Art Update Houston: June 2, 2018
Ann Marie Vancas Creates Custom Art Piece for
Mr. Magoo’s Superheroes Fight for Underdogs and Cats
Saturday June 9: 7pm
Join one of Houston’s top contemporary artists Ann Marie Vancas as she creates a custom art piece for a cause during the Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP) Mr. Magoo’s Superheroes Fight for Underdogs and Cats on Saturday, June 9th at the Bayou City Event Center beginning at 7 p.m. The artwork will be auctioned off during the live auction to benefit the organization. The event will celebrate honorees Brian Teichman & Andy Cordes and and honor CAP’s Hershey Grace for her 33 years of supporting the animals, and will be emceed by KHOU’s Great Day Houston Deborah Duncan. Guests are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite superhero.
Jumper Maybach:
The Pride Collection:
INTROSPECTION
LGBT artist and philanthropist Jumper Maybach is set to unveil a timely and important new series of works celebrating PRIDE 2018. The series titled The Pride Collection: INTROSPECTION will be on exhibition and available for acquisition beginning June 1 at his gallery in Houston, Texas as well as online for those who are unable to attend the exhibition. Special receptions with the artist are scheduled for Friday, June 1 from 6:00-8:00 pm, Saturday, June 2 from 2:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm and then on Sunday, June 3 from 1:00-4:00 pm. A VIP event in collaboration with Pride Houston will take place on Friday, June 15 from 6:00-10:00pm. In the true spirit of philanthropy and giving back, the Artist will donate a percentage of all proceeds from the sales of artwork sold in the gallery of The Pride Collection: INTROSPECTION throughout the month of June back to the organization. This exhibition is complimentary and open to the public, but RSVPs are highly recommended by calling 832-523-4249 or via email at clairebrown@jumpermaybach.com. For more information, visit www.jumpermaybach.com.
Jumper Maybach Fine Art
238 W 19th St., Ste C
Houston, TX 77008
Architecture Center Houston is excited to partner with Houston Center for Contemporary Craft to present three new prototypes for exhibit furniture
Prototypes on display at HCCC:
June 7 – 30, 2018
Reception with the designers:
Thursday June 7, 2018: 5:30 – 7:00pm
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 S. Main St., Houston, TX 77002
These three designs were selected by a jury of design professionals and representatives of the ArCH Exhibitions & Programming Committee. Architecture Center Houston hosted an open call for entries November 2017 – January 2018. The furniture will replace the exhibit furniture lost in the flooding of Hurricane Harvey. The winning design(s) will be fabricated and used at the new Architecture Center Houston.
Primary considerations:
- Aesthetics: The furniture should be of excellent design, but should not distract from or compete with the items which will be displayed on the furniture.
- Function for versatility: Display requirements vary greatly between exhibits. Modular and/or interchangeable elements that allow for versatility in display size and height are encouraged.
- Function for storage: There will be limited storage space at the new center. Designs that can store flat or otherwise create economy of space are required.
- Durability: The furniture should be designed for frequent handling and long term use.
- Fabrication and budget: The furniture should be able to be fabricated locally and for a reasonable cost.
A jury of design professionals and representatives of Architecture Center Houston chose the 3 finalists. Each finalist received a $500 honorarium and resources for creating a prototype of their design. The Architecture Center Houston Exhibitions and Programs Committee will choose the winning design(s) from the finalists. The winning designer(s) will retain intellectual ownership of their design(s), but will grant Architecture Center Houston the right to reproduce the furniture in perpetuity for use in ArCH exhibits and programs.
Funds for this competition are provided by Architecture Center Houston Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
More about the designers:
David Costanza is the director and lead designer of DCS as well as the Technology Fellow at Rice University School of Architecture. Through practice and teaching, his focus is establishing a dialog between the computational tools used in design, digital tools used in manufacturing, and the emergence of advanced building materials. David Costanza is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received both a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Architecture.
Paul Kweton, AIA is an Austrian architect and designer who has been living and working in Houston, Texas for the past 12 years. He is currently lead designer at DLR_Group in Houston, Texas with over 10 years of combined working experience as a designer and project architect. He also worked part-time as Digital Media Assistant at Rice University and is currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston teaching ARCH5500 Studio in the spring and ARCH6603 studio in the fall semester.
Since 2003, Paul has been running a ‘thinktank’ named Studio PAULBAUT with focus on small commercial architecture, interior installations, furniture design, and accessory designs. His work has been published in printed media and online worldwide. Selected works have been on show in Vienna, Austria and Houston, Texas. His professional architectural and industrial design accomplishments include local, state and international design awards.
Danny Rigg, AIA created RIGG Studio to explore the intersection of architecture, design, and technology. As one of the 2017 AIA Houston Design Make Residents, Danny explored advanced fabrication methods and product design, which he further developed for the AIA Exhibit Furniture Competition. More information about his latest works can be found at www.riggstudio.com.
“Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition” Opens in Houston!
June 8- July 31, 2018
The Corinthian Houston
The ceiling paintings from the Sistine Chapel have been reproduced using state of the art technology and are en route to Houston now. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition will be opening at the Corinthian Houston next week.
This unique exhibition recreates one of the world’s greatest artistic achievements, Michelangelo’s renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel reproduced photographically and artfully displayed in their original sizes. This innovative interpretation of the timeless masterpieces can be viewed up close, including the Creation of Adam and The last Judgment.
Tickets for “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel”, are available now through www.BrilliantEntertainment.com. Prices $20 per person; $15 seniors and military; $10 students under 21 and a limited number of VIP Reception tickets are offered at $100 each for opening night June 8th, which includes cocktails and appetizers. All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
The hours for the Exhibition are 10:00am-8:00pm Monday-Saturday and 12:00pm-7:00pm Sunday.
An Italian Bistro will be open during exhibition hours offering Italian coffee, beer, wine, water, soft drinks and a variety of lunch items.
Michelangelo’s heavily-populated compositions recount events from the Old and New Testaments, from the story of creation to the “Last Judgment”. Michelangelo was however loath to accept this task. As he saw himself more as a sculptor than a painter and had come to Rome in 1505 to sculpt a mausoleum for Pope Julius II. The following year’s commission to paint the Sistine Chapel therefore came at an inconvenient time for Michelangelo. Julius II originally wanted the theme to be the Twelve Apostles. Michelangelo however found this proposal “poor” and instead decided on a complex ceiling fresco composed of numerous different scenes.
The paintings and their sequence have intrigued people to this day.
On November 1st, 1512, after 4 ½ years’ work, the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel were solemnly inaugurated. Michelangelo achieved this accomplishment largely without assistance and under difficult conditions. Around 20 years later, in 1536, he returned to Rome. Clemens VII, the successor of Pope Julius II, wanted a redesign of the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo then worked until 1541 creating the “Last Judgment”, with Jesus in the center as the great judge separating humanity into the chosen and the damned.
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