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But,
the ambiance isn’t chaotic or confusing.
Something subtle and cohesive breathes through the whole place, making
it work. What perpetuates that continuity can be partially attributed to a
certain like-minded aesthetic taste and curiosity shared by gallery director,
Jana Koroczynsky, and Mike Fedderly.
In fact, Desert Art Collection has developed a tremendous reputation
for both high-end commissioned work and more traditional retail activity
because of the collaborative nature between art gallery and design
studio. But there’s a more delicate
nuance, a sense of magic that animates the space and eludes definition. The
gallery represents an international roster of artists. A few of them, like award winning
sculptress – and the art world’s newest It-girl of form and beauty – named
Aiko Morioka sought out Desert Art Collection for representation. “We look for artwork that’s inspiring,
intellectually challenging and stimulating,” Koroczynsky says. “And the artists must be masters of their
craft. The artists we represent are
very accomplished; most of them fairly mature, many have won important
national and international awards.
Aiko, for instance, recently won the National Grand Prize for the very
prestigious Universal Peace show sponsored by Sculptural Pursuit magazine.” Michael
Battaglia, for example, exhibits his ragged-edged, Venetian plaster mural
paintings in a room designated specifically for his fascinating pieces – that
are so much in-demand among collectors that they struggle to keep pace with
the Battagli-addictions of their clients. Charlotte
Lees, another award winning artist, was selected by the Hakone Open-Air
Museum of Japan to be included in their 1991 Rodin Grand Prize Exhibition
catalogue as one of their outstanding models – a huge honor in the art world. Lees’ wood carvings explore the bond
between mind and material in energetic, figurative groupings, “most
recognizable for their exuberant, lively qualities.” The
Sculpture Garden at Desert Art Collection remains free and open to the public
year-round. During “desert summer”
months, gallery visitors should call for an appointment. DESERT ART COLLECTION & Sculpture
Garden 45-350 San Lous Rey Ave.,
Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 674-9955 |
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Written by: Joanna Beresford for Palm Springs Life
Magazine Clients and visitors from around the world step
through Desert Art Collection’s magnificent bronze gates into the sculpture
garden, and feel as if they’ve stumbled upon a gathering of the most
interesting guests in the world. Some
sculptures seem to turn toward visitors almost open-armed, while others stand
more aloof. The collection features an
enormous variety, including representative figures like trees, horses, and
suns, as well as mysterious abstracts - and somehow they all belong here, in
this exotic sunlit courtyard, and they make visitors feel as if they belong,
too. Since established in 1996, the gallery, located near
El Paseo on San Luis Rey in Palm Desert, has expanded considerably. Formerly a historic motel and now a
spacious, multi-functional complex, Desert Art Collection shows art in a
series of rooms along the garden. The
ever-evolving collection reveals remarkable diversity. Descriptions of sculpture and painting,
multi-dimensional and mixed media, can’t begin to capture the rich world of
these galleries. Every corner, every
wall and floor space is inhabited by some evocative work, something almost
animate with color, shape, energy, and range of materials. |
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