PROVOCATIVE VISUALS
Did you know that the only Southern-born member of the illustrious Hudson River School of landscape painters was from Charleston? And that his parents had a prosperous confectionary and coffee house on King Street in the first half of the 19th century? Trained in Europe, Louis Rémy Mignot became a member of the National Academy […]
ALL THINGS SOUTHERN
For an introduction to the New South—the South, that is, as it’s evolved since the Civil War—you can do no better than to visit the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, N.C., which was founded in 1991. The museum’s exhibits, lectures, seminars and films encourage visitors to consider how the South has changed and continues to “reinvent” itself.
Art for Everyone
Mary Martin, owner of the Mary Martin Gallery in downtown Charleston, is convinced that everyone should build an art collection.
All Are Welcome
Let’s say you walk into a nice Charleston establishment in your grown-up clothes, and you spot a rope swing with a sturdy wooden seat suspended from the ceiling. Your first thought isn’t “What’s that doing there?” it’s “Can I swing?” If you happen to be visiting the Robert Lange Studios on Queen Street, the answer is, yes. Yes, you can swing, and there’s even a big sign that says so.
Different Strokes
Things can get a little unorthodox north of Broad, and that suits Mackenzie King just fine. In fact, she and business partner Kelly Wenner Grossman are instigators. “I think people want a change,” King says with a shrug. “They want options, and that’s what we’re offering.”
Enduring Images
It can take years for Ben Ham to finally get the exact shot he wants. And he’s OK with that.
Picture Perfect
A diamond-studded bathing suit, a slate shingle from an Irish cottage and an assemblage containing a broken guitar neck and KISS set list–these are a few things Dennis and Maryann Donovan have framed. At their Summerville shop, Donovan’s Custom Framing, they help clients preserve and showcase photos, art, certificates, jerseys, children’s creations and other treasures.
Eye on the World
Lindsay Goodwin’s oil on canvas, Dining at Ladurée, depicts an empty salon de thé in Paris. The tables are double-draped with linens, crisp napkins wait at the ready, goblets sparkle and candles glow on a fireplace mantel, softly illuminating the pastel walls and ceiling. Elegant moments are about to happen.
A Personal Perspective
Charleston oil painter Sue Stewart is as real as the Lowcountry scenes that line the walls of her gallery at State and Chalmers Streets. This Georgia native possesses a talent for painting scenes of the Holy City and its surroundings in a way that few visual artists can.
A Better Place
Michael Paderewski takes you where you’d really rather be
