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Reflections on M.C. Escher +

6/13/2018

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by Shawn Vinson

DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY Director/Partner

M.C. Escher,
M.C. Escher, "Three Spheres II", 1946, lithograph, © The M.C. Escher Company B.V.

M.C. Escher confectionary tin at Different Trains art gallery in Atlanta
With only three days left until the M.C. Escher + exhibition comes to a close, we've been reflecting on the sensational response we've had to this outstanding show. It opened in conjunction with the 13th Biennial Gathering 4 Gardner on Friday the 13th of April, and we had the good fortune of hosting an international assembly of  300 mathematicians, polymaths and all-around-brilliant people for an afternoon street fair and Escher preview reception. The + in the exhibit's title refers to the group of acclaimed math artists whose work was also featured, adding a fresh perspective and verifying Escher's vast influence on artists and mathematicians worldwide.

It was a joy to welcome Antonio Peticov, who travelled all the way from Brazil, and Akio Hizume from Japan. We spent time with George Hart, Paul Hildebrandt, John Miller, Robert Fathauer and Chaim Goodman-Strauss. Our friend Dick Esterle was here, and we introduced a new artist to the G4G circle, Atlanta's own Erin Sledd. We paid tribute to the late Marc Pelletier by showing his remarkable prints and his widow, Amina Buhler, kindly loaned us an Escher confectionary tin that was given to them by Donald Coxeter - who originally received it as a gift from Escher himself! Atlantan Eben Dunn, Colorado artist Clark Richert, Fabien Vienne from Paris, English painter Marek Tobolewski, and the late great French-Hungarian op artist Victor Vasarely rounded out the show...


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Artist to Artist Q&A: Chris Pig asks Kosmo Vinyl

2/21/2018

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by Shawn Vinson

DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY Director/Partner

Kosmo Vinyl Artist Talk at Different Trains Gallery, January 2018, photo by Hector Amador, Atlanta art gallery
photo courtesy Amador Photo Images
photo of British printmaker Chris Pig in his studio, Somerset, England
photo courtesy of the artist
Kosmo Vinyl and Chris Pig are two former Londoners that I admire considerably. I recently had the pleasure of finally introducing them 'face to face', via Skype. 

Chris and his family now live in Somerset, England, where he has designed and built his dream studio. A printmaker since boyhood, his gift as a story-teller combined with a mastery of his craft results in the some of the most beautiful and interesting works on paper being created today, on either side of the pond. He's also quite the art historian, so it was a delight when he followed up our video chat to email some questions for Kosmo's artist talk.

The gallery was absolutely packed for the "Talk & Tea with K.V.". Kosmo graciously answered every question from the audience and, in the end, we only had time for one of Chris Pig's inquiries. Kosmo was kind enough to answer the rest of them via email when he returned home to New York City...

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Kosmo Vinyl: Back in the Deep South

2/16/2018

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by Shawn Vinson

DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY Partner/Director

Kosmo Vinyl on the tracks in Decatur, Georgia - photo by Shawn Vinson, © 2018"Hammer on the Tracks", Kosmo Vinyl, Decatur, Georgia, photo © Shawn Vinson 2018
We recently had the pleasure of hosting one of our favorite people for a ten-day visit to the Deep South. The force of nature that is Kosmo Vinyl had only just returned home to New York from a holiday in England and France. He celebrated Christmas in Normandie with his family and spent some time back in London catching up with friends, including his old mates Mick, Paul and Topper. A few days later, he was boarding a flight to Atlanta for his Cisco Kid vs Donald Trump one-man-show at DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY. The opening reception was scheduled for January 20, the one-year anniversary of the U.S. presidential inauguration. But before we could get to the festivities, there was work to be done, and less than 48 hours in which to do it...


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Art & Commerce, A Love Story...

11/16/2017

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by Shawn Vinson

DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY Partner/Director

Oscar Wilde
When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art.
When artists get together for dinner,
they discuss Money.

- Oscar Wilde


Earlier this year at the opening of the Decatur Art Festival Fine Arts Exhibition at Agnes Scott College's Dalton Gallery, I was introduced to a charming local banker from Cornerstone Bank. I didn't realize that we still had any community banks left and it was nice to meet Jamie Ensley. When he learned that I had just opened DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY his eyes lit up!

