tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14862759728424758932024-03-13T06:29:37.440-07:00Studio Art: Topics/Thesis 2008-9Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-38197717488711404582009-02-23T18:24:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:56:49.608-08:00lonely blog :(This blog is lonely, and I like blogs so I'd like to make it not lonely by posting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cinematical.com/media/2006/04/tierney1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; height: 310px;" src="http://www.cinematical.com/media/2006/04/tierney1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/films/tierneygearon/photos/tierneygearon.photo01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 432px; height: 348px;" src="http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/films/tierneygearon/photos/tierneygearon.photo01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nicole had made a post about Tierney Gearon <a href="http://topics2008.blogspot.com/2008/11/tierney-gearon.html">here</a>, and I thought I'd pass along what I read at a blog called <a href="http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/2009/02/tierney_gearon.html">Conscientious</a> about her latest show in London during January. She's moved from photos about her kids and mother to in camera colleges.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/exposure-exhibition-photographs-tierney-gearon11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 327px;" src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/exposure-exhibition-photographs-tierney-gearon11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01213/tg7_1213725i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 342px;" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01213/tg7_1213725i.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Check out more <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/4030157/Explosure-Tierney-Gearon.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.tierneygearon.com/exhibitions/explosure.php">here</a>. And let me know your opinion on her new stuff. :)<br /></div><br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />-MelissaMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-70517296252587102882008-12-08T19:45:00.001-08:002008-12-08T19:52:32.519-08:00Yo Imae (Marissa's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qS6bz-FI/AAAAAAAAANA/_nqXWjk6R9k/s1600-h/yoimae.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qS6bz-FI/AAAAAAAAANA/_nqXWjk6R9k/s400/yoimae.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277631948992542802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qF0BJMQI/AAAAAAAAAM4/F6gpccdwT0g/s1600-h/untitled_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qF0BJMQI/AAAAAAAAAM4/F6gpccdwT0g/s400/untitled_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277631723931775234" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qFlYHaXI/AAAAAAAAAMw/0E18fdMvmQI/s1600-h/untitled_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qFlYHaXI/AAAAAAAAAMw/0E18fdMvmQI/s400/untitled_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277631720001595762" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br />I recently came across this young photographer from Japan that is now living in Brooklyn. I am really hoping to go visit and talk with him, as he seems to be dealing with many of the same issues I’ve been thinking about throughout this project. Unfortunately, there is little information about him or his process except for one interview. His photographs are simple yet powerful portraits of people he asks to photograph on the street. He is exploring perception as well as the process of interacting with his subjects.<br /><br />“I hope to use my basic tools as a human, everything I have inside and out, and my camera as a tool to mediate this exchange of perception, and serve as another tool for clarity. Through my camera I hope to take what I perceive as clearly as possible, and feel the value of interaction. I simply want to react to the world as far as possible, and photograph subtle perception which I think leads me to some degree of clarity. By being on one street and taking pictures of people also on the street, I am interested in what we perceive, and the connection we make. More than individuality, or different looking people, I am interested in displaying unity. Through a simple interaction, I hope that my pictures display some commonalities that can be perceived by everyone." - Yo Imae<br /><br />I am really excited to have found this photographer. I really appreciate how he addresses his interaction with the people he is photographing. Many photographers feel it is important to portray their subjects as an entity and not influenced by the camera or the photographer, but this ideal of subject objectivity just seems to a more deceitful. The relationship between the subject and photographer is not always something to be avoided. In this case the relationship is a huge part of the image and the acknowledgement of it makes it closer to reality.<br /><br />I think this relates to many photographers such as David Hilliard. He is exploring the world through his camera and chooses to accentuate this with multiple cohesive images. He is exploring spacial relations in reality, but undeniably through his camera.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qFTuWoPI/AAAAAAAAAMo/7XHGGHS5cPc/s1600-h/yoimae_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3qFTuWoPI/AAAAAAAAAMo/7XHGGHS5cPc/s400/yoimae_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277631715263029490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3p4c3efNI/AAAAAAAAAMg/2B-eStEW4Ok/s1600-h/untitled_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7LByqT8NeHA/ST3p4c3efNI/AAAAAAAAAMg/2B-eStEW4Ok/s400/untitled_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277631494378912978" /></a><br /></div>Marissa Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255647095520072652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-69030501843922088082008-12-08T13:33:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:55:18.329-08:00William Eggleston (Cory's Pick)My last artist pick is William Eggleston. While he is only tangentially related to what I'm doing right now, I really like his style. He takes pictures of ordinary moments, much like David Hilliard, and makes them significant. He doesn't transform the ordinary to make it interesting, he captures the interesting moments in the ordinary. I really enjoy his portrayal of the world, and think his style aesthetically captures my vision of the "past". There's a good video of his images with some audio from an interview with Eggleston's son at http://whitney.org/www/eggleston/images.jsp . There are more images too if you're interested. (I can't get the images to display right, so they're coming out pretty cropped.)<br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/zEDd9XOK6hA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Crky/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://paulturounetblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/william-eggleston_tricycle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 364px;" src="http://paulturounetblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/william-eggleston_tricycle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/32473-large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 560px; height: 366px;" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/32473-large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graememitchell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/eggleston_adyn_and_jasper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://graememitchell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/eggleston_adyn_and_jasper.