Kevro's Art Bar - 13 Artists Exhibit work on May 2,2009

Great Turn out! Great Night to Remember!

We did have an awesome show. Here are some photos of that event:

We put on an awesome show.

Thank you to all my fellow artists from Kevro’s.
We put on an awesome show.
I am proud of all of our efforts & I equally as grateful to have exhibited with such talented individuals such as yourselves.
I consider you all my friends!
This was truly the best exhibition experience I’ve had, thus far.
Thank you Prof. Liz!
Thank you- all my friends and family for helping to make this an even more spectacular

I am hoping I can light candles at Kevro's because it increases the mood of this piece. If I can't I did want you guys to get the effect I had in mind as I worked on this piece.

Hey Look!

Samar Hussein commemorates the estimated 100,000 civilian deaths caused by the American-led war on Iraq since the invasion on 20 March 2003. The project was conceived as an installation in which a window front covered with the names of the dead darkens a room where an endless loop of images is projected. Drawn from this installation came also a portfolio of nine giclée prints.

Flowers of a blooming Hibiscus plant were used as an analogy to the cycle of human life, from the unfurling of the first bud to the rotting of a decaying, shriveled blossom. The flesh-colored tones of these flowers together with their often surprisingly sensuous if not sexual formations, lend themselves to the memory of human life, its beauty and joy, and the memory of flesh, wound, and death.

The blooming period of this plant covered a distinct time frame, as did each individual blossom. Photography's intrinsic relationship to time, forever sends an at-once-present moment into the past, which in itself continuously slips further away from us. The obtained, tangible image holds the breath of that very moment.

Time, light, and subject, photography's inherent components, establish a sense of transience and death within this medium. The flower, as a part of nature and its analogous appearance to the human body, the conceptual properties of photography, and the very duration of this war, all made themselves available to give evidence to my eulogy.

Using information obtained from the Iraq Body Count project, names of the dead were applied sequentially to the hundreds of photographs—one name per image—in chronological order of their death. The first image and the entire project are named after Samar Hussein, a 13-year-old girl, and the first civilian to die whose identity was recorded. — Vera Lutter, New York, 20 March 2009

Andy's PR update ~ for the week of April 14th

Andy's PR update ~ April 14th

- I spoke to the news editor of the UP)University Press. We will most likely get a page about the show on the UP online web page.

- I directly contacted the Sun Sentinel (&) Palm Beach Post: The Post- I discussed our show in depth w/ the person in charge of the entertainment section- she was rather interested. :) )

-Checking to see when City Link: Metromix online- will post our release on their calender (I spoke w/ them on Friday. They told me it'll be up quite soon)

- Met w/ Mike & gave him a press release, as well
we discussed his music, set list, our artwork & Kevro.

Just some '80's fun

Dear Mr. Vernon:

We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But, we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But, what we found out is that each one of us is: a brain . . .And an athlete . . . And a basket case . . .A princess . . .And a criminal.

Does that answer your question?

Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club.

This is the final "essay" from the movie. I find it to be very interesting in its statement and that even almost 25 years later, it is still relevant.

I sent the press release to New Times magazine. I also filled out their form for event listings.

Amer Kobaslija

Hey everyone, in case anyone couldn't make it to the artist lecture this past Wednesday I thought that I would post a bit about it here. The artist's name (a painter for once!) is Amer Kobaslija and I have to gush that the lecture was rather fantastic. He was very enthusiastic about his work and inspiring others to create also so it was really a refreshing lecture that made me want to paint immediately! If you look up his name you can find some of his work that includes some overhead views of his studio with interesting perspectives. Check him out!

Kevin "KEVRO" email 2 me, about our show (Please Check My last 2 Blog Entries & this one, for PR Updates )

Kevin "KEVRO" email 2 me, about our show
(Please Check My last 2 Blog Entries & this one, for PR Updates)

From kevin "KEVRO"

"Hi Andrew. A reporter copied me on your press release '13 FAU artists exhibit at art bar' saturday May 2.

Please let us know when you plan to hang the exhibit, we'll be bzy with another big event the eve of friday May 1, may I suggest thursday or thursday eve set up... Let us know what you have planned. Thank you! Looking forward to the creative energy of FAU (Deb's almamater).

All the best,

Kevro & Deb"

"Offering a meeting place for the creative class, Kevro's is the 1st of its kind in Palm Beach County."
-Art & Culture Magazine

PR Progress :) Fantastic

I am making great strides w/ my solo PR work.
We, collectively, are making great progress, as well.

Nicole & Diane. thanks!
Nina, thanks for working on the Facebook Page & it's going quite well.
( Link to Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=83461119807&ref=mf#/event.php?eid=83461119807&ref=mf )

I've contacted numerous art websites/online reporters/ newspapers
So, i am sending the press releases out:

here's a response from one online periodical already:

( Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:21 PM
"Thank you! I'm going to start working on this for future publication."
( From David DiPino, Delray Forum Staff Writer/Sun-Sentinel.com Reporter Delray Beach)


I am having fun w/ this! :) i am expecting more people @ this than i envisioned originally! i believe it will be very well received, especially @ the rate i am going w/ my solo PR progress & your efforts as well!

