tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62579438603572555112024-03-13T10:02:38.808-07:00I Make PictureAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-49028238509248667262011-02-04T10:52:00.000-08:002011-02-12T10:34:33.626-08:00Herbie & Dorothy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhgD0edGA7gtPIYtNMZNG1P0E2bMOXvb8OpHouJI_84s0nkbYkifcETNl77ylEZM4ch8EB4XBqsqIWHvtlaBGKl8Q_cc5BUHg7bIa0YNrEHUlTGOdOEJAevRa4_MY8zRE7_UzALnPvso/s1600/clocktower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhgD0edGA7gtPIYtNMZNG1P0E2bMOXvb8OpHouJI_84s0nkbYkifcETNl77ylEZM4ch8EB4XBqsqIWHvtlaBGKl8Q_cc5BUHg7bIa0YNrEHUlTGOdOEJAevRa4_MY8zRE7_UzALnPvso/s400/clocktower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569911920648165826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, subjects of the recent documentary <span style="font-style: italic;">Herb and Dorothy</span>, have managed to comprise one of the greatest American art collections with the modest income of a librarian and a United States Postal Service clerk. What may be even more impressive is that until 1992, the married couple stored the nearly 5,000 works of art in their tiny, one-bedroom apartment in New York City. At that time Washington D.C.'s National Gallery absorbed the collection and even more recently, in 2008, Herb and Dorothy began a program which split up more than half of the mass of work among 50 art institutions across the nation.<br /><br />Their collection boasted primarily conceptual and minimalist works from the mid-twentieth century and includes artists like Sol leWitt, Dan Graham, and Will Barnet. The two gathered the collection slowly stemming from a sincere and earnest appreciation for modern art and budgeted to buy works which could both accommodate their meager finances, but also be reasonable to physically transport. The hobby quickly became an obsession as Herb and Dorothy hungered more and more to add to their collection.<br /><br />Most endearing to me about Herb and Dorothy Vogel's contribution to the art world is the fact that they built close relationships with the artists (even negotiating an exchange with Christo and Jeanne-Claude that won them a work of art for cat-sitting!), who acknowledge and appreciate not only the couple's true passion for art, but their impressive understanding and intuition about the work itself. It was truly their genuine love of art that drove the collection, not an expectation of using it as an investment.<br /><br />Below is a trailer of Herb and Dorothy, along with a few images of pieces from their impressive collection and some photos of the couple themselves.<br /><br /><object height="390" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eiyLAlWR95M?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eiyLAlWR95M?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="390" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDQUo81xY5TDgaKgwl4mmB4ELqCwvY9euytVEme5J1H7lgQmgwEKZDSanM7oewyAy0zw97tkDDNXuahF-ARxO8PgtaYQd5eBuLSZ-4nEJzmJxOGVKkOcJQXacdczWR0InZTfiH7iT5bE/s1600/589_large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDQUo81xY5TDgaKgwl4mmB4ELqCwvY9euytVEme5J1H7lgQmgwEKZDSanM7oewyAy0zw97tkDDNXuahF-ARxO8PgtaYQd5eBuLSZ-4nEJzmJxOGVKkOcJQXacdczWR0InZTfiH7iT5bE/s400/589_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572865060436374306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierVpPpUTJxXYJFgTxUtxT9E1rf3GS0HGt79gxf4YGeH5Gdo9nc8ock0RpXxb-NuUi38HW5pxNpTbN28PPhOG8-AksnC_Cmb_YkJSjn5ukD913MOsMbyr42-kEwD97CpnNJB85uA9hCYI/s1600/1022_1_lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierVpPpUTJxXYJFgTxUtxT9E1rf3GS0HGt79gxf4YGeH5Gdo9nc8ock0RpXxb-NuUi38HW5pxNpTbN28PPhOG8-AksnC_Cmb_YkJSjn5ukD913MOsMbyr42-kEwD97CpnNJB85uA9hCYI/s400/1022_1_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572166280339959874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW_ulwCldUSxwtoszdcVFRmQvI_gzlxdTWvhIwZXgOf3yj0-wrSiqqXbZ76wGXDoo-AlcEDuljGHWqiHvJEPlMc8UbGzDVOdfe7f24k8e8JJRgtodWeb20e6Atu8wOS5T_rhjer0ZDmk/s1600/47_large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW_ulwCldUSxwtoszdcVFRmQvI_gzlxdTWvhIwZXgOf3yj0-wrSiqqXbZ76wGXDoo-AlcEDuljGHWqiHvJEPlMc8UbGzDVOdfe7f24k8e8JJRgtodWeb20e6Atu8wOS5T_rhjer0ZDmk/s400/47_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572869313073000322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9ZPqFyTOIP4a6br-uwveOi9VdFfX9F4z2dcO9eg65HuIYIuGjkMJ8IYD2MuPezhqZ6CeCLg37UVxvRLZt79adDaX4V9MPlBfbATNKiFSYuTOBXPvP-0SO-jFMm5vAitWtVRtQcd6QEs/s1600/Herb%2526DorothyVogel_preview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9ZPqFyTOIP4a6br-uwveOi9VdFfX9F4z2dcO9eg65HuIYIuGjkMJ8IYD2MuPezhqZ6CeCLg37UVxvRLZt79adDaX4V9MPlBfbATNKiFSYuTOBXPvP-0SO-jFMm5vAitWtVRtQcd6QEs/s400/Herb%2526DorothyVogel_preview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572869586148271282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqz2iVy96MFxmbipgSdX9cs7Tbajh-sVnnZ0UYHt_QG-FbE2XnuBbVt4ZoDSJg54ZeUxaIvmw6ErS0RcYzeEfScMmnCIBrur-ofNZOW8scVR565pBr9u9jY0oQ-0DrV7NedC9BscKI_7k/s1600/HERB-DOROTHY-VOGEL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqz2iVy96MFxmbipgSdX9cs7Tbajh-sVnnZ0UYHt_QG-FbE2XnuBbVt4ZoDSJg54ZeUxaIvmw6ErS0RcYzeEfScMmnCIBrur-ofNZOW8scVR565pBr9u9jY0oQ-0DrV7NedC9BscKI_7k/s400/HERB-DOROTHY-VOGEL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572869898560186786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >* images appear courtesy of the following (in order): vogel5050.org, cs.nga.gov.au, 123nonstop.com/biography, www.demeterclarc.com. All works of art are from vogel5050.org and are titled as follows: "Untitled" (1995) by David Salle, "Noiseless Blackboard Eraser" (1974) by Joseph Beuys, and "Turkey Shopping Bag" (1964) by Roy Lichtenstein<br /></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-2872757247684107632010-10-02T23:50:00.001-07:002010-10-18T12:55:52.659-07:00Iconography of Melancholia: Eva Hesse & Mark Manders @ UCLA Hammer Museum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OZguYoMDa3X2IMs2THOYZo-ukKQ0BieyxSTepkEO3Phd5gvcebS-b6epRTcAE2I1sqXqaSN-tdChiWQgXiiegTla2W2Ijd0vTI_hPE9RDkz47AfpkNLYWCsJogKAtpC70Zpv3bV749Y/s1600/450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OZguYoMDa3X2IMs2THOYZo-ukKQ0BieyxSTepkEO3Phd5gvcebS-b6epRTcAE2I1sqXqaSN-tdChiWQgXiiegTla2W2Ijd0vTI_hPE9RDkz47AfpkNLYWCsJogKAtpC70Zpv3bV749Y/s320/450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529147102913836754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Spectres 1960</span>, an exhibition featuring works by the late Eva Hesse at UCLA's Hammer Museum, marks the first time a collection of the German Postminimalist sculptress' early, somewhat representational paintings have been presented as a recognized series. Hesse's best-known works, her "anti-form" assemblages pioneering the use of fiberglass, latex, and plastic, are markedly different in form and technique than those within <span style="font-style: italic;">Spectres</span>, but this exhibition makes viewers aware of the evolution her body of work takes throughout her young life (she died at only 34). One thing that doesn't seem to change much as her media moves from 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional and from figurative to non-representational is a sense of sobriety and melancholy.<br /><br />Hesse had many struggles beginning with her family's emigration from Nazi Germany when she was a young child, to the death of both her parents, to her failed marriage. While her later work reflects her internal struggles in more symbolic ways, we can see a physical manifestation of these emotions in the paintings of <span style="font-style: italic;">Spectres</span>. The colors are somber: rusty red, icy grey, ocher, and black. In addition, the works are painted with a ferocity that deservedly draws comparisons to Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning whose aggressive works almost exclusively depicted women as the subject. Hesse, however, is creating images more self-reflective in this series. They are both haunting self-portraits and representations of person demons and reoccurring nightmares. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIx2eiBI6xVnd8cM7eRdh7EyiI6n8lfOusNje7h22Rt-q31A7LmcsUK1hNx_a_ImJamDhwybvtiJkEfDpXoARLZWfEBoN5ZAi-HjQQem8rDCxbJtlaYIGSk0d4VlADU2x_tMcwnJxPrQ/s1600/450-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIx2eiBI6xVnd8cM7eRdh7EyiI6n8lfOusNje7h22Rt-q31A7LmcsUK1hNx_a_ImJamDhwybvtiJkEfDpXoARLZWfEBoN5ZAi-HjQQem8rDCxbJtlaYIGSk0d4VlADU2x_tMcwnJxPrQ/s320/450-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523708648094670338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtOjb5uZGBfCxSLy8CcnF1AYbQXx4c7y9l2Aq5wxfVKlMM9WDqBj9kAF8lmvADsXRUBmxl9iG6eGhNafGLohOAhSqnNnFhMrPpKIjI305a-KjsJGVD7JGl2QGgczu0Blm6buHr4oLUtE/s1600/450-3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtOjb5uZGBfCxSLy8CcnF1AYbQXx4c7y9l2Aq5wxfVKlMM9WDqBj9kAF8lmvADsXRUBmxl9iG6eGhNafGLohOAhSqnNnFhMrPpKIjI305a-KjsJGVD7JGl2QGgczu0Blm6buHr4oLUtE/s320/450-3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523708928406974418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnzygKRM1g54ULyZVekAiPaS4jZadY_1m9iqKxDtC3moLArA-aQi3xx2q-Um7x44_gtKG3io0B4IoXrVnKWqYPMqiuOVmhH-HAS_Zm45hVZLW4Y12blK3vZxvn4fPlBygYL_UqSimviM/s1600/450-4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnzygKRM1g54ULyZVekAiPaS4jZadY_1m9iqKxDtC3moLArA-aQi3xx2q-Um7x44_gtKG3io0B4IoXrVnKWqYPMqiuOVmhH-HAS_Zm45hVZLW4Y12blK3vZxvn4fPlBygYL_UqSimviM/s320/450-4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523709086543375778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPn4fUv7cS3lz6Ywz45hgCnY3xCYcuxUT-gBawmmHA3X3sEQTYBEsNLo3XorSo6SdOlpzxl6zlX1i_NfOkdM-pU3ZUr91aCaeYh7BcVrg24TPDEwUmRd4YBJW3IfMfmgFQ5YjFctn9Qhk/s1600/450-2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPn4fUv7cS3lz6Ywz45hgCnY3xCYcuxUT-gBawmmHA3X3sEQTYBEsNLo3XorSo6SdOlpzxl6zlX1i_NfOkdM-pU3ZUr91aCaeYh7BcVrg24TPDEwUmRd4YBJW3IfMfmgFQ5YjFctn9Qhk/s320/450-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523708741592440578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On display in conjunction with Eva Hesse's <span style="font-style: italic;">Spectres 1960</span> exhibition is <span style="font-style: italic;">Parallel Occurrences/Documented Assignments</span>, a collection by the contemporary Dutch artist Mark Manders. While the two exhibitions share a somewhat restricted, melancholic palette and the artists themselves have ties as masters of assemblage, they aim to represent their makers' dreams and imaginations is very separate ways. Manders is clearly enamored of the Dada and Surrealist movements of the 1920s and 1930s. Like the Dadaists, Manders favors a sense of organic and innate organization of forms and imagery. His aesthetic is a product of his unfiltered subconscious with a tendency omit overt signs of his personal emotional state. Instead what he presents are odd, fascinatingly original works that at once appear both meaningless and decidedly referential of art history.<br /><br />Though some of the objects within the mixed media sculptures of <span style="font-style: italic;">Parallel Occurrences</span> were pre existing, Manders painstakingly created many. For example, the newspapers that frequent his works are made using the dictionary to create his own text within which not a single word is repeated. His use of found objects like chairs, tables, and books is balanced with his smooth, "unfired clay" figurative sculptures like Art Nouveau faces and alienesque dogs. As a result of this mix of forms, it becomes nearly impossible at times to differentiate between what is "real" and what is "fake."