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Dick Waller
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Dick Waller
About Dick Waller
My explorations in art are both an extension of and a contrast to my love affair with music. When I started painting in 1974, it was in seeking a release from the strict regimen of performing as principal clarinetist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The creative process of painting induced in me a feeling of complete abandon and joy. Rather than interpreting a composer’s vision for a piece (as is the musician’s role when playing Classical music), as a visual artist I had no restraints – only a blank canvass ready for any possible expression.
My style of painting is completely intuitive – I like to call it “Free Association Art.” This involves selecting harmonious color combinations and applying them to a canvas or piece of wood on the floor. I add layer of paint until the work feels finished – a process that can take minutes, hours or days. The most important moment is to know when to stop.
All of my works bear the title “Contrasts,” in homage to the wonderful Bartok trio for piano, violin and clarinet. This describes my contrasting style of painting, the varying colors/media and the various ways in which the viewer might interpret the work. In a way, these Contrast numbers can be considered Opus numbers, similar to the way many symphonies and sonatas are named. This gives the audience freedom to interpret the work in his or her own way. My goal in creating art is to inspire in the viewer a feeling that their lives have been more enriched by experiencing the piece – it is my desire to evoke a sense of wonder, freedom, spontaneity and playfulness.
~ Dick Waller
Artist Biography
Dick Waller started painting in 1974, originally as a release from the strict regimen of performing as principal clarinetist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. As his passion for the art grew, he developed a style he calls free association painting. All of his pieces bear the title “Contrasts,” inspired by the wonderful Bartok trio for clarinet, violin and piano. It both describes his contrasting styles of painting as well as the contrast of colors he uses. In a way, the Contrast numbers should be considered opus numbers; most works of composers are untitled symphonies or sonatas with an opus number, which gives the listener the freedom to interpret the music with his or her own ear. Similarly, by leaving the paintings without a title, it is his desire that the viewer has the freedom to interpret each piece in their own way.
Artist Resume
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Music, graduated 1954, Occidental College
Solo Exhibitions:
- 2013, Contrasts, Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2011, Contrasts, Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- 2004-2011, Contrasts, Essex Studios, quarterly gallery walks, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2000, Contrasts, Red Brick Arts Center, Aspen, Colorado
- 1999, Contrasts, Red Brick Arts Center, Aspen, Colorado
- 1998, Contrasts, First Unitarian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private Collections:
- Gil Shaham, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Anne-Marie McDermott & Michael Lubin and Colorado Public Radio president Max Wysick, among others
Group Shows:
- 2013, Golden Ticket, Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2014, Golden Ticket, Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2014, Constella, Woodward Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2015, Constella, House Show, Cincinnati, Ohio
Press:
- 2011 “Art” – CityBeat, By Jane Durrell
- 1998 “Art Scoop” – The Cincinnati Post, By Jerry Galvin
- 1998 “The Talk” – The Cincinnati Enquirer, By Jim Knippenberg
- 1999 “Former Concert Clarinetist Finds New Freedom as Abstract Painter” – Denver Post, By Jeff Bradley
- 1999 “Outside the Lines, Former Clarinetist Moves into Visual Realm” – Aspen Times, By Stewart Oksenhorn
- 1999 “Jackson On His Mind” – Roaring Fork Sunday’s GO! Arts & Entertainment Weekly, By Carrie Click
- 1999 “Music Man Waller Plays a Mean Canvas, Showing at Red Brick Arts Center” – Snowmass Village Sun, by Madeleine Osberger
Dick Waller: Former longtime Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra principal clarinetist onto his third career
Contrasts CV (105), 48" X 48" acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Contrasts XXXVIII (38), 36" X 48" acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Contrasts CCXXIII (223), 24″x30″, acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Contrasts XXX (30), 48″x48″, acrylic on wood | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Contrasts XVIII (18), 36″x36″, acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Contrasts LXII (62), 96″x144″, acrylic on masonite| THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Price $13,800 USD
Contrasts LXVIII (68), 96″x120″, acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Price $11,500 USD
LXIV (64) , 96" X 120", acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Price $11,500 USD
CLIX (159), 48″x60″, acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Contrasts CCLXXIV (274), 48″x60″, acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Contrasts CCXXXII (232), 48″x60″, acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
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About Barbara Houwers
Barbara Houwers is a Dutch artist, specialising in painting. She lives and works in Blaricum (Amsterdam region). Her successful series inspired by themes around the human being have led to many exhibitions and commissions from companies, government and institutions. Barbara’s works can be found both in private and corporate collections and public buildings. Barbara Houwers was mainly known for her paintings of human figures, mostly painted in subdued earth tones. However, in 2013 she switched to more abstract pieces of art in geometrical patterns and sometimes also bright colours. This seems to be a great style break, however, as with many artists, also for Houwers a logical further development of her basic forms. Herewith the artist is not afraid of new techniques and materials. So she designed portable objects with the 3-D printing technique and she made the switch to more three-dimensional work. Houwers’s technique evolved from a traditional painting technique with the human figure as a theme to a more experimental treatment of her materials. The brush was partly replaced by the palette knife and besides paint, also other materials such as sand and resin were introduced. This experimental treatment of the material came back with the series of works Houwers made at the start of the millennium where the aspect of space predominated. In 2007 the geometric form appeared with the series “little suitcases”. The human shape was more reduced to a contour line. Houwers made the switch to the theme of repetition in 2013. By the repetition of shapes a feel of rest is created. The beauty of this type of art is formed by the techniques used by Houwers. The paint is applied in many layers by the palette knife. In this way an art is created that refers to itself and less to the tangible world. The love for the material has become the subject of her art, still the humaneness remains secured in her works by filling in the geometrical forms with a natural brush technique whereby the brush strokes still strongly remind of the human figure. This creates an abstract formal art of painting that directly appeals to and reflects the human emotion, a daring combination only tried by a few artists. Barbara Houwers does not only have the guts to convey the contrast between the rational geometric and the emotional, but above all she has got the talent to do so. By: Art Historian Diana Kostman 2015
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
About SPOON
After working in the Architecture and Urban Planning Profession for nearly a decade in Seattle, studying Urban Design in Paris, and managing projects all over the world, SPOON developed a strong
appreciation for graphic communication and elegant design. Combined with a long-standing passion for history and culture, it was a natural progression for her to begin developing unique pieces of
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This analysis, of only the essential elements, draws upon the ideas of minimalism that SPOON has studied and lived. In her work, she is constantly evaluating the resolution and complexity that a subject warrants and redacts it to its finest point. Then, with an almost mathematical precision, she applies the initial principals that she set when creating this style of painting – limited point sizes, restricted to a grid, historic and cultural influences. This blend of contemporary and historical, art and science, is what makes her artwork so adaptable and her client base so diverse.
As a LEED Green Accredited Design Professional, SPOON is always conscious of the materials and methods she uses in creating her artwork. From sourcing local small businesses to using non-toxic and environmentally safe mediums, SPOON makes sure that she is using the best materials on the market while maintaining a sense of responsibility.
Moving throughout a room changes the way SPOON’s paintings are experienced. Depending on the nuances of your angle, distance and aperture, her artwork will constantly be changing in clarity, giving it a uniquely dynamic character that is always best experienced in person.
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