HALEY-HENMAN contemporary art

January 1, 2020
My process in art is to allow the collective memory of shape to flow as uninhibited as possible–this “corona” (image above) could be an example–I was unaware of the virus on January 1, 2020. But indeed this drawing is a very striking image of the SARS-Co-V-2.

Now it is the twenty-forth of April 2020. When I drew this I had no idea of the impending pandemic of SARS-Co-V-2 which causes COVID-19.
I was noting how the seasonal cycle was shifting–an expression of global warming, and yet the most significant change, probably also a result of global warming, was happening at an accelerated pace–a pandemic of unimaginable proportions that continues at this moment. The mortality rates are climbing around the world. Quarantines and social isolation have emptied the skies of planes, stores are shuttered, restaurants are closed for eating in, all is take-out, masks are required for entry into public spaces, social distancing is the decorum of civility. And the meme–we’re all in this together–is the mantra as economic disaster looms on the horizon of our decline. Now 2.5 million cases of COVID-19 and 180,000 deaths.

John Marcucci
April 24, 2020

The start of blooming at the beginning of winter.

The quince, bright red
Chinese fringe bush in magenta flowers
yellow dandelions and white pom-pom seed heads.

A shrub I do not know the name of–lemon scented–
usually the first sign of Spring’s arrival in February,
now in December
The winter solstice
paper white narcissus, yellow bearded irises.

The start of blooming at the beginning of winter.

The leaves are still being raked, some are still on their
branches waiting for a storm to shake them loose.
We had a freeze! It killed the tender plants
the turk’s head cap, a hibiscus loved by butterflies
and hummingbirds–but they all left.

It is the winter solstice
The light shines in diminished time.
The angle of light beams in almost vertical waves.

The sky is a deep blue
and brings the busy Cedar Waxwings, and their migratory friends,
the Robins and this year–Red Finches.
They are not in large flocks.
Usually, they number in hundreds, like murmurations,
getting drunk of fermented berries.
But the berries are fresh, no time given to ferment.

The start of blooming at the beginning of winter.

Are the Robins staying here for the winter?
Will they leave when temperatures climb in late spring and summer,
when the earth cracks open fissures in the clay.

The start of blooming at the beginning of winter.
Rhythms and flow of life energies are in flux.

How do we see the moment at the start of blooming.

John Marcucci
January 1, 2020
Dallas, Texas

Gisa Elwazir is juried into the City of Dallas’ Office of Arts and Culture upcoming 2020 Art214 Juried Exhibition at Moody Performance Hall located in the Dallas Arts District. The exact dates will be forthcoming due to the pandemic. The selected works are “Unity” and “Universality”, decalcomania, gouache and ink on paper.

The other juried show is Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, sponsored by the Irving Art Association at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts and the West Irving Library. The exact dates will be forthcoming due to the pandemic. The selected work is titled, “Fiery Groovy Garden, acrylic on paper.

Gisa Elwazir “Unity” decalcomania, gouache, ink (photograph by Michelle Elwazir)

Gisa Elwazir “Universality” (photograph by Michelle Elwazir)

Gisa Elwazir, “Fiery Groovy Garden” acrylic on paper (photograph by Michelle Elwazir)

Hamilton House, an adult learning exchange in Providence, Rhode Island invited John Marcucci to moderate a conversation regarding how artists and viewers give meaning to art. The lively conversation among the two dozen or so members included many of their works. This conversation was held on February 11, 2020 on a Monday morning at 10:30am.

Hamilton House
Angell Street
Providence, Rhode Island

Juror Celia Eberly awarded Honorable Mention to Henry Biber’s sculpture, titled Odysseus Returns at the Texas Jewish Art Association and Texas Sculpture Association’s Exhibition at the Eisemann Center’s Green Mezzanine Gallery, January 1-26, 2020.

Congratulations Henry Biber!

Henry Biber
“Odysseus Returns”

Marius Silaghi was selected by an independent panel of judges in the 2019 Trinity River Photo Contest. He received

First Place in the Professional division and Nature Category with the untitled photo above.

CONGRATULATIONS MARIUS SILAGHI!

Juror Celia Eberly selected Henry Biber’s sculpture, Odysseus Returns for the Texas Jewish Art Association and Texas Sculpture Association’s exhibition at the Eisemann Center, Green Mezzanine Gallery, January 1-26, 2020. The reception is Sunday, January 19, 3:30-5:30 pm at 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, TX 75082.

Henry Biber
“Odysseus Returns”

Gisa Elwazir and Ann Marie Newman (left to right standing in front of “Like Jacquard Tapestries: Mille Fluer and Universality”)

A poetry performance for Gisa Elwazir

LIKE JACQUARD TAPESTRIES

Produced by Ann Marie’s Newman
Featuring: Jiann Powers, Jeane Medina, Christine Owens,
Beth Turner Ayers, Susan Mardele, Carole Anne Sarah

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 at 3pm

Haley-Herman Contemporary Art
at Open Studio 516
516 Fabrication Street, Dallas 75212

Call/text 214-532-3225 to view by appointment

Decalcomania Gouache, 34 x 50

Gisa Elwazir
“Like Jacquard Tapestries: Universality”
Decalcomania, gouache, ink on paper
(Photo by Michelle Elwazir)