The Pain of Feeling exhibition at KGallery.
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Robert Miller Gallery presents an exhibition of Italian photographer Walter Niedermayr images. Widely exhibited internationally, Niedermayr’s oversized multi-panel photographs feature a stark contrast through scale. Massive mountainous landscapes or architectural elements dwarf human figures and establish a dialogue between man and the environment.
Should be an interesting show: Ben Quilty organizes a show at Jan Murphy. May 19 – June 6, 2009. I like the concept of a gallery owner giving up the reigns to an artist.
What They’re Not: The Paintings of Christopher Wool at Galerie Micheline Szwajcer from 29 January – 14 March, 2009.
Ann Goldstein writes about the work here.
Bicycle Paintings by Taliah Lempert.
Andy’s Bike Front
Right now Taliah is working on a painting of a Jesse’s Robin Hood. This struck a chord with me as I used to ride a Robin Hood in college. My bike- messenger mechanic buddy pulled a Robin Hood frame out of the dumpster and told me he had a project bike for me. I asked him to set me up right! He took about a week to piece together my commuter bike. It was built like a tank and drove solid. It was even stolen once! I wandered through my neighborhood hoping some kids just took it for a joyride. It didn’t get very far as I found it a couple of blocks away. I knew the crims wouldn’t think my bike was cool enough to keep!
Jesse’s Robin Hood
The Richard Misrach exhibition titled On The Beach closes at the Henry today. The show is on a two year tour travelling from Honolulu to Atlanta. Misrach captures beaches, oceans, sunbathers and swimmers photographed from an extreme omniscient perspective.
My client, Sheila Coppola at Sidereal Fine Art Press, worked with artist Jeffry Mitchell to produce a number of limited edition intaglio print editions. Each series features elaborately drawn peonies, an image he has investigated over the last 30 years, using the traditional technique of soft ground etching.
During the proofing stages Mitchell paired etched plates to arrive at five different combinations. From these combinations he chose three to edition titled Double Peony I, Double Peony III and Double Peony IV. The three prints are in editions of seven each with various other proofs. Five of the seven prints may be purchased singly. Two of the seven prints are reserved for sale only as a complete suite of three prints. If you have any questions about these prints or the creative process involved in making the prints, Sheila is happy to discuss.
Double Peony I
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Double Peony III
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Double Peony IV
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Peony 2004
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Turns out Josiah got his start here in the Pacific Northwest however was immersed amongst the sea of other regional and national glass artists. Gallery owner Donald Young picked him up and he kick-started a career in NYC. Unfortunately I missed Josiah speak at The Henry last year. I would have enjoyed hearing him talk about the cosmos and it’s relation to his elaborate sculptural object/chandeliers. One of my clients went and told me it was incredible, mind altering, and changed her perspective about her relationship in the cosmos!
Apparently Josiah was awarded a residency at the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University where he collaborated with OSU cosmologist David H. Weinberg on a model of the Big Bang.
Josiah’s works from the Total Reflective Abstraction series are also incredible to look at. These works are shown at a few gallery websites including Andrea Rosen.
Above: from Flickr.
Locate a Pomodoro sculpture anywhere on the planet.
I’ve always thought the existing Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney looked a little rigid; the building could do with an injection of modern architecture. Given the quayside location this new addition looks promising. Trash or treasure? Cast your vote at The Sydney Morning Herald website poll here.
A series of photographs by Kevin Cummins is now available at Paul Smith. Cummins is well known as one of the prime photographers shooting images in the midst of the punk scene in the 1970s. Each image is available in an edition of 30.
Bernard Sumner - Gelatin-silver print - Size 40.6 x 30cm - Ed. of 30
Bernard Sumner – Joy Division/New Order photographed at 6am, New York City, July 1983. £881
Sex Pistols - Gelatin-silver print - Size 40.6 x 30cm - Ed. of 30
Sex Pistols photographed in Ivanhoe’s, Huddersfield, Christmas Day, 1977. This was the Pistols final gig in Britain before they split up. £881
Notre-Dame-du-Haut is the architect Le Corbusier’s chapel in Ronchamp, France. I had to make the pilgrimage as I was obsessed with this building ever since studying it in Architecture school. Now to describe the building and the experience getting there: the building is surreal. Sublime. Ironic. While getting there was an adventure in train schedules, bus stops and hitch-hiking. The sailing concrete forms were definitely unlike anything I have seen before or since. Well worth the trouble to visit in one’s lifetime.
Melbourne based photographer, Andrew Curtis, uses the light emitted by mobile phones to illuminate his subjects face in a new series called ‘Cell’. C-type color photograph prints available at Christine Abrahams Gallery.
Artist website here.
Extended exposure photographs capture the artist’s movement while skateboarding, at night. The Dark Skate series at DCKT Contemporary, July 23 – September 13, 2008.
Quilty offers up full-on skullduggery at GrantPirrie through August 30. The work is just < ok > for me however I’m looking forward to what follows the menacing skull imagery and portraits. See his next exhibition at Jan Murphy Gallery.
Seattle based artist Roy McMakin makes sculptural objects and architecture. McMakin’s unique style comes together in the professional services side of his company called, Domestic Architecture. What sets the architecture apart is his ability to construct a whimsical personality with common architectural elements like material, walls, doors, windows and stairs. Building materials and color play an important role in his interiors, consequently quirky details abound within McMakin’s mannered designs. Contrasts in scale and proportion create a sublime effect; McMakin knows the rules and enjoys manipulating the rules. Looking at his projects you realize every architectural detail has been carefully designed.
Vashon Island, WA Residence
37th Avenue Residence
