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Artist, pioneer, and mentor, Peter Layton is one of the founding fathers of British Studio Glass. He discovered the art form while teaching ceramics in the US in the mid-1960s and has played a major part in elevating glass from an industrial medium to a highly collectable art form. Most importantly, he gave it a home in the UK. This month, London Glassblowing presents Glass Heaven, an exhibition uniting two exceptional glass artists: Layton and Tim Rawlinson. The show opened August 2 and will run through September 1, 2024. Representing the next generation of glass talent, Rawlinson combines innovative approach and vibrant compositions to offer a fresh perspective, challenging conventional boundaries and resonating with today's artistic landscape. Layton, a veteran in the glass world, has captivated audiences for decades with his bold, expressive works. His 50-year journey from the studio's beginnings on the Thames to international acclaim highlights his role in elevating glass art.  Born in Prague in 1937, Layton is one of Europe's pre-eminent glass designers. He has directly influenced several of his country's leading glassmakers and inspired many more. Arriving in England in 1939, there he began his education. While at grammar school, he met another boy who had also won the attention of his art teacher – his name was David Hockney. Layton attended Bradford Art College, then went to London's Central School of Art and Design, to specialize in ceramics, where he was taught by several of the most respected potters of the time.  On graduating, Layton was offered a teaching job in Iowa University's Ceramics Department. Once in the US, in 1966, he participated in one of the first experimental glass workshops with Harvey Littleton and was bewitched by the immediacy and spontaneity of hot glass. He went on to expand his connections and friendships on this side of the pond to include participating in a Los Angeles exhibition with Marvin Lipofsky, a San Francisco show with pop artist Mel Ramos, and an exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago with Viola Frey. Back in Britain, in 1969 Layton helped Sam Herman build the first furnace at the Glasshouse in Covent Garden, and he subsequently established his own small glass studio at Morar in the Highlands of Scotland, a Glass Department at Hornsey College of Art (Middlesex University) and, in 1976, the London Glassblowing Workshop in an old towage works on the Thames at Rotherhithe. In 2009 Layton's London Glassblowing Studio and Gallery moved to much larger premises in Bermondsey. Since its opening, London Glassblowing has nurtured and produced some of the world's leading glass artists, including (most recently) Elliot Walker of Netflix Blown Away fame. Layton's colorful and painterly works of glass art can be found in numerous public and private collections, both at home and abroad, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. He has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, receiving an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bradford for his contribution to arts and crafts in Britain. Layton is also the founder of the Contemporary Glass Society, which is Britain's foremost organization supporting and championing the work of glass artists, both established and new. A vigorous proponent of glassblowing as an art form, Layton has authored several books, become an Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers, an Honorary life member of the Contemporary Glass Society as well as been given the Freedom of the City of London.  Layton has always taken inspiration from his environment, natural or manmade: a stone wall on a snowy day, the London skyline, or works by great painters. From a mere detail, a flash of a Klimt orange or a slick of oil on the Thames, he creates painterly works with a masterly use of color. The artist is inspired by whatever is around him. For example, during the winter of 2009, the heavy snow turned his long commute by train into an intriguing black and white world full of movement and texture, shaping his recent Glacier series. He has also created a number of conceptual pieces that reflect his specific concerns with issues such as ecology, religion and racial conflict. Layton says: “A fellow artist recently described a piece that I had made for her by saying, ‘…it's as though it holds all my travels in light.' Lovely compliments like that spur me on. You never, ever create the perfect piece of glass and there are always new ideas, techniques and challenges to master. Glass is such an underrated medium – there is a fluidity and uncertainty about it that I choose to embrace rather than overcome. Every piece is an adventure.”  From October 8 – 13, 2024, PAD London returns to the iconic Berkeley Square in Mayfair, where London Glassblowing will be showcasing an extraordinary selection of work from their talented makers alongside designers and galleries from over 20 countries worldwide. To coincide with PAD and Le Verre, London Glassblowing is offering a series of exclusive events, providing a unique opportunity to explore and learn more about the captivating medium of glass. For more information visit https://londonglassblowing.co.uk/blogs/exhibitions/pad-london  

Blue Rain Gallery is thrilled to announce an important new exhibition featuring five captivating paintings by acclaimed artist Brad Overton. Drawing inspiration from the golden era of pin-up pop art in the 1950s-60s, Overton presents a contemporary interpretation, skillfully blending high-art techniques with bold visual imagery. Channeling influences from iconic pin-up artists like Mel Ramos and Gil Elvgren, Overton elevates the legendary form with highly stylized, graphic elements, employing technical figure drawing and a carefully curated palette. Reminiscent of American cigarette advertisements and movie posters, these nostalgic yet fun works showcase Overton's tongue-in-cheek humor and straightforward visual approach. With themes of the Southwest and the open road, the paintings collectively offer a playful and erotic journey through quintessential American subject matter. The exhibition will be on display at Blue Rain Gallery Santa Fe from February 23rd to March 8th, with an opening reception on Friday, February the 23rd from 5-7pm. View artwork by Brad Overton: https://blueraingallery.com/artists/brad-overton/view-all The Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by Leroy Garcia, produced by Leah Garcia, edited by Brandon Nelson, and music by Mozart Gabriel Abeyta.