<br /><br />Manders' offers his own commentary on each work via quotes on their title cards. His voice provides a welcome sense of humor as Manders' refuses to over intellectualize his art, instead offering less-than-cerebral, candid accounts of the reality of his processes and materials. Either the artist prefers to keep any personal meanings private and mysterious, or he wishes for his work to not be over analyzed or seem unapproachable. In the world of contemporary art, this is a road less traveled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVByL9r_sleocc6_UjEdQ2Fsz2MzPYlMaTCGQBeb-BnqAxibDo5vRMNQQaJKpXOrbfF6T8jSsLZNAAPnkKED2dxKiLAKiFd1rQ3qGZuhWpN_uIpPcTKtp2OLvD55g4Br0CReWqdhCbuFg/s1600/450-5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVByL9r_sleocc6_UjEdQ2Fsz2MzPYlMaTCGQBeb-BnqAxibDo5vRMNQQaJKpXOrbfF6T8jSsLZNAAPnkKED2dxKiLAKiFd1rQ3qGZuhWpN_uIpPcTKtp2OLvD55g4Br0CReWqdhCbuFg/s320/450-5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523709606638412706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Z_iy4zBKJ_74ZRJMIXdCsZqUR1PxqefynWVcYoaAfA1S4lKYAae-B35-LZT4YP5WT-nnL6Fac4f9mw9fBQdkqjOS5TmeVH00zOlo3fhfoIrwgHYAhNXz-AnYyrTCu1rRr2A-WNO89I/s1600/Manders_Baltic05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Z_iy4zBKJ_74ZRJMIXdCsZqUR1PxqefynWVcYoaAfA1S4lKYAae-B35-LZT4YP5WT-nnL6Fac4f9mw9fBQdkqjOS5TmeVH00zOlo3fhfoIrwgHYAhNXz-AnYyrTCu1rRr2A-WNO89I/s320/Manders_Baltic05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523710140416526178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTGa6qKpxW0wbsiHUEjs30CM2yccCNKaxzBV8UGZsXsBwpntXabWIGFp0ibb4uwI059aLZzpsUtl0fFfcYNC7R2jI3lvjozUgpgs9AS3294420MeZZmlnF8qSA5e4Nn0rVNsYsypiKCE/s1600/450-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTGa6qKpxW0wbsiHUEjs30CM2yccCNKaxzBV8UGZsXsBwpntXabWIGFp0ibb4uwI059aLZzpsUtl0fFfcYNC7R2jI3lvjozUgpgs9AS3294420MeZZmlnF8qSA5e4Nn0rVNsYsypiKCE/s320/450-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529476106136401346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgh_P6ceZ7SKpJGSppCJKYOTZ0KNqr9Z-Zo_E3tpQkDFnnd4eAkO-RNOSod_OmKOlEKy1B6JJQiNDA-izc5-drIe_xhbOcB-QH-7sjKziJkisGVg8pfcxyx3g3aE19Bpw3axTjVNwL-A/s1600/Floor_with_Fake_Newspapers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgh_P6ceZ7SKpJGSppCJKYOTZ0KNqr9Z-Zo_E3tpQkDFnnd4eAkO-RNOSod_OmKOlEKy1B6JJQiNDA-izc5-drIe_xhbOcB-QH-7sjKziJkisGVg8pfcxyx3g3aE19Bpw3axTjVNwL-A/s320/Floor_with_Fake_Newspapers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523709796907116450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*images appear courtesy of http://hammer.ucla.edu and www.markmanders.org</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-77244752922003554072010-08-30T20:38:00.000-07:002010-09-08T22:25:28.320-07:00Art History 101: Leonora Carrington<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX7VSY0ZqWkzlpiQEbmqey9kvWxNUBxvtp6Cip0ZlSrv_B3sksfrorRlyBkpstbc7zqFkQodgRFMK8Dz-SxjPRoRyrPmH7OJVzOGdTPqWmYIUmBF0olEefyid8vAPMSowyo6Cq-bsMjg/s1600/leonora+carrington+in+her+studio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX7VSY0ZqWkzlpiQEbmqey9kvWxNUBxvtp6Cip0ZlSrv_B3sksfrorRlyBkpstbc7zqFkQodgRFMK8Dz-SxjPRoRyrPmH7OJVzOGdTPqWmYIUmBF0olEefyid8vAPMSowyo6Cq-bsMjg/s320/leonora+carrington+in+her+studio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511413977326287122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My older, much cooler sister Jessica has long been singing the praises of British-born, now Mexico-based Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington. Perhaps this is why on a recent trip to the local bookstore a short novel by the 93 year old particularly caught my interest. I knew Carrington created curious and fascinating paintings full of fantasy, but literature was well? I was sold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpnCfV_W8dBS_iEL721rKzZoxq1VhiQmRi7FwU6qJRC-Vs3fL6bfbMlYbaD8HoUXD0uwNfdF1Gr1HOR-de-WMltklrg79AcSPxthzWSlyizwP-4eWKni_1Gd8Rsu4H3rWAxIkaBmsDM0/s1600/3652070847_06bbeb2c11_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpnCfV_W8dBS_iEL721rKzZoxq1VhiQmRi7FwU6qJRC-Vs3fL6bfbMlYbaD8HoUXD0uwNfdF1Gr1HOR-de-WMltklrg79AcSPxthzWSlyizwP-4eWKni_1Gd8Rsu4H3rWAxIkaBmsDM0/s320/3652070847_06bbeb2c11_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511413639742947074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />The Hearing Trumpet</span>, originally published in 1974 and written during the 1960s, is a work as imaginative and whimsical as any of her visual art. Carrington's protagonist in the text is Marian Leatherby, who at the age of 92 has been shipped off to a decidedly eccentric home for the elderly by her son and his unsympathetic family. Written in Leatherby's perspective, the equally hilarious and heartbreaking story is as fantastical and entertaining as a children's book, cleverly blurring the line of how she imagines herself to be (still as vibrant as ever) and the reality of her state of being. Did I mention it also has illustrations? The book is both brilliant and relevant.<br /><br />Much of the artists' work seems strongly influenced by the events of her tragic life. Carrington's lover and fellow Surrealist Max Ernst was forced out of their home in France after being arrested by Nazis and fled to America for safety. Carrigton was so heartbroken at the loss of her love and artistic collaborator that she suffered from anxiety and delusions to the point of being institutionalized. She eventually emmigrated to Mexico where she entered into a marriage of convenience (to secure her residency) never completely healing from the loss of her former life.<br /><br />Carrington is not only inspiring for being one of so few historically recognized women artists from pre-WWII era, but also because she so successfully translated imagery from deep within her psyche, sharing the things that haunted her and consumed her. I hope you find her work as engrossing and striking as I do. Enjoy the betwitching Ms. Carrington! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlfoJopT_euMz6SmokF76FseWE35yjqpiL9GeDY-akYW0IwAhv0kt4z2sq4gAyHhWuFEHUWVHY-HUYyX3Hwd29vekIbAThXYTw9eckh4OQi11AiW6gme3hArAtMrpXkGZxS2_kB4lcSQ/s1600/Leonora_Carrington_self_portraitSM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlfoJopT_euMz6SmokF76FseWE35yjqpiL9GeDY-akYW0IwAhv0kt4z2sq4gAyHhWuFEHUWVHY-HUYyX3Hwd29vekIbAThXYTw9eckh4OQi11AiW6gme3hArAtMrpXkGZxS2_kB4lcSQ/s320/Leonora_Carrington_self_portraitSM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514777807516118946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlqPbMJ84QmiJ6SaWibstCBPsx3U4i3l_71iWS0LRKEXVGNdu1bscrxgPdxrc53V7SADkIF6ME4__IfWX_yly4G7NaAAfbIcbCpDFcb3hi68oZrEDJReTHrbRWQubl1n0bPY_NF-PGrM/s1600/carrington.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPf4V2zDb10XvMaIkBYntUWLJSMDxp3TulypzA0dF7fc-22y2Vr-b6Ynx3Nra4Q6MQdNSv937QlrQtUZPdUtBDbUNfZo-z6Xeik9WNDZtJjuY4wFBL2hx-Ow4mFSXxo99TW-8mJWPuY8/s320/Leonora-Carrington_Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511414580711299346" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-37702805836219500802010-07-19T20:53:00.000-07:002010-07-19T22:30:12.699-07:00Eye Candy: Portrait of a Lady<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqwLD0fSt2avp4p4ETJxiT2O3tU3fL4ID_gZlctTjEDrQIX6-R51WgYCfzKQ0QTFjEBYs9rGu4Q_h_LC3wmh7wp0tl-vgoITPY28l-GVudkEw-zE7Mny2TC58mlHTcoyPEXtD8NgWGe0/s1600/DSC_0811.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqwLD0fSt2avp4p4ETJxiT2O3tU3fL4ID_gZlctTjEDrQIX6-R51WgYCfzKQ0QTFjEBYs9rGu4Q_h_LC3wmh7wp0tl-vgoITPY28l-GVudkEw-zE7Mny2TC58mlHTcoyPEXtD8NgWGe0/s320/DSC_0811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495854072076574674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Women have been inspiring art since the prehistoric times. Just look at the iconic <a href="http://www.theintellectualdevotional.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/venus_de_willendorf-2.jpg">Venus of Willendorf</a>, a fertility symbol carved out of limestone which marks one of history's earliest examples of art. From Manet's <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/manet/olympia/olympia.jpg"><span style="font-style: italic;">Olympia</span></a>, inspired by his mistress/muse Victorine Meurnet, to Willem de Kooning's <a href="http://faculty.dwc.edu/wellman/dekooning_woman_i.jpg">action paintings of abstracted women</a>, to Warhol's iconic <a href="http://wedefine.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/andy-warhol-marilyn-monroe1.jpg">portraits of Marilyn Monroe</a>, ladies have proven themselves to be the quintessential muse for art as well as fashion and music, and the trend won't seem to die. Here are some of the renowned women whose style, talent, beauty, and energy inspires me, and one more you should get to know. :) As always, enjoy!<br /><br />Charlotte Gainsbourg<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChfGJhIfDCfMoQpcQ7JkwHCVAnA2EppiB4p1Nkmoo3xJNjh8Sevu_tGfPTiFhwuhLm5XWB2dMWMmgiDIrviWq7Z_BIPAPvidSM9kELKslNSlSsptM0hpTJYTcLed5zSu27vE7_WlJGSE/s1600/very-elle-magazine-charlotte-gainsbourg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChfGJhIfDCfMoQpcQ7JkwHCVAnA2EppiB4p1Nkmoo3xJNjh8Sevu_tGfPTiFhwuhLm5XWB2dMWMmgiDIrviWq7Z_BIPAPvidSM9kELKslNSlSsptM0hpTJYTcLed5zSu27vE7_WlJGSE/s320/very-elle-magazine-charlotte-gainsbourg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495842577136644914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://stylefrizz.com/img/very-elle-magazine-charlotte-gainsbourg.jpg">(source)</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpoYTUy7pMtt3gEz6waGK6484wDQZZLX7G_k5BnVL3VUEnYlZhnJ7K8QX3Mz6whCjWq0o2KlgIbHpRLpMxMSm7VUY4RuGjBVulVeJ9jyEp0A-xA2RMVBbepseXMboid0a1QEAdiL0spo/s1600/600full-charlotte-gainsbourg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpoYTUy7pMtt3gEz6waGK6484wDQZZLX7G_k5BnVL3VUEnYlZhnJ7K8QX3Mz6whCjWq0o2KlgIbHpRLpMxMSm7VUY4RuGjBVulVeJ9jyEp0A-xA2RMVBbepseXMboid0a1QEAdiL0spo/s320/600full-charlotte-gainsbourg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495843261161948674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.listal.com/image/426755/600full-charlotte-gainsbourg.jpg">(source)</a><br /><br /><br />Miranda July<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Dwp_vqJoBEwgh6IF41-QTebACtshSsZvjPaSuG6YBxXaL5jZsHAVRHL7Hm4CpPPt4RNZGmwTFGzb5KZvouG6V3kwP6FuJucBo1dFSwPdxirNy5xJuiuY-Xnqb9-ah6L1KBxv718kKM/s1600/july2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Dwp_vqJoBEwgh6IF41-QTebACtshSsZvjPaSuG6YBxXaL5jZsHAVRHL7Hm4CpPPt4RNZGmwTFGzb5KZvouG6V3kwP6FuJucBo1dFSwPdxirNy5xJuiuY-Xnqb9-ah6L1KBxv718kKM/s320/july2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495844194754324834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bluesuedeshoes.