Do you want to open another gallery in our bank? he asked.

Turns out that Jamie and his team were just discussing the best use of some extra space they had at their Decatur office. Ideas were floated: a community room? a wi-fi cafe? 


Jamie, who was once the chair of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, had another idea: ​
What about an art gallery?

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'Painting Out Loud' with Ruth Franklin

9/15/2015

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untitled (#4110), 2015, acrylic on wood, 12x12
untitled (#4041), 2015, acrylic on canvas, 48x60
untitled (#4109), 2015, acrylic on wood, 12x12
Ruth Franklin isn't trying to make art that is trendy or pretty. Every day (including weekends & most holidays), she arrives at her studio before dawn with a singular goal: to make a good painting. She has the inexhaustible & highly self-disciplined work ethic of a soldier (her father was a D-day veteran!). She doesn't require any creature comforts beyond a thermos of coffee and a pack of cigarettes. When Franklin is at her easel, she enters a zenlike state and exhibits a monomaniacal determination. Her pictures, whether created with charcoal, pastels or paint, are always discernable & distinctive. In short, Ruth Franklin is the real deal.

Her current show at steve mckenzie's includes 20 new paintings & charcoal drawings.


Show info & rsvp
british artist ruth franklin at work in her studio
“Paint is such a lovely medium, it’s a shame to ignore the possibilities that pushing it around can create. 

Recognizing the possibilities is the trick”
- Ruth Franklin

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kosmo vinyl pays homage to record store day

3/11/2015

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The Record Shop is where I learned about the world beyond the one I had lived in. People like Curtis Mayfield, Lou Reed, Burning Spear and Fela Kuti showed me their worlds, its joys and struggles. I had never even heard the word "ecology" before Marvin Gaye introduced me to it!
-- Kosmo Vinyl, New York City, 2015.

Kosmo Vinyl Record Store Day 2015 art poster RSD2015
Record Store Day celebrates it's 8th year on Saturday, April 18th. The international 'vinyl holiday' has grown from less than 100 to over 3,000 participating, independent record shops. 

A press conference was held at Rough Trade Records in Brooklyn on March 10th to announce a colossal list of special releases and free schwag that will be available on RSD2015. 


Destined to be one of the most sought-after items, especially by fans of The Clash, will be a limited-edition art print by Kosmo Vinyl. 

5,000 numbered prints will be given away at select record shops, along with 10,000 postcards that feature his artwork. Kosmo was commissioned by the folks at Record Store Day to create this piece, with support from Red Bull Sound Select. 


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England and Georgia's 'Special Relationship' is Great News for Art Lovers

10/17/2014

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winston churchill painting a picture
photo of kosmo vinyl
photo of wreckless eric by shawn vinson at brick store pub decatur ga

What do Winston Churchill, Kosmo Vinyl and Wreckless Eric Have in Common?

They're all British... yes, that's the first thing that comes to mind. Churchill (1874-1965) was born in Woodstock, England; Kosmo Vinyl (b. 1957) hails from East London; and Wreckless Eric (b. 1954) is from Newhaven, East Sussex. You might also know that they're all artists, and yes, plenty of artists come from England, so what? Well...

Ruth Franklin (another superb British artist) and I recently had the privilege of attending the opening of 'The Art of Diplomacy: Winston Churchill and the Pursuit of Painting' at the Millenium Gate Museum in Atlanta. The exhibition features over 30 of Churchill's paintings, many of which have never before been displayed publicly. In short, it's a fascinating exhibit on many levels, and I highly recommend you go see it  before it closes on February 1, 2015...

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Skateraid artists will not go quietly...

9/11/2014

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kosmo vinyl, gil scott heron, joe strummer, skateraid 2014
Kosmo Vinyl created this tribute to Gil Scott Heron & Joe Strummer for SkaterAid 2014.
The 10th & final SkaterAid "skateboard/music/art" festival is September 28 from 2 - 7PM at East Decatur Station in Decatur, Georgia. SkaterAid is produced by a dedicated group of volunteers, and 100% of the proceeds benefit the Georgia Chapter of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. 

