Visual Language Magazine Contemporary Fine Art Vol 2 no 10 October 2013
Visual Language Magazine is a contemporary fine art magazine filled with dynamic international fine art, brilliant colors and stimulating composition. This month features the Miller Gallery Fall Show in Cincinnati, and studio visits with Nocona Burgess, Artspan artist Joe Belt, Sarah Beth Banning, Dave Sime, Connie Morse, and Texas artist Kristine Byars. Enjoy an up close and person interview with Texas Artspan artist Sharon Hodges and the gallery show of Texas Artspan artist Melissa Doron. The issue would not be complete without the fascinating photography of Artspan Photographer Rudolph De Ram. On the Cover is the artwork of Artspan Artist Joe Belt. Visual Language is the common connection around the world for art expressed through every media and process. The artists connect through their creativity to the viewers by both their process as well as their final piece. No interpreters are necessary because Visual Language Magazine crosses all boundaries.
Visual Language Magazine is a contemporary fine art magazine filled with dynamic international fine art, brilliant colors and stimulating composition. This month features the Miller Gallery Fall Show in Cincinnati, and studio visits with Nocona Burgess, Artspan artist Joe Belt, Sarah Beth Banning, Dave Sime, Connie Morse, and Texas artist Kristine Byars. Enjoy an up close and person interview with Texas Artspan artist Sharon Hodges and the gallery show of Texas Artspan artist Melissa Doron. The issue would not be complete without the fascinating photography of Artspan Photographer Rudolph De Ram. On the Cover is the artwork of Artspan Artist Joe Belt. Visual Language is the common connection around the world for art expressed through every media and process. The artists connect through their creativity to the viewers by both their process as well as their final piece. No interpreters are necessary because Visual Language Magazine crosses all boundaries.
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Photographer Spotlight<br />
Rudolph De Ram<br />
“I was born in the Netherlands and raised in the Midwest. My interest in art and photography<br />
began back in early childhood. I’ve always enjoyed drawing and painting and my introduction to<br />
photography began at around age nine when I received a toy camera that used “real film”. After<br />
high school, I attended the American Academy of <strong>Art</strong> in Chicago where I studied life drawing,<br />
illustration, and design. With a solid reference from one of my art school instructors, I landed a<br />
job with a small advertising agency. That was the beginning of a professional journey that included<br />
work at various advertising firms and industrial design firms. During that period I continued my<br />
interest in photography, painting... and all things about the American West.<br />
I’ve been a fan of the iconic American Cowboy for as far back as I can remember. Growing up in<br />
the late 50’s and thru the 1960’s, television still offered a steady run of “Westerns”. The Hollywood<br />
image of the Heroic Cowboy left a lasting impression on me. I continue to be fascinated with the<br />
true history and culture of the American West from the early pioneers to the issues that face the<br />
Western States today.<br />
Some of my Western photographs have been exhibited at the Cody <strong>Art</strong> League Gallery in Cody<br />
Wyoming, Open Shutter Gallery in Durango Colorado and the Center for <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Photography in<br />
Fort Collins Colorado. I was selected for the Cowboys & Indians <strong>Magazine</strong>, Special Edition Photography<br />
Issue, and in 2008 I was fortunate to have an image selected as the overall Grand Prize<br />
Winner. I’ve also had photos selected for the B&W <strong>Magazine</strong>’s Single Image Issue and the Portfolio<br />
Contest Special Issue.<br />
As a participant in the <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Art</strong> festival circuit I’ve been fortunate to receive various awards including<br />
the 2012 and <strong>2013</strong> best of category awards for photography at Barrington <strong>Art</strong> Festival<br />
Illi<strong>no</strong>is, the 2011 best in photography at Wells Street <strong>Art</strong> Festival in Chicago and Fountain Square<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Festival in Evanston Illi<strong>no</strong>is. Also in 2011, I received the Dorothy Burgert Memorial Award for<br />
Outstanding Achievement in Photography at <strong>Art</strong> Fair on the Square in Lake Forest Illi<strong>no</strong>is.”<br />
http://www.deramphotography.com/<br />
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