Tell you friends to tell their friends... word of mouth is important too!

I shall keep you all posted on my progress.


On the entertainment front
I am meeting w/ my friend & our event musician, Mike, 2 discuss set list... and talking about the show, in general.

~Peace, everyone~

TOTALLY RANDOM

you guys should go see "Earth" on the 22nd and get a tree planted in your honor.

Podcasts

I don't know if everyone is familiar with itunes, but there are some really great video podcasts available. These are free, and a lot of museums and galleries are creating podcasts now. Some actually offer video tours of current exhibits. I just watched a great one from the West coast about chinese artists: KQED: Gallery Crawl. I encourage everyone to subscribe. Both the curator and some of the artists speak about their work. This was the March 2009 episode. I thought of a few people in class when I saw this work, so check it out!

the Working Press Release for our show. I need your input.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“THIRTEEN FAU ARTISTS EXHIBIT IN DELRAY’S KEVRO ART BAR”
Kevro Art Bar, in downtown Delray Beach, will host an opening night reception from 6:30 to 10 P.M., May 2, to mark the exhibition of thirteen FAU student artists. The Exhibition, entitled, “Nowhere and Nowhere: 13 Artists,” will feature a spectrum of work, with some bordering on the sculptural but all concentrated in the realm of Painting.
The opening will include live entertainment by Musical Artist, Mike Mineo and DJ James … ?
(What’s your B/f’s name, Britt? - does he go by a nickname/ DJ title?)
H’our douvres will be provided at this opening.
(… and how do I introduce the idea of the cash bar into the release?)
For more information, Please contact:
Kevro art Bar
166 SE Second Ave.
Delray Beach, Fl 33444
561-ART-WORK (278-9675)



Consider the following, everyone, I need your input to make this press release more specific and concise.
- Why should people care about this? We should treat this press release- as we would a piece which we are challenging in our own critiques in art class, I believe)
- How long do we want this to be? 1 paragraph? Short and sweet? Input?
- Do we want to be identified in our press release as: FAU Artists (or) FAU Student Artists? Since we are exhibiting out of FAU, anyway?
- (The Title Show has been decided on: “Nowhere and Nowhere: 13 Artists”)
But..Any thoughts on the present title of the press release? do we omit FAU Artists…
- Or shall we present the title of our art exhibition w/in the press release title?
For example, “Nowhere and Nowhere: thirteen Artists Unleashed at Kevro Art Bar” (?) Something
Like that. We need it to jump out at readers… Unleashed..that’s jumpy.. hehe… ideas?

- Quotes? Professor Liz, quotes from you, perhaps, in the center of our press release?
( a quote that gives the release a personal touch. Touchy-feelies go a long way) – some research…heh



- I haven't' been well lately, i wasn't able to make it to class monday,
my battle w/ Vertigo on sunday wasn't easy...ehhh...anyway..
So, it's crujavascript:void(0)nch time on this 2.....so, your feeback, will help me out a lot
& all of us)
Thanks -

send images to uniku@hotmail.com

Everyone should send an image around 300 dpi Nicole at this email address for the flier for the show. If you can't send it via e mail bring in a disc BY WEDNESDAY! I doesn't have to be the exact image you plan to put in the show. But at least similar and represents your stuff. Please crop images to be a square! as the design calls for it. think about how you will hang it. There is a wire system, maybe you can use that...just think about it.

Andrew PR

We think you should include your friends name who is playing music. The dj's name, kevro address too. And say that there is free hourdouvres and cash bar. And Nina is setting up a facebook account for the show so you could include that link as well. Sorry, i can't post directly you your post

Our PRESS Release, so far... I am in need of your Feeback, Everyone. Thanx

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“THIRTEEN FAU ARTISTS EXHIBIT IN DELRAY’S KEVRO ART BAR”
Kevro Art Bar, in downtown Delray Beach, will host an opening night reception from 6:30 to 10 P.M., May 2, to mark the exhibition of thirteen FAU student artists. The Exhibition, entitled, “Nowhere and Nowhere: 13 Artists,” will feature a spectrum of work, with some bordering on the sculptural but all concentrated in the realm of Painting.

