tagged w/ Contemporary Art
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Mini and art have combined again on a limited-edition book and art project called "Wash Me." Starting with the idea of the "Wash me!" imperative scrawled into dirty cars the world over, ten artists that have never used a car as a canvas have "transformed [a Mini] into a transient work of art."
What does that mean? It means they painted a bunch of Minis lots of different colors and wrote (ironic?) things on them.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/05/video-more-celebrating-as-mini-marks-50th-anniversary-with-w/Mini and art have combined again on a limited-edition book and art project called... more
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Kay Weber is an artist who lives in San Francisco. His artwork is paper and metal sheet cut outs.
Papercutting (Scherenschnitte) is an ancient Art which requires patience and extreme attention to details from the artist during his process of creating an art project. It is extremely difficult to repair a mistake, once the cut is made. In order to avoid errors, the artist becomes quiet meticulous on the way he/ she executes every single drawing or cut within the material. Once an incision is made: it is final!
The Moons of Uranus is a recent paper cut, inspired on the new discovered moons of the planet Uranus by NASA scientists. The moons have been named after Shakespearean characters and have been incorporated on the concept of the artwork. To see Kay Weber's portfolio & to watch video demos of many of his amazing paper cuts, visit: http://kayweberartstudio.comKay Weber is an artist who lives in San Francisco. His artwork is paper and metal... more
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It takes two people to make a good tattoo.
-Henry Lewis
Discussing previous tattoos done by her friend and contemporary, San Francisco based artist Henry Lewis, painter Sylvia Ji explains her newest choice, why it serves as a self portrait and how it relates to her “one love”—her artwork. Over the course of the tattoo, they recall late night art sessions, whiskey-influenced tattoos, and the downfalls of drinking in Mexico. Watch the interview, available for the first time to the public for free, on Walrus TV.It takes two people to make a good tattoo.
-Henry Lewis
Discussing previous... more
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Walrus TV interview with UK street artist D*Face.
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Luca Mainini, 2009 - collage su carta A4
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Luca Mainini, 2009 - collage su carta A4
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Luca Mainini, 2009 - collage su carta A4
http://poislogo.blogspot.com
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Luca Mainini, 2009 - collage su carta A4
http://poislogo.blogspot.com
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Luca Mainini, 2009
http://poislogo.blogspot.com
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'Shooting Into The Corner' is one of the highlights of 'Anish Kapoor', a
major solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed artist and 1991
Turner Prize winner. The exhibition is at the Royal Academy of Arts
from 26th September to 11th December 2009. For more details go to
www.royalacademy.org.uk'Shooting Into The Corner' is one of the highlights of 'Anish Kapoor', a
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"Design Loves Art. Say what?
For some L.A. art dealers, the contemporary art program opening Thursday at the Pacific Design Center is rent-free space in a different part of town. For those who have lost galleries to the recession, it's a chance to go public again.
For artists, it's an opportunity to do something big or be seen by a new audience at the enormous Melrose Avenue building known as the Blue Whale.
And for the PDC -- which started the whole thing as part of its new fine arts mission -- the six-month project is an attempt to forge connections between art and design while filling empty spaces intended for the interior design trade.
"There are always vacancies in the building," says Helen Varola, director and curator of the art project. And the economic downturn hasn't helped. "But we didn't want to just fill up vacant spaces. We wanted to create a dynamic between the design world and the art world. This is about creating community and keeping a spirit alive. The tide will turn again. We just have to be optimistic and think up new things."..." More @ link
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very interesting development, and timely"Design Loves Art. Say what?
For some L.A. art dealers, the contemporary art... more
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Word To Mother calls the United States. Film by Alexander Tarrant http://www.upperplayground.com http://www.fifty24sf.comWord To Mother calls the United States. Film by Alexander Tarrant... more
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“I wanted to see something fresh. How do I make a drawing I haven’t seen before? The only way to do that is to close your eyes,” said artist Jim Franklin about his latest series of acrylic paintings.
Franklin created a collection of self portraits which speak to inner vision as much as the act of looking.
The South Austin artist, who signs his name JFKLN, has been sketching himself with his eyes closed for twenty years. The technique inspired Franklin to start painting his self portraits and has produced some surprising results. “I was astonished when I opened my eyes by how well everything fell together.”
“Each drawing has a different mood, a different expression,” Franklin said as he flipped through a sketchbook in front of him. “The more I do, the more that comes out. I’m discovering this is not just an exercise… as if any drawing is ‘just an exercise.’”
“This is a key part of making art, and understanding that and tapping into that is exciting as hell for me because each drawing is something I haven’t seen before,” he said, describing the theory behind his new pieces. “Intelligence is not just in the head, it’s in every cell of the body. What I think I’m tapping into is how much there is going on without the eye being in the dominant position of control.”
Franklin’s work has also led him to think about architecture. “You paint paintings on the wall and sooner or later, you’re going to see the wall and start thinking, what are you going to do with the wall?”
Specifically, he has been considering “architecture without cubism.” Franklin said he uses these concepts when he creates his paintings. “I don’t build my faces with cubes,” he said. “The cube doesn’t occur in nature. We impose it on nature.”
