Leawood Fine Art Grand Opening

Dierk Van Keppel Art Glass and art by Noelle Stoffel

This past Friday evening was the grand opening for Leawood Fine Art's new space at Camelot Court in Leawood, KS. When we arrived not only was the gallery packed with people there were also about 30 people outside drinking wine, having refreshments and a great time! Leawood Fine Art has been in business 20 years in the area.

Mike Dean, the gallery owner is on the left with gallery patrons

Landscapes by Carla Craven

Leawood Fine Art offers a variety of superb services. These include Custom Framing and Custom Mirrors,  Art Consultations and Installations, and Corporate Art Consultation.

Christopher Jackson's Happy Trees

Fine Art Photography by Paul Bonnichen

Paul is also well known for his fine art photography of Kansas City Landmarks.

Abstract Expressionist Art by Noelle Stoffel

Artist Christopher Jackson on the left with gallery patrons

This is just a small selection of fine art and art glass available at Leawood Fine Art! 

The Kansas City area is very fortunate to have an impressive selection of art throughout the city. We also have some of the most important  supporters of The Arts in the world as is seen in the vast array of museums in the greater Kansas City area.

Aspen Trees by artist Daniel Fishback

Fine Art Glass Installation

Contact Mike and his team of art experts at:

Leawood Fine Art 11709A Roe Avenue Leawood, Kansas 66211 Phone: 913.338.4999 Fax: 913.338.4807 Email: info@leawoodfineart.com

The website is leawoodfineart.com  

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Closer: Seeing the World in Details by Michael Clinton

From Closer: Seeing the World in Details  by Michael Clinton copyright © 2015, published by Glitterati Incorporated www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com

"Seeing the world in details is the message of this book. The photos inside take you on a journey that is closer than most. There are no sweeping landscapes or familiar landmarks and monuments,. Instead, there are moments of discovery."

Michael Clinton, from the introduction

Madagascar

This is the seventh travel book by Michael Clinton, who is not only a prolific author and globetrotter, he is the President, Marketing and Publishing Director of Hearst Magazines. He has oversight of 20 publications including Harper's Bazaar, O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, and others.

Above the Arctic Circle, Norway

Clinton's up close and personal images in this publication are thrilling to me. The view through a fine photographers lens brings us stunning beauty that is often overlooked in everyday life.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jaipur, India

Paris, France

Author Michael Clinton

All images courtesy of Glitteratiincorporated.com and Michael Clinton.

You may purchase this fascinating book, Closer: Seeing the World in Details by Michael Clinton at through your local bookseller or at Amazon. It is a fine edition for anyone's art, photography and travel library.

Thank you to Glitterati Incorporated for the publicity copy.

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Jackson Pollock's Mural: Energy Made Visible

Jackson Pollock's Mural:

Energy Made Visible

by David Anfam

Published by Thames & Hudson (June 14, 2015)

" On, around, and beyond Jackson Pollock's Mural....

Pollock's monumental painting is one of the most influential yet little-seen works of the last century. This book sheds new light on its place in the artist's meteoric career and the evolution of modern American Art."

Herbert Matter, Jackson Pollock standing in front of Mural, c. 1947, photograph

                        Special Collections, Stanford University. By permission of Alex Matter. Courtesy

                        of Stanford Special Collections.

This mural was created early in Pollock's career,  in 1943. The vastness of this work of art, 19.6 feet in length is the largest painting he ever created. It was a signature of what was to come, the energy, complexity, works full of symbolism which Anfam explains brilliantly in this book.

Detail of Mural showing the ‘Mimbres pottery’ motif

                        Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1959.6. University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City.

                        Reproduced with permission from The University of Iowa Museum of Art. Photograph

                        Courtesy the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2014.

Why is it so important to visit museums, art galleries, art exhibits? Precisely this! One could never explore the intricacies, the colors, the artist's form and function when creating his or her works.

Detail of Mural showing area of signature

                        Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1959.6. University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City.

                        Reproduced with permission from The University of Iowa Museum of Art. Photograph

                        Courtesy the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2014.

Peggy Guggenheim immediately saw the genius of Pollock's art and was his major benefactor, catapulting his career as no one else could. Artists in this day and age would be thrilled to have a sponsor such as Guggenheim.

Detail of Mural showing area of date

                        Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1959.6. University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City.

                        Reproduced with permission from The University of Iowa Museum of Art. Photograph

                        Courtesy the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2014.

 You may purchase this most fascinating book for your art library through Thames & Hudson.

Much thanks to the publisher for the publicity copy for review.

The author, David Anfam is a leading authority on modern American art. he is Senior Consulting Curator at the Clyford Still Museum in Denver and Director of its Research Center. He has won the Mitchell Prize for his work and has written many studies on artists such as Mark Rothko, Anish Kapoor, Wayne Thiebaud and others.

 My friend Mark Ruffner of All Things Ruffnerian,  found this very interesting link about the creation of The Mural. Please take a look.  http://www.jesterjacquesart.co.uk/the-story-behind-jackson-pollocks-famous-mural-painting-of-1943/

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