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Fabian Perez is one of the better selling artists in the USA, UK, Italy

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Laguna Beach Art Gallery

Laguna Beach has a reputation for it's art galleries and fine dining. 

There are endless art galleries all along Coast Hwy in the Laguna Beach area.

Coast Hwy looks very similar today as it did many year ago, now there are even more art galleries, some are corp owned while others are family owned or individually owned galleries.

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What is mixed media art?

Mixed Media Art can be defined in a few ways, here is the internet definition:

Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct visual art media. For example, a work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage could properly be called a "mixed media" work, but not a work of "multimedia art."

If the above definition seems lacking, it's because it is. Mixed media art can involve metal, coffee grounds, paper, wood, canvas, plastic, sand, dirt, shoes, spoons, motors, wire, fishing line, cue tips... getting the idea? Mixed media art can involve anything... and that means human parts or animal or bugs, or whatever. Some will see a surreal work and categorize it as a surreal work, overlooking the fact that it is a mixed media work. On one of my many trips to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I saw an exhibit that was one of my least favorites of all time as it displayed stuffed birds impaled on sharp sticks that were anchored by balls of mud or earth. It took a few seconds and I remember saying... "uh, let's get out of here". I had one of my kids with me so that display seemed a bit harsh for ther viewing.

To give you a better idea of how an artist will use various materials to create a work, I turn to the popular artist Clara Berta who has a studio in downtown Los Angeles.

Clara uses all types of materials in her works ranging from fabric to coffee grounds, here are a few examples:

"Whispers"

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Clara Berta

The appeal of the above work is clearly the impressive texture of the work.

Quite alot of mixed media artists tend to look at a canvas and then do whatever...

Berta's works seem to have a more deliberate and thought out feel to them

as the form of the work and composition are telling a story without using

a traditional image. This style seems to fit well with todays interior designers

as her works are being placed in high profile locations.

Here is another example of Clara's work, notice again the texture and

feel of the work and the balance and composition.

"Symphony of Love"

by

Clara Berta

When you look at vintage mixed media art, you see for the most part

an assortment of Collage Art, or images that have been cut and mixed 

together, or a drawing that includes an image cut from a magazine etc.

As the years progressed and mixed media begain to take on new form, popular 

artists like Picasso, Dali or Warhol begain to change thier canvas, but not so

much the elements they put on the canvas. If you look back at works

by these artists, you will find that they painted with acrylic, oil, ink and watercolor,

and for a while it was canvas and paper, but that changed and became metal, ceramic, lucite,

lambskin, rice paper, wood and other materials.

If you are interested in learning more about mixed media art

or are an artist who is interested in creating mixed media art

that goes beyond what you tend to see in most galleries, contact

the artist Clara Berta for help.

Salvador Dalí and Media exhibition

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art together with the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation presents Salvador Dalí and Media exhibition. For the first time in Russia, artworks by one of the most well-known provokers in the 20^th-century art will be shown in the light of media. The exhibition partner is the Spanish jewelry design house Carrera y Carrera, which will present a special project in one of the halls at 10 Gogolevsky boulevard. The project is an imaginary result of the collaboration between Dalí and Carrera y Carrera glossy publications.

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Man donates multi-million dollar collection to Nicolaysen Art Museum includes Dali and Picasso

'HE BOUGHT ART I THINK NOT AS AN INVESTMENT, BUT AS A TRUE PASSION'

Former Nicolaysen Art Museum executive director Brooks Joyner wraps one of more than 140 pieces of art belonging to Harry Ptasynski alongside Ptasynski's executive assistant Georgia on March 21, 2014, at Ptasynski's home in Casper. Ptasynski, a local art collector, passed away Dec. 19, 2013, and donated his extensive collection including works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Toulouse Lautrec to the Nicolaysen Art Museum. 24 selected pieces are on display through Jan. 25 in the museum's Rosenthal Gallery. 

By BRENDAN MEYER Star-Tribune staff writer

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Eric Wimmer was in shock when he stepped into a Casper home full of art.

