Tuesday, January 31, 2006

attack of pigeon art....

This exhibit is definitely not for any of those who hate birds- especially pigeons!
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Go here and here for more details. The artist is Kader Attia and the piece is called "Flying Rats", 2005, live pigeons, birdseed, mixed mediums. The images freaked me out at first...but now I wish I could see it in person!
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Monday, January 30, 2006

CALL FOR ARTISTS

CALL FOR MICHIGAN ARTISTS:
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Detroit and Michigan artists, I need your attention now!

 

I work at a gallery, TRA Art Group in the Michigan Design Center (a corporate and trade gallery), and we have stumbled upon a great opportunity for local artists. A large investment and real estate development company (which I will not name on the blog) is looking for Michigan artists' works to put in their new building downtown and other buildings in the metro Detroit area. Detroit artist, Mary Rousseaux and I are working on a deal to propose to the company but we first need your help. If you are interested please submit high resolution jpeg images to traart@sbcglobal.net for us to select artists to be included in the proposed artist bill. We are looking for more established artists...ie...clint snider, mitch cope, scott hocking, lynn galbreath, ben kiel...and so on...so spead the word. The sooner you submit image/resume the better.


If you have any questions please contact the listed email address. Thanks :)

Sunday, January 29, 2006

kim and anderson at Hilberry


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It is great how kim's geometric forms transfer to photographs - they make atmospheric distortion like the piece is melting or crumbling.
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I might also add that this show was affortable to almost any collector. Kim's smallest wood form was only $500!
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The "meat" painting was a favorite of mine...too bad it was already sold...

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Anderson's paintings looked like colorful candy that melted onto a canvas...very yummy in texture.
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I think this one was a bundle of red and green peppermints that melted.....Joking aside, I did really enjoy the surface quality in andeson's works, although in the long run I don't know if I would want to look at one everyday.

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Friday, January 27, 2006

sara blakeman at mcb

Great show...and here are the pics for anyone who didn't make it out to motor city.
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I bought the top piece...I called it "two poops floating in heaven". It really was called "egg replacers".

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The glam/noise hipsters were in full force!

john azoni at the belmont


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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Hilberry opening Friday

Some art openings are about art: others are about "being seen"! Be cool and go to the Hilberry club.



Friday January 27, 6 - 9 pm opening
 Paintings by Charles Andresen and sculpture by Mary Kim and performances by The Living Flames and Genders.



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mary kim
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Charles Andresen

Five Detroit Buildings Worth Saving

Check out this great story - with great pics - that my buddy over at detroitfunk wrote for real detroit.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

sara blakeman wednesday

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Sara Blakeman at Motor City Wednesday night



Motor City Brewing Works
4701 W. Canfield, Detroit
(Between Cass and 2nd)
313-832-2700
Every Wednesday Night, 7-11 pm

art opening at the belmont

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Tomorrow night at the Belmont, ccs student John Azoni is having an art opening.
wednesday, Jan. 25 at 8:00 pm.

The Belmont is a bar located in Hamtramck.

10215 JOSEPH CAMPAU
HAMTRAMCK, MI 48212
Phone: (313) 871-1966

Monday, January 23, 2006

reality television meets the art world!

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Just when you can't get enough of reality shows like project runway and america's next top model, a new artist based reality show has emerged called "Artstar" and is put on by NY gallery Deitch Projects.


"Though the title rather playfully implies that one of the eight will emerge a star, participants won't be kicked off the show every week, they won't be living together, and there isn't going to be an official winner. Each of the participants was given a $1,000 gift certificate to spend on materials, a $500 honaorarium, and 24-hour access to 7,000 sq ft of shared studio space." Art Review jan/feb issue.
"Gallery HD and Deitch Projects are pleased to announce ARTSTAR, a groundbreaking new television documentary. ARTSTAR is the first-ever unscripted television series set in the New York art world. Selected from an open call, the eight chosen artists will have the opportunity to participate in the Art Parade at Deitch Projects. ARTSTAR will document these artists as they interact with leading critics, collectors, curators and artists in New York, while making new artworks as part of a historic collaborative participation in Deitch Projects and Paper Magazine's production of the Art Parade." Artstar official site


Check out the ARTSTAR site for more details. Too bad that it only airs on the Voom Dish network :(

Sunday, January 22, 2006

more of ccs...



Besides the faculty show in the main center gallery, down the alumni hallway was an exhibit of ccs staff and administration. It is funny that to me the hallway showed a stronger show than the main gallery...which poses an interesting question about being an artist and becoming a full time teacher: does being a teacher drain you of your talent? I know this isn't a problem with all teachers and it seemed like the some of the artistically stronger teachers were not in the main show like gilda snowden, nancy mitter...isn't clint snider on board at ccs too - where was his work? The work in the hallway was also a cross section of a generally younger staff and a staff very much still involved in the current art community.
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harlan lovestone - this was my first time seeing harlan's work and I would like to see more. I know the name...just not a face yet.
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miroslav cukovik - very surprising...a new series? or just experimenting?
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graem whyte - I loved this piece...bronze packing chips. very neat...hey graem...wanna sell?
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maria pranito - maria's finishing up her masters right now. this print is a big departure from her thickly painted landscapes with stickers of a few years ago. are you still painting or are you doing more photo now?
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robert kolinski
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