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Crky/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />Coryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15974059445183175615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-85225492953798085322008-12-08T12:57:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:57:56.588-08:00Kurt Wenner (Chris's Pick)For this week I choose another artist who does sidewalk art. But it is not his sidewalk art that interested me. He also does paintings, architecture, and design; all of which are influenced by the Renaissance period. His ornamentation deals a great deal with perspective and illusion. He takes the sidewalk perspective art to another level by using numerous panels. He uses illusion and original designs to create everything from advertisements to murals.<br /><br />He had one work in particular that caught my eye and that work alone made me choose him as my artist pick for this section. These two images show the ideal piece that I am trying to create. His ability to line up the perspectival lines fascinates me. The first image shows each panel of his box when laid out flat and the second image shows them when assembled together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jOuRoJfnUec/ST2M5fRS8NI/AAAAAAAAAAk/ouW2E95LhfI/s1600-h/kurt+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jOuRoJfnUec/ST2M5fRS8NI/AAAAAAAAAAk/ouW2E95LhfI/s320/kurt+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277529257622565074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jOuRoJfnUec/ST2NI8C9fqI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Zq8e9jEHtGk/s1600-h/kurt+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jOuRoJfnUec/ST2NI8C9fqI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Zq8e9jEHtGk/s320/kurt+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277529523045105314" border="0" /></a>The next piece by him that interested me was his painting of St. George's Church. He painted an arched ceiling on a flat ceiling; another illusion that I am trying to create.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jOuRoJfnUec/ST2PkHOCPcI/AAAAAAAAAA0/nrRW6YViMrk/s1600-h/kurt+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jOuRoJfnUec/ST2PkHOCPcI/AAAAAAAAAA0/nrRW6YViMrk/s320/kurt+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277532188924067266" border="0" /></a><br />This website has some absolutely ridiculously amazing pieces.<br />Definitely worth checking out.<br /><a href="http://kurtwenner.com/artist.htm">http://kurtwenner.com/artist.htm</a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17130814849096370263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-45945839031365016202008-12-08T12:21:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:59:04.081-08:00Bobby Chiu (Casey's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/bigfoot-yeti-friends-bunny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 462px; height: 357px;" src="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/bigfoot-yeti-friends-bunny.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Bobby Chiu is a great artist that I found on the Imaginism Studios website. He is an artist and teacher, primarily working with digital painting techniques. He does most of his work making creatures, which I thought related to Emily's pick, though most of them seem far friendlier. Chiu invents creatures, which seem to be a lot of mashing up of already existing creatures, a well as describing how they function in their environment. His digital paintings are a ton of fun and on his blog you can even watch him create them. I think most of his stuff is pretty self explanatory, so here it is!<br />Blog: http://imaginismstudios.blogspot.com/<br />Portfolio: http://www.imaginismstudios.com/port-artist-bob-01.html.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/big-bad-bunny-eater-art.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 557px;" src="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/big-bad-bunny-eater-art.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/whaleboy-morgan-chiu-art.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 227px;" src="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/whaleboy-morgan-chiu-art.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/creatures-sketch-artist.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 281px;" src="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/creatures-sketch-artist.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/cat-lion-mouse-sketch-art.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 130px;" src="http://www.imaginismstudios.com/images/port/cat-lion-mouse-sketch-art.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05379198636710589857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-41487196683821080202008-12-08T08:58:00.000-08:002008-12-08T10:08:26.548-08:00Shogo Endo and Shoji Otomo (Emily's Pick)With the semester wrapping up, I've got a little something kitschy and nostalgic for you all.<br /><br />Per usual, I can find very little information about the artists I've chosen. Most of the articles I've been able to find have been translated crudely with Google before I was able to glean any information at all, so you'll have to excuse the roughness of this post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tinselman.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/gamera_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 700px;" src="http://tinselman.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/gamera_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />However, Shogo Endo and Shoji Otomo's joint efforts do speak a lot for themselves. These images come from the book, <u>An Anatomical Guide to Monsters</u>, 1967, 1997. The book's text and original concepts are attributed to Shoji Otomo, the man who pioneered the whole "kaiju biology" penomenon (more easily understandable for English speakers: "strange beast biology" or "monster biology" relating to those monsters from the old Godzilla, Gamera, Rodan, Mothra days... if you are a geek like I am). The illustrations to Shogo Endo, an accomplished animator and illustrator.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://craphound.com/images/2095565021_460ae66347_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 656px;" src="http://craphound.com/images/2095565021_460ae66347_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Shogo Endo has been a major animator on many more movies and animated television shows than I could count or name (or find English information about for that matter). Shoji Otomo had a stunningly full career for his years, a magazine editor and tireless proponent of Japanese science fiction during his 36 years.<br /><br />These images appeal to me for obvious reasons, but kaiju eiga (<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja">怪獣映画 or simply: "monster movies") have always appealed to me for others. Godzilla (or Gojira, if we're getting technical) in particular is excellent if only for the sympathetic nature of Godzilla (and we're talking original 1954 Godzilla, you dig? Not the 1998 waste-of-money, Hollywood film). Yeah, he's pretty upset with Tokyo, but wouldn't you be upset if you were awoken by Hydrogen bomb tests in your own home waters which also mutate you to the point of gigantism and other strange bodily side effects? These monsters are imagined outsiders</span></span>: stuck outside of humanity, outside of the animal kingdom, and outside of nature. But there is something real inside of them nonetheless, whether that reality is emotion or organs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/anatomy_godzilla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 632px;" src="http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/anatomy_godzilla.