Consider the following, everyone, I need your input to make this press release more specific and direct.
- Why should people care about this? We should treat this press release- as we would a piece which we are challenging in our own critiques in art class, I believe)
- How long do we want this to be? 1 paragraph? Short and sweet, right? Input?
- Do we want to be identified in our press release as: FAU Artists (or) FAU Student Artists? Since we are exhibiting out of FAU, anyway?
- (The Title Show has been decided on: “Nowhere and Nowhere: 13 Artists”)
But..Any thoughts on the present title of the press release? do we omit FAU Artists…
- Shall we present the title of our art exhibition w/in the press release title?
For example, “Nowhere and Nowhere: thirteen Artists Unleashed at Kevro Art Bar” (?)
Something Like that. We need it to jump out at readers… Unleashed..that’s jumpy.. hehe… ideas?
- Contacts.. At the end of this… we need contacts, Professor Liz? Myself? You?
There should be a small blurb, with like 2 contacts? don’t want to go overboard on contacts….
- Quotes? Professor Liz, a quote from you, perhaps, in the center of our press release?
(a quote that gives the release a personal touch. Touchy-feelies go a long way)

- As far as our musicians for the night, I believe we should just mention.. “...and musicians and Dj’s will be adding to the aura of the evening…" (?)

I’m researching, I’m pondering. This is a good start
Your feedback is valuable to me and to eachother
especially, for a clear, concise press release
I look forward to your suggestions.
I will repost this, as many times as is needed w/ corrections.
I'm hoping it can be ready to email to papers online by mid next week.
Thank you all
You PR Leader, Entertainment hookup guy, and your fellow artist, Andrew-
~Peace~

All you illustration fans PLUS . . .

I was just going through my email and realized that you guys are probably not familiar with one of my favorite websites. www.tinyshowcase.com This is a really cool idea for affordable artwork. They work with a wide variety of artists and create limited runs of 200 prints, all small scale, and sell them for about $20-30. The idea is to have original affordable artwork. Each artist chooses a charity that portions of each sale go to and I believe the artist gets a good portion from each sale as well. New pieces go up every Tuesday evening (I think) and they routinely sell out! Check it out, and if you sign up on they're mailing list they let you know what artists work will be featured before they open sales on the print. All the work is usually pretty illustrative and sometimes very simple but there is a range. Be sure to check out the print gallery!

Our Show

I spoke with the owner of the Dubliner and got the OK to publicize at all their restaurants on the Ave. I will also contact LivingFLA.com and find out how I can add our event to their calendar to be mailed out to their subscribers as well as speaking with the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce.

painting in progress

PR for show: Andrew's List of Newspapers to Contact

i am the PR leader for our show.
I ask for your assistance in contacting these periodicals:
For our collaborative art exhibition
We will be stronger when we work as a team, thanks, everyone!


PR for KEVRO Art Event

FAU, University Press
- phone: University Press (561) 297-2960
-Online Contacts: http://www.upressonline.com/university-press-staff-contact-information-1.753292

Boca Raton News
- Phone: Main Line: (561) 893-6400 / Classifieds: (561) 893-6401
-online Contacts: http://www.bocanews.com/contact-us.html

Boca Raton Times
Phone: (954) 698-6397

Palm Beach Post
- Main office: Telephone (561) 820-4100 / Hours: M - F 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Online- send a Press Release
You can send news releases to The Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/feedback/newsroom.html

The Sun Sentinel
- Telephone: 954-356-4000. (Ft.Lauderdale)
- Online Contacts: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/services/sfla-helpindex,0,4600310.htmlstory

West Boca Forum (online/blog articles) (affiliated with The Sun Sentinel)
(Alex’s contact from January show)
Dave Rossman- Email- dsrman747@gmail.com / phone: 954-871-1232.

Delray Forum (online/blog articles) (Affiliated with The Sun Sentinel)
Dave DiPino- Email- ddipino@gmail.com / Phone: 954-621-5000.

fau-X's Collaborative Exhibition at Kevro Art Bar

KEVRO ART BAR, Delray Beach

www.kevroartbar.com

Our final project is our Collaborative Exhibition at Kevro's Art Bar on Saturday, May 2, 2009. This special event will have food, an open bar and entertainment from 6:30-10:00pm.

A group of us went to the venue on Wednesday to look it over. The space is limited so we need to go back to measure and come up with some creative ways to display. It would be helpful if everyone could meet us at a future date to help plan ahead.

Most important is the PUBLICITY, which Andrew Ackerman has offered to chair, but your assistance is greatly needed to help follow up with notifying and contacting the papers...see the blog before this for a list that Andrew needs assistance with...if everyone contacts one paper, we can get a lot done!

Here is where we are so far:

1) Entertainment: Andrew:- Will meet with Mike Mineo who plays sings and plays the guitar. Check out his website:

Brittany offered to check with a friend who is a DJ that can do sets in between the live music.

2) Publicity: Andrew- has already looked up contact numbers and e-mails--You can really help us by getting the word out right now...no time to waste! Please check with Andrew on who you can help contact.

3) Flyers/Poster - Robert is at the drawing board designing...Nicole has offered to do the printing for them

4) Food: Diane - She wil buy the food, plates,utensils,etc. but will update you later on what she will need. Suggested Donation $20 will give us enough cash to purchase most of the items. She will start collecting on Monday, April 6

5) Installation: Alex and Brittany...but everyone will have to figure out how to hang/present their work...

