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Sold

"Symbiotic" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 11"w x 14"h; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

Another painting from my In Our Veins series will have a new home.  Symbiotic is an acrylic on canvas, 11″w x 14″h.  There is a good bit of history to this piece- for starters, it comes from one of the original sketches I did in the early stages of the series.  Because I do these sketches while I am currently working on other paintings, it can be quite some time before they come to fruition.  Needless to say, I have lived with the concept for Symbiotic for awhile.  Also, it was this year’s Best of Show winner in the Surreal Salon held at the Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art.  As a result of my win, it was featured in ads in both Juxtapoz and Hi-Fructose magazine.  I’m happy that it will be in good hands and joining a fantastic collection of work.

View a larger image of Symbiotic as well as other works in the In Our Veins series here:  www.amyguidry.com/symbiotic.html.

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New Realm Review

"Adaptation" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 36"w x 48"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

My recent New Realm solo exhibition received a great review on the Southern contemporary art blog, Louisianaesthetic.  Reggie Michael Rodrigue said of my work, “It’s basically about the ability to choose one’s direction or directions without distraction, without shackles, and without having to ask for permission from the powers that be. Guidry seems to be saying that the real power resides inside all of us, whether we are innies, outties are something in between. We can all be “forces of nature” as long as we tend to ourselves and our surroundings with diligence, curiosity, wisdom and love.”  Exactly.  Read the review online at: http://louisianaesthetic.com/2012/07/22/beauty-and-the-beasts-in-the-new-realm-amy-guidry-at-lafayettes-ballet-academy/  .

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Chased

Chased magazine feature: Phantastic Images by Amy Guidry

I’m a little late in posting about this but my work was recently featured on Chased, an online arts magazine based in Berlin.  The feature includes many of my recent paintings from my series In Our Veins.  Editor Sandra Ratkovic said of my work, “We like her surreal, very contemporary paintings showing animals and nature in a dreamy surroundings, sprinkling with an almost smart cruelty. That definitely makes you think about the pictures´ meanings. We ask ourself who did this to the animals, and what do they stand for.”  To view the feature, go to this direct link: http://www.chasedmagazine.com/2012/07/gallery-phantastic-images-by-amy-guidry/.

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Vessel

“Vessel” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 4″ x 4″; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

I’ve just added a new painting to the In Our Veins series titled Vessel, and it is 4″ x 4,” acrylic on canvas, $100.  It was created from a sketch I did three years ago (!) and just wasn’t able to incorporate it at the time.  I was reminded of it when going through my sketchbooks the other day and found that it was perfect for this series.  The moth, which I took artistic liberty with, represents life.  It can be viewed as life either leaving the body or entering it, that is entirely up to the viewer.  No matter how it is viewed, life is part of us for a certain period of time.  It transitions from one living organism to the next.  The body contains life- it is a vessel.  To view a larger image, go to: www.amyguidry.com/vessel.html.

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"Untitled (Desert)" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 4" x 4"; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

Another painting from the In Our Veins series has found a new home.  Untitled (Desert) is an acrylic on canvas, 4″ x 4,” and will be joining a couple of my other paintings.  It is actually a spin-off from one of my larger paintings, Heads II which can be seen here: www.amyguidry.com/Heads_II.html (and FYI Heads II is one of the paintings included in the upcoming show I’m doing at the Hilliard Museum in Lafayette, LA this September).  View a larger image of Untitled (Desert) here: www.amyguidry.com/untitled04.html.

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100 Degrees

"Succession" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 6"w x 12"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

My next show is just around the bend as July is coming to a close.  My painting Succession will be featured at Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX as part of their group exhibition, “100 Degrees.”  The show will feature works by several of the gallery’s represented artists.  The exhibit dates are August 4th through September 1st, with a Preview held during their First Thursday Artwalk on August 2nd, from 6-8pm.  The official opening reception will be held August 4th, from 6-8pm.  You can preview the show online here: http://www.wallyworkmangallery.com/group_show.lasso?itemid=792.

