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Costume Designs in Oils – Sandy Wagner

Published November 11, 2007 Artist 8 Comments

This fall as we were sailing one of ourtable mate was bidding at the art auction and brought a print of the oil painting they had purchased to the table. To my surprise it was of a costume used in a movie and painted by a Russian painter, graphics designer, costume designer and set designer Yuri Annenkov – I had never heard of him but they have been purchasing his painting that he did of the sketches that he did as a costume designer for years. With the help of one of Ragged Cloths members – Natalya from New York (she looked up Yuri and translated the Russian for me) I was able to find some of his other work and be certain this was the same artist.

Yuri worked in the theater early on and movies later designing sets and costumes. He lived in Russia, Germany and finally settled in Paris until his death in 1974 – he was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to a family in exile for collaborating in the assassination of Alexander II. In 1892 the family returned to St. Petersburg. Yuri did not receive a formal art education but studied in the studio of S.M.Zeidenberg and at the Technical Drawing School of Baron Stieglitz.

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The top picture is of Helena Annenkov 1917 – Yuri’s wife. Text is in Russian (thank you to Natalya) Continue reading ‘Costume Designs in Oils – Sandy Wagner’

VESSELS (Sandra Wagner)

Published October 21, 2007 Art Technique 10 Comments

I have spent a lot of time looking for a Russian artists whose medium is oil but using period costumes or stage costumes with samples of the cloth that the garment was designed in. BUT could not find him so will work on it for next month.

But in the meantime my FiberArts magazine came and I was impressed with the display of vessels on page 28 -30. The one that caught my eye first was by Marcie Schwartzman – she combines fabric and clay. She worked each medium separately for years, after seeing Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party realized what she could do when combining each. There is not a lot of information on her but she can be found at www.vasefinder.com. Her statement is “I have worked with fabric and clay for years and after seeing how my garments could form vessels and the boundaries of my clay vessels could continue further evolving to a softer shape. Combining the two-came easily as I saw how certain fabrics and glazes were natural complements to each other”.

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Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette is another artist listed in this article and her work is revolving around her need to collect. She has a piece at http://elmarisette.blogspot.comthat is called “Her Domestic Helmet” it is made from hair curlers and is wonderful. the two that are in the FiberArts magazine are made from zippers and pages from textbooks. She spent many hours sharing her talents with all ages teaching classes using collectibles of all kinds. www.flickr.com/photos/47691962@NOO/set/1235592 Continue reading ‘VESSELS (Sandra Wagner)’

Nature In All Its Glory – Sandy Wagner

Published September 16, 2007 Uncategorized 2 Comments

I’m sorry this did not get on for Sunday but the internet was down on the ship.

This has nothing to do with fabric or painting. We are on a 31 day cruise from LA to Sydney and the beauty of our world is very alive with what God has placed before us. The vastness of the blue sky – the shade of blue and the clouds (sometime full of rain) large and fluffy. Continue reading ‘Nature In All Its Glory – Sandy Wagner’

Shibori, Sandy Wagner

Published August 19, 2007 textile art 4 Comments

I have had an interest in Shibori for a long time and the show that is listed in the Thirtieth Anniversary issue of Ornament featuring Carter Smith sparked the topic for this month. In going back through the history of Japan you see this art form as a labor of love but mostly out of necessity in the early years.

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Form – Space and Shapes – Sandy Wagner

Published July 15, 2007 Art Ideas , Art Technique , Uncategorized 1 Comment

Sorry to be behind I must remember these early 3rd. Sunday calendars. In reading a book by Faber Birren and use of 3-D color for architects, designers and artists I found some interesting concepts. Mr. Birren makes use of well-documented facts of Gestalt psychology to construct a chain of reasoning as logical as it is spellbinding. Nothing seen by the eye is colorless; the color of an object is perceived before the shape; colors have weight and mass to the eye of the beholder. (editor’s remarks)

1. The root rectangels of Jay Hambidge is used for the basis of classical Greek proportion. Using this process he shows the lines of Greek vases and urns. When you look at it you can see multi design elements that can apply to many mediums of the art world. Roof lines, diarama buildings etc.

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