6) Cleanup- Everyone will help

7) We need to decide on a name ASAP so that the flyers and Publicity can get started!

Any suggestions? (How about fau-X Collaboration?)

Please give us any suggestions you have...or if you can volunteer...or if you have any concerns!

What do you think? is this an interesting thing to focus on?

Our inhibitions cloak our most genuine aspects and raw human conditions. I strip away vanity and expose our underlying connections.
My work is driven by the urge to find that which unifies us. Currently, I use my own body as a means of researching and depicting what it means to a woman in our materially based culture. I explore my most primal feelings, which I feel inhibited to exhibit. These inhibitions, I feel are a direct effect of our culture. We make our own cages and thus the behaviors which need to be contained.
Continually in history men have painted women as “lovely” fertile objects or as any kind of fertile object for that matter, lovely or not. Perhaps it is this more dominant perspective of the female body that has effected its current situation within our society. Because we have been portrayed as objects, have we become objects? Have we associated ourselves with our physical bodies so much so that our job now is to hush any part of ourselves that may attribute to this assumption/definition? Do all women gotten the impression that we should be an executive and reclaim our bodies for ourselves! I am intrigued by these definitions of women as servers and objects of desire and the rebellions enacted. Rebellions where women act more like men. Perusing and competing. Who is supporting and nurturing? Have we abandoned what we are? As a women I feel a push and pull to what we want. We want to be like men, yet we still crave to be that object of desire. We pose but feel compelled to show disgust to those who look. Why? The gaze has become perverse because the purpose of the pose has lost it’s significance. The nude body has become engulfed within it’s context and those of us who live in chosen naivety are questioned.
I paint privately and genuinely these conditions, then bring my work to the public. The unguarded self within my work can evoke a sense of crudeness, for they lack the self consciousness which we have carefully crafted as a polite barrier between one another. I invite you beyond that boundary and into our untainted, intimate selves.

The meaning of real "Success"

I wanted to share this. This is not a complete quote but it's the essence.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his essay "Success" said,
The sum of wisdom is, that the time is never lost that is devoted to work. If the artist, in whatever art, is well at work on his own design, it signifies little that he does not find his orders or customers. To be content with acquiring the skills is to be happy. The time your rival spends dressing his work for effect, hastily for a market, you spend in study and experiments towards real knowledge and efficiency. He may win the prize or get the appointment; but you have raised yourself into a higher school of art, and a few years will show the advantage of the real master over the short popularity of the showman.

Music For our Collaborative Exhibition?

I have contacted my friend, Mike Mineo.
He's a very soulful musician.
I just sent him an invite to c if he can perform at our show-
that Saturday in May, like 7-9 pm.
I'm hoping he will say he can do a musical set for our art exhibition...

Here's a link of "5-4-3-2-1," it's my favorite of his songs.
check it out, if u like:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.Channel&ChannelID=49975104

Hopefully, we can get him on board.
otherwise, we will have to consider other options.
I shall Keep you all posted.
we shall see...
~peace~

Experimental

During my research for Minimalism, specifically Frank Stella, I came across a rather interesting project that he, and other famous artists participated in: The BMW art cars of the 1970's. BMW commissioned Stella, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and others, to create a work using the cars as the ground. (You can view the cars at: http://www.usautoparts.net/bmw/artcars/ ) The cars can hardly be called Minimalist, but they did get me wondering; what would a minimalist art car look like? With that in mind, I dusted off my car modeling skills and built up a model with the spirit of Minimalism. This was not an attempt to create a bare minimal car from the ground up, rather to take an existing car, in this case a 1992 Lancia Delta HF, and make an art car out of it. The car lent itself well to a Minimal approach with its clean and, for the most part, unadorned body. I painted it matt black, including the wheels, yet I kept all the details to ensure that it would still be accurate and realistic, even in 1/24 scale. It was an enjoyable project, and I definitely would like to continue with other model cars.

Exhibit

The exhibition needs a name...
I am starting this thread so that you can post possible titles.

Correction

When we were doing our critique of Nicole's work I mentioned a female Renaissance painter who was a miniaturist. I thought it was Lavinia Fontana. I stand corrected, her name was Sofonisba Anguissola. They were born within twenty years of each other and enjoyed long distinguished careers as court painters in the Spainish court and the Papal court respectively.
Sorry about the confusion.

