Hyperallergic review of Tom Fairs show at Kerry Schuss

The Tom Fairs show at Kerry Schuss gets a wonderful review "Its Hard To Lie in a Drawing," by John Yau in Hyperallergic.com.

http://hyperallergic.com/60870/tom-fairs-kerry-schuss-ks-art/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekend+Maria+Bussmann+Fagens+Catalogue+Artists+Working+from+Observation+Tom+Fairs&utm_content=Weekend+Maria+Bussmann+Fagens+Catalogue+Artists+Working+from+Observation+Tom+Fairs+CID_020fbefde1c76150a64588ffe05bb8b1&utm_source=Email+Newsletter&utm_term=Tom+Fairs

Tom Forrestall is awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Congratulations to my wonderful dad, artist Tom Forrestall, who was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal yesterday in a ceremony yesterday at Government House in Halifax with thirty-three other amazing, achieving and deserving Nova Scotians. 

This Canadian medal is to "honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians to their fellow countrymen, their community, or to Canada" and is administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall. Other medal recipients from Annapolis Royal were Peter Nicholson (Mathematician) and Sylvia Yeoman (Heritage Archivist.)

 Congratulations to all!

Tom Forrestall exhibition of studies for the painting HMCS Assiboine in Action with U210

An exhibition of Tom Forrestall’s preliminary studies for the painting:

“HMCS Assiniboine in Action with U210.”

This work now hangs in the Wardroom at Stadacona, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The collection of these preliminary studies has been donated

to the Maritime Command Museum by the artist.

Opened:  Wednesday,  1:30 p.m. 18^th July 2012

at Maritime Command Museum, Stadacona CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia

  

The exhibit will be on display until mid-September 2012.

Agnes Lux and Ray Hamilton at Kerry Schuss gets a great NYTimes review

Kerry Schuss gets a great review for a two-person drawing show of the work of Agnes Lux and Ray Hamilton in the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/arts/design/agnes-lux-ray-hamilton.html?_r=2&ref=design

Bill Adams gets a great review of his show "Finalist" at Kerry Schuss at TimeOut NY online

Bill Adams exhibition of new drawings and etchings at Kerry Schuss gallery on the LES gets a great review in TimeOut NY online edition. It includes a slide show of images of work from the exhibition. The show will be up through Saturday, June 30th, 2012.

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/art/bill-adams-finalist-kerry-schuss-june-28-2012

Mikasa website that Monica helped produce the content of launches!

I worked from December 2011 through March 2012 helping to produce the editorial content for  the relaunch of Mikasa.com's well trafficked website. The four launch issues, all on different themes of tableware design using high end Mikasa tableware were on bridal "Happily Ever After," contemporary entertaining "Modern Dining" trendy tablescapes "Fashion Plates" and modern spin on classic look "Classic Style."

Got to work with a very talented team of expert e-commerce executives, marketing people,  photographers in Boston as well as website designers and programers in Long Island.

I think the end result of a great team effort looks fantastic! There is a plan to roll out at least one new issue every month.

The link to the site is below. Come back and visit every month to see a new issue!

http://www.mikasa.com/

Max's drawing of pink flamingos for his grandma's 85th birthday card

gets a "Like" thumbs up by art critic Jerry Saltz on Facebook!

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Flamingos drawing by Max for his grandma Maralyn's 85th birthday card.

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"Finalist" new work by Bill Adams at Kerry Schuss Gallery

Artist Bill Adams opens a show of new work at Kerry Schuss Gallery, 34 Orchard Street on LES
 May 24th, 2012 from 6 to 8pm.

Bill Adams

"Untitled", 2012  ink and watercolor on paper 11 x 14 inches

Press release below:
http://www.kerryschuss.com/upcoming.html

Tribute to Natalie Forrestall on Mother's Day

One of my favorite photos that I took of my mother in the 1970's.

