"Summer Sunday Afternoon" by Phillip Spinks. Acrylic on Canvas. Each Panel is 20" x 20" / Overall Dimension: 6' x 6'

Our next show at The FP3 Gallery welcomes local South End artist, Phillip Spinks. His show opens on January 18th, and a reception with the artist will take place on Thursday, February 2nd, from 6-8pm in The FP3 Gallery at FP3 Boston.

Phillip is best known for his abstract multi-layered paintings and has most recently found inspiration in what is lost or has been destroyed only to create new meaning in what remains.  Hurricane Katrina, for example, has played a moving and inspirational influence on his recent work.  Other influences are distilled from his sense of self, based on a southern heritage enhanced by his many travels and the cultures both urban and rural, which he has encountered. This history invoked with a vivid imagination creates images hauntingly surreal, yet vaguely familiar in the recesses of our primal memories.

He has been in numerous juried exhibitions throughout the US and his work is also in many private and public collections in Boston and beyond. Learn more about Phillip’s work here – and to learn more about FP3 Boston or tour our available Boston luxury condos, contact FP3 today.

Phillip Spinks was born in Nurnburg, West Germany in 1972, and he has lived throughout the United States and Europe, from the mountainous deserts of the southwest to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and from deep in the Bavarian forests to Colonial New England.  He studied engineering, creative writing and archaeology at Boston University.

He’s been a painter and printmaker living and working in Boston for more than ten years.  He has his work in many public and private collections such as Merck & Co., Children’s Hospital and the Beal Corporation, and he’s been in numerous juried exhibitions and has shown throughout the United States and Germany.

His current body of work is about taking what is lost or destroyed and creating new meanings as well as anchoring what remains.

On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck both New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf coast.  His parents’ and his grandmother’s homes were gutted by the storm surge of Katrina.  Anything below three and a half feet was buried in sediment and debris.  Ninety percent of his family photographs were completely destroyed.  As his parents and he sifted through what was left of their home, they found items of their recent past.  Broken china, splintered chairs, clothing and images lost in frames, melted by the ravages of the storm.  What remained were fragments of memories, a face here, an arm draped over a shoulder, the edge of a building.

After smell, sight is the strongest sense linked to memory.  Looking through photo albums and frames, the images both lost their meaning and sparked moments in times remembered.

He saw the austere beauty in the imagery that remained, and as opposed to allowing the loss of the images to create a void in his mind, he chose to reclaim these memories and create a new vehicle to contain them.  This body of work is titled Recovering Memories.

Looking for things to do this Halloween in the Fort Point Neighborhood?
Here’s a list of Halloween Happenings near FP3 this weekend!

Day of the Dead Costume Party at Temazcal

October 27th 10 pm

Tezmacal Tequila Cantina
250 Northern Ave.
21+ Only

Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is the Mexican holiday honoring and celebrating loved ones who have passed. Temazcal Tequila Cantina is hosting a costume party to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos!  Music, dancing, and a costume contest! Prizes ranging from a pair of Boston Bruins tickets to Tequila and Temazcal Gift Certificates!

Fort Point Pumpkin Pageant

October 28th 12- 4 pm

Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress St.
Free for All Ages!

Free pumpkin carving for children and adults at the Boston Children’s Museum.  View an impressive gallery of creative pumpkins carved and decorated by local businesses.  Free cider, popcorn, and pretzels!

Halloween on the Harbor

October 28th 7 – 10 pm

Duck Tour Bar Hop!
Seaport District Area
21+ Only

Trick-or-Treating for Adults!  For only $5, visit 14 bars and restaurants in the exciting new Seaport District, serving Halloween themed food and beverage, and offering goodies like coupons and special deals.  Be sure to wear your costume!  Transportation to the various venues will be provided by Boston Duck Tours throughout the event; participating venues include:

TAMO bar at the Seaport Hotel
Atlantic Beer Garden
Barking Crab
Barlow’s
Capiz Lounge at the Renaissance Hotel
M.J. O’Connor’s
City Bar
Daily Catch
Jerry Remy’s Seaport
LTK
RumBa at the InterContinental Boston
Strega Waterfront
Temazcal
Whiskey Priest

Check out the chatter about this Halloween on the Harbor Event on Twitter by following #HOTH2011
Proceeds from the $5 ticket price for this year’s ‘Halloween On the Harbor’ parties will benefit the Friends of the Fort Point Channel.

