Verum Ultimum Art Gallery: 2014

Saturday, June 7, 2014

CALL FOR ART: The Living Mark

IN SEARCH OF the INTANGIBLE for our upcoming show "The Living Mark"...

...what makes a work of art come to life for the viewer (beyond mark making and skill)...what makes a work of art--- great?

The Living Mark....
only days left to apply for this show, apply today (show us something that steals our breath)...

https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1894&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes

Verum Ultimum Gallery invites artists to explore the theme, "The Living Mark" and enter work that is any interpretation of the call. We don't seek to drive the work, we only hope to discover your unique vision and showcase it. All 2D mediums are welcome and works can be abstract, symbolic, realistic, representational, minimalist, or contemporary. Mark making is an integral part of the creative process and defines the picture plane or form. The most successful works seem to be enlivened by these marks (whether abstract or representational). This call emphasizes the process with a focus on the individual style of the art maker (whether impassioned, studied, or subdued). What kind of marks and/or mediums do you use to lead to great results? What is your personal interpretation of this metaphoric or symbolic vehicle, “The Living Mark”. How do you use the Living Mark in your work?

Saturday, May 10, 2014

StreetWise is not just an Attitude....It's an Exhibition

37 amazing artists in this international Juried show

now showing at the new

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon.

This small gallery nestled in a mostly residential neighborhood

( near Mcmenamins Kennedy School Restaurant) packs a punch

displaying over45 works by artists from Oregon, Washington, and throughout the world.

The works were juried in in a highly selective process

(the jurors reviewed over 250 works).

Unusual mediums and striking images define this show, they include:

Constance Brinkley's apropos Metal Print Rainy Day in Seattle (Photography),

Feature Artist, Beth Kerschen's work (and her original spin on the printmaking technique of Polymer Photogravure)

Rachel Rose's Rapture (embroidrey on a record sleeve)

Deborah Paul's Cityscape (reycled post consumer tins, bike inner tubes, and board)

Paul Griffitt's Eschervile (3d fractal print)

and many, many more...

We invite you to take to the streets to discover the treasures that the urban footprint brings...

Stop in at 3014 NE Ainsworth

in Portland Oregon to find the above pieces

and discover 25 of the most talented abstract artists in the country.

We are open Saturday from 10AM -5PM or Sunday from 12-5

and by appointment

Contact Jennifer

call 503-493-4Art

(4278)

or email

fineartvu@gmail.com

Post by Jennifer Cutshall

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Abstract Sanctuary brings Visual Relief to PDX

Gallery Owners
Opening night at Verum Ultimum Art Gallery

25 Artists now showing at the new

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon.

This small gallery nestled in a mostly residential neighborhood

( near Mcmenamins Kennedy School Restaurant) packs a punch

displaying 29 works by artists from Oregon (and throughout the country).

The works were juried in in a highly selective process

(the jurors reviewed over 400 works).

Unusual mediums include:

William Ruler's expansive piece, Funerary 1 (clay, oil on Paper),

Mimi Cernyar Fox's I The Quiet (sand, sand dollars, and enamel on canvas)

Yukiyo Kawano's Narrow Road to the North (sumi ink, washi paper and kakishibu dye)

Zack Lee's Sanctuary 2 (ball point pen on paper)