What do Wonder Woman, Superman and Cat Woman have in common with a charitable foundation to benefit arts education among under-served communities in schools and non profit organizations? Leinenger talks about life with her father, the Pop Art legend, Mel Ramos, the Foundations mission, and a fantastic opportunity to purchase rare monographs and lithographs in support of their work.

We discussed: Changes in the art world over 50 years, How he finds new artists, Artists leaving galleries, Contracts, Selling art online, Lucie Drdova Gallery, Auctions of living artists, The importance of your reputation, The future of art galleries, The future of art fairs, Droit de suite, Resale Rights Directive, Bildrecht https://www.hilger.at ABOUT Founded: 1971 The Ernst Hilger Gallery on the first floor of Dorotheergasse 5 in Vienna's 1st district represents the works of artists such as Erró and Mel Ramos, alongside representatives of Austrian modernism from the sixties onwards, who will always have a special place, and protagonists the most important international art movements of the 20th century - from Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet, pop art artists like Andy Warhol to narrative figuration (Jacques Monory). Ernst Hilger - President of FEAGA for several years and a member of the advisory board of numerous art fairs such as Art Basel - was the longest-serving President of the Association of Austrian Galleries and, in this function, played a key role in the current interpretation of the role of galleries as partners to museums and collectors and government representatives. The list of represented artists is representative of the long history of the gallery. Not only the past but also the future is kept in view. Groundbreaking collaborations in Austria with various companies (Paylife, Siemens, Austrian Airlines, Unicredit, 98.3 Superfly.fm) not only pursued economic interests, but also led to the creation of new collections and collectors as well as new ones that are essential for the entire art scene today Exhibition venues to promote art. Together with curators such as Shaheen Merali, Claire Breukel, Diana Wiegersma, Maria Vassileva, Alenka Gregoric, Jeanette Zwingenberger and others, the gallery has expanded its sphere of activity in the past fifteen years in the direction of the emerging art scenes and markets such as Iran, Africa and South America. In order to expand and intensify the cooperation with international exhibition halls and museums, the HilgerBROT art gallery was opened in the former anchor bread factory in Vienna's 10th district (Absberggasse 27) in 2009. This 800 square meter room represents the gallery's laboratory for curatorial projects and influences and supports all partners involved. Guest accommodation for guest and local artists and curators was essential for the continuation of our exhibition projects in other institutions, as well as as an attraction for international collectors who visited Vienna and acquired works - including Harald Falckenberg, Jorge Perez, the Photographic Collection of the Qatar Museum, Darga Jais (Bali), Sutomo Suprajito (Indonesia), the Nadour Collection and many more. The cooperation partners include the Museum of Modern Art El Salvador, the Margulies Collection, the Mestna Gallery Laibach, the Museum of Modern Art Bucharest, the City Gallery Sofia and the MMoMA in Moscow. All of these institutions showed exhibitions that were developed and presented with and in the HilgerBROT art gallery. In 2013, the premises in the 10th district were expanded with Hilger NEXT. Over the past ten years, the work of the gallery has been recognized by the participation of its artists in important international exhibitions and biennials: Anastasia Khoroshilova in a group exhibition in the Palais de Tokyo (F) and her "collateral event" at the Venice Biennale 2011 (I), Cameron Platter in an exhibition on South Africa at MoMA (USA), or Sarah Rahbar, an Iranian-born and New York-based artist and her work elles @ centrepompidou, Erik Binder at the Venice Biennale 2001, shown at the Center Pompidou (Paris, F) , Ivana Franke at the Venice Biennale 2007, Iwan Moudov at the Venice Biennale 2007, Miha Strukelji at the Venice Biennale 2009, Ángel Marcos, Simon Vega, and Cameron Platter at the Venice Biennale 2013 and Peterson Kamwathi at the Venice Biennale 2017.

