Before The Scream, There's A 'Murmur'
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
Jason Rowland, Jeff Anderson, Chad Fry, Justin Vining and Nicole Moore are displaying and selling their original pieces Saturday during an exhibition they've titled "Art Murmur". They hope it'll be the first of many.
"Art Murmur" will take place from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the former Hudson Gallery, 803 E. Canal St., Winona Lake.
During an interview Sunday, Rowland said in the Warsaw/Winona Lake area, the art is very traditional. However, there's a lot of good art that doesn't get seen because it's more avant garde. "Art Murmur" is an attempt to expose more people to that less-than-mainstream art.
"Jason is the center and he's like an octopus. He reached out and grabbed all of us with his tentacles," said Moore.
Rowland said the five participating artists met through social acquaintances, networking and online. Rowland and Anderson met through Facebook. Fry and Rowland met last summer during a fundraising benefit. Rowland said he and Moore met through Moore's art gallery, Art & Soul. Moore gave Rowland his first public show.
"I really appreciated it," Rowland said.
"Art Murmur" is an art show for anyone, Rowland said. The artists are younger and more avant garde than what's typically out there, he said.
Moore said it'll be fun, laid back and chill. "Come, hang out," she said.
"I like the whole idea. What got me involved is we're making our own show. We're not waiting to be invited," said Fry.[[In-content Ad]]Jeff Anderson
Anderson, Fort Wayne, said his art includes gig posters, CD covers and graphic design work. He's been doing graphic design for the last 10 years, mostly typesetting. During the past three to four years, he started to do work involving rock 'n' roll.
Besides his art work, Anderson is a music promoter, booking national acts. At one point, he needed posters for all the shows, so he began using his graphic designs for the shows.
During "Art Murmur", Anderson will be selling some of his gig posters, including posters for Whiskey Daredevils, Jerry Lee Lewis, Scott H. Biram and the Black Diamond Heavies.
"If they like just good art posters, that's pretty much all it is, gig posters," Anderson said.
Rowland owns many of Anderson's posters.
"I saw it on Facebook. I think Chad commented on it or something. I checked it out and it's legit. It's really good poster art. .. I admire his work because it's really good," said Rowland.
Anderson's Web site is at www.prettygoodposters.com
Chad Fry
In the punk music scene, many bands do their own posters and promotions. Seeing that led Fry to the art world.
Fry said his interest in art began when he was a teenager. He was really impressed by "do-it-yourself" art. When he'd go to punk rock shows in high school and how punk rock artists did it all themselves, "that started me on my path," he said.
Five years ago, he started in the band "I, Wombat". At the same time, he started seriously on the path to becoming a graphic designer. He got back into school and will graduate in May from IPFW with a degree in commercial art.
Fry said he also does screen prints, photography and painting. He likes to incorporate those other art forms into his graphic designs.
Today, he said, a lot of graphic design is done by computers. He wants to take it back to the basics, do it by hand, and then manipulate it with computers.
Though trained in graphic design, Fry said he doesn't see too much of a line between the different art forms - painting, drawing, graphic design, music, film, etc. He wants to try it all and enjoys exploring the different mediums.
"That's how you come up with new stuff," said Rowland.
"Art Murmur" is Fry's first art show. He'll have posters from his portfolio on display. Some prints will be available for sale, as well as his screen-printed canvases.
"Chad's really good," said Anderson. "He's technical. He gets his point across and it's good."
"He's got a wide variety of different things. He just goes out there and does a variety of things," said Rowland.
"He doesn't get stuck in a rut like I do sometimes," said Anderson. "He's willing to try new things."
Though he doesn't have a Web site, Fry is on Facebook. His band's Web site is at www.wombatrocks.com
Nicole Moore
What "Art Murmur" allows Moore to do is try something different, to step out of her comfort zone.
Moore said she's been a professional artist for nine years now. She has owned her own gallery for the last 5-1/2 years, and wholesales work to 47 other galleries around the United States.
Before jumping into the art scene, Moore worked for corporate America, but she got sick of it. She wanted to be an artist, so she started going out and doing art fairs. She went to 20 or more a year.
Her art gallery in Winona Lake, Art & Soul, not only features her work, but also the work of more than 150 artists, though not all at the same time. The gallery is about 900 to 1,000 square feet. All the work the gallery carries is handmade, original work. Moore said she likes supporting original artists.
In her own art in the gallery, Moore said she works with famous quotes and sayings. She has her own distinct style, and uses very bright colors. Her gallery art is watercolors.
For "Art Murmur", Moore isn't doing her traditional stuff. Saturday's exhibition is allowing her to paint more abstract than normal.
"It's a new direction for me," she said.
She's trying something new without the pressure of worrying about whether or not it will sell. "It's very freeing," she said.
Working with the four guys in "Art Murmur", Moore said, is exciting because it's all so different. They've influenced her to try a new, different series of work.
At Saturday's show, Moore will have prints of her originals for sale.
