"If you are a Frida Kahlo fan – and really, who isn’t – check out the new exhibit at the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City. It opened this past weekend and it takes us inside Frida’s long-locked closet."Read the story by Diana Olivia Cave here.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Frida Kahlo’s Closet is Opened 58 years After Her Death
Friday, June 21, 2013
Reworking Eve
I seldom do this, but
after framing "Eve Sees Her Face for the First Time" and looking at
it for a few days, I decided to re-work the pond/water area. Here's the final
version heading to Glenn Aber Contemporary in
New York for the fairs at the Hamptons.
This is an experimental public artwork that uses social media to create this final work of art. The concept is to offer a path to develop a collaborative effort between the artist and other people.
This is an experimental public artwork that uses social media to create this final work of art. The concept is to offer a path to develop a collaborative effort between the artist and other people.
The video drawing
“Eve Sees Her Face for the First Time” showcases the faces of about 75 women
from all over the world. When this piece was conceived, I put out a call via
Facebook for women of all ages, ethnicities and races to send him an image of
their faces for inclusion in the piece.
The
call went viral on Facebook and over 1,000 images of women came from all over
the world (and are still coming!). This work contains about 75 rotating images
of the first woman. Additionally, the piece can continue to “grow” and the
collector of this piece has the option to continue to add more faces to the
piece via an included USB connector, if so desired, and thus become a
“contributor” to the work.
My
next step with this series is to create the next piece with the ability to log
onto the Internet and via Facebook (once the owner logs it into his/her
Facebook account) to search for the Facebookian women who have given permission
and donated their faces to the project.
I
am in the process of beginning working with Facebook developers to have them
create a "permission" that can be recognized by my work, so that it
can "grab" the permitted image and insert it into the artwork.
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| Eve Sees Her Face for the First Time Charcoal and Conte with Embedded Electronics 32 x 20 inches and framed to 40.5 x 28.5 inches |
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| Previous version of the piece |
Thursday, June 20, 2013
USS Enterprise's last voyage
USS Enterprise, easily the most legendary US Navy ship, is about to take its final voyage.
Read it here.
Fair winds and following seas to this amazing lady.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Mexican Emperor bit the dust in 1864
On this day in history, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, who had been made Emperor of Mexico by French Emperor Napoleon III in 1864, was whacked on the orders of Benito Juarez, the President of the Mexican Republic.
I know that all of you knew that, but how many of you know that the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was named after Juárez?
I know that all of you knew that, but how many of you know that the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was named after Juárez?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Wanna go to an artist's talk this Saturday?
Come hear local glass artist Erwin Timmers discuss his work.
Thoughtful and ingenious, Timmers' sculpture calls attention to
contemporary issues through a creative re-engineering of
often-overlooked forms and concepts, often focusing on industrial
salvage and recycling.
In my opinion, he's also one of the "earliest" green artists on the planet.
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 22, 2:00pm
Brentwood Arts Exchange - exchanging ideas through art
located in the Gateway Arts Center3901 Rhode Island Avenue
Brentwood, MD 20722
301-277-2863/ tty. 301-446-6802
email: pgp-brentwood-arts@pgparks.com
Monday, June 17, 2013
Call to Artists - Art HoCo 2013
Artists who live, work, or study in Howard County are invited
to apply for this biennial, juried exhibit. Guest juror is Fahimeh
Vahdat, Chair of Visual Arts at Howard Community College. Deadline for
entries is August 30; exhibit runs from November 1–December 13. The
prospectus and entry form are available for download at
www.hocoarts.org/exhibits.php.
Community and Web Relations Assistant
Howard County Arts Council
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
p: 410.313.ARTS
f: 410.313.2790
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Parish Gallery's Final Exhibit
NORMAN PARISH: The Artist
Opening June 21, 2013
Reception 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Parish Gallery - Georgetown
1054 31st Street,
NW
Washington, DC 20007
Tel: 202.944.2310
Email: parishgallery@bigplanet.com
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