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JANUARY 2017 ARTScene / Cultural Happenings in & around Hudson County  

Art Scene January 2017
107 Bowers Gallery Jersey City
The Collins Brothers: A Retrospective
Now to Feb. 1st

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cultural Happenings in & around Hudson County 

VISUAL ARTS

HAMILTON SQUARE NORTH CONDOMINIUMS, 232 Pavonia Ave, JC. Opening Reception: Wed, Jan. 18, 6-8 pm: SHARED GAZE, UNCOMMON VISION, paintings by Jeanne Tremel and Eliot Markell.

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LITM, 140 Newark Ave, JC. www.litm.com. Opens Tues, Jan. 3, 7-11:30 pm. Mia Buchanan’s UTOPIA. Mia Buchanan was born in Japan where she studied academic art and graphic design and continued her education at Parsons in New York. “Human imagination is a tremendous weapon for peace of mind. Imagination allows for correct decisions and responses. Imagination develops the fight against discrimination and hate.”  $6 drink specials all night.

 

107 BOWERS GALLERY & ARTSPACE, 107 Bowers Street, C2, JC, (201) 280-04821, [email protected]. Opening Sun, Jan. 14, 2-5 pm through Feb. 1:  THE COLLINS BROTHERS: A RETROSPECTVE. Octogenarian artist Myles Collins and his brothers Noel and Bill exhibit paintings along with Myles’ whimsical sculptures, works that go back to his days as a commercial artist in NYC. “Myles, 88, has lived in Jersey City Heights since 1963. He is a retired NYC commercial artist who continues to create every day, whether its paintings, sculptures or pen & ink drawings.” (See the inside artist feature on Myles Collins in this RVO issue.) Continue reading JANUARY 2017 ARTScene / Cultural Happenings in & around Hudson County  

DAVID BOWIE BIRTHDAY BASH CELEBRATE AT LITM JERSEY CITY

David Bowie Birthday Bash hosted by LITM, 140 Newark Ave, JC. Happy Birthday David Bowie www.litm.com.  For the third straight year, the folks at LITM will  gather to celebrate David Bowie’s birthday — and for the first time, to pay tribute on the first anniversary of his tragic passing.

David Bowie touched all our lives with music, art and stardust. Gather with your fellow cat people, young dudes and rebel rebels to remember his legacy.

FEATURING
— Live concert by Bowie tribute band Heroes at 7 p.m.!
— Bowie-themed cocktails all night
— Face painting and photography with Colleen and Nicole
— Bowie cat swag by Love, Liesel
— Bowie dance party with DJ Sexy Lexy!
— And more!

Party runs from 5 p.m. to close. Bar opens at 3 p.m.on Sun, Jan 8,

 

 

Jersey City Artist Peter S. Bill Turns Two-Dimensional Shapes into Swirling, Twirling and sometimes Glowing Illusions

Playing in Color Gradations

   By Sally Deering

July 15 Peter Bill sitting on chair
Artist Peter S. Bill outside an exhibit

British artist Peter Bill is a color illusionist and his paintings can be found in homes throughout the U.K., and U.S., and in many instances, the homes of other artists. Using subtle gradations of brilliant color, Bill can turn a color spectrum into spirals, fans – you name it, the shapes are endless, and the images seem to lift off the page like a 3-D movie but without the goofy glasses.

July 15 peter bill design in pink
Peter S. Bill Design in Pink

Bill has exhibited locally in several galleries including LITM and Cooper Gallery in Jersey City; HBO’s corporate headquarters and the Puffin Room in Manhattan; and at City Without Walls in Newark. For years, motorists have driven by the 17-foot by 15-foot peace sign he painted in the mural on Observer Highway in Hoboken. His early career work as a graphic artist can be seen in the book “The Collected Writings of Sir William Churchill,” and the three fonts he designed – Starlight, Starlight Display, and Uranus Bold – are still used today. Continue reading Jersey City Artist Peter S. Bill Turns Two-Dimensional Shapes into Swirling, Twirling and sometimes Glowing Illusions

The Fermin Mendoza Project- “Artists/Models/Others” – A Year of Paining Portraits

Fermin Mendoza Self ;Portrait
Fermin Mendoza

  

By Sally Deering

 

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Sally Deering -Writer
fERMIN MENDOZA PROJECT PHOTO FOR SIDEBAR
Meghan Baxter of Oklahoma

A year ago, artist Fermin Mendoza of West New York decided he would paint a portrait every day of people he reached out to in person and on the Internet. Taking their pictures or having them email their pics, Mendoza used the photos as the basis for a series of portraits – 183 to be exact – in the project he calls “artists/models/others” opening this week at LITM Bar, Restaurant, Art & Video Gallery on Newark Avenue in Jersey City. Continue reading The Fermin Mendoza Project- “Artists/Models/Others” – A Year of Paining Portraits