Friday, September 21, 2012

TARFEST 2012 Opens with Outstanding Selections!



PhotoJournal by Ingrid Dietrich 
September 20, 2012

5900 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 (Variety building)
Opening reception on Thursday, September 20th, 2012 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
A fusion of color, self expression, and creativity was displayed by thirty-six artists during the 10th anniversary of the TARFEST.
A fantastic exhibition was beautifully composed by curator Holly Harrison, the Curatorial Administrator for Contemporary Art at LACMA.
Thirty six Artists were meticulously selected to participate in this exhibition that commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the first opening in 2003.
The Tarfest has hosted over 235 artists during the past nine years of TARFEST Juried exhibitions. Previous Jurors include Nancy Myers, Edward Robinson, Rita Gonzalez, Howard Fox and Michele Urton of LACMA and local curators, writers and gallerists including Molly Barnes, Peter Frank, Holly Myers, Laurie Frank, Kathy Gallegos, Peter Mays, Sinead Finnerty-Pyne, Wesley Jessup, Leora Lutz, Shane Guffogg, Maryna Hrushetska. and James Panozzo.
Past participating artists and jurors are listed on this linkhttp://www.tarfest.com/alumni.html
Walking around the gallery during the opening night was such a treat for the senses. I had to restrain myself from touching the art pieces. The Artists brought to the event a wide range of highly textured art pieces including paintings, wire-frame sculptures, objects encrusted in concrete, etc.
The usage of materials by the artist was, in my opinion, outstanding. Just to mention a few examples of the raw materials used on the construction of the art pieces: Ink mixed with acrylics, automotive paints on canvas, acrylics on PVC, etc.
Tarfest 2012 includes sculpture, painting, drawing, installation, photography, and video.
Participating artists:
ARTISTS:
Leslie Awender, Lisa Bartleson, Kevin Bernstein, Richard Bruland, Todd Carpenter, York Chang, Hollis Cooper,Jennifer Faist, Steven Fujimoto, Libby Gerber, Michael Giancristiano, Tm Gratkowski, Jenny Hager, Steve Hampton, Stephanie Han, Brad Howe, Michele Jaquis, Flora Kao, Rebecca Lowry, Jason Macaya, Arlene Mead, Janet Milhomme, Andy Moses, Hung Viet Ngyuen, Jorge Oswaldo, Antonio Pelayo, Christina Pierson, Mei Xian Qiu,, Bryan Ricci, Katherine Rohrbacher, Natasa Prosenc Stearns, Gina Stepaniuk , Sayon Syprasoeuth , Meeson, Pae Yang , Penny Young.
TARFEST will be also offering a free concert for all ages on Saturday, September 22nd, from 2:00 PM until 9:00 PM onwith performances by red-hot indie-rock bands Blondfire, Helena , Soft Swells, So Many Wizards , The Steelwellsand The Makepeace Brothers with Live Paintings by revered artistsGreg “Craola” Simkins, Johnny “KMNDZ” Rodriguez and Van Saro, and Codak Smith.
You can find more information at http://www.tarfest.com/
Congratulation to the artists and to the TARFEST.









































1 comment:

  1. Wonderful photo journal review, Ingrid Dietrich! Congratulations and welcome to Fine Art Trekkin'. The images are cropped clean and tidy, and the artists all look happy! Thanks again for supporting and reporting on the arts and the artists in our community!--Ginger Van Hook

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