We discussed: Changes in the art world over 50 years, How he finds new artists, Artists leaving galleries, Contracts, Selling art online, Lucie Drdova Gallery, Auctions of living artists, The importance of your reputation, The future of art galleries, The future of art fairs, Droit de suite, Resale Rights Directive, Bildrecht https://www.hilger.at ABOUT Founded: 1971 The Ernst Hilger Gallery on the first floor of Dorotheergasse 5 in Vienna's 1st district represents the works of artists such as Erró and Mel Ramos, alongside representatives of Austrian modernism from the sixties onwards, who will always have a special place, and protagonists the most important international art movements of the 20th century - from Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet, pop art artists like Andy Warhol to narrative figuration (Jacques Monory). Ernst Hilger - President of FEAGA for several years and a member of the advisory board of numerous art fairs such as Art Basel - was the longest-serving President of the Association of Austrian Galleries and, in this function, played a key role in the current interpretation of the role of galleries as partners to museums and collectors and government representatives. The list of represented artists is representative of the long history of the gallery. Not only the past but also the future is kept in view. Groundbreaking collaborations in Austria with various companies (Paylife, Siemens, Austrian Airlines, Unicredit, 98.3 Superfly.fm) not only pursued economic interests, but also led to the creation of new collections and collectors as well as new ones that are essential for the entire art scene today Exhibition venues to promote art. Together with curators such as Shaheen Merali, Claire Breukel, Diana Wiegersma, Maria Vassileva, Alenka Gregoric, Jeanette Zwingenberger and others, the gallery has expanded its sphere of activity in the past fifteen years in the direction of the emerging art scenes and markets such as Iran, Africa and South America. In order to expand and intensify the cooperation with international exhibition halls and museums, the HilgerBROT art gallery was opened in the former anchor bread factory in Vienna's 10th district (Absberggasse 27) in 2009. This 800 square meter room represents the gallery's laboratory for curatorial projects and influences and supports all partners involved. Guest accommodation for guest and local artists and curators was essential for the continuation of our exhibition projects in other institutions, as well as as an attraction for international collectors who visited Vienna and acquired works - including Harald Falckenberg, Jorge Perez, the Photographic Collection of the Qatar Museum, Darga Jais (Bali), Sutomo Suprajito (Indonesia), the Nadour Collection and many more. The cooperation partners include the Museum of Modern Art El Salvador, the Margulies Collection, the Mestna Gallery Laibach, the Museum of Modern Art Bucharest, the City Gallery Sofia and the MMoMA in Moscow. All of these institutions showed exhibitions that were developed and presented with and in the HilgerBROT art gallery. In 2013, the premises in the 10th district were expanded with Hilger NEXT. Over the past ten years, the work of the gallery has been recognized by the participation of its artists in important international exhibitions and biennials: Anastasia Khoroshilova in a group exhibition in the Palais de Tokyo (F) and her "collateral event" at the Venice Biennale 2011 (I), Cameron Platter in an exhibition on South Africa at MoMA (USA), or Sarah Rahbar, an Iranian-born and New York-based artist and her work elles @ centrepompidou, Erik Binder at the Venice Biennale 2001, shown at the Center Pompidou (Paris, F) , Ivana Franke at the Venice Biennale 2007, Iwan Moudov at the Venice Biennale 2007, Miha Strukelji at the Venice Biennale 2009, Ángel Marcos, Simon Vega, and Cameron Platter at the Venice Biennale 2013 and Peterson Kamwathi at the Venice Biennale 2017.

