(R)Evolution June 2023 Art Exhibit at The Gear Factory Syracuse NY: Gallery Hours 6pm to 9pm Through Friday June 16

Pretty sure this is the longest post in the history of this blog, taking a look at some of the artworks from (R)Evolution's 2023 spring/summer event at The Gear Factory in Syracuse. While unable to do the show or be part of the event I wanted to be sure to see the artworks during the exhibit's gallery hours, which run 6pm to 9pm through Friday June 16. Please do go, there were some eye opening sights to see and just going to see them in person support the cause of visual arts in Central New York.

There were far too many artists represented in the exhibit to give each equal time for which I apologize. Responded to my eye and tried to include names & contact info when available. If any artist wishes their works removed from the post or their personal information redacted I am at your service to do so. One does not need to be logged in to use the comment/message system which I check daily. You can also email me at this link here.

The Gear Factory

200 S. Geddes St. Syracuse NY

https://www.thegearfactorysyr.com/

Eli Cary

Excellent. 

Apologies for not being able to find names.

Cassandra Schmitt, who may have also done the other hanging piece above? 

Sydney McCall, and I like the text + installation art ethic.

James Leach

Looks familiar, I believe we met at a Tech Garden show? 

Impressive orderliness, got distracted and spaced on getting a name. Any help and I'll add it.

Mary Ann Auricchio

Lyrical and tight. 

Aurora Waldron, who made me think of Steve Hackett's "Voyage of the Acolyte", whose song titles are all based on the Tarot deck. 

Ryan Warner

No name, which is too bad as these were quite nice. Looks like encaustic? Wish I knew more, if anyone can help on a name will add it. 

Richell Castellon, who took part in every Tech Garden show he was made aware of, usually with new paintings done just for the exhibit. Always on time, works ready to hang, his own cards, brought guests to the reception. A pleasure to work with and blessed with a skill set for painting which I can only look at with envy.

Richell could teach me something about light sources, and how to use color to signify illumination.

Izzy Dugger, and three of the finest works in the exhibit. You have me at the seahorse.

"Brooklyn NY in Syracuse."

Wish I'd looked closer at lower left, I love medical textbook illustrations, where like you build up the corpus with page after page of internal organs.

Marina M. Giraud, and all of it first rate. Knows something else about illumination and color.

Heh ... it blew my camera's AI mind.

Cam Clarke. I like it.

Tony Thompson. Miss the man and can't wait to do more shows with him.

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Interesting! Totally unexpected.

Best I can make of a name is "RojovFuxia" with the V standing for a heart? Artist is from Columbia and knows how to use toy forms to create new possible worlds.

Yes! Can I bring my spacemen next time?

Will see if I can scare up a website or other online feed & update. 

Would love to talk shop on how they collect the toy forms.

The Genuine Charlie Sam

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Haley Woolsey. Not sure why but this little assembly caught my attention. 

Ashley Cox, whom I know as a musician from my time tending the artwork at BC Restaurant.

Excellent.

This was a fun display, I believe it's a wife (top) husband (bottom) team? Apologies in advance if incorrect. That's one of the reasons you go to these things, to ask.

Esteban Trotman, and sorry but yes I went right for Yoda.

Dude ... Wow!

Marlenne Trotman, and my favorite painting in the whole show. You would get out of their way.

I like em.

David Benjamin Goldman, and he knows about making things.

Jess Kane

Superb. The catness of the movement is cunning, and the painting is excellent.

Chrissy Burd

James P. McCambell, another Tech Garden gallery regular and having his works featured at The Everson Museum, will go take a look.

The work is always strong with this one.

Steph Tashjian, forgive if incorrect (card below) and in terms of Unexpectedness, Devotion to Subject and Fun Factor these are a 10 out of 10.

Excellent, apologies for the lousy focus.

Charles Carey

Charles just happened to be there attending to his works, which if I understand correctly are print-based using a method for t-shirt printing then painted into. I was struck by the confidence in his linemaking and that makes sense. It's a half stencil and very strong work.

Rosario Freeman, wish there'd been a way to get a better picture but that's why you should go see the exhibit for yourself.

You have me at "extensive collage".

Gallery hours 6pm to 9pm through Friday June 16.

Space Bling Saturday at Honest Bob's Used Rockets & RVs, with "Barn Find" Vintage Arrivals

 

Just in at Honest Bob's: Unlooked for "Barn Find" type scores of rare vintage 1950s spacecraft which had waited decades to be re-discovered and shipped our way. All but one are damaged and I could not be more delighted with the results. Here's a quick look, with video embeds of the unboxing sessions each running about five minutes. Lots of laughs.

Nobly damaged Marx Toys "Double Gun" spaceship, early 1950s. Missing gun nacelle on the port side, which to me is just battle damaged to be exploited in photo based art visions. A "restoration" idea might be to do a resin mold casting of the intact weapon, something I learned in Plastics Workshop at the venerable Studio Research program at Syracuse. Will have the thing for the rest of my life so, plenty of time to read up & effort the project. Can do.

Click here to open video in a new window for fullscreen viewing options.

Was delighted to have a parody accident cleanup scene present itself. Just need a few figures in more or less the same scale. Some kind of painted backdrop and terrain sculpted from Golden's acrylics, and a helicopter if there's an excuse to roll one out. Bingo.

