Tom Balbo

Reflection of the Passing

1985

"Pressure Point" by Sarah Milne, mixed media, 8 1/2 X 5 inches (Frame size:16 1/4 X 13 1/2 in.), $325. I use old book pieces, ephemera, and subtle signs of life as my palette, and c...

Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil, pastel, and paper collage on canvas. Signed and dated verso. 52.75 x 47.75 in. 54 x 49 in. (framed) Gilded floater frame. Provenance Compass Rose, Chicago Born Sylvan Irwin Goldberg in 1924 and raised in the Bronx, Michael Goldberg was an important figure in American Abstract Expressionism, who began taking art classes at the Art Students League in 1938. A gifted student, Goldberg finished high school at the age of 14 and enrolled in City College. He soon found New York’s jazz scene to be a more compelling environment, and he began skipping classes in favor of the Harlem jazz clubs near campus. Goldberg’s love of jazz would become a lifelong passion and a key component to his approach to composition in his paintings. From 1940 to 1942, like many of the leading artists of the New York School, Goldberg studied with Hans Hofmann. In 1943, he put his pursuit of painting on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Serving in North Africa, Burma, and India, Goldberg received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star before being discharged in 1946. After his service, he traveled and worked in Venezuela before returning to the United States, settling back in New York and resuming studies with Hofmann and at the Art Students League. Living downtown and frequenting the Cedar Bar, Goldberg befriended many of the artists of the New York School. In 1951, his work was included in the groundbreaking Ninth Street Show, co-organized by Leo Castelli, Conrad Marca-Relli, and the Eighth Street Club, and featuring the work of - among others - Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. In 1953, the Tibor de Nagy...

Contemporary collage by Kari Souders. Kari Souders is best known for her ritualistic physical and structural approach to artwork that interweaves texture, form, line and color. Her ...

Collage No. 26 by Kim Fonder is an abstract original artwork that embodies a rich blend of layered paper and organic textures. Crafted on burlap over panel, this large-scale piece at...

Kim Fonder, SHIZEN SERIES I, Mixed Media on Handmade Paper with Plexi, 12.00 X 12.00 in, $600.00, Blue White, Abstract, works on paper Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her painti...

Kim Fonder, SHIZEN SERIES V, Mixed Media on Handmade Paper with Plexi, 12.00 X 12.00 in, $600.00, Blue Abstract, contemporary, White, mixed media, fine art Kim Fonder loves texture ...

La Scrito Sur Moro Indigo by Kim Fonder is a mixed-media piece that evokes a sense of depth and mystery. Created on handmade paper mounted over a panel and encased in a sleek plexigl...

Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each ...

"Majestic" by Joan Giordano Mixed Media, Photo Lithograph on Yupo Paper Award-winning artist Joan Giordano has created a new series of unique, mixed media works on paper. "Sections ...

"Moving Inside Out" from the "Presences" series by Joan Giordano Mixed Media, Caste Handmade Paper (made from Kozo or Abaca Paper with natural pigment), Bamboo, Encaustic Wax, Steel...