In the mid 2000's, ... came across an opportunity to design some rugs to be made in Mexico. They liked the idea and began creating the drawings that would become the rugs. Ultimately, they decided not to pursue this beyond an experimental adventure, and the rugs they produced were forgotten. The purpose of this show is to exhibit the rugs for the first time since they were made.
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Sculpture Month Houston, Altamira: The Urge To Create refers to the famous prehistoric cave in Northern Spain where approximately 17,000 to 16,000 years ago the Cro-Magnon people created magnificent, and now famous, cave paintings. They are similar to those in Lascaux and Chauvet in France. Along with early carvings made out of animal bones or mammoth ivory, like the “Lion-man” or diverse Venus effigies, these paintings can be considered the origin of art as we know it today.
The suggestion to our participating artists is: sit back and picture yourself as a cave artist but with the entire array of modern technology at your disposal. Explore and tie into this “primal urge to create” that compelled our ancestors to become curious and inquisitive about human existence and to transform their observations into tangible images.
In the mid 2000's, Dick Wray and Richard Stout came across an opportunity to design some rugs to be made in Mexico. They liked the idea and began creating the drawings that would become the rugs. Ultimately, they decided not to pursue this beyond an experimental adventure, and the rugs they produced were forgotten. The purpose of this show is to exhibit the rugs for the first time since they were made.
This show, IRiE, is to celebrate the man, the legend, Tom Cunningham. I started working for Tom in 1993. By then, Cunningham Art Services was already established as being the best of the best, trusted by museums, top galleries and collectors. Over the years it has occurred to me that Tom also encouraged and supported many artists through his company. This show is proof and features a few of the many artists whose lives were touched by Tom’s entrepreneurial spirit and IRiE ways. Cunningham Art Services continues to serve the Houston arts community.
Exhibiting Artist
Angelique
Colin Costin
Janet Farb
Tommy Gregory
Mike Hollis
Colin Kaeppel
Michael Sean Kirby
Devon Christopher Moore
Michelle Reyna.
Exhibiting Artist
Leroy Gibbins
Patrick Renner
Michael Sean Kirby
Celebration the end of Sculpture Month Houston exhibits. VIP After Party.
Exhibiting Artist
Patrick Renner
Alex Larsen
Tommy Gregory
Michael Sean Kirby
Antartica Black