AzothGallery.com Johnes Ruta, writer,
Independent Curator.
Art Director New Haven Free Public Library.
Recent Exhibition Recent Exhibition
How I Got Here
Paintings & Collages
by Dr. Felix Bronner

New Haven Free Public Library Gallery
133 Elm Street (Lower Level) New Haven, CT


Artist Reception: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:30 - 4:30 PM

Exhibition: November 2 to December 11, 2009
HOLOCAUST -- NEVER FORGET, NEVER AGAIN
A Holocaust Memorial Exhibition
Hammered-Lead Sculptures by

DANA BALDWIN NAUMANN
at GALLERY RIVAA
527 Main Street ROOSEVELT ISLAND
New York City, NY 10044

Artist Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Exhibition: July 11 to August 7, 2009
"...Stillness in the Midst of Chaos" (#1053) oil on canvas, 36"w x 15"h
Felix Bronner is an award-winning Geometric-Abstract painter, inspired by artists such as Adolph Gottlieb, William Baziotes, and Mark Rothko. He studied with William Cowing, Cary Smith, and Zbigniew Grzyb.

Dr. Bronner is Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, a physiologist with primary interest in Bone Biology. It is Bronner's interest in the mysteries of nature that has led him to his art.

 
"Looking Out" (#912) oil on canvas, 24"w x 36"h
"Layers of transparent shapes, over expanses of softened colors, interact with opaque geometric forms dominating the canvas. The artist builds shapes into a vague architecture, connecting geometric forms with thin lines, like girders in an unfinished building." [ArtNews Summer 2003]

"In my painting, I wish to appeal to humankind’s positive potential to capture the complexity of nature," writes Bronner. "This appeal is reflected in the interplay of shape and color, responding to the mystery that surrounds us, on the large scale in which we move, and on the microscale that underlies all matter."

"Alive, Oh So Bold" (#1043) oil on canvas, 24"w x 30"h
Felix Bronner has exhibited widely in the Northeast, including galleries in Boston, New York, and Hartford. His works are in the collection of the University of Connecticut Health Center (Farmington), Homer Babbidge Library (Storrs), Alexey von Schlippe Gallery (Groton), and the Mandell Jewish Community Center (Hartford).

"Deportation" by Dana Naumann, hammered lead, wood and wire, wall sculpture,
30" x 30", 30 lbs.


This series of 17 hammered lead sculptures commemorates the Holocaust and is dedicated to the life of Sigmund Strochlitz (1916-2006), a survivor of the Auschwitz Death Camp in German-occupied Poland during World War II. Mr. Strochlitz realized that the world was beginning to forget the Nazi Holocaust. Each piece is accompanied by a narrative poem by Naumann, based on Mr. Strochlitz's experiences in the camps.

Mr. Strochlitz, Dana Naumann's life-long friend, was born in Bedzin, Poland in 1916, and had survived several other German concentration camps before being brought to Auschwitz, where his parents and sisters were all killed. Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel was his best friend, and in 1978, Mr. Wiesel recommended him to become a member of President Jimmy Carter's Commission on the Holocaust, where he and Wiesel worked together to create the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. In 1981, Mr. Strochlitz and his wife Rose endowed the Chair and Institute of Holocaust Studies at Haifa University in Israel.

"Never Forget, Never Again" by Dana Naumann,
hammered lead sculpture, 12" x 12", 30 lbs
.


Artist Dana Baldwin Naumann has a studio and gallery in North Branford, CT. His hammered sculptures are studies in texture, soft and warm looking even as metal surfaces, depicting religious, mythic, and archetypal scenes. His sculptures are crafted from lead sheets coated with copper or zinc patinas. This series of seventeen sculptures consists of eight pedestal pieces and nine wall hangings, and range from 14" to 44" in height.

Until 1994, Naumann had a successful career as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing with the Westinghouse Corporation in Pittsburgh, but then determined to devote his life to his art, a decision he says he has never regretted. Mr. Naumann's works are in permanent collections of The Aetna in Los Angeles, also in Hartford, and at Villanova University, PA. He designed and contributed sculptures to the permanent collections of United States Special Olympics, and a piece created on the theme of the Holocaust was given to the Thomas Dodd Center, University of Connecticut. His artworks have been shown at Gallerie Michele in Washington DC, Artworks Gallery in Hartford, Art Expo in NYC; the York Square Gallery, the Public Library and the Jewish Community Center in New Haven, CT; and at galleries in Hawaii, Los Angeles, and Providence, RI. He is represented by Broadfoot + Broadfoot, NYC.

Art critic Steve Starger wrote about his work: "Naumann's finely wrought sculptures aren't depressing or oppressive. He creates faces like monuments or totems, inspired by ritual masks and statuary, buy strangely poignant. Each piece emanates a sense of mystery and longing."

"If it Never Happened, Where Did They Go?" by Dana Naumann,
hammered lead, wood and wire, pedestal sculpture, 30" x 30", 40 lbs.
   
Recent Exhibition
The Rapture of Art
Paintings by Jesse Guillen

New Haven Free Public Library Gallery
133 Elm Street (Lower Level) New Haven, CT


Artist Reception: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 2:30 - 4:30 PM

Exhibition: October 3 to October 30, 2009
"The DNA of Antiquity" by Jesse Guillen, acrylic on canvas, 72"w x 48"h

New Haven artist Chucho (Jesse) Guillen's interest in painting started from a young age and has since been fueled by his travels, life experiences, and was inspired by his experience studying art with Fr. William B. Wasson (1924-2006) in Arizona.

