Not wanting to forget where we came from, here are some past BOOM members who contributions are greatly appreciated and never forgotten.
Karen Bozik
Karen Bozik is a painter who works to nullify cultural, religious and aesthetic boundaries by pictorial means. By referring to diverse sources such as religious illustration, 15th century painting, medical texts and a variety of international graphic styles, she wishes to create a sense of relatedness within a landscape of disassociation. Currently, Karen exhibits her work at Sliding Door Gallery. 554 Santa Fe Dr., Denver.
Sarah Gjerston
Sarah
works in a variety of mediums and is proficient in the arenas of
sculpture, photography, collage and painting! Visit her website for all
the details.
www.sarahgjertson.com
Peter Illig Peter Illig's works are analogies for human emotions and experiences -- American
psychological landscapes -- reflecting how we think of several
things at once. He layers images borrowed from film, TV and cyberspace
and his own experience like a coded language of symbols to express his
ideas and feelings. Illig
is a realist, and a surrealist at the same time. "Once upon a time, the
task of the artist was to portray and interpret the 'real world,'" says
Illig. "Now it is to discern if there is a
reality behind the appearance of things. Reality is created by
observation. This search through the 'stuff' of the world, matter and
flesh, is inherently erotic. And so is the act of drawing and painting.
By immersing ourselves in the physical, material world, we can see the
path to the higher realm, and find the spiritual meanings behind the
physical objects." In
late 2005, Peter debuted his "Modular Dialog" series, an ongoing body
of work composed of individual 14" x 14" metaphorical oil paintings
which can be arranged and re-arranged into narrative matrixes of
varying sizes and interpretations. Today, Illig's studio time is
divided between these black and white paintings, and the new, larger
color paintings with layered images. He is also widely recognized for
his charcoal drawings, some of which are more than 60 ft long. His work
can be seen in several Colorado galleries, and in private and corporate collections around the world. Peter is represented by Plus+Gallery.
www.plusgallery.com
www.peterillig.com
Christian Van Minnen
Christian Van Minnen is a versatile artist whose work takes the form of oil paintings, multimedia drawing, sculpture, mask making, and salvaged materials design. Christian is a longtime Denver resident and teaches at the Art Students League of Denver and for the Open World Learning Program (OWL). He is currently a graduate student in the Master of Nonprofit Management Program at Regis University. He can be reached at: christianvanminnen@yahoo.com.
http://www.beinart.org/artists/christian-rex-van-minnen/?GID=786