Sixth Alumni Exhibition Prize Winners
Best in Show – First Prize – $ 5,000.00
Eran Webber, Synopsis
Second Prize – $ 3,000.00
Stephen Bauman, The Violinist
Third Prize – $ 2,000.00
Tanvi Pathare, Portrait of Stephanie
Honorable Mention
Hywel Pratley, The Paraphanalia of Unseen Change
Carla Paine, My Father’s Hat
Toby Wright, Rooftops
Alumni Choice
Zacariah Kramer, Sower
Hege Haugen, Moist
Matthew Almy, The House of Mirth
President’s Prize
Richard Greathouse, Anne-Marie
Dagnan-Bouveret
Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929) was a french painter known for hes naturalistis style. He studied under Jean-Leon Gerome.
Closeups from the painting “Blessing of the Young Copule Before Marriage”. Photographs are taken by Jordan Sokol
Naturalism pt. 3
Academic Paintings
Academic paintings mostly from 19th century french Ecole dex Beaux Arts school or artist graduated from that school.
Paul Marie Louis Pierre Richer (1849-1933) was a French anatomist, physiologist and a sculptor. He had a imporatant role in the 19th art scene as a teacher of many notable 19th century painters, who studied in Ecole des Beaux Arts Paris. The Images of this post include many of hes works as a sculptor and illustrator for the anatomy books that he published
Downloadable E-books:
Nouvelle anatomie artistique du corps humain (volume 2), La Femme
Website for art books
Check out this website for art books on russian painters and materials: www.4-art.org
Lördagen den 14:e April öppnar vi våra lokaler för dig som
funderar på att söka till vår treåriga yrkesutbildning i klassisk realistisk
teckning och måleri.
Detta är ett utmärkt tillfälle att skapa sig en tydligare
bild av hur det är att studera vid The Florence Academy of Art.
- Elever och lärare finns på plats för att svara på frågor
om utbildningen.
- Personal ur skolans administration rätar ut frågetecken
kring CSN-stöd, boende och andra praktiska detaljer
- Rundvandring i skolans lokaler, genomgång av utbildningens
moment.
- Elever och lärare utför demonstrationer
Under dagen finns möjlighet att lämna in ansökan för ht
2012. Ansökningsformulär finns att hämta på:
http://florenceacademyofart.com/application.php
Götaforsliden 17, Mölndal
+46 (0)31 – 70 60 860
gothenburg@florenceacademyofart.com
Välkommen
On Saturday, April 14, we open our facilities for future applicants to our three-year painting program. This is an excellent opportunity to gain a clearer picture of what it is like to study at The Florence Academy of Art.
- Students and teachers are available for questions about the program.
- Staff from the school administration answer questions about CSN support, housing and other practical details.
- Guided tour around the school premises, with a brief introduction of the program.
- Demonstrations.
During the day it is possible to submit the application for Fall Trimester 2012
Application forms are available at: http://florenceacademyofart.com/application.php
Götaforsliden 17, Mölndal, Sweden
+46 (0) 31-70 60 860
gothenburg@florenceacademyofart.com
Welcome
Winter 2011-12 Student Work
Process, by Sarah Margaret Gibson
Second year student, Sarah Margaret Gibson, published an article entitled, Process, in the online magazine, Composite Arts, http://compositearts.com/. Click on the featured photo (No. 6 Process) to download the magazine as a PDF file.
Work in progress in Sculpture
Chippie Kennedy’s sculpture, Daphne, (here shown in clay) was one of 8 selected by the National Sculpture Society (NSS) for an outdoor exhibition to be held this summer in Newburgh NY. The ‘Sculpture For a New Century’ competition was sponsored by the NSS and State University of New York – Orange.
Fall 2011 Student work
Thursday morning brought happy news as The Florence Academy of Art in Sweden was officially ackredited as a KU-education for study assistance by the Swedish state.
