Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Art in the Garden, NC
It's that time of the year again for Art in the Garden, the Fifteenth Annual Sculpture Invitational, in Hillborough, North Carolina. If you find yourself near the Triangle Area the weekend of May 2-3, stop by, say hi, and check out some great sculpture. Rain or shine, a great time is always had by all.
Friday, April 24, 2009
New Sculptures
Check out the first two Transitions galleries on my website for a number of new sculptures as well as new images of existing pieces. Due to the size of some of the pieces, I had to wait for the weather to cooperate in order to photograph them outside. That meant not only waiting for the right diffused light, but for Spring to arrive as well. Thank goodness it has. Winter has passed and the green is returning once again!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Traveling sculptures
My first real sculpture trip of the year was to pick up Portal (seen, or rather, not seen, in the crate in the back of the truck) from the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND and then head down to Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD to pick up Nexus. I arrived home very early the following morning, just before an all-encompassing fog descended...
Monday, March 9, 2009
Art for a New Era
There is understandably a lot of pessimism out there today. By "out there" I mean most anywhere, but specifically outside my studio doors. Because inside, I remain surprisingly, almost unnervingly, optimistic. For someone (mistaken, I would argue) perceived to be a bit of a curmudgeon, this is an unusual state to be in. What hope could I possibly have in an art world undergoing rapid capitulation by many individual artists and art organizations?
Put simply, I believe much Quality, meaningful and well-crafted work will not only survive this Grand Purging, but will thrive in an era more skeptical of exuberant claims and glitzy sheen. Work grounded in Nature, history and our human desire for meaning will continue to be valued because it satisfies an expressly human need for self-creation. Work which looks beyond the navel of its creator, which connects on an intimate level with the viewer, will communicate in a way that hype and market forces never can. I am optimistic because I think these difficult times will lead people to search out the type of authentic and insightful work which I value. It is also the type of work I aspire to create, and the type of work created by other artists who I admire.
Once such artist I recently discovered is Andy Paiko. Check out his site and spend some time exploring his heart-breakingly poetic work. Paiko's glasswork is like alchemy to me. I understand steel and its resiliently fluid nature, but the fragile fluidity and structure of his glasswork is a mystery me, in the best possible way. I find myself mesmerized looking at them, captivated by their detail, form and execution.
Put simply, I believe much Quality, meaningful and well-crafted work will not only survive this Grand Purging, but will thrive in an era more skeptical of exuberant claims and glitzy sheen. Work grounded in Nature, history and our human desire for meaning will continue to be valued because it satisfies an expressly human need for self-creation. Work which looks beyond the navel of its creator, which connects on an intimate level with the viewer, will communicate in a way that hype and market forces never can. I am optimistic because I think these difficult times will lead people to search out the type of authentic and insightful work which I value. It is also the type of work I aspire to create, and the type of work created by other artists who I admire.
Once such artist I recently discovered is Andy Paiko. Check out his site and spend some time exploring his heart-breakingly poetic work. Paiko's glasswork is like alchemy to me. I understand steel and its resiliently fluid nature, but the fragile fluidity and structure of his glasswork is a mystery me, in the best possible way. I find myself mesmerized looking at them, captivated by their detail, form and execution.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Artist A Day
If you haven't already discovered it, check out Artist A Day. They profile some really fine work and the site is beautifully designed. A nice community has sprung up to discover and discuss a wide variety of great art.
I'm honored to be today's artist, #732. Check it out. If you're so inclined, you can rate my work (a simple 5 star system) or go one step further and leave a comment. (Not that it's a competition, but if I could top my good friend and outstanding fellow-sculptor Emil Alzamora, that would be a feather in my cap!)
I'm honored to be today's artist, #732. Check it out. If you're so inclined, you can rate my work (a simple 5 star system) or go one step further and leave a comment. (Not that it's a competition, but if I could top my good friend and outstanding fellow-sculptor Emil Alzamora, that would be a feather in my cap!)
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