Sweet spontaneous double kiss my mom gave to my brother Frank/Frank gave to mom.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/opinion/sunday/bruni-muddling-through-mothers-day.html?_r=1

Zombbit paintings booth at The Seaport Halifax Farmer's Market

Zombbit is the tag of Father-Daughter-Daughter art team Frank, Gwenhwyfar and Jessica Forrestall! 
Here you'll find all manner of cute-n-creepy Artwork!
Look for their booth at the Seaport Market in the Pavillion C area. New area not totally mapped out yet, so no booth number yet.

http://www.facebook.com/Zombbit

A few titles of the collaborative paintings as they appear in order in the FB gallery linked in above are:

"Sir Muffin", "Death Snail", "Graveyard Walker", "Grinner","My Little Zompony"

"Frankenpus,""Teddy Scare"

"Creepy Birthday."

Shaped Paintings, Dangerous Ideas exhibition of Tom Forrestall at Kinsman Robinson Galleries in May 2012

Goat Island Beach

Egg tempera on gessoed panel

32x45inches, 81.28x114.3cm

2012

Goat Island Beach

Egg tempera on gessoed panel

32x45inches, 81.28x114.3cm

2012

Tom Forrestall opened a show of paintings at his Toronto gallery Kinsman Robinson Galleries May 5th. This show, titled "Tom Forrestall: Shaped Paintings, Dangerous Ideas" runs from May 5th until May 31st, 2012.

The link below will take you to the gallery site where you can see other images of paintings from the show, the press release and information on a film project on Tom's work to be previewed at this show.


http://www.kinsmanrobinson.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=4

"Seagulls Inland" 1978 Egg tempera on gessoed panel

Junior curator Max organizes his first show in our living room

Toast (Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour) was going on, and people all over Tribeca in and out of lofts visiting artists studios, so Max decided to hang some of his work and as well put  a call out to some of his friends to see if they wanted to hang some work in our living room.

His friends who got it together on short notice was his friend Liam, who put in a watercolor drawing that was made as a collaborative piece in their Eastern Woodland Indian study class. Max's friend Fritz Johnson and his dad Jeff brought by five beautiful pieces to hang. A self portrait by Fritz as well as an amazing drawing of Frauces Tavern, a little reminiscent of the outsider artist, Chris Murray. Annabeth Johnson's work included a drawing of a flag, an abstract character and a wall hanging piece. Max included some marker drawings of guitars, a kinetic-collage drawing he had made in a program at the Whitney Museum as well as a stamp art piece made in his art class at school.

Fritz Johnson's drawing of Fraunces Tavern.

Several people came by, including some of Max's friends to hang out. Max had put a big sign on the front door so people would know there was a kids show downstairs.

Annabeth's work (left) included a drawing of a flag, an abstract portrait 
and a wall hanging piece (right) 

Liam Bohde's collaborative watercolor piece of Eastern Woodland Indians homes.

Max's name marker drawing made in art class at PS 234.

Max's Pollock-inspired painting made in an Action Painting family art workshop at MoMA.

Pop-Up Kids Art show signage out front.

One couple and their daughter drove all the way in from Connecticut to walk around
and look at art in people's Tribeca studios and living rooms.

Max's Kinetic Collage piece done in an art workshop at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

KERRY SCHUSS gallery opens Bob Moskowitz Envelopes

KERRY SCHUSS opened the Envelopes show of paintings and drawings by Bob Moskowitz on Saturday, April 14th, 2012.

Mad Hatters were out in full force at the Easter Parade 2012 in New York

This young lady was perfection. Happy to be there, smiling broadly with the fun twist of
putting the purple, pink and green daisies on the inside of her wide brimmed hat.

All it really takes to get the hat makers at New York city's Easter Day Parade to talk about their fantastic headpieces at New York City's Easter Day parade is to wear one yourself. This is the third year I've gone to the parade, but the first time I took the hat-making business seriously. So I got to chat up those with the best, most amazing hats. I inquired as to who they were, how long it took to make their hats and what inspired them. Some of these people have been doing the parade with hats for 15 years! There were the usual themes to be found; birds, birds and more birds (in bird cages, on branches, in nests,) as well as bunnies, eggs, flowers and watering cans, but this year new hats themed like The Titanic and an early airplane strolled by perched on high. There were hundreds of people parading in hats and thousands upon thousands watching and photographing them. I myself was asked to pose for dozens of photos. Some of the outstanding Easter bonnets are here:

"The Easter Parade Rocks" writes out one jauntily bonneted young girl. 