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Shogo Endo and Shoji Otomo's collaborative efforts remind me most of Alice Newstead (Jenny's Pick). These pictures humanize creatures in a way most viewers would probably not think of without them. While Newstead uses her body to portray the pain and mistreatment of sharks, the images in <u>An Anatomical Guide to Monsters</u> remind us that even imaginary monsters have glands, brains, and marrow, and probably feelings too.<br /><br />The book has just been re-released in Japan and one can buy it for only about $12.50 in US Dollars. (<a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4092203349/">Check it outttt!</a>)E.L.Melehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385746366213854976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-71497002741999175842008-12-08T04:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T23:15:28.027-08:00Souun Takeda (Akio's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4aFjgx5WI/AAAAAAAAAB8/zcFEw3OwJSw/s1600-h/nikkei-dedign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4aFjgx5WI/AAAAAAAAAB8/zcFEw3OwJSw/s200/nikkei-dedign.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277684496059196770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4YfHkkCMI/AAAAAAAAAB0/TBgGEppfyzg/s1600-h/tane-mini.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4YfHkkCMI/AAAAAAAAAB0/TBgGEppfyzg/s200/tane-mini.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277682736212216002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4XyjBWB1I/AAAAAAAAABs/iMIoR5pVBj8/s1600-h/item1522p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4XyjBWB1I/AAAAAAAAABs/iMIoR5pVBj8/s200/item1522p1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277681970486576978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4V0iH4SRI/AAAAAAAAABk/kyV3nTN2X-8/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4V0iH4SRI/AAAAAAAAABk/kyV3nTN2X-8/s200/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277679805582035218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4VQKZspOI/AAAAAAAAABc/jewmAEqFnu8/s1600-h/guest07_01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ocjwkZ-vrZY/ST4VQKZspOI/AAAAAAAAABc/jewmAEqFnu8/s200/guest07_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277679180739028194" /></a><div><br /></div><div>While I'm creating the sumi-e pieces this semester, my last post is on a calligrapher, Souun Takeda. The calligrapher was taught by his mother Soyo Takeda, who is also a calligrapher. He began his career as a calligrapher by creating his artwork on streets, in a manner similar to some musicians performing on the streets and in the subway stations. Up to this point, Takeda has collaborated with the professionals of different genres like the Noh actors and musicians, and was featured in various events such as the Fuji Rock Festival and the IAAF World Championship in Athletics. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Like myself, Takeda's form of art is based on something that originated in the Eastern Asia and is aimed to be viewed and understood by people of the world, no matter what language they speak. The Chinese characters, the origin of all Japanese characters, have been around for over 3,000 years and were written and understood only by those who speak that particular language. The calligrapher is known as one of the forerunners who began the calligraphic style of deforming those characters in a way so they are more pictographic and emotional, and therefore could be understood by more people. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Akihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625763835922819342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-52807300475925058922008-12-07T15:54:00.000-08:002008-12-07T16:03:12.815-08:00Alice Newstead (Jenny's Pick)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vR4p3ie2TLg/STxjPowG8jI/AAAAAAAAABs/TPRdy9EbeeY/s1600-h/pic+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277201983659766322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vR4p3ie2TLg/STxjPowG8jI/AAAAAAAAABs/TPRdy9EbeeY/s400/pic+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>While I have narrowed down my project to the mistreatment of animals in sports, Alice Newstead’s performance piece on shark finning relates to my overall idea of the corrupt environment. She suspended herself with hooks through her back and said “I am doing this because the demand for shark fin soup and other shark products is wiping out the shark population” (Newstead). I am fascinated to learn how Newstead voices the protection of sharks. </div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div>The demand for shark fins has increased due to its Chinese delicacy. The finning results in the waste of the rest of the animal, throwing the shark overboard still alive and incapable of survival. Newstead is commenting on the decrease of the shark population, which is ultimately unnatural and inhumane. By putting herself in the same position as the shark she says she “will be left with scars, but the wounds will heal” (Newstead). Sharks on the other-hand will continue to perish if finning persists. I feel that by using her own body this may work well for the artist to draw awareness in a more alarmed manner. The loss of shark populations is driving them into extinction, thus upsetting their environment as a species and ecosystem.<br /></div><br /><div>I think that Alice Newstead’s work relates to David Hilliard (Heather’s pick) in that Heather said Hilliard’s “choice of unusual…human moments…help the audience to understand his objectives for his work.” In Newstead’s performance piece she treats herself like the fish, something very unusual, in order to get her point across.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-080903-1.html">http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-080903-1.html</a></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277202223341614098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vR4p3ie2TLg/STxjdlottBI/AAAAAAAAAB0/4Piwyee0c9A/s400/pic+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08108578087417720376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-40708437428618541792008-12-07T06:52:00.001-08:002008-12-07T06:53:46.402-08:00Artist StatementsIn order to facilitate our last critique for Studio Topics, each person should write a brief artist statement describing his/her project this semester. This statement should be printed out – and accompany the artwork on Friday, December 12.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Description</span><br /><br />An artist statement is a short description of your artwork and process. It is a written explanation of your work, and potentially the only opportunity for your voice to heard as viewers consider your artwork (since during exhibits or proposals, you are not there to do it).<br /><br />Writing an artist statement is a way of reflecting on your artwork- and the materials, method, and ideas involved in its creation. There are many ways of writing it- and each person’s statement should reflect your personality, as well as your artwork. So be creative too!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guidelines</span><br /><br />- Make your statement short (150 - 300 words)<br />- It should be in language anyone can understand<br />- Write it in the first person- as the artist<br />- In the beginning, describe your work visually (ex. My small watercolor paintings…)<br />- Consider – How did you arrive at this theme?<br />What is your process?<br />What are your goals for this work?<br />- It’s not an art historical analysis, write from your point of view<br />- Be humble and grounded, not grandiose or declarative-<br />ex. My paintings display the complex dynamic of life and death (Bad!)