GVG contemporary

09/11/2020

In addition to our new showrooms, we have renovated studio spaces for Ernst & Blair!

New work coming soon by Ernst Gruler...

09/10/2020

Make an appointment with us in-person or via Zoom! We’re loving our new spot(s!), and our renovated warehouse showrooms are flexible & ever-changing. We can set one up for a tailored viewing if you’d like.

Our artists have been making some incredible new work. Stay tuned!

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09/08/2020

ha ha, some "abstract" art we can all understand!

09/05/2020

Our new location!

Introducing ... a new art experience at GVG

08/29/2020

08/16/2020

Navigator (left) is sold, but Four Corner Round is available.. along with a few other Sound Sculptures by Ernst Gruler, now 30% off through September !! 💙🤎

http://gvgcontemporary.com/pandemic-deals/

08/13/2020

Four Corner Round by Ernst Gruler, repurposed steel, 36 x 16 x 10.5

Now 30% off as a “Pandemic Deal” 🤍

http://gvgcontemporary.com/portfolio_page/four-corner-round/

08/13/2020

“A gigantic pseudoscientific diagram referencing how changes in variables over time may appear chaotic, unpredictable, or counterintuitive, in contrast to linear systems,” says Blair Vaughn-Gruler about this new piece, Nonlinear Dynamics.

oil paint & sharpie on canvas
58 x 84 x 1.5

http://gvgcontemporary.com/portfolio_page/quilt/

08/11/2020

We love when Ernst Gruler uses recycled glass with his repurposed steel sound sculptures... here are three gems currently available. Plus, The Navigator is one of our “Pandemic Deals...” follow the link for the discount.

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08/06/2020

RISE ABOVE by Blair Vaughn-Gruler. Says the artist, “Like bubbles rising to the surface, Rise Above offers an elevated nonsense.” This painting has a 2″ deep “cradle” (technical term for the edges) that sets it off handsomely.

gouache, graphite, crayon, oil pastel, & oil paint on sumi paper & claybord

20 x 16 x 2

$950

http://gvgcontemporary.com/portfolio_page/rise-above/

08/05/2020

Utterance by Kathy Hope, an abstraction of sound/language in plaster, cement, and pigment on panel. We 🖤 this piece!

http://gvgcontemporary.com/portfolio_page/utterance/

08/04/2020

Just in by Elle MacLaren! Blackbird I & II, acrylic, ink, mixed paper, paper board and canvas on panel, 24 x 18 x 2, $1400 each.

08/01/2020

Have you met Lori Swartz? Not shiny, hand crafted, one-of-a-kind. Her work is available on our jewelry page!

07/25/2020

GVG contemporary's cover photo

07/24/2020

How do you like your turquoise? Have you seen our jewelry by Carla Pennie McBride? She has new pieces, just in:

http://gvgcontemporary.com/jewelry/carla-pennie-mcbride/

07/18/2020

Beard Guy, new by Jeff Brewer, is the cutest. His beard is a “junkyard finish” patina in enamel over steel ... and it may or may not be a coincidence that his maker also sports a fine beard 🙂 Portrait in Blue, meanwhile, just dons a mask.

Link to purchase Beard Guy in comment!

07/17/2020

Yes, that is a Bird Fish Bench, and we 💙 Jeff Brewer.

07/16/2020

Gorgeous new Pink Bunny just in from Jeff Brewer! This one has a touch of the artist’s “junkyard finish,” which he achieves by kicking a piece across concrete or throwing it in the back his pickup truck for a few days.

“It’s fun to take a beautiful, smooth surface, and scratch it up,” he says. “There’s an element of mark making in this that I enjoy.”

07/15/2020

Reflecting on the rhythms & patterns that make up our lives ...

How the Day Goes By & Downtime by Blair Vaughn-Gruler: oil & mixed media on claybord, 48 x 36 x 2 each

07/10/2020

GVG goes “warehouse style,” relocated in the Siler Rufina Arts District.

Read the update: https://conta.cc/31JAdUd

07/06/2020

New to the neighborhood ... we 💕 the Siler Rufina Arts District. Now setting up two new exhibition spaces! We are riding the 🌊 of change. Thank you for all the support and we can’t wait to show you around!

Open by appointment daily :0)

07/04/2020

Happy 4th from the oldest capital in the US (in one of the last states to join the union...) we like to do things at our own pace here in New Mexico 😉 💘

Stay safe & well this weekend and stay tuned! Photos soon from our recent move to the awesome Siler Rufina Arts District!

07/02/2020

Drumroll... we’ve moved! We are now in the Siler Rufina Art District, open daily by appointment.

We will miss our incredible friends and neighbors on Canyon Road, but we are also excited to be part of this area of town, which has a long history of working artists and artisans.

We have TWO warehouse spaces, one that exhibits painting and the other sculpture.

06/27/2020

Jeffie Brewer sculptures love you, too!

