Artist Statement: Allen Levy
Distant Forest
Showing his artwork for the first time in the Washington, D.C. region, Vastu is featuring works from Allen Levy until mid April. Soothing, tranquil, and dream-like with a contemporary feel often describe his style. At first glance, they appear calm and harmonious but upon closer review, is a complex story.
Etsy find: the bees knees designs
Etsy shop, the bees knees designs, features this silhouette of a Saarinen tulip chair painted on pine wood. A frame isn’t required for this great little piece – it’s ready to hang! As a retailer that loves mid-century modern furniture, we think this would be a fun addition to any MCM fanatic’s home!
Artist statement: Brian Petro
Vastu is currently presenting work by Brian Petro that was made within the last five months. This body of work stems from the lessons learned from Sammy Hodis, his 14 year observance of public and private art collections, carpentry skills from his father, and utilizing one of his favorite pastimes – dumpster diving in New York City. Read more
New art exhibit: Allen Levy and Brian Petro
Allen Levy creates paintings that draw you in to take a closer look. At first glance, they appear calm, peaceful and harmonious but upon closer review, hidden under each layer he applies, is a detailed and complex story. There is intense interplay between organic flow and structured ideas and the limitless possibilities that lie between. The compositions often conjure up a memory of the landscape – a sunset, the weather or even a season, but all are subject to individual interpretation.
Artist Statement: Gabriel Shuldiner
Bigger, harder, better, faster, stronger, more production, more consumption and even more waste: extreme information overload and material excess… Technology promotes this rush, the idea that everyone needs to be constantly in a rush. In a world fast becoming more virtual and transient with each hour, minute and second, I believe in the ever-more importance of the physical. The ‘object’ as a marker of time: a reminder of ourselves, of our own physicality, temporality and transitory nature of existence. While we learn to connect and re-connect in new and different [electronic] ways, hopefully we can remember to slow down a bit, as well…
- Gabriel J. Shuldiner
Artist Statement: Colin Winterbottom
This time last year the National Archives was preparing to mark the 75th Anniversary of its John Russell Pope-designed Washington headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue. To get the structure suited for celebration, scaffolding was quickly erected so crews could clean and re-point columns and the remarkable sculpture in it’s pediments.
New art exhibit!
Colin Winterbottom returns to Vastu to exhibit recent work and favorites. Featured among the dramatic, atmospheric photographs he shows are a series taken as he documented refurbishment of the pediments at the National Archives headquarters in Washington, DC. Other photographs feature New York, Washington DC, and recent studies of smaller towns in between.
Brian on AT NY!
Vastu Art Director, Brian Petro, recently had his NYC studio featured on Apartment Therapy. Click here for more pics. Congrats Brian – the space looks great!
Midcity Artists Open Studios
It’s that time of year again! Artists in the Midcity neighborhood will be opening their studios to the public this weekend, October 24th and 25th. Spend a day with friends and family discovering the paintings, photography, sculptural work, prints and more from some of the areas most talented and diverse group of artists. Click here for more details.
Be sure to stop by Vastu to check out the work of artist Brian Petro and photographer Colin Winterbottom!
Look what we found #6
Just can’t get enough of Etsy! Look as these prints from the Please Be Still shop.
These prints were created from original illustrations done for what the artist calls the ‘Modern Design Deck’ series. There are about 30 prints of iconic furniture items to choose from. The image is 6″ x 8″ with a white border pritned on 8.5″ x 11″ archival paper. Perfect for the mid-century modern lover.
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