for Artlink’s Art Detour 20
at Perihelion Arts
1500 Grand Avenue
( corner of 15th ave/grand/roosevelt aves.)
Phoenix , AZ 85007
602.462.9120
www.perihelionarts.com
www.myspace.com/perihelionartsphx

DANIEL MARTIN DIAZ
Exhibiting a selection of original art
and signing copies of his
beautiful new book, Mysterium Fidei (La Luz de Jesus Press)
Daniel will be signing books Saturday - Sunday between 12 - 6 pm

Opening reception, Friday Mar. 7, 2008
6 pm - midnight.

DANIEL MARTIN DIAZ
In his latest book, “Mysterium Fidei (Mystery of Faith)” (La Luz de Jesus Press, www.laluzdejesuspress.com), Daniel Martin D�az explores the vast amount of human suffering and his undying faith in the afterlife. D�az�s mystical imagery reflects the influences of Byzantine iconography, retablos, ex votos, the Illuminati, alchemy, ephemera, and 16th century anatomical engravings, which he blends with archaic imagery and old-world aesthetics. “I continue to be amazed and inspired by many artists both past and present, who have been successful in capturing the complexities of the human spirit. We run from those things that we cannot explain. These are the things that we must attempt to explain through art. All the beauty and tragedy that is life. The world between imagination and completion is an infinite one. It is a solitary journey, yet the many paths are full of wanderers who are also searching and eager to share their findings. I am most influenced by the great amount of human suffering that has occurred throughout history and one’s undying faith in the after life. Often times I am subconsciously influenced by world attitudes or stories and also by the people I am closest to. I prefer to keep an open mind and let the subject matter take on a life of its own” states Diaz.

SHAG
Josh Agle (probably better known as Shag, a contraction of the last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his last) is a painter, illustrator and designer working in Southern California. His initial intention to establish a career as an illustrator-for-hire was sidetracked when his original paintings began to garner considerable attention from galleries and collectors. Since his first solo gallery show in 1997, Shag has had successful solo exhibitions in the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia.The work is online at www.shag.com - call or email for availability as pre-show sales have started-thanks

Website: March 7 - 9, 2008, Daniel Martin Diaz Book Signing and Exhibition and Shag Limited Print Exhibition
Contact email: leejemail@gmail.com

J.J. Barmettler is a filmmaker by profession. He has been creating what he calls “Interdimensional Abstracts” since the age of six. After an extraordinary experience in Santa Fe New Mexico, he and a group of spiritual adventurers experienced an interdimensional gateway that formed the basis of his larger scale abstract paintings. According to J.J., “Each piece I create holds an interdimensional gateway of its own and upon experiencing the artwork, it can aide in one’s spiritual transformation process. Each piece is a world of infinity and personal manifestations. Once you embrace the interdimensional experience, it will be with you for the rest of your life and can help bring a new understanding to our physical reality and it’s connection to one’s higher self.”

Website: J.J. Barmettler’s gallery
Contact email: jjbarmettler@sbcglobal.net

Projects and commissions
Curator
9th International Bienniale of Miniature Art 2008
Producer and artistic leader
Museum of work, Norrk�ping 2007
Public object, Bank of S�rmland, Nyk�ping 2007
�Sanguinis fluxio�, installation and street art project, Eastern Europe tour 2006-
Curator and AD, Formverk, Nyk�ping 2004-

Selected solo exhibitions
�Art happens� Nyk�ping 2006
�An exhibition on life and death�
St Botvids church, Oxel�sund 2005
�LOVE � is this erotic� Nyk�ping 2005
Arts and crafts, �rebro 2005
Swedish handicraft, Stockholm 2003
Pelles Pavilion, Nyk�ping 2003
Tussilago Gallery, V�ster�s 2002
Diocese Manor, Stj�rnholm 2001
�cut and stung� Roma Manor, Gotland 2001
�masks� installation, Link�ping 2000
�star cult� G�vle, Link�ping Visby, Stockholm 1999-2000