Howl-o-Ween Costume Party & Movie Premiere

October 30th 1- 3 pm

Seaport Boston Hotel
200 Seaport Boulevard
All Ages & Pet-Friendly!

Dog owners and their pups are invited to take a stroll down the red carpet, pose for a photo, and take in the premiere of “A Dog’s Life at Seaport”.  Complimentary treats for your canine friends and kiddies; cash bar for adults.

Icerey Taka, charcoal and oil on paper

FP3 Open House

October 30th 1-2:30pm

FP3 Residences & Art Gallery
346 Congress Street

Stop by and visit our Open House on Sunday during the Halloween festivities!  View the current exhibit in the FP3 Gallery, “Desi Koy”, solo exhibition of drawings, paintings and mixed-media imagery by artist Gretchen Beck.

Boo La La Costume Party

October 31st 7 – 9 p.m.

Papagayo
283 Summer Street
21+ Only

Enjoy a hosted bar offering special Halloween-themed, tequila-based cocktails and complimentary passed hors d’oeuvres featuring signature Papagayo dishes with Rue La La. Costumes will be judged throughout the night, and the event will cap off with an announcement of the costume contest winners.  Prizes range from Bruins tickets to restaurant gift certificates.  Even if you’re costume doesn’t win any prizes, you still get a treat!  Upon Exit, every guest will get a complimentary mystery gift card!  Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!

This is a free event open to the public.  It spans 10 buildings (but many more than 10 studios) in the Fort Point area that are all within easy walking distance of each other.  Guests may pick up a map and directory brochure to guide them as they meander through studios.

Friday October 14th: Preview selected studios 4:00-7:00pm
All locations open Saturday and Sunday
October 15 and 16: 11:00am-6:00pm

See the event page here.

Exhibition:
October 3, 2011 – January 12, 2012
Opening reception with the artist Thursday, October 6, 2011 6-8pm

Left:         Icerey Taka – charcoal and oil on paper
Right:       Jiiney Ib II – Diptych – oil, charcoal and graphite

For the imagery Beck produces as an artist, she conducted extensive research in Niger, West Africa where she lived and traveled for many years.  Her art involves the study of different aspects of the Nigerien landscape, the Djarma and Fulani cultures and the art forms they create.  Through this study, she’s been committed to the advancement of abstraction, portraying concepts of ritual and tradition within the social structure of Nigerien culture.

The titles of Beck’s images and exhibitions are presented in the Djarma language. The Djarma people speak Djarma in Niger, West Africa. The titles she uses refer to different modes of expression, as well as the colorful and vibrant parts of the Nigerien culture.  The titles give her imagery a sense of texture that allows the viewer to contemplate a possible meaning of the words in relation to the art she creates.

Beck’s drawings, paintings and mixed-media have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at galleries throughout the United States and abroad including Paris, France; Liverpool, England; London, England; Cardiff, Wales and, of course, Niger, West Africa.

Beck served as Professor of Art, Chair of the Art Department and was a faculty member at Concordia University in Irvine, CA for eleven years.  There, she taught art honors, design, drawing, painting, printmaking and a senior art seminar.  Her education combines the teaching of form in relation to content and her students are encouraged to develop distinct artistic methods through art history, field research and extensive travel.

Zankatarey
oil on wood

Icerey Turi-Nya
oil on wood

Icerey Bene
oil on wood

If you would like more information regarding this exhibit, or FP3, please contact FP3 today!

]]> http://www.fp3boston.com/blog/fp3-gallery-presents-desi-koy-by-gretchen-beck/feed/ 0 http://www.fp3boston.com/blog/boston-ahts-festival-this-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boston-ahts-festival-this-weekend http://www.fp3boston.com/blog/boston-ahts-festival-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:54:37 +0000 FP3Boston http://www.fp3boston.com/html/?p=3117 Just a few blocks from FP3 is the annual Boston Arts Festival this weekend. The Fort Point neighborhood is the perfect location for this 2-day celebration showcasing local artistic talent. It will feature over 60 juried Boston artists in addition to many of Boston’s best performing arts groups (past performances by Boston Ballet, Blue Man Group, Everyday Visuals, Zili Misik, Opera Boston and many more).  The festival will take place in the beautiful Christopher Columbus Park on Boston’s Waterfront this Saturday and Sunday.

If you love the art-rich neighborhood of Fort Point, the Boston Arts Festival is an event that you don’t want to miss! For more information about the festival click here.

While in the area, stop by FP3 to visit our wonderful art gallery and see the other benefits of “living FP3″ at our Open House on Sunday, September 11^th from 1-3pm.

