The Eye of the Artist – Art Notes
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An Exhibition, and Other Spring News
Good afternoon friends, Spring is popping here in Brooklyn and there’s lots going on! Opening this weekend! Brooklyn Utopias: Along the Canal I’m pleased to be included in this multi-site exhibition organized by ArtsGowanus and the Old Stone House & Washington Park (OSH). Opening April 9th and 10th, the exhibition features over 200 artists considering…
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True Refuge – a photography project
I hope everyone is enjoying the lovely fall weather we’ve been having. Last week I had a chance to spend some quality time at Zen Mountain Monastery in the Catskills, and time to spend engaged in contemplation and photography, taking in the beautiful grounds there. A collection of twelve photographs expressing the impermanence of life…
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Common Grave Complete, and Gowanus Open Studios!
Happy Friday everyone! Well, the big weekend is nearly here! If you’ve been following along on these pages, you know that Gowanus Open Studios is happening tomorrow (Saturday, October 16) and Sunday (October 17). It’s been a busy, busy couple of weeks getting ready. I’ve moved into my new studio, unpacked, hung art on the…
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Lifeworlds Update, and Gowanus Open Studios this Weekend!
It’s been a busy couple of weeks settling into my new studio space on 18th Street in Brooklyn and getting ready for this weekend’s Open Studio tour. I’ll have several recent works on view during the studio tour, among them several recent Lifeworld paintings. So, I’ve been looking at my writing about this long-term project,…
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Common Grave: A Painting Project – continued
Part II: The Composition and the Process As I mentioned in my previous post, a ‘cult of devotion’ developed around the skulls and bones found in the Fontanelle cemetery. It is very much a religious, or at least ‘cultic’ site. And why not? Why shouldn’t all these remains, representing the lives of real human beings,…
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Common Grave: A Painting Project
Part I: How it all started In January 2013, I had the good fortune of visiting the Fontanelle Cemetery – “Il cimitero delle Fontanelle (in napoletano, ‘e Funtanelle)” in Naples, Italy. This fantastic cemetery — really an ossuary — a repository of tens of thousands of human remains, is one of the more unique and…
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Autumn News, a Preview
Hello art friends! A lot is happening with me this autumn and I want to give you at least preview and highlights of what to look forward to: First and most importantly, I will be participating in this year’s Gowanus Open Studios! Further details about the event, including safety protocols and so on, will be…
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Find me on Artsy!
I’m pleased to announce that I now have a presence on Artsy, thanks to the efforts of Arts Gowanus, our local arts organization here in my neck of the woods in Brooklyn. Here is the URL for my Artsy page: https://www.artsy.net/arts-gowanus/artist/john-azelvandre For starters, I have listed 10 paintings for sale on the site. I intend…
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Dark Spring: photos from the NYC lockdown, Spring 2020
Today I’m experimenting with Adobe Spark and putting together some photos previously only shared to Instagram (maybe Twitter). This photo essay narrates, loosely, the pandemic lockdown New York City suffered through from March to May, 2020. Despite the distressing circumstances, it was fun exploring nighttime street photography. And, the subway is always a favorite subject…
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ArtsGowanus Atlantic Artwalk a Big Success!
ArtsGowanus partnered with the Atlantic Avenue BID to create a safe, socially distanced art venue along the length of Atlantic Avenue. I was pleased to be able participate. I’ve uploaded some selected photos from opening day (October 17, 2020) to my Flickr photostream. Enjoy!
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Upcoming event! Join me at the Circle Show!
I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be participating in a group show in Brooklyn which opens November 9th. “The Circle Show” will feature work that is entirely circular! I created some circular pieces back in 2014 for a group endeavor I participated in on Governor’s Island, and I was just thinking earlier this year how…
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Invitation: Support me on Patreon and win this painting!
Back at the beginning of November 2017, I launched my Patreon page: Introducing my New Patreon Page! It’s off to a very good start, and for some time now, I’ve entertained the idea of raffling off some of my paintings to patrons. But in order for that to be really fun and interesting and worthwhile,…