Archive for December 31, 2013

Artist of the moment…..James Kalm….also known as Loren Munk

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Happy New Year!
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So James Kalm and the Kalm report are often referred to when we visit art shows on this website. James Kalm is the internet name for the artist Loren Munk. Munk was born in the year 1951. Munk is based out of Brooklyn New York and is also a curator. His work has something for everyone from great use of color, to various types of text and letters, and even maps.

Price range information: Sorry none available.

Kalm’s youtube channel featured here often shows the artist traveling by bike to shows across the Brooklyn area.

In this clip we visit a show featuring Loren Munk from 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf4-dvpfjAE

Here we view an interview with Loren Munk talking about a show he curated:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FLbI_xs8jQ

Here a link to the website of Loren Munk:

http://lorenmunk.com/portfolio.html

Artist of the moment……Wayne Alfred

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Wayne Alfred was born in Alert Bay which is located on Vancouver Island, Canada in the year 1958. Alfred is renown for his carvings of masks. Wayne Alfred represents the Kwakwaka’wakw tribe of First Nations of Canada.

The artist has seven siblings.

Moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986 when he was commissioned to help carve a large totem pole for Stanley Park. For those of you who haven’t visited Vancouver, Stanley Park is the second largest public park in North America behind Central Park located in New York City. This commission was completed with the help of artist Beau Dick.

Price range information: Works range from $1,000 to $10,000. Alfred produces carvings and also jewelry.

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