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/july2.jpg">(source)</a><br /><br /><br />Anna Karina<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hDHoeyco-8H8DtHnaXuAi5XuzAfkzTGdLBZUiNUo9_i-2OCRs_U4tf-QStd5orq2nVeXLi0CBmWV6tHRHgbh3GrGwiNUl76u762JKCrHqoA5lVXqi6QBKpesbq-T46bNAgEirIrLALs/s1600/AnnaKarina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hDHoeyco-8H8DtHnaXuAi5XuzAfkzTGdLBZUiNUo9_i-2OCRs_U4tf-QStd5orq2nVeXLi0CBmWV6tHRHgbh3GrGwiNUl76u762JKCrHqoA5lVXqi6QBKpesbq-T46bNAgEirIrLALs/s320/AnnaKarina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495845112268082498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_a5M3sxOyr-lDeci2fhYzTtWx3MI7BYLQaSSPSNHKXtOQIyAyuXbe0L9os9abrDfHxnXt_JOKjsaHrSxa2IN5TcwvWH3RE2BFZPBfu0gGtTCTXJDIjc-RW34Kium8wb774MrSiYFLRNz/s400/AnnaKarina.jpg">(source)</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtdkMvVxIuY7g81Z6n2STgN07u8Hs7JWsl9P7doEuND5O3kGnfS5pAuLS7wiwSpt5R3F9X_sOPxoboPTt3tjSZhznSuhAfAD4FAAZQEHO9gbIl3nMizcY3BWw6QyG3rlNzU9tQqVn8LM/s1600/pierrot1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtdkMvVxIuY7g81Z6n2STgN07u8Hs7JWsl9P7doEuND5O3kGnfS5pAuLS7wiwSpt5R3F9X_sOPxoboPTt3tjSZhznSuhAfAD4FAAZQEHO9gbIl3nMizcY3BWw6QyG3rlNzU9tQqVn8LM/s320/pierrot1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495846504360093442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cineaste.com/333images/pierrot1.jpg">(source</a><a href="http://www.cineaste.com/333images/pierrot1.jpg">)</a><br /><br />Barbra Streisand<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCs1iN-xjVu3x7Dv_TqEQCCyvLl358kgaCVALyBUYbLFQyphngAixxjGJDvSp6RZoT5KS-QvjFEsX4HlA-7FfdyGJ_1J4j6YkdNsONXSy6BOtfrNpe1LUNuUj5xw_zq9k2GEygCFOuQI/s1600/barbrastreisand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCs1iN-xjVu3x7Dv_TqEQCCyvLl358kgaCVALyBUYbLFQyphngAixxjGJDvSp6RZoT5KS-QvjFEsX4HlA-7FfdyGJ_1J4j6YkdNsONXSy6BOtfrNpe1LUNuUj5xw_zq9k2GEygCFOuQI/s320/barbrastreisand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495847533708955666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.celebritiesfans.com/Pic/barbrastreisand.jpg">(source)</a><br /><br /><br />Marlo Thomas<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkhpfahZAVshEWCo41w7PZ4E9JyDrhjQGkUNu4Gxp6SDwaGFNh3AiSRXIU1qNIe1maBwcFyE-j-5ZJ230W4QDK3SdkAjJdSeFr3py007h5qnbSn3MNf2kkupIo3qe_52ALSi1bjQfpF0/s1600/261425.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkhpfahZAVshEWCo41w7PZ4E9JyDrhjQGkUNu4Gxp6SDwaGFNh3AiSRXIU1qNIe1maBwcFyE-j-5ZJ230W4QDK3SdkAjJdSeFr3py007h5qnbSn3MNf2kkupIo3qe_52ALSi1bjQfpF0/s320/261425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495848628465625250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/MMPH/261425.jpg">(source)</a><br /><br /><br />Jenny Lewis<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrMEhc8qo8ivuYolj32Vx1d5s6Ff56YZJ9OH9_6DG2sQuSVV8Mze62G4W-tnGy1j36cdfwMlvsyuIkdIbpvhG1WIfNzhpl1pWiJlLX2JbQZTjG8lAQvGMj42YvmbZWljwi2iFkkIjcww/s1600/img2jl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrMEhc8qo8ivuYolj32Vx1d5s6Ff56YZJ9OH9_6DG2sQuSVV8Mze62G4W-tnGy1j36cdfwMlvsyuIkdIbpvhG1WIfNzhpl1pWiJlLX2JbQZTjG8lAQvGMj42YvmbZWljwi2iFkkIjcww/s320/img2jl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495849541353204754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://newlinelori.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/img2jl.jpg">(source)</a><br /><br />Now meet Jade; admirably stylish and adorable L.A. lady, stylist, and founder of <a href="http://faunavintage.typepad.com/">Fauna Vintage</a>.<br />Her lovely little blog boasts all the fashionable tidbits and tips that I Make Picture could only dream of (if we covered that kind of thing). We'll stick to visual art, and leave the fashion part to the experts...like Jade. :) I was lucky enough to photograph her recently as we plotted future collaborations. Look for my guest blog spot soon! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1kfAz-ifq7k121T35LZfTLAo7l4sUtOtCsNKqsqz3G3GHoW6DMJiSO1UUemyxvVeexgNL-jB9rsKdZ_idu6kZ7B_04RQQ90KrOVFaURO6jNKRL370O0gkmVY93jYn7nVBR2Jd6TiiS8/s1600/DSC_0759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1kfAz-ifq7k121T35LZfTLAo7l4sUtOtCsNKqsqz3G3GHoW6DMJiSO1UUemyxvVeexgNL-jB9rsKdZ_idu6kZ7B_04RQQ90KrOVFaURO6jNKRL370O0gkmVY93jYn7nVBR2Jd6TiiS8/s320/DSC_0759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495853673164994130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELNnavGL0A0zW5BqRYq5GzUExqwfE3bbpjlraSBhZt2prL5PdkC-cYT34t9srFXVttjIpBzuhF7Mrwh4UM5LU_EgcW2z-CgU9gQ_H1JjznlmGfjS6roHs7UIcgtFclagb2Pi76zYbrjU/s1600/DSC_0781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELNnavGL0A0zW5BqRYq5GzUExqwfE3bbpjlraSBhZt2prL5PdkC-cYT34t9srFXVttjIpBzuhF7Mrwh4UM5LU_EgcW2z-CgU9gQ_H1JjznlmGfjS6roHs7UIcgtFclagb2Pi76zYbrjU/s320/DSC_0781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495853203761149186" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-82686536898701851442010-06-14T21:44:00.000-07:002010-06-23T17:59:56.904-07:00Robert & Patti: Mutual Muses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9sKiZpMXCSvb4lVygnxkI5zCQTZhCOOjS9pXgaZ_2XnHWs7Fl-63JQ36hW7Qh42Fx7sU1WMdf7-cebFye6y6L6xBsB8TXWIUyPSC9NzHnNNBcuo6euDuIN431eG-uJtfRcu1jY0fF6U/s1600/ps_rm1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9sKiZpMXCSvb4lVygnxkI5zCQTZhCOOjS9pXgaZ_2XnHWs7Fl-63JQ36hW7Qh42Fx7sU1WMdf7-cebFye6y6L6xBsB8TXWIUyPSC9NzHnNNBcuo6euDuIN431eG-uJtfRcu1jY0fF6U/s320/ps_rm1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482861250147314834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Having just completed Patti Smith's <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Just-Kids-Patti-Smith/?isbn=9780066211312"><span style="font-style: italic;">Just Kids</span></a>, a memoir specifically highlighting her friendship, romance, and working relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, what was most compelling to learn was not only the talent of these two as artists during a pivotal time in history (New York City in the 1960s and 1970s) but their significant influence on each other's work.<br /><br />During New York's era of beat poets and punk music, Smith and Mapplethorpe lived and worked in the historic, bohemian art hub, the Chelsea Hotel. According to Smith's memoirs, her poetry, music, performance art, and drawing was heavily influenced by her photographer friend and his his fearlessness and provocativeness. In turn, Mapplethorpe regularly used Smith as his subject du jour. Miss Smith even continued to let her friend and former lover capture her image for her album covers until his 1989 death from AIDS complications. The two were such a force together that they were given a joint gallery show at Robert Miller Gallery (where Smith is still represented) in 1978.<br /><br />Of course I love the intimacy both artists exhibit in their work (albeit with very different aesthetics) and the striking imagery of Patti Smith as captured by Robert is inspiring enough, but the reason I want to share these images with you all is to show you what the <span style="font-style: italic;">Just Kids</span> most taught me: that these are two great artists whose lives and work were inextricably entagled with one another's, and was all the better because they were. I also threw in a few snapshots of the two together in their heyday, both to provide a visual of the time of the heighth of their relationship...and also because these photos are completely awesome. Enjoy :) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmhLBjuc4jl6mNXNa0UZFB29YqFQ9bn9Egdp2qj8WbczSzk_WWAlkZTMVFYWY5M5tmDV8KTAqlExjBEnTLpSKFKwVtLJSPOUr3XB4bLohkHMiBJC2E0FJvHCVAjuQHjOBf7cSHZ_VgiM/s1600/02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmhLBjuc4jl6mNXNa0UZFB29YqFQ9bn9Egdp2qj8WbczSzk_WWAlkZTMVFYWY5M5tmDV8KTAqlExjBEnTLpSKFKwVtLJSPOUr3XB4bLohkHMiBJC2E0FJvHCVAjuQHjOBf7cSHZ_VgiM/s320/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482861371113601474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRcpmYMIAvLnu8mEYjdzUszak106TLk9H1hggVsLL2YRoENS-gOB9HYyJ3Sx6VS8L2654il6QbfsPNTpk-jxcxKZTb4ZI_BuUAD9QEqdEVpbj1gXm23-XPRGNuDPcwNTPANYJgicq0-E/s1600/CRI_9869.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0DbG2mTXt_l_RMZz0sG8WCwvvKU0fDlLqLvw4t3URmBdV_7Zk6LPocXudqMf3r-NrIV_aAzj1BXcqY-RuP-WGUHHYt_eY3OYt0toly0CBIFuqEtv45RCAHeBy0dsR-11RameoHBWmbs/s320/img_2042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482862343148189842" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-85859524114360124892010-06-09T11:25:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:57:19.468-07:00These are a few of my favorite things...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q0Wcd18A4SpkvPe8qiJCmcusPzK6_S9Zr1M98-mScn80sp_Kl-EHY85r7oHb8lo3R7HhFgE62v_sqmsmFbPcl65Xz_4IUKraT2uq15Z2-cQWaGzUBsSyTFl2g55gWZkyGFbsemC-WAA/s1600/6PxqjMt83hkf2oafYD14Fundo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q0Wcd18A4SpkvPe8qiJCmcusPzK6_S9Zr1M98-mScn80sp_Kl-EHY85r7oHb8lo3R7HhFgE62v_sqmsmFbPcl65Xz_4IUKraT2uq15Z2-cQWaGzUBsSyTFl2g55gWZkyGFbsemC-WAA/s320/6PxqjMt83hkf2oafYD14Fundo1_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480845615741350418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A good friend of mine is working on a project that has got me thinking. Like many of us, everyday elements of her life (ie: a little thing called parenthood) had temporarily distracted her from more creative pursuits. Thus, she made it a goal to focus on reading more books, seeing more films, and otherwise exposing herself to potentially inspirational material. This lead her to an ongoing list, which has now led to her upcoming project, The Magpie List (website address and other info coming soon!), where she asks friends, peers, and loved ones to contribute a list of their own 10 thing (movies, songs, artists, films, etc) that have significantly moved them. I'm honored to be asked for my list, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to share it with you all as well. If nothing else, I happy to expose anyone who might be unfamiliar with a few of my favorite things. :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyIvfFF-ViGu5vptv1Ibmxg9Sm1VMPFBHnrT5RXEoxFQ3gxcCnVJjkM88COB9jiOTknjXCV3VbX-oAxw7tlczwH1pdbXy9Mc2a38HiTXRa86KUL95QGz2ZAxyyKYexJ-o5P0XtZSff5o/s1600/tumblr_kqfh75dv8e1qa53smo1_500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyIvfFF-ViGu5vptv1Ibmxg9Sm1VMPFBHnrT5RXEoxFQ3gxcCnVJjkM88COB9jiOTknjXCV3VbX-oAxw7tlczwH1pdbXy9Mc2a38HiTXRa86KUL95QGz2ZAxyyKYexJ-o5P0XtZSff5o/s320/tumblr_kqfh75dv8e1qa53smo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480842361094975250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1) "Nocturne in Black and Gold--The Falling Rocket" painting by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, circa 1875<br /><br />2)<span style="font-style: italic;"> Synecdoche, New York</span> film by Charlie Kaufman, 2008<br /><object style="background-image: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/mX8cm5ww0Yg/hqdefault.jpg);" height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mX8cm5ww0Yg&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mX8cm5ww0Yg&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />3) everything <a href="http://mirandajuly.com/">Miranda July</a> touches, but start with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Belongs-Here-More-Than/dp/0743299396"><span style="font-style: italic;">No one belongs here more than you</span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrZWu3KN58OlDtxacszyJqjprDia8Bq1vIHVOJoPCxpGuXsadouxJlpSw_PwrloQ1eDrkd3Y0VCXGQaPxtZF6pgIbu7tR3FOXV9DWze8fg-TIZTkMQV0oE1j5EJTcY-PUd8AJc2hK2TI/s1600/mirandajuly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrZWu3KN58OlDtxacszyJqjprDia8Bq1vIHVOJoPCxpGuXsadouxJlpSw_PwrloQ1eDrkd3Y0VCXGQaPxtZF6pgIbu7tR3FOXV9DWze8fg-TIZTkMQV0oE1j5EJTcY-PUd8AJc2hK2TI/s320/mirandajuly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480848738449975266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4) <span style="font-style: italic;">Loose Woman,</span> book of poetry by Sandra Cisneros<br /><br />5) "Possibly Maybe" by Bjork<br /><br />6) <span style="font-style: italic;">Arrested Development</span><br /><br />7) oh yeah, and <span style="font-style: italic;">My