Latest Information on Arts Fort Worth exhibit .
Arts Fort Worth called an audible ( changed their mind ) after their decision on what artwork they wanted versus what they could handle. They informed me that they did not have the equipment to install Madre into their facility, due to a weight problem. They asked me to send in three new submissions that did not exceed 200 lbs.or that 2 men could lift; and, they selected a sculpture of a Parrot. So the big mama, Madre sculpture will not be traveling to Fort Worth which is a lot easier for me. Instead , I will be delivering this parrot head.
ACC Highland Campus : 2022 Juried Student Art Exhibition
This exhibition is part of ACC's contribution to the Austin Studio Tour organized by Big Medium. Austin Studio Tour is a three week long, city wide celebration of local Austin artists.
The exhibition opening weekend will be Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6.
Gallery hours 12:00pm - 6:00pm on those days.
The Art Galleries at ACC are always free and open to the public.
Exhibit runs November 5th through December 9th . You are invited.
I have a small marble sculpture of Maya II and an oil painting of El Campesino on exhibit
To sign or not to sign your work
I received an email dated 9/21/20:
"Hello Reynaldo,
We have a painting by you from 1/2000.
I don't remember where we got it from but it has been hanging on the wall in our house for about 7 years now. I googled the name on the signature today and found your website. We live in Cedar Park.
I just thought you might like to know that your painting from 20 years ago is still being enjoyed today."
Why am I showing this photo? I found out that this painting was left by a recycling bin at a worksite. I am sharing this to hopefully prove a point . In several drawing and painting classes that I have had, some professors have questioned me about signing a work that I have made because they say it detracts from the art. That has never made sense to me. Recently, it happened again and I quickly recounted this story.
Had I not signed ,"Alaniz" , the man would never have located me to tell me how much he enjoys it. I have not met with the new owner, but it is very gratifying to reconnect with that painting.
I hope young gullible art students will not cave to this idea of not signing their work.
Breaking news , up-date information 11/10/22
I just received an email that Madre, my limestones sculpture, was accepted into National Sculpture Society’s TX/OK Community Exhibition at Arts Fort Worth, but it is too heavy . They want a lighter one .
The NSS Community Exhibition is open to Texas and Oklahoma sculptors who are members of the NSS or the NSS Community of Texas and Oklahoma.
A Jury of Selection and a Jury of Awards was assembled after the submissions deadline. The Jury of Selection included elected members of the NSS whose responsibilities were to review works for inclusion in the show.
This sculpture was cut because they said they did not have the equipment to move it. Also, because of the weight, they would have had to install a temporary floor on which to roll the sculpture in the museum and that was going to be another expense, not worth it to them.
In lieu of Madre, they selected a parrot.
The exhibit runs from Dec. 2, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2023
This was my first large stone sculpture that I completed in 2016 .
I am currently an honor's student at Austin Community College.
Austin Community College : 2022 Juried Student Art Exhibition
This exhibition is part of ACC's contribution to the Austin Studio Tour organized by Big Medium. Austin Studio Tour is a three week long, city wide celebration of local Austin artists.
The exhibition opening weekend will be Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6. Please invite your friends and family members to visit the gallery between 12:00pm - 6:00pm on those days.
The Art Galleries at ACC are always free and open to the public.
Exhibit runs November 5th through December 9th
CAMPESINO ,OIL ON CANVAS,3 ft. x 4 ft., June, 2022
Video of gallery showing my sculpture and one painting
A technique to teach reading to children .
Art and Autism
From 2001-2004, I was approved by the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) to be on the TCA Artist in Educaton roster. Rick Hernandez was the Director at TCA at the time.
Celia Hughes was the person in charge of Art Spark. Art Spark was given a grant by the Texas Commission on the Arts to fund a program which would bring artists to elementary schools to do workshops with the parents of pre-school Spanish-speaking children . While the grant money lasted, artists were trained to do presentations to motivate the moms to start preparing their children to start reading and speaking in English, through art.
Because I am bilingual and an artist, I was invited to be trained as a presenter for these workshops. The workshops were conducted at the local elemntary schools close the families. The technique was simple and effective. We knew that the child was exposed to a lot of advertising signs as mom went about her daily business. For example, she might pass a McDonald’s sign or an H.E.B. sign, a Bagel sign , etc. The job of the artist was to train and encourage the moms to direct the child’s attention to all these signs as opportunities to teach reading. This could be done artistically via crayons, paint, chalk, etc. by focusing attention on the signs and start making the connections between letters, words and visual images. This could be done in a variety of ways including cutting pictures out of magazine and pasting them into makeshift booklets with a simple narrative to begin to introduce the concept of reading and what better person than your mom to do this.
Fifteen years later , I had the opportunity to interact with Jagger, a nonverbal child on the autistic spectrum. jagger was 8 years old when I got involved and he really liked cinnamon bagels., He liked music. He liked to dance and to watch videos. His strengths were his athletic ability. He loved any kind of exercise like swimming, biking, and going to the playground. He had the ability to easily memorize songs and prayers. He had a natural proclivity to electronic devices like an iPad.
Jagger has behavioral therapists who work with him on a frequent basis and Jagger has made great strides verbally, But Jagger needed help in reading.
I started to make videos which I hoped would get his attention and begin to help him recognize letters and words; i.e. READ.
I mentioned that Jagger liked bagels. In the video posted in this blog you can see a sample of one of my early attempts. I recently saw Jagger and asked him if he could spell “bagel” for me and he said “B- A-G_E_L”. That was a real plus for me.
