1. What was the first work of art you ever bought?
Yellow Buck, House, paint on masonite, by William Hawkins
2. What is your favorite piece in your collection?
Rabbit by Bill Traylor
3. What are your favorite art spaces?
The Rothko Chapel, The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy, Andy Goldsworthy "Clay Houses" in Maryland, the caves at Altamira
4. If you had any amount to spend on a work of art, what would you buy?
A couple (well, maybe more) of Cycladic idols and/or the "Council of Goddesses" from the Danube 6000 BC. And a Giorgio Morandi still life.
5. What advice do you have for beginning collectors?
Buy only what makes your heart sing.
Art For Hayground
Curator: Toni Ross
Profession: Artist
Location: Wainscott, NY
Website: http://www.studiotoniross.com
About The Curator
About Toni Ross
Toni Ross was born and raised in New York City. She attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT where she studied ceramics and graduated with a BA in film studies. Having been interested in making art from a young age, Toni's life has taken many paths from film work to drawing and painting, to pastry chef and restaurateur. Since 1997, Toni has been committed to working with clay. Informed by vessel vernacular, her work explores shape, surface containment, and the relationship between outside and in. Toni lives and works in Wainscott, NY. Her first New York City solo exhibition was held at Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York from November–December, 2011.
About The Collection
About Art For Hayground
The Hayground Collection features the work of artists who live and work on the Eastern end of Long Island. They have generously donated their work in support of The Hayground School's scholarship program where art is a way of life and passionate learning is at the forefront of the education process.
On Orange Orchid on Dark Blue by Tapp Francke: "The use of contrasting color in Francke's Orange Orchid emanates emotion through color. Sensuality and vibrancy intermingle."
On Weatherco by Lucy Winton: "Lucy's Weatherco lends itself to playful interpretation having the enigmatic and dynamic quality found throughout her body of work."
On Church Window by Tim Davis: "This photograph presents the viewer with the voyeuristic conundrum of whether or not what is seen through the window is rightfully for our eyes. The blinds make it more difficult to read the words forcing the viewer to make a distinct decision about whether or not to explore further."
On Over Kandharby Perry Burns: "I am particularly struck by the deathly smoke arising from the cold grey scale beneath it and the echoing of helicopter rotors in the pinwheel forms completing the scale."
On PinPrick Series (CA Scroll) by Taney Roninger: "I love the elegance, simplicity, and complexity of this work. The use of white on white allows one to focus on the subtle dynamic movement of the punctures without distraction."
Curator Q&A
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Artworks in Art For Hayground
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