June 28 – August 23, 2014
Haslem, Hodge and Gallery Three
Sponsored by: First Financial Bank
Events: Reception June 28, 3-5 p.m.
From Carter Foster:
Surrealism is alive and well. Whether through startling disjunctions of scale, eerie elimination of detail, strange juxtapositions, or simply playful twists on observed reality, many of the artists I chose for this year’s exhibition find endless richness in tinkering with the world while remaining fully part of it, without resorting to abstraction. Some mined their psyches or that of an imagined other quite playfully and optimistically, without the darker undercurrents often common in this type of work. On the other hand, the terror of the mind’s unknown or blacker recesses was not feared at all by others. Art has the privilege of distance, bringing even the unspeakable to our protected selves.
Surrealism is alive here in painting in particular, though some of the most intriguing examples are three-dimensional, with a fetishistic, reliquary-like quality that is appealing and original.
Painting’s elasticity and durability was also a strong constant. I was thrilled to see such a thriving community of oil painters. The medium’s demise is always overstated – its flexibility and practicality means that once one master’s its technical basics, endless interesting riffs are possible, and there was no shortage of that among the rich trove of image types submitted to this exhibition. The long tradition of exploring pictorial space and finding a tension between flatness and depth is richly apparent and beautifully mined with much variety.
It was heartening in general to find an interest in mastering the craft of making, whatever the medium. Ceramics is clearly having its moment in Indiana as with the rest of the world – it seems to be thriving everywhere these days, laudably so. I also enjoyed seeing certain artists push the use of language and the body, a mini-theme for this show.
In a world truly saturated with images, in which the image seems to be overtaking and ruling so many aspects of our daily lives, and over which we seem to have less and less control, even while gaining more and more access, it is a real pleasure to find those who are willing to take control themselves and use imagination
fearlessly and with great confidence.
Award Winners
- Howard E. Wooden, Sr. Memorial Best of Show Prize
- Study in Light and Form: The Civic Opera Bldg. from the Chicago River, 2013, graphite on paper
- Jack Nixon, Wilmette, IL
- Quinquagenary Grand Prize in Painting Given in Honor of Emily and John Gedrick upon 50 years of marriage, August 15, 2014 by their children and grandchildren
- “I’m Sorry, I Love You,”, 2012, oil, enamel and pearlescent powder on canvas
- Jason Krueger, Terre Haute, IN
- Phyllis Dye Turner Award of Excellence in honor of Elizabeth Petrulis
- Sisters, 2013, oil on canvas
- John DenHouter, Edwardsville, IL
- Alliance of the Swope Award of Distinction
- Blue Sea Form, 2014, marbled porcelain
- Karen Page, Terre Haute, IN
- Alliance of the Swope Award of Honor
- Last Respects: Reliquary, 2013, stoneware
- Cathleen Hogan, Terre Haute, IN
- Anonymous Award of Recognition
- Passages, 2013, encaustic, cheesecloth, copper wire
- Alicia Forestall-Boehm, Chicago, IL
- Arts Illiana Award of Recognition
- Refuge Mask, 2013, wood, paint, plastic, metal
- Rob Millard-Mendez, Evansville, IN
- Mary Ann Carroll Award of Recognition
- Paint by Numbers, 2013, hand-stamped ink
- John Davidson, Terre Haute, IN
- Sherry Dailey & Tom Tucker Award of Recognition in memory of Shirley W. Bennett
- the Numbers series, 2014, 25 laser-cut acrylic lettering pieces with steel balls
- Gautam Rao, Indianapolis, IN
- Emily and John Jr. Gedrick Award of Recognition
- To Build a Fire, 2014, encaustic on panel
- Korinne Lee, Terre Haute, IN
- Max Gibson Award of Recognition
- Corey, 2013, oil on canvas
- Nancy Nichols-Pethick, Terre Haute, IN
- Sharron R. Jolly Award of Recognition in memory of Wanda “Tink” Boyd
- Black Shoes, 2013, oil on canvas
- Ben Madeska, Chicago, IL
- Harriet McNeal Award of Recognition
- Useless Thing #6113, 2013, plastic hobby horse, antique lawn mower handle, antique film negative box, tempered glass, sewn cloth, bowling pins, plexi, hardware, paint, stain
- Michael R. Tingley, Terre Haute, IN
- Nancy and Fred Nation Award of Recognition
- All My Lovely Ladies, 2013, fused glass, steel stand
- Erin Alise Blitz, Charleston, IL
