March-April 2008

Brazilian Contemporary Printmakers features a selection of print art representative of more than 30 artists from Brazil. The selected works demonstrate a range of creativity and style that encompass Brazil’s vibrant arts scene. The exhibit was developed and curated by Eduardo Benes, director of Galeria Gravura Brasileira, a leading modern and contemporary print gallery founded in São Paolo in 1988.

Brazilian Contemporary Printmakers was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC with the collaboration of Eduardo Benes, director of Galeria Gravura Brasileira, São Paolo, Brazil.

March-April 2008

After the Flood

After the Flood, an exhibition by Don Kimes, features large-scale, abstract paintings both subtle and dramatic in nature. The work demonstrates Kimes’ ability to express the intimate and sensitive effects of change in massive sizes and organic movements. Using obscured contours and vivid color combinations, Kimes reminds us of nature’s delicate balance between creation and destruction.

Visit Kimes’ website at www.donkimes.com.

Bill Schmidt, Conditional Response, 2007

Bill Schmidt, Back Story, 2006

Bill Schmidt, Shaken and Stirred, 2006

Bill Schmidt, It Ain’t a Sin to Shed Your Skin…, 2007

Bill Schmidt, Listening to Nancarrow, 2007

Bill Schmidt, On a Tiny Planet, 2007

January-February 2008

Way, Shape, and Form: Small Abstract Paintings

Way, Shape, and Form—Small Abstract Paintings, an exhibition by Bill Schmidt, featured a selection of paintings in gouache embellished with colored pencil and water-soluble crayon. The selected works displayed Schmidt’s signature miniature, geometric paintings ranging in size from 4×4″ to 7×5″. By placing bold and intricate designs on small-scale works, Schmidt’s work creates an environment in which the viewer and art can intimately co-exist. In this environment, the two-dimensional, abstract shapes reference illusions of space and form.

Howard Finster, Cover/Tools Help Build the World, 1990

Hollis Sigler, The Perfect Heart is Only a Dream, 1990

Jean Tinguely, Tools '85, 1985

Arman, Revealed Secrets, 1993

Ed McGowin, Workers Waving Goodbye, 1991

Pier Gustafson, Drill Press, undated

Tools as Art, Two installation

Tools as Art, Two installation

January-February 2008

Tools As Art, Two: Selections From The Hechinger Collection

Tools As Art, Two: Selections From The Hechinger Collection, was Hillyer Art Space’s second exhibition of the collection inherited from Washington collector and hardware pioneer, John Hechinger. The collection of approximately 400 celebrates the ubiquity of tools in our lives with art that magically transforms utilitarian objects into fanciful works of beauty, surprise and wit. The unique collection of 20th century art represents the theme of tools and hardware while maintaining a paradox between the autonomous, mass-produced tool and a unique expression of an artist’s imagination. The exhibition featured some highlights of the exceptional collection.