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Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) opened it's Beyond the Canvas exhibition at Zimmerman Architectural Studios Friday night. The work presented in Beyond the Canvas featured a cadre of artists taking inspiration from the rejuvenation of the Menomonee Valley. Their expressions took on a variety of mediums ranging from water color, collage, to photography created En... Continue Reading →
It still had that old musk that old mansions have. The rich wood finish absorbs aged air then initiates respiration of elegant atmosphere. Avenues West's Brumder Mansion recently played host to an art soiree, lining-up contemporary artworks with steeped traditional pieces of the historic home's permanent art collection. The artists exhibiting their techniques make up... Continue Reading →
Scene Enhanced Shari Solheim's photography affects a visceral response, using contrast and ambiguous focal points to accentuate the mysteries hidden in her frames. Presenting images revealing the Humanity of the Moment the Brumder Mansion's Speak Easy accommodated Solhiem's subjects in time frozen, mostly in black and white exposures. Solheim has a knack for the gritty,... Continue Reading →
Petals Reach Extraordinarily sized blooming flowers spanned several sprawling canvases. Digital design impressario and musician Mike Magestro lent artistic prowess to Brumder Mansion's art night, sharing tragically emotional brush strokes that together formed viewing perspectives normally only created when holding a flower close, as if to gain the aroma. Paintings of large flowers made famous... Continue Reading →
A Commentary Brightly In the main foyer of the Brumder Mansion, Amanda Iglinski popped art creations, that would strike any alternative medium user's fascination. Fluorescent tones combined, outlined by a glaze of black spray paint, the stenciled images gesture, wink, and pose for the canvas. Iglinski dabbles in the absurd, depicting a mob boss brandishing... Continue Reading →
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