- Eileen and Ted Prose Award of Recognition in honor of Susie Dewey
- The Subdivision, 2012, oil on canvas
- Courtland Blade, Indianapolis, IN
- Psi Iota Xi Sorority ETA PHI Chapter Award of Recognition
- A Second Chance, 2013, chicken wire, string, acetate film, aluminum, foam, wood
- Sean Renkert, Ferndale, MI
- Candy and Rick Shagley Award of Recognition
- Years Book, 2014, linoleum prints mounted on wood
- Kathleen Laufman, Plymouth, MI
- Barbara A. Vogel Award of Recognition
- Right Hand of David, 2013, porcelain cone 10 reduction
- Larry Jones, Terre Haute, IN
- Joan and David Zaun Award of Recognition
- I’d Rather Be Making Art, 2013, steel wood soap pads and mixed media
- Suzanne Finn, Terre Haute, IN
- The Michael D. Buzash Annual Artistic Award of Merit
- It’s a Bell, 2012, cast bronze
- Dorothy Bennett, Charleston, IL
- Danette Angermeier Memorial Award of Merit from the DAM Fund at the Wabash Valley Community Foundation
- Don’t Touch Baby, 2013, platinum over giclee
- Richard Jurus, Dayton, OH
- Anonymous Purchase Awards
- land light, 2013, oil on canvas
- Dan Annarino, West Lafayette, IN
- Shanghai Bearden, 2013, collage, mixed media
- Tina Lynch Wilson, Indianapolis, IN
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Purchase Awards
- Demolition by Hand, 2014, colored pencil
- Neil Garrison, Terre Haute, IN
- Empty House: Window, 2013, photograph
- Olivia Hinkel, Shelburn, IN
- People’s Choice Award Sponsored by the Alliance of the Swope
- To be determined
Additional Accepted Artists and Works
- Dan Annarino, West Lafayette, IN
- at the corner, 2013, oil on canvas
- Jamar Baker, Terre Haute, IN
- By the Hill Side, 2013, photograph
- Dorothy Bennett, Charleston, IL
- Hollow Rings, 2013, sterling silver, Nu Gold
- Courtland Blade, Indianapolis, IN
- The ATMs, 2012, oil on canvas
- Dellon Blanton, Brazil, IN
- Door Knockers, 0, steel, brass, wood
- Erin Alise Blitz, Charleston, IL
- Sacred Song, 2013, fused glass, aluminum
- Edwin Cheek, Bloomington, IN
- Power Parade, 2014, oil on panel
- Ray Chen, Terre Haute, IN
- In Between, 2012, stoneware, earthenware
- David Cunningham, Indianapolis, IN
- Birth of the Cosmos, 2013, oil on panel
- Erin Eveland, Rushville, IL
- ROAR!, 2013, oil on canvas panel
- Suzanne Finn, Terre Haute, IN
- Torso I, 2012, ceramic & copper wire
- Morgan Ford Willingham, Vincennes, IN
- Untitled 4, 2013, metallic C-print
- Untitled 9, 2014, metallic C-print
- Alicia Forestall-Boehm, Chicago, IL
- Unfulfilled Dream, 2013, encaustic, cheesecloth hand-dyed by artist, twine, wire, found metal
- Olivia Hinkel, Shelburn, IN
- Armored 1, 2014, cut paper (metallic) on painted wood panel
- Cathleen Hogan, Terre Haute, IN
- Dysfunction, 2013, stoneware
- Ginger in Gingko, 2013, stoneware
- Linda Janosko, Terre Haute, IN
- #5190, 2013, digital photograph
- Kelly Joslin, Dayton, OH
- Charles, 2013, giclee print
- Waking Dream, 2014, giclee print
- Wish You Were Here, 2013, giclee print
- Jason Krueger, Terre Haute, IN
- Idebtity: Loss and Regret on the Floor of the Stock Exchange III, 2014, walnut ink on paper
- Tina Lynch Wilson, Indianapolis, IN
- A Vision, 2013, paper and found object collage
- Benjamin Madeska, Chicago, IL
- Ribeye with Sweet Pea, 2013, oil on canvas
- Short Rib, 2014, oil on linen
- Rob Millard-Mendez, Evansville, IN
- Climate Change Plan B Boat, 2013, wood, paint, plastic, coal, moss
- Michael D. Neary, Lebanon, IL
- Caledonia Street Study, 2012, oil on paper on board
- Karen Page, Terre Haute, IN
- Sea Food Platter, 2014, porcelain
- Roger Pfingston, Bloomington, IN
- Bronc Buster, 2013, archival inkjet print
- Michael Pittman, Evansville, IN
- Parade, 2014, painted collage
- Gautam Rao, Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis Track, 2013, laser-cut acrylic, steel balls
- Lindy Reeves, Terre Haute, IN
- Childhood Indoctrination, 2012, oil paint
- Sentient, 2012, ceramic
- Robert Schwieger, Plainfield, IL
- Factory Fantasy, 2013, screenprint monotype reverse applied on glass
- Orie Shafer, West Lafayette, IN
- Earth Observation: The Earth as a Geometric Solid, 2013, oil, pastel, pencil, enamel, board
- Emily K. Short, Archbold, OH
- Waiting, 2014, woodcut
- Temre Stanchfield, West Lafayette, IN
- Tuesday, 2013, oil on canvas
- Kerra Taylor, Carbondale, IL
- The Child Within, 2014, oil on canvas
- Peggy Woodcock, Bloomington, IN
- Karen Tribewoman, Thailand, 2013, archival ink print