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Post by commandax on Oct 13, 2011 10:35:15 GMT -8
I'll be making the trip. Hope to see you there!  |
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Post by COOPER COLE on Oct 16, 2011 14:49:35 GMT -8
Congratulations to Tessar on his first European solo exhibition! Wish I could make the trip. His new paintings looks great.
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Post by saL on Oct 16, 2011 15:30:39 GMT -8
oh, I wasn't aware that is happening THIS weekend!.. great stuff.. I'll make sure to drop by... thanks for the heads up!
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Post by commandax on Oct 17, 2011 15:29:56 GMT -8
This coming Saturday, October 22nd will mark my dear friend Tessar Lo's first European solo exhibition, "The Dying Wishes," at Jaski Art Gallery in Amsterdam (which you may recall is the gallery that represents Chris Berens). Tessar's dreamlike, introspective take on spontaneous primitivism likely holds a certain appeal for a fine art gallery that has long specialized in avant-garde abstraction, particularly the work of artists associated with the mid-century CoBrA movement. For Tessar, the prospect of showing his work in such a venerable gallery has provoked a flood of creativity, generating his most powerful body of work to date. On the eve of our departure for the Netherlands, Tessar sat down and gave me his thoughts on what is moving him these days and where those inspirations are taking him. > Go to interview. "in contrast to the bright orange sky just 1000 hopes ago"  "after the blur, chaos and guardian face"  "in the dark we danced and your hand became a plane that took us high and far away"  "some things to consider, before you, turning white"  |
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Post by epicfai on Oct 17, 2011 15:43:08 GMT -8
"after the blur, chaos and guardian face" One of my favorites of his recent work. |
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Post by heidialamanda on Oct 18, 2011 13:09:19 GMT -8
Congrats again, Tessar!
"after the blur, chaos and guardian face" is also one of my favorites. I read the interview on your blog yesterday, commandax. Thanks for posting that:)
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Post by saL on Oct 20, 2011 10:32:41 GMT -8
went by the gallery earlier today, and was pleasantly surprised with the work I saw.. I usually dont like using the phrase "photos don't do justice", but in Tessar's case, I have to.. cause seeing these works on the screen and in person is a whole new experience.. first of all, it's the actual size of these works that is making them so much more appealing, not to mention the color palette, all the details, the way the paint was applied to the canvas, and the overall playfulness of the images.. here are some low quality iPhone pics I snapped (I'll do better job on Saturday):        btw, as far as I could tell, few pieces are already sold, and couple are on hold, so I'd suggest you to act quick if you're interested in any of them... |
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Post by haven on Oct 20, 2011 13:25:53 GMT -8
I guess I haven't been too familiar with his work, I really like all of those.
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Post by y on Oct 21, 2011 7:54:59 GMT -8
I am so impressed with his new work! He keeps raising the bar.
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Post by fnord on Oct 21, 2011 8:30:44 GMT -8
These are wonderful.
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Post by saL on Oct 21, 2011 9:21:04 GMT -8
I have few extra show cards from this show, so I'll send them to the first 3 people that PM me ..
(sorry, but this time Im gonna have to ask you to cover the postage)
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Post by Weezy on Oct 21, 2011 19:15:21 GMT -8
Beautiful, thoughtful work.
Hope you're having fun, Commandax. October is a great time of year to be there!
Weezy
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Post by saL on Oct 22, 2011 9:04:45 GMT -8
just came back home from the gallery.. it was lovely meeting Tessar AND Amanda, and seeing how well his work was accepted by the local art lovers/collectors.. the gallery was already quite busy early today, and everyone enjoyed the works.. the pieces look so nice displayed all together in a gallery, with similar motifs repeating on few of them, and incredible color palette.. here are some photos:     more photos available here > |
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 23, 2011 15:19:54 GMT -8
Thanks Sal, it does look better on the walls.
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Post by commandax on Oct 26, 2011 18:06:36 GMT -8
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Post by haven on Oct 27, 2011 7:33:29 GMT -8
Thanks for the pics saL and commandax, this is the most I've been taken by a show in quite some time. Really wonderful work.
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Post by saL on Oct 30, 2011 3:02:25 GMT -8
Jaski gallery had at least 2 unseen Tessar pieces available @ Affordable Art Fair this weekend (these were not part of the show):  |
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 30, 2011 9:19:26 GMT -8
I think I am now a believer in this new style that I initially was not used to. Thanks for the pics guys, posted them up here. |
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Post by wallkill on Oct 31, 2011 22:52:31 GMT -8
love his stuff. what are his prices like?
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Post by commandax on Oct 31, 2011 23:40:50 GMT -8
love his stuff. what are his prices like? Here are the price listings for the Jaski show. Keep in mind that these prices include 19% VAT, so if you're outside the Netherlands, his prices would be a bit lower. |
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Post by saL on Nov 25, 2011 10:27:07 GMT -8
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Post by fnord on Nov 25, 2011 10:43:26 GMT -8
Thanks for the heads up SaL, I started looking through his dailies and think I'm going to have to grab a sketch.
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Post by anodyne13 on Nov 26, 2011 19:40:46 GMT -8
Great art and even better guy. .
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