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‘Josef Kote — Drifting Away’ opens May 26 in Stone Harbor 6XUH *XLGH Peter Max celebrates America with July 4 weekend exhibition 24
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STONE HARBOR — Kicking off an exciting season of art exhibitions, Ocean Galleries welcomes guest artist Josef Kote for a Memorial Day weekend STONE HARBOR — In what has behonored many of the most prominent show, marking his first appearcome a beloved Stone Harbor tradition, personalities of our era, including six ance in New Jersey. artist Peter Max— returns to Ocean GallerU.S. presidents, the Dalai Lama, Martin “Josef Kote Drifting ies over the Fourth of July weekend with Luther King Jr., the pope and many other Awayâ€? opens Friday, May 26, his newest artwork and a collection of his celebrities, as well as rock and jazz musiand runs through Monday, May most-revered imagery 9618 spanning nearly cians. Last year, Max turned the talented 29, at Ocean Galleries, five decades. coaches of “The Voice,â€? into a work of Third Ave. in Stone Harbor. “Peter Max Celebrates America the art for NBC’s print, digital and outdoor All artwork is available for acBeautifulâ€? openshours Friday, campaign celebrating Season 9 of the quisition. Exhibit areJuly 10 1, and runs through Monday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to hit show. He painted portraits of coacha.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through 10 p.m.and daily, es Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Sunday 10 with a.m. all to artwork 5 p.m. on display available for acquisition. Monday. Guests will have theGuests will Stefani and Pharrell Williams in his sigopportunity to meet Kote have the opportunity towhen meet Max when nature, bold and colorful, expressionistic hehesigns signspurchased purchasedartwork artwork from 7 to style. He also recently released a series from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, 10 p.m. Saturday, July 2, and 1 to 4 p.m. of paintings in honor of the Frank SinaMay 27, and Sunday, May 28. Sunday, July 3. tra Centennial Celebration. A Max Newhas York-based artist, inspired Americans for more Throughout his career, Max has proKote is best known for his disthan four decades. One of the most famous vided artwork for numerous national tinctive style and technique. of all living artists, Max has solidified his and international events. Max has been His paintings symphostatus as a popare culture icon —Ž ‘¾bn ‘½b i ²€n½€Â?u Ă?É8Ă‹ÂŻ ‘Â? 8Ă‹ à š Ă ÂŽ 8½ his bold the Official Artist of the Grammy’s, five Ob8Â? 8‡‡b²€b¾¢ nies of light and images color that colors, uplifting and uncommon NFL Super Bowls, the 2006 Olympics, the are lyrically stunning and artistic diversity have touched almost World Cup USA, the World Series, the romantic, edgy and current. he combines classic academic colors applied, more often than every phase of American culture and U.S. Open, the Indy 500, the NYC MaraKote achieves this delicate and abstract elements, fusing not, with a pallet knife, while inspired many generations. thon and the Kentucky Derby. balance of seemingly contra- these, literally letting them other areas of the canvas are “It is always a thrill to have Peter in the Max has been successively called a Pop dictory qualities through his run into each other with drip- left monochromatic and devoid for one of his energetic Icon, Neomastery Fauvist, Abstract A native of Albania, Kote was gallery his gorgeous urban scapes,exhibits,â€? ping colors and light, by using of detail, creating a negative complete of tech-Expressionowner Kim His Miller said. “One ist and thethrough United States and snow scenes. color signature drip effect along space that lets the eye drift to attracted to art from a young gallery nique and years Painter of hisLaureof the highlights of his shows ate. His artwork has been on display age. As a 13-year-old, he made and style moved away from at Ocean experimenting to find his own the bottom. Kote’s trademarks infinity. The results are paintis the custom artwork he crein hundreds of museums and are galleries the impressionistic influence his bold brushwork, and ings that tremble in stillness up his mind to become an art- Galleries unique style. With the lightist and was focused on being ates specifically for the Stone Harbor worldwide, his one-man museum strokes of vibrant with energy and light. toward a more expressionistic ness of a true and master’s hand, sweeping accepted to the finest art high event. feel. The paintings this Having visitedfrom with us in the seaexhibitions have had record-breaking Ă?²½€¾½ (b½b² 8ĂŠ ɑ²†¾ ‘Â? }€¾ Â?‘²½²8€½ ‘n ½}b ¾½8²¾ ‘n ½b‡bĂˆÂ€ÂľÂ€Â‘Â?ÂŻÂľ ÂŽ,}b 2‘€ObÂŻ 8½ }€¾ school in his country. After side period are a clear community overindication the past 15 years, attendance while also demonstrating ¾½ÂY€‘¢ ,}b Â?Ă‚F‡€O O8Â? Šbb½ 8ĂŠ ‘Â? ‡Ë à ž €Â? +½‘Â?b 8²F‘²¢ competing locally and national- he of fell the in continual love withdevelopment the natural beauty of how fine art can extend beyond museum Kote wasofawarded a coveted the of Kote’s style his fluidity the Statue Liberty annually area and has and painted numerous pieces walls and enrich nontraditional media, America as a young boy growing up in has paintedly, spota at the National of that and capture growth as artist. of the shore in collage of his Lyceum “Libertyâ€? theanessence such as a Continental Airlines super jet, China. Years later living in America, and, in 2000, Arts in more Tirana, where he was hisIn 2009, Kote moved to New than 145 million vibrant, signature styleâ€?. a Norwegian cruise ship and a 600-foot when he learned of the Statue of Lib- paintings adorned educated where his paintings erty’s disrepair, he worked as an artist Verizon phone books.in the traditional ap- York, Ocean Galleries is located and at 9618 Third Woodstock stage. proach of the masters. style morphed once again. Max is revered for his celebrity com- Ave. in Stone Harbor. Call (609) 368-7777 The Fourth of July holiday is especially and activist to raise funds for its restoraWith a solid The colors grew tion. Since America’s Bicentennial, Max missions and portraits. His portraits have for more information. significant to Max, who fell in love with art education bolder and his in painting and style became Josef Kote — scenography, so unique that Kote began his it cannot be asDrifting Away professional cacribed to an exreer designing 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. isting genre. “Seeing Josef’s and painting Friday to Monday artwork in pertheatrical scenson is an incredery at the Petro May 26-29 ible experience. Marko Theatre in Vlore. In Ocean Galleries Each piece captures shimmerthe late 1990s, 9618 Third Ave. ing moments in the 26-yeartime and space, old moved to Stone Harbor and is filled with Greece, where light, energy and the warmth of love for whatthe Mediterraever subject he nean sun and chooses to porbrilliant light infused his paintings in tone tray,â€? Ocean Galleries owner and style, and lent them a more Kim Miller said. In addition to an extraorimpressionistic air. Highly respected, the young artist did dinary collection of artwork well and received many impor- and custom framing, Ocean tant commissions, including Galleries offers a variety of the “Meeting of the Leadersâ€? hand-made crafts from local, for the Hellenic Cultural Union regional and national artists in Thessaloniki and a portrait in America, such as glass, potof the former president of tery, jewelry and furniture. ExGreece, Konstantinos Stepha- hibitions are held all summer at the Stone Harbor location. nopoulos. After a successful 10 years The Avalon location of Ocean in Greece, Kote moved to Galleries, 2199 Ocean Drive, Toronto. Already renowned is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for his beautiful portraits and daily. For more information, scenic paintings, Kote now call (609) 368-7777 or visit garnered additional kudos for oceangalleries.com.
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