fortuosity...
I am currently sitting in the Chicago gallery, at which I am interning, monitoring and talking with individuals as they peruse the art selection.
It feels really great but intimidating at the same time to be the only one in here running things today. I think I like it, though.
It is an excellent space: huge gallery space with hardwood floors, and two more smaller gallery rooms in the basement. We just had a big show opening last night at which it was my job to serve the wine and champagne.
The artist that the main show is featuring is Robert Horvath, who is an amazing person and young artist (early thirties). I do not particularly care for all of his work, but I can appreciate them, and respect his work ethic and concepts. You really have to see the works in person, though, as they are built up with layers and layers of glazing (up to 40 layers in places!). They just glow, and have such a transparency that I have not seen before in painting.
I did not get to talk with him much last night, besides refilling his champagne glass, but he came in again today and talked with me a great deal. He asked me about my pursuit of graduate school, and then kept talking about different tips and suggestions as to how to best be accepted somewhere. He has even offered to have me send him some images so he can see my work, and help me to tweak my portfolio to graduate schools requirements. He also told me about the program that he teaches at down at Eastern Illinois University. He told me to come down and visit, and he would show me around. I would like to do that I think.
I could not believe how much time he was spending with me, and how openly interested he was to talk with me. It really made me feel good and encouraged me.
Later on, he came back into the gallery and bought me some coffee and donuts.
He is really cool.
I like this job.
P.S. Robert Horvath also was the featured cover artist in the last "New American Paintings" issue (no. 65). Go look at it in the library if you can. (the SAU library carries it, I believe).
P.P.S. Here is a link to the site that shows the images from this show (again, you really have to see them in person, but you can get a general idea of how he works):
http://www.aronpacker.com/horvath3/horvath.html
It feels really great but intimidating at the same time to be the only one in here running things today. I think I like it, though.
It is an excellent space: huge gallery space with hardwood floors, and two more smaller gallery rooms in the basement. We just had a big show opening last night at which it was my job to serve the wine and champagne.
The artist that the main show is featuring is Robert Horvath, who is an amazing person and young artist (early thirties). I do not particularly care for all of his work, but I can appreciate them, and respect his work ethic and concepts. You really have to see the works in person, though, as they are built up with layers and layers of glazing (up to 40 layers in places!). They just glow, and have such a transparency that I have not seen before in painting.
I did not get to talk with him much last night, besides refilling his champagne glass, but he came in again today and talked with me a great deal. He asked me about my pursuit of graduate school, and then kept talking about different tips and suggestions as to how to best be accepted somewhere. He has even offered to have me send him some images so he can see my work, and help me to tweak my portfolio to graduate schools requirements. He also told me about the program that he teaches at down at Eastern Illinois University. He told me to come down and visit, and he would show me around. I would like to do that I think.
I could not believe how much time he was spending with me, and how openly interested he was to talk with me. It really made me feel good and encouraged me.
Later on, he came back into the gallery and bought me some coffee and donuts.
He is really cool.
I like this job.
P.S. Robert Horvath also was the featured cover artist in the last "New American Paintings" issue (no. 65). Go look at it in the library if you can. (the SAU library carries it, I believe).
P.P.S. Here is a link to the site that shows the images from this show (again, you really have to see them in person, but you can get a general idea of how he works):
http://www.aronpacker.com/horvath3/horvath.html