Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Artist spotlight: Ryan Myers


Ryan Myers is a ceramic artist living in Madison, Wisconsin [with his studio in Fitchburg].



Artist statement [Excerpted from http://www.ryanmyersceramics.com/about/]

I was raised on cartoons and comic books, superheroes and villains. I grew up around Native American artifacts and American antiques. I learned to appreciate the intimate qualities of aged objects: the textures of rusty iron and crawling paint on old furniture, and even the musty smell of ripened books and magazines. Things that come with embedded narrative and a worn history have always surrounded me, and therefore, influence me. I am attracted to nostalgia and drawn to the curious — to something unusual but familiar — to something that creates a linkage across time. 









Contact information: 


All images copyright of the artist.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Upcoming at the Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL

  • Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square51 North Swinton Avenue
  • Delray Beach, FL, 33444

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Artist spotlight: RICHARD STIPL




RICHARD STIPL
Born 1968, Sternberk, Czech Republic
Lives and works in Prague

Education
1992 Ontario College of Art, Toronto - Honours Diploma and Governor General's Gold Medal


All images are copyright of the artist. See examples of his work here:






Monday, February 19, 2018

Crochetdermy® by Shauna Richardson


Bremen Musicians from Shauna Richardson on Vimeo.

This artist is from the United Kingdom and  makes lifesize or bigger animals from crochet. You can read more about her at her website here or at the British Craft Council here.

All images are copyright of the artist Shauna Richardson. For more information please contact the artist at crochetdermy@shaunarichardson.com 





Friday, February 16, 2018

THE WEST PALM BEACH ALTERNATIVE BOOK FAIR 2018


The West Palm Beach Alternative Book Fair 2018

The Box Gallery initiates the first national alternative book fair in West Palm Beach. From coast to coast artists, authors, photographers, and cultural icons of the punk and queer culture come to celebrate the visions of the past and share their visions for the future. From uptown to downtown, high brow to low brow, there will be a series of talks lectures, and presentations that span almost a half of century of documentation beginning from the early 70's to present. 

This event is co-organized Rolando Chang Barrero and Sandra Schulman.


A whirlwind weekend 

of special presentations, talks, live music, and afterparties!


The Box Gallery
811 Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405
Contact: 
Rolando Chang Barrero

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Artist spotlight: Mothmeister



BIO:
Mothmeister is the nonstop morphing alter ego of two artistic soulmates
based in Belgium, home of surrealism. In their eerie Post-Mortem Fairy Tales, they portray a series of masked, grotesque characters — often accompanied by startling stuffed animals and a variety of curiosa from their private collection. 

Just like in the Victorian era, when deceased loved ones were photographed
as a memento for grieving relatives, Mothmeister immortalizes animals in
a weird and wonderful fairy-tale world. 
[all images are copyright of the artists and reproduced here with permission]







ABOUT THEIR BOOK:


In addition to the numerous eccentric portraits in our book, Mothmeister also
reveals a unique look behind the mask: from the duo’s intriguing adventures
in the world’s most abandoned places to their untamed passion for taxidermy,
masks and fascinating on-the-road images, exposing their quenchless Wanderlust.



The book is available through mothmeister.etsy.com

Follow them on Instagram @mothmeister


Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Artist spotlight: Colleen Sidey

[Excerpted from her website]
Colleen Sidey is a ceramic artist who currently lives in South Lake Tahoe, CA.  Colleen was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, CA.  In 2004, Colleen graduated with Honors with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Humboldt State University.  She continued her education as an artist-in-residence in the Ceramics Department at San Jose State University from 2005-2007.  In 2007 and again in 2014, Colleen was invited back to Humboldt State University as a visiting artist and guest lecturer.  She has exhibited her works throughout the United States and has had her art featured in galleries, colleges and at the John Michael Kohler Art Center. Colleen’s sculptures have received numerous awards by noted jurors such as Candice Groot, Richard Shaw, and Patti Warashina.  Since 2009, Colleen has worked as an Art Instructor at Lake Tahoe Community College teaching Ceramics and Figure Sculpture classes.  She enjoys living in a woodland wonderland surrounded by wildlife and vintage cabins and making art in her home studio. 


Please visit the artist’s website for more information 

Follow her on Instagram @colleensidey


Here are some more examples of her work (copyright Colleen Sidey)