2017 Market Art + Design Catalogue

Sergott Contemporary Art 2017 Market Art + Design Bridgehampton, NY

Catalogue

By working closely with local art organizations and community partners, our gallery, Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance, fully embraces the idea of an artistic community and seeks to showcase local artists to a global audience. Since our founding, we maintain a growing supportive and philanthropic role in the greater San Diego Art Community and have hosted multiple community outreach programs outlined in our exhibition history.

In 2016, we extended our alliance program by creating two new divisions that focus on multidisciplined mid-career to established artists and international photo-based artists. Our goal is to provide a format whereby our emerging artists have a platform for growth. Currently, SCAA maintains a full schedule of national Art Fairs where we have extended our connections to collectors, museums, foundations, and corporate collections.

We are open by appointment only in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Exhibiting Artists Joe Caroff

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Einar & Jamex De La Torre

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Peggy Hinaekian ………………………………………………………………………….. p. 7 – 8

Al Johnson

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Jeffery Laudenslager

Marco Miranda

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Michelle Montjoy

Cynthia Miller

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Hung Viet Nguyen …………………………………………………………………………. p. 16

Andrei Petrov

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Momilani Ramstrum

Deanne Sabeck

Jody Wiggins

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Joe Caroff b. U.S.A.

“Caroff’s work is about the vital inner world of the artist as well as a response to the broader world and current events. Often suggestive narrative elements seep into abstract forms. Color accents the monochromatic. Forms define negative and positive space. Lines interface and rise from the surface. Through his work, Joe Caroff strives to unify diverse aesthetics and influences to create a unique internal harmony. His intuitive process – guided by the interaction between line, color and space – defines the direction of each work as it evolves.” – Tracy L. Adler, Director of the Ruth and Elmer Wlin Museum of Art

Paleo 4, 2005 acrylic 28” x 21” x 1.25” (framed)

De La Torre Brothers

b. Mexico, lives and works in both Mexico and the U.S.A.

“Brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre were born in Guadalajara, México (1963 & 1960), where they grew up until a sudden family move to California in 1972. They are presently living and working on both sides of the border with studios in Ensenada, Mexico and San Diego, California.

Jamex started flame-working glass in 1977, attended California State University at Long Beach, and received a BFA in Sculpture in 1983. Einar started work with glass in 1980, while also attending California State University at Long Beach. In the 1980s, they ran a flame-worked glass figure business while also developing their assemblage style of work. In the early 90s, they began working collaboratively as studio artists; later in the decade, they began work in installation art with participations in Biennales such as inSITE and Mercosul (Brazil). In the year 2000, the brothers began their work in public art; they now have six major projects completed. They have exhibited their work internationally, participating in exhibits in France, Japan, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, and Brazil, as well as the US and Mexico.” –Mindy Solomon Gallery

Savanah Tudor, 2017 Digital print, aluminum, resin castings 22" x 16" x 2”

Wellness Mandala, 2017 Lenticular print, 15/20, aluminum frame, signed 23" x 23” x 1"

C abr on, 2010 blown glass, mixed media 35" x 23" x 4�

Babo so, 2010 blown glass, mixed media 35" x 23

Peggy Hinaekian U.S.A

Hinaekian is an internationally recognized artist whose works consist of a variety of mediums ranging from oils, acrylics, to collage, monotypes and etchings. Most notably, her etchings were distributed by Christie’s Contemporary Art, London, Edition de Francony, Nice, and Stuio Arco of Rome. Since then she has embraced abstract art and produced a great number of paintings on canvas along with collages on paper. She has exhibited extensively in Switzerland, France, England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Norway, Austria, Japan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Canada, South Africa and the United States.

Before pursuing art as a profession, Hinaekian was a fashion designer in Boston and Manhattan.

As an artist, she is a multi-faceted creator with a deep interest in color—indeed, her hues can be seen as allusions to the natural wonders of the landscapes she has experienced during her worldwide travels. Hinaekian has a fascination with creative imagery and considers herself as a color field artist; she describes the nostalgic character of her work as atmospheric, poetic and quiet. She tries to breathe movement into her “abstract landscapes” (blue and earth colors) and “quiet collages” (where the dominant color is red, blue or black) to guide the viewer into the paintings and making them wander into a different reality.

