2

 

“What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles… It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations.  Art never can be imitation.”  — Hans Hofmann

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to any still medium: painting, collage, photography, drawing, digital art, sculpture, fiber art, etc.

THEME: The work should be purely abstract with little to no depiction of the real world. This work must rely on color, form and line to create an abstract work of art with little or no reference to the external world.

DEADLINE:  March 7, 2016

NOTIFICATION: March 16, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $35 for 3 and $60 for 7

AWARDS: Up to 15 artists will be selected for a group exhibit, “Pure Abstraction 2” at G25N’s online gallery, the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Swarm

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Learn more about the Swarm exhibit from the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center!APPLES
stink

Bugs, both lady & stink, invade my house every winter.  I can only assume their numbers increase wildly due to the need to seek warmth.  The ladybugs that everyone adores are different that the erratic, mean-spirited beetle variety that haunts the windows & lampshades in my home.  And the stinkbugs, oh my.  Did you know that National Geographic wrote an article a few years ago suggesting that these odoriferous creatures add an apple flavor to sauces?  Thanks, but no. I’ll stick with the orchard original.  This next Call is the only place I want to see swarms. How about you?

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Swarm. $25 entry, epic jurors and a great show, every time. Take a look…

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Learn more about the Swarm exhibit from the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center!CALL for ENTRIES:
 Swarm

“Works that are inspired by insects – creatures that represent 90% of animal life on Earth.  The jury seeks works that find their inspiration in the prolific world of insects, from their form and color, to their mating and eating habits, to their many intriguing survival strategies.  Whether bugs are the fodder for fantastical creations, or a means for artists to engage with the sciences, the jury seeks to create a lush exploration of insects.”  –from annmariegarden.org

ELIGIBILITY: All artists working in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE:  March 23, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  April 1, 2016

ENTRY FEE:  $25 for up to 4

JUROR: The exhibit will be juried by a 1-2 member panel; typically, one member of the panel is drawn from the Smithsonian Institution.

AWARDS: Annmarie will present cash awards to outstanding work.  Jurors will review installed works for award selection. Awards are contingent upon sponsors; typically there are three awards of approx. $250 plus an invitation for a solo/group show.

SALES: Annmarie will retain a 40% commission of the listed sale price.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Finding Our Place exhibit at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center!

 

ARTIST of the DAY: Cristina Troufa

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beautiful EXISTENCE

I try to live transparently. I have no illusions about online safety or personal privacy.  As a result, it is fairly easy to find out anything you could ever want to know about me.  I find it peaceful, really (the not hiding of it all).  There ARE days however when my want to be transparent gives way to discomfort of perceived invisibility –both physical, artistic & emotional.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Cristina Troufa questions and explores the self as other through an extraordinary series of self-portraits.   (continues below)

"Recipiente" (left) and "Resistencia" (right) by Cristina Troufa
“Recipiente” (left) and “Resistencia” (right) by Cristina Troufa

Troufa provides no answers; only more questions.  Inspiration

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Discover more work from
ArtAndArtDeadlines.com Artist of the Day Cristina Troufa!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Small Plates

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Learn more about the Small Plates exhibit from artandartdeadlines.com!yours, MINE
& ours

Food is so personal.  A client recently asked if I had any dietary restrictions so that she could be prepared for our branding consultation that will span a lunch time.  I’m allergic to parsnips, which is rarely an issue, and wheat which is always an issue.  Always.  Her response?  We grow our own heirloom corn varietals from which we grind our own corn meal for cornbread.”  Food is PERSONAL, and this next Call couldn’t be any more personal.  Your support will determine the growth of this opportunity.  Please make it personal for you too…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art&ArtDeadlines.com for Small Plates: A Response to Hunger, an exhibit of unframed small works at The Balcony Gallery (Knox, TN).  This is a tiny show that needs big support…

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Enter the Small Plates Exhibit at The Balcony in Knoxville, TN sponsored by AAAD!
CALL for ENTRIES:
Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

 

“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

THEME: Hunger—physical, spiritual, political, emotional or creative. Food reference optional.

MEDIA: Open to all 2D unframed media that will fit in a 9”x 12” envelope.

DEADLINE:  EXTENDED TO April 18, 2016 (midnight EST)

NOTIFICATION:  Ongoing until April 19, 2016

Small Plates: A Response to Hunger from artandartdeadlines.comENTRY FEE: $5 for up to 5 images. Entry fees are waived for members in good standing of The Haggus Society.

CURATOR: R.L. Gibson, a working artist and the Editor of artandartdeadlines.com (AAAD). Trained in classical, French culinary techniques, Gibson created AAAD as a food-themed resource to motivate artists to create their own community, standards & artistic opportunities. In addition her own solo & collaborative art, Gibson has served as a gallerist, juror, teacher & arts administrator for nearly two decades.

SALES: All work will be considered for sale unless marked NFS. A commission of 30% will be taken on all sales. Unsold artwork will be returned and payment for sold artwork will be made within 30 days of the close of the exhibit.

AWARDS: Best of Show, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place will be awarded. Note, at the curator’s discretion, ONE image from EVERY artist will go into the online exhibit with a link to the artist’s website.