<br />ex. I interested in working with human frailty as seen in… (Better)<br />- Be specific<br />- Describe context for your work- literature, other artists, pop culture, etc.<br />- Use present tense<br />- It should be free from all spelling and grammatical errors<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other resources</span><br /><br /><a href="www.artistsfoundation.org/art_pages/resources/resources_arts_statement.htm">Artists Foundation Description of Artist Statement</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Samples </span>(look at the artwork and then compare how each artist writes about it)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amytalluto.com/statement.html">http://www.amytalluto.com/statement.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.lisabulawsky.com/wop.php?area=About&todo=sil&gid=29">http://www.lisabulawsky.com/wop.php?area=About&todo=sil&gid=29</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-79105674647785266952008-12-06T13:47:00.001-08:002008-12-06T13:52:00.389-08:00Mark Grieve's work (Sophie's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STrz9L0fB1I/AAAAAAAAABs/1yEDg6WhdvI/s1600-h/Picture+34.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STrz9L0fB1I/AAAAAAAAABs/1yEDg6WhdvI/s200/Picture+34.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276798145888454482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STrzWSSv66I/AAAAAAAAABk/8lGQ58_os4A/s1600-h/Picture+38.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STrzWSSv66I/AAAAAAAAABk/8lGQ58_os4A/s200/Picture+38.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276797477611105186" /></a><br />Mark Grieve's Temple of Hope. Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603187430958728081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-91950440488554023252008-12-06T13:45:00.001-08:002008-12-06T13:47:31.626-08:00Pictures of Mark Grieve's work! (Sophie's pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STryy4s5s6I/AAAAAAAAABc/4zjBNwP0iAI/s1600-h/Picture+55.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STryy4s5s6I/AAAAAAAAABc/4zjBNwP0iAI/s200/Picture+55.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276796869446054818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STryqhkYksI/AAAAAAAAABU/-ymN1KACCQs/s1600-h/Picture+51.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STryqhkYksI/AAAAAAAAABU/-ymN1KACCQs/s200/Picture+51.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276796725797360322" /></a><br />Here are the pictures of Mark Grieve's The Temple of DreamsSophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603187430958728081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-49507733188291562072008-12-06T10:15:00.000-08:002008-12-06T13:44:53.729-08:00Mark Grieve (Sophie's pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STrElQRp_KI/AAAAAAAAABM/e_38xPLHZhQ/s1600-h/Picture+17.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R2sPIsApbts/STrElQRp_KI/AAAAAAAAABM/e_38xPLHZhQ/s200/Picture+17.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276746057721183394" /></a><br />Mark Grieve is an awesome artist who did a lot of sculptures in the Black Rock Desert. He makes a lot of sculptures that connect to themes such as pollution and alternative transportations and he likes to create places that hold dreams, future, or remind us of people we have lost. He made a piece called Wheel arch which is made of recycled bikes that will be made into new ones for children. This piece is to support recycling, make aware of the alternative ways of transportation and it is supposed to be an experience to walk through it. It was made of 400 wheels and is 18 feet tall. It was made in 2008 over the California Street Plaza in Venture. <div>Then there is the Temple of Dreams, which is a pink city, made in 2005 in the Black Rock Desert. It stood for two weeks and then was burned down. It cost $32,000. It is just so pretty when it stands and when it burns down! <br /><div>Another one is the Temple of Hope, also called Sand City. Which is supposed to take you to an unknown place. It was up for two weeks and then burned down. It was made in the Black Rick Desert in 2006. It cost $50,000. It just looks like out of a movie and when it burns it is just so beautiful! I love his work. </div></div>Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603187430958728081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-34445939085884445112008-11-28T17:32:00.000-08:002008-11-28T18:11:13.142-08:00Anselm Kiefer (Kate's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2123/2404042964_c8a44467ee_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 273px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2123/2404042964_c8a44467ee_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Kiefer.jpg"></a>I have been looking at Anselm Kiefer's work lately specifically as it relates to book arts and sculpture, though his career involves a variety of themes and media. A German artist who studied under Beuys, Kiefer is well known for his paintings and themes regarding German culture after the Holocaust. <div><br /></div><div>As Kiefer moved into the domain of sculpture, he began to incorporate the ideaof the book. In his own words: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">“The book—the idea of a book or the image of a book—is a symbol of learning, of transmitting knowledge. I make my own books to find my own way through the old stories.” </span> </span>I am particularly interested in his meditation on the book as a symbol and its vast cultural significance. Many of his book sculptures communicate that they have history and "weight" - both literally and figuratively, as the sculptures are made of lead. Book with Wings is an example of one of these works, and shows that Kiefer imbues these sculptures with spiritual qualities as well. Where Rachel Whiteread's plaster casts asserted the absence and namelessness of books, Kiefer strongly asserts their presence and physicality. The two artists show very different ways of approaching the same thematic object.</div><div><br /></div><div>Though somewhat unrelated, in my searches for Kiefer images I came across a site referencing an Italian exhibit of book arts that made some interesting statements: “What happens when the book object, the book idea, the book thought is transformed by the artist and exhibited in an art gallery (where the book as such is not the object to be shown)? The book changes its nature: from a subject to be consulted to an object to be contemplated.”</div><div><br /></div><div>For other images and information on Kiefer, see his section of the Gagosian Gallery site <a href="http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/24th-street-2000-03-anselm-kiefer/">here</a>. There is also an extensive review (plus images) of some of his more recent paintings and sculptures <a href="http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/kuspit/kuspit12-19-02.asp">here</a>, outside the realm of book arts.</div><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment-->Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256575201079675040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-13234138848808645562008-11-24T16:13:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:53:24.714-08:00Tierney Gearon (Nicole's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStK21GZ2DI/AAAAAAAAADc/UGsj30FSAzA/s1600-h/gearon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 204px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStK21GZ2DI/AAAAAAAAADc/UGsj30FSAzA/s400/gearon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272390094594627634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStK2i7T9MI/AAAAAAAAADU/rcC8w1F4Tlk/s1600-h/Gearon28.