I am not an expert in Autism. I have no training as a teacher, much less a special ed teacher, but I thought I would share this as an anecdotal experience.
I want to give the therapist a lot of credit for helping Jagger . The work they are doing is making a difference.
Autism is a complicated impairment. Thirty years ago, it was not even known, but they are making progress in helping children with this condition.
MAYA : from STONE to BRONZE
Going from the STONE AGE into the BRONZE AGE with my large sculptures.
My sculpture of Maya in bronze has been accepted into the 2022-2023 Georgetown Sculpture Tour This one is currently slated to be shown at the Georgetown, Texas Library in October. I don’t know whether it will be shown inside or outside.
I’m working on the base.
Maya at the Georgetown Public Library
MAYA , marble, marble , 6 x 8 x 12 ", 2/12/22
TEXAS SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS SHOW AT THE GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Invitation
White Marble Buffalo
This sculpture has been juried into the 2022 Texas Society of Sculptors exhibit at the Georgetown Public Library June 17 to Sept. 17
Announcing new commission for Public Art.
Announcement 5/5/2022 ( My dad’s birthday ) : The Green Bay Public Arts Commission approved the selection of your submission El Torito for the 2022/2023 season to be placed at our Shawano and 12th Ave. site!
Recent recognition
White Buffalo
marble
ht. 10”, width 12 in., depth 8 in.
Spring, 2022 by Reynaldo Alaniz
As an art student at ACC, I entered one work of art to the Tx .Assoc. of Schools of Art Students Show and one of my sculptures was accepted. I carved this white buffalo for my grandson , Lt. Reid Jones, U.S.M.C. while teaching him how to carve stone. Students from Baylor, University of Tx, Houston, Texas A & M , El Paso among many others also compete in this show. There is a lot of talent out there
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This Buffalo sculpture has been juried into the 2022 Texas Society of Sculptors exhibit at the Georgetown Public Library.The exhibit begins June 18 and ends September 17, 2022.
TEMPO 21 COMMISSION PREMIERES
This sculpture represents a variety of Aztec and Mayan images that refer to their spiritual beliefs in their worship of the sun god who through its rays of light provided food in the form of the corn plant . The parrots were included because their brightly colored feathers were associated with the sun god.
Unfortunately , this sculpture was vandalize and had to be removed from it’s designated site at the Little Walnut Creek Branch Library. I apologize for any inconvenience .
Reynaldo Alaniz installed a new commissioned sculpture of Two Aztec Parrots with Blue Eyes on Friday , Oct. 29,2021 at Little Walnut Creek Branch Library , 835 W. Rundberg, Austin, Tx.
TEMPO 21 project side 2
DAMAGED GOODS :TWO NEW AZTEC PARROTS
Unfortunately , this sculpture was vandalize and had to be removed from it’s designated site at the Little Walnut Creek Branch Library. I apologize for any inconvenience .
The image with the tongue sticking out represents the sun god, Tonatiuh as seen in the Aztec calendar.
Hispanic Alumni at the University of Texas recognize Alaniz
Brownsville Sculptor and pharmacist, Reynaldo Alaniz, in the U.T. Ex’s Spotlght.
The University of Texas Hispanic Alumni Network, H.A.N. spotlights member Reynaldo Alaniz’s art accomplishments in their October, 2021 Newsletter
ALANIZ ART accepted into 7th Biennnial Salmon Sculpture Competition
2021: 7th Biennial Salmon Sculpture Competition in Memory of Pam Salmon
October 15, 2021 - August 1, 2023
Sunken Garden Park, San Angelo
Presented by:
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
Angelo State University
Old Chicken Farm Art Center
City of San Angelo
Sponsored by:
Richard and Sherry Salmon
San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council
Texas Commission on the Arts
Twisted Root Burger Co.
The Inn at the Art Center
This year's accepted artists:
Reynaldo Alaniz--Austin, TX
Danville Chadbourne--San Antonio, TX
Art Garcia--Dallas, TX
B.C. Gilbert--Wichita Falls, TX
William Holmberg--Dallas, TX
Dewane Hughes--Troup, TX
Rollin Karg--Kechi, KS
Peter Mangan--Blanco, TX
GiGi Miller--Austin, TX
Michelle O'Michael--Houston, TX
Ben Woitena--Houston, TX
MacRae Wylde--Hood River, OR
MAYA by Reynaldo Alaniz
Virgen de Guadalupe, tile on stucco. 2021
While waiting for my funding to get to me for TEMPO ‘21, I have had a little time to do some small projects. I just finished a piece for the garden of La Virgen de Guadalupe. 8/16/21
Side 1
St. Mother Theresa Oil Painting
FlASHBACK: In 2000, I made this painting of Mother Theresa ;and, in 2013, it was sold to Sister Dunn of CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, Tx. .
In May, 2021, my wife and I attended my grandson’s graduation from Texas A & M in College Station and I made it a point to try to locate it for the first time since 2013.
Once in Bryan, we got to the hospital and couldn’t miss it because it was immediately to the left of the main entrance next to the elevator doors safely enclosed in a glass case, one of my favorite paintings.
St. Mother Theresa, oil on canvas , CHI, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bryan , TX
PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE BY ALANIZ @ Moore's Crossing Gallery
Moore’s Crossing Gallery, Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA),Gate 12 :
Alaniz Solo Painting & Sculpture exhibit, July 6,2021- Dec. 31,2021
