a visual collective outlet of inspiration
photographer skye parrott
art and fashion seem to meet in marfa but even god doesn’t seem to be too happy with that. skye parrott courtesy of brydges mackinney. by dd
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Martynka Wawrzyniak: smell me on october 20th
polish artist martynka wawrzyniak
smell me is a solo exhibition by martynka wawrzyniak. a mixed-media and performance artist known for incorporating unlikely substances into her work, wawrzyniak will be creating an installation reflecting a year long project where she acted as both investigator and subject exploring and capturing her biological essence.
working with a research team of hunter college chemistry students under the guidance of professor donna mcgregor the artist underwent multiple experiments to collect aromatic elements from her body. she was subject to rigorous sessions to extract the concentrated essence of her sweat, tears, and hair to create an olfactory-based self-portrait that will engage visitors in a visceral form of communication without visuality as primary form.
a limited edition of the original organic essences will be displayed in tear shaped chemistry vials as well as three candles that are made of paraffin that was scraped off wawrzyniak’s body then melted into 250 ml chemistry beakers.
“in today’s society we do everything we can to mask the natural scent of our bodies, thus forgoing an ancient form of animal communication. i wanted to isolate these primal human essences and deliver them in an environment devoid of other sensual distractions. the piece represents the true essence of a woman – free of visual prejudice.” – martynka wawrzyniak. by dd
xavier on bambi
the ever present xavier veilhan and his pet bambi. love the guy. by dd
very sliks
pretty graffiti/art by sliks. thought dd would approve. by kl
costco returns to the business of selling fine art?
costco is famous for stretching the dollar. from groceries to electronics, beauty supplies to sporting goods and now it’s adding something else to its inventory: fine art. now shoppers can add an original warhol, braqueor or matisse, to their on-line shopping cart. by cp
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
and it went something like this… imagine marcel duchamp meeting gabriel garcía márquez. i’ll have to read that cp. by dd
lionel hun: dance of hope
you may have seen this but i like it as the movements are less literal and more liquid. a nice mixture of street and classical done well. here is lionel hun dancer/choreographer performing in tokyo during the tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. four days after he evacuated to macau where he decided to express his love for japan by making this performance. by kc
swedish deco film confections
bela and boris in the same film, with a story written by poe nonetheless. the actual tale of the black cat is quite short, i remember reading it as a creepy adolescent. despite that, it has been made into two (that i know of) full length films, both with merits to share. i came across these swedish movie posters, and you can check out the full list here. by sv
power and knowledge
moon river: foucault map by thomas hirschhorn by cp.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF JOHN BALDESSARI BY TOM WAITS
just lovely by pp.
All About Sugimoto
sugimoto discusses his work with t magazine. by kc
Notations: contemporary drawing as idea and process
figure 1. richard serra, ‘titled arc,’ 1986. oil crayon on paper, 19 x 24 1/2 inches.
figure 2. hadi tabatabai, df-29, 2007. colored pencil with acrylic and vinyl paints on .005 drafting film, 12 x 11 inches.
figure 1. sol lewitt, three-part variations on three different kinds of cubes 331, 1967. ink and graphite on paper, 11 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches.
william anastasi, untitled (subway drawing), 2009. graphite on paper, 8 x 11 1/2 inches.
it is through drawing that artists open their field for imaginative elaboration, in which concepts and ideas can emerge and change with relative ease. notations: contemporary drawing as idea and process brings together over sixty works by thirty-nine artists from the postwar decade to today. they include carl andre, mel bochner, dan flavin, eva hesse, nancy holt, william anastasi, sol lewitt, agnes martin, richard serra, hadi tabatabi, and robert smithson, among many others. if you get a chance to stop by st. louis during september-january don’t miss this show at the kemper art museum, garen gallery. by cp