More on the Marx ship at the Space Garage here spacetrucks.blogspot.com/2023/06/barn-find-marx-toys-double-gun-1950s.html

My dad is addicted to these shows. I hear that guy's voice booming through the house at least once a day. I used to hate them and now pay attention for ideas to work with. One of which involves choppering in experts from the History Channel. 

STUNNED WORK CREWS TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE CHAOS was an actual spoken narration which invaded my peace of mind from the other room. At some point there should be enough of the little clips to assemble them into an entire episode.

The mighty Gilmark Toys X-41 rocket car, in admirable condition for a toy more or less designed to be broken and replaced.

Click here to open video in a new window for fullscreen playback options. Sheer excitement.

"Fill 'er right up."

More views at the Space Garage here spacetrucks.blogspot.com/2023/06/barn-find-gilmark-toys-x-41-hard.html Still learning about the line, will do followups etc

And the much sought-after Gilmark X-42 with rolling cockpit canopy, this one complete. You would step out of the way of that rocket blast, see.

More here, though its mostly just pix as my familiarity with Gilmark is still at "well-meaning n00b" stage spacetrucks.blogspot.com/2023/06/gilmark-toys-x-42-rocket-cars-from-barn.html

Refit evaluation and cleanup at the Ganymede Station's drydock facility, where there's always plenty of laughs as things go wrong.

Safety Demonstration Gone Awry

My astronauts are always in trouble, one mishap after the next. Will have fun sorting out what happened to him after getting sucked in .... ZZZZZZPPP!

(R)evolution Returns to The Gear Factory in Syracuse, Saturday June 10 from 3pm to 11pm

 

The Gear Factory 200 S.Geddes St. Syracuse

www.thegearfactorysyr.com

This Saturday marks the return of the (R)evolution group's annual artists spectacular at The Gear Factory in Syracuse. The event runs from 3pm to 11pm on June 10th. I do not know how many were signed up but there's usually many dozens represented, all styles & manner of materials. There's often a house band with the artists in attendance to meet the public, network, and chill.

More information about the group + links to the event page can be found here

https://www.facebook.com/evolutionaryresource

Interesting show concept too, where each artist is assigned a spot usually on the hanging display panels or marvelous box formations fabricated from timbers salvaged when the building was renovated. Itself a superb accomplishment, serving both as a secure location for artists studio or business locations, gallery areas, band rehearsal space, and residential units on the upper floors. Just going down there is impressive, and it's a great chance for area artists to network while showing their wares in a stimulatingly urban social environment.

I was regrettably unable to participate this time out but will make a trip down for gallery hours and share a followup. Then do my best to be ready for the fall.

In Person Open Studios at The Golden Foundation Returns! Thursday June 15 from 5pm to 7pm

 YES!!

www.goldenfoundation.org

Freshly nicked off their Instagram feed! Open Studios returns as an in-person event at The Golden Foundation on Thursday June 15 from 5pm to 7pm, 237 Bell Rd in stunning New Berlin NY.

The three artists working this session are Jamele Wright, Carol Prusa and Susan Hoffer, all with superbly varying styles. Be sure to visit the Foundation's page for more specifics including how to apply for a residency spot. Have missed getting to visit the program to soak up ideas on new approaches to using acrylics, oil or other materials, and seeing the results in person as they are being created. The artists are even there and you can learn from them about how they do it, and why.

Not to be missed opportunity. Gas up the rig, get the music playlist ready and make it so.

Barbara Conte-Gaugel "Beyond Delicious: Landscapes in Oil" at Petit Branch Library Syracuse NY June 2023

Petit Branch Library 

105 Victoria Pl. Syracuse NY

www.onlib.org/locations/city-libraries/petit-branch-library

Back on the Arts Beat, I hope. This was my first art event since our Fish show at The Tech Garden in January of 2020, which I believe the artist took part in as well. Am stoked she took the time to invite me to the reception! And it was a nicely attended event, very energizing to get to visit with the other area art sceners again. 

http://barbaraconte-gaugel.com/

Please be sure to visit Barbara's website for a more extensive look at her range of artworks and preferred contact methods. All works in the show were for sale and prices were available via a list at the main desk -- I decided to let her artwork labels do the talking below, know how much work goes into them and all have dimensions etc. She is a example for other artists to follow in many ways.

Petit Branch Library was a frequent destination while a lad in Syracuse, mom loved bringing us there and may have volunteered for a while, will ask around. Always a pleasure to see artwork on display in their refined setting, and Barbara's paintings pack the visual punch to make their placement almost ideal.

The framing & presentation is perfect, the rustic look adds an extra layer of immediacy that is echoed in the subject matter. Pretty sure this one was a plein air work done on location.

My second favorite from the group! Just for being so different and focused on the surface, texturing and the colors becoming more abstractly applied.

I could do with a week there.

My favorite! We'll find out what kind of truck that is. Someone has to have made a diecast toy of it. Will report back on this! and apologies for the moire effect caused by the fone camera in zoom state. The surface is marvelously worked with consistency and attention! The objectness of the truck is quite convincing. Will find it. ;]

Books! Have boxes of them in storage and miss the things. Standing there in front of them all made me think of the scene from classic "Galaxy of Terror" where Robert Englund politely refuses to touch one. 

"Nahh man, I gotta drive ..."

Excellent.

Visit http://barbaraconte-gaugel.com/ for more.