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Exit Ghost - Photo courtesy of artist Aunia Kahn
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The Haunting Works of Artist Aunia Kahn
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), October 25, 2009 - 'Our Intimate Perception,' a solo exhibition of work by artist Aunia Kahn will open at the Concrete Ocean Gallery, located at 2257 S. Jefferson Ave., with a free reception, November 6, from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. The show will run through November.
The multi-media art show will feature upwards of 24 original works by Kahn, some of her well-known, familiar pieces to some that will be exhibited for the first time anywhere. This is Aunia's first solo exhibition in the local St. Louis area since 2008 as demand for her work has been overwhelming on the national level.
Kahn's work combines varying disciplines that result in a hybrid art form from which she designs and builds characters, non-existent places, dreams, illusions, fears and fables into creation.
The work has been compared to movie-like stills, which hide away long stories within their visuals. Her work has been published in over 70 different outlets, from the cover of the St. Louis Sinner to magazines in Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Italy and the UK.
"Often times I explore taboo and controversial subject matter to challenge the viewer, their understanding and preconceived notions, yet I try and connect through honest feeling and emotions." - Aunia Kahn
All works will be for sale through the gallery. One of her artworks will be up for silent auction that will benefit Stray Rescue of St. Louis. For more information, call Concrete Ocean Gallery at 314-497-0199.
Õkura Jirõ, Japanese, born 1942; Mountain Lake Screen Tachi, 1990; three four-panel folding screens: wood with pigment and synthetic gold; each screen approximately: 110 x 83 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, William K. Bixby Trust for Asian Art, funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Gyo Obata, and funds given by Mrs. James Lee Johnson Jr. 50:2005.1; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Õkura Jirõ 50:2005.2,.3 © Õkura Jirõ
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Art Museum Opens Five Centuries of Japanese Screens
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), October 25, 2009 - Unprecedented in its inclusion of premodern and contemporary works, Five Centuries of Japanese
Screens, brings together rarely-seen masterpieces from the collections of the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago. These exquisite examples of a traditional art form evoke feelings of tranquility and peace.
Usually meant to be viewed folded, Japanese screens are functional works of art
that are part utilitarian object and part creative expression. Their large size allows for artists to create sweeping visions that occupy a distinctive position in Japanese culture.
This show is the first major exhibition to feature traditional Japanese screens, or byõbu, on paper or silk along with modern and contemporary examples in less orthodox media such as lacquer and ceramic. The exhibition offers a rare and welcome chance for Museum visitors to see numerous impressive works together and experience the collective impact of these large-scale works.
Five Centuries of Japanese Screens includes 13 of the most important screens or pairs of screens from the Saint Louis Art Museum's collection and 16 from the Art Institute's collection. Due to their fragility and sensitivity to light, these screens are rarely seen in such large presentations.
The show will be on view through January 3, 2010 in the Museum's
Main Exhibition Galleries. Admission to the exhibition is $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, $4 for children 6 to 12, free for children younger than 6, free to Members every day and free to all on Fridays. For more information about the Saint Louis Art Museum, call 314-721-0072.
The 4,700-lbs, cast-aluminum sculpture, known as 'The Awakening', consists of five separate pieces - an outstretched arm, a hand, a leg, a foot and a head complete with gnarled beard.
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(L - R) St. Louisans Ken and Marge Zeller and Patricia and Jim Wagstaff were delighted to have their picture taken in front of 'The Awakening' sculpture, which measures 70 feet in length and 17 feet tall at the giant's outreaching arm.
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The 'Awakening', by J. Seward Johnson, Is a New Public Art Installation in Chesterfield, Missouri
CHESTERFIELD, MO, (SLFP.com), October 15, 2009 - Even before the 70-foot giant arrived at its permanent location adjacent to Central Park in Chesterfield, the 4,700 lbs sculpture, known as 'The Awakening' by J. Seward Johnson, had garnered national attention.
The first casting of this iconic piece currently installed at National Harbor in Prince George's County, MD has been an East Coast landmark since 1980. A second casting of the sculpture was commissioned by Louis Sachs, founder of Sachs Properties, who had donated another Johnson piece to Chesterfield Arts.
Chesterfield Arts, a non-profit community arts organization, had traveling exhibit pieces by Johnson installed throughout Chesterfield earlier this year in anticipation of the arrival of the giant. Residents and visitors to Chesterfield, October 10, were rewarded with a formal unveiling and community celebration to welcome the monumental sculpture to the outdoor art museum being championed by Chesterfield Arts.
The five-part sculpture is located at Chesterfield Parkway West and Lydia Hill Road in the new Downtown Chesterfield development. For more information, call 636-519-1955.
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