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Kern Gallery Podcast 3

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:49:00 +0000

Kern Gallery Podcast 3 now available. We have some news and a couple of tunes for your enjoyment.

Satch and Ron Kern to Exhibit at Clowes Hall

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:54:00 +0000

The exhibit will run from June 1, through August 3, 2009.

Click here for the information.

Clowes Hall is the performing arts center on the campus of Butler University, home of the Butler Bulldogs.

Satch Exhibit at Midland Carmel

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:21:00 +0000

Satch is currently exhibiting at Midland Arts and Antiques Market Carmel. The exhibit examines women's issues and women's stereotypical role in society along with the universal topics of religion and greed. Through November 30, 2008.

Midland Arts and Antiques Market Carmel
488 Gradle Drive
Carmel, IN

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00AM - 6:00 PM and Sunday noon - 5:00PM

Satch at Visual Fringe

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:30:00 +0000

Satch has two pieces, The Tooth Brush and Blessed Virgin Mary, in the VisualFringe exhibition in Indianapolis. VisualFringe is a part of iNDYfRINGe 2008, the Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival.

We attended the opening of VisualFringe this past Friday on Mass. Ave. and in Fountain Square. We haven't seen so much great affordable art on the walls in a long time. Attendance was strong. Every gallery had a nice crowd and the retail shops were very busy. It was our first chance to see the new G.C. Lucas Gallery on Mass. Ave. After the galleries closed around or after 9:00 PM the bars and restaurants were buzzing. It was really heartening to see such an electric atmosphere.

We had an early supper at Deano's Vino in Fountain Square. We can't recommend Deano's enough. The food and service was superb.

I find it puzzling that the galleries schedule to close at 9:00 PM, especially considering daylight savings time. Are Hoosier values so deep that even the visual arts community feels they must close up early? Opening at 6:00 PM and closing at 10:00 PM makes more sense. This way those that want to get to the galleries before, or after, dinner would have plenty of time to browse. And, how about a midnight madness event once per year? The opening of VisualFringe/First Friday would be the perfect event.

Review in Nuvo

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:30:00 +0000

Nuvo recently reviewed Ron Kern's and Mike Stroup's exhibit at The Kern Gallery. The exhibit received four out of five stars from critic, G.C. Cristo. Read the review.

Ron Kern and Mike Stroup Photographs

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:20:00 +0000

Following is information about the current exhibit of photographs from Ron Kern and Mike Stroup:

Mike Stroup - Artist Statement

Photography can be a medium for travel through time and space. Beyond the literal world we live in are places seen and unseen by the everyday eye. The simple act of passing by familiar landscapes can be mystically transformed through the photograph to suggest the fleeting passage of time and the life before us.

Much of our lives are consumed in the pursuing of contentment and a state of happiness, of balance. Very rarely are we able to allow ourselves to delve into the peace of melancholy, or the quiet contemplation of the remembrances of lives and living passed.

Life in bloom, life in repose, life denied, and anew.
Often there is a searching, a reaching, a haunting grasp for a more comforting path just beyond, perhaps never fulfilled.

According to a poem -
The questions lie
As the answers die
And we know not why
But so it shall remain

Old buildings, worn landmarks, cemeteries, vanishing rural communities – almost all forgotten – places “from nowhere to goodbye” deserve a second look to remind us that we are all here but for a moment. Only when we stop, speed up, or change perspective does precious time, our greatest resource each day, take on a new and different look when captured through the eye of a camera.
Words gently adapted from an old song help to capture the essence of the photographs you see here: “Will the wind (or the silence) ever remember, the whispered moments of our lives?” Look . . . and then, look again.

Mike Stroup

The Photographs presented at the Kern Gallery by Ron Kern are from his forthcoming Book, Sunset Junque Shop.

Ron Kern - Sunset Junque Shop

While driving to Saugatuck, Michigan, Satch and I decided to turn off the interstate and take an older, less-traveled road to Saugatuck, Michigan. Driving north along the Red Arrow Highway we were enjoying the perfect Michigan summer weather. It was one of those July days where a gentle breeze was blowing off of the lake keeping the heat at bay. The sun shone brightly in the deep blue sky.

First up were the small towns, Lakeside, Harbert, Sawyer, Bridgman and Stevensville. Getting onto the Blue Star Highway at St. Joseph we drove along the lake and through the dunes to South Haven where we stopped for a quick lunch and a walk. Onward to Saugatuck, a town where Satch and I find solace and inspiration.