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Visions of the Unnatural World

I’m a little slow to post these given my show at Barrister’s Gallery ended June 23rd.  Nevertheless, I wanted to share photos from the opening reception for my 3-person exhibition, “Visions of the Unnatural World.”  It was a really great exhibit and a great pair of artists – Nikki Crook and Monique Ligons – to show with.  More photos are also online here: http://www.amyguidry.com/events.html.

Artist Amy Guidry with her painting "Survival of the Fittest" (center)
Artists Monique Ligons, Amy Guidry, and Nikki Crook with their work, respectively, at Barrister's Gallery, New Orleans
"Symbiotic" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 11"w x 14"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2011; SOLD
"Stallions" and "Mother Nature" by Amy Guidry; 6" x 6" each; acrylic on canvas; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
Installation view, Barrister's Gallery, New Orleans, LA

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Art Melt 2012

I recently attended the Preview Party for the 2012 Art Melt at the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, LA.  My painting Survival of the Fittest was one of the works selected for the show by jurors Franklin Sirmans (Chief Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art); Ron Platt (Curator, Birmingham Museum of Art); and Thomas Neff (Artist and Professor of Art, LSU).  If you missed the Preview Party and the opening reception, no worries as the exhibit will be up through August 3rd.

 

Artist Amy Guidry with her painting "Survival of the Fittest" at the Shaw Center for the Arts
Artist Amy Guidry with Ron Platt, Curator, Birmingham Museum of Art, and Franklin Sirmans, Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Installation view, Art Melt 2012, The Shaw Center for the Arts
The Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA

These are just a few of the photos from the event.  View more here: http://www.amyguidry.com/events.html

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In the Mail

New postcards featuring "Succession" by Amy Guidry

Just got my new postcards in!  My new painting Succession is on the front cover as well as my upcoming exhibitions list on the back.  If you would like to receive one, sign up for my postcards here: http://www.amyguidry.com/contact.html.  (Just click on the postcard icon.)  And for the over 500 (!) people that are already on my mailing list, be on the lookout for your new cards in the mail this week!

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July 2012 Artwalk

"Adaptation" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 36"w x 48"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2007

It’s time again for the Second Saturday Artwalk in downtown Lafayette!  And the hours have now been extended so it will take place from 6-9pm!  More time to check out more great art.  Here is the line-up for July 14th’s Artwalk (and I will be participating this month as well so stop by and say hello!):

Acadiana Center for the Arts– 101 W. Vermilion St. / 337-233-7060
Main Gallery: May 12, 2012 – July 14, 2012- Southern Open 2012
Side Gallery: July 14, 2012 – August 4, 2012- Generic Art Solutions: “Bullet Proof”
James S. Mallia Galleria: June 2, 2012 – August 11, 2012- Inhabiting Horizons: Capturing Fleeting Spaces by: John Oliver, Emee Morgan and David Webber
Coca-Cola Studio: June 9, 2012 – August 4, 2012- Another Time: Paintings by Carolyn Scalfano Faulk and Eric Todd
Vault Series: July 14 – August 25, 2012- Gary Rock

Arts Co-op– 535 1/2 Jefferson St. / 337-344-8657
“Go Figure”-Figure Show and Body Studies

The Ballet Académie Gallery– 200 Polk St. / 337-280-0964
New Realm- Works by Amy Guidry

Cajun Spice– 535 Jefferson St / 337-232-3061
Phyllis Smith

Cité des Arts– 109 Vine St. / 337-291-1122
Danny Clanton

Gallery 549– 549 Jefferson St. / 337-593-0796
Group exhibition

Gallery R (at The Russo Group)- 116 E. Congress St. / 337-769-1530
Sonny Monteleone

Lounge Art Gallery– 402 S. Buchanan St. / 337-236-5570
“To the Water…………” group exhibition

Sans Souci Gallery– 219 E. Vermilion St. / 337-266-7999
Luis Perez

Zoom Photo Studio– 205-AW. Vermilion St. / 337-781-2036
Chris Perkins and Travis Gauthier

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