Park West CARES Donates to Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries

Park West CARES, Park West Gallery’s summer donation initiative, gave several hundred items of clothing to The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries on Friday, July 30, 2010. The pick up took place at Park West Gallery in Southfield, Michigan, just one week after a successful kickoff of the program in which Park West CARES donated items to HAVEN of Oakland County. Future scheduled donations include Friday, August 6 to Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit, Michigan and Friday, August 13 to Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac, Michigan.

About The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
Founded in 1909, The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries has embarked upon its 101st year of continued service providing food, shelter and services to intervene where homelessness and substance addiction occur. DRMM is a faith-based, non-profit organization, recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and has devoted a wealth of resources to meet the basic needs of humanity while motivating individuals to rebuild their lives, one life at a time. The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is one of the largest providers in the fight against homelessness and substance abuse in the country. For more information, please visit www.drmm.org

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• The Art of Giving Back
• Get Involved with the Park West Foundation
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• A Benefit for Michigan’s Children at Park West Gallery
• Park West Gallery Participates in Family Fun Day

Dali’s Famous Mustache Adorns a Plane Nose

The Delta 757 plane with a Salvador Dalí-esque mustache went into service yesterday. [Photo via ArtDaily]

“Since I don’t smoke, I decided to grow a mustache. It is better for the health.” —Salvador Dali

In 2000, the Pop art of Peter Max adorned a Continental Boeing 777; this year, the signature mustache of surrealist Salvador Dali has been painted on a domestic Delta 757. The design is part of the promotion for an upcoming exhibit at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

According to the museum, Dalí: The Late Work, is the first major exhibition to reevaluate the last half of Salvador Dali’s career. More than 115 works will be on view, including paintings, drawings and prints. Among the highlights will be several works that have not been seen in the United States in 50 years—Christ of St. John of the Cross, Santiago El Grande, and Assumpta Corpuscularia Lapislazulina, among others.

The exhibition will also explore the artist’s enduring fascination with science, optical effects and illusionism as well as his connections to such artists of the 1960s and 1970s as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Willem de Kooning.

So the next time you’re flying the friendly skies, look out the window as you board the plane; it just might be a surreal experience.

DALI: THE LATE WORK
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta
August 7 – January 9, 2011
Exhibition Website

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For over 40 years, Park West Gallery has been a reliable resource for authentic artwork from master Salvador Dali. Learn more »

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• Park West Gallery Master Artist Sites: Salvador Dali
• Freud’s Influence on Dali’s Surreal “Dream” Painting
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• Art Museum Unfurls Salvador Dali Masterpiece After 33 Years

Artist Birthdays, July 29 – Dominic Pangborn

DOMINIC PANGBORN (July 29, 1952 – )

• Nationality: Asian-American
• Field: Painting, sculpture, design
• Art Movement: Evolutionism
• ARTiFact: His artworks have been exhibited at museums across the country including the esteemed Detroit Institute of Art, and his paintings have been collected by notable figures such as former President George H.W. Bush and Japanese Ambassador Naoto Amaki.
• Artist Quote: “Whenever I’m inspired, I can just picture it in my head – so vividly, so clearly. The challenging and exciting part is finding the best way to bring it to life, whether it’s sketching, painting or even sculpting.”
• Notable Artwork (shown below): Looking at You III, 2007.

Dominic Pangborn, “Looking at You III” (2007). Park West Gallery Collection.

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Related Links:

• Park West Gallery Artist Sites: Dominic Pangborn
• Selections from the Park West Gallery/Pangborn Collection
• Park West Gallery Tours Dominic Pangborn’s Studio
• An Artist’s Perpetual Quest for Inspiration
• Park West’s Exclusive Interview with Dominic Pangborn

Are You More Like Picasso, or Degas?

This summer, the Clark museum in Massachusetts is hosting an exhibition exploring Pablo Picasso’s lifelong fascination with the work and life of Edgar Degas. The museum has developed a microsite for the show—Picasso Looks at Degas—which has a fun little quiz that asks: Are you more like Picasso? Or Degas? Or are you a blend of both artists? Take the quiz below and leave a comment to let us know if you agree with your results!

PICASSO LOOKS AT DEGAS
The Clark
June 13 – September 12, 2010
Exhibition Website

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Park West Gallery has become one of the longest running and largest dealers of Picasso graphic works internationally. Our current collection, both archived and actively offered, includes over one thousand five hundred works, including drawings and mixed media unique works, etchings, aquatints, linoleum cuts, lithographs, and ceramics, all rigorously authenticated, guaranteed and selected based on the highest quality and value. Learn more

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Mitsie’s Memories: A Tribute to Marcel Mouly

We are so fortunate to have guest author Mitsie Scaglione, the wife of Park West Gallery CEO Albert Scaglione, sharing her personal stories with us and all of you. Please enjoy the first installment of “Mitsie’s Memories”…and we’re all looking forward to her many more stories to come!

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~ Written by Mitsie Scaglione ~

For over 30 years, Albert and I have traveled here and abroad and have had the good fortune to meet with many of our artists, not only on a business level, but on a personal level. Recently, I was documenting many of the photos from our trips for our Marketing Department when they asked if I would like to share the photos and memories with our clients.

MARCEL MOULY
February 2, 1918 – December 17, 2008

It was always a pleasure to visit with Marcel Mouly and his wife Magy at their home/studio in the suburb of Paris. From the beautiful flowers adorning their front porch to the heartfelt welcome at the door, we always felt special.

