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Boatyard #4, a 50" x 60" oil painting by Professor Yingxue Zuo will be part of an exhibit "New Landscapes" at the Gallery of Contemporary Art at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park

East Meets West in an Exciting Exhibit of Paintings at Gallery of Contemporary Art
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), February 3, 2010 - The Gallery of Contemporary Art at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park is pleased to present an exhibit entitled "New Landscapes" by Professor Yingxue Zuo.

Yingxue Zuo's paintings delight the viewer with a marvelous blend of cultures. He draws upon his traditional Chinese training and mixes in wonderfully modern techniques of paint and palette knife to create landscapes that simultaneously have an abstract and realistic feel. The water seems to move, the trees rustle, and the viewer is pulled into the scene. Summers spent in China provide some subject matter while other paintings are drawn from local settings.

When not painting, Ying shares his multitude of skills with students in his role as a full-time professor at the college, while also acting as Department Chairman. A frequent exhibitor in New York galleries, St. Louis is fortunate to be able to see these newest additions to Ying's extensive portfolio. The exhibit begins on Feb. 16 and runs until March 12.

The opening reception will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 19. The Gallery is located in the Library Building at 5600 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. For more information, call the Art Office at 314-644-9350.

Michigan-based Artist Mark Newport Explores Modern-day Heroes in Laumeier Exhibition
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 24, 2010 - Laumeier Sculpture Park presents Mark Newport: Self-Made Man, an exhibition that explores the role of modern man and modern-day heroes. Opening February 5 and continuing through May 9, 2010, Newport's human-scale, hand-knit superhero costumes, photographs, video and embroidered comic book covers will be shown in the Park's indoor galleries.

The artist will perform "in character" at the February 5 opening reception, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., and will also present a gallery talk on Saturday, April 3, at 1 p.m., as well as participate in the Knit-In @ the Park special event the same afternoon.

Mark Newport is a man who knits like no other. The Michigan-based artist creates human-scale, acrylicknit superhero costumes that question the role of heroes in contemporary culture. Some of these costumes reflect the comic book legends that many of us grew up with. Newport also expands on the genre with creations of his own. Batman and Captain America are presented on equal terms with Newport's Sweaterman and Y-Man. The costumes present a great tension as they probe the unquestioned iconic status of the mythological superheroes and the obvious shortcomings of the knit suit to protect anyone who might chose to don it. Protection of self, family and society are all issues on the table.

"The knit costumes as well as the prints, photographs, altered comic book covers and video that will be included in the exhibition ask complex questions about masculinity, family and the myths and realities - the strengths and shortcomings of what it is to be human," said Kim Humphries, Laumeier's Director of Exhibitions and Collections. "Fueled in part by pop artists such as Claes Oldenburg and continuing a gender dialogue with feminist roots, Newport's work forges ahead with an engaging 21st century discourse."

Mark Newport is the Artist-in-Residence and Head of Fiber at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He earned his BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1986 and his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1991.

Art with Heart at Plaza Frontenac
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 24, 2010 - Art with Heart, will open February 10, at Plaza Frontenac, located 1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard.

The Ladue Middle School (LMS) students begin working in September to create art and other hand-crafted items to sell in February to raise money for the charity of their choice.

The students work for hours after school to create the items they are selling and together they determine which charities they will help. This event raises awareness of area charities but it also teaches the young students the importance of volunteering and giving.

The event, organized by LMS is held annually at Plaza Frontenac where a silent auction displaying the students' artwork and handmade items are on display. There is a reception Wednesday, February 10th, 4:00 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring the Ladue Middle School Strings Ensemble and an opportunity to purchase handmade items to benefit the American Heart Association.

Proceeds from the silent auction will go the following charities:

American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Acheiving Recovery Through Creativity
National Association for Rare Diseases
St. Louis Area Foodbank

Heart of the Town Exhibition at Maplewood Arts Walk
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 24, 2010 - Art lovers are invited to kick off Valentine's weekend for the "Heart of the Town" opening reception, Friday, Feburary 12, 2010 from 6 - 9 p.m., at S. Carmody Photography, 2707 Sutton Blvd. The exhibition, which runs through March 31, 2010, features alternative process photography works by artist Jane Linders.

Linders travels outside the wake of the digital era by using more hands on traditional photographic processes such as Polaroid transfers and cyanotypes. The intrinsic qualities of these mediums lend themselves to spontaneous exploration, allowing Linders to rework the images using her watercolors, colored pencils, and intuition. Subject matter ranges from the oddities of roadside Americana and the eerie beauty of cemeteries to x-rayed bones reconstructed into visually intriguing alien still lifes. Linders' images possess a painterly quality rich with mood and nuance absent from contemporary processes.

Jane Linders is an award-winning photographer whose prints appear in numerous national and international collections.Linders has exhibited her work everywhere from her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. She is a tireless image-maker, whose photos can be seen in galleries, books, and magazines.

The opening reception coincides withthe Maplewood Arts Walk, featuring visual and performing arts events. This event is sponsored by the City of Maplewood and the 20+ core businesses comprising the Maplewood Arts District. For more information, contact S. Carmody Photography at 314-401-8089.

Archived St. Louis Art Gallery News:

Art Museum Opens Five Centuries of Japanese Screens

The 'Awakening', by J. Seward Johnson, Is a New Public Art Installation in Chesterfield, Missouri

Local Artists and Musicians Featured at Jack Daniel's Art, Beats + Lyrics at the Moto Museum

Kemp Auto Museum Hosts the Reid Vann Rare 356 Series Porsche Exhibition

Marbles Gallery Exhibits OBAMA ROYALE Op Art Paintings

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