The curator of the Nicolaysen Art Museum was visiting the home in March because its owner, who recently died, had donated his vast collection to the Nic. Wimmer entered and was immediately greeted by a painting.

Was that an authentic Thomas Moran?

Wimmer has a master’s degree in art history. In grad school, Moran, a titan in Western art, was one of his all-time favorites. He’d spend hours at a Denver art museum looking at Moran’s paintings, and now there was one sitting right in front of him in the foyer of the Casper home.

But that was only the start.

Around the corner from the Moran was an authentic Pablo Picasso lithograph. There was a signed engraving from Salvador Dali. A lithograph from famed French artist Toulouse Lautrec.

Art was in every room, except for the bathrooms. There were paintings from legendary Western artists like Charlie Russell, Frederic Remington and W.R. Leigh.

“I’m like, ‘Where am I?’” Wimmer recalled.

Wimmer was in Harry Ptasynski’s home. Before he died last December, Ptasynski donated his beloved art collection to The Nic, more than 140 pieces valued at $4 million to $5 million.

“It was just an incredibly generous gift,” Wimmer said. “When he passed, we came in and packaged all of the art and took it to the museum. As his wishes were, we could determine which pieces we wanted to keep in our permanent collection. It was up to the museum to find a new home for the remainder (of the art) and use the new funds to help and keep the doors open for years to come.”

Ptasynski was an independent petroleum producer. He was a strong supporter of the Nic and served on its board for years. He started collecting art about 50 years ago, and as his collection grew, so did his connections to art dealers, spanning from San Francisco to Paris to New York.

He attended auctions and traveled the world to find the art he loved.

“He bought art I think not as an investment, but as a true passion,” said daughter Lisa Ptasynski, who grew up in Casper but now lives in Washington state. “He never sold any of those paintings. Once they were obtained, never was one traded or sold for one another.

“He knew what he liked, and that’s what he got.”

Ptasynski’s collection ranged from the well-known to the unknown. There were no labels or plaques naming the artists. You just had to know.

At night, he would linger in front of his art with a glass of wine. Instead of moving from one to another, he’d pick out a piece, study and appreciate its beauty. There were bronze sculptures, watercolors, oil paintings, engravings, lithographs and more.

“It was like being in a museum,” Lisa said.

Some of the pieces cost more than a sports car. For example, three months before Ptasynski died, Lisa asked her father if she could have her favorite painting. It was by Frank Tenney Johnson, depicting an Indian scout coming through a valley on a white horse in the moonlight.

“And he said, “Honey, that’s just too much responsibility. I don’t know how you would insure it. That is a $110,000 painting,’” Lisa recalled. “And he was right. When your $100,000 renter’s insurance doesn’t even cover one painting, it’s clearly too much.”

Instead, Lisa selected a less expensive painting.

She wasn’t the only member of the family who loved art. Harry’s wife Nola, who died just months before him, painted. Their son Ross, who also died last year, was a photographer, painter and drawer. Lisa studied art history and portraiture photography.

“Sometimes (Harry) would go out and buy (Nola) a $75,000 W.R. Leigh (painting) for her birthday,” Lisa said. “Much better than any Helzberg diamond, in my book.”

Art is what brought the Ptasynski family together, and now Lisa is happy to share her family’s passion. She was thrilled when she learned of her father’s plan to donate his collection to the Nic.

The exhibit is titled “Recent Acquisitions from the Ptasynski Collection” and features 24 pieces of art. “It goes from his wife’s work, Nola, all the way up to Picasso,” Wimmer said.

It will remain on display until Jan. 25. The works will appear at other shows in the future.

In honor of his donation, the Nic named a section of the museum the “Ptasynski Gallery.” As for the pieces that were not selected, the museum is in the process of finding the right institutions to house the classic pieces of art.

“We’re very happy to be able to show this to the community. It’s awesome,” Wimmer said. “To be able to say, 'In Casper, you can go down and see a Picasso or a Dali,' that’s really cool.”

