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Exploitation of Women in Art

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Thanks for the feedback. Its good to have other artists out there looking at your work. Nov 22

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December ARTCORE

The FREE international art newsletter ART CORE is now available online at http://www.donaldkolberg.com/art_core.htm If you have information for January, have an article or review please send it along.

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donald kolberg commented on Susan Tait Porcaro's photo 'stpredgreen2small'

The texture and colour caught me up short. Great piece

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Patty O'Hearn Kickham commented on donald kolberg's photo 'A Night on the Town'

Absolutely splendid! Great mixture of soft shapes and tones. I detect quite a few images in this piece....makes me want to view it at full size! Nice.....

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CLAUDIE BASTIDE commented on donald kolberg's photo 'A Night on the Town'

fantastic piece

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donald kolberg commented on Thomas Hodges's group 'Art Galleries and Artist's Representatives'

The www.parkerartgallery.com has been representing me in th US for the past few years as well as some international artists. They are good people and worth the contact. I'm hoping to find galleries outside the US that beleive my style works with the…

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About Me:

Donald Kolberg was born in Levittown N.Y. in 1951. Since graduating from high school he has been on the road, living between the east and west coast as well as spending time overseas. During that time he attended a number of colleges in N.Y. and Ca.
He graduated with a Fine Arts Degree from California State University, Los Angeles and went on to graduate studies at Otis Art Institute also in Los Angeles. He taught at the Los Angeles School of Art and helped in the founding of Art Core, an organization dedicated to the open dialogue and display of the work of emerging artists. His association with Lydia Takeshita, a teacher at CSULA and major influence for what was later to become LA ARTCORE allowed Donald to first truly start to grow as an artist.
While at Otis Art Institute his teacher and main influence was internationally recognized painter Arnold Mesches. Through his guidance Donald learned the value of depth, texture and form in images and surface. Arnold stressed that questioning the development of art, as a means for learning gave you insight into your own growth. Donald incorporated this into his concept of Life Forms, the portrayal of the human figure as a landscape of life and a celebration of form.
After finishing school Donald began his travels back and forth across the United States exhibiting his paintings and sculpture works. His work as an independent television producer led him to create "Periscope Up", a 10 part television series for PBS in PA. Donald continues to explore as he explores the language of art. His work currently includes steel mesh sculpture, steel ribbon sculpture, glass collage and contemporary paintings using a spray paint medium. He continues to expand on his concept of Life Forms in figurative as well as abstract concepts

About My Art:

I look for an ease and harmony in my wire mesh sculpture, what Matisse called "arabesque". The interaction of the piece with its environment, including in most, the cast shadow, allows me to capture the unique quality of the whole subject. The character of the steel mesh diffuses the importance of mass so that I can emphasis the inner muscular tension, sometimes through distortion.
By rejecting volume for a more kinetic rhythm I can explore what Naum Gabo searched for in the basic forms of our perceptions of real time. Even the most perceptually static of my pieces explores what Degas explored in painting, the problems of form and movement.
Most recently I have been experimenting with steel. Pushing its characteristics, I am bending, twisting and pulling the material, until it creates a gestured form, abstractly related to the human figure. This seems to be the next step in capturing the qualities of movement and emotion that I am after.

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At 11:27pm on November 22, 2009, CLAUDIE BASTIDE said…: Great works Donald

At 1:50pm on November 22, 2009, Kelvin Harvey said…: I like your ribbon sculptures, such a simple but elegant idea.

At 8:23am on October 27, 2009, kara cardinale said…: your work is amazing. I love the wired women. fascinating.

At 4:05pm on October 23, 2009, Philip Letts said…: Donald, welcome to b-uncut - the network for artists by artists. We look forward to seeing you load more and rate artworks, post blogs, join Forum discussions and more. Read the 'Notes' (right column - home page) for tips on using the site.

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