Over the years, family, friends and even web viewers whom I’ve never met have sent photos and rubbings of manhole covers and water covers from the USA and around the world. Some of their photos and rubbings have already inspired sculpture relief works that are shown in my gallery. Rubbings are saved in huge Read More …
Over 2,000 votes were cast from 19 countries. The award recipient was the artist, architect or designer who received the total highest number of individual votes and not necessarily the artist who received the most # 1 votes. We’d like to send out a special congratulations to Paul Troyano, this year’s International Public Vote Award Read More …
An International Public Vote Award of $2,500 will be awarded to the one artist, designer, duo, group or collective who receives the highest number of public votes on their submitted works to CURATE THIS!’. Please visit: CURATE THIS on August 15 – 18 Read More …
3 Reasons to vote for Bobbi Mastrangelo’s “When?” (the people care) 1. When The People Care promotes environmental concern, and anti-Litter action. 2. Mastrangelo’s manhole cover theme urges protection of our precious resources. 3. “When” venerates the work of engineers, foundries, highway maintenance, water authorities and sanitation departments, etc. Read More …
More updates on The Featured Artists from the past six months, as they pursue their careers. Once again Carolyn Edlund has reached out to promote the emerging artists on her blog. So many styles of art and so much fun to read their news and to visit the web sites. Here is an art work I admired by Read More …
Dear Viewers, You read in this older post of 27th National Post Card Week that Art Carney’s Ed Norton was the undisputed king of the city sewer system. He received a press release saying Mastrangelo’s 1994 exhibit of manhole art at The New York Hall of Science “would make Art Carney proud.” Grate Thoughts » Blog Archive » 27th Read More …
Carolyn Edlund included a bit about my art in her article “How to Present Your Art with Impact.” She gives fantastic advice to help advance an art career. There are many practical suggestions for portfolio presentations and marketing art. http://www.artsyshark.com/2010/06/19/how-to-present-your-art-with-impact/ If you have a great presentation on your website, Carolyn Edlund would appreciate your comments and your website link at www.artsyshark.com I would like to share the Read More …
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, The National Resources Defense Council announced the eleven finalists for our first-ever Environmental Art Prize.NRDC: The NRDC Environmental Art Prize Mary Coelho pic pic pic pic pic Kim & Zach DeBord pic pic pic pic pic Bridget Grady pic pic pic pic pic Saundra McPherson pic Read More …
Terri Dyer, reporter correspondent for Reporter- Ledger News of Lakeland FL contacted me for a phone interview. After all the questions about my manhole art and other interests, she shared some of her interests in the literary and cultural arts. I sent her a signed copy of “From the Heart, Stories of Love and Friendship ” and some Read More …
Acquedotto My decorative relief sculptures evolved due to the discovery of three elegant Kuliche Frames replicating rare Museum Period Frames. What treasures! They were works of art in themselves. Their gilded antique sculpted forms reminded me of the frames I had seen in the Ufizzi Gallery in Florence. I had no idea how I could Read More …