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Alejandrina Cue – Cuban Magic in Fiber

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:57:44 +0000

Alejandrina Cue will join us from Havana Cuba for our Second Saturday opening on February 11. We are thrilled to have her and her work at COSAS. “Everything that happens to me on an emotional level, fills me and transmits to my work,” comments Ale. She has always been facinated with fabrics and believes they are like feelings; transparent, rustic, subtle, soft, happy and sad. Her work often combines different techniques, procedures and materials. She mixes painting with collage; the sum of elements and textures creates its own particular language. She looks for fabrics used in everyday life and these wonderful pieces evolve into things of beauty and heartfelt emotions.

Texas Meets Mexico Clay Carried Over

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:59:06 +0000

What a great way to start the year! COSAS is once again featuring the work of 3 great Texas clay folk artists who have been greatly influenced by the work of some of our favorite Mexican artists. Diana Kersey and Billy Ray Mangham and Carl Block will showing. Join us and see some of the similarities withgreat Mexican pottery. There will be amazing pieces to select from. We will also offer select holiday items for a reduced price.

Billy Ray's Peruvian Bruja

Carl Block Face Jug

Raymundo Gonzalez at COSAS Nov. 12

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:25:45 +0000

An exhibition of Raymundo Gonzalez paintings created exclusively for COSAS will be on display during November and December. Raymundo will join us from his home in Cuernevaca during our opening reception, November 12 from 4-8pm. His work will be on display through December. Raymundo paints and draws what he sees; a mix of Spanish and Indian cultures, fiestas, traditions, myths and colors. His work captures these experiences magnificently, giving the viewer both a taste of reality and fantasy. Trained as an architect and influenced by artists such as Goya, Picasso and Diego Rivera, Raymundo Gonzalez is reknowned throughout Latin America for his distinctive style of painting that captures the color, spirituality, and vibrancy of Mexican life and culture. His work is filled with his knowledge of structure, and he uses architectural features such as walls, roofs, towers and ladders to bring balance to the paintings which are bright, colorful magical depictions of everyday life in Mexico blended on occassion with statements about democracy and politics.

COSAS is thrilled to have the opportunity to have Raymundo with us in a rare visit to the US to introduce some of his new work.

Day of the Dead – featuring Nancy Graham

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:18:49 +0000

COSAS will feature Dia de los Muertos all of October. Our annual altar will be dedicated to Oaxacan artist Dolores Porras who passed in November 2010. Nancy Graham will be our featured artist during our Second Saturday Art & Wine opening reception on October 8 from 4-8pm. Her work will be on display until November 5. Nancy is a recognized and multi-faceted artist. Her spectrum of work includes a variety of mediums including watercolor, oil and fused fabric. Her paintings and fabric pieces demonstrate a devoted attention to exacting detail and outstanding technical ability. Her subject matter ranges from photo-realistic images of classic cars, to cowboys, horses, ranch life and storybook characters. She created a life size “Day of the Dead” cow for the San Antonio Cow Parade which was a stepping off point for a series of paintings and fused fabric pieces celebrating Dia de los Muertos. Many of these pieces will be featured in our October show.

Karen Wilkinson will also have newly created coats and home furnishings to kick off the fall during our October 8 opening.

Day of the Dead in Patzcuaro 2011

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:07:41 +0000

Day of the Dead, “Noche de Muertos” is a holiday where it is believed the souls of your departed loved ones rise to the earth during one night. Families sit with their dearly departed through the night; they bring offerings of their favorite food and drink; photographs of memories past and tell stories of what they missed during the past 12 months. The spirituality and beauty of the preparation are just as important as the ritual; and flowers, candles and sugar skulls fill the markets and streets. This is one of the most magical times in one of the most beautiful places in Mexico. You’ll step back in time and experience a celebration filled with all the traditions of the past. And, if that’s not enough, all the artists from the State of Michoacan gather in the Plaza to display and sell their amazing works. And, one of the most important folk art competitions takes place and opens to the public the day of the night of the cemetery visits.

Xill Fessenden: El Corazon de Mexico

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:31:32 +0000

Xill Fessenden is a photographic artist with a long trajectory of image making. In the early 70’s she studied photography and art at the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore with master photographers such as Minor White and Imogene Cunningham, as well as the critic A.D. Coleman. Xill has lived in Mexico since 1985, exhibiting in museums in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Morelia, Tepic and Colima. The body of work that she will present at COSAS during Fotoseptiembre, reflects a deep, enduring relationship with the indigenous communities of Mexico. Xill’s work will be very much at home among all of the other Mexican artists represented by COSAS. This will be her first exhibit in Texas. Her exhibition, El Corazon de Mexico, will also include placing her images in the open air, using the natural “ambiances” as an environmental context. Join us, and meet Xill during the opening reception of this exciting exhibit on September 10 from 4-8pm.

David Marsh Round Top Cabinet with Colors

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:09:43 +0000

The first ever of this style of painting. This is a one of a kind “eye dazzler” David Marsh Round Top Cabinet. There is a secret compartment behind for rounded top. 24″ x 12″ x 7′. $1375.00

Elba Leon Oaxacan Figure

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:01:35 +0000

Beautifully executed Elba Leon Oaxacan figure. Hand burnished details add a gorgeous shine to the otherwise matte surface. 16″ tall. $425.00

Elba Leon Oaxacan Figure

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:56:00 +0000

Beautiful Elba Leon hand burnished black pottery figure representing one of the seven regions of Oaxaca. Stands 15″ tall. 425.00

Elba Leon Oaxacan Figure

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:52:36 +0000

Exquisite work in this 17 1/2″ tall figure. Hand burnished with quartz to add shiney details in the black clay. Firing with the feet makes this twice as delicate in the process. $850.00