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SERIES 2 - ARTISTS
The second installment of artwork in
the 7th Avenue art panels began August 24, 2005 and continued
through November 30, 2006.
Artists featured in Series 2 are Alice
Leora Briggs,
Ernie Button, Alex
Jones, Kenneth
Richardson, Mark
Rubin-Toles, Rhonda
Shakur Carter, and
TRA25 Capsule
ALICE LEORA BRIGGS
Alice Leora Briggs, formerly of Tucson, holds an MA and MFA
in painting and printmaking from the University of Iowa. For
more information about her work, visit http://www.nuartgallery.com
‘”We easily make glib
distinctions between cruelties perpetrated by our species and
those caused by the rest of ‘nature.’ Our violence
is self-consciously different, we argue, better or worse than
the sometimes disastrous consequences of gravity, magnetism
or weather. I am less and less certain about the distinction.
The world seems to be in a continuous, ostensibly directionless,
state of disaster: political, physical, economic, and cultural
entropy.”
IT WAS A MISTAKE – scratchboard in India ink over white
clay on masonite, 2005
DAMAGED - scratchboard in India ink over white clay on masonite,
2005
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ERNIE
BUTTON
Photographer Ernie Button lives in Phoenix and shows his work
locally and nationally. Contact him at erniebutton@hotmail.com.
“It’s apparent that
cereal is not just for breakfast anymore; it’s playtime.
I construct landscapes that utilize the natural earth tones
of certain cereals. Other cereals are calling out to have their
portraits taken, to be the center of attention.”
PINK CLOUDS & GREEN CLOVERS – C-print from cereal
installation, 2005
SHREDDED WHEAT BALES – C-print from cereal installation,
2005
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ALEX JONES
Tucson artist and illustrator Alex Jones has
a BFA from the University of Cincinnati. To view more work and
contact him, visit www.roadsidedistractions.com
STORMY BALLET – acrylic on canvas, 2005
“This is the kind drama people might wish for but don’t
really want.”
DESERT GALLERY – acrylic on canvas, 2005
“A gallery without walls out in the middle of the desert
that coexists with its surroundings but may be within walking
distance of a Starbucks.”
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KENNETH RICHARDSON
Phoenix artist Ken Richardson holds a BFA from
the University of Arizona and works primarily in paintings,
mixed media and photographs. For more information, contact him
at ktr3@worldnet.att.net.
LET’S FACE IT – oil on aluminum highway signs, 2005
“These are six people that have interacted with the Melrose
District in some fashion over the years. These people’s
faces become a small part of the character defining this local
area.”
PROXIMITY – oil on aluminum highway sign, 2005
“This is a perspective of living with landmarks and characters
of the Melrose District today.”
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MARK RUBIN-TOLES
Phoenix native and current Tucson resident, Mark Rubin-Toles
holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from Yale University and an MFA from
the University of Illinois at Chicago. He often works with installations
and photography. For more information, visit http://markrubin-toles.com.
“I try to construct pieces that connect in some important
way to their surroundings. Urban environments are rich and interesting
areas to place artwork, because they offer such a robust and
rigorous challenge. How can we create artwork that can compete
with a river of traffic? With the blaring radio of the commuter
car? The flat glare of a marquee? I’m excited to create
works that can both fit with the environment in which they are
placed, and challenge it as well. I’ve been the commuter
who waits at the bus stop, the pedestrian, and the driver who
makes his way down the street during rush hour and in the small,
blank, beautiful hours of the night.”
NIGHT & DAY #1 - composite photograph, 2005
NIGHT & DAY #2 – composite photograph, 2005
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RHONDA SHAKUR CARTER
Trained in fine arts and graphic design, Phoenix artist Rhonda
Shakur Carter works in many media. For information about her
work, email shaslove@hotmail.com.
THE GATHERING – acrylic on wood construction, 2005
“The gathering of life of all things big and small that
surround us; a sweet melody of love, work and play. A harmony
of mutual respect and trust that I do so miss when I watch the
world.”
THE WITNESS – acrylic on wood construction, 2005
“The elderly woman watches life’s gathering with
love and fear. Love of youth and reminiscence of her own; fear
for our youth’s future and the winds of her own changes.”
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TRA25 CAPSULE
The TRA25 Capsule is a Phoenix
based art duo of Mark Freedman and Oliver Hibert. Their acrylic
and mixed media works are shown in Arizona and nationally. For
details, email them at sixoranges@aol.com.
ROUNDY SWIRL– digital and mixed media – “Inspired
by daytime in the desert. Bursts of light and color, the heart
of the sun. The poster of the galaxy set upon the swirl emphasizes
the oneness that we all share as residents of a city and as
humans.”
STREETSCAPES – digital and mixed media – “Inspired
by nighttime in the desert. There is a surreal quality that
at once offers feelings of dreams, spookyness and sweetness.”
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