Many men can attest, while traveling, wives love to stop at every interesting, and not so interesting place (in our opinion anyhow) especially if it’s an antique shop. We were almost to Saugatuck, and then Satch saw it. A little north of South Haven, on the west side of the road, we had passed a place called Sunset Junque Shop. Of course we had to turn around and check it out. As I steered the PT Cruiser onto a swatch of gravel at the side of the road, I looked over a landscape of objects that I couldn’t quite put my mind around. We got out, amazed at what we saw. It was a place like no other. There was a gypsy wagon with a stuffed ogre leaning against it. I thought, hmm, this stop might be interesting.

Off I went while Satch headed into the shop. Walking over the property I was pretty amazed with the conglomeration of stuff that was everywhere. Before long I realized that I wasn’t just seeing a bunch of things strewn about, but I was walking around in the middle of a gathered and assembled array of elements. The canvas of objects stretched out for acres, in and around several barns, broken down sheds, and a tattered house, held together with hope from its last repair. As I looked closer I began to see messages, scenes and assemblages.

There were installations, abstractions, still lifes and social commentaries. Within this environment there were “residents," and they are an intriguing and mystical lot.

After exploring and soaking it all in for some time, I went back to the car to grab my camera. Pictures immediately began to reveal themselves. Isolating particular details yielded even more richness of the whole. After working for I don’t know how long, I stopped to take a break. While resting for a moment, I realized that I had not been this inspired to photograph for years.

We’ve returned many times to Sunset Junque Shop and found our share of treasures. Satch always finds objects to use in her art. Every visit is a new exploration - there are additional items, some things have sold and elements have been moved around on the property presenting a different perspective. Sunset Junque Shop’s property is indeed living performance art.

I invited my friend, Karen Bruner Stroup, who, along with her husband, Mike, has visited the Sunset Junque Shop, to join me with her poetry written in response to this place and the photographs in the forthcoming book. We'll post information about purchasing the book in the near future.

Ron Kern and Mike Stroup - Photographs

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:53:00 +0000

Through July 18, 2008, the Kern Gallery is featuring a selection of photographs from Ron Kern and Mike Stroup. Ron Kern's photographs are from his forthcoming book, "Sunset Junque Shop." Mike Stroup is presenting a group of images from his recent work.

Big News - Satch (and additional gallery news)

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:21:00 +0000

"Feminism, in most of its forms, proposes or demands a political and/or ethical stance toward cultural experience..."

Amelia Jones, 2003

Satch has been accepted into a group exhibition juried by Joanna Gardner-Huggett at ARC Gallery in Chicago entitled "Feminist Interrogations." The piece that will be featured in the exhibition is "Safety First."

From ARC Gallery:

This exhibition seeks feminist art works by emerging artists (who are in the first five years of their career) that do not privilege gender but see it in conversation with questions of social justice in the global age. It is particularly interested in featuring art that utilizes a range of feminist strategies to contest issues such as, but not limited to, censorship, pollution, racism, sexual violence and war, as well as creating sites of resistance.

Exhibition Dates: June 4-28, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday June 6, 6-9 PM CDT
ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation
832 W. Superior Street., #204
Chicago, IL 60622
info@arcgallery.org
(312)733-2787

Feminist Interrogations is a MAAC/FAP sponsored event.

Satch is very excited to have her work included in this exhibition.

Also in conjunction with the exhibition - INTERVENING FEMINISM...

...SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE FEMINIST ART MOVEMENT" - A Graduate Student Symposium

It is the intent of the symposium to address the interrelated nature of feminism and social justice.

Presented by the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Corridor (MAAC) in honor of The Feminist Art Project, and held in conjunction with the "Feminist Interrogations" June exhibition at ARC Gallery, the symposium will be held at Intuit on June 7, 2008, with a closing reception at Woman Made Gallery.

In other Gallery News:

Mike Stroup and Ron Kern will be featured in an exhibit of photography at the Kern Gallery. Details will be forthcoming very soon.

Big News - SATCH!

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:35:00 +0000

Satch is now represented by ThirdStone Gallery in Fennville, Michigan. This weekend Bruce Cutean celebrated the grand reopening of his fabulous art space. Thirdstone features a wide array of cutting edge artists in all media. We encourage you to visit ThirdStone in person, but if you cannot make it up to Michigan, be sure to check out the gallery's website. This a tremendous opportunity for Satch. She is very happy to be represented by ThirdStone. The KernGallery is very excited for her and wish her the best of luck!

