January 2011
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WatchVery thinly veiled cultural critique….
See also: ”We’ll see you in your breakdown”
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Catherine Opie lecture @ PAM - PDX - Thur. 6 PM... →
I’m not particularly that interested Opie’s current work on display — I am however a fan of her skywalk series - as seen at the Walker in 2004…. (Skyways and Icehouses, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA) -
Still it is always worth going to hear first hand commentary…
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Natural Form - Sand Dollar
Matt Niebuhr
Just testing potential outlets… a catalogue of images - (more information via Magcloud…) - seems to me that Magcloud could do better at offering different types of media preview online….. Though I have to note that the iPad Magcloud app is very good at presenting material. Lots of potential on the iPad / any Pad really I suppose -...
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Sentences on Conceptual Art - Sol LeWitt...
Sentences on Conceptual Art, by Sol LeWitt, verbatim: (continued; numbers 25-35 of 35)
25. The artist may not necessarily understand his own art. His perception is neither better nor worse than that of others.
26. An artist may perceive the art of others better than his own.
27. The concept of a work of art may involve the matter of the piece or the process in which it is made.
28. Once the...
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Sentences on Conceptual Art - Sol LeWitt...
Sentences on Conceptual Art, by Sol LeWitt, verbatim: (continued; numbers 10-24 of 35)
10. Ideas can be works of art; they are in a chain of development that may eventually find some form. All ideas need not be made physical.
11. Ideas do not necessarily proceed in logical order. They may set one off in unexpected directions, but an idea must necessarily be completed in the mind before the next...
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Sentences on Conceptual Art - Sol LeWitt
Sentences on Conceptual Art, by Sol LeWitt, verbatim: (numbers 1-9 of 35)
1. Conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic can not reach.
2. Rational judgements repeat rational judgments.
3. Irrational judgments lead to new experience.
4. Formal art is essentially rational.
5. Irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logically.
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Richard Serra "Verb List"
Richard Serra, “Verb List Compilation: Actions to Relate to Oneself” [1967-1968]
to roll to crease to fold to store to bend to shorten to twist to dapple to crumple to shave to tear to chip to split to cut to sever to drop to remove to simplify to differ to disarrange to open to mix to splash to knot to spill to droop to flow to curve to lift to inlay to impress to fire to flood to...
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WSJ - Clicking on a Masterpiece… (VIP Art Fair / Art.sy / 20x200)
Irony: read this story about buying art online tonight in the paper (yes paper), one might mistake that as old school…
“… our thoughts go out to those who we hold in our hearts and minds.”
– About 61,000,000 results as of January 14, 2011 (via google)
About 10,800,000 results as of March 18, 2011
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7knotwind asked: I love your drawings. I hope you don't mind me posting them (images are credited and all link back to you)
I like them so much that I had to share.
Best,
Kevin Townsend aka: (SEVEN KNOT WIND)
I like them so much that I had to share.
Best,
Kevin Townsend aka: (SEVEN KNOT WIND)
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reading...
M/E/A/N/I/N/G
anthology of Artists’ Writings, Theory, and Criticism - Susan Bee (web) and Mira Schor - editors
All I can say (so far) with any personal conviction: it’s easy to get off track if you’re not careful…
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