Treacy Ziegler describes herself simply. “Fine artist. I am a multi-mediums artist working in painting, sculpture and printmaking.” She lives with her husband, sculptor Gary Weisman, on more than 80 wooded acres outside of Ithaca, New York. Their son, Jack, has moved on to win awards as a director and cinematographer in Toronto.
A short walk through the woods from their house is Treacy’s studio, expanded since I first visited nearly 30 years ago, and just a stone’s throw beyond is Gary’s studio and bronze foundry.
When I contacted her about writing an article about her and her work, she and Gary were in Toronto visiting Jack. To start the ball rolling, she referred me to an essay she wrote for the “Broad Street Review” in Philadelphia, where she had studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). In the essay, “When Words Get in the Way,” she writes, “Art is vast. And when I hear the adage, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words,’ I feel as if an act of piracy has been committed against art. It is the piracy of branding art as quantifiable and accountable to words; apparently accountable to a thousand words…Art is unknowable. It happens to me over and above my wanting, doing and thinking. What I intend and anticipate is irrelevant. It is the happening where I discover ‘wow’; that borderless world where art exists without why and just because.”
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FULL EXPOSURE
Photographer Conor Martin documents the present using photographic methods of the past.
Autumnal Light
The landscapes and nature scenes of painter Jennifer Sowders are irresistibly tactile, filled with varying textures that seem to leap off the canvas.
Art for All
Members of Art Dealers Association of America come together for a philanthropic affair.
Modern Marketplace
Redwood Art Group brings together the San Diego region for another class-act celebration of contemporary artwork.
An Enchanting Evening
Scottsdale Artists’ School knows how to throw an art party.
Timeless Tales
Soft, warm undertones underscore the mood of enchantment that runs through Nom Kinnear King’s paintings.
Next Exit New York
Coming off his series that focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles freeway signs, artist Eric Nash’s sights are now set on New York. Now on view at George Billis Gallery's Manhattan location are seven of Nash's new oil paintings and two drawings that explore the signage of New York City freeways. Although Nash's work is tightly rendered, he doesn’t consider himself a photorealist, but rather someone who utilizes those techniques to express ideas.
Monster Mash
Vampires, witches, ghouls and all things that go bump in the night are the theme of the exhibition Monster Mash, now at Abend Gallery.
Inside/Outside
Those familiar with Geoffrey Johnson's populated by inky figures and trailing shadows that bleed into the wet streets, and architectural elements obscured to varying degrees by the misty atmosphere.
Bold Figures; Bold Color
For Brooklyn based painter J Louis, it’s all about balance, which can mean many different things in a composition, but for Louis, it’s about balancing his female figures among a unique landscape of color.
