NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/July 1, 2009 --- SUB-CONTEXT -- When Vaughn Lewis of Magnan Projects agreed to curate July, he said, "I will be looking for something edgy, gritty and fresh. I will be very interested to see work which adds sub-context to the image, pushing the genre into nude-plus." For N*des-of-the-Month July 2009, Lewis chose images which he felt generated an affecting presence. What's going on? Who are these people? Is the factor of their nakedness central or incidental to their story? The July calendar gives viewers a lot to look at and think about. Laughing out loud, Lewis launched the month with Dan McCormack's Lupe. "The finger and naked on a tractor," he said, "that's sub-context."
ESSENCE OF NUDE - When Lewis agreed to curate July 2009, little did he know that he would also be asked to participate in an experiment. For months, curators have been saying that they wished there were more days in the month so they could pick more works. As part of the selection of the July 2009 calendar, Lewis was asked to curate August -- so he got to pick 62 pieces. Lewis themed this calendar as a dedication to the skill, sensibility and aesthetic of the art of the nude. When asked about the experience, he said, "I had to look at every artist, not to miss anyone, especially newcomers." For August, Lewis chose Haydee Torres' "Angela" to launch the month - an evocative and skillful contemporary image of the purposeful and the accidental combined.
In all, 62 artworks by 44 artists were selected. The July calendar is live to the public on Barebrush.com now. The August calendar is in previews (for members only) and will be live to the public on August 1.
The 44 artists represented in July and August 2009 (with date) are: Eric Angeloch (Jul 17, Aug 27*), Grant Besely (Jul 19, Aug 15*), Donna Cleary (Jul 28*, Aug 20), Janet Cook (Jul 31, Aug 18), Roger Cummiskey (Aug 29*), Donelli J. DiMaria (Aug 16), Ivanka Dukic (Jul 23), Anthony Gordon (Jul 27), Tom Gore (Jul 20), Harald Grote (Jul 11, Aug 24), Terry Hinkle (Aug 14), David Hollander (Jul 25*, Aug 9), Kasper Holten (Jul 26), Tina Johnston (Aug 13), Leon Kalas (Jul 3*), Mollie Kellogg (Jul 5, Aug 4), Guenter Knop (Jul 18), Szn Kraft (Aug 25), Francien Krieg (Aug 31), Scott Lawson (Aug 3), Tony Lee (Jul 7, Aug 23), John Luce Lockett (Jul 13, Aug 28), Lucinda Luvaas (Jul 30, Aug 11), Jean Marcellino (Jul 4, Aug 6), Colleen Martin (Jul 14*, Aug 7), Joe Mays (Aug 10), Dan McCormack (Jul 1*, Aug 26), Jacqui Morgan (Jul 2), Frank Olesen (Jul 16*, Aug 12), Hector Olvera (Jul 8), Kathy Ostman-Magnusen (Jul 29), Stephen Panoushek (Aug 21), Jon Rettich (Aug 2), Chanit Roston (Jul 15, Aug 8), Cindy Sibilsky (Jul 9), Ilene Skeen (Jul 24, Aug 17), Christopher Smith (Jul 22), Emily Stedman (Jul 10, Aug 30*), Sara Swan (Aug 5), Haydee Torres (Jul 12, Aug 1*), Randy Thurman (Aug 22), Judy Volkmann (Jul 6), C. Charles Wang (Aug 19), Tim Woodhouse (Jul 21).
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