Episode 128: Today I talk to Charlotte expressionist [he shies away from the title “artist”], John Slaney, whose exhibition, Real Mixed is up at Coffey and Thompson Fine Art Gallery. His eye-catching collages are packed with thought and meaning.
[Featured Image: A man admires his neighbor’s landscaping]
Nerd
Fear
PROBLEMS / modern free-standing sculptural collage
Just a Tiny Abuse of Power / original mixed media collage art
Episode 127: Today I talk to Bree Stallings about her gorgeous murals and public art around Charlotte. She’s got a really great story and uses her art to bring good to our city.
Condom Couture Fashion Show – 2018 Helped to raise over $98,000 for Planned Parenthood Southeast by designing wearable fashions using over 2,000 of everyone’s favorite prophylactic. Belongs in private collection.
Modern Poverty Art Show
Secrets Of A Charlotte Kid:A Pattern of Radical Honesty Behailu Academy’s Modern Art History and Acrylic Painting Spring 2018 Class
Blessing Box Campaign – 2018 Using 20,000 public-submitted, handwritten acts of kindness, from which 10 selected artists created projects. Over two community days with students, we wove the acts of kindness into different forms. I made two wearable dresses inspired by the idea of “what would we look like if we wore the acts of kindness and the way we treated people?”.
All images used with permission. c. Bree Stallings
Episode 26: In honor of my 26th episode, I did an on-site chat at the Jerald Melberg Gallery. I got to check out the Robert Kushner exhibit and chat with Jerald about the business side of running a gallery. We’ve decided that this will be the first of many “Gallery Chats.”
Jerald Melberg of the Jerald Melberg Gallery
Robert Kushner BLACK-EYED SUSANS 2014
Oil, Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas
84 x 60 inches
JMG18037
$55,000.00
Robert Kushner DIE HAUSFRAU 2015
Oil, Acrylic and Collage on Paper
10 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches
JMG18044
$4,800.00
Robert Kushner HAWAIIAN POSTAGE 2014
Collage, Ink and Acrylic Mounted on Museum Board
10 x 8 inches
JMG18045
$4,800.00
Robert Kushner HUNTINGTON LIBRARY CACTUS GARDEN II 2014
Oil, Acrylic, Gold Leaf and Collage on Paper
30 x 36 3/4 inches
JMG18046
$12,000.00
Robert Kushner HUNTINGTON LIBRARY CACTUS GARDEN IV POLISH ARMY 2014
Oil, Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Joined Paper
60 x 22 inches
JMG18047
$14,000.00
Robert Kushner JOHNNY-JUMP-UP II 2014
Collage, Ink and Acrylic on Paper
10 1/2 x 10 inches
JMG18050
$4,800.00
Robert Kushner MIDNIGHT IN THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY CACTUS GARDEN 2014
Oil, Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas
108 x 132 inches
JMG18039 $145,000.00