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The Three Berets Art Show
This exhibition will be on display from September 22 to November 18, 2007, on the 4th floor. Viewing hours for this exhibition are Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 5pm or at other times by appointment.
Featuring...
Luke Cavagnac as the king of lowbrow art, Luke has become well known throughout the Pioneer Valley and beyond for his madcap and zany artworks. From his showroom/studio at "Eastworks" in Easthampton, Luke makes paintings that cover the spectrum from abstract to representational, fantastic to mundane, but regardless of subject matter, they share a lust for color and life and humor on a grand scale! He believes anyone who wants one of his paintings should buy one - so they are almost unreasonably inexpensive. He has painted literally thousands of paintings and intends to complete at least one or more for each day of the rest of his life.
See Luke's work at:
www.invisiblefountain.com
www.claudiamalibu.com
Gary Hallgren started drawing tanker trucks at the age of three, progressed to airplanes by grade school and was making up his own cartoons shortly thereafter. Today, Gary’s cartoons grace the pages of some of the preeminent publications in the country including; The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week and New York magazine. He has also illustrated the best selling books, "YOU The Owner’s Manual", "YOU The Smart Patient" and "YOU on a Diet." Gary is also famous for his contributions to above and underground comics such as Mad Magazine, Marvel Comics, High Times, The Air Pirates Funnies, and Screw magazine.
See Gary's work at:
www.artistsatopensquare.com
Dean Nimmer is also a well known artist in this area as well as having exhibited his abstract paintings and 1000 drawing project across the US and abroad. Dean will be appearing in this show as his alter ego, "Unique Fredrique from the South of Holyoke." Painting and sculpting in this new persona, Unique (Dean) creates a new world of bizarre characters, surreal landscapes and political satires that must be seen to be believed!
See Dean's work at:
www.uniquefredrique.etsy.com
www.deannimmer.com
Artists at Open Square
Who are we?
We are creative people with studios at Open Square in downtown Holyoke. We are a diverse group: painting, illustration, sculpture, pottery, photography, fashion design, web and graphic design; plus a theater company, and ballet studio. We believe in the future of downtown Holyoke and are excited to be part of the re-birth of this wonderful historic city.
What is Open Square?
Open Square is an exciting new mixed-use urban community on 8-1/2 acres in the heart of Holyoke's Historic Canal District.
Artist Spaces Available
Warm exposed brick, plenty of natural light, canals, wood floors, high speed internet connections and affordable space: this is what Open Square has to offer.