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStK2i7T9MI/AAAAAAAAADU/rcC8w1F4Tlk/s400/Gearon28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272390089716266178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tierney Gearon is a unintentionally controversial photographer. Much like Sally Mann (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Mann) , she has been accused of child pornography and exploitation of her kids. Tierney is a true artist in every sense of the word. This is a woman who regardless of recognition she would be making pictures of her family. Photography is her way to understand things in order to process them. Tierney's website it currently under construction but if you go to this link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tierney_Gearon) you can see more of her pictures and read articles of people who feel offended by her work.<br /><br />The below works are photographs of Sally Mann.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStOJNMP5NI/AAAAAAAAADs/Jss6NAh6aeE/s1600-h/artwork_images_141091_275247_sally-mann.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStOJNMP5NI/AAAAAAAAADs/Jss6NAh6aeE/s400/artwork_images_141091_275247_sally-mann.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272393708834120914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStOIsAPk2I/AAAAAAAAADk/qWwa3xJ_Bqw/s1600-h/sally_mann_immediate_family_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R5QsJAXWwn8/SStOIsAPk2I/AAAAAAAAADk/qWwa3xJ_Bqw/s400/sally_mann_immediate_family_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272393699925398370" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-22133359595613908102008-11-21T13:41:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:03:11.692-08:00Adam Phillips and Michael Swain (Scott's Pick)<div>For my last post, I've decided to use two different animators rather than just one. This is simple because I couldn't decide which one of them I wanted to post. They are not related and they are each awesome for their own reasons. The first animator I picked was Adam Phillips, who in my opinion may be the best internet animator alive. His work is simply amazing, fluid and colorful. He is an ex-Disney animator who left the corporate world and became an indie animator of nearly unmatched talent. His backgrounds are stunning. His characters are relatively simple, yet they have a whole lot of personality. His Brackenwood series (found here: <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/collection/brackenwood.html">http://www.newgrounds.com/collection/brackenwood.html</a>) consists of the adventures of a single character in a beautifully developed world, which is particularly surprising given the series lack of dialogue. If you watch no other, than I suggest the YuYu (<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/310851">http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/310851</a>) simply because it requires no knowledge of anything else in the series, isn't that long and is incredibly beautiful. If I had to relate his work to anything, it would be that Ornulf Opdahl for his ability to create an atmosphere and a full world without being too excessive about it. He<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScuGB7gQaI/AAAAAAAAAAs/C2oKmEWfQWc/s1600-h/96915_greenyFireyHoodyMan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271232569992561058" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 302px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScuGB7gQaI/AAAAAAAAAAs/C2oKmEWfQWc/s320/96915_greenyFireyHoodyMan.jpg" border="0" /></a>re are some<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScuPXXDDxI/AAAAAAAAAA0/TrmRNaGopSM/s1600-h/790763.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271232730364055314" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 212px; height: 159px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScuPXXDDxI/AAAAAAAAAA0/TrmRNaGopSM/s320/790763.jpg" border="0" /></a> pictures of his: </div><br /><br /><div>But seriously, go watch his animations. They're amazing. Now, onto the next animator of the day: Michael Swain!</div><br /><br /><div>I picked Michael Swain, simply because he is awesome. He winds up putting a lot of detail into his backgrounds and characters, but doing very minimal movement with them. He still manages to create the illusion of life despite the little amout of movement that he uses. Check out his Mastermind series (all his animation can be found here: <a href="http://www.theswain.com/cartoons.htm">http://www.theswain.com/cartoons.htm</a>). If I had to relate him to any of the other artists posted here, I'd have to say T.S.R., whose ability to create a strange atmosphere through their work is lauded by Emily. I don't know if I'd call his work grotesque, but twisted would certainly fit. His ability to create a strange mood is quite admirable. His other famous series would be the Blockhead series (found at the same link above), which is a far less obscene and even more quirky series. In this, the animation is even simpler, and the character design for much of it consists of a guy in a recliner (the conscience) and a smiley face with a body attached (the psychotic). These guys are some of the best animators on the web, and I seriously suggest giving them a look. Here are some pictures from Swain, but as I've written before, I highly suggest that you go and watch their animations, as these picture<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScy2CbfkNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/RWLmNtBQ2nk/s1600-h/BHComic1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271237792806965458" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 247px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScy2CbfkNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/RWLmNtBQ2nk/s320/BHComic1.jpg" border="0" /></a>s really don't do their work justice.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScy2sV3FII/AAAAAAAAABE/yhnRzzNUg84/s1600-h/BHComic2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271237804057629826" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 247px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_B6y2xOS2KTk/SScy2sV3FII/AAAAAAAAABE/yhnRzzNUg84/s320/BHComic2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754382326741350790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-28209957864329533262008-11-20T19:57:00.000-08:002008-11-20T20:46:39.223-08:00Alice Neel (Slater's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7gmjViJUQyI/SSY8mpDCsjI/AAAAAAAAABg/xRW3BQlhw7w/s1600-h/moth-chil-nancy-olivia.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7gmjViJUQyI/SSY8mpDCsjI/AAAAAAAAABg/xRW3BQlhw7w/s320/moth-chil-nancy-olivia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270967048435053106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7gmjViJUQyI/SSY8mV21njI/AAAAAAAAABY/hv8_ahExgso/s1600-h/tb-harlem.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7gmjViJUQyI/SSY8mV21njI/AAAAAAAAABY/hv8_ahExgso/s320/tb-harlem.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270967043283590706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7gmjViJUQyI/SSY8mSHD_dI/AAAAAAAAABQ/YQAwK2sBFsQ/s1600-h/linda-nochln-and-daisy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7gmjViJUQyI/SSY8mSHD_dI/AAAAAAAAABQ/YQAwK2sBFsQ/s320/linda-nochln-and-daisy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270967042277899730" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Alice Neel was born in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Philidelphia</span> in 1900 and lived until 1984. She is often recognized as one of the great American painters. While Neel painted landscapes and still lives, she is most known for her portraits. Her paintings can be distinguished for their playful use of line and color creating expressions of emotional intensity.