Apr 29, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Comments Off
Agnes Martin, Vija Celmins, Katherina Grosse, Sandra Blow, and Linda Karshan. All serious abstract expressionists, who no matter what they work on, be it paper, canvas or even buildings, dare you to look at what they do.
Apr 28, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: Montana, Resonance, University Center Gallery Comments Off
To see this, Untitled No. 131, you have to go to Montana! Untitled No. 131, 22″x30″, oil, pencil and graphite on 90# black Stonehenge paper. RESONANCE, Solo Exhibit at the University Center Gallery University of Montana in Missoula Opening reception: Thursday, May 1 Exhibit runs to May 31
Apr 24, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: art is for the people Comments Off
This is the kind of thing I’ve been talking about. Check out this story and this picture in The Art Daily Newsletter. These people are at the St. Pancras station in London waiting for the Eurostar train, they’re looking at paintings from the collection of the National Gallery. Why not? We have the technology to do [...]
Apr 23, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: bad art writing Comments Off
Money quote: from the Wall Street Journal about turgid, unreadable writing about art. Note this quote from the article. ” . . invents puzzles out of nonsequiturs to seek congruence in seemingly incongruous situations, whether visual or spatial . . . inhabits those interstitial spaces between understanding and confusion.’” And further, . . .”Still, there is no [...]
Apr 23, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Comments Off
I just received a rejection letter from a university gallery that I applied to in response to their call in a national art magazine, no problem. My motto is “they can’t reject you if you don’t apply.” What I do mind is sloppiness. The call was posted in March of 2007, with an open deadline. [...]
Apr 21, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: art, music, the arts Comments Off
Visual art is important to me. I look at art constantly in as many places as possible and I make art. I find it sad and astonishing that so many people are able to offer up fear and ignorance without any qualms about the visual arts, in a way that they don’t about music or [...]
Apr 10, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Tags: Creative Process Comments Off
An artist working in Swansea, Wales by the name of Richard Monahan, defines drawing: “In my opinion and the definition that is most relevant to my own work is that drawing can be defined as such; The making of a mark upon a surface, with a hard-nibbed tool.” - source: http://www.manifestgallery.org/ The most important aspect to my definition [...]
Apr 1, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Comments Off
The art dealer Larry Salander whose gallery Salander-O’Reilly was shut down due to allegations of financial improprieties is quoted as saying, “Our society now values a Warhol for three times as much money as a great Rembrandt.” Further, “That tells me that we’re fucked. It’s as if people would rather fuck than make love.” Thanks to The Atlantic, [...]
Mar 24, 2008
by Nancy Charak Rounder Studio News Comments Off
As I get to be an older artist, I worry less and less about my own or other artist’s intentions, but look directly at the objects themselves. As artists we make objects. It is my suggestion that you research and think about the “intentional fallacy” problem in the discussions of art, artists and art objects. [...]
2012 Open House & Exhibition Schedule
1800 W. Cornelia, Chicago, IL 60657
www.corneliaArtsBuilding.com
Fridays 6 to 10pm
May 18
October 5
November 16
January – February 2013
"What's Abstract?", two-person exhibit at Chicago State University with Julian Williams, curated byJoyce Owens.
The Nines Gallery
17 W 10th St # 130
Holland, Michigan
Nancy is also an affiliate member of the ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation, of Chicago, Illinois, one of the oldest women's' art cooperatives in the country.
