ACT 3
The STUTZARTSPACE Gallery Exhibition, Act 3, runs June 6 - July 3, 2008. An opening reception is set for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 6, in conjunction with the Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association’s (IDADA) monthly First Friday gallery tour. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays, or by appointment.
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Biagio Azzarelli, Jerry Points, and Mike Swolsky will be featured artists for the June Opening at Stutz Art Space Gallery. As they describe it, Acts 1 and 2 included raising families and developing professional careers. A post-career, empty-nest slowdown created an intermission, and with the newfound time they discovered a new inner-mission. Now they open Act 3 at the Stutz Art Space Gallery, where they’ll exhibit their latest work -- work they affectionately refer to as their IRA, or Individual Retirement Art. |
At the exhibition appropriately titled “Act 3,” Biagio Azzarelli will show bronze sculpture, Jerry Points oil paintings and Michael Swolsky metal sculpture. Peru native Azzarelli is a medical doctor who taught neuropathology, neurology and neurosurgery at the Indiana University Medical Center before retiring in 2005. Points retired in 2004 after working as an art director at Eli Lilly and teaching printmaking and design at the University of Evansville. Swolsky retired from a career in sales and marketing that had him traveling extensively around the world.
Now all three create art full-time at the Stutz.
Biagio P. Azzarelli
Born in Lima, Peru, Azzarelli grew up in Santiago, Chile, and came to the United States in 1971. While growing up, he studied sculpture under the supervision of local artists. Azzarelli is a Professor Emeritus in Neuropathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery at Indiana University. He returned to his artistic focus after retiring from academia in 2005 and has taken courses at the Indianapolis Art Center and Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, and is presently enrolled in a certificate program in sculpture at the Indianapolis Art Center. He is interested in both figurative and abstract subjects. His work is mainly inspired by the work of Auguste Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Henry Moore and Alexander Archipenko. His primary sculptural medium is bronze. Azzarelli is a member of the Hoosier Salon and The American Sculpture Society. He recently participated in four juried art competitions at the Annual Student Competition at the Indianapolis Art Center (2005), at the 81st (2005) and 83rd (2007) Hoosier Salon Annual exhibitions and the International multimedia competition "Experiencing the War in Iraq" (2008). He received the Jury Award for Excellence in 3D at the 83rd Hoosier Salon Exhibition (2007). He was an invited artist to participate in the 2007 exhibition, "Wide World of Indiana Art" sponsored by the Hoosier Salon, and two of his bronze sculptures were exhibited at the Hoosier Salon and at the Dean Johnson Gallery in late 2007.
Jerry Points
After an education in fine arts and print making, a stint teaching at the University of Evansville, and a successful career in graphic design, Points works at his Stutz studio/gallery in downtown Indianapolis. By returning to his roots in fine art, Points has renewed his interest in painting and drawing. He is president of the Stutz Artists Association and teaches painting and figure drawing at the Stutz Art Space His new works have been well received and recognized with major awards. He has won three consecutive awards in the Hoosier Salon Exhibitions. His 2007 Hoosier Salon entry won "Best Dynamic Landscape" and in 2006 won "Best Impressionistic Oil Painting." His 2005 entry was selected by the Indiana State Museum as a part of its permanent collection. And one of his drawings was selected this year for the permanent collection of Southern Indiana University. In recent years, Points has studied with Camille Przewodek, Ken Auster, Scott Christensen, Debra Huse and watercolorist Ted Nuttall. He enjoys the challenge of painting and approaches the canvas and subject not as a photographic record but as structure, design, color and a stylized representation. His works are in many corporate collections, including Eli Lilly and Company, WellPoint, Allison Transmission, Indianapolis Central Library, Evansville Museum and Citizens Gas.
Michael Swolsky
Swolsky began producing metal art in Toledo, Ohio, in the early 1970s after being inspired by another metal artist’s work. Experienced in oxy/acetylene and arc welding, he began using different metals and steels, creating numerous designs. His first art show in 1973 began a lifelong journey into exhibitions, art galleries, museums, newspapers and magazines, all showcasing his work. Over the years, Michael’s work took on new looks, embracing copper, brass, bronze and steels and improving the dimensional look with new designs and greater relief. Continuing to use mainly oxy/acetylene welding, he develops brilliant natural colors on metals, using grinding and shaping tools to enhance his designs. In 2002, after a 10-year hiatus, Michael re-connected with his art and discovered that the absence had intensified his passion and creativity. Award grants in 2006 and 2007 from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, purchase awards from the cities of Buffalo Grove and Schaumburg, Illinois, coupled with numerous public projects are recent highlights. His work hangs in private collections throughout the US, England, France and Germany.
