Saturday, April 26, 2014

Selected Portraits - VITA Art Center

A group of painted and woven portraits at the VITA Art Center at
425 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura, CA





Teresa | 1992 | 25 x 33 inches | Monotype



Peter in Red Shirt | 2013 | 10 x 8 inches | Oil on Panel

Lizzie with Knit Cap | 2014 | 16 x 16 inches | Oil on Panel

T. Sitting | 2014 | 14 x 11 inches | Oil on Panel

Friday, April 25, 2014

Firestone Library Reading Room Tapestry Project

A large-scale tapestry commissioned for the Firestone Library Reading Room at Princeton University. The new work replaces an ancient Flemish tapestry that originally decorated the space. The tapestry imagery refers to materials from the library special collections, the university local and the Firestone structure itself.

Firestone Library Reading Room interior with tapestry installed. Spring 2014.

Firestone Library Reading Room tapestry design | 17.3 x 16 feet | 2014

Firestone Library Reading Room tapestry installation - March 17 2014.

Firestone Library Reading Room tapestry installation - March 17 2014.


Our Savior Parish Tapestries

Two large-scale tapestries depicting the four evangelists made for Our Savior Parish Chapel at the USC Caruso Catholic Center. Installed in summer 2013.

Interior Our Savior Catholic Church at USC Caruso Catholic Center

Four Evangelists | 2013 | Two panels - 21 x 9.5 feet each | Jacquard Tapestry

Installing tapestry at Our Savior Catholic Church, Summer 2013

MEAM

C. Standing | 2013 | 60 x 60 inches | Oil on Panel | Coll. MEAM, Barcelona, Spain

Figurativas '13 | MEAM gallery interior | October 2013 | Barcelona, Spain


Figurativas '13 is a semi-annual international competition for figurative painting and sculpture held by the Museu Europeu d'Art Modern in Barcelona, Spain. This year's jurors included Antonio Lopez Garcia, Odd Nerdrum and Jacob Collins. C. Standing was selected for the exhibition and purchased by the museum.

Read an article about MEAM and the exhibition by John Seed