So-Called Life</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-wv8iM1Ul9lGIJe_zxzzT5yKV_OGh-zI5gHe5ijmhZonIUvtYYQUUNORfIqutSLaetKNz3FaHoCrQSYiV58wK7XwsUX-5wdkqzG0hVUxmrmg5UE44B2sbsqRf9qm-_IEUsTCf4y6mt8/s1600/mscl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-wv8iM1Ul9lGIJe_zxzzT5yKV_OGh-zI5gHe5ijmhZonIUvtYYQUUNORfIqutSLaetKNz3FaHoCrQSYiV58wK7XwsUX-5wdkqzG0hVUxmrmg5UE44B2sbsqRf9qm-_IEUsTCf4y6mt8/s320/mscl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480847909926552610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />8) <span style="font-style: italic;">Untitled Film Stills</span>, series of photographs by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Sherman">Cindy Sherman</a><br /><br />9) This short from <span style="font-style: italic;">Paris, J'taime</span> by Alexander Payne<br /><embed src="http://rd3.videos.sapo.pt/play?file=http://rd3.videos.sapo.pt/PURgOM4QTleLIsTW1bQ3/mov/1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="350"></embed><br /><br />10) <span style="font-style: italic;">Among My Swan</span>, Mazzy StarAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-63077829352614981942010-05-20T17:10:00.000-07:002010-05-20T18:17:48.646-07:00Featured Artist: Robin Rhode<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5VpZjtbuFWzslLvvenCt9aRpL2uIgyihJaIa-HV04gJe7c_lvU3JbemZO7G774-L9DZtW-92sBztYSaNHRDZPKgO0FFxOzylzib97r60yGno1y_9lxoxnXLsUVV4AbItZsDlEUE4vm0/s1600/Hard-Rain-(2006)_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5VpZjtbuFWzslLvvenCt9aRpL2uIgyihJaIa-HV04gJe7c_lvU3JbemZO7G774-L9DZtW-92sBztYSaNHRDZPKgO0FFxOzylzib97r60yGno1y_9lxoxnXLsUVV4AbItZsDlEUE4vm0/s400/Hard-Rain-(2006)_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473525708975071170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My entire life I've been enamored of art. Throughout my four years in college I studied it intently, religiously until I received a piece of paper which, if nothing else, says I've looked at a whole lot of art. Since graduating I've continued to invest time examining the world of art, not only in terms of its history, but its maturation, its evolution, its adaptation to ever present changes in other facets of the world. In a time when contemporary art is so all-encompassing, you'd think I'd be jaded to it all by now but every so often I encounter a new artist who reminds me of the joy and true beauty work can possess in the most literal sense. Robin Rhode is such an artist and upon seeing his <a href="http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibRhode.aspx">current mini-exhibition </a>as part of <a href="http://www.lacma.org/">LACMA</a>'s Contemporary Exhibition series, I experienced a renewed excitement about the state of art.<br /><br />Rhode is a thirtysomething South African-born artist who now lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Like some genius mix of Charlie Chaplin (for his performances), Banksy (for his "street" forum), and Jackson Pollock (for his action-drawing), the artist illustrates (usually by way of chalk, paint, or oil crayons) a prop or environment and then interacts with it accordingly. Often, video and photography becomes involved in the final product. Inspired by stop-action animation, his pieces are charming, whimsical, sad, joyful, and thoughtprovoking--sometimes all at once. A truly impressive trait of Rhodes' work is his mastery of each element from drawing skill to performance.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy this samping of his work as much as I enjoyed did in encountering it. Stay tuned for the return of I Make Picture's assigned art projects, as I am currently working on one related to Rhode's work! Xo <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjaxbePo2wEy5B-b487vmnE56yXnsCPhY8HN9s5FhSzH6N1gD3FcfZpyFqbtdgUbtLcKHecq-aMKFVkn5R6PBWDMbTzcY7R3BbesekHr1giooFcjCDERN3HggDyZ9u-c94A2G3EVEYFc/s1600/L-07Rhode.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjaxbePo2wEy5B-b487vmnE56yXnsCPhY8HN9s5FhSzH6N1gD3FcfZpyFqbtdgUbtLcKHecq-aMKFVkn5R6PBWDMbTzcY7R3BbesekHr1giooFcjCDERN3HggDyZ9u-c94A2G3EVEYFc/s320/L-07Rhode.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473523958963879522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxEkOCy9Q32Dze4Yq9ai0_5l-ptoeuxU95PCr3ZOGYcWD9xFMOTfYtcNG8ijMtpmigzD5JmoVwwmzfNZEdkuJd307fUwiXJVdtAxGv6A4RIQnHl3zhSCdmAUjFft9JFjDK5sGqTl5P44/s1600/49547b5ee6614.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxEkOCy9Q32Dze4Yq9ai0_5l-ptoeuxU95PCr3ZOGYcWD9xFMOTfYtcNG8ijMtpmigzD5JmoVwwmzfNZEdkuJd307fUwiXJVdtAxGv6A4RIQnHl3zhSCdmAUjFft9JFjDK5sGqTl5P44/s320/49547b5ee6614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473523094427332674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C_2QwCjMQvZloYBTuN5EGZXd8yTWTgZ_7RKzQdbuhCNDoBrkDN3yUVHTcKxOBXhj-fTnFDKJO54Hzihrte20g7QiAqN2bIsHPUZ7rTcYZTssXFgmGHeQyiaKY-avCkqC6afX8Xi4Rr8/s1600/Brick-Face-(2008)_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C_2QwCjMQvZloYBTuN5EGZXd8yTWTgZ_7RKzQdbuhCNDoBrkDN3yUVHTcKxOBXhj-fTnFDKJO54Hzihrte20g7QiAqN2bIsHPUZ7rTcYZTssXFgmGHeQyiaKY-avCkqC6afX8Xi4Rr8/s320/Brick-Face-(2008)_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473524352813732706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW0FUnIdautIDu6jbc0InR7u_aksIieGBIYdLA8vjmlJJ98TS-dC69D_-bd7UAooqNZFV0H2XqRYrvmvyFr1vB_NykCp8r0hjAogmufXjAybiiXhnqj4sjPNeSL-PAVfzUcxCVcqsef8/s1600/Robin-Rhode_img_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW0FUnIdautIDu6jbc0InR7u_aksIieGBIYdLA8vjmlJJ98TS-dC69D_-bd7UAooqNZFV0H2XqRYrvmvyFr1vB_NykCp8r0hjAogmufXjAybiiXhnqj4sjPNeSL-PAVfzUcxCVcqsef8/s320/Robin-Rhode_img_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473523659815934418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bVCc-StPU34&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bVCc-StPU34&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-19008905090640166412010-05-14T19:39:00.000-07:002010-05-19T15:05:43.286-07:00Star Gazing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJzTiTI08-2AjMKgYfiV5dhKhxjwtzpRbT05fbQ6Ld7kofWY-pyOesZ5gsFfSUIhjloZJXJUO_z4w0u4TSjUMsNB_UVx0csGCtp9DE5DQImsfqJGPc_ph8W-2gDPPo2grPf3ABJS1Wbg/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJzTiTI08-2AjMKgYfiV5dhKhxjwtzpRbT05fbQ6Ld7kofWY-pyOesZ5gsFfSUIhjloZJXJUO_z4w0u4TSjUMsNB_UVx0csGCtp9DE5DQImsfqJGPc_ph8W-2gDPPo2grPf3ABJS1Wbg/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471324271445566642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am continuously inspired by the sights and sounds of Los Angeles. The people-watching can hardly be beat and major public venues like Pasadena's monthly Rose Bowl Flea Market and the recent Culver City Cruisin' Back Car Show make it easy for me to capture the energy and essence of the city. Here are come recent photographs I have taken in the wonderful place I call home. I hope you like. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJYQtu83pcveuc3Q5Jebh61fS6WaPVIlaOGg6UF6hkmQ6GS-vgFsf9tppQgm_7PeEhq4iS4FJOi1Xmv5Ds7revG302bqVmsBfEEqfWs91xK4fTSSYhc4nMbIikbJU2i-vBgrBEIS-k7M/s1600/-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJYQtu83pcveuc3Q5Jebh61fS6WaPVIlaOGg6UF6hkmQ6GS-vgFsf9tppQgm_7PeEhq4iS4FJOi1Xmv5Ds7revG302bqVmsBfEEqfWs91xK4fTSSYhc4nMbIikbJU2i-vBgrBEIS-k7M/s320/-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471331945167914786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjD4NtrMI_9qmwBh9u0t5_k9c_Z2LqVtzryad2gGGFsNSFPVJPaU0FVgB6LWbyjdD6oInj0sx_tdaAMc0i2k0IabYCmTOzS-k93uwwyq7TTMkaPUJFtMgAZLPUxVP42IDIE3EqguAXyA/s1600/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIn2G_SduTBev9OZqI4wO-EM7W5yeg1vEoVn3H9Z0Vw6TJklJsyK4j9kMXGxkG3IXIDnaV0PDRu265CqkgjP_cqHfKA35Xg6RV8jZoEHSP45xaZ0-WxqP1pR4IbBarirV4hBZXT0u1rBU/s320/in-the-mood-for-love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469829311823336994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you don't know who <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Kar-wai">Wong Kar Wai</a> is, run--don't walk--to the nearest video store and rent his classic film, <span style="font-style: italic;">In the Mood for Love </span>(2000). The contemporary Chinese director, whose hallmark is breathtakingly stylized cinematography laden with moodiness and romance, has long been heralded for his definitive style. The film, though made during the last decade, takes place in Hong Kong in the early 1960's and Wong Kar Wai's dedication to creating a specific place and time resonates persistently through each frame. The attention to detail in terms of costuming, dramatic lighting, and warm sensual coloring paints the perfect setting for this subtle love story of an affair between two otherwise conservative people whose connection builds after they learn that their spouses have been engaged in an adulterous realtionship with one another. The minimal dialogue in the movie is secondary to the stunning cintematography, which speaks louder than the characters during the course of the film.<br /><br />I've recently been combing though stills of this movie for inspiration and to get me...er...in the mood for creating work that is equally inspired, lyrical, and emotive. Thought I would pass along some of the loveliness....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTAohf5ZyvOxJ0TnzqlMqeXHklirzT_tLRMXSpC6qF070Fxju_MdewhaRjTrK1x1GOC_wlq6JLKdbcD04si7Gi5MFAvJEcytR4KliU6DbXVtNKbqsBbuXEW7urBCPQdg8G4EqQ4YU9WA/s1600/in_the_mood_for_love.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTAohf5ZyvOxJ0TnzqlMqeXHklirzT_tLRMXSpC6qF070Fxju_MdewhaRjTrK1x1GOC_wlq6JLKdbcD04si7Gi5MFAvJEcytR4KliU6DbXVtNKbqsBbuXEW7urBCPQdg8G4EqQ4YU9WA/s320/in_the_mood_for_love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469831311109752386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDCVBULne8PaZsYg5lro9GtaqDphIEMErnUOGIQZ6ymzq3FPi9fqLefu4tc8o0GVIdhJ6dS8MQMqnaDyuA70XY62KN19qZ709fPbZIOCROwEBfas8Jj0kWH2EQ7S3kp3XRgMZUW4RvQk/s1600/in+the+mood+for+love+%28coffee%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWBCloeMqQqh4boJRND6YV_uoru7JJHgJZOR5bGOJw0lJh47IVsfYRviijd2flEbltJnpNL9caNbtqIz-AmPaJmp-z5SdnzxKINzVtnUIxHwHHiQF6IAqs4dz9aWauSTRePzvju4cDZQ/s320/DSC_0118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457961251342901298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Los Angeles' Westside neighborhood Culver City boasts some of the best venues for art in the city. It's Washington and La Cienega Boulevards are speckled with galleries showcasing both fresh urban art well as ultra-conceptual conteporary work and pretty much every sort in between. While that spectrum provides plenty of room for surprise and enchantment, one of the most inspiring spots for viewing art in Culver City is slightly off that particular beaten path. The <a href="http://www.mjt.org/">Museum of Jurassic Technology</a>, a self-described "educational institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the public appreciation of the Lower Jurassic," is essentially a quirky house of oddities whose name is just as puzzling as the mysterious wonders you find inside. While the museum isn't quite the space you'd imagine finding visual art in the traditional sense, the curiously beautiful and eccentric items it holds have turned it into a cult destination for artist folk and the everyday man alike.