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LEAP INTO SUMMER AT ROWE FINE ART GALLERY
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Kim Kori • "Leap for Joy" • Bronze Sculpture
Sedona, AZ (May 7, 2012) – Goodbye windy days, hello balmy nights! Ken and Monica Rowe, owners
of Rowe Fine Art Gallery, are ready to “leap” into
the warm-weather season with a summer soiree on June 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. during the Sedona Gallery Association’s 1st Friday Gallery Tour. Come take a peek at one of the gallery’s newest – and most charming – sculptures, local artist Kim Kori’s
“Leap for Joy.” The bronze features two toads
playing leapfrog among slick river rocks and cool green reeds. The evening will also feature wine, appetizers and the ideal opportunity to see what’s new at Rowe Gallery. |
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“Kim has really captured the unabashed, child-like joy of summer with this sculpture,” says Monica Rowe. “One look at it brings back happy memories of long summer evenings chasing fireflies to the soundtrack of croaking frogs. ‘Leap of Joy’ epitomizes the freedom of summer, especially summer in Sedona.”
The lazy days of summer are the perfect time for a leisurely stroll through Sedona’s fine art galleries to catch up on what’s new. Kim Kori’s latest monumental sculpture, “Toadstool,” was recently installed at Rowe Fine Art; look for other new works from the gallery’s award-winning painters, sculptors, graphite artists and jewelers. It’s Father’s Day on June 17, and art makes a thoughtful gift for the dad who has it all. Talk to one of Rowe Gallery’s art experts about choosing the ideal gift. Rowe Gallery’s warm atmosphere and friendly staff beckon seasoned collectors as well as novices to spend some time enjoying the incredible selection of art.
Summer has arrived. Let’s all leap for joy!
Rowe Fine Art Gallery represents traditional and contemporary southwestern painters, sculptors and jewelers. The gallery, located under the bell tower in Patio de las Campanas at Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 928-282-8877.
View more of Kim Kori's work here...
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KIM KORI AND KEN ROWE TURN ROUNDABOUTS INTO WORKS OF ART |
"Above" bronze sculpture by Kim Kori and Ken Rowe 13' tall |
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"Beyond" bronze sculpture by Kim Kori and Ken Rowe 12' tall |
Sedona, AZ (March 30, 2012) – A project nearly three years in the making finally came to completion last month when sculptures created by local artists Kim Kori and Ken Rowe were installed at Sedona’s two major roundabouts. The bronze sculptures, “Above and Beyond,” are located at the intersection of SR 89A and SR 179 and at SR 89A and Brewer Road.
The sculptures were part of the Sedona City Council and the Art in Public Places Committee’s roundabout art competition, a concept first discussed in June 2009. A call to artists was announced in March 2010, and Kim and Ken were one of 20 contest entries. The Sedona locals were announced as the winners of the competition at the end of 2010, and they began working on the sculptures immediately. Kim and Ken are both represented by Rowe Fine Art Gallery in Tlaquepaque.
“It is an honor to have worked on this project with Ken and everyone else involved in making it come about,” says Kim. “When driving through the roundabouts for the first few days after the installation, it felt surreal. Now I have a calm feeling that the sculptures are home where they belong. It feels very good to have a piece of my soul settled in the heart of Sedona where I have lived for the majority of my life.”
“Above and Beyond” includes two separate sculptures. “Above” stands 13 feet tall and features three ravens soaring above red rocks and petroglyphs. “Beyond” is 12 feet tall and includes an eagle with a 7-foot wingspan flying over red rock formations. The sculptures were designed to blend in with the natural environment while reiterating Sedona’s commitment to the arts. The project defines the concept of collaboration. Kim and Ken employed the talents of others including Sedona Bronze, who cast the bronze portion of the sculptures, and Excalibur, who fabricated the rocks in steel from Kim and Ken’s design.
“As soon as we learned we’d been chosen for the project, there was this sense of obligation to the community of Sedona to create something that enhanced our area’s natural beauty,” says Ken. “But I don’t think I realized the magnitude of it all until the sculptures were put in place. As a native Arizonan, this has been the biggest accomplishment in my sculpting career. I drive through the roundabouts every day, and I’m so proud of what I see.” |
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Gabor Svagrik • "17 Mile Drive" • 24"H x 30"W Oil Painting
Rowe Fine Art Gallery represents traditional and contemporary southwestern painters, sculptors and jewelers. The gallery, located under the bell tower in Patio de las Campanas at Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 928-282-8877.
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Sedona, AZ (April 9, 2012) – There is nothing like a serene landscape to instantly fill the viewer with a sense of peace, harmony and wonder. Hungarian-born oil painter Gabor Svagrik understands the power of Mother Nature, his ultimate source of inspiration, which is why his paintings expertly convey the beauty of the untamed landscape. Come meet Gabor on May 4 during Rowe Fine Art Gallery’s newest exhibition, “Water and Ice.” Gabor will travel from his home in Tucson to meet art lovers and unveil his latest work during the Sedona Gallery Associations’ 1st Friday Gallery Tour. Show: 5:00pm-8:00pm • Q&A 5:30pm-6:15pm.
“The images that I’ll be bringing to the show came out of a trip I took last year to the Canadian Rockies and the ice fields in British Columbia,” says Gabor. “They have glaciers up there year round, so most of my new work features water or ice.”
Born in Szeged, Hungary, Gabor’s family immigrated to Illinois, and Gabor studied at the American Academy of Arts in Chicago. Since 2001, Gabor has called Tucson home. He and his wife founded the Tucson Art Academy in 2007. He spends several weeks each year teaching workshops at the school. He has also taught at the Scottsdale Artists’ School and other art institutions across the country. And while Gabor’s desert surroundings serve as the subject matter for many of his paintings, he’s equally inspired during his travels. Gabor’s subject matter ranges from cityscapes to charming barns to California’s coastal splendor. Later this year, he will travel through California, Oregon, Montana and Wyoming. Look for those landscapes to be part of his 2013 Sedona show.
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