Knight on Ostrich approaching Model on Runway
Wella Trend Vision 2018
Hair styling is an art, and Alter EGO is a place for artists. While sometimes our art is expressed in every-day livable styles, trendsetting is in our blood.
This is what we live for.
Butterface. A new exhibit from Nathan Wellman.
For the month of May, Alter EGO is stoked to unveil Nathan Wellman's collection, "Butterface." His work contains a clear emphasis on butterflies invoking a feeling of transformation and self reflection. It is a combination of portrait photography, painting and illustration, all playing with color! Here's a sneak peak:
One of These Images is Haunted.
Brandon Spence (a.k.a. Hoop and Stick) is back at Alter EGO for April 2018! Come see his new images Friday April 6th 6-9pm or anytime during the month of April.
“I’m just some guy who makes pictures out of also-pictures. They may or may not be meaningful. One of them is cursed by an ancient and terrible god, but that’s to be expected.”
Susan Peters, March First Friday
Susan Peters is an emerging NC artist you don't want to miss. Her portrait of the human experience is both enlightening and liberating, a story of success and failure, of love and loss. While her subject matter, like a mood, is various, her ability to capture your breath is consistent and encourages a appreciation of the life we are given. www.AcrylicArtistryNC.com
Susan Peters Artist Biography:
I am originally from Woodstock, New York and have always been creating something. From the early years of finger-painting on rocks in the creek bed behind my grandmother’s house to present. After a long hiatus from painting, I have returned to it originally as a cold weather hobby, but after creating the first acrylic painting, I was immediately hooked. I started looking at everything around me in detail, noticing colors, shapes, light, and shadows.
I enjoy using bright colors in my work, and enjoy painting a variety of subject matter, as well as using varied techniques. Depending on my mood, I can go from painting flowers and animals, to abstract figures, flow art, and resin.
I consider myself to be an emerging artist, as I am just starting to display my work. To date, I have displayed my art throughout North Carolina. I currently have a painting in the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina for the “State of the Art: Art of the State” show. I also display artwork with Local Color Gallery located inside 311 Gallery in Raleigh. I am a member of the Fine Arts League of Cary, Visual Art Exchange, and the Durham Artists Guild. I have work in private collections in North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, Massachusetts, Alabama, and California.
In addition, I have had artwork published in the online literary magazine, The Charles Carter.
I also enjoy practicing hot yoga, riding my Tennessee Walking Horses, and traveling with my family.
Feeling Blue, A New Exhibit by Taylor Lee
"When creating my latest pieces, I was inspired by color and by the geology I've seen on my road trip around the United States. From Chicago to Seattle, down to San Francisco and then through Utah, I've seen many indescribable displays of beauty in landscape. Mountains, forests, storms, fog, just to name a few. Geology is concrete, grounded, and tangible. It feels like the opposite of color - color walks, speaks, moves, and breathes. Color is a wild animal that I cannot hope to ever fully understand, just as I cannot hope to really feel the earth's crust moving beneath my feet. Seeing the two come together, like the way the mountains go purple in Utah at sunset, has taught me to see the world differently, and to never stop chasing the sublime." - Taylor Lee
FLASHBACK! JOSH MCBRIDE, 2018 FIRST FRIDAY!
Alter EGO is stoked to announce the return of Josh McBride for the very first FIRST FRIDAY event of 2018! Join us on Friday January 5th for Josh McBride's FLASHBACK, a special exhibit of his personal collection and favorite pieces. Josh started painting graffiti at just 13 years old. He painted everything in sight while growing up in Durham, but now paints murals all over the country professionally. McBride paints canvas on request.
We've had many requests to purchase his canvas over our front desk from our private collection, but we will never part with it! If you want one of your own, or if you just want to ring in the new year with the Alter EGO family in style, join us for First Friday in January!
"Regenesis", Artwork by Julia Sawyer
Julia Sawyer discovered her passion to create when she was old enough to hold a brush. She maintains a long lasting love affair with acrylics due to their versatility and capacity for experimentation. For Julia, inspiration often originates from day to day life. Challenges are welcome because they bring about growth and provide an arena for honing her skills.
“Regenesis” is a body of work created during a period of personal and professional renewal and rebirth. This exhibition displays new pieces of art, experimentation with different mediums, color schemes, and application methods. Geared towards organic abstraction and experimentation, the progression of pieces highlights the creative process throughout the series.
From Farm to Wall. Meet July's Artist.
Dave Greway's medium is found objects, and he creates clocks. If you are obsessed with the dimension of time like we are at Alter EGO, then join us Friday July 7th for the opening of his exhibit "From Farm to Wall." www.DaveGrewayDesigns.com
Things We Said, A 26 piece collection. Opening Sat May 27 at Alter EGO.
This Saturday from 3-6pm at Alter EGO, Artist Taylor Lee is unveiling a collection of 26 pieces, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each title, from "Please Don't Go" to "Before I Met You" evokes pivotal points in a relationship. "Things We Said" honors those often painful moments. Taylor is currently preparing for an artist residency in Puebla, Mexico, independent projects in San Ramon, Costa Rica, and a gallery opening in Urbana, Illinois. Visit her Instagram @taylorleepaints for daily updates on her work and to follow her adventures abroad.
Event
“This year I’ve been thinking about the differences and similarities between everyone. We come from different countries, different religions, different age groups, different races, different economic backgrounds...yet we all live the human experience. This exhibition will celebrate and honor the moments that overlap. This collection is comprised of 26 pieces, one representing each letter of the alphabet. The title of each piece will start with a letter from the alphabet, and the title will be something that we’ve said to someone else at least once in our lives. All humans, no matter how different, have probably said these things. From, “Please Don’t Go” to “Meet My Mom,” we can all relate to the important moments in our lives that are captured with these words.
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