I now have a new addition to my Kress collection:
The original muse in our very own El Chuco:
El Paso’s best, better than the rest!
This fantastic example in that Tex-Mex town, home of the Alamo:
San Antonio’s Version
And now one from “West Texas”
Fort Worth’s Kress Building
I’ll post up more from a recent trip to Fort Worth tomorrow.
Today’s Special – Acrylic and Oil on CanvasI recently collaborated with my mom, Patty Rust on a painting for entry into a show at the Hal Marcus Gallery. We were accepted, so you will be able to see our painting at the opening of “All You Can Eat” on March 26 through May 22:
Hal Marcus Gallery March 26 – May 22
Be sure to check out this years Arts International show at the Crossland Gallery. I have 2 paintings in the show, Give me Fallout Shelter and One Way Up:
While downtown this weekend, I stopped to focus on a sculptural installation right outside of the El Paso Museum of Art.
“Identidad Geometrica” was designed by Oswaldo Sagástegui and built by his son Mauricio Sagastegui. The abstract sculpture was installed at the entrance to EPMA, in the spot originally home to Luis Jimenez’s “Vaquero”.
A gift by a local art patron, it fills the void left by “Vaquero”. I miss the old “Vaquero” piece. It had raw power and emotion, greeting you with a vibrancy that’s a sharp contrast to “Identidad Geometrica’s” angular geometry.
“Identidad Geometrica” is a significant piece in its own right. At close to 16 ft high, it plays well with the sun as it travels across the the El Paso sky. The prism/triangle shapes cast interesting shadows and allow for unique views through them. It’s been here for a couple of years now and I suppose it will grow on me.