Selected group exhibitons
BOX gallery, performance, Edsvik Art Gallery, Stockholm 2007
BOX gallery, performance, Eskilstuna Art Museum 2007
Salon S�rmland, Katrineholm Art Gallery 2006
Rosendal, Djurg�rden, Stockholm 2003
Art Gallery Mariehamn, �land 2003
DesignForumFinland, Helsingfors 2003
Faktori museum, Eskilstuna 2002
Wasa Hall, Stockholm 2002
County adm.hall, Nyk�ping 2002
Invited guest artist, Katrineholm Art Gallery 2001
Flamingo gallery, Falkenberg 2001
N��s, Gothenburg 2001
Art Museum, Guangzhou, China 2001
�origin�, Link�ping 2000
�Star House�, Art gallery Tor�n, Poland 1999

Represented
County council of S�rmland
Bank of S�rmland

Grants
Cultural grant, County council S�rmland 2006
Education grant, von Stockenstr�ms 2004
Cultural grant, Nyk�ping municipality 2004

Education
Sculpture installation/object, Gerlesborg Art scool 2006
Courses in drawing and painting, Ume� and Nyk�ping 1987-2003
Degree of Master of Education in Textile Crafts, Ume� 1996
Weaving, Hedemora 1992
Sewing, Sandviken 1988-1989
Academy of Pattern Design, Stockholm 1987

Website: Pehrsdotter
Contact email: stina@pehrsdotter.se

My current body of work is focused on creating artwork that will both inform and entertain the viewer through images of our everyday experiences. I believe every person has a story to tell, and I attempt to capture that story in the space all stories reveal themselves. My work is playful yet serious � it is influenced by the images and iconography from popular, contemporary culture, including advertising, music, television and magazines. I have a compelling drive to create images which explore, illustrate and express my personal thoughts and feelings.
My work embodies a passionate response to the human condition: the comedies and tragedies of life and all of the wonderful experiences in between. The use of words has become an integral part of my work. The titles I give to my work tell a story that allows the painting to be manipulated.
My aim is not to answer the questions; it is to raise questions and to make a commentary on aspects of our everyday life.

Website: Biography

Exposition du 5 avril au 8 juin 2008
CENTRE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN BOUVET LADUBAY
SAINT-HILAIRE SAINT- FLORENT 49400 SAUMUR
Tel.: 02 41 83 83 82 Fax.: 02 41 50 24 32

Exposition ouverte tous les jours 10h-12h / 14h-17h � entr�e libre.
CONTACT PRESSE et VISUELS: Christine Barri�re Tel.:02 41 83 83 82

La soci�t� Bouvet-Ladubay est productrice de vin de Saumur depuis 150 ans.
En 1992, Patrice Monmousseau, son pr�sident, a cr�e le Centre d�Art Contemporain Bouvet-
Ladubay avec pour objectif de mettre en valeur la cr�ation contemporaine.
Compos�e de 9 salles d’exposition et d’un hall-librairie, le Centre d’Art contemporain s’�tend
sur pr�s de 800 m2. Les expositions monographiques ou collectives ont pr�sent�es les oeuvres de: Valerio Adami, Ben,
James Brown, Basquiat, C�sar, Miguel Chevalier, Robert Combas, Olivier Debr�, Erro, Paul Jenkins, Peter Klasen, Julije Knifer,
Benoit Lemercier, Federica Matta, V�ra Molnar, Jacques Monory, Fran�ois Morellet, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, Roman Opalka,
Patrick Raynaud, Niele Toroni, Bernar Venet, Claude Viallat, Jacques Villegl�, Jan Voss.
Plus r�cemment : Monique Frydman, Kees Visser, G�rard Traquandi, Susanna Fritscher, Michel Verjux, Gottfried Honegger

Natalie LAMOTTE, vit et travaille � Paris
Sa peinture est bas�e sur l��tude et la transcription de cet espace d�abord mental, qui s�invente dans et par le cerveau avant d��tre reconnu dans la r�alit�. La peinture et une dimension temporelle pour d�passer l�imm�diatet� de la vision.
Il est possible de percevoir son travail comme une certaine r�sistance, dans un monde satur�, incoh�rent, en perp�tuel mouvement, il s�agit de remettre l’�tre humain au centre de sa recherche, dire la force, la beaut�, la violence du vivant. Sur la toile, sur un fond blanc, violent, de grands formats, r�alis�s � partir d�une seule couleur ou plut�t de tons tous d�rives du rouge ou remontant vers le rouge, des masses peintes de couleurs denses et transparentes en suspension, des formes ambigu�s � la fois intimes et organiques mais d�connect�es du visible.
Natalie LAMOTTE a eu des expositions importantes � la Chapelle des Coll�ges (Carpentras), � la fondation Paul Ricard, � la Manufacture des �illets (Ivry/Seine). Son travail est diffus� � Paris par la galerie Artegalore (St�phanie de Santis � Guillaume Garouste) et � Bruxelles par la galerie J.Bastien

