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| Artists of Woodstock heading to the Bronx for a group exhibit Four artists are heading to the Bronx for a group show "Artists of Woodstock" at The Clock Bar on Saturday, February 23rd from 6pm - 9pm. The exhibit is curated by painter Sara Conca who brings together artists Lenny Kislin, Jesse Reimer and Christina Varga. Lenny Kislin is a Woodstock legend and assemblage artist who works with antique and vintage materials, Jesse Reimer makes lamps and furniture out of found metal with stone and wood, and Christina Varga of VARGA Gallery - Woodstock celebrating it's 10th Anniversary in June will feature internationally collected VARGA Girls . The exhibition will serve as an introduction and connection with the artist residents of the The Clock Building and link the Bronx with Hudson Valley artists and collectors. Sara Conca (www.saraconca.com) is a new Woodstock resident and an expressionist Painter of Canadian Native American and French Italian descent. She studied sculpture at Ateliers D’Art De St Maur Des Fosses, assisted the critically lauded outsider artist Pervis Young and works with painter Graham Gillmore. Her work experiments with a diverse variety of art mediums and brings a strong, emotive visual and skilled fluency within the forms of her abstract expressionism. Collectors from Europe, Asia and the United States own her works which grace private chateaus and hotel lobbies in France Her new series features 18k Gold Layering process and reversal painting on acrylic sheets called her Plexi Series. Lenny Kislin (www.lennykislin.com) has a tremendous collection of unusual antiques and antique objects he has amassed since 1973. Many pieces were purchased for their unique forms as a rarity that intrigued him. These objects which he has saved through the years to enable others to experience what he sees in them through his artwork. In 1991, he began to create conceptual art objects to utilized his collection and his work has made its way into many public and private collections world-wide. Each work evokes his passion for these heretofore under-appreciated objects. Jesse Reimer (www.stonebackbenches.com) is inspired by the resources and relics he finds at auctions, yard sales, antique and junk shops, even municipal dumps. He collects old, rusted metal tools and machine parts and combs the rich woods of the Catskill Mountains for native bluestone from quarries and creeks, old metal tools and farm machinery parts. Tractor seats become unique stools. Rusted tools become a unique and functional lamp. An old log becomes a table or bench. He often adds small quirky touches to his imaginative designs. Christina Varga is a self-taught artist & founder of the VARGA Gallery in Woodstock, New York which opened its doors in the Summer of 2003. For nearly a decade Varga has showcased and celebrated an eclectic variety of cutting edge artists. Her own work has been exhibited at the American Visionary Art Museum during the 13th mega exhibit “All Faiths Beautiful” as well as the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, the Kunsttiendaagse in Bergen, North Holland and in countless galleries, shoppes, restaurants & clubs. Her most collected series are the VARGA Girls made with vintage Playboy, Penthouse, Oui, Chic, Viva and other erotica circa the 60’s & 70s era. In addition, Varga produced, directed and starred in hit cable access TV Show “Apocalypse VARGA” airing in Woodstock and streaming online from 2007 to 2012. A new show is in the works. The Clock Bar opened in the Spring of 2012 and is located in the South Bronx’s premiere historic landmark building the Clock Tower - home to luxury lofts and artist studios located in the heart of the Bronx’s Mott Haven neighborhood. The Clock Bar is a full service New American restaurant and bar with a commitment to excellence in service and a philosophy that a great meal, like a great life, is an experience. Visit them online at www.theclockbar.com. |
