Collectors Club

Lost + Found: The Prodigal Son in Art

Collectors Club Lecture and Juried Exhibition

"Untitled" Painting by Eliot Greenwald for "Lost + Found"




Painting
by artist Eliot Greenwald

Sunday,
May 3rd 2009

5:00
– 7:00pm

Admission:
$25 Members/$40 non-members

Planet
Rooth Gallery: 3811 Ray Street, San Diego, CA 92104

Wine
and hors d'oeuvres included


Great
art has harmony, universal themes that transcend time and culture
- such as love, forgiveness, hope, jealousy, heartbreak – the
themes in this parable. Interpret it as a metaphor for something
in your life now on a personal level, on a social level, or on a
global level. San Diego-based artists were challenged to create a
work of art that reflects their true feelings and thoughts about
the meaning of this parable.

 

In
Christian tradition, during Lent, the Parable of the Return of the
Prodigal Son is typically read on the third Sunday. It is Christ'
most beloved parable, a parable of God's mercy and human mercy, as
relevant today as 2000 years ago. Artists through the centuries
have depicted various aspects of it for various reasons, as simply
a commission, or for cultural and personal reasons. Join the San
Diego Fine Art Society's Collectors Club and delve into images
from 15th Italian and Northern European Renaissance to to 20th
century Europe - from Colonial America to contemporary African,
Indian, and British images to illuminate how artists have
portrayed the parable across time and across cultures.

About
our lecturer:
Betty Anne Hoehn is a member of the San Diego
Fine Art Society, a lecturer, curator and art historian. She
received her Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College and her Masters
degrees from the University of Memphis, both in Art History. She
has served for five years as Adjunct Art History Professor at
University of San Diego and two years as Curator of Education at
the Timken Museum. She has been involved in various aspects of
museum field in San Diego for 20 years, and is now guest lecturer
throughout the San Diego community on Art and the Church, as well
as guest lecturer for Cathedral High School.

About
Planet Rooth Gallery:
Many of us are familiar with Planet
Rooth Gallery on Ray Street an its charismatic owner, Gustaf
Rooth. Located in the heart of North Park's Arts and Culture
District, the studio/gallery is on well known Ray Street. Ray
Street is home to many artisan studios as well as architect and
interior design firms. Once a month, the arts and cultural event
"Ray at Night", founded by Gustaf of Planet Rooth and
Ken Callaway of North Park Studios, draws an estimated 1,200
people to the open house event. Hosted the second Saturday of
every month, the event took root in September 2001, and is
continuing. Planet Rooth houses a fine arts gallery, music studio,
as well as the studios where Gustaf Rooth, master craftsman/owner,
and Anjela Piccard, gallery manager, spend their days providing
and hosting fine arts for the community.

About our
Jurors:
Peter Frank is the Senior Curator at the Riverside
Art Museum and an art critic for Angeleno Magazine and editor of
L.A.'s new The Magazine. He continues as long-time critic for LA
Weekly. He was a past editor of Visions Art Quarterly, and was an
art critic for The Village Voice and The SoHo Weekly News in New
York. Frank contributes articles to numerous publications and has
written many monographs and catalogs for one person and group
exhibitions. He has organized many theme and survey shows for
placement at institutions throughout the world. He has taught at
colleges and universities and he has lectured all over North
America and Europe. Frank received his B.A. and M.A. in art
history from Columbia University.

April Game is the
founder and Executive Director of the San Diego Fine Art Society,
a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the fine art
community of San Diego County. She has ten years experience as an
art consultant, gallery director and fine art researcher for
Sotheby's. She studied Art History and English Literature at
Connecticut College and holds an Appraisal Studies Certificate in
Fine & Decorative Art from the University of California,
Irvine in association with the American Society of Appraisers.

Larry Stein is a professional printer and
photographer. Owner of Warp-9 Imaging, in El Cajon, Stein creates
fine-art prints for artists, photographers, and himself. He offers
personalized training for photography and "Photoshop for
Photographers." He specializes in art and landscape
photography utilizing digital and film, DSLR to view
camera.

About the San Diego Fine Art Society:
The
San Diego Fine Art Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to promoting the fine art of San Diego County. SDFAS: Helping to
inspire a creative community.

For
information please call April Game at (858) 205-4354

 

Purchase four or more in the series and attend the fifth for free.
All lectures are $50 per person ($75 couple) and free to members of the Collectors Club

February 14: History of the Female Nude

An amusing and somewhat romantic topic for Valentine's Day. This
entertaining and enlightening lecture will be accompanied by slides to
illustrate how depictions of the female form reflected changing ideas
about women and their varying roles within western culture from
Renaissance times to the present.

Connoisseurship of Painting

Everything you always wanted to ask but didn't know to whom will be covered in
this fast-paced overview of the history of painting...

  • what makes a painting a work of art and not an illustration

  • why are some artists celebrated during their creative lifetimes, while
    others struggle, only to be "rediscovered" and venerated
    long after they have passed on

  • why do some paintings become iconic and represent entire movements, reigns, or time periods

  • how is studying the history of art relevant to being a collector in today's marketplace

Collecting Works on Paper 

Bring in a drawing or a watercolor painting and enjoy this very interesting and valuable lecture...

  • unique works on paper - drawings and watercolors

  • the intrinsic value of the paper itself and its condition

  • multiple originals and the very complicated print market

 

Connoisseurship of Sculpture

  • defining bronze sculpture in terms of process, patina, and the value of
    multiple originals

  • found object sculpture, kinetic sculpture, welded metal sculpture and
    ephemeral sculpture will all be discussed with the emphasis on
    collecting in these areas

Collecting Art from Non-Technological Cultures (focus: African Art)

  • learning about the art that appeals to you and how to go about assembling a
    collection

  • whenever the market exceeds the material available, fakes appear and African
    art is no different from any other type of art for which there is
    demand and very little authentic material is available

  • what makes a piece worth a fortune while a similar one goes for a
    pittance?

  • the five guidelines used by appraisers to determine value

September: Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries

    the most entertaining talk of all; decorative as well as fine arts will
    be discussed -- furniture, porcelain, silver, and more in addition
    to painting, prints, and sculpture

November: Studio Tour

About us: Welcome to the Collectors Club! We are art lovers beginning
to collect and art collectors ready to hone our skills who come
together to share knowledge, create community, and help each other to
acquire art with intelligence and confidence. Membership in the Collectors Club is $1,000 per year. 

About Mumsey Nemiroff: Mumsey Nemiroff is an internationally
recognized art consultant, art historian, architecture expert and
lecturer. She and her husband Allan are longtime collectors of
contemporary art, African art, and antique clocks. Their home in Los
Angeles has been featured on many art tours including the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art's Art and Architecture Tour and has been published
in several magazines including International Vogue. "The Art of
Collecting Art" is a series Mumsey created and has offered at
UCLA, the Los Angles County Museum of Art, the Palm Springs Museum of
Art, and now to the San Diego Fine Art Society.

The Fine Print: All lectures are free to Collectors Club Members. Sign up for four lectures and recieve a 5th lecture free. Seating is limited and RSVPS are required. Please join us!