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Neel was received her degree in art at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Philadelphia</span> School of Design. Neel is described as a "painter with a strong social conscience and equally strong left-wing beliefs." In the 1930s Neel packed up her belongings and embraced the diversity of Greenwich Village, NY. She became an activate participant for the Work Progress Administration by painting urban landscapes. In 1938, Neel moved again, taking her career to Spanish Harlem, painting the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Puerto</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Rican</span> community as well as neighbors, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">acquaintances</span> and people in passing. In the 1960s, Neel continued to paint "political personalities, including black activists and supporters of the women's movement." Neel became a role model for women for supporters of the feminist movement.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I am very moved by Neel's success and devotion to making artwork that is aesthetically pleasing while maintaining a balance of "social <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">conscience </span>" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">in conjunction</span> with her liberal themes. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>go to:</div><div><a href="http://www.aliceneel.com/home/more.shtml">Alice Neel</a><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.aliceneelfilm.com/">Alice Neel Documentary</a><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa668.htm">The Art of Alice Neel</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rachel Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11928081836344035948noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-37658664363872923222008-11-20T09:05:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:50:47.898-08:00Daniel Zeller (Jess' Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.smackmellon.org/IMGS/popup/big4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 246px;" src="http://www.smackmellon.org/IMGS/popup/big4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/Hhyaena/skim-level-detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 423px;" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/Hhyaena/skim-level-detail.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Daniel was born in California in 1965. He then moved to the East cost to study at UMass Amherst and then<br /><br />He Now exhibits all over the country, though the majority of his exhibitions are in NY.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/640c7048324bcafe8bbc14b5f0e194a256372416_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 480px;" src="http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/640c7048324bcafe8bbc14b5f0e194a256372416_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Daniel Zeller creates incredibly intricate works of art on paper, that have often been said to look like something from a topographical map. He works in a very organic way, and never plans out his drawings. He starts with a general idea and then just goes to work and sees what he comes up with. Zeller always works in multiple drawings at a time, he keeps them all in a draw and works on whatever piece inspires him that day.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pGkOugfDO50&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pGkOugfDO50&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />This is an awesome video of Zeller sitting in his studio drawing and talking about his process/medium/ EVERYTHING. It's pretty awesome and says way more about him that I ever could, so check it out!Jessica Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053540237539598951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-64407379735270172522008-11-19T19:13:00.000-08:002008-11-19T21:05:29.207-08:00Ornulf Opdahl (Audrey's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hxW8kbgquM/SSTq4WCnNrI/AAAAAAAAABs/3VddIodU1oU/s1600-h/ornulf-opdahl-big_pic159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hxW8kbgquM/SSTq4WCnNrI/AAAAAAAAABs/3VddIodU1oU/s320/ornulf-opdahl-big_pic159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270595717640435378" border="0" /></a><br />Ornulf Opdahl is most widely known for his landscape work of his home country Norway. The beauty and simplicity of his paintings remind me of Eliza's pick, David Armstrong. Like Armstrong, Opdahl takes simple forms (which aren't necessarily simple images) of the environment in which he grew up and creates beautiful depictions of Norway's coasts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2hxW8kbgquM/SSTqpIRi13I/AAAAAAAAABk/yoX8sRHoTl8/s1600-h/ornulf-opdahl-big_pic698.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2hxW8kbgquM/SSTqpIRi13I/AAAAAAAAABk/yoX8sRHoTl8/s320/ornulf-opdahl-big_pic698.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270595456246929266" border="0" /></a>. His paintings are not realistic like Armstrong's, however. Their abstract quality evokes intense atmosphere of Norway's ominous nature.<br /><br /><br />While these landscapes depict existing areas of the islands and coastlines, it appears as though Opdahl is seeing things in shapes instead of as cliffs or valleys or oceans, which gives the paintings that abstract sensation. Something that always impresses me about an artist is the ability to generate such power with a subtle shape or form mixed with color and light. With these shapes and wintry tones, Opdahl creates such mysterious dreary qualities for the viewer. However, there is always a luminescence in the landscape, whether it's the sky or the reflection of light on the side of a mountain or in the snow, that warms these otherwise dark pictures.<br /><br />Opdahl was born in 1944 and lives and works in western Norway, painting and drawing. He studied at the Norwegian Art Academy and began regularly exhibiting work soon after with figurative paintings which evolved into paintings of the natural world. A recent project he worked on consisted of sketching marine creatures while on board the RV G.O. Sars ship in 2004.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hxW8kbgquM/SSTrMTG79JI/AAAAAAAAAB0/zxi2pwN2RFk/s1600-h/1-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 197px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hxW8kbgquM/SSTrMTG79JI/AAAAAAAAAB0/zxi2pwN2RFk/s320/1-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270596060450649234" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.gallerihaaken.com/kunstnere/ornulf-opdahl">this foreign website offers a great selection of more brilliant images (but not textual information)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mar-eco.no/__data/page/28/The_artist_Opdahl.mpg">t</a><a href="http://www.mar-eco.no/__data/page/28/The_artist_Opdahl.mpg">his is a really short neat clip of Opdahl at work and on the shi</a><a href="http://www.mar-eco.no/__data/page/28/The_artist_Opdahl.mpg">p</a>audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945958170275382181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-35166064918947594062008-11-17T18:17:00.000-08:002008-11-17T18:24:06.363-08:00The art pulse in NYC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SSIm_l4_yXI/AAAAAAAAANU/3jyE3L-wTVg/s1600-h/14soho.xlarge1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SSIm_l4_yXI/AAAAAAAAANU/3jyE3L-wTVg/s400/14soho.xlarge1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269817387921688946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SSIl8tjdF0I/AAAAAAAAANM/t5f6ArbU1Rw/s1600-h/14chel.large2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SSIl8tjdF0I/AAAAAAAAANM/t5f6ArbU1Rw/s400/14chel.large2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269816238927583042" border="0" /></a><br />Last Friday, the New York Times published a series of articles describing the current exhibitions in several neighborhoods in New York. The articles serve as efficient resources for the pulse of art/galleries in New York .