- The Florence Academy of Art is an alternative to the already existing art schools of Scandinavia. Students who study here do so because they acknowledge that tradition-based training in drawing and painting is a fundamental part of their artistic endeavor. FAA students now enjoy the same rights as students enrolled in colleges and universities in northern Europe – I think this is only fair, says Andreas Birath, Executive Director of FAA/Sweden.
The decison allows for Swedish students to apply for study assistance from the Swedish state (through CSN) to fund their studies at The Florence Academy of Art in Sweden. This study assistance consists of a loan and a grant.
- I am really happy for our students. They have shown such dedication. The training itself is highly demanding, add to that the insecurity of economic issues – it has been a great challenge for them. This decision now puts all of our students in a place where they can fully focus on their artistic training, says Joakim Ericsson, Academic Director of FAA/Sweden.
Starting with Fall trimester 2012, students at FAA/Sweden have the option of applying for study assistance. Deadlines for application are February 1, for early acceptance, and May 1.
For more information, please contact Birgitta Holmström, Office Manager at FAA/Sweden: gothenburg@florenceacademyofart.com
Richard Greathouse, First Place, $ 4,000.00
Terra Chapman and Dana Zaltzman, Second Place, $ 2,400.00 respectively
Tanvi Pathare and Sarah Gibson, Third Place, $ 1,400.00
For full details, click here
Roland Muntoiu, show
Graduate Roland Muntoiu will show some work, mostly projects from his time at the FAA, at Sveaplan 29, Gothenburg Saturday December 17.
Epic Muse Cycle by James Henry Zukin
Click here to read an epic poem by contemporary poet, James Henry Zukin, kindly reproduced with consent of author, © Copyright 2011
Book Description:
“Controlling the Creative Process” is a painter’s guide that offers step by step photographic demonstrations and instruction on the preparation of oil paint, canvases, and frames using traditional methods and materials.
At 130 pages, with more than 200 color photos illustrating every stage of the process, this book is one to have by your side, in the studio, or at home in your private collection.
A 100% natural cotton hard cover, with dust jacket, protects the highest quality archival ProLine uncoated photographic paper, that will be sure to keep your paintings company as they stand the test of time together.
Controlling the Creative Process is also available as an ebook for iBooks app on the iPad, iPhone & iPod touch for busy painters on the go.
Virtual Preview:
Toby Wright, solo show in Monaco
Monaco’s Oceanography Museum marks its 100 year anniversary with a solo exhibition of paintings by Toby Wright, Portraits Du Temple de la Mer, on view through January 2, 2012:
More information at http://www.oceano.org/fr/actualites/expositions/portraits-du-temple-de-la-mer-par-toby-wright/1/
Australia’s premier awards for realism and figurative art, the A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prizes, were awarded last night to the artists who have excelled in traditional styles. Leigh Kaplan was announced as the winner of the prestigious A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship, valued at $50,000. Kaplan, said she was thrilled to be given the opportunity to combine art and travel. “It’s invaluable for traditional artists to be exposed to both the old masters and also contemporary works. For Australian artists, travel is essential in our early careers – it fuels our curiosity and inspires new ideas,” said Ms Kaplan. The Scholarship is a sought-after prize for emerging artists keen to build their career. Ms Kaplan plans to use the A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship to tour Europe, Russia and America over an extended period, to place herself in the best position for a future career as a painter.
“With travel from Australia often a lengthy and costly exercise, it’s difficult for emerging young artists to develop their skills abroad and learn from other artists. The scholarship allows the winner to travel and experience what the rest of the artistic world has to offer – a unique and exciting opportunity for any artist,” said Perpetual’s General Manager Philanthropy, Andrew Thomas. According to Mr Thomas, Alice Bale’s contribution to the arts through her charitable trust has made a lasting impact on the lives of many young Australian artists. “Alice Bale was an established artist who was known as one of Australia’s pre-eminent flower and still life painters of the early 20th century. Her legacy has continued for more than fifty years now through her charitable trust, supporting many artists in that time,” he said.
See more about the prize at www.gleneira.vic.gov.au
A poem for the FAA
I most enjoyed
receiving your splendid
Art eye candied delights.
