PooL Art Fair New York March 4, 5 & 6 2011

Clarina Bezzola Special Guest | Performance Exhibit - Meet the artist

Reaching for Dissolution - Oil on Canvas

About Clarina Bezzola : Clarina Bezzola. Fine artist and opera singer from Switzerland studied and lives in New York. In her work Bezzola challenges herself and the viewer through investigating the hidden side of the psyche. She uses her sculptural, drawing, painting and operatic performative techniques to translate the slippery and visceral visions of the inner universe into an experience to share. Solo shows Include : The Drawing Center, New York | Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York Stamp Gallery University of Maryland Gallery International, Baltimore Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt | Galerie Adler, Frankfurt | Kunsthalle, Vienna | Krinzinger Gallery Projekte, Vienna | Galerie Nicola von Senger, Zurich | Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin Lokaal 01, Antwerp Art Fairs Include : Art Basel Switzerland 2010 | Vienna Art Fair 2010 | Armory 2010 Fiac 2009 | Art Basel Switzerland 2009 Art Cologne 2009 | Vienna Art Fair 2009 Armory 2009 | Art Basel Miami Beach 2008 Fiac 2008 | Vienna Art Fair (solo booth) 2008 Art Basel Miami Beach 2007 | Armory 2007 and others...

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ARTISTS IN THE CATALOGUE

William Andrews Claudie Bastide Benito Clarina Bezzola Deborah Brown Bob Clyatt Borinquen Gallo Erol Gunduz Liz-N-Val Xanda McCagg George Pappas Michael Piergrossi Dan Pottick Marina Reiter Birgit Sandoval Jason Swift Ruben Talberg Heather Van Uxem Andrew Vomhof Donald Weiss Ava Thierry Alet
ARTISTS IN THE SHOW

Ava Thierry Alet Gulay Alpay William Andrews Ceasar Arechiga Matt Bahen Claudie Bastide Benito Taleen Berberian Clarina Bezzola Deborah Brown BTA Gulsen Calik Bob Clyatt Sara Conca Maria-Gracia Donoso Rori DuBoff Ellen Hackl Fagan

Borinquen Gallo Chambliss Giobbi Erol Gunduz James Edwin Hall Adam John Tay Ramadam Karim Tracey Kessler Bernard Klevickas Max Langhurst Christopher Lee Liz-N-Val Xanda McCagg Tara Misenheimer John Monteith Ding Musa Amanda Nedham Jay Paavonpera George Pappas Michael Piergrossi Alison Pierz Dan Pottick Jeffrey Allen Price Yadir Quintana Marina Reiter Judy Rifka Birgit Sandoval Elizabeth Sowell-Zak Robert Strati Jason Swift Ruben Talberg Cigdem Tankut Jeanette Uldall Heather Van Uxem Sossie Vanek Fernando Velazquez Andrew Vomhof Sadie Weis Donald Weiss Agni Zotis & Alison Pierz, Gallerist Savanah Spirit, Curator Abraham Lubelski, Curator

DUAL curated by Savannah Spirit Dual is about the yin and yang and the perfect opportunity for two artists to talk to each other through their chosen medium. Exhibiting artists include: with BTA, Chambliss Giobbi, Max Langhurst, Christopher Lee, Tara Misenheimer, John D. Monteith, Judy Rifka, Sadie Weis, Agni Zotis

William Andrews 2011

6 Moth Drawing - Ink, 15 x 11
williampittmanandrews@gmail.com

Claudie Bastide 2011

LIBERTE 4 - Acrylic on Canvas 100 cm x 200 cm
clobastide@wanadoo.fr

Benito 2011
8 El Reinado de Chango Technique mixte 65 x 97
benito.valadie@gmail.com

Clarina Bezzola 2008

Climbing into the Universe - Color Printed mounted under Plexi Glass 16 x 24
clarina@clarinabezzola.com

Deborah Brown 2009/2011

10 Mushroom with Legs - Fiberglass 7 high x 3 diameter
deborahbrown777@yahoo.com

Bob Clyatt 2010

Untitled (Woman with Frame) - Raku-fired Stoneware 23 h x 7 w x 9 d
bob@clyattsculpture.com

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Borinquen Gallo 2011

12 Untitled - Rags and Paper 3 x 12
borinquengallo@aol.com

Erol Gunduz 2011

luxMOMO - Polyurathane 4 tall
erol@erolgunduz.com

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Liz-N-Val 2011
14 Suite 536 Acrylics on canvas 8 X 6
somethingnothing@aol.com

