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Rick Midler

Mike — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:16:46 +0000

Little Swimmer, 20”x30”

Run Along Home, 36”x36

Entering Neverywhere, 48”x48”

Artist Statement
This series of oils on canvas and wood panels explores Desire. It examines how the things we lust after gain our interest and how our imaginations process them. Color, movement and light are tools Life uses to attract attention. Emotions run through the landscapes in the form of teardrops. Colorful balls are planets, meteors, and objects to be collected. Here, in the pseudo-sexual circus-world of Neverywhere, one-eyed flowers, myopic slugbunnies and painted women are both the main attractions and the audience as they passively experience the world from the safest place of all – inside their own shells.

Artist Bio
Rick Midler’s paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States, including the Brooklyn Artists Gym,
The OmniGallery at the UBS Building, The Art Vanguard Gallery and the Premiere Wall at Crew Cuts Space.

In addition, his work is in private and corporate collections, including those of Big Foote Music, Triple Nine Entertainment and Audio Alchemy in Warwick, NY.

Among various other awards, Mr. Midler received an Emmy for a short film which appeared on HBO and honors at The London International Festival. His work as been published in Communication Arts, Creativity Magazine, The One Show Annual and The New York Times.

His artwork and creative direction helped bring the animated M&M’s characters to life. Throughout his commercial career he worked for companies such as FedEx, Pizza Hut and AT&T. Midler also worked with top names in the entertainment business, such as Spike Lee, John Turturro, Ashton Kutcher, Fran Drescher, Roseanne, Megan Mullally, Jack Palance, Stanley Tucci, Elijah Wood, Forest Whitaker and Sydney Pollack.

Rick Midler was born in Clifton, NJ in 1966. He received a B.S. in Visual Communications from University of Delaware in 1988. He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with his wife Samara and son Jude The Dude.

Website
http://www.RickMidler.net

Dean Russo

Mike — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:28:46 +0000

Angelina

In A Silent Way

Give It All Away

Dean Russo creates vibrant acrylic paintings that combine soft touches of realism and the bold playfulness of pop art. Studying fine art at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, Dean has developed a very unique style in the 15 years working as a full time painter. Working from his studio in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn he currently has 3 simultaneous series in of works “GIRLS IN PRINT”, “BROOKLYN GIRLS”, and “10 FACES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD” as well as his work doing custom portrait commissions.

Visit Dean Russo Art at www.deanrusso.com OR on MySpace at www.myspace.com/americanpop2008

John Tebeau

Mike — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:27:55 +0000

“Still Life With Stapler”

“Summer BBQ”

“Quality Beer”
Artist’s Statement
I started painting after years of cartooning and graphic design. Simply put, I do it to record people and things I appreciate: a performer, a street scene, an icon, a message, old signs, a moment in time, a song or a dream. It’s an exercise, and the process satisfies in me a need to create the old fashioned way: with my hands.

When painting, I often concentrate on design elements and layout. I pick my colors to enhance and fit the mood of a subject. Humans are keenly tuned in to patterns, balance and color, so I leverage them to intensify mood and stimulate the eye.

Website

http://www.tebeau.com

Exhibition
Simple Pleasures opens at the Art Bar in Manhattan’s West Village in November and runs through Feb. 15. The opening is 6-9 p.m. Nov. 19 at Art Bar, 52 Eighth Ave., near Horatio Street.