J. Steven Manolis

Palm Beach, 2018, Limited Edition Print of 25 (Abstract Expressionist Art)

2018

About the Series: Gilliam began the series Life Lines in 2017 after recently coming into possession of MRI scans of her brain. The scans, which she spent hours pouring over, both fas...

"CC-3" Abstract Expressionist Monotype in Ink on Paper Bright and high-contract monotype by Frans Horbach (Dutch, b. 1947). Patches and swirls of bright pastel color are juxtaposed against two dark black patches. This piece is comprised of blue, pink, and green layers, overlapping in ways that great a glowing effect in some areas. Signed "F Horbach" with artist's chop in the lower right corner Titled "CC-3" in the lower left corner. Gallery tag on verso. Paper size: 41.25"H x 29.25"W Plate impression size: 25"H x 25"W Shipped rolled in a tube. Frans Horbach (Dutch, b. 1947) is an Amsterdam based artist who has exhibited in The Netherlands, France and the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Arts & Architecture degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Horbach’s father was a country physician who worked out of their family home, and his mother was a primary school teacher. After finishing secondary school, Horbach went to the port of Rotterdam and managed to get a job on a freighter bound for South America. He worked on different ships and visited places in Brazil, Argentine, Uruquay, as well as New York for the first time while working on the passenger liner 'Statendam'. Two years later Hornbach emigrated to America at 19 years old. He lived in Silicon Valley, south of San Francisco, working different odd jobs during the day and studying at night. Horbach traveled throughout Mexico and Peru, staying in Mexico to study art and cultural anthropology at the Universidad de las Americas. After returning to California, Horbach studied art and architecture at the University of California in Berkeley. He traveled to some of the Native American Indian reservations in the south-western states of America, including the Navajo, Hopi, Puebla and Zuni tribes in Arizona and New Mexico, continuing into Mexico, into the Sierra Madre mountains, the remote highlands of Nayarit, home of the Huichol Indians. After receiving graduating from Berkeley, he made a long journey to India, to the Himalayas, traveling overland through Turkey, Iran, Afganisthan, Pakistan and Nepal. These extensive travels have influenced Horbachs style, learning from experts, artisans, craftsmen, and citizens that he met along the way. He now lives and works in the Jordaan neighborhood in Amsterdam, and is married to Veronica Nahmias, a Romanian-born artist and children's book illustrator. Selected Exhibitions: Casa Luna Artspace,'Intersections', Amsterdam NL Kunst aan Zee,'Ruimte en Verbeelding', Muiderberg NL Nassau Ateliers,'Staatsgeheimen', Amsterdam NL Orange-Water-3,'Reflection of Origin' NIA, Athene, Greece Orange-Water Contemporary, 'Fatamorgana', Santorini Arts Factory, Santorini, Greece Casa Luna Artspace, 'Vision in Sight 5', Amsterdam NL Galerie Clement, Inside-Outside, Amsterdam NL Casa Luna Artspace, 'Vision in Sight 4', Amsterdam NL Galerie De Ploegh, 'Op Reis', Soest NL Galerie Clement, Ruimte & Verbeelding, Amsterdam NL Arti et Amicitiae, De Salon, Amsterdam NL De Kring, Contemplatie (en) Ruimte, Amsterdam NL Edifor galerie, Un géométrie d'espace, Paris, France Triade Foundation, Timisoara, Romania Art Museum Timisoara, Mnemosyning, Timisoara, Romania Edifor galerie, L'art d'être européen, Paris, France Arttra galerie, Amsterdam NL Arti et Amicitiae, De Salon, Amsterdam NL SBK Amsterdam KNSM, Van Beeld tot Beeld, Amsterdam NL Casa Luna Winterexpositie, Amsterdam NL SBK Amsterdam KNSM, Nader Bekeken, Amsterdam NL Casa Luna, Vision in Sight 3, Amsterdam NL Gutenberg Museum - Pavilion, Mainz, Germany Fetterly House for the Arts, Faultlines, Vallejo, California USA Singer Museum/Printshop, Grafiek Nu, Laren NL Casa Luna, Vision in Sight 2, Amsterdam NL Judith Litvich Fine Arts, San Francisco USA Casa Luna, Vision in Sight, Amsterdam NL Singer Museum/Printshop, Grafiek Nu, Laren NL Arti et Amicitiae, Copy Culture, Amsterdam NL Galerie Nanky de Vreeze, Ahrend-Meinema, Amsterdam NL Erickson & Elin Fine Art, San Francisco, USA Hewlett-Packard Kunstruimte, Amstelveen NL Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto, California, USA Erickson & Elin Fine Art, San Francisco, USA Galerie Hof Renoir, Driest, Belgium Europe Art, Vondelkerk, Amsterdam NL Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Galerie Binnenland, Amsterdam NL Galerie Biervliet, Amsterdam NL Galerie BMW Hochhause, Begegnung mit der Niederlanden, München, Germany Erickson & Elin Fine Art, San Francisco, USA Lyudmila Zhivkova Art Foundation, CODA: Contemporary Dutch prints...

In "With Many a Sunlit Arrow," color, line, shape, and texture collide on Kozuke ivory paper crafted from the fibers of the kozo plant. This one-of-a-kind, encaustic monotype illuminates a poetic interior landscape. The softness of the washi paper juxtaposed with the lush, textured encaustic/mixed media bring a sense of fragility and lightness to the artwork. Process: Alena's artistic approach is intuitive and gestural. She often works with a limited color palette of encaustic pigment and uses an iterative and spontaneous approach to apply the media. The final phases of creation sometimes include additional intuitive mark-making, subtle line work and sentimental hand-written text from historical, contemporary, or autobiographical sources. Washi Paper: The texture and slight distress in select areas near certain media application is intentional and intended to be part of the overall aesthetic. Shipping: The artwork will be rolled, shipped in a tube, and take approximately 5 business days. For shorter delivery timelines please message Alena directly to make arrangements. Matte and Frame Ideas: Float frames (glass/no glass over the monotype; glass will "flatten" the monotype) Traditional frames with or without a matte When framing the monotype a light ivory or white matte board illuminates the colors. For assistance and/or advice with framing and mounting the monotypes, please contact me directly. Signature and Certificate All artworks are signed on the back in pencil and include the title, creation year, and my signature. A certificate of authenticity is also included with the artwork. ++++ Alena Ahrens is a contemporary American-Asian artist. She studied performance art at MoMA...

Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressing of this monoprint, creating a pocked texture in multiple...

About: Alena's artistic approach is intuitive and gestural. She often works with a limited color palette of encaustic pigment and uses an iterative and spontaneous approach to apply the media. The final phases of creation sometimes include additional intuitive mark-making, subtle line work and sentimental hand-written text from historical, contemporary, or autobiographical sources. Washi Paper: The texture and slight distress in select areas near certain media application is intentional and intended to be part of the overall aesthetic. Shipping: The artwork will be rolled, shipped in a tube, and take approximately 5 business days. For shorter delivery timelines please message Alena directly to make arrangements. Matte and Frame Ideas: Float frames (glass/no glass over the monotype; glass will "flatten" the monotype) Traditional frames with or without a matte When framing the monotype a light ivory or white matte board illuminates the colors. For assistance and/or advice with framing and mounting the monotypes, please contact me directly. Signature and Certificate All artworks are signed on the back in pencil and include the title, creation year, and my signature. A certificate of authenticity is also included with the artwork. ++++ Alena Ahrens is a contemporary American-Asian artist. She studied performance art at MoMA...

Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressing of this monoprint, creating a pocked texture in multiple...