Compendium: Playlist
Juried Exhibition
May 1 – July 11, 2021
Juried by Anthony Smith Jr.
What a great song makes us feel is a sense of awe… A sense of awe is almost exclusively predicated on our limitations as human beings. It is entirely to do with our audacity as humans to reach beyond our potential.” -Nick Cave
Compendium: Playlist asks artists to consider the rich history behind the connection of the visual arts and music by showcasing works inspired by a specific piece of music of their choice: a particular song, musician, and/or band. Artists have always been inspired by the music and musicians around them, often collaborating across the artistic disciplines and blurring the lines of creative expression. This exhibition aims to create a visual playlist of the way art and music are connected for artists in the Lehigh Valley.
The annual Compendium exhibitions at the Banana Factory Arts Center are designed to highlight the thriving artistic community of the Lehigh Valley and region and to showcase the diverse array of multidisciplinary artists who reside there.
Awards:
Nancy Bossert, Schindler Path- 1st Place
Sarah Karess, Tough Girl- 2nd Place
Ry An, Adagio / Songs to Keep the Beast Asleep- 3rd Place
Honorable Mention
Lauren Ackerman- Dandelion
Rose Abbey-Magyar
Repetitions & Reparations
Acrylic on Canvas
24x30
$750.00
Song: Rise Up-Andra Day
Lauren Ackerman
Scarab
Earthenware clay, coffee, acrylic paint, graphite
width 4.5", depth 4.5", height 16.5"
$950.00
Song- Queen of Peace- Florence and the Machine
HONORABLE MENTION
Lauren Ackerman
Dandelion
Earthenware clay, coffee, acrylic paint, gold leaf
width 9", depth 9", height 12"
$950
Song-You are my Sunshine
Ry An
A Devil at the Edge of the Woods
Oil
28 x 22" (as framed)
$1,565
Song-The Woods-San Fermin
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Ry An
Adagio / Songs to Keep the Beast Asleep
Oil
34 x 54"
$4,225
Song- Adagio in G Minor -Tomaso Albinoni
Michael Barone
Gesture 4
Archival digital image printed on fine art paper
16x20
$450.00
Song-Gesture 4- Michael Wall
Michael Barone
Jazz
Infused dye print on aluminum
8x10
$250.00
Song- Reincarnation of a Lovebird- Charles Mingus
Rachel Bell
The Meandering, is Killing Me
Mixed Media on Canvas
16 x 20
$175
16 x 20
Song-Cough It Out - The Front Bottoms
Nancy Bossert
Poppy Fields
acrylic/ mixed media
20" x 24" framed: 22" x 26"
950.00
Song- Sound of Silence by Disturbed
FIRST PLACE WINNER
Nancy Bossert
Schindler Path
acrylic / mixed media
36" x 36"
$1900.00
Song- Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Michael Brolly
The Martian
NFS
Cheryl Bomba
Falling Petals
Photography
12 x 18
$275.00
Song- Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds (1965)
Claire Marcus
Waggle and Skirl II
Double-sided, circular-folded Scottish music journals, stitched with bagpipe reed
36" x 9"
$350.00
Song-Scottish Dance Music
Julie Corredato
Not Girlfriend Material
watercolor / library cards / ink
11" X 14"
$240.00
Song-Big Thief - U.F.O.F. (album)
Craig Werkheiser
Dreams in 528 hz
Pastels on Watercolor background
18.25" X 24.25"
$1000
Song- Solfeggio frequency of 528Hz (is known as the Love Frequency, Miracle Tone, Frequency of Transformation).
Carithanne Cushman
Stacy's Mom
Oil Pastel on Canvas
16"x 20"
$425.00
Song-Artist Casey Abrams performing his rendition of "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne
Aleksandar Damevski
After The Storm
digital archival ink jet print
13"x19"
$350.00
Song-Riders On The Storm-The Doors
Janet Dance
Dance, Janet, Genesis
oil on canvas
24" x 24"
$800.00
Song- The Planets by Gustav Host
Pat Delluva
On Green Dolphin Street
monotype: gouache and pencil
21"h. x 24"w.
$425.00
Song- On Green Dolphin Street-Miles Davis
Diane Granger
Bowie
Photography
13x19
$850
Song- Space Oddity, David Bowie
Diane Granger
Eve of Destruction
Photography
13x19
$850
Song- Eve of Destruction, Barry Mcguire
Doré Vorum
Reflections in the time of Covid: Los Angeles
Fine art photograph
33x25" framed
$495
Song- Falling into Reflections-Sofia Mar
Rosemary Geseck
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Color Pencil
11x14
$400.00
Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent
Glenn Koehler
The Revolution Will Be Livestreamed
Photograph
16x20
$200
Song- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised- Gil Scott-Heron
Glenn Koehler
Feeling This
Photograph
16x20
$200
Song-Feeling This -Blink 182
Jaime Bloss
Astral
Watercolor on panel
18" x 24"
$300
Song- Astral Week by Van Morrison
James DePietro
Red Mourning
Oil/acrylic
18" x 24"
$1600
Song- The Circle of Life by Elton John
Barbara Kozero
King of Spades
Mosaic
16"W X 20"H
$450
Song- Bob Dylan-Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
Linda Kneller Medaska
Somebody Else
Photography
18"x18"
NFS
Song-You're Somebody Else by Flora Cash
Jon Montenegro
Celestial Music Box
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NFS
"Celestial Music Box" is an interactive projection art piece that mirrors the planets in our solar system and their orbits. Elements of the shapes are formed by the particular characteristics of each planet. The chime tones are based upon each planet's orbital time creating a unique surreal rhythm.