<br /><br />I recently made a visit to the museum and found it an incredible source of inspiration. Between the carved fruit stones, tiny "European mole" skeleton, dioramas, cyptically written framed letters, and eery videos, there's a lot to take in. Don't try to make too much sense of it as the beauty of ths place is best seen when you are able to just appreciate its eccentricities. As a testiment, I leave you with these equally mysterious (and purposely without caption) images I took on my recent exploration. For me visting was like joining a secret club. I'll choose not to tell and show you everything I saw. If you're as curious as I was, you'll just check it out yourselves. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7YCDBIHAN0LVEMPHOQBBrrfoCZSEurQgX5ASx1Kn4WBlqthKaV8qCn1kemC48qsAcxXarlxYefKrBoipUF3d8t6dw6TPJ_JDO7dXs1TDAZgoJTmcgjZDJv2Zg5ZeiQZe28mbFI6Erjk/s320/86970005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445725233326339762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of the most amazing parts of living in Los Angeles is being able to discover so much emerging talent before anyone else. Bonus points when the one harboring such talent is a friend or loved one. It is both exciting and inspirational to be surrounded by people who, too, have creative passions and dreams to share them with the world.<br /><br />That said I am beyond happy to use my creative energies to support their craft. Recently I had the pleasure of photographing two different friends, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/EmilyOHalloran">Emily O'Halloran</a> and <a href="http://www.raeluxmusic.com/">Jessica Woodward</a><a href="http://www.raeluxmusic.com/"> </a><a href="http://www.raeluxmusic.com/">aka Raelux</a>, both of whom are local songstresses. Fingers crossed, you'll see some of these photos lining jewel cases at your local record shop or in <span style="font-style: italic;">Rolling Stone </span>some not-far-off day<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>(A girl can dream, ok?)<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>I could go on and on about my love for these talented women but instead I'll just tell you to click on their names for music and info and save the space for more pictures. And how could I possibly forget to mention the artistry of <a href="http://www.jenmorganmakeup.com/">Jennifer Morgan</a> and Erin Dudley who worked (respectively) their brilliant makeup magic on these shoots? Oh, the talent pool that is my group of friends!<br /><br />The following images are a combination of 35mm, medium format (Holga), and Polaroid (via my SX-70 camera). If you or anyone you know has interest in working with me on a future photography project, please feel free to comment or email. Insert shameless plug here. :)<br /><br />Raelux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97MsqeA7uJJYtRrJEeMD_LvUgZTP5jSywB1P2MNg0EredCCXzwYXwkqlmRUz7mlz59MB_JkwROvqbudJvf2mquQwDZD68Wy0HUSdRYeVPtw9H2F02k5IdQ0Sd_N-1DVaWQ10Nd_7NiS4/s1600-h/86970002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97MsqeA7uJJYtRrJEeMD_LvUgZTP5jSywB1P2MNg0EredCCXzwYXwkqlmRUz7mlz59MB_JkwROvqbudJvf2mquQwDZD68Wy0HUSdRYeVPtw9H2F02k5IdQ0Sd_N-1DVaWQ10Nd_7NiS4/s320/86970002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445724817514922610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBw_gMYCv20hBJ4D2qa7PGtTzHy4dnhQi2sUXmjRxr9767lY_lr_fIwAq40PBRuPHNpIPzXeBXH_gP3DsO7VRg0B9_KlwyQK8GACRPiVocrybXAw5oi76Vf2E_9TDf3qTU_cVrktthVeA/s1600-h/sc00318ea3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMiMQEasb6H-jGCfG8jIl6GsaZCG1hn8qXMBOr1i8TyczQLk_SSeunLQxG_9uIRJm91x07Yca75xP1hRpJnq2gMqGa_zJtPgsydJZ0YzS-f8TFX9VPgPbtlXl07V059Gx_lg2hj3eGhk/s320/sc00029af3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445729558757199106" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-2516107513749690012010-03-02T14:09:00.000-08:002010-03-02T15:11:42.124-08:00Art History 101: Saul Leiter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLc-Kd9gJowE3EiWnNBe5IUQ6-x3zNE_x2XiUyhGKqsaWLClXuQcAVJTkuXFWkMoBgJZsfmqvQnghp3vcE_8g_QPSHsa926JBCalBqz5MTEYtv03xBza_J-UfCwj1a3c2ogFTTVGSjPU/s1600-h/pf84088_L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLc-Kd9gJowE3EiWnNBe5IUQ6-x3zNE_x2XiUyhGKqsaWLClXuQcAVJTkuXFWkMoBgJZsfmqvQnghp3vcE_8g_QPSHsa926JBCalBqz5MTEYtv03xBza_J-UfCwj1a3c2ogFTTVGSjPU/s320/pf84088_L.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444175911116133266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When I first discovered the photography of American artist Saul Leiter my first thought was, "What took me so long?" The fact that Leiter is considerably lesser-known that his contemporaries (think <a href="http://www.shafe.co.uk/crystal/images/lshafe/Pollock_Autumn_Rhythm_Number_30_1950.jpg">Jackson Pollock</a> and <a href="http://www.helhet-kroppogsjel.no/files/2007-09-25-mark-rothko-no-14-1960-7893.jpg">Mark Rothko</a>) is what makes him a perfect candidate for our latest I Make Picture series, Art History 101. As someone who studied the subject in college, I fervently explore the history of visual art and am frequently distressed about the general lack of exposure the public has to so many talented artists. Too often the ones who get the most recognition are those who had the most salacious and temultuous personal lives (and sometimes rightfully so, as insanity and brilliance are often divided by a fine line) and work itself gets overshadowed in favor of personae in pop culture. As my gift to you, Art History 101 will give an introduction to artists you might otherwise be unfamiliar with by was of a brief biography, highlights, and of course, lots of pictures. At the very least it could give you something much cooler to discuss at parties than politics. :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_UhFvq9IJVCdxrOUXHieIatjEY803TjPJaRHYCglrPBpzrEmQmh6P2ccga_Gv3yRIPJrnhutDSN0F_52kEvTIoo0u3lyiw163URgxoLKHoYmFmKD7LbCbEQf2plvrTeccCH4w3e_C1w/s1600-h/saul+leiter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_UhFvq9IJVCdxrOUXHieIatjEY803TjPJaRHYCglrPBpzrEmQmh6P2ccga_Gv3yRIPJrnhutDSN0F_52kEvTIoo0u3lyiw163URgxoLKHoYmFmKD7LbCbEQf2plvrTeccCH4w3e_C1w/s320/saul+leiter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444176362329695762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Saul Leiter's major contribution to the world of art was his role as a pioneer of color photography. In New York City during the mid-20th century, the art world was dominated by Abstract Expressionist painting. With his innovative eye, the Pittsburgh-born artist translated similar abstractions onto film, creating photos of city life with breathtakingly modern and deceptively stylized compositions. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZYx4ri1ZIEKxeuanuf42FxrlK1WY3s4h70jiqvMV0Kq2fyhyphenhyphenf5ZO7CqaZuEvk_4JyJ0-Uqxc0lum1dxVnUMGaYT2fMWOrj8SIY_ybphN2TfHny1gGmTR4CCA4FMoZZiGPltgeZR2Nyw/s1600-h/1211893570b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZYx4ri1ZIEKxeuanuf42FxrlK1WY3s4h70jiqvMV0Kq2fyhyphenhyphenf5ZO7CqaZuEvk_4JyJ0-Uqxc0lum1dxVnUMGaYT2fMWOrj8SIY_ybphN2TfHny1gGmTR4CCA4FMoZZiGPltgeZR2Nyw/s320/1211893570b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444175023455967794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What is so admirable about Leiter's work is that, just as the Abstract Expressionists pushed the boundaries and limitations of the physicality of paint on a canvas, he toyed with the idea of photography as a medium which was used most traditionally as a means to capture reality. Instead, Leiter manipulated (long before the invention of computer-aided manipulation tools) images to relay mood over pure naturalism. While his work with color was most notable, even his black and white works feature a brilliant eye for abstraction in creating photographs often considered quite painterly. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADSuaaZLvBQvxuUB2m1TH_7nV3_K9vvBjZUza3rkT7bGb0z8ZKcefIVvPG-1uslMnlaUbqofUXa4MPZcwSq-Uz51yass34Iz8JQw3S5BcM4hXP-VTHFMAgH7kckfAB75gkC_SKwPMEPY/s1600-h/leiter.cafe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADSuaaZLvBQvxuUB2m1TH_7nV3_K9vvBjZUza3rkT7bGb0z8ZKcefIVvPG-1uslMnlaUbqofUXa4MPZcwSq-Uz51yass34Iz8JQw3S5BcM4hXP-VTHFMAgH7kckfAB75gkC_SKwPMEPY/s320/leiter.cafe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444175376216311026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuca5GaUv7_G5O2jbMje6qOZj34BfZJpjL-TwTMxZrviwf7CpRVA86rd4c1kjIr6KAJd4eslOA0PBLC16kNgga0k0JijFJ_eGGltJ7CfWK3lPLVRTE9y2JuC-rhQ_Qawfr78YcPgzpj4/s1600-h/2445053831_97978e4282_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuca5GaUv7_G5O2jbMje6qOZj34BfZJpjL-TwTMxZrviwf7CpRVA86rd4c1kjIr6KAJd4eslOA0PBLC16kNgga0k0JijFJ_eGGltJ7CfWK3lPLVRTE9y2JuC-rhQ_Qawfr78YcPgzpj4/s320/2445053831_97978e4282_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444175182875826914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF22G-J3tjE6LP9F2xt5dRo3VzS35L47n_vZ4kYKDMoRuXbHMMiimxT5AfuBAkwysAHUT824e1Z_W8OPCalxvhpRQTtsFatihjUIX_Gn8JCEHwn2HkG8_NbFqH1H0jLwiyyPVz1eA24A/s1600-h/saul_leiter_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF22G-J3tjE6LP9F2xt5dRo3VzS35L47n_vZ4kYKDMoRuXbHMMiimxT5AfuBAkwysAHUT824e1Z_W8OPCalxvhpRQTtsFatihjUIX_Gn8JCEHwn2HkG8_NbFqH1H0jLwiyyPVz1eA24A/s320/saul_leiter_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444176604933927042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8Bfdq3aKb4ifu9AJ4L4KSyCLzT8di7V7GbzkI2xnkYr4-WTlhmD73DbSA8eyMkW98zSScE9s_UClA43tkS0BLzZIQNVdQ8idUWBH4MeXt7vR12v0HGerbyUqvz3UqFPOgBnuiXtvQrU/s1600-h/LeiterS+phonecall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8Bfdq3aKb4ifu9AJ4L4KSyCLzT8di7V7GbzkI2xnkYr4-WTlhmD73DbSA8eyMkW98zSScE9s_UClA43tkS0BLzZIQNVdQ8idUWBH4MeXt7vR12v0HGerbyUqvz3UqFPOgBnuiXtvQrU/s320/LeiterS+phonecall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444175570975538866" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-42749944877253347872010-02-13T18:16:00.001-08:002010-02-14T15:40:39.535-08:00The Look of Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezLWTjrGa4v4TWI9UOscfrEcf3j0LlplS4IZemOloIsfWYRx7cp-iJl1G_BRlLuTS5e-zpxnnm_WJzSWu2YA2LuvvFkcNNUWeQ4TJx8lJnRfPaotDQUVavUtY_e0eFj6ZhyphenhyphenOYU30_x_4/s1600-h/2338117084_268b917049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezLWTjrGa4v4TWI9UOscfrEcf3j0LlplS4IZemOloIsfWYRx7cp-iJl1G_BRlLuTS5e-zpxnnm_WJzSWu2YA2LuvvFkcNNUWeQ4TJx8lJnRfPaotDQUVavUtY_e0eFj6ZhyphenhyphenOYU30_x_4/s320/2338117084_268b917049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438237658602317986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Happy Valentines Day! This holiday tends to polarize more than any other since it has come to symbolize material things over emotional, but I thought we could try to bring it back to its humble intent: to honor our loved ones. Describing love is as abstract an idea as defining art. You know how they say a picture is worth 1,000 words? Well, I like to think I'm pretty handy with words but what I really know is pictures and while I still haven't figured out how to write about love, I can at least show you what it might look like. Enjoy.