Dan Simoneau

Lost and Found

(acrylic)

 

Dan Simoneau - Lost and Found

(acrylic)

24'' x 18''

dansimoneauart.com

Statement:

In 1980, Dan Simoneau began studies at the University of Southern Maine. There, he was influenced by artists such as Caravaggio, Chuck Close, Richard Estes, and Philip Pearlstein. Of these artists, the influence of Caravaggio, Close and Pearlstein are still evident. Dan graduated in 1984 with high honors and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His majors were painting, pottery, and printmaking; his minor, art history. Dan has continued exhibiting his work nationally and internationally, winning many awards. His paintings are in several public and private collections, including three museum collections. His paintings have been published in many national and international publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur and the North Light Books series AcrylicWorks and Splash. He is currently a Signature Master member and the former President of the International Society of Acrylic Painters (disbanded in 2020). He is also a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, the International Society of Experimental Artists, the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, and the National Watercolor Society. He is also a Fellow in the American Artists Professional League and an elected member of the Allied Artists of America and the Salmagundi Club (one of the oldest art societies in the United States, based in New York City). He has also been recognized for his achievements by being listed in Marquis Who’s Who in American Art since 2005. Dan’s primary subject is light as it falls on objects. The object he uses most to represent light is the male figure. He prefers the male figure due to its musculature and sculptural qualities with its just under the surface tension and strength. Because no person looks like any other person, the multitude of expressions and body positions provides an infinite source of subject matter and inspiration.

 

 

 

 

 

John Vinklarek

Spike

(resin)

john.vinklarek@angelo.edu

John Vinklarek - Spike

(resin)

22'' x 4'' x 5''

john.vinklarek@angelo.edu

Statement:

I use rough and smooth textures as well as hot and cold colors to increase tension in my work. I would like to call the feeling a kind of “Romantic ruin”. The corrosion and decay I aim to depict rises from my generally pessimistic mood. Adorno’s statement: “After Auschwitz, poetry is absurd” points to the mood of our time. The absurdity continues. Yes, my work questions the nature of progress. As George Carlin says: we are circling the drain. BIO Professor of Art: Angelo State University M.F.A. University of Oregon B.F.A. Texas Tech University A native of West Texas, John Vinklarek joined the Angelo State University faculty in 1977. Along with the challenges of teaching a wide variety of courses, Vinklarek has continued his professional growth as a practicing artist. Vinklarek has exhibited in more than 200 national and international juried exhibitions and has been awarded many prizes.

 

 

 

Ed Tomney

Ternary

(oil on canvas)

Ed Tomney - Ternary

(oil on canvas )

14" x 11"

edtomney.com

Statement:

I work with concept-based images producing paintings inspired by a combination of direct observation, memory, envisaged events and researched themes. These examples are from a series premised on the merging of metaphysical imagery and turn of the century science illustration. In rendering these works, combinations of carbon, charcoal, graphite, oil paint, glue and ink are applied in sequential layers that create richly worked surfaces of subdued monochromatic tonality. The completed artworks portray imaginary instances of moments in places and science based events. These pieces emphasize muted-dark depictions of spaces and locations that speak to time passage, mortality and a sense of an ephemeral occasion with a fleeting impression.