erik otto is another artist i stumbled upon while reading JUXTAPOZ... usually i find the best artists in the ads for shows, rather than in their feature articles... and he is another example of this.
after a great summer, it felt really nice to come back to school amongst coworkers and students whom i love.
keep an eye on my site for updates, contests, and other important info as the year progresses...
glad you all made it back.
and to those of you who have ventured off to college... best of luck - and stay in touch.
thanks to the rochester CITY NEWSPAPER for a great review of my show at the little. reading it made my day.
if you want to check it out, heres the link: http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/art/2009/09/ART-REVIEW-Sound-Meditations/
thanks again to everyone who came out to the opening... it was a great time.
i redesigned 45rpmdesigns.com - its minor, but all new.
theres a easily updatable new portfolio and an all new section to the website - a family photo album... for all of you out there who want to see more pictures of the little man... and a few of the rest of us.
enjoy.
first off - its been too long since i have posted. busy summer, to say the least.
one reason its been so busy is that i have a solo art show at the little theater cafe and gallery.
it will be paintings, drawings, digital, and mixed-media works all based on jazz music and musicians. its a culmination of a few years worth of work...
opening reception on august 23rd, from 5-7pm.
the show will be up until sept. 19.
i hope you can join us for the opening!
my studio in art classes made stop-motion animation videos this year for the first time. i am so proud of what they did. these short films represent 7 class periods worth of work. the students (mostly 9th grade) worked in teams of 3 to come up with ideas based around the theme of 'a day in the life of..." they had to make one aspect of their character's daily routine.
you can see the results below... some of the music has copyright issues, so the music may be different in the youtube versions, but links to view (and/or save) them on your computer are below each one.
...in case you forget.
pearl jam closed out the opening night of conan's tonight show. check out 'got some' from their forthcoming album 'backspacer', due out in september... sounds like they've been listening to kings of leon...
i have spent much too much money on music in the past month... and june should be no different.
looking for something new to liven up your spring? try these:
wilco - wilco (the album)
manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing
iron & wine - around the well
green day - 21st century breakdown
sparklehorse - dark night of the soul
eels - hombre lobo
grizzly bear - veckatimest
phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
bob dylan - together through life
doves - kingdom of rust
conor oberst and the mystic mountain band - outer south
metric - fantasies
and new to me... grateful dead - blues for allah
today, my studio in art students started their final project, a stop-motion animation film. each group of 3 students will be responsible for 30-60 seconds of film, at 4 frames/second. their first day of brainstorming was awesome - i cant wait to see what they come up with. i'll post the final results on june 11th.
heres a video that we watched in class today - creative, funny, and touching. enjoy!
i am so proud to have my first group of ap students graduating from art school this year.
brittany arnold has her work featured in the MICA senior BFA show. the pictures above are from BmoreArt Blog.
note the fine detail of brittany's pen work spread over huge expanses - creating a atmospheric haze of forms... i feel like im looking out the window of a plane flying above the clouds. its a wonderful panoramic escape.
for more information, or to purchase work, you can contact brittany at: BrittanyAmodeoArnold@gmail.com
4 former students have put websites together of their current artwork.
check them out if you have a few minutes.
i am honored to have been a part of their artistic growth...
kelsey kilgore '05 (schroeder)
aaron bueg '05
carolyn kassnoff '05
jake adams '08
PAPER magazine has invited 15 of their favorite designers to help them 'rebrand america.'
sounds like a good idea to me.
read their manifesto and see more examples here.
this one is my favorite (by dan wieden)
sara watson, an english art student, turned a car "invisible" with a lovely trompe l'oeil paintjob:
she is studying drawing at the university of central lancashire (uclan), took three weeks to transform the car's appearance.
she created the illusion in the car park outside her studio at uclan's hanover building in preston.
the car is now being used for advertising by the local recycling firm that donated the vehicle.
awesome.
full article here.
now here's the car from the side:
the combination of the figures with their worn, aged 'canvases' (city walls) creates a great juxtaposition of clean intricate pattern against age and texture.
so i finally get to cross bob dylan off my 'concerts to see' list. he's coming to syracuse with willie nelson on their tour of minor league baseball parks, and mr. matt and i are going.
it doesnt get more american than bob dylan, willie nelson, and the baseball park. all i'll need to get is a hot dog, milkshake, and a slice of apple pie and it'll seal the deal.
check out this video to see more of how the art is made with the extreme perspective:
from kelly mckernan's website:
kelly's work is defined by internal struggle in its many forms through personal growth. she illustrates various situations for her female protagonists to interact with through symbolic elements in vague settings. these scenes often comment on the operating consequences of idealism and fantasy due to naivety and youth with two opposing forces at work: natural inclination versus cognitive reasoning. these rival dualities are further represented by stylistic differences and the contrasting mediums of photography and painting. there is deeply personal meaning to be found as the multi-layered struggles depicted in her current body of work reflect her interests and concerns as a growing woman with a penchant for idealism.
i am amazed by this work, as well as how it fits into the project we are working on now in drawing 2. a perfect fit.
yes, gross... but kinda cool.
thanks to mrs. chandler for the heads up on this one.