ThirdStone Gallery
P.O. Box 1017
Fennville MI 49408
Phone: 269-561-8149

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rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:34:00 +0000

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Vintage Vernacular Photography

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:18:00 +0000

Scenes from Europe and the United Kingdom

The KernGallery presents a selection of vintage vernacular photography depicting scenes in Europe and the United Kingdom from the 1950's and 1960's. All photographs are well seen and are jewels of the vernacular genre. The photographer is unknown.

Three Babes
Since the inception of photography, photographs have been made, used, collected, and discarded in greatly increasing numbers. Despite the photograph's persistent presence in daily life, until recently most types of everyday
photography have remained unexamined by historians and have been absent from the walls of art museums. In response to this omission, some scholars have begun to consider photography as a "vernacular" practice.

Vernacular photography refers to the creation of photographs by amateur or unknown photographers who take everyday life and common things as subjects. Also, the use of vernacular photography in the arts is almost as old as photography itself. Vernacular photography has become far more commonplace in recent years as an art technique and is now a widely accepted genre of art photography.

To inquire about the purchase of any of these photographs please send an email message to rkern@indy.net.

Farm Horses, 1958

Morning Walk, February 1958

Admiralty Arch
Walking the Dog
London

Party on the Banks

Rally
March 1967

Afternoon Drinks

Reading Community Post

Plaza Duomo
di Milano
Italy

Street Scene
with Trolley

Street Scene
March 1954

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Metaphors and Dichotomies

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:48:00 +0000

(Click on postcard to enlarge)

Within this exhibition of new work, Satch takes on a personal torment, a stereotype, an attitude and lays it bare, at times breaking the subject down to its most basic reality. Using that reality she presents a point of view that defiantly examines, exposes and tears down barriers, prejudices and cultural stereotypes.

Utilizing various media including discarded objects, the new work can be somewhat disarming at first but upon further scrutiny, as Satch says, "it is not so strange as it may seem."

Kern Gallery, June 2007

Artist's Statement

I create art to process my thoughts about life. I use the work as an autobiographical release and as a voice to communicate to others.

My approach, recurring themes and selection of materials, including discarded items, come from phenomenon or utterances tugging inside, not from exterior stimuli. I like to present symbolism and contradiction in my work.

While I’m working on a body of work, my decisions are purely selfish. I do not require feedback. Yet, I’m open to listening to, and relishing, various views after the work is finished.

My current work is an extension of that which I stopped back in 1974 - it’s taken a long time to return. A portion of the new work is completing subjects that I abandoned, resulting in closure. The pace of the new work is making up for lost time and the third component of the new work is exploring defiance.

Satch, June 2007

Selected work from the Exhibition
(Click on any image to enlarge)
All images © 2007 Satch

Strength of the Foot (13'x13")

Impregnation (13"x13")

Religious Curative Beliefs (13"x13")

Sallow Skin (13"x13")

July Exhibition

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:40:00 +0000

Coming very soon - exciting news about an exhibition opening July 6, 2007!

Kern Gallery's Inaugural Exhibition

rkern@indy.net (Kern Gallery) — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:40:00 +0000

Presented in this exhibition are internationally printed high quality vintage gallery and museum prints and posters from the 1960s. Prices range from $28.00 to $374.00. Also on exhibit are various rare art books featuring Surrealism, Dada and influences of both. The exhibit runs from May 4 through July 5 or until the exhibition is sold out.

Surrealism was developed by the 20th-century literary and artistic movement. The surrealist movement of visual art and literature, flourished in Europe between World Wars I and II. Surrealism grew principally out of the earlier Dada movement, which before World War I produced works of anti-art that deliberately defied reason; but Surrealism emphasis was not on negation but on positive expression. The movement represented a reaction against what its members saw as the destruction wrought by the "rationalism" that had guided European culture and politics in the past and had culminated in the horrors of World War I. According to the major spokesman of the movement, the poet and critic André Breton, who published "The Surrealist Manifesto" in 1924, Surrealism was a means of reuniting conscious and unconscious realms of experience so completely, that the world of dream and fantasy would be joined to the everyday rational world in "an absolute reality, a surreality."

Artists in the Exhibition:

Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) Spanish
Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968) French
Roger de La Fresnaye (1885 - 1925) French
Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955) French
Arshile Gorky (1904 1948) Armenian
Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) Spanish
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Spanish

A small selection of images in the exhibition:

Fernand Léger

Roger de La Fresnaye

Salvador Dali