Check this out sound frequency + sand on metal = awesome geometric patterns. Thanks science friday!

http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10213/

Bryan

The pain pills have turned my brain to mush so here's what the mush is enjoying currently.

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There are lots of good artists on here but in particular check out Haluk Akakce my mush really likes it.

Bryan

Ray Johnson

Heres a pic of one of Ray's Collages

No More Ham, Please.

Hope everyone had a good easter. I'm in the middle of madness. Ok so has anyone ever heard of artist Ray Johnson? He was a big inspiration to me back when I first started college so if you haven't heard of him you should definitely look him up. Also, there is a documentary about him called How to Draw a Bunny. Amazing. So anyway, back to the studio I go! See you tomorrow in class.

-Streepy

Hey all,
Hopefully after surgery I will return to my normal cheerful self. I'm not too happy with this cranky attitued I have come into.

Later
Bryan

Also, here's another video I took when I went to Paris. This was at the Le Centre Pompidou. Now, I don't know who the artist was (I feel ashamed of this, yes) anyway, words and video could not explain the way this room made you feel when you were in it. It was so strange. Definitely one of the most unique art experiences I've ever had.

Orange Room in Paris Pompidou from ArtFreak on Vimeo.

STREEPY

Bunnys and Radiohead

Hey everyone! Just thought I'd share this video I took during spring break in Austin, TX. I found it quite amusing...oh the street scene during South by Southwest.

Bunnys and Radiohead ...What@!"? from ArtFreak on Vimeo.

Like finding a bleached brain in a blizzard

The bad thing about the "blizzard" was no final friday, however it did give me a great excuse to stay home and work on art. Sketchbooks were meant for days like these! I have also very recently figured out a primary direction for my work. I have other things I want to work on like portraits and figures but all of the focus on structures that was running around in my head finally landed on a little bit of grey matter. I spend so much time trying to figure out what I want to say that everything else takes a back seat and my works suffer, now I can start putting it all together. Hopefully I will eventually be able to start producing works that I can be truly proud of. Until then I'm going to be working towards it.

Bryan

The Builder was here

Bryan Reynolds
The Builder, Removed
Patrick Duegaw
Wichita Art Museum

Patrick Duegaw’s exhibit at the WAM displays a large amount of work filling 2 rooms. With a deliberate focus on the building process the studies, often shown next to final products, act as artistic blueprints. Many of these studies overshadow the final product and hold a stronger visual interest. The title of the exhibition is a mystery to me as the idea of a builder is implicit in the works construction. Further more there are several self portraits in the show and there is a looped video shown in fast motion of the artist cutting pieces of sheetrock for the works.
The construction of Duegaw’s works are laborious. They all consist of sheetrock that has been cut into pieces, attached to a background surface with screws. The screws are sometimes placed in conjunction with the images he paints on the sheetrock such as a pivot point for a tool. Otherwise they show up regardless of the location as a constant reminder that these pieces are assembled. There are shapes created by the pieces of sheetrock that serve as another layer of visual interest. Knives, fish, chandeliers are created out of sheetrock and the negative space formed in the gaps. The pieces range in size from approximately two foot squared to large 60X114 inches and a couple of very long murals. In places the sheetrock was attached wrong side out, a detail that demands attention from the viewer as Duegaw never misses an opportunity to shout “this was intentional and assembled!”
The exhibit is promising upon entering the gallery. Less traditional than the typical shows at the Wichita Art Museum this work brings the facility into a discussion of art being made by today’s artists. In a building ruled by a dusty Cassatt it is fantastic to see something this contemporary on display. That being said the works quickly go from interesting to gimmicky. Whether the pieces of sheetrock and the images they sometimes create are linked seems arbitrary. Exclusively working on that format the sheetrock often becomes distracting, as if Duegaw was tied to this idea even if it did not adhere to the concept of the individual piece. The studies often have more energy and passion than the resulting work, although this is not always the case. Next to one of the works there were multiple ink wash studies of a tea kettle that belabored the point that the piece was planned out and reflected only a small part of the work.
I am happy that the WAM was willing and able to host this show. Normally anything of this nature would have been relegated to a smaller gallery with limited viewing time and even less community awareness of the show. Wichita is becoming a more inviting environment for artists and I hope that continues. Duegaw is exploring interesting ideas and materials and is a skillful painter. Even though the show falls down in some aspects I would encourage everyone to go see it.