Shades of green, a nest perched on a twig and a huge smile.

This sweet girl created a symphony atop her wide brimmed straw hat.

There was so much amazingness going on with this gentleman's getup, that it took me a few minutes to notice that the gray parrot on his hat was alive! And that the base of his hat was an upside down quilted handbag.

As this gentleman moved in front of Saint Patricks Cathedral, he picked up his ever constant poodle
out of its stroller for a photo with the menagerie. The neon dye job on the poodle coordinating
with the neon plastic bracelets is a particularly nice touch.

Very minimal nest-as-hat with a sheer dress embellished with brown feathers.

Nothing more adorable than sisters in pastel matching hats and outfits.

Clever Nor' Easter couple (who come every year) stopped to chat with a mother
and daughter trio who also come every year. "Did you get interviewed by Fox News?" Nor Easters inquired.
 "Yes, they asked what my hat meant," the Southern Lady under a trellis mom replied.

This couple was parading and texting.

Watering can gents do simple, effective matching hats. Last year they wore hat boxes.

Old fashioned meets thoroughly modern peeps-mini.

Effective small hats covered with plastic eyeballs and pom poms.

Flower pot trio.

This hat encompassed three favorite themes, flowers, bunny and carrots.

Carrot top hat and boy with orange basketball bunny posed together. Hilariously the lady carried a spritzer bottle and pulled it out to moisten her carrots from time to time.

Roses and more roses engulf a black hat.

Memorial Hat for Michael, Whitney, his dad and other beloved past souls. 

Memorial to the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Titanic with a crew and passenger
 list of chicks and bunnies natch.

A reproduction of the Wright brothers first plane on display at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Gents were part of the Horoscope Signs large group. 

Horoscope Sign Aquarius.

Chihuahua's in cute sheer coats with preppy owner wearing a ubiquitous bunny hat.

Hats off to all the fun of Easter in New York!

I have new found respect for what's involved in making an Easter Bonnet, from putting one together this year. You first need to think of a theme that will stand out. Newbies (me 2 years ago) will hot glue as many peeps and fake flowers as they can to a wide brimmed straw hat and pray it holds together. (My vase of flowers from the first parade fell off in the last half hour.) I had a bird watcher hat idea in mind, where no birds can be spotted because they are all on the top of the hat. What really impressed me from the past two years were hats that showed subtle, elegant craftsmanship. Black and white also really stands out from the Fifth Avenue sea of pastels. My materials? H & M hat ($9.99), black & white stripped ribbon from Tinsel Trading (1 and 1/2 yards for $3) and four white birds, black feather and the nest from Jamali Gardens in the flower district ($22) $35 total and 1/2 hour to put it together. Voila!

--Monica Forrestall

VISITING ARTIST: Lower East Side Gallery crawl

Sunny Sunday afternoon tour of LES side galleries with Curphey on March 18th.
Started at Canada gallery on Christie Street, naturally.

Gallery on Christie Street, focuses on contemporary American artists, 

this of the sculptural work of Michael Mahalchick.

Closeup of the decal covered Fender guitar.

Michael Mihalchick sculture piece of a glass table top, resting on stacks of gay porn,
with raw bacon pieces.

Since bacon flavoring is everywhere, why not as an art material? Decidedly a little gross.

A new interesting gallery opening here soon....

These paintings of Anja Schwoerer, that used denim as a canvas and bleach as paint were rather interesting. And reminded me a little of the ball pint pen pieces I did on denim for KS Art's show of ball-point drawings a few years back.

More of Anja Schwoerer's work at Beauchene Gallery on Orchard Street.

Michael Bauer's painting in the group painting show "Today" at Lisa Cooley Gallery.

Lisa Cooley's new space on Norfolk Street just opened a few days before.

Installation of an African-hut like large scale sculpture made of a hodgepodge of mops, legs of chairs
and other random materials by LA artist Henry Taylor.

Mop detail of the hut sculpture by Henry Taylor.

Liked the painting show "Slack Tide" of Sam Moyer at Rachel Uttner Gallery on Orchard. Paintings with textured surface that looks wrinkled or folded. 

---Monica Forrestall