Rowland said Moore has her own style, using bright and bold colors. "I don't understand how she does some of her stuff," he said. "Some of it, the way she blends colors together, is very pretty."
The Web site for Moore's gallery is at www.artandsoulshop.etsy.com
Jason Rowland
Rowland only released his art to the public about a year ago. Encouraged by his wife, Michelle, he's picked up some recognition and awards for his work.
In February, two of his pieces were in the Nine County Art Show in the Clark Gallery at the Honeywell Center in Wabash. One of his pieces received an Honorable Mention award.
Rowland said he's a stencil/mixed media artist, and his work uses a lot of spray paint. Also considered to be a "street artist", Rowland takes bit of this and that and sees what he can come up with in his work. There's no planning, it's all "organic," he said.
Most of his admirers know him for his work using well-known people. He's working to get away from that and moving on to what he calls "weird images". He's been doing take-offs on different products.
Rowland said he doesn't want to get roped into doing just portraits. At "Art Murmur", Rowland will debut his new direction. It'll also be a chance for art lovers to see his first life-sized piece.
"I hope to get people excited about it," he said.
A "sticker" art movement is also growing, and Rowland has been trying to get into that, he said. At this weekend's show, he said he should have a few new sticker designs.
He's looking forward to Saturday's event, too. He said he was excited to have a show with a group of young artists who are a bit more avant garde. He said all of them are similar, but different.
"I don't know if the styles are similar, but we're the same state of mind," he said. "I'm excited to bring to Winona something different, less traditional and something that's not always there that'll appeal to a young crowd."
"The first time I saw Jason's art was last summer," said Fry. "I've always been a fan of pop art and he's got a pop-art sense of style. I love his stenciling."
Fry said, "He's using a flat medium, but his pieces have depth because of the colors and elements. .. The intricacy of some of his stencils - I can tell he spends a lot of time and puts a lot of detail in them."
To contact Rowland, e-mail him at [email protected]; check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rowland1964; or visit online at www.rowland1964.etsy.com
Justin Vining
Vining wasn't able to make the group interview Sunday, but Moore praised his work.
Moore met him at her gallery about three years ago. She had invited him to show his work at her gallery.
Since then, Vining has "exploded on the scene," Moore said. He's been "very successful."
Most of his work is in acrylics, but he also does some watercolors and mixed medium. Moore said Vining has a distinct style.
"From what I've seen online, it touches on the surreal," said Fry.
"Lots of landscapes," Moore said.
Vining's Web site is at www.justinvining.com
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Jason Rowland, Jeff Anderson, Chad Fry, Justin Vining and Nicole Moore are displaying and selling their original pieces Saturday during an exhibition they've titled "Art Murmur". They hope it'll be the first of many.
"Art Murmur" will take place from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the former Hudson Gallery, 803 E. Canal St., Winona Lake.
During an interview Sunday, Rowland said in the Warsaw/Winona Lake area, the art is very traditional. However, there's a lot of good art that doesn't get seen because it's more avant garde. "Art Murmur" is an attempt to expose more people to that less-than-mainstream art.
"Jason is the center and he's like an octopus. He reached out and grabbed all of us with his tentacles," said Moore.
Rowland said the five participating artists met through social acquaintances, networking and online. Rowland and Anderson met through Facebook. Fry and Rowland met last summer during a fundraising benefit. Rowland said he and Moore met through Moore's art gallery, Art & Soul. Moore gave Rowland his first public show.
"I really appreciated it," Rowland said.
"Art Murmur" is an art show for anyone, Rowland said. The artists are younger and more avant garde than what's typically out there, he said.
Moore said it'll be fun, laid back and chill. "Come, hang out," she said.
"I like the whole idea. What got me involved is we're making our own show. We're not waiting to be invited," said Fry.[[In-content Ad]]Jeff Anderson
Anderson, Fort Wayne, said his art includes gig posters, CD covers and graphic design work. He's been doing graphic design for the last 10 years, mostly typesetting. During the past three to four years, he started to do work involving rock 'n' roll.
Besides his art work, Anderson is a music promoter, booking national acts. At one point, he needed posters for all the shows, so he began using his graphic designs for the shows.
During "Art Murmur", Anderson will be selling some of his gig posters, including posters for Whiskey Daredevils, Jerry Lee Lewis, Scott H. Biram and the Black Diamond Heavies.
"If they like just good art posters, that's pretty much all it is, gig posters," Anderson said.
Rowland owns many of Anderson's posters.
"I saw it on Facebook. I think Chad commented on it or something. I checked it out and it's legit. It's really good poster art. .. I admire his work because it's really good," said Rowland.
Anderson's Web site is at www.prettygoodposters.com
Chad Fry
In the punk music scene, many bands do their own posters and promotions. Seeing that led Fry to the art world.
Fry said his interest in art began when he was a teenager. He was really impressed by "do-it-yourself" art. When he'd go to punk rock shows in high school and how punk rock artists did it all themselves, "that started me on my path," he said.
