ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Phyllis Lazarus Zemble: ARTcnet founder and President; past commissioner of Lower
Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA; past President, Montgomery County Association
of First Class Township Commissioners; artist, architect, MBA; Who's Who in the East
(Marquis); guest lecturer at the Fox School of Business of Temple University and at
Bryn Mawr College.
| The artist breaks down life to its visual essentials - light, color, tone, balance,
movement - and in so doing, helps us to examine both the artist and life as the artist
sees it. As we study the work of art, the work becomes alive with
energy and we absorb its dynamics. We learn; we feel; we relate; we become stronger.
In experiencing a retrospective of an artist, without words and in
international brotherhood, we add another dimension to our own growth. In the
retrospective, we capture more than the defining moment of a completed artwork; if we are
sensitive and open, we can capture the artist's raison d'etre, often too powerful
for us to absorb in its entirety. The artist is exposed; the viewer must absorb, not
pass judgment.
I look into the eyes of my own paintings and I see what I am. I look
at other paintings and I see what I can become. |
Libby Newman: artist
| I turn to nature for my inspiration. Trees are a universal symbol, inspiring awe
and admiration. The gestures of the bare branches and trunks are sheer poetry, an
evocative ballet. Because they grow taller and live longer than human beings, trees
symbolize life, development, immortality, strength and majesty. Their upright growth
identifies them with our own erect stance. Like humans, trees grow slowly, and
mature after many years, continually growing new branches. They remain vigorous much
longer than most people, and thus symbolize the grace of old age. |
Michael Zemble: Michael S. Zemble, Vice President Finance, Perma Pure LLC
The business of business can often become overwhelming. The details involved in
creating ever more competitive products at ever more competitive prices focuses one on the
financial challenges at hand, and may drive other aspects of one's life into the
sidelines. Yet these other facets, principally the relationship one has with his family
and one's exposure to culture and beauty, are at least as important.
Aside from its profit potential, the magic of ARTcnet for me is that it brings together
these other components of life needed for balance. A product which is art itself, which
brings together objects of beauty in a forum which facilitates its purchase and
appreciation by a vast audience, broadens not only my but many other people's exposure to
"culture." And the fact that this business is run by my mother, whose art
experience encompasses everything from in-depth study to production to teaching,
strengthens the family bond as well.
I am looking forward to and expect the growth of ARTcnet over the coming years, as other
people recognize as I do the value offered by this enterprise. As the Finance Officer for
another (gourmet product) company which grew to $14 million in revenue in just over two
years, I admire companies in the entrepreneurial vain, those startups which have good
ideas and great products. ARTcnet is just such a company; I hope everyone else will share
my enthusiasm for this venture. |
Dr. Marvin I. Knopp: Professor of
Mathematics, Temple University
| In my view the work of a mathematician is very much akin to that of a musician, poet,
visual artist or artisan. All are informed by that creative impulse which has
remained part of the human spirit at least since the time of the prehistoric cave
paintings. Unlike the work of mathematicians, which is essential to our culture
and economy while remaining inaccessible to the vast majority of people, the work of a
fine visual artist or artisan has something to offer to all of us. The use and
contemplation of their works can be a powerful force in helping us maintain our balance in
the face of the pressure of work, family and the world's turmoil. |
Norman Wayne: business manager, Fern Wayne
Designs
Dr. Bertram Ruttenberg: collector and psychoanalyst, specializing in the treatment
of autistic children
Dr. Anthony Hughes: Professor of Mathematics, Temple University and the University of
Pennsylvania; President, Hughes Technical Consulting
Bob Friedel: partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Karen Zemble, Esquire |
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