Stacey's Artomatic Notables

Going into our viewing of this year's Artomatic, we decided we would both come up with a list of Artomatic notables.  What follows is Stacey's list and commentary.

J.T. asked me if I would note my favorites from Artomatic and told me that my list may be posted on his blog (I think he wanted the ability to cut me if my findings were not up to par). You will definitely see that J.T. and I have overlapping lists. Could this be because his taste has rubbed off on me? Could it be that I want to impress my fiancé by liking what he likes? Definitely not the later as I’m way too opinionated for my own good. Other than just being asked to do this let me also list my credentials for you:

• My fiancé is an artist/curator
• I look at a lot of art
• I think my opinions tend to be good ones
• Did I mention that my fiancé is an artist/curator?

Needless to say I have no real expertise in this area but I like what I like. This was my second exposure to Artomatic, last year being my first, and I must say that I enjoyed this year much more. The large part of my enjoyment was due to the fact that we went on a weekend day where we practically had the entire building to ourselves.  It was nice to walk from place to place without having to elbow anybody just to get a closer look.  I expect I may have missed some fabulous art as we saw so much but these are the artists that jumped out to me.

Britishink

 

I realize that Britishink is a tattoo parlor but I found it fascinating. The details that went into the creation of the booth were fabulous from the Ouija Board to the tattoo artists, everything fit perfectly. I asked J.T. if he thought a Tinkerbell tattoo would be a good accessory to my wedding dress, as I think it would look fantastic. He disagreed.

 

Laura Peery

 

Laura Perry’s sculptures are unique and fun. The color and detail remind me of a Disney cartoon brought to life in a very professional manner.

 

Gregory Ferrand

I was first introduced to Ferrand’s work in “The One Word Project” show. I definitely liked his piece in that show but I loved the work in Artomatic. The intense colors and unique perspective totally captured my eye. I could look at each piece for hours and still find something new that I liked to keep my attention. 

Jennifer Murck

I felt very drawn to Murck’s pieces. There was something about the color and texture of the work that I really liked. The strokes seem random yet precisely placed at the same time which is always interesting to me. Plainly stated I found the work to be pretty.

Scott Speck

The first piece of art I ever purchased was a photograph by Phil Nesmith whose work I saw for the first time at last years Artomatic. Since that first purchase I am always looking for photography that stands out to me, and I rarely find it. When I came across Scott Speck’s work I said to J.T. “now this is kind of interesting.” Speck’s pinhole photography by far stood out more than any other photography I saw in the show.

Leigh Ruble

Leigh Ruble’s dress sculptures were my favorite find at Aromatic this year. I have been trying to put my finger on exactly what I loved about it and I’m still not positive. J.T. thought part of my interest could be my draw to unique fashion. And yes, if these were actual articles of clothing you would definitely see me wearing them. There is something playful yet a little haunting about these pieces and both keep me looking to figure out which I enjoy more.