NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/March 30, 2009 --- Scores of artists participated and twenty-five artists won first, second or third place in the Curators' Choice competitions from Barebrush ('http://www.barebrush.com') in 2008. The Barebrush Best of 2008 Video presents the perfect "marriage" of Art and Music (music by Mozart).April 2009 N*des-of-the-Month
STARTING WITH A TWANG -- Tom Taffe, artist and officer of the Salmagundi Club, the oldest art club in NYC, has a definite sense of art and fun. Taffe launches the month with humor in the shape of Mark Behme's, "The Other Woman," a fully functional guitar. A number of barebrush artists appear in the N*des-of-the-Month calendar for the first time: Eric Angeloch, Aryn Chapman, Kelly Croisdale, Raymond Smith, and C. Charles Wang.
In the artwork selected by Taffe, it is notable that all of the images in the calendar thumbnails demonstrate strong composition even at the reduced size. He looked at the detail pages to confirm the artist's skill and the artwork's impact. The range from realism to abstraction is also notable. Efficient and professional, Taffe studied each artist's body of work, made a selection (or not), and moved on. In the end, he wound up with too many and reluctantly had to eliminate. "Good fun" was his summary comment.
The 30 artists represented in April 2009 (with day of month) are: Eric Angeloch (15), Mark Behme* (1), Ruth Butler (20), Aryn Chapman ( 11), Janet Cook (18), Kelly Croisdale (27), Joyce DiBona (30), Donelli DiMaria* (19), Harald Grote (17), David Hollander* (13), Mollie Kellogg (16), Guenter Knop (10), Francien Krieg (26), Tony Lee (12), Lucinda Luvaas (14), Jean Marcellino (5), Will Maller (23), Joe Mays (2), Jacqui Morgan (9), Benjamin Nazareno (24), Jennie Rosenbaum (3), Chanit Roston (29), Cindy Sibilsky (7), Christopher Smith* (21), Raymond Smith (22), Randy Thurman (8), Haydee Torres (25), Judy Volkman* (28), C. Charles Wang (4), Tim Woodhouse (6).
About BAREBRUSH, N*des-of-the Month and the Curators' Choice
Barebrush is working to increase the awareness, appreciation and acceptance of the art of the nude. The nude is under represented in galleries and some Americans equate the art of the nude with pornography. The mission of barebrush is to show that it's okay, it's fun to enjoy the art of the nude.
Each month a different guest art professional selects art for the online calendar exhibition called, "N*des-of-the-Month." The number of artworks selected equals the number of the days in the given month. Of the artists selected for each calendar, five are nominated for the Curators' Choice awards.
All barebrush curators have an opportunity to rank the Curators' Choice. Winners determined by a statistical combination of the curators' and popular vote. Results announced monthly. The Barebrush Best of 2008 Video is the compilation of the 2008 winners.
BAREBRUSH.com is dedicated to the art of the nude giving artists recognition for their work in this controversial art genre and helping them to connect with interested dealers and collectors worldwide. Online since 2006.
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