In the Realms of the Unreal

So, last night i watched "In the realms of the unreal" a docuentary style movie about henry darger. I have to say that lmost everything that i thought i knew about him may have been completely wrong. He is the author of what may be the largest ever work of fiction at over 15,000 pages not to mention innumerable paintings, for which he would collect magazines, coloring books, scraps, to trace and draw in refernce for is paintings. i could probably ramble on about Darger for quite some time, but instead ill just suggest that you guys watch the movie for yourself, i highly reccomend it.

another show

JAFFE CENTER for BOOK ARTS
at Florida Atlantic University's Wimberly Library


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Join us on March 23 for a very special evening of Shaker music in the
intimate setting of the Jaffe Book Arts Gallery with members of the
acclaimed Boston Camerata. Less than 30 tickets remain for this very
special evening you'll experience no where else but here at JCBA:

Ann Azéma and Joel Cohen, of The Boston Camerata
A Jaffe Athenaeum Concert
"In Yonder Valley: A Brief Introduction to Shaker Life and Music"
Monday, March 23, 2009
7:30 PM
Jaffe Book Arts Gallery

Anne Azéma, soprano, Artistic Director of The Boston Camerata and
Joel Cohen, Director Emeritus, will present a musical program and
discussion on the the connection between Shaker songs and early
English and American folk music. The two will also explore Shaker
music as an integral part of Shaker life and worship, as well as the
transmission and notation of Shaker melodies.

The most famous Shaker song, of course, is "Simple Gifts," but the
Boston Camerata has for years been exploring the beauty of all Shaker
music in performances all over the world. Azéma and Cohen are
frequent visitors to Chosen Land, the Shaker Community at Sabbathday
Lake, Maine, to further research Shaker music, and, in fact, the
Shakers of Sabbathday Lake have performed with the Boston Camerata at
concerts in New England. The Boston Camerata has performed to packed
houses all over the world, and it is truly an honor for us to have
Anne and Joel perform and speak here at the Jaffe. You can learn more
about the Boston Camerata at their website (www.bostoncamerata.com).

Tickets to this intimate concert event are very limited. We will sell
only about 50 tickets to this "Living Room Concert" with two of the
most accomplished musicians in the choral tradition. This is a
benefit concert with proceeds benefitting JCBA's Education Fund,
bringing extraordinary exhibitions, lectures, and hands-on workshops
with leading book artists to the Jaffe Center. This fund also
provides scholarships giving FAU students the opportunity to study
with these artists.

Minimum donation per ticket is $25, though larger donations are
certainly encouraged (and appreciated!) for this worthy cause. Give
$45 or more per ticket and accept our gift to you: a Boston Camerata
recording of your choice on compact disc. You might choose, for
example, "Simple Gifts: Shaker Chants and Spirituals"--probably the
most famous of the Boston Camerata's recordings. It's been described
in print as "One of the most remarkable recordings of vocal music
I've ever heard," by Norman Weinstein of The Boston Phoenix... and
personally, I agree. Your larger donation helps us immensely with our
mission, and the CD is just a small token of our appreciation for
your generosity. Thank you.

Here's a direct link to this event page at the JCBA website, where
you can reserve tickets:

http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/spc/JaffeCenter/jaffeevents.htm



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Thank you, as always, for your support of JCBA!
John


John Cutrone
Programs Coordinator
The Arthur & Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts
Florida Atlantic University Wimberly Library
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
http://www.jaffecollection.org


If you'd rather not receive our occasional email announcements, just
reply to let me know. Thank you.

Critiques? Are they Helpful?

From the book, " Why Art Cannot Be Taught" I had the opportunity to read thru the chapter on critiques. I want to share with you some of the ideas on why critiques are hard to understand:

1) No one knows what a critique is.

2) Critiques are too short.

3) Critiques drift from topic to topic.

4) Teachers make their own artwork and have their own agenda.

5) Teachers make idiosyncratic judgements.

6) Critiques are like seductions:full of emotional outbursts.

7) Critiques are like many other things-including bad translations...

8) Teachers waste time giving technical advice.

9) Some teachers are judicative others are descriptive.

10) A Students presence can be confusing...An artwork implies a creator...Fallacy? A viewer needs to have an idea of the artist's intention...WHAT DO YOU THINK?

11) Artworks are usually unoriginal.

As for my critique, I set myself up for doom...when I called my own art "kitchy".

Using this word thru the discussion prevented my critique from progressing..it stopped in it's tracks! Now it's my burden to convince all of you that my work is viable and has a place in the hall of fame....

Note to the Artist: Keep enough interest going so you can figure out why the critique ended(if it had) and the teacher isn't talking...must read this entire book!!

Here are some photos from our last critique to jolt your memory.
Do you think the last critique helped you or not?

Looking for thoughts

Hello Everyone.
I have been working on my paintings and I have come to a point with one where I do not know if I should stop or add more. I am adding fabric pieces to some of the paintings that are a little similar to this one, but I think this one maybe is complete as shown....
What do you guys think?
Enjoy the break and paint away:)

Problems with exhibiting small works...

