Artemis Gallery Presents “Dogs Gone Wild Unleashed” by Artist Rusty Hammer

For our June 2018 First Friday, We hosted Florida folk artist Rusty Hammer who has created  a whole new litter of his wonderfully whimsical, wooden dogs! 

These eccentric dogs are made out of pine and found object wood left over from other projects. Most people consider them to be Outsider Art or Folk Art since rusty doesn’t go by a formal MFA program. All Rusty’s work reflects his hysterical sense of humor, combining dog and human features and characterizations!

Rusty was present at our exhibition and chatted with all the dog/art lovers who visited our enlightened establishment. We were lucky enough to have live music by Norman Norteldor his daughter and his wife. The entire event was an outrageous blast! 

 

“Wired Realities” Opening at Artemis Gallery First Friday April 1st!

This April we will be celebrating the beginning of Spring with “Wired Realities” at Artemis Gallery! This show will be featuring the work of local artists Guy Barnard and Bob Early and their wire sculptures.

Their work is often described as three dimensional blind contour drawings. As if they drew it on paper and turned it into a sculptural piece of work.

In Bob’s own words he says, “The inspiration for my art comes from a lifetime of relentless curiosity of how things work and what’s inside. From my need to take things apart comes the wonderment of finding ways to make the parts into something new and amazing. Also a big part of my inspiration comes from
nature and my fascination of bugs and wildlife. Combining the two I try to achieve works of art which inspire their own curiosities and fascinations. Whether it is complex as with Musical Gears or as simple as my Reflecting Fish, my overall goal is to achieve an emotion connection to my work.”

The show will also be featuring live music and will run until May 5th. So come celebrate the birth of Spring with us at Artemis Gallery!

View photos from the event here!

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