<br /><ul><li><ul><li> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/arts/design/14chel.html">Art: Chelsea: Art Chockablock With Encyclopedic Range</a> </li><li> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/arts/design/14soho.html">Art: SoHo: Provocations, Reflections and Abstractions</a> </li><li> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/arts/design/14les.html">Art: Lower East Side: Art Shoehorned Amid Charm</a> </li><li> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/arts/design/14ues.html">Upper East Side: Linger (Quietly) for a While</a> </li></ul> </li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-44300726208284471512008-11-15T06:18:00.000-08:002008-11-15T06:37:57.836-08:00Dale Chihuly (Greg's pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bgzyEiPI/AAAAAAAAAMs/VkB3RGDFZTY/s1600-h/2803_deYoung_TNR_M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bgzyEiPI/AAAAAAAAAMs/VkB3RGDFZTY/s400/2803_deYoung_TNR_M.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268889970772576498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bhboiy5I/AAAAAAAAANE/q0Z2fRCVoVM/s1600-h/2856_deYoung_TR_M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bhboiy5I/AAAAAAAAANE/q0Z2fRCVoVM/s400/2856_deYoung_TR_M.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268889981470034834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bhLcqHKI/AAAAAAAAAM8/79vamJoIcKU/s1600-h/0079_RISD_Mockup_072508_SML_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bhLcqHKI/AAAAAAAAAM8/79vamJoIcKU/s400/0079_RISD_Mockup_072508_SML_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268889977125215394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bg9xokjI/AAAAAAAAAM0/4cqUhgvxht0/s1600-h/2479_deYoung_TNR_B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SR7bg9xokjI/AAAAAAAAAM0/4cqUhgvxht0/s400/2479_deYoung_TNR_B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268889973455098418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The newly reopened RISD museum, designed by <a href="http://www.risd.edu/campus_initiatives_moneo.htm">José Rafael Moneo</a>, features the work of renowned artist <a href="http://www.chihuly.com/">Dale Chihuly</a>. His glass scluptures are what might be called contemporary baroque - with a profusion of color and form. He does free standing works as well as installations- and the <a href="http://www.risdmuseum.org/exhibition.aspx?type=current&id=15262">RISD museum exhibtion</a> showcases his work, past and present. From Clark its less than an hour away! Make the trip.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-30506536298097310242008-11-14T03:42:00.001-08:002008-11-14T04:09:35.885-08:00Flora Hanijito(Melissa's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2Forangelife--promo2.jpg&h=380&w=1000"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 94px;" src="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2Forangelife--promo2.jpg&h=380&w=1000" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2Forangelifecc.jpg&h=380&w=1000"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 433px; height: 176px;" src="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2Forangelifecc.jpg&h=380&w=1000" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2FHANITIJO_750-%231.jpg&h=380&w=1000"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 545px; height: 380px;" src="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2FHANITIJO_750-%231.jpg&h=380&w=1000" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Flora Hanijito is a photographer based out of New York, originally from Montreal. Her photos speak about isolation and depression. She captures those small moments when the subject is alone and really feels that way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2Ffhanitijo07.jpg&h=380&w=1000"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 472px; height: 380px;" src="http://www.florahanitijo.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=%2Fmedia%2Fgallery%2Ffhanitijo07.jpg&h=380&w=1000" alt="" border="0" /></a>Her use of color is dark and helps feed the feel of heaviness to her photos. They are muddy and muted, not vibrant. I also really enjoy the lighting of her subjects. She has good control and use of the elements (color, lighting, exposure) of photography to create cohesive photographs.<br />Her use of diptychs and triptychs is also interesting and refreshing. Instead of being flooded with them, they exist occasionally as they are needed. In other words, she doesn't force a series of them, it seems as if the work choses to become a diptych or triptych itself.<br /><br />I really recommend taking a few minutes and seeing her other photos. Her use of the figure is sometimes overdone, but her photos are worth it.<br /><br /><br />Website: <a href="http://florahanijito.com/">FloraHanijito.com</a><br />Flora At Dossier Journal: <a href="http://www.dossierjournal.com/look/flora_hanitijo/page1">DossierJournal.com</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-82071892195602070802008-11-11T06:32:00.000-08:002008-11-11T06:57:56.874-08:00Davin Youngs (Sara's pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmYaOfYloI/AAAAAAAAAA8/MAV4PpiypfI/s1600-h/DavinYoungs012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmYaOfYloI/AAAAAAAAAA8/MAV4PpiypfI/s320/DavinYoungs012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267408815520257666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><br />Davin Youngs is a photographer who lives and shoots in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and is now pursuing photography as well as a musical career. Youngs shoots his surroundings, family and friends; he's </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">‘drawn to moments that are a bit awkward<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" > and quiet’.</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" > His images are normal scenes from his daily life which he captures with thoughtful tenderness to create quiet magical moments that seem almost surreal, like stills from a movie.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmZW00C6oI/AAAAAAAAABE/kozRnUwiY44/s1600-h/DavinYoungs003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmZW00C6oI/AAAAAAAAABE/kozRnUwiY44/s320/DavinYoungs003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267409856599616130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Youngs' work reminds me of Andrea Modica (Marissa's pick). Both artists stage portraits on occasion, but always with the intention of exploring what exists through photography, not creating something exclusively for the photograph. While Modica is following the story of a girl growing up in poverty, Youngs follows his own friends and family. But both photographers are interested in the personal lives of people. Youngs explores his relationship with his parents by photographing them; Modica builds a relationship with a family through photography.