Monday, May 13, 2013

Spiderman Naked

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello
Spiderman Naked
Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches
2013 by F. Lennox Campello

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello
Detail of Spiderman Naked

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello
Update: Now in a permanent collection in Miami, Florida!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

When art fairs bite...

Art fair blues...

Check out former DC artist and now hard-working Brooklyn gallerist Marina Reiter's experience with the Verge Art fair that went away and took her money... read it here.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Call for Photo and Video Submissions

HEMPHILL is pleased to present two projects by free[space]collective in the exhibition Artist-Citizen, Washington DC, on view June 5 through July 27, 2013. Artists Michael Dax Iacovone and Billy Friebele utilize the city and its residents as an essential tool for the creation of their work. The DC Photo Grid is an aggregated map of the city generated from user-submitted photographs, and the DC Crowd-Sourced Video Project offers a constantly looping portrait of the city as viewed by its inhabitants. We invite you to participate by submitting your photos and videos following the instructions below.

DC Photo Grid
The space of Washington DC is made up of government buildings, businesses, and domestic dwellings. What's left over is the public space of parks, streets, and sidewalks. This is a crowd sourced public archive of that free space.

Instructions:
The photo must be taken within the border of Washington DC.
The photo must be taken in outdoor public space.
You must locate the square mile the photo was taken in and indicate the mile along with the submission.
You must enter the date the photo was taken.
Click to SUBMIT a photo.

DC Crowd-Sourced Video Project
This evolving participatory video project will be exhibited at HEMPHILL for the Artist/Citizen exhibition in June and July of 2013. We will edit video submissions together, fading them on top of each other to create a time-based portrait of the city. The most recent submission will be edited into the looping video displayed in the gallery, replacing the oldest video on the loop.

Instructions:
Videos must be of public space in Washington, DC.
Please do not exceed 1 minute in duration.
Video can be submitted either by emailing a youtube or vimeo link to dcphotogrid@gmail.com or you may send video to this email address using a file sharing site such as yousendit.com or wetransfer.com.
Click to SUBMIT a video.

free[space]collective Mission:
We see the city as an evolving system in a constant state of change. Each person’s experience within the changing city is different and valuable. We are interested in initiating dialog through encounters in public space and using art as a vehicle for community engagement and interaction. We believe in starting a conversation, and then setting it free to evolve with the input of the people who share those spaces.
 HEMPHILL
1515 14th Street NW
Washington DC, 20005
202.234.5601
gallery@hemphillfinearts.com
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Friday, May 10, 2013

DC Artist bound for Venice Biennale

Christopher Baer

Christopher Baer

Recent work from the White on White series on display throughout the 2013 Venice Biennale at Ai Reali, located a few steps from the Rialto Bridge.

Opening Reception | Weds May 29th, 6 - 9pm | Venice, Italy


Hosted by Ai Reali, Castello, Campo della Fava 5527


In addition to the Washington DC studio, Baer is producing work in a new studio in rural VA, two hours south of DC.
 
For more information about process, upcoming exhibitions and studio life, visit Baer's online visual journal or christopherbaer.com.  Daily blatherings on Twitter.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Sharon's Letter

Dear Friends, 

Please donate $30+ TODAY to fight cancer!  Read below to see why!

In 2012, I participated in the Marin Olympic Triathalon with Team in Training.  I swam .93 miles, biked 22 miles, and ran 6.2 miles in 3.5 hours.  In support of my efforts, 49 people helped me raise over $2,500 to find better cures and treatments for cancer.

It is 2013 and it is time for me to up the ante!  I am going to do TWO Olympic Triathalons, with Team in Training, which have more difficult courses and a larger monetary goal of $3000.

May 5th - Wildflower, CA - .93 mile swim, 24.8 mile bike, 6.2 mile run
June 30th - Pacific Crest, OR - .93 mile swim, 28 mile bike, 6.2 mile run

Last fundraising letter, I told you all about how I have a piece of my ass where my toe used to be. Threatened by a possible future spreading Melanoma, half of my toe was chopped off and a piece of my backside was put in its place. But that's ancient history.

Unfortunately, what isn't history...is cancer.  It is still kicking around affecting the people we know and love.  I can think of three of my peers (women in their 30's) who had to endure chemotherapy this year.  And that pisses me off!

If cancer also makes you mad, take 2 minutes and donate $30+ to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society from my fundraising page:


In the great words of my favorite author Dr. Seuss, 
 
“You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So... get on your way!” 

So, I'm going to take my half-toe,
And we're going to have fun.  
Kicking Cancer's ass 
As I Swim, Bike, and Run! 

Thank you for the love and support.  Even if you can only donate one dime, please add your donation to the cause.  Ever cent counts.

Sincerely,
Sharon Pieczenik

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Young Photographer

This is the latest work in my series of paintings/drawings with embedded electronic components. It is titled "Young Photographer Worshiping at the Altar of Contemporary Photography." It has three small LCD screens embedded into the piece that play about 200+ images of famous photographs, rotating every 3 seconds or so.

Young Photographer Worshiping at the Altar of Contemporary Photography
Young Photographer Worshiping at the Altar of Contemporary Photography
Watercolor, charcoal and gesso with embedded electronics
8x20 inches, matted and framed to 20x28 inches.

Detail

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

States of Mind at UM

OPENING RECEPTION THIS THURSDAY -  MAY 9, 5-8PM
MAY 9 – JUNE 22, 2013
States of Mind is the University of Maryland's first nationally juried exhibition, juried and curated by the Stamp Gallery’s student staff. Please join them in celebrating the opening of this fantastic show!  

For more information about the show visit their website.

My pick for this show?: Check out Adam Bradley's work