<br /><br />kisses,<br />Ashley<br /><br />Marc Chagall<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpszfKw0K14K5LE_tlupDF77Jy-z3b6KVUw7cK-bwbfz8V1LBp1pRvmbwhZRBRzKbFQEauwnKng8DzSiVw6DIMcF6QrjCmO06ix28oGLHtmuB4WyPYya9cae7AvLgtai_iqUMJenuqfMI/s1600-h/chagall_birthday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpszfKw0K14K5LE_tlupDF77Jy-z3b6KVUw7cK-bwbfz8V1LBp1pRvmbwhZRBRzKbFQEauwnKng8DzSiVw6DIMcF6QrjCmO06ix28oGLHtmuB4WyPYya9cae7AvLgtai_iqUMJenuqfMI/s320/chagall_birthday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437920624634778802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje58wJoJtJBTVWMhVBxJ-OrVRLVbea2Inodb235Kse5zFgvo5NpYy3An-bN9pqvM8EgcqGAnWWXrOgHzaQtu_0dhMVWdY3H779aeLnx2v1fSqPuidpmIyVRYChFTTZRHD25cVufy4yyco/s1600-h/marc_chagall_shop_t_postcard_20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje58wJoJtJBTVWMhVBxJ-OrVRLVbea2Inodb235Kse5zFgvo5NpYy3An-bN9pqvM8EgcqGAnWWXrOgHzaQtu_0dhMVWdY3H779aeLnx2v1fSqPuidpmIyVRYChFTTZRHD25cVufy4yyco/s320/marc_chagall_shop_t_postcard_20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438245945472831842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nan Goldin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdINba40CNUXyNy3uJ8rWFSbXeiYlpQW1ObeYGEJStp_7yHmi0P8dVf6n9dE_ZeksZ9Kxbga_3AGD3XIQsS7V_sgCGiY8FNNjDo5j1NPOZAQbeo_wQN3GXY4Alf8TE3T6YRkoj6hVN-Lw/s1600-h/Nan1-thumb-500x500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdINba40CNUXyNy3uJ8rWFSbXeiYlpQW1ObeYGEJStp_7yHmi0P8dVf6n9dE_ZeksZ9Kxbga_3AGD3XIQsS7V_sgCGiY8FNNjDo5j1NPOZAQbeo_wQN3GXY4Alf8TE3T6YRkoj6hVN-Lw/s320/Nan1-thumb-500x500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437925523584605474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlB_873K6Pr_4eEMxZIIglafme0Nv9jlF64kR12zoeS_LsBpm0Ut5S5v4nd7us83Mh3heFsDuSNqZcNvbnKoNMeXcR8H-ZNBA9X5c8G9A4y5B6mqOhd2pz9BC5gdgR7y9XFcdOz5EPisY/s1600-h/nan+goldin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlB_873K6Pr_4eEMxZIIglafme0Nv9jlF64kR12zoeS_LsBpm0Ut5S5v4nd7us83Mh3heFsDuSNqZcNvbnKoNMeXcR8H-ZNBA9X5c8G9A4y5B6mqOhd2pz9BC5gdgR7y9XFcdOz5EPisY/s320/nan+goldin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438236836680673298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Frida Kahlo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCApRJxmL_nsa7wVagM1a4WTy2WEibcaZnR41Vz8URp0WjkqxCCBAWBgjUhG8WyhlfGCVAhitLtUH_QOyJ4zpaeCzSAN9z9zb9oj5Xapq5AnwbuOfBxx3p8epwpoxShHb71U5smJawuck/s1600-h/frida_kahlo_le_due_frida1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCApRJxmL_nsa7wVagM1a4WTy2WEibcaZnR41Vz8URp0WjkqxCCBAWBgjUhG8WyhlfGCVAhitLtUH_QOyJ4zpaeCzSAN9z9zb9oj5Xapq5AnwbuOfBxx3p8epwpoxShHb71U5smJawuck/s320/frida_kahlo_le_due_frida1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438239894917323170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUL8uxQRLBt48A29DOQAYtzqF2zEncMK8xDC_OJGjVn6FfoHawKi5V7CjdlMPN09HptkqspoKCdtGXdC-Gwf2fGXney8J0BXpAv6SexF7L0Z42BmaA5YEF8aTBpZbblvgfcJ9p2PYDSLo/s1600-h/frida_kahlo_the_love_embrace_of_the_universe_1949.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUL8uxQRLBt48A29DOQAYtzqF2zEncMK8xDC_OJGjVn6FfoHawKi5V7CjdlMPN09HptkqspoKCdtGXdC-Gwf2fGXney8J0BXpAv6SexF7L0Z42BmaA5YEF8aTBpZbblvgfcJ9p2PYDSLo/s320/frida_kahlo_the_love_embrace_of_the_universe_1949.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438240838697169346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Paul Klee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1rtj8xVLUttqxcHF-wp8aGGph-Up2uvVMDus379foco-TXCr19o6ygX96IqYenejIIM73n0PUe_7D3k1vWb1FA2DPIi_7h0O3hC-pUCyyIsSUqh5Dy-7nUhlZ2z0Ptpcm0LN12PI9pQ/s1600-h/h2_1987.455.7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1rtj8xVLUttqxcHF-wp8aGGph-Up2uvVMDus379foco-TXCr19o6ygX96IqYenejIIM73n0PUe_7D3k1vWb1FA2DPIi_7h0O3hC-pUCyyIsSUqh5Dy-7nUhlZ2z0Ptpcm0LN12PI9pQ/s320/h2_1987.455.7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438242597369833538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Toulouse Lautrec<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rjYat_cZLVGt-dixeRpgDY-Vxj_ppO5AbxKyIyjxjM53NNxlqfymoM1TV_hEqy7aCwM7rFww6P8d1c3QrwnvtX8qXvYHWQkWVsgHfm2EV5sFsjNCFRPt0UGLuq2ni__8JclCIpsc1pk/s1600-h/toulouse-lautrec_bed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rjYat_cZLVGt-dixeRpgDY-Vxj_ppO5AbxKyIyjxjM53NNxlqfymoM1TV_hEqy7aCwM7rFww6P8d1c3QrwnvtX8qXvYHWQkWVsgHfm2EV5sFsjNCFRPt0UGLuq2ni__8JclCIpsc1pk/s320/toulouse-lautrec_bed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438244283911065618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Diane Arbus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_DqA1F2_z0o1s6u40sn1OiWY_H3WItdh-7MP7EU7HxsnZCbScPT_1-6y3GVvqHZp9OKz8N_rDbzbJvj9k3koDQwrxW9Y7Z-jqL4vpDn_1lKl5E4CJ_3l1APU6w6KAqeo0d9FWh71lV8/s1600-h/diane_arbus_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_DqA1F2_z0o1s6u40sn1OiWY_H3WItdh-7MP7EU7HxsnZCbScPT_1-6y3GVvqHZp9OKz8N_rDbzbJvj9k3koDQwrxW9Y7Z-jqL4vpDn_1lKl5E4CJ_3l1APU6w6KAqeo0d9FWh71lV8/s320/diane_arbus_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438247763303274098" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-69450035067218916852010-02-09T15:04:00.000-08:002010-02-09T15:54:49.022-08:00Eye Candy: Raelux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAPAli89VE9e-He3-V7o7CX_Qjew2VqfLBru2I9BdyMlGYaCJlR7YaEzLs2qgerIXmpc8VVwvNVROiwr1EPLw5PT_2dM4Q3WXsziTyIcqYz7ONs6Wq9-0KGFpIHWEa4eLms7Sae7Mumg/s1600-h/537029773_282f919942.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAPAli89VE9e-He3-V7o7CX_Qjew2VqfLBru2I9BdyMlGYaCJlR7YaEzLs2qgerIXmpc8VVwvNVROiwr1EPLw5PT_2dM4Q3WXsziTyIcqYz7ONs6Wq9-0KGFpIHWEa4eLms7Sae7Mumg/s320/537029773_282f919942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436393273845086754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I don't know if you know this, but "I Make Picture" is not just some clever title. I (Ashley) actually MAKE picture(s). This weekend I am photographing <a href="http://www.raeluxmusic.com/">Raelux</a>, songstress and badass chick extraordinaire. While I cannot divulge the details of our upcoming shoot (we'll share the pictures with you at a later date!), I have decided that this would be the perfect subject of the blog's newest segment: Eye Candy. Eye Candy will feature my latest visual inspirations whether they be in terms of work I'm doing, personal style, or just good old fashioned...well, eye candy.<br /><br />Right now I'm getting really inspired by these stills from and old video "Comic Strip" from Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg. Brigitte is disguised as a dark, mysterious, sexy action figure amid a pop art backdrop. What more inspiration do you need? Oh, and plus her eye liner and hairdo's are a constant source of envy ;) Oh, the swingin' 1960's!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPpjBrR2W-PQwj30MZk867J-JGkx524Hp8vFnGaXaXg5cwRlDzpShzw0PwUDKNwfir5UtvTd114t5HShDlkfznyzP9SUb7xsdCVL08bG78Fh4KuETyJ3c8Q0-wt703SSy3kU4HDxnYnk/s1600-h/comicstrip_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPpjBrR2W-PQwj30MZk867J-JGkx524Hp8vFnGaXaXg5cwRlDzpShzw0PwUDKNwfir5UtvTd114t5HShDlkfznyzP9SUb7xsdCVL08bG78Fh4KuETyJ3c8Q0-wt703SSy3kU4HDxnYnk/s320/comicstrip_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436393772048838098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrKT7A6qkoR9TBZKjTEypfXQui_iPEFGDFxTVxQ0HHyt7_LwQeK6i5vuJ6PlRNLvqgvIWK2DybTkW1k7LCbklBgphsJf-dB2nx-RZkuZL1NBRmQ2dT5H3IrQSP2_DvPGLVFW2xHw0GH4/s1600-h/537029751_28c9491dcc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrKT7A6qkoR9TBZKjTEypfXQui_iPEFGDFxTVxQ0HHyt7_LwQeK6i5vuJ6PlRNLvqgvIWK2DybTkW1k7LCbklBgphsJf-dB2nx-RZkuZL1NBRmQ2dT5H3IrQSP2_DvPGLVFW2xHw0GH4/s320/537029751_28c9491dcc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436393399323115138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Other inspiration for the shoot comes from the whimsical, magical style of Bat for Lashes frontwoman Natasha Khan and the fierceness and hard-edged glamour of the one-and-only Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGPlaQ_e-EuwZK-E4us9R4dSP1G4didVQV8ZZPkkhkq_-qa4e5snR4b4TujTjnX1NSoX5btC5GLSi_g_d7IkCumT845GRJSUUZcp1l4GBRGSi9D6qw9DqqXkgd5B_TPBOCUAZM9JSMY0/s1600-h/batforlashes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGPlaQ_e-EuwZK-E4us9R4dSP1G4didVQV8ZZPkkhkq_-qa4e5snR4b4TujTjnX1NSoX5btC5GLSi_g_d7IkCumT845GRJSUUZcp1l4GBRGSi9D6qw9DqqXkgd5B_TPBOCUAZM9JSMY0/s320/batforlashes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436394854202558674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOC19eB2b-fTYJ58u3B8nMpa0AkiEdAyl9fqRITzfyw6e1ceXexkEQj1bYcXY9xbmV8FiZnxa74OFRAiz8aASQmIEkeCoXyb4IaaSCZmfLCUQfRZ66MDQRq9rm6yikfBuFTC2mo59HEk/s1600-h/karen+o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOC19eB2b-fTYJ58u3B8nMpa0AkiEdAyl9fqRITzfyw6e1ceXexkEQj1bYcXY9xbmV8FiZnxa74OFRAiz8aASQmIEkeCoXyb4IaaSCZmfLCUQfRZ66MDQRq9rm6yikfBuFTC2mo59HEk/s320/karen+o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436395333115746962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wish us luck (and no rain!) for this weekend, and please check out all things Raelux at www.raeluxmusic.com for updates and more! Enjoy the occular pleasures. :)Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-55449285519690839372010-02-09T14:43:00.000-08:002010-02-09T15:02:09.580-08:00What's New (Pussycat)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFYKd41Hs9Mow5FMaZ5BqGKHxUEnt7NZz-z0LijIq-gf7omlTYFbd44ncon7RFaMGZxhsI5xjE01N6-crfvU2KWTOhtrKNjle0KgZ7iSZ-V1iBzCwV7LoV5j-_pNKiak07Ui9yhift_s/s1600-h/robotbday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFYKd41Hs9Mow5FMaZ5BqGKHxUEnt7NZz-z0LijIq-gf7omlTYFbd44ncon7RFaMGZxhsI5xjE01N6-crfvU2KWTOhtrKNjle0KgZ7iSZ-V1iBzCwV7LoV5j-_pNKiak07Ui9yhift_s/s320/robotbday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436382550772037538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hello my loyal I Make Picture-ers! I want to take a minute to let you know about some upcoming changes to our blog. Though the core of this blog is the interactive element of assigning and posting art projects, I've noticed that a lull in incoming projects (ahem, this means you lazy bones!) makes for a subsequent lull in my ability to post due to the strict format I created (review, interview, review, interview, etc.). While I still want the assignments to be an integral part of I Make Picture, I also don't want to alienate anyone who may not for whatever reason be able or willing to complete these projects. Thus I have decided to expand the content of the blog to more things "art" in general. Specifically, this will include previews of upcoming exhibitions or visual projects that excite me, inspirations, and short art history lessons on artists and figures whose work may not be as broadly known. As always if you have things you'd like to see I Make Picture cover, please send an email to IMakePicture@gmail.com and let us know your thoughts! This change will enable me to post more frequently and hence give you, the reader, more thoughts, words, and oh yes, pictures to absorb and be inspired by!<br /><br />Love and Pictures.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-61530940612645536872009-12-03T15:38:00.000-08:002009-12-03T16:32:39.359-08:00Assignment #9: Through the Looking Glass<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZz5pXD5y_EWhDFDu-Xw-iC6wBIDn3FNt-ROcseSCUAT8BVhjBpLRKOswpd0dvHufzPT1daJhdzhm90L2PkZM-KrDgUP8UfQ5niw8f1hjVPj6OjdG8mKNfgc7lCkGw2OzIxPxA3fNZBO0/s1600-h/sc00d15390.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZz5pXD5y_EWhDFDu-Xw-iC6wBIDn3FNt-ROcseSCUAT8BVhjBpLRKOswpd0dvHufzPT1daJhdzhm90L2PkZM-KrDgUP8UfQ5niw8f1hjVPj6OjdG8mKNfgc7lCkGw2OzIxPxA3fNZBO0/s320/sc00d15390.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411170414328374994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Because our latest featured artist, Susan Silton, is also among the group of artists in our most recently featured exhibition, "I Feel Different" at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, we at I Make Picture thought we'd kill two birds with one stone to create an assignment that relates to both trademarks of Susan's work as well as the broad theme of the LACE show.