About the Artist:
"Realize the ability to build and keep building, quickly, and embrace every unusual."
From his Artist's Statement : My work as a whole began with one subject in mind, a container. The initial problem became how literal or ambiguous the final solution should be. On one end there is a three-dimensional container or some sort of vessel structure that exists as a tangible object. The other end can be a solution on a two-dimentional surface depicting aspects of a container, or what a container could hypothetically be. The latter became the main focus. The second issue, which remains a priority in my thoughts, is filling the container. I want to give the sense of filling, or something filled, or something filled to a point, without using recognizable imagery. The notion of filling grew to include stacking, layering, repeating, covering, and or anything that might have a containing feature. Our landscape is our container. Stuff fills up our lives. There is routine and randomness, busy and quiet, night and day, full and empty. Sometimes there is a void, and sometimes that void needs to be filled. I find the contrast within these relationships to be quite interesting. Reacting to this contrast provided direction for the work to follow. I like to work in series, I tend to make several pieces in a row, which share a common format, palette choice, and method of execution, then grow to the next series, which might borrow particular elements from the previous body of work. The work is very obsessive, which is the nature of my art. I enjoy working with stencils and flat colors,and have always had aesthetic sympathies towards minimalism and monochromatic surfaces. Screen printing seems to be the correct process for producing the visual and conceptual solution I am looking for, and at times relief may join the cause.
"Realize the ability to build and keep building, quickly, and embrace every unusual."
From his Artist's Statement : My work as a whole began with one subject in mind, a container. The initial problem became how literal or ambiguous the final solution should be. On one end there is a three-dimensional container or some sort of vessel structure that exists as a tangible object. The other end can be a solution on a two-dimentional surface depicting aspects of a container, or what a container could hypothetically be. The latter became the main focus. The second issue, which remains a priority in my thoughts, is filling the container. I want to give the sense of filling, or something filled, or something filled to a point, without using recognizable imagery. The notion of filling grew to include stacking, layering, repeating, covering, and or anything that might have a containing feature. Our landscape is our container. Stuff fills up our lives. There is routine and randomness, busy and quiet, night and day, full and empty. Sometimes there is a void, and sometimes that void needs to be filled. I find the contrast within these relationships to be quite interesting. Reacting to this contrast provided direction for the work to follow. I like to work in series, I tend to make several pieces in a row, which share a common format, palette choice, and method of execution, then grow to the next series, which might borrow particular elements from the previous body of work. The work is very obsessive, which is the nature of my art. I enjoy working with stencils and flat colors,and have always had aesthetic sympathies towards minimalism and monochromatic surfaces. Screen printing seems to be the correct process for producing the visual and conceptual solution I am looking for, and at times relief may join the cause.
AnthonyBartholomew
Above the Surface
January 6th - February 12th, 2017
Above the Surface
January 6th - February 12th, 2017
Philip Wall 10, screen and relief print, 22 x 24", 2008
AnthonyBartholomew - Above the Surface
January 6th - February 12th, 2017
Anthony "Tony" Bartholomew passed away in 2011, but his impression and influence hasn't left us. His artwork continues to fill loved ones and collectors alike with wonder, awe, and whimsy. Though we at Maria Neil were not even in business during his time of creativity at Kent State University and Zygote Press, we still recognize the impact that he had there and abroad. We are honored to be able to show you a curated retrospective of his body of work, and also give you a glimpse into some projects he was in the middle of building.
Press:
Maria Neil Art Project Remembers Anthony Bartholomew : Cool Cleveland
Anthony Bartholomew Remembrance and Virtual Gallery : Around Kent
January 6th - February 12th, 2017
Anthony "Tony" Bartholomew passed away in 2011, but his impression and influence hasn't left us. His artwork continues to fill loved ones and collectors alike with wonder, awe, and whimsy. Though we at Maria Neil were not even in business during his time of creativity at Kent State University and Zygote Press, we still recognize the impact that he had there and abroad. We are honored to be able to show you a curated retrospective of his body of work, and also give you a glimpse into some projects he was in the middle of building.
Press:
Maria Neil Art Project Remembers Anthony Bartholomew : Cool Cleveland
Anthony Bartholomew Remembrance and Virtual Gallery : Around Kent
Not only do we offer prints of Tony's work, but his retrospective catalog The Black Balloon is available through the gallery as well.
Prices available upon request. For purchase information please send us an email.
Prices available upon request. For purchase information please send us an email.
