{"id":5939,"date":"2016-01-10T12:10:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/?p=5939"},"modified":"2016-01-20T14:07:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T18:07:35","slug":"new-year-new-art-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/archives\/5939","title":{"rendered":"New Year New Art, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe pitch is fairly simple \u2013 we invite a bunch of our favorite local and regional artists to show us their latest work \u2013 made since August of this year. The artists have a ton of energy and momentum for this show because they know that people will see their work, they know that the other artists are putting together something amazing, so there is a lot of positive peer pressure to make some outstanding work.\u201d
\n\u2014 Brandon Long
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<\/a>One of my most anticipated exhibitions of the year is the annual New Year New Art<\/strong><\/em><\/a> show at our local Community Arts Center<\/a>. For the fourth year running, the invitational has been organized by Brandon Long<\/a>. The current installment is the biggest ever. A versatile artist and designer in his own right, Long is a confidante, motivator, and energetic ambassador for the arts in Central Kentucky. He has both the artist\u2019s and the institution\u2019s best interests at heart, and that is not an easy balancing act to pull off. Whatever else may transpire in the year to follow, it is gratifying to display new work of my own choosing among friends and fellow collage artists such as Kathleen O\u2019Brien<\/a> and Connie Beale<\/a>. If you are in the area and weather cooperates, be sure to check out this outstanding January show. <\/p>\n

Knowing that whatever I create will have a public unveiling, surrounded by selections from some of the finest regional artists, has challenged me to transcend self-imposed perceptions about the medium of collage. It also has spurred me to lift my artisanship up another notch for the upcoming year. Two ideas converged to spark Pearallelograms<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u2014 more details about the piece in my next entry.
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\"Pearallelograms<\/a><\/p>\n

Pearallelograms<\/em><\/strong>
\ncollage construction by J A Dixon
\n22 x 22 inches
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