FLOWER invitational exhibition
118 Southwest Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108
816.527.0823
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FLOWER, an invitational exhibition, curated by Blue Gallery owner Kelly Kuhn, exhibits work by a selection of regional and national contemporary artists working with variations on a single theme. Blue Gallery invites you to navigate how flowers find their way into every iteration of art. On Thursday, June 1st, 6–8 p.m, FLOWER, an invitational exhibition, reexamines a classic subject through a contemporary lens to address and test the staying power of traditional beauty. Like the titular subject, FLOWER finds beauty in unexpected crevasses, mediums, and canvases. The selected group of artists explore this famous subject in challenging contemporary ways, pushing the boundaries of floral representation. Anna Kincaide’s fashion-inspired oil paintings convey the textured nuances of emotion with costume and hidden expression, leaving us to question whether a disguise hides or reveals who we are. Kincaide discusses this burden to perform in Lost in Who I Am, wherein the figure’s expression of contemplation is partly obscured by an imposing floral mask. Stanley Bielen’s Wistful takes a minimal approach. Layered yellow atop thick green strokes conjure up a bouquet without providing any detail. The viewer is confronted with a memory, or a familiar image through a window. Wistful is as much about nostalgia as it is about the temperance of the present. Joe Ramiro Garcia’s Wanting Rain evokes street side murals in areas of political conflict. The prominent flower grows tall and crooked, the product of an environment low on resources, yet it still blooms. Wanting Rain becomes as much about a flower’s natural growing condition as abo ut hope for enough opportunity in a shifting world. FLOWER connects the conversations of identity, politics, and remembrance in a dynamic exhibition at Blue Gallery.
FLOWER
invitational exhibition participating artists: Stanley Bielen Stephen Dinsmore Joe Ramiro Garcia Anne Harney Anna Kincaide Lisa Lala Lisa Noonis Kelly Porter William Rainey Carlos Ramirez Anke Schofield Ruth Shively Teresa Stanley Heinrich Toh Opening Reception Thursday, June 1, 6–8 pm First Friday, June, 2, 6–9 pm Exhibition runs through Saturday, July 31, 2017
STANLEY BIELEN Stanley Bielen
Victorians oil on mounted paper 14.75" x 13.5" fr. $1600
Stanley Bielen
In Unison oil on mounted paper 15" x 14" fr. $1600
Stanley Bielen
Wistful oil on mounted paper 20" x 19.5" fr. $2400
STEPHEN DINSMORE Stephen Dinsmore
Still Life with Dog and Car oil on canvas 60" x 48" $10,800
Stephen Dinsmore
White Flower In Window oil on canvas 60" x 48" $10,800
Stephen Dinsmore
Orange Flowers, White Vase oil on canvas 54" x 50" $9200
Stephen Dinsmore Interior, Kitchen oil on canvas 48" x 36" $7600
Stephen Dinsmore
Still Life with Dachshund oil on canvas 36" x 36" $5600
Stephen Dinsmore
Still Life with Oranges and Ink Bottle oil on canvas 36" x 36" $5600
Stephen Dinsmore Flower oil on canvas 11" x 9" fr. $1400
JOE RAMIRO GARCIA Joe Ramiro Garcia
Wanting Rain oil and alkyd on birch panel 42" x 36" $9500
ANNE HARNEY Anne Harney Pink and Red oil on paper 9.5" x 7.5" fr. $550
Anne Harney
Flowers and Kiwi oil on canvas 12" x 12" fr. $650
Anne Harney
Lisianthus and Ranunculus oil on canvas 9.5" x 9.5" fr. $600
Anne Harney Summer Mix oil on paper 9" x 9" fr. $550
Anne Harney Orange Mums oil on paper 8" x 7.5" fr. $550
Anne Harney Roses oil on canvas 13" x 10" fr. $600
Anne Harney
Mums and Roses oil on canvas 11" x 9" fr. $600
ANNA KINCAIDE Anna Kincaide
Lost in Who I Am oil on canvas 60" x 60" $8200
Anna Kincaide
Slip Inside My Daydream oil on canvas 60" x 60" $8200
Anna Kincaide
Take Me to Paradise oil on canvas 40" x 40" $3700
Anna Kincaide
Make Me Dream of You oil on canvas 40" x 40" $3700
LISA LALA Lisa Lala
Appreciation oil on tempered glass 18" x 21" fr. $495
LISA NOONIS Lisa Noonis
Breakfast Table acrylic, oil, graphite, vinyl, latex, collage on mounted paper 41" x 27.5" fr. $3800
Lisa Noonis
Roses are Red acrylic and graphite on canvas panel 16.25" x 14.25" fr. $1000
KELLY PORTER Kelly Porter
Endless Life oil, oil pastel on canvas 46.5" x 36.5" fr. $4000
Kelly Porter
Advancing Flowers oil, oil pastel on canvas 38" x 86" $6000
Kelly Porter
Through oil, oil pastel on canvas 31.5" x 31.5" fr. $2850
Kelly Porter
On Top oil, oil pastel on canvas 31.5" x 31.5" fr. $2850
WILLIAM RAINEY William Rainey Flowers I acrylic on canvas 32" x 26" fr. $2800
CARLOS RAMIREZ Carlos Ramirez
La Rosa Blanca ink and acrylic on canvas 60" x 35" $6200
ANKE SCHOFIELD Anke Schofield
Hide & Seek mixed media and resin on panel 36" x 36" $6900
Anke Schofield
Spring Dreams mixed media and resin on panel 60" x 48" $9100
RUTH SHIVELY Ruth Shively
Baroque Bouquet oil on panel 30" x 30" fr. $3000
Ruth Shively
Pearly Bouquet oil on panel 30" x 30" $2800
Ruth Shively Spring Quince oil on canvas 32" x 32" $2800
TERESA STANLEY Teresa Stanley
The Plan No. 3 acrylic, graphite, paper, cloth on yupo paper 32" x 23.5" fr. $1000
Teresa Stanley
The Plan No. 4 macrylic, graphite, paper, cloth on yupo paper 32" x 23.5" fr. $1000
Teresa Stanley
The Plan No. 6 acrylic, graphite, paper, cloth on yupo paper 32" x 23.5" fr. $1000
Teresa Stanley
Flower Pot No. 1 acrylic, graphite, paper, cloth on archival panel 24" x 18" $900
Teresa Stan
Flower Pot No acrylic, graph 24" x 18" $900
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o. 2 hite, paper, cloth on archival panel
Teresa Stanley
Flower Pot No. 3 acrylic, graphite, paper, cloth on archival panel 24" x 18" $900
HEINRICH TOH Heinrich Toh
Illumine #17 monoprint, mixed media on Rives BFK paper 27" x 27" fr. $2200
Heinrich Toh
Illumine #18 monoprint, mixed media on Rives BFK paper 27" x 27" fr. $2200
118 Southwest Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108
816.527.0823
BlueGalleryOnline.com