"Woman in Sensuous Rapture" by Jesse Guillen, acrylic & beeswax on canvas, 47 1/2"w x 35 1/2"h

Mr. Guillen's technique is motivated by freedom that forms uninhibited rushstrokes, and a sense of the artist's passion and inner-energy emerges in his art works.
"From Sea to Shining Sea" by Jesse Guillen, acrylic on canvas, 60"w x 36"h

His vibrant style and fresh look allows the mundane to become a point of departure, which in turn becomes revitalized and invigorated. This emotionally and energistically charged approach to painting develops a fresh perspective to art.

Mr. Guillen paints murals and is very involved in public art in New Haven, Connecticut, whilst also being privately acquired by collectors and large companies in the USA. Mr. Guillen has developed a following in Amherst, Massachusetts, SoHo in New York City, and many other venues. His painting "Woman in Sensuous Rapture" was accepted to the 2009 Biennale
Chianciano in Chianciano Terme, Tuscany, Italy, and is included in the Biennale Catalog

"Three Graces" by Jesse Guillen, acrylic on canvas, 60"w x 48"h
Recent Exhibition
"The Future of Painting"
Paintings by 4 young artists of
Palette Art Studio, Cheshire, CT

Guest Curator: Natasha Piskunova, teacher

http://paletteartstudio.com/
(203) 272-5370

Exhibition:
New Haven Free Public Library Gallery
133 Elm Street New Haven, CT
Artists' Reception: Wednesday, June 24, 5:30-7:30
Exhibition: June 18 -July 21, 2009
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"Composition with Three Pears"
by Eve Wiener (age 15)
oil on canvas, 2008
"Trees"
by Karen Yang (age 11)
oil on canvas, 2007
 
       
 
"Woman"
by Anne Fowler (age 14)
oil on canvas, 2009
"Orange Sunset"
by Yekaterina Satanina (age 16)
oil on canvas, 2008
 
 
 
 
Recent Exhibition
"The Family Spirit of Art: Three Generations"
Memorial Exhibition of artist Phillip Foxx (1915-2008)
with son Jeffrey Jay Foxx, daughter Patricia Foxx
and granddaughter Cora Foxx
Guest Curator: Suzan Shutan

New Haven Free Public Library Gallery
133 Elm Street (Lower Level) New Haven, CT

Artists' Reception: Saturday, September 12, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Exhibition: September 8 - October 7, 2009

"Approaching Sintra, Portugal" by Phillip Foxx, watercolors, 13" x 18"

The artistic spirit of the Foxx family spans three generations. The diversity of each family member's choice of medium, technique and content is unified by a passion for creativity, travel, and adventure.

 
"Mother, Boy, and Pig - Chiapas, Mexico"
photograph by Jeffrey Jay Foxx
 
"Huixtan Cop"
photograph by Jeffrey Jay Foxx
Past Gallery Exhibitions   
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  Centuries of Inspiration
A Memorial Exhibition for
Jules L. Szemanczky
(1926-2008)
(art teacher in New Haven high-schools 1950-1985)

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 2:30 to 4:30 PM.
May 14 - June 17, 2009
   
  cARIng & shARIng
paintings by members of
ARI of Stamford Connecticut

Artists
Initiative

April 9 - May 13, 2009
   
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  INNER FEELINGS /
INNER THOUGHTS

Premier Exhibition of Paintings by Sculptor
Dana Baldwin Naumann


March 5 - April 8, 2009
   
  THE COLORS OF FAMILY LOVE
Paintings and Portraits by
Chris O. Ferguson


February 3 - March 4, 2009
   
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  "A Family Matter"
artworks by three
European Masters:
Stoimen Stoilov,
Diana Stoilova,
& Margarita Voinova

Oct.16 - Nov.29, 2008
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  URBAN VERTIGO
artworks by
Mounira Gareeva Stott

Sept.15 -Oct.16, 2008
 
  Faith Heels:
THE HALLELUJAH GANG


artworks by Elisa Vegliante

May 24 - June 20
, 2008
     
  I Paint

paintings by Ronald J.Sloan

April 19 - May 23
, 2008
   
VISION STATEMENT

~ Johnes Ruta

The goal in my public work is to develop a visual vocabulary which reflects the positive criteria of creative originality & culture, technical and aesthetic qualities, and the inherent depth of forms and themes.

As an independent curator, I do whatever I can to bring about greater cultural exchange, awareness, acceptance and enthusiasm for the arts. My vision is to apply the experience of my travels to art museums and galleries around the US and Europe, as well as my studies, to create an international center for the arts in New Haven. This center would offer programs in art history and appreciation, and bring artists’ work from abroad to the US, and would offer US artists the opportunity to see their work exported to foreign venues and recognition.

The historical parallel between science and creative culture is a continuing evolution. I support the avant garde and non-linear expressions in contemporary art, but remain fascinated by the recurrent themes found especially in periods of technological or intellectual transition -- such as the parallels of Classical and Renaissance advances in astronomy, medicine, and transportation, with those in music, the visual arts, and philosophy. -- Inspired by my namesake, the Roman Janus, I try to look into the distant future to see the eventualities of the inner human psyche; and into the past, through which a Light-Stream of creative expressions has illuminated a path of human survival, thought, and dignity : the forces of preservation, aesthetics, and Enlightenment -- against decay and intolerance.

   

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