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F2 The Sunday Journal ARTS Albuquerque, May 15, 2011 of opposites, usually elevating one over the other, the exhibit introduces a more unifying perspective. The show explores the intersections and dependencies between photography and American art since the 1890s. It traces the often overlooked and mutually enriching dialogue they share. than elevating and saying one is better than the other, they supported and nourished each said Barbara Buhler Lynes, curator and Emily Fisher Landau director of the Georgia Museum Research Center. Painted during the 1880s, pastoral lifts directly from black- and-white photographs of models.

projected photographs at his canvas and made little dots to make figures to conform where he positioned them in the Buhler Lynes said. Much later, Andy Warhol took a similar approach to his lithographs of (1964) and his Monroe (1963). The innovation of silkscreen brought painting and photography together in a tonal hybrid. Warhol used a photo-silkscreen technique to transfer a photographic image into a silkscreen coated with a light-sensitive emulsion. When printed, the continuous tones of the original photo translated into clusters of inked dots.

Robert Rauschenberg would take up the silkscreen using a wider array of colors with his images of John Kennedy in The hand is much more palpable in the dripping cloudlike apparition of brushstrokes hanging ominously over head. In preparing for the exhibit, Buhler Lynes examined the letters between and her impresario photographer husband Alfred Stieglitz. She learned the artist often spent time in the darkroom absorbing techniques and peering through his lenses. (1926) shows a precisely contoured yet highly abstracted flower as if seen through a close- up lens a study in tonal gradation. (1926) also refers to the optical quality of convergence so intrinsic to photography.

Paul influence shines through the repeated forms in works like (1917) and (1914) when compared with his (1916). a huge influence in terms of using abstraction in Buhler Lynes said. turns to photography as a resource rather than European painting to create imagery that is distinctive and unique rather than borrowing from Picasso and No less a populist than Norman Rockwell stage- managed photographs to insert into his work, as in Soda The exhibition includes posed prints of the dog waiting patiently at the counter, the soda jerk himself leaning on his elbows at the counter, and the little boy sipping his confection through a straw. Rockwell started all of his paintings with photographs that are really like stage Buhler Lynes said. creates a structure for him, allowing him to enrich his paintings with elements of Frederic (1895) shows a galloping cowboy juggling the reins and two guns on the open prairie.

The artist based the rider on a photograph of a similar scene taken in Mexico in 1893. The ungainly leg choreography and angled trajectory reflect the kinds of positions captured in the split-second time frames of the photographic source. But the artist clarified both the head and the front leg positions, creating a stop-action study of horse locomotion made familiar by Eadweard Muybridge. Much later, David Hockney would shatter the photograph into shapes akin to jigsaw puzzle pieces in Copied from 1965 Painting in By 1989, Cindy Sherman had created a faux Renaissance self-portrait in the startling photograph believe a Buhler Lynes said. these mediums are so intertwined that you tell if a painting or a By 2009, Sherrie Levine was pixelating works by Cezanne into a series of geometric shapes.

For centuries, painters reigned as the arbiters of realism until photography usurped that function. Today artists can digitally alter a print to further blur that reality, as did Richard Serra with Ghraib, Thanks to the prevalence of cell phones and digital cameras, today snapping a picture can replace the literal experience of looking, co-curator and independent scholar Jonathan Weinberg writes in the accompanying catalog. from PAGE F1 Visions of photographers, painters come together the opera company is taking leap of because of costs that are higher than in doing revivals. the same time, I believe a season with new productions stimulates new interest and MacKay said. These are the other announced operas in the 2012 season: Giacomo which is one of the most popular operas.

Gioachino which is the world premiere of a soon-to- be-published critical edition. The score is being edited from the original 1820 Naples version. Karol which is the first performance of the 1926 opera. MacKay said he put it on his list of operas he wanted to do based on its rich and complex score. thrilling Richard In an attempt to save on costs, MacKay said, the SFO is co-producing it with the Canadian Opera Company.

MacKay said SFO officials will be closely monitor gas prices to determine their effect on Santa Fe tourism this summer. sales? a bit behind last year (at this he said. from PAGE F1 SFO to start earlier in 2012 featured will be two national choreographers, Alla Nikitini and John Perpener. Although some pieces feature younger dancers, run the gamut from younger to more senior, professional and some very highly accomplished Dickinson-Wells said. of is a departure from the two other concerts Festival Ballet Albuquerque presented this season, which were full-length story ballets, Dance and A Love Artists and works include: Dickinson-Wells, restaging a gospel piece choreographed by Perpener, and danced to the music of Allya Franklin.

Dickinson-Wells also will stage a ballet based on music by Chopin, but with a jazz influence. Boren will present a new work of contemporary ballet called danced by three men and seven women, loosely based on Boren growing up in a small town in Oklahoma. Czelusniak will restage choreographed by Nikitina. The Gianninis will present two works, a lyrical piece, supporting cancer survivors, and a jazz-influenced work, Guerra will present a work titled in conjunction with Jenny Smiley, a modern dance piece loosely based on spiders. Moncada is presenting a traditional Mexican folklorico piece with colorful costumes provided by Baila! Baila! He also will feature another piece depicting a coming-of-age story.

Montoya and his Krew will present a highly athletic and gymnastic B-Boy and B-girl piece reminiscent of break dance. Von Reither will present a contemporary ballet danced by two men and five women loosely based on the beauties of nature, gorgeous Dickinson-Wells said. from PAGE F1 Dancers mix cultures in kaleidoscope of colors ALBUQUERQUE OPENINGS Friday 105 Art Gallery, 105 Fourth SW, opens Art: New by Alex Chavez from 5-8 p.m. Also featured in Studio 12 are paintings by Wolf Krusemark from 5-8 p.m. Call 238-3491 or 281-5990.