A chinese plum; take just one?
Decidedly most effusive
Provider of undeserved praise
Sparked from ignition
so sparse as my larks of words
Visceral phenomenon
indelible if inedible
Secret recipe of
FloAcadArtica
bark of mangrove
+ eye of viper
+ piss of rhino
+ yellow dust of bee
Will the paint harden
providing color
To meaning and
meaning to color?
Poetry you say;
I say let there be words
Reflected off juggling balls
of magic or
Effortlessly emerging
from Pandora’s secret place.
I am your poet; how will the
Academy use verbal imagery?
- By James Henry Zukin
Farewell to Leo Mancini-Hresko
by Alan Lawson
With over a decade of outstanding service to The Florence Academy of Art, Leo Mancini-Hresko, director of drawing in the sculpture department and head of materials, leaves us for Boston.
As Leo moves on to focus on his flourishing painting career it is with sadness but also admiration that the FAA family bid him farewell. As I planned this brief tribute I spoke to some of his colleagues and students and amongst the comments were, ‘Leo the charismatic teacher, Leo the voracious and pioneering painter, Leo the bon viveur, the funny guy, and the man with time for anyone and everyone.’
I met Leo shortly after moving to Florence and I was struck by his bold painting, his unique style, his love of colour, and his willingness to share his knowledge. It would not be hyperbole to say that you can call Leo at any time to ask him about painting materials or techniques, and needless to say generations of FAA students have profited from his generosity and knowledge.
It’s impossible to do justice to someone’s past, present and important future career in such a short space, so I won’t attempt it. However I will give you one quote of Leo’s that offers something of an insight into his artistic vision. When I asked him about his paintings he said this:
‘Many of the painters I like are for that ‘illusion’ quality…impastos and glazes, using the paint itself, not just trying to paint an image, sculpting with the paint, dragging the brush back into it. Not slavishly painted detail but ‘suggestion’, ‘impression’. Tony Bennett had a good one, he told me, “You have to respect your audience. If you explain everything to them, if you don’t trust them to figure it out, that’s not respecting the viewer”’
It is with great respect that everyone at the FAA wishes Leo, and his fiancée Elpida, not adieu but a very fond au revoir.
To see more of Leo’s work, click on the link below:
Alumni Gallery in Florence Academy website
Portrait of Guido, Oil on canvas, 2011
Snowy Landscape, Oil on canvas, 2011
Jordan Sokol Video interview
Insane Productions video interview, of Jordan Sokol is now available in American Painting Video Magazine in the new summer issue!. Click in here to go the web site. Here is the trailer.
Check out the August issue of American Art Collector Magazine! The article, titled ‘Beyond a Likeness’, features alumnae and former instructors Alicia Ponzio and Teresa Oaxaca, who were both honored at this years Portrait Society of America’s portrait competition. The artists speak about what qualities they strive to create in a portrait! Click on the images to read the article
Jordan Sokol exhibits at Arcadia Gallery
Congratulations to two of our alumnae, Alicia Ponzio and Valentina Zlatarova, who have been selected by the prestigious ‘Society for Portrait Sculptors’, in London, to participate in their annual juried competition, called ‘FACES 2011′.
The Open Exhibition is the only forum for contemporary portrait sculpture and consists of about 70 sculptures of which approximately one third are chosen from open submission from non-members. It is held each year in May at The Gallery in Cork Street, London.
Valentina Zlatarova received the Tiranti prize for the second time. The Tiranti Prize is awarded to the best work from a young portrait sculptor of 30 years old or under. Here is the sculpture that were selected. Valentina previously won the prize in 2008.
Here are the two sculptures by Alicia Ponzio that were selected for participation,
This is the website of the Society for Portrait Sculptors.
http://www.portrait-sculpture.org/index.php
Angel Ramiro Sanchez, our painting program Director, will be having a one-man exhibition at ‘the pretigious Fondazione Stelline’ in Milan, from June 10-July 2, 2011.