McKnight

Was anyone able to get into McKnight during Spring Break? I've tried 3 times and the last was around 2 o' clock today..

-Shannen

Tom Rhodes Rocks my fluffy white socks

http://tomrhodes.net/act/happiness.aspx -Tom Rhodes is an international comedian. He's hilarious. And just made my day a little better by making me laugh really hard.

The link is to a list he's been making since 2001 of the things that make him happy. I've gotten to the 300's but the list is over 1000 things.

-Shannen

Here's a link to Trevor Stewart, I've known him for a long time and he's one of my good friends. You may have seen him playing around town at restaurants or at final fridays. He plays at a lot of galleries so he's tied to the local art scene. He plays a really cool instrument called the Chapman stick which has been around since the 70's. I've done a couple of album covers/layouts for him and more recently a promo poster (ah damn whoring myself out to the demons of graphic design)

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54916039

Bryan

Architecture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAn4ldWjw2w I thought this was really cool. It's an everchanging facade.

-Shannen

Final Friday

Hi All,

I wanted to mention two exhibits that will be very worth checking out tomorrow.

Shift Space is hosting a Kinetic Sculpture exhibit, which will be exciting and is a must see!

Also, Heterotopia is hosting "For Example," which is a group exhibit. The gallery is located at 1714 E Douglas. Go see it!

Thanks
MMM

Linkages and stuff

OK these will probably be the last links to prints/printmakers I put up here, I'm done with the search engines :)
These are great sites for prints.
http://foundation-gallery.org/offreg/offreg_mnpls.html
http://www.ec1m.com/experimentalprintmaking/underground.htm

The Ulrich had a print attributed to Rembrandt up in the conference room for a while. I was surprised to see the sketchy line work, it didn't have the feel of a rigid planned out print project but more of a drawing. Very cool.

MOMA

The Mueseum of Modern Art in NYC was incredible. I was lucky enough to catch not one but two exibitions of an artist that I've admired for a long while, Marlene Dumas. Please check out the link to see some of her artwork. Was beautiful and mesmerizing in person. www.moma.org/exhibitions/



Mary Streepy

Print

I checked out some of the prints at www.lasanskyart.com and I am impressed with his skill. I also did some searching of my own check out Ilana Manolson's series who shall live and who shall die, it's amazing!!
http://www.manolson.com/whoshall.shtml

Bryan Reynolds

Michael Barnes

Hi Everyone,

Please check out the website of Michael Barnes (www.michaelbarnes.us)

He is a print artist working in Illinois.  His etchings are some of my favorite pieces of art ever!  He has such an amazing grasp of the medium of etching....look at his mark making!!!!

Enjoy!

Happy Printing!

MMM

I found this guy when I was doing some research for my painting class. http://www.sdbarber.com/pages/tattoo_icon_pg.html

He does portraits of people and other artists with tattoos.

-Shannen Lassiter

Final Friday is this Friday!!!!!

Things to see this final friday (Jan 30)

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Eat Heterotopia 1714 East Douglas

Emily Houtz at Twist 607 Douglas

Shift Space, group exhibit curated by Mason Monigold

welcome to the intaglio blog!

Hello printmakers!

I have created this blog in an attempt to share information/links/images/artists.  Please post anything that you would like to share with the rest of the class.

some links:

www.christopherdavison.com (Chris makes amazing etchings that we could all learn from)

www.jasonscuilla.com (Jason is an etching master as well)

www.lasanskyart.com (lasansky is an etching legend, and his drawings are pretty amazing as well)

Happy Printing!

MMM