(…) Les toiles de Natalie Lamotte mobilisent le regard, l�appellent, l�animent et le mettent en vigilance. Il ne s�agit donc pas de construire des images qui convoquent le r�el mais bien de montrer que la r�alit� de l�image est l�acc�s au r�el m�me. Pour cela, toute figuration et m�me la volont� d�une transcendance par l�abstraction ne peuvent intervenir. Ce serait rabattre encore la peinture sur la vision. Natalie Lamotte ne fait dispara�tre ni l�image, ni le signe, mais en donne des �quivalents et mobilise ces derniers vers le regard, et le regard vers le r�el. �videmment, ces toiles posent des formes. Elles sont pourtant sans attaches et peuvent �tre per�ues comme autant d��vocations du monde sensible au point qu�il est possible de les lire comme des fleurs, des fragments d�une r�alit� microscopique soudain r�v�l�e, comme ces replis si intimes du corps humains, des l�vres repues de s�ve � moins qu�elles ne soient la violence de la chair mise � nu ? Difficile de trancher. Mais cela est sans importance. Le propos se situe bien ailleurs: dans ce refus du motif et cet abandon radical d�une logique picturale si fr�quente de nos jours. (…) Damien Sausset critique d�art (Art Press et Connaissances des Arts)

(..)Souvent les peintres disent travailler avec leur � tripes �, au sens ou ils viennent balayer le visible qui les hante de couleurs et de gestes qui, disent-ils, naissent dans l�intimit� de leur chair. Rares sont ceux, cependant, qui laissent � ces mouvements d�expression, � ces pulsions violentes, � ces �lans de la chair, la libert� et le temps de venir � tels quels � se poser sur la toile. C�est pourquoi on peut dire que l�oeuvre actuelle de Natalie Lamotte est toute enti�re une r�alisation imaginale des sources m�me de la puissance de peindre (�) Jean Louis Poitevin critique et �crivain

Website: Natalie Lamotte

Richards was born in Cardiff in 1970. He was educated at the University of Wales, Cardiff, (BA fine art) before completing his M.Phil. studies �Representations of Representations� at the University of Ulster, Belfast in 1998. His first solo exhibition, Corrective Perspective, was at the Context Gallery, Derry in 1996,as part of Beyond Borders Plus. Since that time he has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Britain/Ireland and internationally.

Solo projects have included exhibitions at: Studio Lipoli & Lopez, Rome; Carnegie Museum & Art Gallery, Larne; ZDSLU Gallery, Ljubljana; Cornerhouse, Manchester; Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast; Millennium Court Art Centre, Portadown; Model Arts and Niland Gallery, Sligo; Golden Thread Gallery; Belfast Exposed; the Old Museum Arts Centre; and the Proposition Gallery, Belfast.

Group exhibitions have included: The Nature of Things � a Long Weekend, Artists from Northern Ireland, la Biennale di Venezia 51; Dogs Have No Religion, Czech Museum of Fine Art, Prague; Through our Eyes, the Painting Center, New York; The Belfast Way, Herzelyia Museum, Tel Aviv; Artistas Visuales de Belfast, La Sala Naranja, Valencia; L’art dans le monde, Paris Musees, Pont Alexandre III, Paris; Through A Glass Darkly, Het Consortium, Amsterdam; NI gulp, Plug In � ICA Gallery, Winnipeg; Barber, Richards & Torrens, Galeria Dzialan, Warsaw; New Contemporaries 99, South London Gallery & Liverpool Biennial; Photo 98, Hull Time Based Arts & Ferrens Gallery, Hull; 2e Recontre International d�art Performance, Quebec; The National Review of Live Art, The Arches, Glasgow; L�Evenement Oblique, Tangente, Montreal and Fix at Catalyst Arts, Belfast.

Website: www.richardspeter.co.uk
Contact email: richardspeter@hotmail.com