Five years ago, he started in the band "I, Wombat". At the same time, he started seriously on the path to becoming a graphic designer. He got back into school and will graduate in May from IPFW with a degree in commercial art.
Fry said he also does screen prints, photography and painting. He likes to incorporate those other art forms into his graphic designs.
Today, he said, a lot of graphic design is done by computers. He wants to take it back to the basics, do it by hand, and then manipulate it with computers.
Though trained in graphic design, Fry said he doesn't see too much of a line between the different art forms - painting, drawing, graphic design, music, film, etc. He wants to try it all and enjoys exploring the different mediums.
"That's how you come up with new stuff," said Rowland.
"Art Murmur" is Fry's first art show. He'll have posters from his portfolio on display. Some prints will be available for sale, as well as his screen-printed canvases.
"Chad's really good," said Anderson. "He's technical. He gets his point across and it's good."
"He's got a wide variety of different things. He just goes out there and does a variety of things," said Rowland.
"He doesn't get stuck in a rut like I do sometimes," said Anderson. "He's willing to try new things."
Though he doesn't have a Web site, Fry is on Facebook. His band's Web site is at www.wombatrocks.com
Nicole Moore
What "Art Murmur" allows Moore to do is try something different, to step out of her comfort zone.
Moore said she's been a professional artist for nine years now. She has owned her own gallery for the last 5-1/2 years, and wholesales work to 47 other galleries around the United States.
Before jumping into the art scene, Moore worked for corporate America, but she got sick of it. She wanted to be an artist, so she started going out and doing art fairs. She went to 20 or more a year.
Her art gallery in Winona Lake, Art & Soul, not only features her work, but also the work of more than 150 artists, though not all at the same time. The gallery is about 900 to 1,000 square feet. All the work the gallery carries is handmade, original work. Moore said she likes supporting original artists.
In her own art in the gallery, Moore said she works with famous quotes and sayings. She has her own distinct style, and uses very bright colors. Her gallery art is watercolors.
For "Art Murmur", Moore isn't doing her traditional stuff. Saturday's exhibition is allowing her to paint more abstract than normal.
"It's a new direction for me," she said.
She's trying something new without the pressure of worrying about whether or not it will sell. "It's very freeing," she said.
Working with the four guys in "Art Murmur", Moore said, is exciting because it's all so different. They've influenced her to try a new, different series of work.
At Saturday's show, Moore will have prints of her originals for sale.
Rowland said Moore has her own style, using bright and bold colors. "I don't understand how she does some of her stuff," he said. "Some of it, the way she blends colors together, is very pretty."
The Web site for Moore's gallery is at www.artandsoulshop.etsy.com
Jason Rowland
Rowland only released his art to the public about a year ago. Encouraged by his wife, Michelle, he's picked up some recognition and awards for his work.
In February, two of his pieces were in the Nine County Art Show in the Clark Gallery at the Honeywell Center in Wabash. One of his pieces received an Honorable Mention award.
Rowland said he's a stencil/mixed media artist, and his work uses a lot of spray paint. Also considered to be a "street artist", Rowland takes bit of this and that and sees what he can come up with in his work. There's no planning, it's all "organic," he said.
Most of his admirers know him for his work using well-known people. He's working to get away from that and moving on to what he calls "weird images". He's been doing take-offs on different products.
Rowland said he doesn't want to get roped into doing just portraits. At "Art Murmur", Rowland will debut his new direction. It'll also be a chance for art lovers to see his first life-sized piece.
"I hope to get people excited about it," he said.
A "sticker" art movement is also growing, and Rowland has been trying to get into that, he said. At this weekend's show, he said he should have a few new sticker designs.
He's looking forward to Saturday's event, too. He said he was excited to have a show with a group of young artists who are a bit more avant garde. He said all of them are similar, but different.
"I don't know if the styles are similar, but we're the same state of mind," he said. "I'm excited to bring to Winona something different, less traditional and something that's not always there that'll appeal to a young crowd."
"The first time I saw Jason's art was last summer," said Fry. "I've always been a fan of pop art and he's got a pop-art sense of style. I love his stenciling."
Fry said, "He's using a flat medium, but his pieces have depth because of the colors and elements. .. The intricacy of some of his stencils - I can tell he spends a lot of time and puts a lot of detail in them."
To contact Rowland, e-mail him at [email protected]; check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rowland1964; or visit online at www.rowland1964.etsy.com
Justin Vining
Vining wasn't able to make the group interview Sunday, but Moore praised his work.
Moore met him at her gallery about three years ago. She had invited him to show his work at her gallery.
Since then, Vining has "exploded on the scene," Moore said. He's been "very successful."
Most of his work is in acrylics, but he also does some watercolors and mixed medium. Moore said Vining has a distinct style.
"From what I've seen online, it touches on the surreal," said Fry.
"Lots of landscapes," Moore said.
Vining's Web site is at www.justinvining.com
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