The Red Gate

Digest: Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too! [Watching]

weele — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:59:21 +0000

I grew up a few miles from Tippecanoe, Indiana. Every year we would canoe down the river — it’s a very slow moving river and when I was really young my Dad and his buddies would set up a fish camp to catch catfish. Mostly it was a get away from fram work and a chance to drink beer and play poker. I got to go once — a rite of passage. I was never sure if the little town was the historical town in the song for Harrison’s campaign but always hoped so. The river still moves slowly and empties into the Wabash. Here is They Might Be Giant’s cover from The Morning News.

Morphing Van Gogh Portraits

weele — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:57:42 +0000

This creative video is by Philip Scott Johnson. I saw an earlier one on Women in art, but it is nice to see all one artist’s changing views of himself.

2008 Weekend at the Galleries

weele — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:31:14 +0000

Don’t miss these activities Columbus Day weekend! Join in four days of festive activities at the 12th annual Silver City “Weekend at the Galleries” – Participate in gallery art walks, a wine tasting gala, the “phantom studio” special event and art auction, theater presentations and a Film Festival. The weekend festivities are presented by the Mimbres Region Arts Council and sponsored by 1st New Mexico Bank of Silver City..

Friday, October 10

Wine Tasting & Reception

5 – 7 pm

Gallery 400/Gila House Hotel

400 N Arizona Street

$15/Ticket

– a benefit for the Mimbres Region Arts Council. Enjoy sampling different wines from New Mexico Wineries in the beautiful outdoor courtyard of the gallery, while admiring the paintings on exhibit. The $15 ticket entitles the bearer to a commemorative wine glass and tastes of several varieties of wine. Additional wine can be purchased by the glass.

Saturday, October 11

Phantom Studio

10 am – 6 pm

Ikosaedar [Elks Building]

315 N Texas Street

FREE!

12 artists appear out of nowhere – each creating a piece of art in just 8 hours. The Phantom Studio enables the public to watch the creation of amazing works of art by talented local artists.

Saturday, October 11

Phantom Studio Auction

7:30 pm Preview

8:00 pm Auction

Gallery 400/Gila House Hotel

400 N Arizona Street

$15/Ticket

Each wonderful piece will disappear into the hands of a happy bidder – but don’t expect the works to be framed, or even dry! Each attendee will receive a complimentary glass of champagne and gourmet desserts.

Advanced Tickets $20 for both evening events. Tickets available at the Arts council office in Wells Fargo Bank, 12th & Pope.

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Gallery Art Walk Hours [26 participating galleries]

Saturday, October 11 – 10 am – 7 pm

Sunday, October 12 – 10 am – 4 pm

Monday, October 13 – 10 am – 2 pm

Capital Arts Commission Accepts Work

weele — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:39:59 +0000

I have been in Santa Fe the last 3 days. On Friday Cecil Howard presented 4 pieces of my work in ceramics to the Capital Arts Commission. The 28 member committee chose one of my extruded clay pieces shown here.

The piece will hang in the New Mexico State Capital Building itself or the adjacent Annex building. It becomes a part of the permanent collection of the State of New Mexico. New Mexico is the only state I believe that has a permanent Art Collection. I feel very honored to have this and want to thank Cecil Howard for all his work in presenting me before the Commission. I will post more details as I hear from the curator of the collection.

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From the Air

weele — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:50:12 +0000

Photo taken from a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon. This was taken on the way back, only auto levels were applied to in photoshop which changed the drab browns to blues

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New Work, The River Moonlight

weele — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:42:04 +0000

The River Moonlight, from the Mountains and Rivers Series

22″h x 17″h x 3″d, Ceramic stains and glaze on terra-cotta

Art Experiment with Luc Tuymans

weele — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:54:34 +0000

I like to work of painter Luc Tuymans, who “makes extensive use of techniques from photography, television and film, such as cropping, framing, sequencing and (sometimes extreme) close-ups. His palette usually tends toward monochrome. Subjects of his paintings range from the historic, for example covering the Holocaust or colonial politics in Belgian Congo, to the very banal, depicting everyday objects. Some of his paintings represent abstract emotions.” – Wikipedia

This is an interesting experiment, but I think says more about how we filter out images during our day. I don’t think it says much, if anything about art appreciation or recognition. Everyday we are bombarded with more images and information than my grandfather’s generation could imagine. We have learned “not to see”

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Airedales

weele — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:56:04 +0000

Just thought I’d show a picture of our dogs, Boomer, Max and Maggie. All were rescued through the great work of Airedale Rescue here in New Mexico. They are all decked out in their St. Patrick’s day kerchiefs.

The MOMA has a multi-colored vinyl floor…

weele — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:13:19 +0000

#9319 - The MOMA has a multi-colored vinyl floor…:

The MOMA has a multi-colored vinyl floor installation as part of a new exhibition, Color Chart.

(Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)

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Blast on line

weele — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:10:16 +0000

I’ve posted here before about the modernist magazine Blast. There were only 2 issues published in 1914 and 1915. It has had an amazing influence on our culture. You can now view the contents online at a site called “The Modernist Journals Project”

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