Maximum Color opens October 11

Press Release:

SYRACUSE, New York -- September 21, 2007 --  Delavan Art Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition "Maximum Color" featuring glass by Phil Austin, paintings by Alison Fisher, landscapes and abstractions by Jim Loveless, non-representational paintings by Lutz Scherneck and creative photography by Linda Spatuzzi. The exhibit opens on Thursday, October 11 and continues through Saturday, November 10, 2007.

Phil Austin is a glass artist and craftsman who works out of his Snake Oil Glassworks studio in Skaneateles, NY. He uses traditional offhand glassblowing techniques to create vases, bowls and a variety of other objects that are popular for their colorful textural surfaces and traditional forms. He also designs and builds glass furnaces, ovens and other equipment used in making blown glass. Austin has an MFA from the School for American Craftsman at Rochester Institute of Technology and is currently a part-time member of the Art faculty at Onondaga Community College.

Phil Austin, Yellow Vase, glass, 7" w x 13.25" h

Alison Fisher's deep love of abstract form is inspired by artists such as Kandinsky and Rothko. Her mixed media paintings use acrylic, titanium, pastel, gold ink, tea leafing and copper wire to explore concepts of balance and perception. In addition to her mixed media paintings, Fisher also creates acrylic on paper impressionistic works that invoke a sense of peace and tranquility. Her art has been exhibited in fine art shows and galleries across the Southwest and East coast and is collected by corporations and private collectors alike. Fisher says her work reflects her own evolution as an artist and the beauty of the quest.

Alison Fisher, Through the Tori, mixed media painting, 37" w x 36" h

Jim Loveless paints acrylic landscapes and abstractions. He is a Professor Emeritas of Colgate University and has been painting and exhibiting for nearly fifty years in universities and museums around the country. Loveless's paintings imply ideas of space and timelessness. Loveless uses geometrical forms as a way of showing force because, he explains, "...they stand outside of time, a little bit. They can be encountered directly but they are divested of a kind of history."

Jim Loveless, Madison County Series IV, acrylic painting, 21” w x 25” h

Lutz Scherneck uses acrylic paints on canvas to create non-representational works of art. Although born in Germany, Scherneck grew up in the Mohawk Valley region of upstate New York and went on to graduate from Syracuse University with a BFA in painting. He explains, "Rather than calculation, creativity should be the result of an artist's intuition... The process of painting is simple yet my goal remains lofty: combine components elemental to painting in a plastic manner and create a high level visual work of art."

Lutz Scherneck, Red Flow, acrylic painting, 63" x 63" diamond

Linda Spatuzzi specializes in creating abstract images from photos of everyday objects or settings. Her creative photography has been shown in the Liverpool Art Show, NYS Fair, Photography Magazine Annual International Competition, Syracuse Post Standard Photo Competition and Vineyard Art Show. Spatuzzi was also an award winner in the Betterphoto.com international competition.

Linda Spatuzzi, Roboman, creative photography, 16" w x 20" h

Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Conveniently located downtown at 501 West Fayette Street in Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery opens “Maximum Color” from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 11. The show is on exhibit through Saturday, November 10 on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. -  4 p.m. and at other times by appointment. For more information visit www.DelavanArtGallery.com.


MEET THE ARTISTS!
Artists in Attendance:
Saturday October 13, noon - 3 p.m.- Lutz Scherneck
Thursday October 18, 5-8 p.m.- All Artists In Attendance for Th3
Saturday October 20, noon - 3 p.m.- Alison Fisher
Saturday October 27, noon - 3 p.m.- Linda Spatuzzi
Saturday November 3, noon - 3 p.m.- Stone Canoe Poetry Reading featuring Phil Memmer
Saturday November 10, noon - 3 p.m.- Jim Loveless

Special Events:
Thursday October 18 from 5 - 8 p.m.- Th3, The Third Thursday, Syracuse's citywide visual arts night. For more information please visit www.th3syracuse.com
Saturday November 3 at 2 p.m.- Stone Canoe Poetry Reading featuring accomplished poet Phil Memmer. Memmer is the author of three collections of poetry, editor of the literary journal Two Rivers Review, director of the Arts Branch of the YWCA and founder of the Downtown Writer's center. For more information on Phil Memmer and the publication Stone Canoe, please visit www.stonecanoejournal.org