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Shan Kive

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One of my personal favorite things about working in the collections is uncovering. I use the word uncovering to avoid another word that wants to fall right out of the mouth due to its fun, romantic associations; "discovery." Technically, uncovering is a synonym for discovery, but I personally feel the term "discovery" has in many ways been tainted. In particular in association with a Mr. Christopher Columbus. This association is only heightened in the context of the photograph shown below. Ute Indian Camp, Garden of the Gods, Shan Kive. By Stewart Photography. Taken 1913 We recently uncovered this photo in our flat file space, and we were immediately taken in. It is incredible to be able to look at a photograph such as this one that so clearly shows our area, Colorado Springs, in the context of 1912. The physical setting is mainly given by Colorado Springs most famous landmark shown in the background, Garden of the Gods, our unique geological relic that is ac...
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Emergence, a painting by Andrew Velez

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Hello! It's Amber here. This post is going to be the first of our weekly "museum picks" section of the blog, where Suzy and I will each pick a favorite piece currently on display at the FAC, and share some thoughts, photos and information about them (with copyright permission of course!) This week, I have chosen a painting by local artist Andrew Velez: Emergence , 2010, acrylic on canvas. It is currently on loan, courtesy of the artist, in our gallery of Southwest art. I was captured by Velez's sharp details that continue through the planes as they recede in space. I love the sharp contrast between the warm greens and earth tones in the foreground, and the cool icy blue tones in the background, and the balance created by this stark juxtaposition of color temperature. I love how the saguaro in the forefront is cut off at the top, giving a sense of a full, overflowing landscape, and a sense that nature is uncontainable. Velez's detailed brushwork is incredibly...
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Glacial Rain, by Julia Fernandez-Pol

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Though fashionably late, I have decided it is time to announce my choice for my current favorite artwork on display! This is Julia Fernandez-Pol's Glacial Rain . It is an oil on canvas creation that was made in 2008.  What first attracted me to this work was the fantastical combination of vivid and subdued colors. They pulled me in. It is the complex and varied textual work, however, that creates a unique visual experience that makes you want to sit in front of the piece for hours.  This textual work is Julia Fernandez-Pol's specialty. She describes her focus as the "emerging relationships between rococo aesthetic, fetishized surface qualities and a core curiosity in nature, science, and light to result in a visceral experience." The Rococo, for our unfamiliar readers, was a period and style of art that took place in the late 18th century. It began in France and eventually spread around Europe. It was characterized by wildly ornate and lavi...
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