Aida Subira

To Break To Blossom 23-12

2023

The art of Philip Wittmann is founded on signals. For him, signs serve as a bridge between abstraction, reality and writing, too. When he was 26 years old, he began painting as a hobbyist using 'pure' abstraction. However, he believed his work lacked a solid foundation upon which to grow. ​He discovered a book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking a calligraphy class. The 26 letters of our Latin alphabet are less pictorial than the Chinese characters as we know them now. He discovered that pictorial representation is more prevalent when examining the origins of alphabets—all alphabets, in fact—because there is frequently a similarity between the sign's true meaning and what it is meant to represent. For instance, the symbol for a turtle in the original Chinese script resembles a turtle. Wittmann loves signs as they leave room for interpretation. For instance, if one writes “the sky is blue”, one will make for themself a mental representation of a blue sky, even if each one-off us will probably have some nuance in our own mental representation of that blue sky. On the other hand, a sign can...

The art of Philip Wittmann is founded on signals. For him, signs serve as a bridge between abstraction, reality and writing, too. When he was 26 years ...

The art of Philip Wittmann is founded on signals. For him, signs serve as a bridge between abstraction, reality and writing, too. When he was 26 years old, he began painting as a hobbyist using 'pure' abstraction. However, he believed his work lacked a solid foundation upon which to grow. ​He discovered a book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking a calligraphy class. The 26 letters of our Latin alphabet are less pictorial than the Chinese characters as we know them now. He discovered that pictorial representation is more prevalent when examining the origins of alphabets—all alphabets, in fact—because there is frequently a similarity between the sign's true meaning and what it is meant to represent. For instance, the symbol for a turtle in the original Chinese script resembles a turtle. Wittmann loves signs as they leave room for interpretation. For instance, if one writes “the sky is blue”, one will make for themself a mental representation of a blue sky, even if each one-off us will probably have some nuance in our own mental representation of that blue sky. On the other hand, a sign can...

Aida experiences resilience: she paints, she breaks and she rebuilds. Watercolor, subtle and delicate, turns into great sculpture. The beauty of scars in her work — imperfect and fra...

Aida experiences resilience: she paints, she breaks and she rebuilds. Watercolor, subtle and delicate, turns into great sculpture. The beauty of scars in her work — imperfect and fra...

Aida experiences resilience: she paints, she breaks and she rebuilds. Watercolor, subtle and delicate, turns into great sculpture. The beauty of scars in her work — imperfect and fra...

Aquatint and watercolor collage by Jenny Toth, mixed media artist, professor, graduate of Yale School of Art