A big part of the event is the 'Art Deck Auction'. Months before the festival, artists are invited to create original works using skateboard decks as canvases. Some paint, some draw, there's mixed media collages (as seen above), 3D works and the occasional 'functional' piece, such as a rope swing or a coat/hat hanger. It's been announced that this is the last SkaterAid, and a record 135 art decks have been donated this year.

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another perspective on the world cup...

6/24/2014

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Today marks England's last official day at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, so I thought I'd go ahead and share our first 'guest blog' to mark the occasion. I've personally gotten over my disappointment at the 3 Lions early exit, thanks in large part to the unexpected success of my Team USA. I reckon most England supporters won't feel the same as I do, and the opinions that follow aren't likely to help. Chris Pig is one of the few Englishmen I know who who isn't bothered at all about football. He's more interested in art & culture, thank you very much. He's also busy being one of the best printmakers in the UK, if you ask me. If there was a World Cup for Printmaking, I've no doubt he'd fare better than the current English National Team, who couldn't even score in a brothel.  - Shawn Vinson 

A 'guest blog' from London - by Printmaker Chris Pig:
British Printmaker Chris Pig in his London studioChris Pig in his London studio
Last night I was out at a restaurant with my family to celebrate my partner’s birthday. At the end of the meal the waiter passed me the bill and solicitously said to me “England are losing one nil.” I tried to look as if I cared about this because, after all, he thought he was doing me a favour by supplying me with an update on a football match. I think he thought that, as a man, I would rather be watching the world cup than being out with my family. And that is what annoys me about football, not that people gather together to watch some men play a ball game either in person or on the TV, but that it is assumed that everybody shares their interest. Also a sinister undertone to this is that if you are uninterested in football, you are not patriotic.


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beautiful game - beautiful art

6/11/2014

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Kosmo Vinyl, England Expects, World Cup Art
Every four years since 1930 (except in 1942 and 1946 thanks to the Nazis), the world's biggest single-event sporting competition takes place. It is estimated that over 700,000 people watched the 2006 final match in Germany, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was broadcast to over 200 countries. As you probably know by now, the 2014 World Cup will happen in Brazil and it starts tomorrow, June 12. I figured I'd better get this blog posted now, because I'll be a bit preoccupied through July 13. 

This next month might be a good time for a guest blog by one of our artists who actually couldn't care less about football (I won't mention names), but this installment is about the artists who do. Read on, and please  leave your comments below...


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    • Harry Underwood: Outdoor Worship
    • RUTH FRANKLIN: Old and New Dreams
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    • Littles
    • Time Frames: Photography by Jim Alexander and Carlos York >
      • Artist Talk with Jim Alexander and Carlos York
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    • 3 Southern Artists featuring Harry Underwood
    • 5 ATL Artists Pop Up Show at The WADDI
    • Social Distance Gallery ATL
    • missive - UNG Faculty Show
    • Wood at The Waddi
    • Artist Xie Caomin at Different Trains Gallery 2 at Cornerstone Bank of Decatur
    • Pop-Up Show at 378 featuring The Real Frank Tee and Kim Cresswell
    • Luzene Hill - Now that the Gates of Hell are Closed... >
      • Luzene Hill artist talk
    • Around the Wheel - Color Wheel Teachers Show
    • Best of Atlanta 2019
    • Yehimi Cambrón Pop-Up Show
    • Summer Show 2019
    • Academe of the Oaks Student Exhibition
    • Remembering Marvin Rhodes
    • 378 Clifton Road Pop-Up May 2 2019
    • Ruth Franklin - Only When I Laugh
    • Perspectives: WCAGA Group Exhibit
    • Harry Underwood Red Letter Days >
      • a conversation with artist Harry Underwood
    • The Gallery: Natalie Twigg and Todd Alexander >
      • A Conversation with Natalie Twigg
    • Eben Dunn: Amplification and De-amplification >
      • A Conversation with Atlanta Artists Eben Dunn & Jim Johnson
    • Decaturscapes
    • M.C. Escher +
    • Math + Art
    • Cisco Kid vs Donald Trump >
      • Artist Talk & Tea with Kosmo Vinyl
    • Bank SEE 2.0
    • Through a Glass Darkly
    • Bank SEE
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