Art of note Press Images 2009

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Auction Violin	FLETCHER BENTON Fletcher Benton (b. 1931 Jackson, Ohio) is a sculptor of international acclaim and is recipient of the 2008 International Sculpture Center Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture. His work is represented in galleries, museums, and collections throughout the world (fletcherbenton.com). Violin with Balls was created by Benton in early 2009 for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras' Art of Note project. The sculpture is offered at auction with online bidding beginning June 1, 2009 and closing at noon Central time on November 13, 2009, with final bidding at live auction until 6 p.m. Central time on November 13. For information about bidding and to certify an on-line bid, please email artofnote@artofnote.org or call the WYSO office at 608-263-3320. Retail value, $18,000. Opening bid, $9,000. Violin with Balls, 2009, Fletcher Benton 73 x 15 x 17 inches, painted steel and wood
Raffle Violin	RANDALL BERNDT Randall Berndt, director of the Wisconsin Academy Gallery, grew up on a farm near Markesan, Wisconsin, and holds an M.F.A. degree in painting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work has been exhibited in many museum and gallery shows, both juried and invitational. The Green Man Violin The violin that I have had the pleasure of embellishing has been altered to carry the image of an ancient, pagan character known as the “Green Man”. The Green Man represents the vitality of nature, seasonal rebirth and the spirit of individual trees. His image, often a sculpted foliate head, can be found in many European churches, abbeys and cathedrals dating back to the 11th century, one of many examples of pagan nature mysticism absorbed into Christianity. The Green Man represents the wild, uncontrolled spirit of the forest but he also provides the wood that makes the violin. Energy stored in the tree provides the physical source of the sound that the violinist sets free in the notes of all kinds of glorious music composed since the Green Man came out of the woods. Art comes from nature as well as other art and the Green Man is a potent symbol of its mysterious sources. Randall Berndt
Sponsored by Vandewalle & Associates, Inc.	OHSONO KOHJI Kohji Ohsono is an exquisite painter and sculptor whose work reveals a contemplative nature, finely balanced spaces and beautiful surfaces. He presently resides in Japan and exhibits his work internationally. Ohsono is a participating artist in the Japan/Wisconsin exchange sponsored by Wisconsin Visual Artists. Sponsored by Vandewalle & Associates, Inc.
Raffle Violin	BRIONY JEAN FOY Briony Jean Foy designs and creates one-of-a-kind woven and felted pieces in her Madison, Wisconsin studio. She teaches weaving and other textile design courses at the University of Wisconsin- Madison and Milwaukee. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, holds an M.F.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the recipient of a Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award in recognition of her work in the visual arts.
Raffle Violin	SUJEONG JIN Sujeong Jin is the 2009 winner of the student Art of Note design contest. She is currently a 10th grade student at Madison West High School and plays the cello in WYSO’s Philharmonia Orchestra.
Raffle Violin	DEB MENZ Deb Menz is the author of Color in Spinning and Color Works, published by Interweave Press and distributed around the world. Her work has been exhibited across the country. For the last 20 years, Deb Menz has traveled extensively to teach workshops and lecture on color theory, dyeing, and creating unique yarns. She conducts workshops in her Middleton, Wisconsin studio.
Sponsored by The Gialamas Company, Inc.	JAN NORSETTER Rosemaler Jan Norsetter currently works as a sales manager at Park Printing in Verona, Wisconsin. She has an M.F.A. in Art from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and is the creator of Madison’s Cows on Parade, the “Rosemooled Cow.” Sponsored by The Gialamas Company, Inc.
Raffle Violin	KATHERINE STEICHEN ROSING Katherine Steichen Rosing was born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin and currently lives in Madison where she maintains her studio. Rosing’s exhibition record includes numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States, Germany, Japan, and China. She holds an M.F.A. in Painting & Drawing from Northern Illinois University-DeKalb.