Original media media of watercolor, gouache and oil pastel on archival paper by the master pastel artist, Frank Frederico. Circa 1980. Signed by the artist top left. Condition is excellent. The subject is a children’s dance class with rich, vibrant colors. The artwork is housed in a thin brass toned metal frame with linen liner. UV clear plexiglass protects the artwork. Overall framed measurements are 26.25 by 38.25 inches. Provenance: Sarasota, Florida estate. Frank Federico ” I believe that art is as capricious as nature’s own whims. It is as permanent as the endless striving for universal harmony, but In a constant flux. My technique is varied with mood and empathy for the subject matter or motif. Nature provides the catalyst — human or otherwise — with this constant flux of rhythms, shapes and boundless energy. Each painting speaks for itself and has a life of its own. I am the stoker of energy, the catalyzer.” Artists Awards 2002: 2nd Prize, Louisiana Watercolor Society Annual National Exhibition; The Great American Art Works Fantastic Award, Pastel Society of North Florida Annual; 2001: Jack Richeson Award, Pastel Society of Painters on Cape Cod International Exhibit; Daler Rowney Gift Certificate, CPS Eighth Annual National Renaissance in Pastel; President’s Solo Exhibit Award, Kent Art Association. 2000: J. R. Reeves Award, CPS Renaissance in Pastels Annual Exhibit; 2nd Prize New England Pastel Society Annual; 1st Prize Watercolor, Artists Academic 50th Annual Exhibition; James G. Saunders Memorial Award, North Shore Art Association Open Juried Show 2000; Hahnemuhle Pastel Paper Award, PSA 28th Annual Open 2000; 2nd Prize, New England Watercolor Society Open Juried Show 2000; Best in Watercolor, Academic Artists Open Juried Show 2000, 1st Prize Watercolor, Academic Artists National, Springfield, MA; Portrait Award Pastel Journal 100 annual, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1999: Best in Show CT Pastel Society Annual Renaissance in Pastels; Honored as Master Pastellist by Pastel Society of America; National Renaissance in Pastel Award; inner Catalog Cover Contest for the IAPS 1999 Convention in Albuquerque, NM; Grumbacher Gold Medal Award, CA Watercolor Assoc 31st National; First prize pastels 199 SCAN Juried Art Show; Kemper Association Architects Award for Design, 1999 West Hartford league Open Juried Show. 1998: Pastel Society of American – 26th Annual Pastel Exhibition – Uschi Grueterich Memorial Award; Kent Art Association – Kent Fall Show – Best in Show (Pastel); National Watercolor Society – 8th Annual – Daler Rowney Merchandise Award (also elected signature member); Piedmont Hall Art Exhibit (Somers, CT ) 1st Prize Watercolor; Louisiana Watercolor Society Award – Edward Dupont Award; Society of Creative Artists of Newtown (SCAN) 1st Prize Watercolor; Rockport Art Association – Marguerite Pearson Gold Medal Award in painting, graphics or sculpture 1997: Society of Pastel Painters on Cape Cod – Landscape Award; Connecticut Pastel Society – B & S Publications Award Prior to 1997 Mr. Federico has received many outstanding awards including the Bronze, Silver and Gold Grumbacher medals. Selected Exhibitions International / National The National Gallery – Tokyo, Japan National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic Gallery Vallhall – Stockholm, Sweden Allied Artists of America Salmagundi Club Pastel Society of America New England Watercolor Society National Watercolor Society Regional PS Gallery – Litchfield, CT Copley Art Society – Boston, MA John Slade Ely House – New Haven, CT Greene Art Gallery – Guilford, CT . Current Teaching Affiliations West Hartford Art League – West Hartford, CT Greenville Arms – Greenville, NY Rockport Art Association – Rockport, MA North Shore Art League – Gloucester, MA Selected Articles Publications Plein Air Painting with a Fauvist Touch, Pastel Society of America Newsletter (April 2000) A Colorist Approach to Pastel, The Pastel Journal (Nov/Dec 1999) A Workshop Experience, The Pastel Journal (Nov/Dec 1999) Odyssey of a Mural’ by Frank Federico Litchfield Living – Profile of an Artist, September 1994 (cover story) Forman School 1991-1992 Annual Report Waterbury Republican-American – Mural Reflects Diversity of UConn Campus – May 1992 The Hartford Courant – UConn Mural Marks Change – June 1992 Gallery Affiliations Soho Gallery – Branchville, CT Elaine Beckwith Gallery – Jamaica, VT PS Gallery – Litchfield, CT The Gallery – Burlingame, CA Collections Selected Corporate Private IBM – New Orleans, LA Edward G. Robinson Gulf Oil – Houston, TX Natalie Wood Hart Development Corp Dick Ebersol & Susan St. James Brunei M/M Chris Berman Jack Eckerd Corp. – FL Dr. William Taylor CT School of Broadcasting Murals University of CT – Storrs Gorton Seafood Co – Rockport, MA YMCA – New Orleans, LA Detail fromSnow Scene . Street Scene Selected Signature Memberships 2002: Signature Member Status, North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic Connecticut Watercolor Society Connecticut Pastel Society Pastel Society of America Allied Artists of America, Kent Art Association Degas Pastel...

Realistic still life painting of pastel pink lilies, roses, and foxglove on dark blue Hand-painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes "Picturesque Botany (Lily, Rose, Cherry Blossom, ...

Realistic still life painting of bright flowers on dark blue Hand-painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes "Picturesque Botany (Rose, Morning Glory, Hellebore, Crocus, Pollinators, ...

Realistic still life painting of colorful flowers and hummingbird on dark blue Hand-painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes "Nocturnal Nature (Magnolia, Dogwood, Ferns, Hummingbird...

Realistic still life painting of colorful flowers on blue, made with cyanotype, watercolor, India ink, and gouache "Picturesque Botany (Octagon/Foxglove, Gingko, Dusty Miller, Forget...