"Idol/Idle/Idyll Worship" features the work of five artists working in various mediums, capturing idyllic moments of the holy and mundane, the sacred and profane, using iconic imagery and humble materials to celebrate the idol/idle/idyll close to their hearts.
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"Eye <3 /YIELD"
33" x 33" x 33"
Oil paint on salvaged road sign
$2800
"Not Spinning"
8" x 9"
Acrylic on canvas
$225
"A Mother's Love (Mary)"
15" x 24"
Acrylic, gouache and mixed media on canvas/wood
$3600
"You Should Smile More”
9" x 18" x 6.5"
Mixed media assemblage
$1800
"Her Cross to Bear"
Mixed media with syringes
53" x 38" x 5"
$1200
I’m a scavenger at heart and find refuge in the process of making art with the discards, detritus and treasures found in my wanderings. My art supplies are found on walks in the desert, on storm ravaged beaches, in forays into flea markets, garage sales and thrift stores. The assemblage pieces and mixed media paintings often feel like they create themselves in their coming together on my studio surfaces and walls. The art of Ed Kienholz, Louise Nevelson, Pablo Picasso, Francis Picabia and Noah Purafoy as well as the art created for altars of ancient churches and caves have influenced and infiltrated the constructions that I make. I am in love with the southern California desert where I live, work and happily explore with my husband Chris and our puppy Pearl
Jill emery folk art expressionist.
Paintings in search of little nothings,
hoping you say, what is this? Who is this? I think I get it. What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding? We are all in this world.
Michael Page began his formal art education at Corcoran College for the Arts in Washington D.C., then continued at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles. He was quickly picked up by a major firm where he worked for many years before striking out on his own. Page’s ability to execute projects using a wide range of visual mediums has powerfully translated to stage design, production design, brand identity, packaging, web, retail, and countless commercial applications. His signature style is both immersive and affecting, and has allowed him to work side by side with industry greats on projects ranging from packaging for major musicians, to stage design for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (Oscars), The Annual Grammy Awards, as well as dozens of other awards shows, tours, and branding/packaging projects.
His eclectic, yet detail-focused creative process has led to the beautiful mixed media fine art he now creates, bringing him full-circle while drawing renewed inspiration from his years of experience in music packaging and digital matte painting.
Tamara Page attended Occidental College and Art Center College of Design before going on to work for many years for The Walt Disney Co. as a conceptual artist. Later, she created both traditional and digital artwork for companies such as Microsoft, Sony and Mattel. Late in 1999 she joined her husband's Los Angeles-based design firm Trike Communications, helping to create branding and production design for music- and entertainment-based clients. For the last ten years, she has focused her creative efforts on whimsical and detailed found-object assemblage art, often themed around religious iconography. She donates her time and art for many local fundraisers and her work has earned her awards in several group and juried shows.
The colorful Mexican folk-art culture of the American Southwest border region, and her desire to create beauty and wonder from objects long-since discarded has influenced her fine art passions. Tamara currently lives and works in the historic and eclectic town of Bisbee, Arizona.
Wendy Lee Gadzuk is a visual artist, writer, musician and altar-builder living and working in the Mojave Desert of California. Inspired by our universal connection to the divine, she works in various mediums, resulting in 2 different bodies of visual art - finely detailed visionary work on paper incorporating traditional Byzantine iconography techniques, and altar-like 3-dimensional mixed media assemblage pieces, using a treasure-trove of discarded materials. Over the past few years, her experience as a caregiver to her partner and others has influenced her work in a noticeable way, resulting in a series of large-scale assemblages using medical waste. The work all holds a similar thread, connecting in its own way to the collective unconscious.
Wendy recently created an oracle deck called Deconstructed Divination and released a limited edition book called 'The Magic of 8' to accompany it. She exhibits regularly in the Los Angeles area and beyond.
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