Red Desert Yellow Sky, 2016 mixed media 36" x 36"

Green Windows, 2016 mixed media on paper mounted on wood 10" x 10"

Distant Memories, 2016 mixed media on paper mounted on wood 10" x 10"

Black Sands and Red Sky I, 2016 mixed media on paper mounted on wood 10" x 10"

Al Johnson U.S.A

Al Johnson, illustrator, fine artist, educator and mentor has developed an artistic style that captures the classical, weaves it with the contemporary to create bodies of work that exemplifies his individual style. Spiritually connected to his work, his mix of color and shapes through abstract expressionism allows the viewer to interpret what they see and feel.

While formally trained in the techniques of the great masters, Johnson honed these skills while attending famed institutions such as Pratt Institute, the Albert Pale School of Commercial Arts and the Arts Student League, constantly challenging the creative force within.

Johnson most recently exhibited in the Maison des Arts Gallery located LeBacares, France where his “New Yorkers” exhibition was widely received by the residents of the south of France. The 40+ paintings in this show will also be on tour in five major cities in France. His work has also been shown at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum in Japan, the Guangzhou International Art Fair in China, countless galleries in New York and other major cities within the United States.

From the Tropics to the Pojects, 2014 Mixed media on masonite 36” x 48”

As Luck be Denied, 2017 Mixed media on masonite 15” x 15”

Shakespearean Cowboy, 2017 Mixed media on masonite 15” x 15”

Where To Go From Here, 2017 Mixed media on masonite 15” x 15”

Jeffery Laudenslager b. U.S.A.

“The work I do today is kinetic sculpture that consists of geometric shapes which are joined and balanced so that wind alone will activate them. And there is a sort of history to the development of this current work. I began using the figure as a basis of early work and that quickly became quite abstract, but the gestural, human qualities remained. An extended period of "illusionist" sculptures played with masses that defied gravity and retained a bit of narrative quality to them as well. I became increasingly interested in the levitating appearance of discreet parts that made up the entire sculpture. I wanted to see things float and move. My last 15 years of artistic production have been devoted to making my art practice as precise, visually satisfying, seductive and, well, yes, beautiful as I can achieve.” – Artist Statement

ITSABOUTFUCKINGTIME, 2014 Stainless steel and titanium 99” x 72” x 42”

Marco Miranda Originally from Hermosillo, Sonora, a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Sonora majoring in Printmaking. From a young age he has made plásticasu profession and life, always led by the great desire for experimentation and mixtures, very evident in his work. Filing in Baja California since 2004, when incursions into pictorial elámbito, currently works full time in his studio in one Mexicali, with the representation of galleries in Tijuana and Los Angeles, CA.

Paisajes Intervenidos V, 2017 Mixed media/plexiglass 24” x 42”

Gravedad I, 2017 Mixed media/plexiglass 12” x 12”

Gravedad II, 2017 Mixed media/plexiglass 12” x 12”

Gravedad III, 2017 Mixed media/plexiglass 12” x 12”

Michelle Montjoy “With familiar materials and techniques, I make objects and images that are often simultaneously haunting and whimsical. Employing absurdity, obsessiveness, and abnormal juxtapositions my work observes suburban tropes, personal failings, and political paradoxes….

The act of gathering people to make something has a giant power of its own. The commonality of the desire unites very different types of people, not unlike eating at a communal table. In an age of virtual and light-based encounters; using your hands, spending real time doing it, and using repurposed materials is an almost counter-culture event. There is a tangible mark for every person’s moment of time spent on the loom- an accomplishment, an investment, and also a recognition of time passing. The work becomes a collection of all of those moments, enhanced by the history and stories held in the used t-shirts.” –Artist Statement

The Mesmerizers, 2015 Knitted used t-shirts, plastic pipe ~13’

Cynthia Miller Currently living in Tucson, Cynthia Miller’s unique installations have been featured at SOFA Chicago 2016, 2015, and 2014, Architectural Digest New York Shows 2014 – 15, and the Palm Beach Fine Art Show.