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

Click to Read the Full Call for Small Plates: A Response to Hunger!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: April Int’l

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Learn more about the April International issue from FreshPaintMagazine!FRUIT
fluff

Fresh fruit is still my favorite dessert.  I will take a bowl of berries over chocolate 9 times out of 10.  The only thing I miss is the fat content, the luscious mouth feel.  But, my husband has solved that problem with scratch-made whipped cream, heavy on the vanilla, light on the sugar.  There’s no going back. This next call could be the whipped cream on top of your fresh new art season.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Fresh Paint Magazine (print & digital) for the April International issue. This is a luxe art publication; I savor each edition. Remember, this call is open to more than PAINTING…

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Learn more about the April International issue from FreshPaintMagazine!CALL for ENTRIES: April Int’l
from FreshPaintMagazine
published by AAAD

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all forms of painting, drawing, art photography, sculpture and mixed media are eligible.

DEADLINE: March 1, 2016

NOTIFICATION: March 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: £30 for up to 2 (~$43 USD)

JUROR: Andrew Salgado is one of the most promising young figurative painters at work today. Saatchi Art calls him “one to invest in today”; critic Edward Lucie Smith states he is a “dazzlingly skillful advocate [for painting]”; Tony Godfrey (author of Phaidon’s Painting Today) calls him an “exciting artist with a particular vision”; and even London’s Evening Standard has labeled him a “rising star”.

AWARDS: Winning artists will be published in the April international issue of FreshPaintMagazine (April 2016).

For complete details, Read the Full ART Call!

Learn more from Fresh Paint Magazine!

CALL for ENTRIES: Karen O’Neil

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yours FOREVER

I have spent a lifetime not buying still life work, because it doesn’t usually call to me.  I like my work non-representational, controversial, emotionally raw.  But I keep finding work that defies my notion of what is and is not still life.   Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Karen O’Neil creates contemporary work with bright hues that only work because of her masterful use of neutrals –grays abound.  (continues below)

Yellow Apple with Blue by Painter Karen O'Neil
                   Yellow Apple with Blue by Painter Karen O’Neil

It speaks to me. The apple. It does. I want to own it, eat it and know why it is yellow. I do.

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Discover more work from the (AAAD)
ArtAndArtDeadlines.com Artist of the Day Karen O’Neil!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Alex Janvier

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from who i BECAME

We are a sum of our parts. You do not have to justify inspirational conflict or contradiction to me, EVER. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Alex Janvier finds influence in the history of oppression of the Dënesųłiné and Saulteaux (aboriginal Canada) as well as the work of Wassily Kandinsky (Russian) and Paul Klee (Swiss).  Tsa Tsa Ke K’e, below, will become a mosaic at Rogers Place Arena in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, and will measure 45 feet in diameter.  Here’s what Janvier has to say of his inspiration: 

Tsa Tsa Ke K'e (Iron Foot Place) by Alex Janvier
Tsa Tsa Ke K’e (Iron Foot Place) by Alex Janvier

“From everywhere, from the land, sky, stars, moon, sun, the universe. From earth, land, water, woodland, prairie, mountains, and people, some animals. From memory of ancient stories, from music, to include the voice of God and his created nature. From the sound of the birds chirping From native drum songs, pow-wow from the heart, rather than the intellect. From my parents. From my tribe, Dënesųłiné of Cold Lake, and of parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories. From my Creator, The Chief of all Creators of the finest art. From the angels who have consistently have watched my life, and the development of art, that I do. From my own inspiration acceptance of who I have become. From love, to be who I am, and who I became.” — Alex Janvier

Enjoy 60+ years of work by Alex Janvier!

CALL for ENTRIES: 25th OPA Nat’l

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Learn more about the 25th Annual National from Oil Painters of America - OPA!mmmm
BUTTER

Why doesn’t food taste like it did when you were a kid?  It isn’t just sentimental remembrance.  It is because food isn’t made the same way or with the same ingredients, even at HOME.  I want to encourage you to experiment with the simplest of foods.  Try a simple saute of ANY organic vegetable in grass-fed butter, or if you don’t do dairy, try unrefined coconut oil.  It isn’t a new way of cook.  In fact, it is the most traditional way.  All vegetables used to be organic.  All butter used to be from grass-fed cows.  I’m suggesting that we’ve forgotten how good traditionally raised and prepared food is.  Try it again.  This call is also for the traditional.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 25th Annual National Exhibition from Oil Painters of America to be exhibited at the Southwest Gallery (Dallas, TX).  $100,000 in awards including $30K Best of Show. Make us proud…

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Learn more about the 25th Annual National from Oil Painters of America - OPA!CALL for ENTRIES:
25th OPA Nat’l

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists residing in the U.S., Canada & Mexico

MEDIA: Representational oil painting

DEADLINE: January 29, 2016

NOTIFICATION: February 25, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1 or $45 for 2 (plus membership fee of $70). More membership information can be found on the OPA website, under the Member Services tab.

JURORS: Howard Friedland, Signature Member and OPA Board Member, will serve as chairman of a Jurying Committee, consisting of five Master Signature or Signature members of OPA.

AWARDS: The total awards will be approximately $100,000, including a $30,000 Best In Show.

SALES: Commission of 40% is required by the gallery for all paintings sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the 25th Annual National from Oil Painters of America - OPA!

 

ARTIST of the Day: Helen Green

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a legend LOST

David Bowie influenced so much of the world — music, fashion, design.  He died Sunday after a long battle with cancer.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Helen Green may have captured his sense of life and change and joy the best.  Thanks, Helen, for the bright spot in a dark day.

Fabulous Bowie by Illustrator Helen Green
Fabulous Bowie by Illustrator Helen Green

“It’s become somewhat of a tradition for me to create something to celebrate David Bowie’s birthday – a little token of appreciation for someone that has inspired me so much over the years.” — Helen Green

Enjoy more work by Helen Green!