All posts by Stephen Hawkins

Dawn DeDeaux: Does Anyone Remember Laughter? Lost Landscapes and Lonely Men

Dawn DeDeaux describes the works in this exhibition, her seventh with the gallery, as post-apocalyptic constructs. Large metal panels present vistas of lost landscapes, both charred and barren and submerged in water. Lone, nostalgic guardians, first responders and galactic explorers materialize stimulating joyous memories in their highly decorative protective suits – the fashion of the future for hostile new frontiers.

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Courtney Egan: Circulation of Light

Circulation of Light is Courtney Egan’s third exhibition with the gallery. The installation features three distinct projection-based works, which meld technology with nature. Crystal Gazers features groupings of cast glass medallions infused with light from a single channel projection cascading from forged metal branches. Fountain is a wall-mounted collection of cast glass “bottles” with projected water spilling from one to the next. In both works, the surface and depth of the glass break up the images and add dimension to the otherwise flat projection. Finally, Sleepwalker is a motion-activated video projection offering the viewer the experience of witnessing the budding and then contraction of a single bloom.

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“Douglas Bourgeois on His Trippy, Musician-Filled Paintings,” VICE Magazine

With 18 different venues spread throughout New Orleans from small arts spaces in Treme and Central City to major museums such as the New Orleans Museum of Art, the contemporary art biennial Prospect.3 certainly doesn’t make it easy for an individual to stand out from the over 50 participating artists in the show. But Southern Louisiana artist Douglas Bourgeois does that with his bizarrely beautiful paintings…

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“Artist finds contentment, inspiration far from big cities,” The Advocate

In New Orleans, Bourgeois has long been one of the most celebrated of contemporary Louisiana painters. Over the years, he’s had 10 solo shows in Louisiana and four outside the state, and he’s been part of more than 40 group shows. Local curators, critics and other art-minded people remain ardent supporters. It’s easy to see why.

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Arthur Roger Gallery at Art Miami 2014

The Arthur Roger Gallery is very pleased to be a part of Art Miami this year. At Booth C1, we are exhibiting works by Luis Cruz Azaceta, Richard Baker, David Bates, Jacqueline Bishop, Robert Colescott, Stephen Paul Day, Lesley Dill, Troy Dugas, George Dureau, Lin Emery, Gordon Parks, Holton Rower and Bob Snead. The exhibition will be on view from December 3 – December 7, 2014 at the Miami Art Pavilion located in the Miami Midtown Arts District.

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