Art


For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.

BEST OFFER: ‘CHUCK AND BETTIE’ (UNLIKELY PUNK ICONS) (Aprox: 24 X 48″ – MIXED MEDIA ON PLYWOOD (CUSTOM WOOD FRAME)

Yesterday at the SF City council informational meeting, SF Sculpture Walk dictator, Jim Clark, admitted that the city (taxpayers) give $25,000 yearly to SW (of course after Staggers asked him the question). And just out of curiosity I went to their website to see if that claim was repeated, and it was;

WOW! While Mr. Clark and I don’t see eye to eye, I am glad to see he is coming around. I have often said, give credit where credit is due, and it seems he finally gets it, kinda. Public art is just that, public. And when you shut out the public (after digging in their wallets) you are not encouraging people to give to the arts, it only makes them suspect, that is why public art has gotten such a bad rap. Tell the public what their money is being spent on, and they will support it, keep them in the dark, and they will not.

Image; KELO-TV

I have often thought that the Cathedral in Sioux Falls is one of the most beautiful buildings in Sioux Falls, and now with the renovations, it will be even more exciting. I had the pleasure of meeting Byzantine artist, Fedor, from Moscow who painted panels for the chapel at the Cathedral a few years back. I also had the pleasure of eating borsht with him at the Touch of Europe and getting kicked out of Scarlett’s after he decided to get grabby-grabby with a stripper. Oh, the irony of a liturgical artist getting kicked out of a strip club. His artistic hero? Andy Warhol. Go figure. He also sold me this painting below, which is one of my most cherished paintings in my art collection.

For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.

BEST OFFER: ‘BETTIE IN A BIND’ (Aprox: 20 X 36″ – MIXED MEDIA & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS (UNFRAMED)

When Eyob, Chris and I met over sangria at Mama Lada’s Downtown Sioux Falls a few years back, my main goal was influencing alternative art movements in Sioux Falls. This is awesome.

This picture is from the filming of ‘The Color of Sound’ (L to R: Jamie Danz, Scott Ehrisman, Eyob Mergia, Hope Happeny)

For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.

BEST OFFER: ‘WOLF-POP’ (HOWLIN’ WOLF) (Aprox: 40 X 10″ – MIXED MEDIA & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS BOARD (CUSTOM WOOD FRAME)

For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.

BEST OFFER: ‘WHISTLIN’ PAST THE GRAVEYARD’ (TOM WAITS SERIOUS) (Aprox: 16 X 16″ – MIXED MEDIA & ACRYLIC ON WOOD AND PAPER (CUSTOM WOOD FRAME)

For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.

BEST OFFER: ‘BACCHUS’ (AFTER CARAVAGGIO) (Aprox: 16 X 20″ – MIXED MEDIA & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS (CUSTOM WOOD FRAME)

For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.

BEST OFFER: ‘SWINGER’ – FRANK SINATRA (Aprox: 16 X 20″ – MIXED MEDIA & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS (CUSTOM WOOD FRAME)

Here are some photographs of a recent week long snow carving expedition for the Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg. We won first place which equals a spot next year in the international snow carving symposium held at the same place and some exposure. The piece’s forms are inspired by shiva linga, a carved stone form for hindu rituals/beliefs. The largest is just under 12′ tall, the middle 8′ and smallest 6′. Currently we are working to do a short documentary on the process of it.

Enjoy,
Robert Arlt

Next Page »