Hello all, in researching Peggy Preheim (one of my recent favorites as I was exploring artists who could inform my work) I came across this review of a recent exhibit. The end of it discusses the problems of exhibiting small work which is something that affects a few of us so I thought I would post.

http://www.exhibitfiles.org/peggy_preheim_little_black_book

Da Vinci

I just watched a video on Yahoo! about the discovery of a new sketch in one of Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks. What makes this discovery so important is that it is believed to be a self-portrait when he was young, which is very rare to see. The researches performed an "aging" simulation on the portrait and compared it to his later ones, and it virtually looked the same. The reason why it was never found was because it was very faint and he simply wrote over it in his typical "mirrored" handwriting. A journalist was going through the notebook when he made the discovery after spotting the off-colored area in the book.

Miriam Schapiro

This is interesting collage/design art

http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/umsdp/HN/HN062.html

Speaking of...

Given the recent discussion of the use of images in inspiration for (and, in some cases, direct use in) an artist's work, I did a Shepard Fairey search and came across this article. Opinions?

reply on "material reference"

Yes the use of others work directly, (copies)is an issue but with technologies being the way they are today it's hard to call a work your own these days. I also think that using any image on the internet of anyone you find is usable to who ever to make money or art. It's a strange thing. But as far as burrowing certain compositions and imagery in your own work is ok. You just need to be able to explain why you used it and what significance it has in your work. Just know what your doing and it should be okay? That's my guess. There is also another issue that has come up for me. I make art and then I find others used that imagery in their work after the fact. Like my ears...hello they are just like Matthew Barney. It's good though because then you see why they used it and a yet another path of investigation comes up.

Reference Materials

I am curious what everyone's opinion on reference materials is. I am specifically talking about the use of other peoples images within art work. We have such a vast array of information at our disposal with the internet and books, it's a simple thing to say "I want to use this photo as a starting point for this portion of a painting." In my mind, this can be both a useful thing and a crutch if we come to depend on it too much. Then there is also the unauthorized use of other peoples images, copy written and non. Where do you draw the line? Do you ask permission? Do you simple make sure that you change the image enough (what is the percentage it has to change, 50% . . .70% . . .), and is a simple change in format enough (from photo to expressive painting?), or does it have to go beyond that? This is a really complex/controversial question and I would love to know what everyone thinks.

This has certainly been on my mind with the Shepard Fairey case, which I hope he wins. But I do think that he should have credited the free-lance photographer that took the photo (I couldn't care less about the Associated press). Thanks for your opinions . . .

Furturist talk etc.

The following is an invite I recied from the FAU libraries book art collection. They sometimes have artists come in and talk about their work or certain movements. It may be something good to go and see.



FUTURIST ITALY: Women, Speed and the Irony of War
with Lucia Re
(Please note this is an RSVP event!)
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Jaffe Book Arts Gallery

February 20, 1909 saw the first publication of Italian poet F.T.
Marinetti's "Futurist Manifesto." Luckily, the libraries and museums
are still standing (the Futurists advocated destroying them all),
and, oddly enough, their work is collected in places like the Jaffe
Center for Book Arts, where we have a fascination with Futurist
typography and book design.

And now, to celebrate this 100th anniversary, JCBA is joining forces
with FAU's Program in Italian Studies for an evening celebration of
Futurist poetry and the Sixteenth Annual Connie DeMarco Distinguished
Lecture in Italian Studies: Lucia Re, professor of Italian &
Comparative Literature, UCLA, will present "Futurist Italy: Women,
Speed and the Irony of War."

Professor Re specializes in 19th and 20th Century Italian literature
and culture with emphasis on fin-de-siècle, modernism, and the avant-
garde, and on Italy's history under fascism. Her current research
includes work on the relationship between Futurism, fascism,
colonialism, and feminism.

Students from the Italian Studies program will be reading some
Futurist poetry (entertaining stuff, even if you don't understand
Italian) and JCBA's John Cutrone will read an intriguing recipe or
two from F.T. Marinetti's 1932 "Futurist Cookbook." There will also
be a small reception in the JCBA Lobby and we'll put together a mini-
exhibition of items from FAU Libraries' Rosa Trillo Clough Archive of
Italian Futurism as we celebrate 100 years of Italian Futurism.

Please note that this is an RSVP event... to attend, RSVP to John
Cutrone at jcutrone@fau.edu or (561) 297-0455.



John Cutrone
Programs Coordinator
The Arthur & Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts
Florida Atlantic University Wimberly Library
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
http://www.jaffecollection.org

Interesting Quote . . .

". . . University art programs do serve some useful purpose. Admittedly not a large purpose. And generally not their stated purpose. But some purpose. Now that may not exactly be a ringing endorsement, but remember, we're talking here about a field whose prominent graduates describe themselves as survivors of their formal education." 

-Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils(and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Just wondering what everyone's opinion is on this . . .