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

The Creation of Adam is a fresco painting by Michelangelo, forming part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted circa 1511–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God breathes life into Adam, the first man. The fresco is part of a complex iconographic scheme and is chronologically the fourth in the series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis. It is the most well-known of the Sistine Chapel fresco panels, and its fame as a piece of art is rivaled only by the 

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

The image of the near-touching hands of God and Adam has become iconic of humanity and has been reproduced in countless imitations and parodies. Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper and Michelangelo's Creation of Adam are the most replicated religious paintings of all time.

                                                              

Art Event Downtown Los Angeles

Clara Berta Fine Art

Salone di Galleria

An Italian-inspired evening of art, wine and celebration

with Clara Berta

Please join me for the first presentation of new art, inspired by my recent Italian adventure.

Sunday November 23^rd. 4-7 PM

650 South Spring Street # 1112, DTLA

Los Angeles, CA 90014

Hor d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by Wednesday Nov. 19 to

 clara@bertaart.com 

Look forward to seeing you there!

The Getty is revealed as the buyer of Manet's 'Spring'

A portion of the work 

"Spring"

Written by The AP

Friday, 07 November 2014 07:54

The J. Paul Getty Museum was revealed on Nov. 6 as the buyer that paid a record $65.1 million for Edouard Manet's "Spring," a celebrated portrait of a Parisian actress as an embodiment of the season.

The painting will join several other Manet works on display by the end of the year, the Los Angeles museum said.

"Spring" was auctioned Wednesday at Christie's in New York City. The price, which included Christie's commission, was well above the expected high price of $35 million.

It also nearly doubled the previous record of $33.2 million paid four years ago for "Self Portrait with a Palette," another work by the 19th century French artist.

The Getty's other Manet works include "Portrait of Madame Brunet," "The Rue Mosnier with Flags," "Bullfight" and "Portrait of Julien de la Rochenoire."

Painted in 1881, two years before Manet's death, "Spring" portrays actress Jeanne Demarsy in a flowered dress, bonnet and parasol. It was presented at the 1882 Paris Salon.

"Spring" was intended to be one of four paintings featuring Parisian women representing the seasons but Manet only completed "Spring" and "Autumn" before he died in 1883 at 51.

The painting had few owners and had been in the collection of an American family for more than a century.

Christie's did not identify the seller but said proceeds will benefit a private American foundation that supports environmental, public health and other causes.

Spring was the last of Manet's Salon paintings still in private hands, Getty Director Timothy Potts said in a statement.

"It is a work of extraordinary quality and beauty, epitomizing Manet's influential conception of modernity, and executed at the height of his artistic powers," Potts said.

                     
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Paul Gauguin 1.7 Million at Auction

When Menzies Art Brands director Rod Menzies caught wind of the sale of a long lost Brett Whiteley painting in New York in May, he expected much more competition.

He was braced for a fight from collectors, institutions and auction houses to secure the 1968 work, Paul Gauguin on the Eve of His Attempted Suicide, Tahiti, which had been held in the US since its creation by Whiteley, one the most collectable of Australian artists on the current market.

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Downtown Los Angeles supports local artists

Over the past 20 years, Downtown Los Angeles has been transformed from a burned out ghetto in many cases, to a thriving upscale artists community with new apartments, lofts and artists studios. Quite a few buildings that used to be occupied by wayward pigeons and rodents, are now ultra clean modern tech type of dwellings and studios with for rent signs letting temporary or permanent resident seekers know they are available. In addition to artists who use paints and a canvas, the film and video industries are milling around the area using various properties as locations for tv and film/music video shoots. One example of a successful artist who is experiencing art sales via galleries and online is the Mixed Media artist Clara Berta who creates large size works for commercial and residential interiors.

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While there are many artists who create landscapes and portraits, the interesting thing about mixed media is that it scares many artists as they are not sure where to start. The medium allows the artist to express themselves in a free manner and hold nothing back. Clara is exactly that as she lets go and creates impressive works that are pure feeling and passion. Use the links above to visit her site and blog and remember to support your local artists! :)


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