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The Grandeur of Power, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition May 6- June 24, 2023

May 17, 2023

The Consequences of Losing

My watercolor and gouache cityscape painting of Seneca leader Guyasuta as he stands on pedestal in H.K. Heinz Memorial Plaza, Sharpsburg (Pittsburgh) was my submission to the exhibition:

The Grandeur of Power curated by Eric Shiner May 6- June 24 2o23.

Eric is now President of Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn which opens later in May 2023.

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space
100 43rd St. Unit 107
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

HOURS: Wed, Thurs, Fri — 11AM-6PM

I was thrilled just to have a piece accepted, and then at the art opening my painting was purchased (t.h.a.n.k.  y.o.u. ) by well-known residential, workplace, and hospitality interior designer and friend, Becky Jarold of B Jarold and Co.

FUN opening party! Me with Becky in first picture!

Photos of Spring Thaw opening party at Associated Artists Gallery Space. The Grandeur of Power

Some of these photos are by Photos by Chris Uhren. 

To see the full exhibit in his photos (if you cannot go or if the exhibition has ended) scroll to the bottom of this link.

I had my painting high-res scanned so while the original is sold, giclee $75 prints are available:  prints available

For the show theme Eric wrote these words:

Power is a complex notion that energizes and subjugates in equal measure. Darwin, speaking on the seismic shifts in the Andes which gave birth to volcanoes there, describes it in terms of grandeur. Andrew Carnegie, patron saint of the arts here in Pittsburgh, referred to it thus:  “Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.” Of course, these two opposing notions create a central paradox:  one based in human control; the other, based on the force and uncertainty of nature. Art, it seems, becomes the ideal interstitial zone between nature and culture, as it is both fully and radically free, yet it is authored by those who, by their very nature, so often oppose and protest systems of control. The selections in this juried exhibition examine notions of power from myriad viewpoints and through numerous media. In the end, they all share the common thread of urging us to question power, and ultimately to harness it to benevolent ends.
-Eric Shiner

I painted Guyasuta during a period of time just weeks before the COVID shutdown when I was busy painting nothing but paintings OF sculpture. As an artist, I don’t title paintings when I paint them, I think many artists do not. The title gains importance if I am having a show or submitting to a show, and then I have to think about it. For Eric’s show I read his words about power with interest, then looked at my pile of paintings from right before Covid shutdown till now. I selected Guyasuta, next to the annual Christmas tree in front of Guyasuta Lounge in Sharpsburg and I titled it “The Consequences of Losing.” You just have to use your imagination.

The most thorough and interesting history of the monument starting in late 1800’s, which I read after I submitted the piece, is here.

If you know where Redhawk Coffee Roasters in Sharpsburg is, you cannot miss seeing Guyasuta and as you might guess, this is not something Guyasuta actually sat for. It’s a generic “Indian Chief’. The is the third Guyasuta monument in that very spot and they are all modeled on “No. 53 Indian Chief”.

The capital of the original J.L. Mott Iron Works monument (sketch below) supported the statue of an Indian (Guyasuta) which was modeled from an original wood carving created by Samuel Anderson Robb.  Born in 1851 in New York, Robb was the son of a Scottish shipwright. Robb apprenticed to a shipbuilder (probably Thomas V. Brooks) for five years, then went to work for a wood-carver, making figures for tobacco shops, and attending night classes at the National Academy of Design and Cooper Union. After his apprenticeship, he worked for William Demuth carving tobacco figures. Robb carved the generic Indian Chief for William Demuth & Co. who cast it in zinc and advertised it in his catalog as “No. 53 Indian Chief.” In 1873, the J.L. Mott Iron Works purchased the design and listed it in their catalog of statuary. In his right hand the Indian Chief holds an arrow, and in his left hand he holds a bow attached to a base near his left foot, which rests on a rock. Here’s what the first one looked like on this site in Sharpsburg (Pittsburgh). Horses, humans and dogs could drink from it.

 

3-JL Mott_Indian

Hats off to all EXHIBITING ARTISTS in The Grandeur of Power: Ruthanne Bauerle, Gavin Benjamin, Robert Buncher, Alan Byrne, Dino DeIuliis, Dan Droz, Rebecca Einhorn, Fabrizio Gerbino, Henry Winslow Hallett, Hannah Harley, Ulric Joseph, Renee Keil, S. Kessler Kaminski, Laura P. Krasnow, Alexandra Lakin, Deborah Lieberman, Ignacio Lopez, Christine Lorenz, Penny Mateer, Ben Matthews, Richard McWherter, Brent Nakamoto, Ellen Chisdes Neuberg, Thomas J. Norulak, Emily Paige, Brian Pardini, Paul Roden, Christopher Ruane, Nicole Renee Ryan, Patrick Schmidt, Ben Schonberger, James Simon, Henry J. Simonds, Carol Skinger, Becky Slemmons, Kara Snyder, Zim Syed, Mia Tarducci, Tresa Varner, LaVispera, Thomas Waters, Suzanne Werder, Hisham Youssef, Kathleen Zimbicki

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‘Guyasuta in Sharpsburg, PA’ Print $75

Describe: night sky, gray sky, winter lights, Native American, Seneca, town monument
Seneca in the ‘hood also called Consequences of Losing by Carol Skinger

$75.   12” x 16” Archival giclée print on cold press watercolor paper. Includes white border around image. For prints contact me here.