Entrance leading up to the home of Marcel Mouly in Paris. ©Park West Gallery, 2010

As you entered their home, you took a right to Marcel’s studio where usually on the easel was work in progress basking in the sunlight from the many windows. He was always eager to show us the many souveniers they had purchased from their travels to exotic places – India, Greece, Israel, to name a few. He lived life to the fullest and was always captivated by the colors and hues of the different countries, with Greece being a favorite. You can see this influence in many of his paintings. Also, the woman in his paintings was a tribute to his wife Magy.

Albert (left) and Mitsie Scaglione (right) visiting Marcel Mouly’s (center) studio. ©Park West Gallery, 2010

Marcel was also happy to play the host by wheeling out his beverage cart so we could be properly welcomed by aperitif. Then onto the business at hand — looking at the collection. And what a collection!

Albert (center left) and Mitsie Scaglione (center right) enjoying cocktails with Marcel Mouly (far right) and his wife, Magy (far left). ©Park West Gallery, 2010

We were honored to have Marcel and Magy at our gallery for a V.I.P. event in September 2004. It was a magnificient show. Then at a dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Marcel was honored where he received a standing ovation that deeply touched him.

Unfortunately, this was Marcel’s last visit to us. He passed away on December 17, 2008.

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Related Links:

• A Personal Tribute to Marcel Mouly (1918-2008), by Morris Shapiro
• Park West Artist Biographies: Marcel Mouly
• Selections from the Park West Gallery/Marcel Mouly Art Collection

The Art of Giving Back

Park West Gallery Supports Community Organizations with Clothing Donations
Park West Gallery is kicking off its Park West CARES initiative with a summer clothing and merchandise donation program to benefit community organizations in southeast Michigan. Over 3,500 articles of new clothing will be donated locally during July and August to HAVEN of Oakland County, Grace Centers of Hope, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Covenant House, Detroit Rescue Mission and Vista Maria.

“This initiative is a great opportunity to give back to our local community, and continues our long history of supporting non-profits that provide hands-on help to people in need,” said Albert Scaglione, CEO of Park West Gallery. “Since these are all items that can provide basic needs or improve someone’s quality of life, we are extending this support to a variety of organizations that can immediately provide assistance to others.”

The first local Michigan donation was made on Friday, July 23^rd to HAVEN in Pontiac, Michigan; they picked up women’s and children’s clothing at Park West’s Southfield Gallery. HAVEN will be giving the clothing to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who have left their homes in search of temporary shelter. 

“We are very grateful for this donation from Park West Gallery; it will help our families as they look to start a new life after leaving an abusive relationship,” says Belle Hornung, HAVEN’s Volunteer, Intern and In-Kind Donations Coordinator.

Donations are also scheduled for Friday July 30^th to Detroit Rescue Mission, Friday August 6^th to Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit, Michigan and Friday, August 13^th to Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac, Michigan.

As part of the Park West CARES initiative, a Park West Gallery representative presents a clothing donation to HAVEN volunteer Belle Hornung on July 23, 2010.

About HAVEN
For over thirty years, HAVEN has been working towards eliminating domestic violence and sexual assault by building violence-free communities one family at a time. It is a nationally recognized non-profit offering treatment and prevention services across Oakland County, Michigan and the surrounding communities. For more information about programs and services visit http://www.haven-oakland.org, or phone (248) 334-1284.

About Park West CARES
Throughout the summer of 2010, as part of it Park West CARES initiative, Park West Gallery will be donating items of clothing and merchandise to community organizations in southeast Michigan, where Park West Gallery has its headquarters, as well as to organizations nationwide. All items are unused and represent an extensive assortment of men’s and women’s summer clothing that ranges from shirts and shorts to light jackets and sweaters.

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What Does it Mean to Be an Artist?

Are you an artist, or aspiring to be one? Have you ever thought about what it means to be an artist? How does one become what is considered a “great artist”? Where does an artist find the passion and inspiration for their work? In the following video clip, world-renowned pop artist Peter Max shares his thoughts on these concepts.  

Catch the full PBS interview airing this fall on Inspiration with Lance Heft

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Park West Gallery has enjoyed a relationship with Peter Max since the 1970s, and is the artist’s largest and longest-running dealer in the world. View highlights from our collection »

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Defining Beauty: Albrecht Durer at the Morgan

Albrecht Dürer, detail from “Abduction on Horseback” (1516).

“What beauty is, I know not,
though it adheres to many things.”
—Albrecht Dürer

DEFINING BEAUTY: ALBRECHT DÜRER
The Morgan Library & Museum
May 14 through September 12, 2010

New York, NY—Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), preeminent master of the German Renaissance, transformed drawing in Northern Europe. Using his unrivaled talent as a draftsman and the force of his powerful artistic personality, Dürer tirelessly promoted drawing as a medium, creating works of exceptional beauty and remarkable technical skill.

Now, in an exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum, eight extraordinary drawings by Dürer demonstrate the variety and dynamism of his draftsmanship. Exhibitions focused on Dürer’s drawings are rare, and this occasion marks the first time in more than twenty years that the Morgan’s outstanding Dürer holdings will be displayed together. Also included are prints and treatises by the artist.

In his pursuit of beauty, Dürer devoted careful attention to every aspect of artistic production. On view in the exhibition are a woodcut, its associated woodblock, and a letter to the patron for whom it was made. In the letter Dürer wrote, “Please let it be as it is. No one could improve it because it was done artistically and with care. Those who see it and who understand such matters will tell you so.”

Learn more about this exhibition at www.themorgan.org

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The Park West Gallery masterworks collection is one of the world’s finest and includes rare artworks by Albrecht Dürer, one of the greatest printmakers of all time. View collection highlights »

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