If you missed our recent blog on his fascinating story (junkyard origins), check it out-

http://gvgcontemporary.com/artist-profiles/wondrous-world-sculptor-jeffie-brewer/

06/26/2020

Guess who's in town from CO? Jamie Monroe, left, with GVG co-owner Ernst Gruler. These two metal workers have a lot to talk about ;0)

Jamie delivered his latest, one-of-a-kind Wall Bells in forged steel, available for purchase at $350 for smalls, $500 for mediums, various models (and ringing styles) available: http://gvgcontemporary.com/artists/jamie-monroe/

Jamie grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, but his parents had a farmland—where he learned to be handy even as his neighbors played video games in an increasingly suburbanized era. He's still drawn to nature, and he forges his wall bells and sculptures from scrap he finds, often just by scrounging in the river or riverbed. "It's railroad junk and mining junk," says the artist, nodding to old steel piping that became a bell, or a piece of scrapped rebar reshaped to a handle or base. "These industries came through and kind of destroyed the land, so it feels good to take that stuff back and bring it forward."

06/21/2020

"in addition to performing secret, compulsive acts of organization, I create each painting to be a talisman," says Blair Vaughn-Gruler. "They go out into the world as acts and actions of hope, of healing, of optimism for the future..."

new works now at: http://gvgcontemporary.com/artists/blair-vaughn-gruler/

plus some pandemic deals: http://gvgcontemporary.com/pandemic-deals/

06/20/2020

Happy, happy solstice! Here's some imagery to ... further ... lighten your day.

We like to think of Solstice 2020 as a natural turning point. Here's to solidarity, hope, and progress.

🖤 from GVG!

06/14/2020

Who doesn't like a good deal on a Sunday? Now's your chance to get a piece by Blair Vaughn-Gruler for an incredible price. We've extended our "pandemic deals" until June 30, and all works by Vaughn-Gruler that are normally $450 are down to $250, free shipping anywhere in the U.S., no tax.

Peruse & purchase here:
http://gvgcontemporary.com/pandemic-deals/

06/13/2020

A ripping good yarn about one of our most popular artists, Jeffie Brewer. Check out the blog article written by art writer Christina Procter after she interviewed with this hilarious and fascinating artist!

http://gvgcontemporary.com/artist-profiles/wondrous-world-sculptor-jeffie-brewer/

06/06/2020

"In this painting there's almost a Tarot care vibe—some archetype being expressed," says Polzin about Mytho-Poetic Reality. "There's a woman with flaming hair next to a juniper, walking through a junkyard, approaching a red mesa with snowy peaks. What does that say to you?"

Despite the ominous elements, this woman is clearly empowered. "There's some kind of altered state this character is in where everything has significance," says the artist. "Everything becomes a symbol and is synchronistic."

Figures often appear alone in expansive wilderness in Polzin's work, suggesting an individualism perhaps necessary in a person's quest to connect with nature and what he considers to be the land's mythos.

06/06/2020

Mytho-Poetic Reality

New painting in gouache by Oliver Polzin, who explores what he considers the mythos of wilderness and our relationship with the natural world.

06/06/2020

This just in... our website is now mobile-friendly, so visit us anytime. Plus, we've added a new feature: blogs by art writer and our gallery manager, Christina Procter (Galerie Managerie).

First up, we take a look at the Mythic Wilderness of Oliver Polzin's new paintings.

Polzin explores our relationship with nature. "Really we're embedded in something so wildly beyond our comprehension," he says.

View the full article: http://gvgcontemporary.com/artist-profiles/oliver-polzin-mythic-wilderness/

05/30/2020

We want to know... what Jeffie Brewer sculpture makes you smile most? Swipe & like your favs.

Brewer grew up in Palestine of eastern Texas, where his father ran a junkyard on the side of a dusty, two-lane highway. "I was never afraid to jump on a piece of machinery or use a tool," he says. "And I was always dumb enough to do it." A kid in cutoff shorts and worn-out Vans, he grew up climbing on piles of steel, cutting and torching it to smaller pieces to be sold off as scrap. "Working with metal is kind of ingrained in my blood," he says.

These sculptures are enamel over steel, and some have Brewer's "junkyard finish" with intentional rust and abrasion. We can't wait to see the votes come in!

05/30/2020

Permission to Paint with Kaline by Ordinary Folk • A podcast on Anchor

A moving story about how Kaline Carter was compelled to make art by a woman who inspired many and saw his talent.

See his latest New York series here, part of our Ephemeral exhibition: http://gvgcontemporary.com/exhibitions/ephemeral/

In this episode, Kaline opens up about his experience being the single gay kid in a conservative American town. He goes into detail about his need to be accepted and respected by his peers. Kaline found art as an outlet early-on but found it difficult to give himself over to his passion fully. This....

05/28/2020

521 by c marquez

521 by c marquez will be de-installed today! Check out this last look at this piece, made entirely from the tall tumble mustard plant and representing the survival timeline of the endangered NM jumping mouse.

Purchase your own orb for $20 at www.gvgcontemporary.com/exhibitions/ephemeral/