Artscape sums up their event rather well on their website: "Artscape is America's largest free arts festival, attracting 350,000+ attendees over three days... Artscape's total economic impact on Baltimore City is $25.97 million." But words cannot full encompass the true scale of the event.
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| (Photo by Joe Loong) |
Like previous years, Baltimore’s annual art festival was once again too huge for mere mortals to comprehend in full. So I've chosen to focus on several highlights from the art tents.
Seeing in Fabric
Jamie Langhoff is a self-taught DC artist who creates fabric paintings using recycled materials, a 1968 Singer sewing machine, and sensibilities derived from her experiences as a traditional painter. Her career as a fiber artist started with fabric applique techniques on t-shirts as wearable art. After moving to Washington, D.C., she adapted her technique to wall art.
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| (image from Seeing In Fabric's FB page) |
You can see Jamie at work in an quick video of her and her work by the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire. Check out her Facebook page (check out upcoming events) and stop by her Etsy shop if you'd like to pick up one of her pieces.
Mack Wire
Using metal wire as his medium, Baltimore-based photographer and artist Devin Mack explores the principles of drawing as expanded into three-dimensional art. His work ranges from pieces that suggest the look of a loose gesture drawing to more tightly-wound, intricate representations of his subjects.
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| (image from Mack Wire's website) |
Devin can be also be found through his website: mackwire.com as well as through Facebook. Keep tabs on upcoming events to see his artwork in its full up-close splendor, and look out for Mack Wire's expansion into Drawn Metal Studios later this year. Also, you may want to snap up a piece off of his Etsy page before someone else does.
Kremen Art
Kremen Art is one of the studios that came from farther afield, being based in Brooklyn, New York. Esteban Kremen manages to convey the energy of his hometown in his signature multimedia style. The work he brought to Baltimore was largely a combination of acrylic and photo transfer.
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| (image from Kremen Art's website) |
Kremen Art is also on Facebook and Etsy if you're interested in picking up a print of Esteban's stunning work. You can also catch a glimpse of his process on a large scale piece through his YouTube account.
Sogh
Shawn Theron’s positive attitude is infectious, and his art conveys the kind of exuberance and energy that personifies his life. He creates his art using recycled wood, working with a wide range of paint types, including automotive and other industrial paints, allowing the interactions between each paint formulation to produce his work’s distinctive rings and patterns.
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| (image from the Sogh website) |
Shawn must have done very well at the festival because his website is declaring all his current works as completely sold out. His site keeps his fans up to date on events and even provides a coupon for when you see him in person.
Woodrow Nash
Woodrow Nash, a veteran artist from Akron, Ohio, produces truly arresting figure sculptures using stoneware, earthenware, terracotta, and porcelain techniques. The concept behind his work is 15th century Benin figures, created using the curves and proportions of 18th century Art Nouveau. Nash’s expertise as a portrait artist is obvious; his sculptures convey a degree of sensuality and presence that is impossible to convey in a two dimensional image.
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| ("Kaleri Warrior" from Woodrow Nash's portfolio) |
Learn more about the artist through his bio page and full portfolio, and although no events are currently on the schedule check back to see where his next exhibitions will be. Nash's artwork is ondisplay in Akron at The Rage Gallery, which is devoted to his examination of the human figure, history, beauty, adornment, and the interaction of cultures.
Artscape 2014
Regretting missing this year's Artscape? Then you should make sure to save the date for next year: July 18-20, 2014. Although the Artscape Tweet Team kept everyone updated during the event, make sure to shift back to Artscape's main Twitter account @ArtscapeBmore or the Artscape homepage for continued updates and information.
If you're looking for a fix between now and then, The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts has a YouTube page with videos from previous Artscapes and may be uploading videos of 2013, so don't forget to keep an eye out. And there's Artscape's incredible Instagram feed which shows the size and sheer diversity of the event.
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