Design professionals commission Cynthia to create commercial and residential applications. Her work is in collections throughout the United States, Europe, and New Zealand. Her medium, vitreous enamel glass, is kiln fused onto burnished copper. These panels are impervious to rain and temperature change and therefore suitable for outdoor, as well as indoor installation.

A New Star in Nine Panels, 2015 Glass kiln fused with copper 12” x 10” each

Exhibition example

Hung Viet Nguyen b. Vietnam, lives and works in U.S.A.

Hung Viet Nguyen was born in Vietnam in 1957. He studied Biology at Science University in Saigon, Vietnam, then transitioned to working as an illustrator, graphic artist and designer since settlement in the U.S. in 1982. He developed his artistry skills independently, studying many traditional Eastern and Western forms, media and techniques. Nguyen’s complex, labor intensive investigations of oil paint reveal a methodical mastery of texture. While portions of Nguyen’s work suggest the influence of many traditional art forms including woodblock prints, Oriental scroll paintings, ceramic art, mosaic, and stained glass, his ultimate expression asserts a contemporary pedigree.

Sacred Landscape II #22, 2017 Oil on canvas 60” x 48”

Andrei Petrov “As a child I was involved in an accident that affected my memory and compelled me to paint. Ever since, I have been trying to reclaim what I lost through my work. These paintings probe the distortion, incompleteness, and rare moments of clarity in the shadows of memory. Each piece portrays the intrinsic struggle and selective inclusion or exclusion of details in the process of recollection. At times, sharpness occurs in the rear of the picture plane while the out of focus, obscured areas exist in a larger scale toward the foreground and make reference to the inscrutable nature of long and short term memory. The unpredictability of these acts of memory are expressed in these works.” –Artist Statement

Toe the Line, 2017 Oil on canvas 29” x 29”

Momilani Ramstrum b. U.S.A.

As an artist, Momilani uses intuition, inspiration, discipline and madness. In each painting, she strives for exquisite detail as well as movement through the piece as a whole. Her visual art is influenced by musical improvisation, with the interplay of lines creating dissonance and resolving into consonance. She creates many layered-textures, enlivened by contrasting sections, and varied forms. Her use of color is bold with entwined and distinctive, twists and complements. She draws inspiration from her photography of nature, the desert, trees and plants and the vibrant interplay of shape and light. Her visual images are created through a process of internal dialogue with the painting – she watches the play of colors and shapes, sometimes for hours. Layers are begun, and a painting allowed to form itself over weeks or months of reflection. As a composer and inventor, she holds a patent for her MIDI glove which she created to control the computer in real-time. She has a Ph.D. in electronic music and performs unique improvisations using voice interacting with a MIDI glove controlled computer. She performs and gives presentations at seminars, festivals and conferences in California, Hawaii, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan.

Wishes of the Heart (detail), 2016 mixed media on canvas 24� x 48�

Navigating Unknown Destinations (detail), 2016 mixed media on canvas 24� x 49�

Deanne Sabeck

b. USA, lives and works in USA

“My light sculptures are created from pure light refracted into the brilliant colors of our physical world. Using dichroic glass, which divides the light spectrum, transmitting one color while reflecting its opposite, I create sculptural light paintings with forms and colors that continually evolve, appear and disappear in meditative patterns.” – Artist Statement

Box of Moonlight series 1-5, 2012 Aluminum and dichroic glass 12” x 12”~18” each

Jody Wiggins U.S.A.

“My world of Art has given me a life with deep valleys and huge plateaus. Often I uncover ideas and dreams never possible without the constant urge to attempt new avenues on paper, canvas and wood. The unknown world has given me a purpose to create; to explore and to deliver. I want to try new techniques and learn from what works and what doesn’t. The adventure of art is my gift to myself.

Pablo Picasso said, ‘The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away!’

Life is as busy and complicated as I want to make it so I’ve decided to make the time and the effort to just paint. The more I paint; the more I learn. Some days are dreadful while others shower me with inner peace.” – Artist Statement

Epic Warrior, 2017 Mixed media 30” x 40”

Forever Springtime, 2017 Mixed media using Japanese rice paper 26� x 58� (framed)

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