Jacqueline Meyerson
Be Bop Blues
Pastel
27.5" x 33.5"
$5,000.00
Song- Allan Meyerson
Jacqueline Meyerson
Can Can
Pastel
32" x 43"
$5,000.00
Song- Can Can written by Jacques Offenbach
Miles DeCoster
Acid Lace
Giclée print on canvas
48" x 38"
$950 framed
Song- Black Magic Woman, Santana
Miles DeCoster
Waving As You Walk By
Giclée print on archival paper
22" x 9"
$250 framed
Song- Dots and Loops, Stereo Lab
Nanci Hellmuth
Homeward Bound
Photography
16x20
$250.00
Song- Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel
Nanci Hellmuth
Racing the Angels
Photography
16x20
$250.00
Song-Racing the Angels by Matraca Berg
Rachel Conrad
Evermore
Digital Photography and Composite
12" x 12" image - framed 16" x 16"
$525.00
Song-Mazzy Star, Fade Into You
Mike Reenock
KOTO
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 36 inches
$1500
Song- This piece was inspired by the sounds of the Traditional Japanese Plucked Instrument "KOTO".
Mike Reenock
Crash Into Me
40 x 30 inches
$1300
Song- Crash Into Me, Dave Matthews Band
Mike Reenock
Comfortably Numb
India ink, coffee, and organic tea on panel.
24 x 36 inches
$1000
Song-Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb
Richard Begbie
Am I Blue
Archival Print on Fine Art Paper
24" X 30"
$500
Song-Am I Blue by Ray Charles
Richard Begbie
My Heart Will Go On
Archival Print on Fine Art Paper
16" X 20"
$250
Song- My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
Lauren Roman
Between your Heart and Mine
Photography
10 x 6
$180.00
Song-Love can build a bridge - The Judds
Monica Salazar
Separation
Acrylic on Canvas
12"x36"
NFS
Song-Hasta La Raiz by Natalia Lafourcade
Sarah Karess
Angelo's Canyon
Digital Photography
16x12"
$225
Song- Angelo Badalamenti
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Sarah Karess
Tough Girl
Tempera on Canvas
48x24"
$485
Song-Big Girls Cry by Sia
Gianna Sellecchia
Felicitá (Happiness)
Pencil and Colored Pencil
14" x 14 3/4"
$100
Song- Felicitá by Al Bano & Romina Power
David Sommers
Primavera (Spring)
oil on canvas
30 x 40"
$1800
Song- Vivaldi's 4 Seasons--Primavera (Spring)
Theresa Heidig Rooney
Two Lost Souls
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 28
NFS
Song-Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Theresa Heidig Rooney
Only Waiting For This Moment To Arise
Oil On Canvas
36 x 36
2300.00
Song- Blackbird - The Beatles
William Timmins
Quiet City
Acrylic on Canvas
20.5" x 20.5"
$675
Song- Quiet City - Aaron Copeland
Katharine Winchell
The Answer My Friend
Natural materials (vines, dried grasses and flowers), fused glass
41"x12"x2"
$125
Song- Blowin' In the Wind by Bob Dylan
Peter Ydeen
Birds Lament
Archival Digital Photograph print
6 x 9, frame - 11 5/8 x 14 5/8
#300
Song- Bird's Lament - Moondog
Peter Ydeen
Crapped Out Again
Archival Digital Photograph print
6 x 9, frame - 11 5/8 x 14 5/8
$300
Song- Crapped Out Again by Keb' Mo'
About the Juror
Anthony Smith received a B.A. in Fine Arts from Amherst College (1999) and an M.F.A. in Painting from the University of Michigan (2001). He’s showed nationally in “From Here on Out” exhibit at Gallery Marzen/ IAG in Madison Wisconsin in 2020, the “Mid-Atlantic Painting 2016” exhibit at the University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA in 2016; the 2010 “Sailing the Barbarous Coast” which traveled to Boston and Amherst, Ma and Milwaukee, Wi; and notably the 2008 “Runaway” show at the University of Texas Pan-American Gallery in McAllen TX for which he received a Puffin Foundation grant. Additionally, he has received a Project Stream grant from the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts for the Pilot series of paintings exhibited in the show Dreadnaught at the ArtQuest SteelStacks Center in Bethlehem, PA in 2018. Internationally he’s shown in the “Tribute to Michelangelo” show at CrisolArts Gallery in Barcelona, Spain in 2013, and in various Pennsylvania exhibitions including the Winter Show at the Bethlehem House Gallery in 2016 and 2019. He’s been reviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Detroit Free Press, The Ann Arbor News and the Artist’s Magazine. Smith has taught at such institutions as the University of Michigan, Parsons, Princeton and Maryland Institute College of Art. Additionally, he served as artist-in-residence at the National Academy of Design (2006 – 2008), and at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT in 2016 and 2021. Most recently he’s taught at Muhlenberg College in Allentown Pa (2014- 2018). He lives in Allentown Pa with a studio at the Banana Factory Art Center in Bethlehem, PA.
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