INVITE: Nathan Alan Yoakum Opening Reception @ Chic – Evolution in Art
This Saturday, November 19th, you are cordially invited to Chic – Evolution in Art at Phipps Plaza for an opening of selected works by three-dimensional artist Nathan Alan Yoakum…
Yoakum, a Memphis native, transforms resin into 3D art, a technique he developed while maintaining his resin-based surfboards on the Florida coast…
* Three-dimensional art by Nathan Alan Yoakum. Opening reception this
Saturday, November 19th from 6 – 9 p.m. at Chic – Evolution in Art.
* Chic – Evolution in Art Owner and Curator, Ivan Pitoni
Before opening Chic – Evolution in Art at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, Ivan Pitoni enjoyed a pop-star like career in professional volleyball in his native Brazil.
Born in Sao Paulo, that career came to a halt after Pitoni endured a sports-related injury. Soon after, a Brazilian artist asked if he could help get one of her paintings sold, and the rest is history.
Before opening Chic – An Evolution in Art to the public last October, Pitoni worked from home selling art to a variety of A-list clients including interior designers and decorators.
Today his space at Phipps Plaza, which is more high end luxury gallery than retail store, sells to Atlanta’s elite. Recently Kandi Burruss, the Grammy award-winning music producer and star of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ stopped by to pick up a piece by Mexican artists Carlos & Albert for daughter Riley.
‘The main difference with me and perhaps other galleries is that a customer can come in and tell me what they want – style, scheme, theme, colors, sizing – and I can make it happen. I enjoy giving personal service and going to people’s homes ensuring the piece and size is right for the location.’
Because he art represents an international appeal, Pitoni travels extensively – mostly to Miami, Europe and his native Brazil to hand-select new artists that he feels his Atlanta clientele will appreciate.
‘No one is more excited when I get a new shipment in that me. It’s like opening presents.’
- Nathan Alan Yoakum opening reception Saturday, November 19th at Chic – An Evolution in Art (Phipps Plaza, Second Level) from 6 to 9 p.m. RSVP to [email protected].
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