Business Arts Partnership
2008 Business Arts Partnership Artists
Curtis W. M. Goldstein, On the Corner of Parsons and Town streets
With his work, Columbus native Curtis Goldstein tries tocapture the experience of living and being in the city of Columbus. His paintings have appeared in exhibitions and galleries, and he’s also created public art projects across the city. Together with his wife Michelle, Goldsteinpainted The Cliff Dwellers, a large outdoor mural at 641 N. High St., which is a reproduction of a painting by Columbus artist George Bellows. In2006, Goldstein painted City View At Third, an interior mural for the lobby at the corner of east Chestnut Street and north Third Street, and last year, he created The Berry Boltworks mural at 350 E. First Ave. Goldstein attended the Columbus College of Art and Design, is a graduate of The Ohio State University and is a member of the Brick Street Arts Association.
“As an artist, I concern myself with roots, community and civic pride. In this high-tech digital world of sensory over stimulation, it is easy to overlook or ignore what is happening around us. When I am walking through the city, I am arrested with stark beauty, intimate day-to-day moments and often an element of surprise. My work strives to evoke a sense of spirit in that uniquely belongs to this place we call home.”
Dawson Kellogg, liquid black
Dawson Kellogg is the glassblowing instructor at the Columbus College of Art and Design. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in art education from San Francisco State University and a Master of Fine Arts in glass from Kent State University. Kellogg is the recipient of a teaching scholarship from Kent State and scholarships from the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School, founded in 1971 by artist Dale Chihuly, where he was a two-time nominee for the school’s Corning Award. He has been commissioned by the Columbus Chamber, Franklin University, Barcelona restaurant, the Heisey Museum in Newark and Ozone Studio, among others.
“The Hard Liquid Vessel series is an attempt to show the inherent qualities of glass in a pleasing composition while paying respect to the history of vessel making. I am particularly interested in expressing glass as a liquid and a solid in a balanced composition.”
Bruce Robinson, Jacob’s Ladder
Bruce Robinson is a professor at the Columbus College of Art and Design. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute and a Master of Fine Arts from Indiana University. His works have appeared in numerous regional and national juried shows. He traveled to Dresden, Germany, in 1997 to exhibit his work in an exhibition celebrating the fifth anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Columbus and Dresden. Jacob’s Ladder is one of a series of figure paintings that explores the relations between figures and what those relations mean. The title is a tribute to painter Jacob Lawrence.
"(Jacob's Ladder) seems to embody both the sacred and profane characteristics that live within each of us. In cultural terms, the call-reponse tensions between sacred and profane permeate African American culture, especially in jazz, blues, R&B and gospel music."