<br /><br />As you likely read in the earlier post, "I Feel Different" centers on the concept of feeling removed from society in some way. Appropriately, included artist Silton creates work focused on overwhelming concerns of modern society and frequently does so by playing with the public's perception. Merging the ideas of <span style="font-weight: bold;">isolation</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">perception</span>, Susan and I decided on a fitting assignment.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignment #9: Through the Looking Glass</span></span><br /><br />Focusing on a personal trait (internal or external, physical or emotional) that makes you feel "different," create a unique self-portrait using any medium.<br /><br />Since she has done a similar self-portrait project using digital manipulation (all circa 1995), Susan lent us these images as an example of an answer to this assignment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxD3t_J3KHZR82ldB5ETxkHISnBS0sWhsefMjTmi2c3DZH9bLxNcU-lMpeOG7Pm1cBJKI4jv4u__QxHFihAAKij2QEMR3FcTQ4BT-Xd2Dc_Tg1hIv2J2GMmnw0FS_Mm5KcJdpio6wSiw/s1600-h/Self-Portrait+%2321.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxD3t_J3KHZR82ldB5ETxkHISnBS0sWhsefMjTmi2c3DZH9bLxNcU-lMpeOG7Pm1cBJKI4jv4u__QxHFihAAKij2QEMR3FcTQ4BT-Xd2Dc_Tg1hIv2J2GMmnw0FS_Mm5KcJdpio6wSiw/s320/Self-Portrait+%2321.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411165863520326338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SH9vGVnk_sDT71CIJOlMzTj5H6KY0MtippVeZvxlRpvuHyh-eVEnk2CsfiuYuG-1qkXZoByvrlMVTqo9J2mNbAXEe7GRwlP1duvas4AwoZbM3TMB4nAWOtrJXr16_lzuueL6iVS7aBo/s1600-h/Self-Portrait+%237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SH9vGVnk_sDT71CIJOlMzTj5H6KY0MtippVeZvxlRpvuHyh-eVEnk2CsfiuYuG-1qkXZoByvrlMVTqo9J2mNbAXEe7GRwlP1duvas4AwoZbM3TMB4nAWOtrJXr16_lzuueL6iVS7aBo/s320/Self-Portrait+%237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411166097405607058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I, too, tried my hand at the assignment. Using <a href="http://nikomat.org/priv/camera/SX-70/self9.jpg">this amazing self-timer</a> with my <a href="http://richardshear.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/sx70.jpg">Polaroid SX-70</a> camera, I aimed to focus on physical characteristics that have caused me much insecurity and feelings of isolation, particularly by other women. My body (specifically its more childlike than womanly nature) has won equal negative attention and curiosity and has at times been a source of guilt and anger. Only recently have I come to accept the things I once viewed as flaws, but these images were taken to capture a voyeristic view of the image I have projected to others before this time of acceptance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFYgGJRGjISKkcju5a3ZfFudTyfQsFGNMgqbuKADQ0-Vvu8JyF3Hme9A1DLqB36LinXKGPlWfX9WaNJff2uZ53HIN-mAH8Hcq5ZJV1F5ST_141IaxrUHDoJBOs82IJDx3nE5viVRsRoM/s1600-h/sc00cc6cab.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFYgGJRGjISKkcju5a3ZfFudTyfQsFGNMgqbuKADQ0-Vvu8JyF3Hme9A1DLqB36LinXKGPlWfX9WaNJff2uZ53HIN-mAH8Hcq5ZJV1F5ST_141IaxrUHDoJBOs82IJDx3nE5viVRsRoM/s320/sc00cc6cab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411170133902147394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys1r-5nHJDeNaqDGgP4ccglzP_g1201B_NSMTDU_ThEEnZ1N-UNZ0MSYNkod6yBu0An0ysM5R-7be2unPkwQ-0aPZC28WM4Ow8_UblDcTaKdpJ65Zk7rfP_tFGYfLKr47P5YhYbu2VT0/s1600-h/sc00d0e1ec.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys1r-5nHJDeNaqDGgP4ccglzP_g1201B_NSMTDU_ThEEnZ1N-UNZ0MSYNkod6yBu0An0ysM5R-7be2unPkwQ-0aPZC28WM4Ow8_UblDcTaKdpJ65Zk7rfP_tFGYfLKr47P5YhYbu2VT0/s320/sc00d0e1ec.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411170555805612322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As always, you all are encouraged to try this assignment with individual interpretation. That is, you can't do it "wrong." The goal of I Make Picture is to provide a loose framework or guideline within which you can explore themes you might not otherwise have considered. Use video, use crayons, draw on a napkin, take a picture, it really doesn't matter. The important thing is to offer others inspiration and new ideas. I can't wait to see you all make picture. :)Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-60552553423956241922009-12-03T09:32:00.000-08:002009-12-03T15:38:05.666-08:00Featured Artist: Susan Silton<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbupHa5HI2hveyur9JL449wsHKRxejIOkErtjY4XMLi89a3CBbMtC2IGlWk5X56GOHHsI9dBehLvlTlWgi1PIuII4R2Cz8GGjneLUTFtoz9CkjKC0Dle78A1dFMLZBD2xOsFHHFs4Lbo/s1600-h/silton-pmca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbupHa5HI2hveyur9JL449wsHKRxejIOkErtjY4XMLi89a3CBbMtC2IGlWk5X56GOHHsI9dBehLvlTlWgi1PIuII4R2Cz8GGjneLUTFtoz9CkjKC0Dle78A1dFMLZBD2xOsFHHFs4Lbo/s320/silton-pmca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411148445440867746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Upon meeting Los Angeles' <a href="http://www.susansilton.com/">Susan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Silton</span></a>, I was unaware of her life as a well-praised contemporary artist. When it inevitably came up, I asked her, "What medium do you work in?" If only I had known what an impossible question this was for the multifaceted artist to answer (though she did, diplomatically). Over the course of her impressive career, which includes solo exhibitions at <a href="http://www.solwayjonesgallery.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SolwayJones</span></a> (where she is represented), <a href="http://www.anglesgallery.com/">Angles Gallery</a> and the National History Museum in Los Angeles, and <a href="http://www.ktfineart.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Feigen</span> Contemporary in New York</a>, as well as inclusion in group shows at San Francisco's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MOMA</span> and the California Museum of Photography, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Silton's</span> body of work has merged and tangled media to fully explore the breadth of art's physical boundaries yet always stayed true to a general central theme: our current sociopolitical climate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul7t23k0U04RhL9hQPvGMQ7h1hVo6eb36_IVlxQrnzAAINnCn1IE7wvnLoBHi9n7ZcpCrFo7fuuLRFVjv9lTEHIP4IhlIo4Ah3HF98ptpU6RhvKBMe5mmGbAJBbAe6lgbL5KTyz03hlE/s1600-h/Susan+Silton+Five.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul7t23k0U04RhL9hQPvGMQ7h1hVo6eb36_IVlxQrnzAAINnCn1IE7wvnLoBHi9n7ZcpCrFo7fuuLRFVjv9lTEHIP4IhlIo4Ah3HF98ptpU6RhvKBMe5mmGbAJBbAe6lgbL5KTyz03hlE/s320/Susan+Silton+Five.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411147979783352402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The recipient of a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Silton</span> presents culturally relevant issues using various methods of trickery. A motto of her work could be that "things aren't always as they appear." The artist taunts our sensory perceptions, making us question our instincts and inclinations. For example, her 2006/2007 series "The Day, The Earth" was comprised of giant compositions which at first glance were more reminiscent of Op-Art paintings by <a href="http://corioblog.com/bridget_riley_big_blue.jpg">Bridget Riley</a> or Minimalist works by <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/collection/T/T00/T00730_9.jpg">Frank Stella</a>, but were actually re-photographed stills of apocalypse-themed movies from the 1960s in which each vertical strip has been individually tinted to abstract the overall images into boldly colorful, stripey surfaces. In these photographs, the figures are discovered secondarily, becoming almost hauntingly inconspicuous. The series speaks to our current fear of world-ending disaster that looms below the surface of everyday life.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFLrhaxyD9wGu3IEzcjQzO0Y5qnYUpNdSKLMgFwz_Y40K1hJ3Z8P27O3Fj0gpbRgC53bHtAgQIP5PMCnI9eWHKkr7ireGFPA3PLdj1thZQfyxOWD9IYjhFAwpAP7N1w6sAA48GHQZ3qE/s1600-h/Susan+Silton+On+the+Beach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFLrhaxyD9wGu3IEzcjQzO0Y5qnYUpNdSKLMgFwz_Y40K1hJ3Z8P27O3Fj0gpbRgC53bHtAgQIP5PMCnI9eWHKkr7ireGFPA3PLdj1thZQfyxOWD9IYjhFAwpAP7N1w6sAA48GHQZ3qE/s320/Susan+Silton+On+the+Beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411068148594708562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Under the same umbrella, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Silton</span> created a companion <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">exihibition</span> at the Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art in which she covered the building in brightly-colored striped tarps, inspired by fumigation tents. Inside she coated the interior of the project room with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">manufactured</span> items that used a similar pattern. The would-be happy, joyful palette and pattern was in marked contrast to the darker issues they represented. Susan also used photography and video in her "Twister" series, some of which is displayed in the current "I Feel Different" exhibition at LACE (see feature in previous post). In this series she explored themes of oppressed sexuality and the subsequent confusion and curiosity about the subject.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswf1O7vGsyUjvAlElhSEjb46MKruW_-H2lNcUS_sc2v7lhiqODIYb_ztsZ5uIOiwEobS_8cC-HjqdfWzy3GxOEczQiAtFswcbzwInk6dyKdcGilGAfxwBpHtusgeA0wYthYxAUzS0BU0/s1600-h/silton-inside-outside.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswf1O7vGsyUjvAlElhSEjb46MKruW_-H2lNcUS_sc2v7lhiqODIYb_ztsZ5uIOiwEobS_8cC-HjqdfWzy3GxOEczQiAtFswcbzwInk6dyKdcGilGAfxwBpHtusgeA0wYthYxAUzS0BU0/s320/silton-inside-outside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411156264447159394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Silton</span> is also currently working on an interactive project via the social networking site, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Facebook</span>. Commenting on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">scripted nature</span> she sees in such a forum, she created speaking avatars (Michael Richards, Trent Lott, Chris Brown) each apologizing for their various public mistakes. Learn more about the ongoing project, "BY THE CROWD THEY HAVE BEEN BROKEN; BY THE CROWD THEY SHALL BE HEALED" <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130960708760&ref=ts">here</a>.<br /><br />Below are Susan's devilishly clever and brilliant responses to our "12 Questions" series. See if you can decipher the common thread to her answers. Thanks to Susan for her involvement in I Make Picture, and for once again discovering a new way to look at old things.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >12 Questions with Susan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Silton</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68eE9_EAomF3jxg25hi4mzu5rAQnZ2u8ZqJ-QUFAJLUWqBdHfQuwcBN3j1tF34ELr83D0WyGCWBXkw1nt76TWYDN0Uf0zxTGGIJn7lvWmMHhWAw5B_wvmdMHTFZ_Oy8HXJIU2uinTWBE/s1600-h/-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68eE9_EAomF3jxg25hi4mzu5rAQnZ2u8ZqJ-QUFAJLUWqBdHfQuwcBN3j1tF34ELr83D0WyGCWBXkw1nt76TWYDN0Uf0zxTGGIJn7lvWmMHhWAw5B_wvmdMHTFZ_Oy8HXJIU2uinTWBE/s320/-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411155153838488114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Q: At what moment did you first feel like an artist?