Rhythms in Nature

Rhythms in Nature November 30 - December 19, 2015

December 10, 6-9pm

Sunset Light Over the Grand Canyon, Oil on Linen, 40″ x 30″

David Grossmann

Kissing on the Beach, Oil, 40″ x 30″

David Michael Slonim

Holiday ArtWalk Reception

Afternoon in Galisteo, Oil, 30″ x 40″

Jivan Lee

ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE

Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale is pleased to present Rhythms in Nature, a group show featuring new work by David Michael Slonim, Jivan Lee and David Grossmann.

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A show reception will be held at our Scottsdale gallery location Thursday, December 10 from 6-9 pm during the annual Holiday ArtWalk.

Using natural elements and the landscape as inspiration, Rhythms in Nature showcases the unique style of each artist. Their interpretations and techniques vary from thin and thick paint application, vivid and muted color palettes, realism and abstraction.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM

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David Michael Slonim was born in Miami, Florida, in 1966. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design in 1988. His work is inspired by a wide variety of masters including Diebenkorn, Mitchell, Motherwell, de Kooning, and Cezanne. Slonim develops visual rhythms from a combination of observation and improvisation.

“I feel an affinity with the abstract expressionists of the mid 20th century,” Slonim says. “I share their belief that relationships of color, space, and texture can convey aspects of human experience in purely visual terms.”

His work has been selected for the Coors Western Art Exhibit, Great American Artists, C.M. Russell Auction, Western Rendezvous of Art, Western Miniatures Show at the C.M. Russell Museum, and the Rising Stars exhibit at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum. Solo exhibitions at regional museums include the Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, Indiana; Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana; and Anderson Center for the Arts, Anderson, Indiana.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

JIVAN LEE

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Jivan Lee is an oil painter based in Santa Fe, NM. He grew up in Woodstock, NY and studied painting at Bard College. His work explores the nature of paint as raw material, creator of image, and catalyst for emotional response, and is increasingly addressing the complexities of how humans see and shape their environment.

His paintings are rhythmic, textural responses to the Western landscape in its many forms, from untrammeled wild lands to urban machinery to iconic chapels. Jivan paints on-location from direct observation, attempting to relay the unique sentiment of each moment and place that inspires his work. The resulting paintings transition between abstract fields of color, topographical planes, and recognizable imagery; one can discern actual places and things in each piece, but simultaneously see that these images arise from paint—tangible substance— applied in bold, colorful, celebratory passages.

Jivan’s paintings have been exhibited nationally at museums and educational institutions and covered in publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur, Southwest Art, Art Business News, and Plein Air Magazine. In addition to painting as much as time allows, Jivan also teaches and helms the Project for Art and the Environment. Jivan’s work was featured on the cover of Southwest Art Magazine February 2015 issue.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

DAVID GROSSMANN

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David Grossmann was born in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1984. He was raised in Chile, where his family lived until he was fourteen, before returning to Colorado where he would later attend the Colorado Academy of Art in Boulder.

Using a gentle, glowing palette, Grossmann paints abstracted visions of the landscape that are melodic in their focus on rhythm and symmetry. Sprawling swaths of landscape transform into flat, smooth planes, while scattered trees lend a profound sense of depth. These contrasting perspectives set the works slightly off-balance, sending the eye on an endless quest to consolidate them.

“When I paint en plein air, it gives me the opportunity to absorb a sense of place and a sense of being there,” Grossmann said. “I hope that sense of place and the emotion I feel when outdoors comes through to the viewers.”

Grossmann’s work has won numerous awards and been included in many exhibitions, including the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, American Impressionist Society National Juried Show, and Salon International. Southwest Art featured Grossmann as one of their “Artists to Watch.” His work has also been included in Plein Air Magazine and American Art Collector.

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SHOW CATALOG

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David Michael Slonim pages 12-21

Jivan Lee

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David Grossmann pages 32-42

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David Michael Slonim

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM

Kissing on the Beach, Oil, 40″ x 30″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM August Sundown, Oil, 20″ x 24″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM

Parts of July, Oil, 60″ x 48″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM Time to Spare, Oil, 48″ x 36″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM

Tranquil Woods, Oil, 24″ x 18″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM Woodlands No. 72, Oil, 24″ x 20″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM

Woodlands No. 31, Oil, 20″ x 24″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM Wood Thrush, Oil, 24″ x 20″

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DAVID MICHAEL SLONIM

Woodlands No. 34, Oil, 36″ x 36″

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Jivan Lee

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JIVAN LEE

Where Crows Call and the Land Hums, Oil, 30″ x 40″

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JIVAN LEE Ancient Monolith, Oil, 33″ x 53″

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JIVAN LEE

Approaching Day, Oil, 48″ x 60″

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JIVAN LEE Afternoon in Galisteo, Oil, 30″ x 40″

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JIVAN LEE

Passing Squall No. 1, Oil, 16″ x 20″

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JIVAN LEE Passing Squall No. 2, Oil, 11″ x 14″

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JIVAN LEE

Passing Squall No. 3, Oil, 16″ x 20″

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JIVAN LEE Stormy Ridge No. 1, Oil, 24″ x 24″

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JIVAN LEE

Stormy Ridge No. 2 Oil, 24″ x 24″

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David Grossmann

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DAVID GROSSMANN

Afternoon Haze, Grand Canyon, Oil on Linen Panel, 24″ x 18″

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DAVID GROSSMANN Canyon Heights, study Oil on Linen Panel, 12″ x 7″

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DAVID GROSSMANN

Sunset Over the Grand Canyon, Oil on Linen Panel, 40″ x 30″

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DAVID GROSSMANN Clouded Afternoon Light, Grand Canyon, Oil on Linen Panel, 7″ x 12″

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DAVID GROSSMANN

Setting Sun Over the Grand Canyon, Oil on Linen Panel, 18″ x 24″

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DAVID GROSSMANN Open Sky, Monument Valley, study Oil on Linen Panel, 7″ x 12″

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DAVID GROSSMANN

Stone and Cloud Patterns, Monument Valley, study Oil on Linen Panel, 10″ x 18″

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DAVID GROSSMANN Evening Flight, Oil on Linen Panel, 24″ x 18″

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DAVID GROSSMANN

Golden Winter Sky, Oil on Linen Panel, 16″ x 12″

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DAVID GROSSMANN Road Toward Evening, Oil, 20″ x 34″

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Upcoming Shows

at Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale Robert Townsend, “Dreamland” January 11-23, 2016 Reception: January 14, 6-9pm Duke Beardsley, “Of A Wide County, A’Horseback” January 25-February 6, 2016 Reception: January 28, 6-9pm Gary Ernest Smith, “From West to Southwest” February 15-27, 2016 Reception: February 18, 6-9pm More shows announced soon.

Visit www.altamiraart.com for more information and to view new work.

2 LOCATIONS: SCOTTSDALE, AZ + JACKSON, WY

7038 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona | 480.949.1256 172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming | 307.739.4700 For more information on gallery artists visit www.altamiraart.com