Citizen Artist via Alabama Chanin--TONIGHT!

 



Thank you to Alabama Chanin for the link! I am so glad that I checked your feed today...

Nathalie Chanin also lists several ways to view the documentary if you cannot tune in this evening or record the program. See her links here


Here is the link:

via instant coffee...

28. CALL | MASS MoCA / Cabinet | An Exchange with Sol Lewitt | OCT 15
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A two-part exhibition curated by Regine Basha

The story of Sol LeWitt's exchanges with other artists is by now
widely known. Though most artists engage in this process at one
point or another, LeWitt seemed fully committed to it as an
artistic code of conduct, a way of life. Eva Hesse, Robert
Mangold, Hanna Darboven, and Robert Ryman are just a few of
LeWitt's celebrated contemporaries with whom the artist
exchanged works. Such exchanges were not limited to well-
known artists, however: LeWitt consistently traded works with
admirers whom he did not know but who had nevertheless sent
their work to him, as well as amateur artists with whom he
interacted in his daily life. LeWitt's exchanges—he responded to
every work he received by sending back one of his own—
fostered an ongoing form of artistic communion and, in some
cases, a source of support and patronage. The Sol LeWitt
Private Collection retains all of the works he received, as well as
a record of what he offered in return.

For LeWitt, the act of exchange seemed to be not only a
personal gesture, but also an integral part of his conceptual
practice. In addition to encouraging the circulation of artworks
through a gift economy that challenged the art world's
dominant economic model, LeWitt's exchanges with strangers
have the same qualities of generosity, and risk, that
characterized his work in general. This kind of exchange was
designed to stage an encounter between two minds, outside the
familiar confines of friendship.

If we consider the process of exchange as another of Sol
LeWitt's instructional pieces, then the rational (or irrational)
thing to do is to continue to exchange work and ideas, if only
symbolically, with him.

—This is a call to those who share an affinity with Sol LeWitt's
legacy as a conceptual artist, to those who knew him and those
who did not—to anyone who has ever wondered, "What would
Sol LeWitt like?"

—Guidelines

Your gift to Sol LeWitt can take the form of an image, an
object, a piece of music, or a film. Books, ephemera, and other
non-perishable items (e.g. wine) are also welcome. Other ideas
may be discussed with the curator.

2D contributions should be no larger than 8.5 x 11 inches; 3D
contributions should be no larger than 12 x 12 x 12 inches.

All contributions will be exhibited at either Cabinet or MASS
MoCA. The curator will notify you of the location of your
contribution by 1 December 2010.

Contributions can be dropped off, mailed, emailed, or faxed
between September 15th and October 15th:

An Exchange with Sol LeWitt
c/o Cabinet
300 Nevins Street
Brooklyn NY 11217, USA
Fax: + 1 718 222-3700
Email: exchangelewitt@gmail.com

A publication documenting the contributions will accompany
the shows and will be presented at the conclusion of the project
to all participants.

Please note that we cannot return your contribution. You can,
however, pick it up at the end of the exhibition if prior
arrangements have been made.

For further information, please contact Regine Basha at
exchangelewitt@gmail.com.
http://www.cabinetmagazine.org

Thought Feathers

’Yes, drawings are thought feathers, they are ideas that I seize in mid flight and put down on paper. All my thoughts are visual. But the subjects of my drawings are often not translated into sculpture until several years later. As a result, there are a lot of things that appear in drawings but are never explored further.'

[Louise Bourgeois]

Bust a move!

via The Official Autoshare Blog: 

Art On The Move moves onto an AutoShare Ford Transit

AutoShare has decided to collaborate with a unique Toronto art program ART ON THE MOVE. The program integrates public art and urban design by engaging professional artists and community members – kids, adults, and seniors – who collaborate to adorn vehicles with original artwork.

The design for AutoShare’s Ford Transit Connect was created by artist Susan Rowe Harrison, and 26 children of the Karen Kain School of the Arts Afternoon Art Club (Grades 4, 5 and 6). The program will officially launch June 15th, at the National Yacht Club and showcasing 5 original art-wrapped vehicles.
 

Sadness in Louisiana from the Big Picture

The oil spill does not seem to get any better. In fact things seem a bit hopeless.

More from the BigPicture.org

Urban Canvas Project

Oh man....

some happy inspiration from ILOVEDUST for my auto share vehicle!...via Benign Objects

Wabi-Sabi from emmas design blog

Image via Wikipedia

I love the idea of Wabi Sabi. Emma Fexeus of emmasblog put together a great piece on wabi-sabi and a list of resources. Thanks emma!
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from emma's design blog 2008-12-30 @ 23:20:50
Wabi Sabi, a little more background

“Pare down to the essence, but don’t remove the poetry. Keep things clean and unencumbered but don’t sterilize” says Leonard Koren, author of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers. That would be exactly what I think defines good interior design. And that is the reason why I am so drawn to the Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi, and would like to share some of what I've found out lately.

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another one from the same article...

“I think it’s also interesting to think about silence,” Mr. Gioni added.

something to think about...

“There was a time when some serious thought that later got reduced to catchphrases nonetheless was serious, and nonetheless did convey something about the art,” Mr. Storr said. “The turning of ideas into pitches, so to speak, was at the cost of ideas. We lost some good ideas because they got turned into spiels.”

OK, here they are. They are all sort of in the same series but a bit different. Not sure if which one I like if any. If there is anyone out there, what do you think?

wednesday/thursday sketches

Now I just need to convert the images from yesterday so that I can post them as well. I had a good day today but don't feel that I am "there" yet in the drawings. I still need more time to work on these. I am trying to bring in more of my work to the project. Then to bring back in the student art in a way that works. More later. Ouch my head hurts!

more for autoshare

another project

Here are some photos that I took recently to inspire some drawings I am working on for a client...I will update as I finish the work...funny that this is bird poop on the cement wall of an underpass in our neighborhood...anything can be mesmerizing and beautiful...

more inspiration...

