Tag: Guggenheim Painting

Bright Lights, Big City Guggenheim Painting by Borbay

Bright Lights Big City Guggenheim by Borbay

Year 13 of my 20-Year-Guggenheim Series called for something special… but I found myself rudderless. That is… until I spotted a brilliant photo on the Guggenheim Museum Twitter account… snapped by @NYCLOVESNYC — aka, Noel Y. Calingasan.

I’m sure you can see why I was so taken. As it happens, I reached out to Noel, and he graciously allowed me to use his photo as the source image for this painting.

And thanks to Noel, “Bright Lights, Big City Guggenheim” was born — named, with an obvious nod, to the brilliant Jay McInerney (a gent I spotted at Elaine’s a few times, back in the day).

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Borbay Featured in Artist’s Magazine

AMF Borbay MayJune2021 1

I’m excited to share a beautiful feature, penned by Jenn Rein, and published in the May/June 2021 issue of Artist’s Magazine.

You can click on any image for closer inspection — and, if you’d like to read the entire piece, you can view/download the pdf here.

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Pandemic Guggenheim

Pandemic Guggenheim Painting by Borbay 2020

Only 113 days remain in 2020. This 366 day lap around the sun is about ceding control. And so, while creating the 12th work in my 20-year Guggenheim Painting Series — I embraced our new reality, and went rogue. This was painted entirely with my left hand. First with a brush, then with a palette knife. There was no plan… like 2020? It simply happened.

Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you.

In 2020, I’m going to paint the 12th Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum painting in my 20-year-series… in the time it takes me to watch Manhattan. And… to further cede control – I will paint with my left hand. Can’t sleep? This stream will get you there. Any comments or questions in the comments will be answered tomorrow.

Posted by Jason Borbet on Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Being surrounded by the wondrous art created by my children, the importance of spontaneous creativity is palpable. Art, like life, is about routine, protocol, strategy… and sometimes, you must eschew the standard, and simply create.

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Guggenheim #10 in my 20-Year-Series

Guggenheim Painting by Borbay #10

Introducing the 10th Guggenheim in my 20-year-series… aptly titled, “Guggenheim 10”.

By all accounts — this painting was a journey. After kicking-off the under-painting of this piece in June, I noticed the canvas was warped, so I slashed it to bits, and started over. Following that, I found myself traveling around the world… Vegas, Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam… then, I received a beautiful wave of commissions. As a result… this piece took much longer than anticipated.

Guggenheim #10

Introducing the 10th Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum painting in my 20-Year-Guggenheim-Series… cheers to MH the Verb for a touch of jazz. I went somewhere new on this piece… in fact, it is the first painting in my professional career containing oil paint. Major blog review to come…

Posted by Borbay on Saturday, December 22, 2018

Here’s the process captured in time-lapse… thank you to my boy MH the Verb for the soundtrack.

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Plate Of Love ala Guggenheim, Painted Live at Teton Springs

BORBAY CES GUGGENHEIM PLATE 2018

I’m excited to share my hand-painted-plate for this year’s 3rd Annual Plate Auction! I’m batting 1000% in participation for this amazing event, which will go down October 11th, at The Center For The Arts Jackson Hole. All proceeds from the evening will benefit Community Entry Services, Jackson Hole.

Plate Of Love ala Guggenheim, Painted Live at Teton Springs

Watch "The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Special" come together in 50 seconds. Created live at Teton Springs, this plate will auction at the Center for the Arts during the 3rd Annual Plate Auction to benefit Community Entry Services Jackson, WY!

Posted by Borbay on Monday, July 23, 2018

Created live at Teton Springs, you can view the entire process in 50 seconds above… scroll down for a closer look at each stage of the piece.

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2016 Year In Review — Western Destiny Realized

Borbay Self Portrait Painting 2016

If you would have told me, “man, you’ll be a married father-of-two, living in Idaho by your 36th year”… I’d have replied, “whatcha talkin’ bout”, and called you Willis.

Fittingly, 2016 began with my second self portrait — capturing this reality.  Artist selfies take longer.

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The Neon Guggenheim, aka Guggenheim #8 of 20

Neon Guggenheim Painting by Borbay

In the summer of 2009, I painted the Guggenheim on a 30″X30″ canvas and practically sold it on the street. In 2010, I longed to paint the Gugg once more… but it felt wrong. Opportunistic.

Unless? I wondered… if I made a more serious commitment. And with that, I decided to paint a 30″X30″ Guggenheim, each summer, for 20 years. Today, I’m proud to share Guggenheim #8 — “The Neon Guggenheim”. Fittingly, this painting will debut at The National Arts Club in November, for the Accessible Art Fair.

MH the Verb sent me “Good Morning”, and, well, I couldn’t cut a single beat… so this video is long, strong and down to put the acrylic on. From MH, “‘Good Morning‘ perfectly exemplifies the collaborative style ArtHouse95 is all about.  I produced the track featuring live bass from engineer, Dave Humes and layered drums. It’s pure Hip Hop… digging crates for the perfect sample, chopping the jazzy groove, and linking with two of Philadelphia’s most lyrical emcees – Drusef and Mic Stew. We wrote the song during a cloudy studio session a couple years ago while reflecting on our daily grind and ambition as artists. The homie, Kuf Knotz even had to make a guest appearance at the end.  Overall, when the beat drops after the intro, you can feel the energy build… I just can’t wait for people to hear what comes next.

Enjoy… and do read on for an unusual painting recap.

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2015 — Borbay’s Year In Review

Borbays 2015 Year In Review Featuring Vega

2015 was so huge, it took me until mid-January to post the year-in-review! The game changer? On February 5th, at 7:45AM, Vega arrived aquatically in our Manhattan living room… joining Erin, Coraline and me. One month later, she had a passport and was living in The Bahamas… we then left Manhattan, moved to Minnesota, then to Jackson Hole, and back to Minnesota…

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July 2015 Update: Guggenheim #7 and We’re Officially Nomadic

Packed Hard

Hello Dear Friend — Two weeks ago, we stuffed a 17-foot-truck, turned in the keys to our Manhattan apartment and hit the road. Our nomadic adventure has begun with a three-month stay in Minnetonka, Minnesota. On September 30th, we fly to Jackson Hole for another adventure — but here’s what’s happening right now…

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Mindscape Guggenheim, AKA Guggenheim #7

Guggenheim Painting by Borbay 2015

Introducing “Mindscape Guggenheim”, aka, “Guggenheim #7”. In 2009, I completed and swiftly sold a 30″X30″ painting of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece. In 2010, I found myself longing to paint the Gugg once more, but two canvases of the same subject felt opportunistic — so I committed to painting a new 30″X30″ Guggenheim, each year, for the ensuing 19 years.

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