Xanda McCagg 2010

A Theory - Oil and graphite on Canvas 40 x 60
xandam@mac.com

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Elixism by George Pappas What is the purpose? Is there a meaning hidden behind our actions? Finding the answers of these questions is the reason that led me to Art. That we ought to perceive the visible world with abstract thinking, shed light on our dark and impassable compartments of our mind and process our thoughts revolutionary so truth will be revealed from the fake structure of this world. However the Artist of abstract thinking foresees furthermore: To make people understand that other, more universal rules, purely spiritual, govern the structure of this world. To seek out the communal rules that define our deepest and unapproachable parts of our life. How? By removing the unnecessary from the parts to keep their substance intact as for example abstractly the marble becomes a statue. The abstract thinking, in other words the very same thing that is trying to detach the visible object to avoid imitating it in order to consider all others things that are not derived directly from its image, is just the sum of the opposites, a synthesis of contradictory meanings at a higher level which Socrates approached with the dialectical method. And all this are done in a way not circular but forming a three-dimensional spiral (Ancient Greek - helix) of gradual changes that lead to turning points until we reach a higher meaning. So I call my purpose in Art "Elixism" and the only way to begin is by knowing you know nothing, doubting with eager all that surround you, but even more yourself. After his first group exchibition in New York at Caelum Gallery, the artist is exchibiting at Salon des Artistes the following series of works: The Name-portraits series is a diverse way of dealing with the letters of the alphabet. By transforming them into Art forms, he has done his self-portrait using the initial letter of his name (G) and his surname (PAPPAS). The two (A)s reversed horizontally become eyes, The (S) is turned into mouth and jaw, the double (P)s reversed vertically became the ear and the line of the face, while the last (P) and his initial (G) became the nose. Universal Rules is a series of works that seek the communal rules that apply to humanity. Observation of societal models, and analysis of philosophical concepts like existence, God, Good versus Bad and Human Nature are set on questioning to find answers that are essential to all of us and can apply to the entire human race independently of civilization and culture. The work Existence coming from this series is making a point to the infinite choices a human being has in his life free to be anything he wants as well as to the negative or positive impact of his reality (City, Society, Political Environment, Circumstances), using symbols such us a Magnifying mirror symbolizing a progressed version of our existence by magnifying oneself when the spectator looks at the mirror, the tube symbolizing the journey of our individual existence, the soil symbolizing the environment of each one existence-what we realize as George Pappas was born in Greece and currently works in Athens, Paris and New York. Email: George@georgepappas.gr, web: www.georgepappas.gr reality (society, city we live) that gives as opportunities to fulfill our dreams or takes them away from us, serving as the soil does to a tree, either fertile or sterile. However existence has no boundaries, if we break the chains of our reality and be able to move to a new environment fertile to our visions. The number zero (0) defines the start, the point of non-existence. Then the first male and female form were created and people were copulating until each one of us was born by his or her parents proving that we are all brothers and children of the same father so we can be anything we want since we gather the DNA of all our previous ancestors to Adam and Eve. The diptych Realist, Idealist or Rebel? of the Universal Rules series is dealing with all the possible roles of an individual inside a social environment and how their actions can transform society leading to new rules taking as an example the antismoking law as a non provocative way to declare how people interact with their social environment. Looking back to history we may observe the same attitude towards for example the fight of the right of freedom of speech e.t.c. The first work Realist (not featured in this catalog) depicts the passive role of an individual towards the rules imposed by society. The second work Idealist or Rebel? deals with the rest two possible roles of the individual towards the system and the regulatory framework of a social environment. Using symbols such us a Mirror and human figure smoking symbolizing the idealist dreaming an alternative environment where he can freely act in contrast of the laws established.. Although his or her actions are semi-passive (not really rebelling), by expressing ideas against the established environment is setting the ground for a rebellion to start. The spectator can look at the mirror reflecting a new reality for him or her using a virtual smoking machine. Putting together found objects with the assemblage technique an Ashtray, a cigar and matches are used for the role of the rebel serving as his weapons. The spectator comes in a position to use the real objects (To take the cigar, light it and smoke it putting the ashes into the ashtray) in order to rebel. The found objects are used due to their practical nature since rebellion is not of theoretical nature like idealism, it needs actions. The last work featured, Bakchai, comes from Dionysian Mysteries a series of works aiming in discovering the altering nature of Dionysus during the rituals of ancient Greece in which intoxicants and other trance-inducing techniques were used, such as dance and music, to remove inhibitions and societal constraints, liberating the individual and bringing him to a primitive state.

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George Pappas 2011

Self-portraiting my name - Oil on canvas, 12X16
george@georgepappas.gr

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George Pappas 2011

18 Existence- Assemblage and Oil on Wood 28 x 37
george@georgepappas.gr

George Pappas 2011

Idealist or Rebel? - Assemblage and acrylic on Wood 28X28
george@georgepappas.gr

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George Pappas 2011

20 Bakchai - Acrylic on canvas, 47X59
george@georgepappas.gr

Michael Piergrossi 2011

Untitled - Mixed Media on Canvas 12 x 10
mpiergrossi@hotmail.com

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Dan Pottick 2010

22 Arcade Series #2 - Photophraph 48 x 60
acuriousimage@yahoo.com

Marina Reiter 2011

Unlocking the Universe - oil on canvas 48 x 36
marina@marinareiter.com

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Birgit Sandoval 2005

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Graffiti Blues - Archival Inkjet Print 48 x 34

bsand44321@aol.com

Jason Swift 2010

This Place is a Memory - Shipping Label, Ink, and Bridge variable
jason.a.swift@gmail.com

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Ruben Talberg 2010

26 Abraxas, Mixed 39 x 31
mail@rubentalberg.net

Heather Van Uxem 2011

instinct/reason - Digital Print 11 x 14
vanuxem@gmail.com

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Andrew Vomhof 2011

28 Polaris Supernova, Marker 22 x 30
atvomhof@gmail.com

Donald Weiss 2009

Yellow and Orange Flower with Purple Stigma - Color Print
dweiss5348@gmail.com

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Ava 2010
30 Monochrome Or - Spray Paint and Plaster 20 x 20
art@aiva.fr

Thierry Alet 2004 apx

Romeo and Juliet in red - Acrylic on Canvas 64 x 48
office.fius@frereindependent.com

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PooL Art Fair New York March 4, 5 & 6 2011 Guadeloupe June 2, 3, 4 & 5 2011 Miami Beach Dec. 2, 3 & 4 2011