This one is from the Design Museum in London from the Gio Ponti Show in 2002. It was created by design team Kerr Noble who worked together for 10 years before going their separate ways...

I wish I could find a larger image so I could read it but nevertheless totally beautiful...

Here is another from team Kerr-Noble and the Museum Sheffield show On The Map:

The blurb goes as follows...

"kerr|noble

Rivermap, Kerr | Noble, 1999 The Rivermap leaflet illustrates the importance of the process of mapping for designers in visualising information. In this map Kerr | Noble are representing the thoughts and feelings invoked by the River Thames, in London. They chose to use a poem by John Banck, A Description of London, 1738, to convey the character and history of the Thames. The words of this poem have replaced the geographical contours of the River, creating an alternative map. The font, Caslon by William Caslon, was chosen for its joyfulness and historicism, as it was designed at the same time that the poem was written." Find out more about Kerr | Noble Rivermap, Kerr | Noble, 1999

Another new project

I am working on another project that will involve text and image...looking for inspiration and I came across Stephanie Posavec's work...Her website really gives no indication of what her work is like which I found subversively interesting but grasping for more but her images are a knock out...my head spins with all of the information that she processes and depicts graphically...Pretty amazing...take a look

Stefanie Posavec “On the Map”- 04.02.08

 

NOTCOT Note: Here is another post continuing on Justine’s (aka RUGenius’) adventures in Sheffield, it took a bit of researching, but she’s come back to me with some MIND BLOWING infographics from Stephanie Posavec, you definitely need to click on the images after the jump to see them in full resolution where you can see what every curve and color represents. I kid you not, you will not see Kerouac’s On The Road the same again…

More from the Notcot article via Information is Beautiful...

I really like these images from Information is Beautiful:


David McCandless of Information is Beautiful describes this work: "The process involved intense mark-up of the original text."

and this one...





anyway, if you like them read on...

what I am working on now

I am working on some preliminary sketches for my Art on the Move vehicle using student work from our sessions at the Karen Kain School of the Arts in Etobicoke. See more here...

Hit List via Akimbo

This is a bit old but I printed it out and saved it because I liked it so much...thanks  to Elizabeth Zvonar for offering up her thoughts.

via akimbo 

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Hit List

Elizabeth Zvonar

Artist
Vancouver

Elizabeth Zvonar has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as the Contemporary Art Gallery, Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, Artspeak Gallery and Western Front Gallery all in Vancouver; Cohan and Leslie, New York; Sign Gaienmae Gallery, Tokyo; and at Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Belgium. In 2008 Zvonar was the inaugural artist at the Malaspina Print Research Residency and an artist in residence at the Banff Centre for Cosmic Ray Research (a thematic residency led by Janice Kerbel). On Time, her exhibition of sculpture and collage, is currently on view at the Contemporary Art Gallery. She will be included in the upcoming Mercer Union group exhibition Days of the Eclipse, opening in late January 2010. Zvonar lives and works in Vancouver.

1. Manners & Memory

As the years pass, I am increasingly aware of how very impressed I am when I have social encounters that I come away from energized simply because those I am interacting with are polite. Not in a mannered or calculating way but from a place of personal confidence and thoughtful sincerity. These are highly attractive and productive ways of being that have more to do with being self aware and cognizant of the symbiotic nature of the world we live in together, than with who you know and where you went to school. The importance of memory makes good manners richer. Too often I am equally stunned by civil encounters that preference social amnesia as a method of navigating the real world, the art world, and the world of simple daily tasks that require routine interactions. I am acutely aware of my surroundings and am aware that as individuals, our lives are complex but like it or not, we are all in this together. Here’s to counteracting the death of civility through conscientiousness, generosity, gratitude and being open.

2. Feminism

Feminism never went away and now it really is on the vanguard of social consciousness. Each decade or so, feminism’s definition becomes more expansive and inclusive making for a stronger foothold on culture. Like any good philosophical, social, and political moment, feminism is constantly evolving and redefining itself, and more people are embracing this as a social movement. Kate Davis and Faith Wilding’s The Long Loch, Where Do We Go From Here (coming up April 2010) is a project that asks the five Ws of feminism, rooting its past to make a path for its future all in conjunction with CCA Glasgow and the Glasgow Women’s Library. For some fresh perspectives on the subject, their project, the Read Out! Read In! Feminist Lines of Flight in Art and Politics reading room will be available online any day now through a yet unreleased blog tentatively titled Lines of Flight in Art and Politics.

3. Intuition/Clarity

I have spent a lot of time watching and learning from others and I have come to realize that the act of observing coupled with an attention to listening are two skills I have honed over the years that are integral to a keen sense of intuition. Intuition never fails but only educated intuition can give a deep sense of clarity. I love it when people say what they mean and mean what they say. There is integrity in clarity of thought and value of meaning and when it comes from a place where a person is confident and happy with who they are, it makes for potential in culture.

4. Hearing

I have a rotating list of favorite stations and podcasts to listen to including the recently added Feminsting and the always educational This American Life. One of my recent favorites for awesome playlists in VanCity has got to be, without a doubt, Radio Zero; listen live on Fridays on UBC’s radio station CiTR. Want to travel far away? Try Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 and if you don’t like her selections, try another DJ from the BBC Radio 1, the choice is extensive.

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Oh this is so great!

via Flavorwire...this is so great! by Hold Your Horses!


70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L'Ogre on Vimeo.