Detroit, Michigan: 1) ranks in the top 10 for highest murder rates, according to the FBI; 2) consistently scores as one of the most overweight cities in the U.S.; 3) graduates less than 25% of students from its public school system… BUT THANK GOODNESS for Detroit Councilwoman Barbara-Rose Collins and her colleagues who somehow find [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Thank goodness for sound governance (of art)
Posted in Artists, News, tagged Alice Smith, blockheads speaking about art, censored art, Detroit City Council, elected officials who should fire their media liasons, public sculpture, Todd Erickson, Tyree Guyton on July 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The dreamy life of master sand sculptors
Posted in Artists, Indulgences, tagged Bulgarian chutneys, ephemeral art, Remy Geerts and Paul Hoggard, sand elephant, sand sculptures on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As you may have guessed from some of my previous posts, I’m intrigued by the concept of ephemeral art; painstaking effort for the sake of short-lived beauty is so alluring. Combine this idea with a life of global beach hopping and you’ve got the reality of couple Remy Geerts and Paul Hoggard, artists who together [...]
Casting call for first art/artist reality tv show
Posted in Events, News, Tips, tagged art on television, Bravo reality tv, casting calls, Nam June Paik, Sarah Jessica Parker, Untitled Art Project on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bravo is one of my favorite television channels, but I’m a little unsure of how I feel about a new show in development: How do you go from struggling, emerging or even semi-established artist to selling a complete show for $198 million? It’s a big art world out there, but maybe this is one place [...]
Sheet metal, jumper cables used to capture nature
Posted in Artists, tagged electricity and art, Eucalyptus Polyanthemos, Kirlian photography, nature photography, Robert Buelteman on July 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wired Online posted a neat little article last week featuring the work of artist Robert Buelteman, who uses a jeopardous technique (related to Kirlian photography) that employs high voltage electricity: Buelteman begins by painstakingly whittling down flowers, leaves, sprigs, and twigs with a scalpel until they’re translucent. He then lays each specimen on color transparency film and, for a [...]
LEGO sculpture on the museum circuit
Posted in Artists, Events, tagged LEGO art, Nathan Sawaya, sculpture, The Art of the Brick on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Remember the pain that came with accidentally stepping on LEGO pieces in your childhood? Well, imagine the shoeless nightmare that must be the studio of New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya who creates fine art sculpture out of the some 1.5 million LEGO blocks he typically has on hand. He’s created a number of human form [...]
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