Science/Art

http://seedmagazine.com/news/2008/01/the_future_of_scienceis_art.php

Interesting article about science's dependence on art... I stumbled upon it when I was doing some research. Very cool stuff!

working things out

I may not even sure i will bring this piece into class but I feel like exposing my train of thought. Maybe you guys can give me some feed back.

This piece is the opposite... I think, of what I am working on in my other paintings. Instead of the self portrait, meant to convey awarness of self, yet a lack of self consciousness and to invite you into more than the physical body, this painting portrays the idea that when we become too conscious of our own bodies, we become obsessed with them and loose an honesty which lies withing focusing on who we and letting go of what we are.

I think I am making these paintings in order to respond to them by making my whole other body of work. I find it a bit interesting how I could spend so much time on something i dislike so much that i will make a whole other body of work to counteract it. ??? Maybe they ought to be shown together in order to have a dialog going on between them? maybe these two paths are one in the same? I do get myslef so caught up in thought... such is the job I suppose.

work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction

Here is a link to the article by Walter Benjamin. This is a bit dense, but try to read through it. It is required reading.
Liz

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/benjamin.htm

just a little thing

http://www.richardheipp.com/

this is a professor at UF. I just thought his statement about his paintings were similar to our discussion today about the Photorealists.

Gerhard Richter and painting from photos

In regard to our visit to the photorealism show at the Boca Museum, I would like us to get a little bit more familiar with the ideas of a photo painter decidedly not in the show, Gerhard Richter.
I am posting some links here. The first is quite a long interview with Rob Storr, which took place before his Moma Retrospective.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_1_90/ai_82012868/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1

this is a link to his official website with a vast array of his paintings for viewing:

http://www.gerhard-richter.com/

When you look at them, note how they are different and how they are similar to what we viewed at the Photorealism show.
Go to the bibliography section and look at the quotes, there are a few good ones from The Daily Practice of Painting (if you have the funds, buy the book)

and from the book:
The photograph took the place of all those paintings, drawings and illustrations that served to provide information about the reality they represented. A photograph does this more reliably and credibly than any painting. ...Photography altered ways of seeing and thinking. Photographs were regarded as true, paintings as artificial. The painted picture was no longer credible... pg 31.

See you in class

Other interests informing your painting?

Hey everyone, I was just thinking about how fortunate I am currently to have my print work inform and really reinvigorate my painting. Honestly I was at a point where I was so frustrated with painting that I never wanted to do it and then I started to get into printmaking and finally found some sort of direction in my work. I was wondering about all of your artistic pursuits outside of painting and how it relates to your work...

A Conversation on The Presentation of Art

A Conversation on the Presentation of Art:

The arrangement of the artist’s work is critical- from class critiques to art exhibitions (on campus or off, in a gallery, perhaps?). The placement of one’s compositions can potentially make or break the series. One must take into account many elements w/ in this realm of art planning. The placement of my work or your work is an art form in itself. I pose the following ideas and questions. Consider it art food for art thought.

Does the presentation of the artwork- help move one’s eye through the work, sufficiently? Does the presentation continue the dialogue? - Does it convey the best message of your work from one panel to the other? How important a role does this presentation play- in helping to establish your artwork, in your own style/ your own element, in this contemporary art world, of ours?

Art is a dialogue-between artist and canvas & between the art and the viewer. As I continue to display my work, I observe the essential nature of the presentation process. What works? What doesn’t? There are many elements to consider in terms of presentation. Color scheme (Do colors clash?) Narrative/storytelling, textural patterns, subject matter, cropping of an image w / in the work, etc.. The pieces may work well alone or together. Now I can see the future “problems” as something good in the forming of my work. It motivates and challenges. I always like an artistic challenge. Please feel free to add your ideas, everyone.

Re:Blogging

FYI.....
If you are starting a new thought(a new post to the blog) use the New Post option.
To comment on a blog already posted by a member use the comment link at the bottom of that post.
There are a series of new posts and comments to those posts under my Rantings.

No one in our group will see these posts unless they are following the Rantings post.