Concetta D. Gallery, 20 First Plaza NW, Suite 29, reception for Works by Gallery from 5-8 p.m. Call 243-5066. Harwood Art Center, 1114 Seventh NW, continues New by Xuan Chen and by Julia Lambright from 6-8 p.m. Call 242-6367.

Luna Circle Gallery, 925 Luna Circle NW, presents of paintings by Marcellin Sinard from 5-8 p.m. The show was curated by Ralph Greene. Call 948-3840. OffCenter Community Central Arts Gallery, 808 Park SW, continues the Annual Shelter from 5-8 p.m. The event includes music by Bonnie Bluhm and friends.

Call 247-1172. Sumner and Dene Creations in Art, 517 W. Central, presents McCulloch: from 5-9 p.m. McCulloch, an award-winning artist, inspired more than 9,000 students while teaching at Highland High School. The show runs through May 28.

Call 842-1400. SANTA FE OPENINGS Friday Andrew Smith Gallery, 122 Grant opening for Birthday Robert Allen photographs by David Michael Kennedy, Lisa Law, Baron Wolman and Guy Cross, from 5-7 p.m. The show celebrates the music and life of Bob Dylan through June 25. Call 505-984-1234. Convergence Gallery, 219 W.

San Francisco, reception for paintings by Angus Macpherson from 5-7 p.m. The solo show runs through June 10. Call 986-1245. Jane Sauer Gallery, 652 Canyon Road, reception for Thread in Needle and Tongue in by Cindy Hickok) from 5-7 p.m. The solo show runs through June 24.

Call 505-9958513. The Gallery at the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Road, reception for the Annual Randall Davey Invitational Wildlife Art Exhibition and from 5-7 p.m. Proceeds support Audubon programs. Call 505-983-4609. Saturday The Gallery at the Randall Davey Audobon Center and Sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Road, the Annual Randall Davey Invitational Wildlife Art Exhibition and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Proceeds support programs. Call 505-983-4609. Galleries Quilters pay tribute to fabric artist By Aurelio Sanchez Journal Staff Writer Some artists at VSA Day Artists program on North Fourth apparently had their eyes opened by George heartwarming story of overcoming near blindness to become a world-class runner, motivational speaker, author and artist. Inspired by how Mendoza overcame his disability, some artists at the North Fourth VSA Day Art program won honors in the juried 2011 Las Colchera Quilt Challenge in Las Cruces, an annual contest designed to promote the art of quilting in the Mesilla Valley. Colcha is Spanish for bedspread or coverlet, and also may refer to a particular type of Spanish embroidery dating to New colonial days.

think what our artists accomplished was in homage to him VSA Day Arts spokeswoman Lina Jabra said, adding that she feels their quilts will be an inspiration to The program provides arts education and exhibition opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. The challenge for the quilters in the Las Cruces exhibition was to use Mendoza-designed fabrics in creating the quilts selected for the George! Quilt held in February at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces. Day artists entered eight quilts, six of which were displayed at the Las Cruces exhibition, which can now be seen through the end of May at the North Fourth Gallery. Exhibiting quilt artists include Maya Anaya, Cari- Lynn Carlston, Christina Caraveo, Michelle Eckles, Lena Han and Rosie Leaks. Two additional quilts were selected to tour nationally in a show sponsored by Westminster Fabrics.

The pair of quilts includes one by Phyliss Herrera and another by the late Linda Plagemen; her quilt was completed by her teachers in her memory. Carlston named her piece like the colors of the rainbow. I made the quilt because of two friends and everybody I know who Carlston said. is an inspiration to When Mendoza spoke to VSA Arts students last year, he made quite an impression, Jabra said. done in life is pretty incredible for a person who has no to low Jabra said.

a fantastic artist and I think when he spoke to the group, he was very Mendoza, a Las Cruces resident, was a promising athlete in high school when he was diagnosed with a disease that left him legally blind, but his other talents were left intact. In 2009, Mendoza went international, when his work creating lines of fabric using his artistic designs was licensed by Westminster Fibers in Charlotte, N.C. The George! by the Las Cruces quilt organization called for entrants to incorporate some part of fabrics with their own designs. by Phyliss Herrera will tour nationally after a show at N4 Gallery. If you go WHAT: George! Quilt WHEN: Through May 29.

Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays WHERE: N4 Fourth Art Center, 4904 Fourth NW HOW MUCH: Free admission Exhibit incorporates ideas of legally blind designer Mendoza Journal Staff Report The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts has announced that its 2011 honoring reception and dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. June 9 at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. Tickets are $60 and are available by calling 505-983-5220. The reception and dinner honor accomplished Native American artists, scholars, activists, families and communities that positively contribute to the lives of Native people and cultures.

SWAIA recognizes extraordinary individuals by presenting the Lifetime Achievement Allan Houser Legacy Awards for professional and personal achievement and the Povika Award named after famed San Ildefonso potter Maria Martinez for service to Native communities. Allan Houser Legacy Award winners are Tonita San Ildefonso Pueblo, painter; Popovi Da, San Ildefonso Pueblo, artist and renaissance man; and Joseph Lonewolf, Santa Clara Pueblo, potter. Povika Award winners are Agnes Dill, advocate for Native rights; and Jeri Ah-be-hill, Kiowa, advocate for Native arts and culture. The reception and dinner also recognizes winners of the SWAIA Fellowship Program. They are Orlando Dugi, Chris Pappan, Pam Lujan Hauer, Ryan Singer, Melissa Cody, Ryan Lee Smith and Lisa Hageman Yahgulanaas.

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