September second through the fifth visit Murphy Fine Arts, Booth B10, at the Hilton Bayfront—Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair. The Murphy Fine Art Booth will feature fine artists Cathie Bleck (Cleveland/OH) and Mark Todd (Pasadena/CA) and their original art work created specifically for this fair.
Booth No. B10 will also be your guide to take a last look at “Survey Select” featuring 55 contemporaries from 11 countries displaying over 100 art works (See Artists A—G, H—N, O—Z) in a transformed warehouse space located at 1400 Imperial Avenue in the heart of downtown San Diego, adjacent to Petco Park. And “Survey Select” is a featured part of this year’s fair as a preferred San Diego City-Wide Event and spotlighted as a offsite Art Lab.
Cathie Bleck features 3 new panels : Heaven : Limbo : Hell (10" x 10 x 2) : in progress :
Cathie Bleck creates magical worlds with flowing textures and mystical characters that represent memories of her personal travels, life’s circumstances and her childhood years growing up on a tree nursery just outside of Chicago. Black line protects the essence of her compositions, layered in Kaolin Clay, colored inks and paint. The scratch of her knife on the surface of her creations exposes you to a world that lies beneath, a dimensional look into more than 30 years of artistic impression. Cathie has exhibited for the Butler Museum, New Britain Museum of Art and permanent installations at the US Postal Service, US State Department and University Hospitals. Cathie has also been showcased in Miami, during Miami Art Basel Week.
Mark Todd continues his comic assemblages, mirroring the Pop-Art revolution of Roy Lichtenstein and the Proto-Pop artistry of Charles Demuth, Stuart Davis and Gerald Murphy. Mark pays homage to his boyhood hero, Jack Kirby in his work that actively celebrates a montage salute to the Hulk, Captain America, the Fantastic Four, Spiderman and more. . . Mark is active in publishing “zines” and books that capture his love of storytelling and life’s awkward experiences—cleverly packaged and shared for a new generation of graphic hungry kids. Mark has shown with the Billy Shire Gallery and has been featured in Miami, during Miami Art Basel Week. Mark Todd will be featured in the upcoming art documentary and follow up to the successful, Scribble.08 film series.
100 original works and limited editions bookstore
Celebrate a historic gathering of fine artists, original artwork and fine art publishing at the Murphy Fine Arts Booth B10 during the San Diego Contemporary Art Fair at the Hilton Bayfront. Visit “Survey Select” a diverse collection of high quality masterpieces by artists dedicated to their craft from around the world located at 1400 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92101. For complete schedule on Facebook, please click here. Mark Todd paintings. Cathie Bleck Paintings.