The show, which will be Ramiro’s most important solo show in Italy to date, will include 31 works that chronicle his career with particular attention to his more recent work from the last year.
This exhibition of paintings by Angel Ramiro Sanchez has been organized by the Fondazione Stelline, the Embassy of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Holy See and Consulate General of Venezuela in Milan, with the patronage of the Comune di Milano and the Concilio Europeo dell’Arte in recognition of this young master’s unique perspective on two worlds: his
native Venezuela, and the land where he lives and works, Italy.
“As this fascinating show reveals, the two worlds of Ramiro: Realtà di due mondi are the lands of his origins and formation, Venezuela and Italy. But they are also the pictorial worlds of visual reality, rendered by the brush as few other painters can, and the invisible reality of the spirit. Whatever theme he chooses, Ramiro is an artist who never ceases to look inside himself and indeed look reality in the face.”
John T. Spike
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 8 May 2011
After many smaller exhibitions, this present show at the Fondazione Stelline is the first important monographic exhibition of his work in Italy. Some thirty paintings and drawings from all phases of his career are included with an emphasis on his most recent work of 2010 and 2011.
FAA Alumn, Melissa Franklin, exhibits 20 paintings in Venice at ‘Il Paradiso’, an exhibition space on the terrace of the restaurant, ‘Paradiso’, made famous by artists such as Klimt, Rodin, Picasso and Warhol. The show will run until May 20, 2011.
FAA alumni shine at this years Portrait Society of America, ‘International Portrait Competition’.
The PSoA recently held their Art of the Portrait conference where they announced the winners for their annual International Portrait Competition. We’re very proud to have several FAA alumni among the winners.
Congratulations to all!
Graduate and former drawing instructor, Jesus Villarreal won the Draper Grand Prize with his painting, ‘The Mirror’.
Click here to see more of Jesus’s work.
Graduate and former drawing instructor, Teresa Oaxaca won second place with her painting, ‘Father Time’.
Click here to see more of Teresa’s work.
Our current Anatomy and Ecroche instructor, Alicia Ponzio recieved an honor award for her sculpture, ‘Claudia Regina Del Fiume’.
Click here to see more of Alicia’s work.
Lecture: Beauty, Teleology, and Taste
This lecture offers a brief introduction to the subject of beauty. It begins with the rejection of classical notions of beauty in the early twentieth century and the causes of this. The lecture then jumps back and forth in time in an attempt to show some of the major ethical and epistemological developments and their impacts on ideas of ‘beauty’. The conclusion, is not a definition of beauty but an attempt to frame the correct questions in approaching it.
“The answer to the question ‘What is beauty?’ is approached vicariously through another question: ‘how should we live?”
YOU CAN WATCH THE LECTURE HERE
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The Florence Academy of Art blog
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Nude Study by Daniel Graves
Daniel Graves
Nude study
Oil on panel
40 cm x 50 cm
2010
Jordan Sokol is featured in January’s American Artist Magazine, 11 Groundbreaking Artists to Watch in 2011
Jordan Sokol
Penumbra
Oil on canvas
40 cm x 60 cm
2010
Joshua McPherson is winner of the prestigious A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship. The A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship is Australia’s premier award for traditional realism and figurative art and is awarded to an Australian artist who has demonstrated talent and achievement in traditional styles. It is intended to encourage, support and advance classical training of emerging artists (in their early to mid-career) at any stage of life, who are pursuing the study and practice of traditional art and who desire to study the works of old masters.
Funded by the Alice Marian Ellen Bale Art Foundation Trust, the major prize is a travelling scholarship currently valued at $40,000. The scholarship allows the winner to travel around the world, learning from other artists and developing their skills. Joshua said he was thrilled to be given the opportunity to combine art and travel. “I believe the old master painters provide a foundation for great painting. Travelling to Western Europe, Russia and America to see the skill of the masters first hand and extend my own artistry will be invaluable in kick-starting my future as a painter.” Josh will chronicle his experience in a blog.