“Dream space is the only space not cubical. You go to sleep on a cushion with a pillow and you’re in this space, and as soon as you wake up, you open your eyes and you’re in a box,” he said.
“We adhere to cubism so thoroughly because of the convenience of construction,” he continued. “We have these arbitrary forms that are not related to our body, but they are designed to house our body.”
Franklin believes more natural curves and shapes should be used in the creation of spaces.
“We make houses to house our body, so why not make them so they’re sympathetic to the shape of our body?” he said. “I’ve always said, Americans ordered a house and they couldn’t figure out what it was, so they threw it away and moved into the crate.”
Franklin has been in the Austin art scene since 1965. He is well-known for his music posters and for being the main poster artist for the Armadillo World Headquarters. His work can be seen at the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture.
His work can be seen at the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture.“I wanted to see something fresh. How do I make a drawing I haven’t seen before?... more
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Tokyo Twilight Zone
Photographs by Shintaro Sato
SATO Shintaro has photographed cityscape of Tokyo. It is said Tokyo is attractive and vibrant metropolis. Although its area is narrow, there are houses and apartments stand side by side continuously, also there are lots of shops and office buildings, etc. At the streets of office buildings, there appear old buildings as well as newly built high-rises. The townscape is of varying something old and new, and shows thousands of different kinds of scenes of the metropolis Tokyo.
Continuation of project description at gallery website:
http://www.pgi.ac/content/view/185/76/lang,en/Tokyo Twilight Zone
Photographs by Shintaro Sato
SATO Shintaro has photographed... more
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Walrus TV Artist Feature: Revolt Interview from "Dithers"
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Sixteen artists explore the future as a theme and subject on canvas, using traditional painting as a narrative for commenting about these ideas and eschewing the immediacy of technology in favor of a slowed-down approach. Return to Departure (July 10 - August 6, 2009) is a juried international painting exhibition, and features works from the following artists: Phillip Amrhein, Grant Barnhart, Louise Britton, Cynthia Camlin, Carole d'Inverno, Sam Faix, Julia Freeman, Austin Furtak-Cole, Isabel F. Kahn, Mikela Naylor, Candace Nicol, Joanne Pavlak, Danila Rumold, Amanda Smith, Jeffrey Sully, and Lindsey Warren. Exhibition jurors include Philip Govedare and Helen O'Toole - both artists and University of Washington painting professors, and KAC's Exhibitions Director Cable Griffith.
For more info, visit:
Kirkland Art Center
kirklandartscenter.org
620 Market Street
Kirkland, Washington 98033
Image: Grant Barnhart, How to Break the Moon, acrylic on canvas, 68 x 84 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Ambach & Rice Gallery.Sixteen artists explore the future as a theme and subject on canvas, using traditional... more
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Minnesota Daily (mndaily.com) reporter Rebecca Lang contributes this story about the recent announcement of the closure of Chambers Kitchen, the spacious and airy contemporary dining room and bar at Chambers, a luxury art hotel located in Minneapolis' theater district on Hennepin Avenue. Local restaurant owners D'Amico and Partners and their restaurant chain D'Amico and Sons have bought the space, and will be taking occupancy after Chambers Kitchen closes by month's end this July. On a recent visit to Minneapolis over the Fourth of July weekend, friends and I enjoyed breakfast at Chambers -- perhaps, the best in town -- featuring a great menu, fresh ingredients, and excellent and friendly service. We also headed back for drinks and enjoyed their ginger margarita (superb!) and bloody Mary (delicious). We learned that it would be last call for Chambers before closing down for good. The room will probably not look the same when D'Amico's moves in. Chambers hotel owner Ralph Burnet graces the restaurant interior and lobby with his impressive contemporary art collection, notably the stunning painting "L.W.S.2." (2001) by Ashley Bickerton featuring a spectacular image of a man dressing in a flophouse room, rich in moody sexual detail, and the haunting bust of a middle-aged man by Evan Penny titled "(Old) No One-In Particular #6, Series 2" (2005). The concept of both Chambers Kitchen and Hotel is distinctive, contemporary and fun, and their Kitchen will be greatly missed.
For hotel information, and art details, visit
Chambers Luxury Art Hotel
901 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
chambersminneapolis.com
Photo: Chambers Kitchen dining room, by Sarah Johnson, courtesy of Minnesota Daily (mndaily.com)Minnesota Daily (mndaily.com) reporter Rebecca Lang contributes this story about the... more
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Abruzzo Trasalimenti in the world 2010.
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A performance of live waterboarding...plus slip 'n' slides?
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Finalmente online la seconda stagione dell'irriverente web-serie prodotta, diretta e interpretata da Isabella Rossellini. Nella prima stagione abbiamo scoperto le abitudini sessuali di insetti e invertebrati, nella seconda conosceremo il sesso tra predatori marini con peni lunghissimi e retrattili. ASSOLUTAMENTE GENIALE! DA NON PERDERE!Finalmente online la seconda stagione dell'irriverente web-serie prodotta, diretta e... more
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