Com as medidas de confinamento um pouco por todo o mundo, os hábitos de consumo cultural estão a adaptar-se às mudanças. Os museus expõem as suas colecções online, os teatros exibem peças nas suas páginas internet, há festivais de música via Facebook e até há leilões de arte “virtuais”. “Virtuais” só mesmo por uma questão de linguagem porque “os resultados  são bem reais”. A RFI falou com Cédric Melado, co-fundador da leiloeira parisiense FauveParis. A leiloeira parisiense FauveParis nasceu em 2014 como uma “start-up” e quis descomplexar o mercado da arte. Galeria de exposições, café e restaurante, jardim interior… O objectivo era tirar de casa pessoas que nunca iam a leilões e fazê-las descobrir um mundo novo com um copo na mão e um catálogo de obras na outra, enquanto viam os lotes em exposição… O confinamento obrigou a FauveParis a fechar, as pessoas a ficarem em casa, mas os leilões continuam online. Um desafio para Cédric Melado, co-fundador da leiloeira, que iniciou a nova aventura através da internet. “Tínhamos um leilão preparado, a sala de exposições já estava pronta, todos os vendedores estavam prontos, já tínhamos bastante interesse neste leilão. Então, pensámos de que maneira poderíamos continuar, sendo que já estava quase tudo pronto. A única coisa que faltava era a técnica”, conta. A técnica estava à distância de alguns cliques. “Para eu estar em contacto com o resto da equipa usamos o Zoom e as pessoas que seguem o leilão usam a plataforma habitual Drouot Live que é um sistema já usado pelos leiloeiros para que toda a gente possa seguir os leilões na internet.” O resultado superou as expectativas. No primeiro leilão, a 21 de Março, na primeira semana do confinamento em França, houve “duas a três vezes mais pessoas conectadas na internet do que é habitual” e “foi um bom negócio”. “Vendemos mais de 80 % dos lotes, tivemos um desenho de Frantisek Kupka que estava avaliado em 15.000 euros e acabou em 35.000 euros. Tínhamos várias peças em que tivemos mesmo muitas licitações e pontos em que tivemos quatro ou cinco pessoas a licitar ao mesmo tempo ao telefone por videoconferência e outras pessoas na internet”, descreve. Seguiram-se dois outros leilões, a 28 de Março e a 4 de Abril, o primeiro dedicado à arte africana, arte pré-colombiana e arqueologia, e o segundo de pintura orientalista, essencialmente em torno do Líbano, no século XIX. O próximo leilão é a 11 de Abril e vai ser de arte moderna, arte contemporânea e design. Entre as 68 obras estão peças de Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Sonia Delaunay, Frantisek Kupka, Bram Van Velde , Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, Mel Ramos e Fernando Da Costa, entre muitos outros. Na escultura em metal do pintor de origem portuguesa Da Costa, pode ler-se, nas costas, a frase: “Um dia quem sabe esta chave será a chave da nossa felicidade ? Com todo meus sentimentos”. Para já, “a chave” passa pelos leilões online, mas quando terminar o confinamento o objectivo é voltar a abrir portas e encher a sala da leiloeira em Paris. “Gostamos de ter o contacto com as pessoas. Temos um espaço bastante grande mesmo no centro de Paris, com um café, com um restaurante. Eu gosto de ter as pessoas a licitar à minha frente”, sublinha Cédric Melado. O leiloeiro lusodescendente espera que o confinamento crie “saudades da arte ao vivo" que prevaleçam sobre os novos hábitos de consumo cultural online ganhos durante as semanas de isolamento social. “As pessoas vão ficar com saudades de poder ter este contacto com a arte. As pessoas estão tão aborrecidas agora com esta situação que quando se voltar ao normal só vão querer ver a cultura ao vivo”, conclui.  

Episode Notes Mel Ramos was one of the last remaining POP artists working when he passed away late last year. In the same vein as Thiebaud, he painted aspects of modern America in a way that brought them into the Gallery setting. Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Abrimos el programa de esta semana con actualidad nacional y las novedades que firman Alondra Bentley, Second, Neleonard, Lynne Martin, Albert Freixas, Pájaro Sunrise, Santi Araujo, Tirano, Ran Ran Ran, Caliza y Patricio. La actualidad internacional la protagonizan Anna Calvi, Another Sky, De Staat, Ravages, Wolf Alice, Alex Anwandter, The Cat Empire, Tamino, Amber Arcades, Of Months and Stars y The Chemical Brothers. Además suenan Saint Etienne para darte los ganadores de los abonos para el Visor Fest, escuchamos a Boy Azooga con nuestra versión de la semana, el Instituto Francés te descubre a Alice et Moi y te estrenamos la remezcla más reciente de Fake DJ, de un tema original de Golpes Bajos versioneado por Iván Ferreiro. Para poner el broche final suena "La chica de Mel" de Los Flechazos para recordar a Mel Ramos, pintor y artista que nos dejaba recientemente.

This week on LADY’s After Hours, fashion and cultural historian Laura McLaws Helms meets with pop artist Mel Ramos. Sacramento native Mel Ramos was a progenitor of the pop art movement in the early 1960s – alongside his friends and contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, he was one of the first artists to use comic book illustrations in his art. Ramos gained fame and notoriety for his paintings that combined commercial goods and idealized female nudes. Still creating these “commercial pin-ups” at age 82, in this discussion Ramos reflects on his long career as an artist and professor, his inspirations and creative process, and his family life. For full show notes, episode resources and a slideshow of images, head to https://ladyworld.tv/after-hours-mel-ramos Produced and hosted by Laura McLaws Helms Featured Guest Mel Ramos

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Go inside the studio of Mel Ramos as he puts the finishing touches on his new series of portraits. Original air date: March 2008.