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmblKtftXI/AAAAAAAAABU/Hk2Y3UnfyFI/s1600-h/DavinYoungs007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmblKtftXI/AAAAAAAAABU/Hk2Y3UnfyFI/s320/DavinYoungs007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267412302019147122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I'm interested in Davin Youngs' work because I'm also drawn to awkward quiet moments. I want to capture the personalities of people through their environment as well as their likeness. Youngs shoots environmental still lifes as well as portraits but doesn't attmept to relate the two or create connections in that way. Like Modica and Youngs I'm not opposed to directing a poratrait or altering a space slightly to make the photo, but I don't want to stage a whole shoot. I'm not interested in creating a world, like these artists I'm intruiged by the one I see everyday.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmbDGAzEHI/AAAAAAAAABM/7Ay4v4S_iOU/s1600-h/DavinYoungs001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1mXNbTHO8kE/SRmbDGAzEHI/AAAAAAAAABM/7Ay4v4S_iOU/s320/DavinYoungs001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267411716642377842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Youngs made</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> a very touching series called "A Project </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">With My Father, 2007" exploring his relationship with his father which includes portraits and interview style dialogue between them. You c</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">an </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">find it on his website under Pictures.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" >Website: http://www.thesearemypictures.com/index.html</span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" >Blog: </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" >http://www.flickr.com/photos/dyoungs/</span>slawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860279720848379162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-77111885900046157452008-11-09T18:29:00.001-08:002008-11-09T18:46:22.766-08:00Frames<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SRegcSqlpjI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Jh9yjjlEP-E/s1600-h/40098_PE081611_S4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SRegcSqlpjI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Jh9yjjlEP-E/s400/40098_PE081611_S4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266854697140332082" border="0" /></a><br />For some ideas on framing, I would suggest going to one of the Boston stores- <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/categories/frames/">Dick Blick</a> in Boston, which is my current favorite, <a href="http://www.pearlpaint.com/shop%7EocID%7E%7EparentID%7E3500%7EcategoryID%7E36000%7ElayoutIndicator%7Ehorizontal.htm">Pearl Paint</a>, or <a href="http://www.artistcraftsman.com/servlet/Categories?category=Picture+Frames+%26+Framing+Kits%3ANielsen+Framing+Kits">Artist & Craftsman Supply</a> in Cambridge. Their websites don't really match with what's in stock.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SRegcdhZL5I/AAAAAAAAAMk/KcdsP91k1dA/s1600-h/65556_PE177830_S3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xs1IJk5k1LQ/SRegcdhZL5I/AAAAAAAAAMk/KcdsP91k1dA/s400/65556_PE177830_S3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266854700054556562" border="0" /></a><br />Another very good option is making the drive to<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40101040"> Ikea</a> (whose website comes the closest to what you can buy in-store). In all stores, look for black or white frames (very nice ones at Ikea), and think about sizing your image to fit the frame. Matting is not the standard route any longer, and many artists are going for draping the paper over solid mat or sizing the image just inside the edge of a the mat window.<br /><br />See the websites for specific sizes... and ask if you are considering some options!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-29662040155162768732008-11-08T11:49:00.000-08:002008-11-08T12:03:04.851-08:00Monochromatic Cathedral for ChrisSant'Ivo alla Sapienza<br />Borromini<br />Roman Baroque style, built between 1642-1660<br />Created for a Roman University<br /><br />Monochromatic is possibly something to consider? Probably one of the more powerful spaces I visited during my time in Italy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X2IGLhmtLR4/SRXvF4SdqeI/AAAAAAAAATU/_ImE6FVCy7k/s1600-h/2004_0416rome0081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X2IGLhmtLR4/SRXvF4SdqeI/AAAAAAAAATU/_ImE6FVCy7k/s320/2004_0416rome0081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266378223567874530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X2IGLhmtLR4/SRXvpDQSwYI/AAAAAAAAATc/Egts_ULoRmE/s1600-h/2004_0416rome0080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X2IGLhmtLR4/SRXvpDQSwYI/AAAAAAAAATc/Egts_ULoRmE/s320/2004_0416rome0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266378827806982530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X2IGLhmtLR4/SRXuiNrlE0I/AAAAAAAAATM/IjPheBdzFdw/s1600-h/2004_0416rome0077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X2IGLhmtLR4/SRXuiNrlE0I/AAAAAAAAATM/IjPheBdzFdw/s320/2004_0416rome0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266377610835071810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16984284015412762571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486275972842475893.post-5365618259752224672008-11-07T16:47:00.000-08:002008-11-07T17:21:58.267-08:00Kelli Connell (Janna's Pick)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JPj3hja0yQc/SRTibyYxHVI/AAAAAAAAAG4/QjvC1VXGDGY/s1600-h/kelliconnell2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JPj3hja0yQc/SRTibyYxHVI/AAAAAAAAAG4/QjvC1VXGDGY/s320/kelliconnell2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266082831312952658" /></a><br /><br />Kelli Connell is a photographer that Greg suggested I look at. She was born in Oklahoma City in 1974. She received a BFA in photography from University of North Texas (1997) and an MFA in photography from Texas Woman’s University (2003). Connell creates scenes using one model who plays two roles, often one feminine and one masculine. She scans two or more negatives and manipulates them together in Photoshop. The scenes she creates in her photos are about intimate moments in relationships and by having a woman play both the traditionally femine and masculine parts, she is questioning gender roles. She states, "Through these images the audience is presented with constructed realities. I am interested in not only what the subject matter says about myself, but also what the viewer's response to these images says about their own identities and constructs." <br /><br />I found Connell's work very interesting because of the parallels to my work now, putting an image of myself into an old photo to create a sort of narrative. I have also experimented with taking double self-portraits and stitching them together in Photoshop like Connell does with her model/friend. I've a lot of people trying it online, but the doubles are usually like identical twins. I find Connell's more intesting because of the different roles played by the model, so that at first glance you don't realize it's the same person.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JPj3hja0yQc/SRTiYsUfSLI/AAAAAAAAAGw/cF-vRm4SLFY/s1600-h/kelliconnell1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JPj3hja0yQc/SRTiYsUfSLI/AAAAAAAAAGw/cF-vRm4SLFY/s320/kelliconnell1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266082778144786610" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kelliconnell.com/">Kelli Connell's official site</a><br /><a href="http://www.mocp.org/collections/mpp/connell_kelli.php">MoCP's page about Connell</a><br /><a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE3DD1131F93BA25756C0A9619C8B63">New York Times review</a><br /><br /><a href="http://missaniela.com/gallery/">A photographer who often does self-portrait "clones"</a>Jannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447765495502895620noreply@blogger.com0