Original painting done in watercolor and gouache SOLD in May 2023 to Becky Jarold Interior Design

Image is of sculpture of Seneca Chief Guyasuta, Christmas tree, Guyasuta Lounge in Sharpsburg, PA. 

Much more info about the history of the monument.

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2020 Paintings of Sculpture

January 7, 2020

Orange in the Woods 8 x 8 Carol Skinger
Orange in the Woods 8 x 8 Carol Skinger
shades of green fiberglass sculpture with wood structure. abstact. white background
Joe Skinger’s fiberglass & wood sculpture 12 x 16 Carol Skinger
white sculpture on deep blue background. abstract
Joe Skinger’s wood & copper sculpture 12 x 16 Carol Skinger
watercolor figures on white background
Elbert Weinberg’s sculptures titled Procession at Rodef Shalom Temple 12 x 12 Carol Skinger
black and white ink drawing frog and man
Frog Sculpture at North Truro Library 12 x 9 Carol Skinger
yellow buildings, gray sky, wood sculpture, trees
Forest of Forms by Carol Skinger (Thaddeus Mosley’s sculpture)
green abstract background, reddish brown sculpture
Carol Skinger painting of one of John Youngerman’s series of three sculptures titled ‘Totem Lamina Limbus’ (Hartwood Acres Sculpture Garden)
delicate painting, gray sky, yellow buildings, pencil sketch of sculpture, sky reflection on building
More Joy Please by Carol Skinger (Cantini’s sculpture, East Liberty)
lime green tree, yellow, red, orange foliage, yellow building, landscape, delicate painting
Weekend Wanderers at Frick Pittsburgh by Carol Skinger (sculptural trees)
Describe: night sky, gray sky, winter lights, Native American, Seneca, town monument
Guyasuta in Sharpsburg (so much more to know about this sculpture) by Carol Skinger
green abstract background, pink, blue sculptures
Wherefore Art Thou by Carol Skinger (Hartwood Acres Sculpture Garden) One of sculptor John Youngerman’s series of three sculptures he titled  ‘Totem Lamina Limbus’
Describe: delicate painting, winter sky, golden sky, purple sculpture, white façade, fading sunset
Purple Henry Moore by Carol Skinger (entry Carnegie Museum of Art)
white minimalist square sculpture and bold green and blue landscape
Geometry by Carol Skinger (Hartwood Acres Sculpture Garden) Sculptor David von Schlegell’s ‘North Light’
: black and white and gray, kitchen table and chairs, plant, sculpture . pencil sketch
Nighttime in the Artist’s Kitchen by Carol Skinger
white aluminum, mirror, steel, sculpture, landscape foreground, sky reflected in mirror
Crunch by Carol Skinger, a portrait of CMOA at 57th International 2018/2019. Facade of CMOA a temporary installation y El Anatsui

 

sillouette of Robert Burns statue, viridian victorian glass greenhouse, gothic revival tower
Robert Burns, Neptune, Phipps, Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh by Carol Skinger

 

ink drawing of abstract wood sculpture
Brush drawing of Joe Skinger’s wood and steel sculpture 12 x 9 Carol Skinger

2020 I started the year with a month of art making on the theme of including a sculpture, or what I think is sculpture in each artwork. Perhaps because my father was a sculptor and metals artist I have quite a lot of sculpture and I have an appreciation for sculpture.  

The show in February 2020 was at CDCP Project Space317 S Trenton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. Just before COVID 19 shut everything down. 

About the venue: Casey Droege of Casey Droege Cultural Productions (CDCP) expanded from the still current Small Mall space 5300 Butler St Lawrenceville into the former Percolate Gallery space Wilkinsburg in summer of 2019. The director of Percolate Gallery Space Carolyn Pierotti stayed on as a key partner in Droege’s Wilkinsburg expansion named CDCP Project Space.

You might know Casey for her programs mixing 5 minute artist presentations with chefs in various locations titled Six x Ate. You can subscribe to her Six x Ate eblast  here so you won’t miss one.  lor and Gouache. El Anatsui design for façade of Carnegie Museum of Art 2013-14, Carnegie International. Made and installed in Pittsburgh by Dee Briggs and community. Richard Serra’s Carnegie 1985.

 

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