Art Santa Fe Judges Choose Favorite Pieces, Announce Awards for 26 Works of Art
Santa Fe Selects judges, chosen for their impact on the art and design community in Santa Fe, walked through the show floor, selecting a total of 26 pieces. Chosen exhibitors and artists will display a plaque in their booth to indicate the judges' selections
SANTA FE, N.M., July 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Art Santa Fe, the 18 year-old, four-day curated contemporary art show taking place at the Santa Fe Convention Center and centered around the theme [ALLURE]—the undeniable power of contemporary and modern art to captivate, seduce, and charm all those who are inspired by the work—announced today the selections of its Santa Fe Selects Judges. The Santa Fe Selects Judges were chosen for their impact and influence in the art and design scene in the City Different, and included Arts Commissioner Alex Hanna, SITE Santa Fe Curator Irene Hofmann, Executive Director of Creative Santa Fe Cyndi Conn, artist and past Governor of Pojoaque Pueblo, George Rivera and Principal Partner of HVL Interiors, Steffany Hollingsworth.
A number of the pieces were chosen by more than one judge; these are denoted with an asterisk. The number of asterisks reflects the number of times it was chosen. The list of awarded art below is listed in no particular order, starting with the artist, title of the work, booth number and reason for selection.
A Flickr album of all winners' images can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskEuSktu
Julie Brookman**
Portholes
Jen Tough Gallery
Booth 408
Transportive, love the format
Julie Brookman
Portholes
Jen Tough Gallery
Booth 408
Beautiful oceanscapes contained in an intimate circle; one, three, five? All of them!
Max Cole
Greek Cross XXII
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art
Booth 208
Sophisticated, elegant, extremely well executed
Giano Currie
Interstellar Thoughts
Contemporary Art Projects USA
Booth 205
This photo on metal captures constant movement
Carol Dalton
Classic Myths
Jen Tough Gallery
Booth 408
Old books taking on a new life, lending their stories to new meanings
Stephen Dinse
Cloud Arriving Tapestry
Stephen Dinse Studio
Booth 517
Use of medium, palette, sophisticated primitivism
David Disko***
Mt. Taylor Flyover 2018
David Disko Art
Booth 106
A fresh approach to maps, perspectives and the landscape
David Disko
Deep Canyon #7
David Disko Art
Booth 106
Dimensionality, palette, representational, topographic, shadow
David Disko
Indiscriminate Section 1, Valdes Caldera
David Disko Art
Booth 106
Beautiful, layered hand-cut painted board that reflects a section of a NM landscape; intriguing from many angles.
Damien Jones
Arising Light
Damien Jones Art
Booth L13
This 7 foot tall ceramic sculpture Is done in two pieces. It is an incredible composition with amazing stamp patterns. The quartz adds to the piece—overall the piece seems religious or spiritual
Luis Kaiulani
White Flat Line
Contemporary Art Projects USA
Booth 205
Simple, elegant, minimal
David Krovbilt
Exile from Eden, 2018
David Krovbilt Fine Art
Booth L 21
Eye popping fantasy and exquisite technique
Janet Lippincott
JL 115, 2001
Matthews Gallery
Booth 100
Reminiscent of early modernism, this delightful watercolor, although small, is filled with semi-realistic wonders
Heidi Loewen
Un Oeuf is Enough
Heidi Loewen Fine Art
Pre-Function Area
This is a very powerful statement about guns. The ceramic part of it is beautiful to the eye, yet the statement gets you thinking about death
Gedion Nyahongo
Life Celebration
Gedion Galleries
Booth 105
This stone sculpture is hand carved and it is granite. The female figure is dancing right out of the stone.
Jenny Phillips
Threadline 12, 2017
Jen Tough Gallery
Booth 408
Subtle, elegant explorations of line and surface
Rakhmon
Portrait of Jahangir Emperor
Rakhmon
Booth L6
Although a contemporary piece, this exquisite portrait is evocative of a distant past. Wonderful to have such beauty come from so far away
Auguste Rodin
A Penche
Art Link International
Booth 505
This is a great original watercolor. The nude is captured with just a fine line and brush-strokes and is very dynamic
Shoshana Rucker**
Old Garage
Art Works Gallery
Booth 414
Moody images of decay and the passage of time
Shoshana Rucker
Old Garage
Art Works Gallery
Booth 414
Lines and grid, Hopper-esque
Erik Salin
Veuve Clicquot Jerrycan
European Design & Art
Booth 407
Great pop culture reference, fun, well made, entire body of work shows skill, knowledge of art history and humor
Samir Sammoun
London
Samir Sammoun Fine Art
Booth 107
Modern impressionism at its best!
Hunt Slonem
Violetta
Art Link International
Booth 505
Gorgeous color, great texture, love the use of paint
Heiner Thiel
Untitled-WVZ111/15/607
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art
Booth 308
Section of a sphere—this small curved aluminum piece changes color in different light; industrial, yet approachable
Nhat Tran
Klapiti Aura, 2018
The Nhat Tran Collection
Booth 201
Daring, dark, beautiful, skilled
Robert Wilhelm
Double Loop
Robert Wilhelm Fine Art
Booth 512
Dimensions, materials and the mix of the two are stunning
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