Goldleaf Framemakers of Santa Fe

Here's a photo taken exactly four years ago today, on Marty's 70th Birthday, shared with the hopes that you'll join us this evening for the celebrating of his 74th, and the opening of his never before seen Tension Series.

6-8pm @ the Goldleaf Gallery (627 West Alameda Street). Of course, Kettle One and Kosher Hot Dogs will be on offer as well. See you there!

“I’ve got an idea,” was something my father used to say regularly to me with varying degrees of insanity. If it was about business I would prepare myself to be skeptical. But if it was an idea for his art I’d feel curious and excited, and one day in 2016 he came to me with an idea for a new series of work. Marty was feeling inspired by his time as a student at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Color field paintings were all the rage in 1967, and he recounted his hours in the studio, clad in old unwashed overalls, stretching giant canvases, playing with new bright chromatic pigments, using oral atomizers, and enthusiastically experimenting with all the newest techniques. His idea for the “Tension” series was about the relationship between hard-edged shapes and the world that exists in the space between them. The polarity between positive and negative would create an almost physical pull for the viewer. Importantly, Marty would embrace his chosen medium by gilding the shapes onto canvas, allowing the natural elements and beauty in the leaf to contrast the solid bold colors of the background. The momentum behind the new work was intense, and seeing my father filled with joy when he returned to the studio with a new color he had procured inspired a feeling that took me back to my childhood -- one filled with wonder and shared excitement. The layout process was like driving a racecar, pushing objects to limits of near destruction, creating speed, adrenaline and drama.

The completed works fully celebrate Marty’s unparalleled mastery of gilding. Even to the trained eye, his skill is nearly beyond comprehension. The organic beauty of the leaf initiates a new and vivid conversation with the brilliant red, blue, purple and pink color fields. The tension on the canvas is so very real. This change in direction from his sculptural work was too harsh for his gallery to back. This pivot in his work to “painting” didn’t seem to fit the current narrative. As a result the six pieces that make up the series were never shown to the public, only to friends and fellow artists. To celebrate his 74th birthday on November 9th I’ve decided to display them together for the first time. As we remember such a giant in the art world here in Santa Fe and beyond, I’m happy to take a moment to reflect on the finite and tangible. The Tension Series represents a beautiful road that Marty traveled in a life of creating art. Just as he was inspired by a memory of making art five decades earlier, we still can be inspired and surprised by his endless creativity, and awed by his always expanding ability. Please join us this Thursday at Goldleaf Gallery from 6-8pm to raise a glass and toast the man who will forever be missed. There will of course be Kettle One and Kosher Hotdogs to celebrate.

Happy Birthday Dad.

Forever here to honor your love,

David

We are having a closing reception tonight Saturday, October 28th for Carlos Carulo's The Watercolors from 6-8PM here at Goldleaf Gallery. Come raise a glass to Carlos's fabulous paintings, and also wish him a happy birthday! Halloween marks the start of another wonderfully creative and inspiring year of his life!

Don't miss the 5PM screening of Carlos's World(s) at No Name Cinema (2013 Pinion St, Santa Fe, NM 87505) to celebrate Carulo's documentary and recent works.

Closing Reception: TONIGHT! Carlos Carulo's The Watercolors You don't want to miss this!   CARLOS CARULO   Greetings all, We are having a closing reception tonight Saturday, October 28th for Carlos Carulo's The Watercolors from 6-8PM here at Goldleaf Gallery.

Please join us TONIGHT for the colorful and movement inspiring opening Exhibition of The Watercolors by local artist Carlos Carulo!

If you cannot make it tonight, stop in before the end of September!

Tonight will be filled with hot dogs, friends, and wonderful conversation!

Works are selling fast already so don't miss out if you are looking to add a Carulo to your collection!

Exhibition Title: THE WATERCOLORS CARLOS CARULO
Where: Goldleaf Gallery 627 W Alameda St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
When: August 11th - September 31st
Opening Reception: August 11th, 2023 6-8 PM

This is the only Exhibition Goldleaf Framemakers of Santa Fe Gallery is hosting this year, we hope to see you there!

Cheers!

We will be serving 23 karat gilded martinis at the opening on Friday! For all who new Marty, this drink was his calling card. So please join us in raising a glass to the fallen master.

Martin Cary Horowitz: How to make a Golden Martini Martin Cary Horowitz: Gold leaf sculptor in Santa Fe, New Mexico and participating artist in Linda Durham Contemporary Art. Martin is also the owner of Gold...

Mark your calendars! Local artist, Mark Spencer's "First Flowers" will be opening this Friday, June 17th from 6-8 PM here at the Goldleaf Gallery. See you there!

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Opening This Friday: Mark Spencer, First Flowers New Work by Santa Fe Artist Opens at Goldleaf Gallery First Flowers #1, 16" x 16" , oil on panel, 2022 OPENING FRIDAY: FIRST FLOWERS Original Paintings by Mark Spencer This Friday, June 17th, Goldleaf

Gallery is hung!

Catherine Eaton Skinner - Join us this Friday - Goldleaf Gallery, Santa Fe - July 5, 6-8pm EXHIBITION CONCLUDES: SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 THE ARTIST WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE / THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 627 WEST ALAMEDA STREET, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO