Alan Singer: Work-in-progress
"Who In The World"
oil on circle canvas
2019
I am in the creative state. There are no classes for me to teach today, so I am in the studio at work on my circle project. In a little while I will go out and see the new shows which have recently opened in this last week. It is almost time for the holidays, and I have grades to post for my semester at Rochester Institute of Technology, and I can predict a few more hours of work on this painting which is almost like a quilt though it is all in oil paints!
R. Roger Remington
Rochester Institute of Technology and the College of Art & Design would not be what it is today without the efforts of Roger Remington. He is a graphic design scholar and author, and has been deeply involved in the modern history of graphic design and this season he is being celebrated through January 25, 2020 in the RIT CITY Art Space. On view in the gallery is a host of artworks by Roger Remington, which may come as a surprise to many who did not know that he is also a printmaker, and a creative hand who enjoys the art on display -now in the heart of downtown Rochester, New York.
Roger Remington
Typographic forms in collage
In the mid 1960s The Print Club of Rochester commissioned a print by Roger Remington for their subscribers and you can find that and similar works in the new show at RIT CITY Art Space at the Liberty Pole in the old Sibley Building. Along with many prints there are other fascinating collections of materials that Roger has put together. A panel of seashells for example may be on view near a collection of toy airplanes...!
Airplane Identification in miniature by Roger Remington
Informative poster for the show that celebrates 60 years of works by R.Roger Remington
R. Roger Remington is my colleague, and he is the man responsible for the Archive that is housed in the Vignelli Center for Design Studies. It is rare that we get a chance to see this body of artwork that now include sculptural installations as well as the more traditional art forms like the prints in this exhibition.
A print by Roger Remington at RIT CITY Art Space
thru January 25, 2020
Before I go journey farther down the road, I need to acknowledge the passing of two men from our midst, and they would be a Rochester personality you see below, who was honored by being included in a show called: "Makers & Mentors" at Rochester Contemporary Art Center - and that was Kurt Feuerherm.
Kurt Feuerherm ( 1925-2019 )
in studio
Kurt was a well-loved teacher and artist who sometimes made me laugh because of the humor I found in these little ceramic birds that he made in recent years. Kurt also was a painter and a gifted artist in many ways, and he always had something to say about the art scene near and far.
Kendall Shaw ( 1924 - 2019 )
In a recent article published in the Huffington Post, painter and teacher Kendall Shaw posed with his new large abstract paintings and talked about his career as an artist in the New York City scene which he called home. Ken Shaw also was the owner of a great big old loft building on Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where I went one day in the late 1970s to rent a studio. Also at that time, Ken Shaw had an affiliation with the Pattern & Decoration movement in art that had a brief fling in the spotlight. In any case, I had many good conversations with Ken Shaw, and thought he had an amazing intellect. He may not be well-known in this part of the state, but he was well respected, and well-represented downstate.
The contributions of these two men will certainly be honored in years to come. They were leaders in their field, they will be missed...