The sixth stop on its global tour, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series—the most prominent competitive platform for the sport—will be jumping off the Institute of Contemporary Art at Fan Pier on August 20.

Rather than natural cliffs, the divers will use a specially built platform on the cantilever roof of the ICA building on Fan Pier, which soars 80 feet above the water’s edge.

The Boston leg of the tour will be the Series’ first-ever east coast stop in the US, and for the first time in the competition’s three-year history, two-time Olympic Gold medalist Greg Louganis serves as one of the five judges on the global tour. Eleven divers from nine countries, between the ages of 25 and 46, will compete in seven events in 2011.

The public can view the festivities free of charge on the ICA Grandstand and Water Café, the best vantage points for viewing the competition. Public areas along Fan Pier provide additional space for spectators.

With ICA gallery admission, visitors are also invited to view the event in the John Hancock Founders Gallery.

To read more about the event, please visit the official Red Bull website, www.redbullusa.com, as well as Globe columnist, Kevin Dupont’s article, “Going off the Deep End at ICA”.

Date and Time:

August 20, 2011
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Location:
ICA
Boston Harbor
Boston, MA

Cocktails and Canine Companions every Wednesday Night in the Seaport District

Details:

Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center

Join us for Yappy Hour

Wednesday Nights through mid-September

5:30 – 7:30pm Tamo Terrace

One Seaport Lane, Boston

Sunrise Yoga

Every Saturday between now and September 3^rd the Intercontinental Boston will be hosting free Sunrise Yoga between 8-9 am. After a stressful week in the office this is the perfect way to start off your Saturday morning in a relaxing way. Taught by certified instructors, this class is open to participants of all different experience levels. While the class itself doesn’t cost anything, participants can rent a mat and blocks for the session for $10 (or you can bring your own).

Sunset Boot Camp at Fort Point Channel

Sunset Boot Camp

Master Trainer Erica Duggan of CHANNEL FITNESS here in the Fort Point, offers free Sunset Boot Camp sessions for this who live and work in the neighborhood.  The class takes place outdoors on the Children’s Museum Green and is the perfect mix of card, weight training, and strengthening for all fitness levels.

Channel Fitness also offers reduced health club memberships to residents of FP3, so your training sessions can continue into the fall and winter months!

“Night Life @Children’s Wharf,” just a block from FP3, features live music, ranging from Latin dance rhythms to Polynesian lounge tunes , and creative cocktails for those 21+ [with proper ID.]

This free concert series, besides offering great music, is the perfect showcase for spectacular views of the waterfront, dancing and appropriately themed cuisine and drinks. Head to Children’s Wharf this Wednesday, July 13^th and enjoy a night out on the Channel as the Polynesian group WAITIKI takes the stage.

More than a dozen eateries along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway kicked off their summer cookin' just after Memorial Day.

The best thing about living in Boston is that there’s always something new and exciting cooking just around the corner and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is no exception.

The smells of delicious foods from carts and mobile eateries along the Greenway stretch can be detected from the North End to Chinatown; a welcoming sensation for any food fan! And as it turns out, a few restaurateurs have caught wind of this booming eatery scene and want in on the action.

With the public park just a short walk across the bridge from us at FP3, this is very good news, especially for FP3 Residents with an appetite for great food.

Georgia Murray, chairwoman of the Greenway Conservancy, recently told the Boston Globe, “Great restaurateurs want to go where the people are. And more and more people are along the Greenway.”

Among the many restaurateurs venturing towards our Seaport neighborhood is blue-haired chef and Hell’s Kitchen contestant, Jason “Jay” Santos with his restaurant, Blue Inc. It will have a featured sidewalk patio with a great dining view of the Greenway’s lush gardens and foliage. In the evening, Jay will be serving up his signature crispy duck confit over mango sticky rice with hoisin cashew glaze, which sounds amazing. And for the lunch crowd, he will have a burger bar cooking with butterscotch and black truffle milkshakes, which sounds even more amazing.

Another expert chef, Jody Adams, will be opening her next big restaurant called Trade on the Greenway in the new Atlantic Wharf building as well.

It certainly is going to be an exciting summer filled with tasty foods and new restaurants.

If you’d like to know more about all the great food that the Greenway has to offer, check out our past blog article, Who’s Hungry? Dozen Food Vendors Returning to Greenway, and the latest Boston Globe article, Greenway Gets Cookin’. There’s no better time than now to Live FP3.