Structure and Imagery

Eraser is a new Curating Contemporary quarterly published by painter and curator, Brian Edmonds.  Curating Contempoary was begun in 2012 with the goal of connecting artists, curators, and likeminded people. Since its inception, curatingcontemporary.com has hosted over 50 shows and the work of hundreds of artists.   From the Press Release: "Starting this month I will publish a Curating Contemporary quarterly titled ERASER. The quarterly will feature the work of 6 artists, interviews conducted by artists and curators, and poetry.  Volume 1, features work by Susan Carr, Sabine Tress, Melanie Parke, Valerie Brennan, Mandy Lyn Ford, and Ellen Siebers;  with interviews by Christina Renfer Vogel, Catherine Haggarty, Brianna Bass, Dana-Marie Lemmer, Jodi Hays, and Amelia Briggs; poem by Alexis Christakes. The book is available through  Blurb ." - Brian Edmonds

Brian Edmonds, A Little Rage is Good , 2015 A group exhibition curated by Betty Carroll Fuller and Susan Carr featuring work by:  Andre van der Wende, Anne Flash, Ayn S. Choi, Bailey Bob Bailey, Bernard Klevickas, Bert Yarborough, Betty Carroll Fuller, Bonny Leibowitz, Breon Dunigan, Brian Edmonds, Carole Ann Danner, Colleen Deery, Damien Hoar de Galvan, Dennis Masback, Elizabeth Gourlay, Ellen Rich, Emily Auchincloss, Eric Hibit, Farrell Brickhouse, Frankie Gardiner, Gerry McLean, Helen O’Leary, Irene Lipton, James Austin Murray, James Balla, Jan Lhormer, Jody Morlock, Joe Diggs, Judy Rifka, Julie Torres, Katherine Bradford, Liza Bingham, Maddy Rosenberg, Mark Milroy, Michael Ballou, Michael Ricardo Andreev, Noe Jimenez, Ola Manana, Pam Glick, Paul Bowen, Peter Reginato, Peter Williams, Polly Schindler, Robert Henry, Sue Post, Susan Breen, Susan Carr, Susan Lyman, Susan Rostow, Valerie Brennan, Vicky Tomayko, Wendy Klemperer and Zehra Khan. On view through January ...

Painting by James Lambert Photo: Brian Edmonds Installation view at the opening reception. Photo: Dale McNeil   Ky Anderson Photo: Brian Edmonds   Karl Bielik Photo: Brian Edmonds Work by David T Miller (on left) and Vicki Sher Photo: Brian Edmonds   Detail of work by Vicki Sher Photo: Brian Edmonds Detail of paintings by David T Miller Photo: Brian Edmonds   Dale McNeil Photo: Brian Edmonds Two paintings by Sabine Tress Photo: Brian Edmonds Paul Behnke (left) with work by Valerie Brennan Photo: Brian Edmonds  William Lawler (left) and work by Amy Pleasant Photo: Brian Edmonds Work by Julie Torres and Brian Cypher Photo: Brian Edmonds Curator of South of No North, East of No West and painter, Brian Edmonds, in his studio in Huntsville, AL Photo: Dale McNeil Curated by Brian Edmonds South of No North, East of No West runs through February 28 and f...

Sabine Tress, Cologne, DE      Ky Anderson, Brooklyn, NY photo: Andy Ryan   Karl Bielik, London, UK photo: Lorna Milburn Curating Contemporary Projects presents a painting exhibition curated by Brian Edmonds for Lowe Mill in Huntsville, AL. The show features work by:  Ky Anderson, Paul Behnke, Karl Bielik, Valerie Brennan, Clayton Colvin, Brian Cypher, James Lambert, William Lawler, Meg Lipke, Dale McNeil, David T Miller, Amy Pleasant, Peter Schulte, Vicki Sher, Julie Torres, Sabine Tress, and Rebecca Young. A full color catalogue is available for order  here . Opening Reception: January 9, 6 - 8 PM January 7 - February 28, 2015 Lowe Mill Arts Second Floor North Gallery 2211 Seminole Drive Huntsville, AL 35805   Valerie Brennan, Cyprus David T Miller, Ambler, PA   Dale McNeil, Memphis, TN photo: Kristin Rutschman   Meg Lipke, Brooklyn, NY   P...

From the artist's statement : I chose the monoprinting process because of its close ties to the act of painting.  I used traditional Charbonnel inks along with acrylic based paints to achieve the rich blacks and vibrant colors found in my paintings. Layer after layer of color and line were printed, in some instance as many as 12 times, to give the prints a painterly quality.  The prints range in size from 20 x 28 in. to 14 x 11 in.   You may view a selection of the prints @ DUSK editions in Greenpoint by appointment or by going to DUSKeditions.com and brianedmonds.com . * Images provided by Brian Edmonds

(from L to R) Bobbie’s Bluing, Magenta Vampyr, and Young Lochinvar. Photo by Brian Edmonds  Brian Edmonds recently interviewed me for the e-journal, Figure/Ground. "Most of the colors I use come straight from the tube or jar. I do occasionally mix a color if I need something specific. But in any mixing a certain amount of purity is lost.  When I use colors I’m looking for a striking clash that makes my compositions seem anxious, and my forms antagonistic to one another.  I don’t enjoy mixing color, taking notes or acting as a scientist in the studio. I’m for paint, the act of painting and directness." Read the full interview here .

For more information visit Life on Mars . Recently Brian Edmonds interviewed Bienvenu for the website Figure/Ground ( here ).

Brian Edmonds : Seachange Through March 3rd, 2014 UAH Salmon Gallery 301 Sparkman Drive Huntsville, AL 35899 * All photographs by Dale McNeil

Next in my In Process series, we take a look at two paintings by Brian Edmonds from Huntsville, Alabama. Edmonds allows us a step by step look at two recent works: A Darker Dark and The Brute . Both examples speak to the importance of process and materials in Edmonds' painting as he rethinks and reapplies form and color again and again. This process is made more difficult as Edmonds composes within the untethered format of the tondo, forgoing the comfort and security that a more typical rectangle or square would provide. A Darker Dark , acrylic and pastel on canvas, tondo 12 in. (diameter) On the choice of the round format, Edmonds has this to say : Recently I completed a series of 3 round canvases.  These works were both directly and indirectly influenced by 3 artists, Gerhard Richter, Joan Mitchell, and Vincent Hawkins. A few years ago I visited the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.  Upon entering the museum I was greeted...