East City Art Visits Artomatic (Part 3)
After a brief hiatus to rest our feet we’re back with our final Artomatic highlights installment. Previous visits to Aromatic took in the top and middle floors of the eleven story building. For this week’s visit, we strolled floors one through four.
Painting and photography dominate the lower floors of the south Bell street building, with several local standouts along the way. On the fourth floor, we made sure to stop in to visit our friends at Art Enables, an arts-based training organization for people with developmental disabilities. We were also captivated by haunting paintings of Cavan Fleming and pyrographic (wood burning) works of Tonyel Stewart. The third floor found us reveling in the realism paintings of Virginia artist Susan La Mont, the “quilt paintings” of Curtis G. Woody from Upper Marlboro and the whimsical pastels of Capital Hill-based artist Ellen Cornet. Not-to-miss artists on the second floor include Michael Janis’ works in fused glass and Gregory Ferrand’s odes to Hollywood glamour. Finally, on the first floor we reconnected with Brad Ulreich’s “Woman” series first shown at the Gallery at Vivid Solutions in 2010. The first floor is also home to Artomatic’s Marketplace, where on Saturday afternoons, select artists display and sell works to be taken home the same day.
Artomatic runs through June 23rd. If you plan to visit in the evening or during the weekend, be sure to check out their events page for the lowdown on the music and dance taking place on stages throughout the building.
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- Works by Art Enables artist Max Poznerzon.
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- “Get On Board” by Maryland artist Susan Carey features dynamic use of color.
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- Steve Freeman’s 20 foot long graffiti mural is easy the largest artwork in the building.
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- an untitled work by DC artist Cavan Fleming is a face-off between desolation and the seeds of new growth.
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- “Rhetorical Docmatic Theory” by DC artist Tonyel Stewart seamlessly blends canvas and wood, bringing fire to both.
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- “The State of Modern Art” by Greg Deal paints a cheeky portrait of the art scene.
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- “You Are Here” – an exquisitely rendered city scene by Virginia artist Susan La Mont.
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- Whimsical narratives by DC artist Ellen Cornett, one of the few artists presenting pastels this year.
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- “Hold Fast”, a 3-D wood sculpture by Drew Storm Graham references counter-cultural tattoo imagery that leaps off the wall.
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- A close-up of “100th Anniversary of the Gift” by Washington Glass School artist Robert W. Kincheloe.
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- “Untitled Organic Form” by Edmon van der Bijl manipulates common items into new, sculptural forms.
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- The whimsical “Ode to Food” by DC artist Jane Pettit gives Carmen Miranda a run for her money.
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- “Damage” by Philip Gerlach wins the award for best use of Barbie dolls in apocalyptic photography.
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- Works by DC-artist Gregory Ferrand mix wry storytelling with Hollywood glamour.
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- “#Explosion! If they only knew what they know now” by Gregory Ferrand
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- a trio of works by Michael Janis of the Washington Glass School.
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- “Woman #5″ by Brad Ulreich who recently had a solo show at The Gallery at Vivid Solutions in Anacostia.
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Great highlights
Thanks so much. I’ve been in many Artomatics, but couldn’t handle even getting down to this one. Your highlight photos were excellent, and gave me a good sense of some of the exhibits I unfortunately missed.
Great to see these.