i having trouble posting so this is just a test ya'll

Rantings

Art, like most everything that survives, evolves. From the beginnings of the twentieth century we have seen a real mutation. The reductionism, that began with Cezanne, non-objective subject, complete with the return to the two dimensional space where painting actually exists was a giant step. Coupled with the effects of technology, especially photography and digital media it continues the rebelling against and assaulting of preconceived definitions of art.
H.H. Arnason in History of Modern Art describes the effects of the spreading hysteria of the first World War and the profound reaction of the Zurich Dada’s as, “...making a critical examination of the traditions, premises, rules, logical basis, even the concepts of order, coherence, and beauty that had guided the creation of the arts throughout history and remained central to the enterprise of high-minded, utopian modernism.”
The destruction of conventions as a reaction to the brutality and nihilist attitude that ebbs in and out of our world history is well documented.
The twenty first century has given artists the same reasons to react, change and reinvent as a necessity for relevance, continued growth and existence.
There are many reasons to be a painter. It can be recreation to your life or the world, a desire to master techniques and skills for personnal satisfaction, the need for expression, not really understanding why, just the need to create or any combination of the above.
George Santayana said, “An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world”.
I have found that intuitively forming concepts of our contemporary culture and our society, much more interested in masking itself in appearances than in truth, tend to require a darker palette and vision.
The rant is almost over. Final thoughts (nothing original)from your peer well into the autumn of his life.
Don’t be afraid of taking chances; nothing new comes at the ends of paths well traveled. I don’t agree with the concept of there's nothing new. Nam June Paik didn’t either. I understand it’s not likely but it will never happen if people stop trying or worry about looking foolish. You can look foolish without trying so there is not much to lose i.e. I am actually thinking about posting this rant.
Try again, fail again, and fail better (That’s from a book title that’s better than the book) but there is a lot of truth there. Art doesn’t always need truth but it always needs the critical examination of rules and relevance. Saying that I am grateful for a room full of classmates and an instructor who my intuition tells me will be remembered for their influence and patience!
The rant is over....for now.

Bob Ross Thoughts

I grew up watching Bob Ross and his Joy of Painting series and I always found it to be a relaxing half hour. With his painting series, he brought oil painting to the masses in that he developed simplified techniques that allowed people to join the art world. He also taught that painting should make you happy and that you should always paint what you like...Something I find more and more true everyday.

These are just some of my musings. I am posting this just to get to see what you think of Bob Ross...Both good and bad.

Q & A, Interviews with the Artists (Elizabeth Murray)

I have been studying the work of Elizabeth Murray, more recently, since her name was mentioned during my critique. I did multiple searches about her view on her work and art. I stumbled across a very interesting Q & A – an online transcript of an interview with the artist,

I thought I would share the link w/ you all:
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/murray.html

I found discussion on the evolutionary process of her art- to be very insightful. I was upset to find out that she had passed away last yr. But I believe her spirit shall live on through her artwork :)

show openings

I was so nervous to go to my own show! I felt like the spotlight may burn right through me. I played it low key at first and answered the questions I was confronted with well enough. As the night progressed I felt a bit more comfortable and it was good to meet and talk to new people who were enthusiastic about my work. I realize more so know than I have before that putting yourself out there feels really good. And also that critique feels good. I had been so nervous about it to be truthful. But now I am most excited to invite people into my thoughts and let them inspire, suggest help to and encourage me. You can only progress a conversation if you speak out and once you do your faced with a whole new argument to realize and ascend to.

Jerrys sale

Hey guys i figured i'd post this up here- i was at jerrys artarama today ( on federal) and they had a ton of "imperfect" canvases fort sale up from for $2 each, theyre not in bad shape at all. i think there are 3 sizes and theyre pretty big- its a great deal! Just thought id let everyone know

Old article...

I read/posted this on my other blog awhile back but I figured that I would post it here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/jul/03/art2

It's about Jeff Koons being exhibited at Versailles. I personally can't stand the guy but it's still an interesting insight into the juxtaposition of contemporary art with the past/tradition/etc.

Traditional Methods

Since we were discussing the use of rabbit skin glue in class the other day, I thought others might want a resource. www.sinopia.com is a great website for all sorts of traditional media including pigments, rabbit skin and fish glues and all the accompanying materials to make traditional grounds. They even have recipes. Another great site is www.iconboards.com. They have pre-gessoed panels using the traditional rabbit skin glue recipe on both smooth panel and birch plywood. I know this is excellent quality as other professors have worked with this company.

Context

Here is an interesting article about an experiment that the Washington Post did a while back. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html

It is an interesting investigation into the importance of context for our work, the relevance of art to day to day life, and the ability of our culture to appreciate good work.

Usernames...

Hey everyone, I thought that i would start a post so that we could all make known who we were by username so as to prevent confusion. Some people have names that point to them obviously but others of us don't. For example, I'm Nina and my username is this one, BlurOfColor.

Art Quotes

I'm sure that a lot of you have heard of/seen this site before but I thought that I would post for anyone who hasn't. There are lots of great quotes...

http://www.artquotes.net/

Painting Literature

Recently I came across a very good reference book about oil paints. It is called "The Oil Colour Book: A comprehensive resource for painters".

It was published by Winsor&Newton and it focuses on their line of oil paints, including the water mixable type. The book covers everything from a brief history of oil paints, to the differences of student v. professional paints, technical information on colors, mediums and solvents, brushes, and even application techniques. In the back of the book, there are excellent "usage tables" that show compatibility of mediums and paints and even composition tables about each color. This is not a how-to book, rather, as the name implies, a resource book that is quick to read and a great reference to have.

guerra paint

A great resource for amazing pigments and mediums. http://www.guerrapaint.com/

Quotable quotes

"There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, through their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."-Pablo Picasso

"The aim of every artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history."-Harold Rosenberg