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: I led a red nude by a day bed under a deli</span><br /><br />Q: What has been your biggest art <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">faux</span> pas?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Tell a man I gave damn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">unatoned</span> art as a trade, not an unmade vagina mallet</span><br /><br />Q: Whose style do you most admire?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Bar crab</span><br /><br />Q: If your work had a soundtrack, what would it be?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Crass orgasm regret: fast, sullen, it nests in an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">onanist</span> sentinel, lusts</span><br /><br />Q: What is your trademark?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Never odd or even</span><br /><br />Q: Name your dream collaborative team.<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Senile felines</span><br /><br />Q: How does where you live affect the art you make?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: L.A., Ed, is ideal</span><br /><br />Q: If you could travel back to any era for its art and lifestyle, what time would you visit?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Are we not drawn onward to new era?</span><br /><br />Q: Sum up your aesthetic in 3 adjectives.<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Warming is a sign I'm raw</span><br /><br />Q: What is your must-have when you're at work in your studio?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: A nut for a jar of tuna</span><br /><br />Q: If money was no object, what major project might you take on?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: I roam as a Maori</span><br /><br />Q: What work of art that you've personally seen has most moved you?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Do geese see God?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*Images appear courtesy of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">SolwayJones</span> Gallery and X-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">TRA</span> Magazine.</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-59026659362721606082009-11-13T11:04:00.000-08:002009-11-13T16:46:42.191-08:00Separate but Equal: "I Feel Different" @ Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM9ruFlPEsbvYQzpeWOcBVWXtkQLHZt98ieNriBL4IDj1tsoEtyQm-IcWhjGtePxmg9K47E6R6bx-GMugntY9vIwEhW2Z-xyKTnGCf-AvzjuiEBdjeSNygcoRM3o2hyphenhyphenuhrcke1RfGhUo/s1600-h/Laundromat-website.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM9ruFlPEsbvYQzpeWOcBVWXtkQLHZt98ieNriBL4IDj1tsoEtyQm-IcWhjGtePxmg9K47E6R6bx-GMugntY9vIwEhW2Z-xyKTnGCf-AvzjuiEBdjeSNygcoRM3o2hyphenhyphenuhrcke1RfGhUo/s320/Laundromat-website.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403679125875206770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So much significant art has been born from its creators' inherent feelings of separation. This disconnect could be physical as in racial (<a href="http://www.bluffton.edu/womenartists/ch11%2820c%29/saarliberationjemima.jpg">Betye Saar</a>, <a href="http://www.rethinking-nordic-colonialism.org/files/imagesc/act1/act1exhib/Kara-Walker.13.jpg">Kara Walker</a>) or sexual/gender separation (<a href="http://img2.visualizeus.com/thumbs/08/10/05/catherine,opie,photo-c2f62b09a8024f3adb479b70fa19bb0e_h.jpg">Catherine Opie</a>, <a href="http://15.media.tumblr.com/6PxqjMt83fzm0r8dz49HElcQo1_500.jpg">Robert Gober</a>) or more emotional as in the isolation of loneliness or mental disorders (<a href="http://www.bestpriceart.com/vault/cgfa_hopper8.jpg">Edward Hopper</a>, <a href="http://ghostlightning.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/vincent-van-gogh-self-portrait.jpg">Vincent Van Gogh</a>). All things considered, the true nature of an artist is someone who finds ways to visually relate messages and emotions that may not have been previously explored. At their very core all artists could arguably be considered "different."<br /><br />That said it seems only natural to center a group show around a theme of these feelings of awkwardness, self doubt, of not fitting in, being misunderstood or removed from society in some way, which is exactly what author-turned-curator Jennifer Doyle has done with the current group exhibition at <a href="http://welcometolace.org/">Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)</a>, "I Feel Different." Doyle has expertly chosen a selection of provocative artists, all of whom fuel their work with individual translations of what it means to be "different." And Doyle should know. Her text,<span style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Objects-Art-Dialects-Desire/dp/0816645264">Sex Objects: Art and the Dialects of Desire </a></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Objects-Art-Dialects-Desire/dp/0816645264">(2006)</a> tackles the topic of sex in art specifically in terms of its perceptions and tendency to cause misunderstanding.<br /><br />"I Feel Different" is located in the back gallery space of LACE, mainly confined to one area with additional work in an adjacent hallway and "microlounge." The place is alive with media including several videos, projections, sculptural installations, collage, and photography. The collection features work from Susan Silton, Lezley Saar, James Luna, Monica Duncan and Lara Odell, Nao Bustamante, David Wojnarowicz, Nina Yhared, and Ben Neill.<br /><br />Beginnning clockwise from the entrance to the gallery, Los Angeles-based Silton introduces the exhibition with her trio of Piezo pigment prints and accompanying single-channel video. Upon examining the photos as entities apart from the video, the soft, grainy (much like silverpoint), abstracted images may subtly suggest sexuality, with their furry black clouds and sensual, organic and corporal shapes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WBO5ZpCLfWIe-ukOdquC3VPQ_I4JjWaTJPNvaG06pvUfwdumfpgYIDA-nGGAMv2kP-K9b_T-sya6XY_cHSCfnaR1NeeM5gAjcqj6eU_p1MzdMEawtPbkJK6eXonMnIPGTp60NvVMd0o/s1600-h/Twister_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WBO5ZpCLfWIe-ukOdquC3VPQ_I4JjWaTJPNvaG06pvUfwdumfpgYIDA-nGGAMv2kP-K9b_T-sya6XY_cHSCfnaR1NeeM5gAjcqj6eU_p1MzdMEawtPbkJK6eXonMnIPGTp60NvVMd0o/s320/Twister_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403723619088220034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Titled respectively <span style="font-style: italic;">Twister 1</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Twister 4</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Twister 6</span> (all 2003), these images are in fact digital manipulations of photos taken by storm chasers, as Silton aims to liken the juxtaposing characteristics of fluid sensuality and wild, unbridled force that exists in both sex and nature.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR4JgmNTRNxe6cQdTE2aUyE36jnkI7ZUAo3gateerGbtvv6X8aiG1gf32pRcmnLv1jOasDqyPUvyuFNII9dHvYwgvhY0ZhAosV0Q26XAT7LzhaRaHXipMNwehrSldsFEd7oy_BHjD_OI/s1600-h/twisted_still10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR4JgmNTRNxe6cQdTE2aUyE36jnkI7ZUAo3gateerGbtvv6X8aiG1gf32pRcmnLv1jOasDqyPUvyuFNII9dHvYwgvhY0ZhAosV0Q26XAT7LzhaRaHXipMNwehrSldsFEd7oy_BHjD_OI/s320/twisted_still10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403729982530335042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Whereas the artist gracefully eludes to sex in these photos, she awkwardly and humorously shocks with sexualized imagery in the video, <span style="font-style: italic;">twisted</span>. The video depicts a succession of people, cropped to their facial expressions only, in their attempts to create a man made tornado by shaking a jar filled with various ingredients. Viewers do not get to see the source of the people's aggressive motion, just the body-thursting and face-contorting as Silton bluntly focuses on the actions' similarities to sexual expressions. Altogether the photographs/video are both a poignant and cheeky exploration of the tendencies of our perceptions, as well as our internal dialogues about such a taboo subject.<br /><br />While Silton's work addresses the exhibition's central theme of difference in terms of general feelings of discomfort and misunderstanding about the topic of sex, Lezley Saar instead creates an homage to specific victims of isolation with each of her sentimental, assemblage works. Following in the footsteps of her mother, the aforementioned Betye, Saar combines mixed media in her altarpiece-like works in which the subjects are often sufferers of social alienation. Her glorious <span style="font-style: italic;">Dorothy Champ: Broadway Star and Bahai Activist</span> (2002) is a massive hanging banner amid Saar's exquisitely crowded installation of acrylic and mixed media works within "I Feel Different."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_PfL5cFaJr0iJh1A473KNGFF0uLjUCqx9JibGOLckd4eZFk-lekEPC3d-BXL3aAlxw4fOaGotb2D32qVZ6FqjQXvcRRFmIVWQcFraoktJ1p_VHT3FFqgVW1HponTfDau0NOd4hPXVsE/s1600-h/lace9s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_PfL5cFaJr0iJh1A473KNGFF0uLjUCqx9JibGOLckd4eZFk-lekEPC3d-BXL3aAlxw4fOaGotb2D32qVZ6FqjQXvcRRFmIVWQcFraoktJ1p_VHT3FFqgVW1HponTfDau0NOd4hPXVsE/s320/lace9s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403734523427539170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn48AGy80megwGx1n-JrdVTYKrkjL24N1pttPI2FZcToK050VeVfXV6UYhF-e2vH6TVEmBTKQ7hVgaLXYUnSIy1m-jbKvB0CKi1HI_cD72qsYbpJRZnwOgjsWV0yqs4y2I20BO5ymG7Q/s1600-h/lace10s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn48AGy80megwGx1n-JrdVTYKrkjL24N1pttPI2FZcToK050VeVfXV6UYhF-e2vH6TVEmBTKQ7hVgaLXYUnSIy1m-jbKvB0CKi1HI_cD72qsYbpJRZnwOgjsWV0yqs4y2I20BO5ymG7Q/s320/lace10s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403736800472992146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Champ left her successful career as a stage actress in the early 1900s in pursuit of teaching her beloved faith. Teardrop-shaped crystals beautifully indicate the internal pain of the subject's difficult choice, one likely to have not been understood by many. The salon-style arrangement of Saar's works further shows the artists' penchant for respectfully, elegantly highlighting these otherwise isolated individuals.<br /><br />With impossible-to-ignore inspiration from Edward Hopper, an artist whose paintings burned with themes of loneliness, Lara Odell and Monica Duncan's collaborative video, <span style="font-style: italic;">Living Pictures</span> (2003) similarly creates portraits of isolated figures whose stillness and far-off gazes emanate sadness and solitude. Whereas Hopper's subjects are frozen in time, Odell and Duncan's work utilizes their medium to address the passing of time as the subjects motionlessly exist in each of the four, ten-minute-long videos. Projected on a wall in large scale, one by one the videos feature a lonesome figure (in a laundromat, at a picnic table) void of any signs of life, though we are reminded of life going on by external forces such as the sound of cars driving by or the graduation of natural light. Though the figures themselves make no noise, their silence deafens the movements that surround them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzLYURFzKqMSyRtX1cd2EK00iHKCLYQP_YaDk1WTgPBe6XS072kxyKUhLyUgOOWBL71cbVw3rZ5G8m0mRWpH6m5FjO08dkBXG1H7KWWbmHa_2uoVGlHBvorn_s0S4XD1rfcdECS4bKg4/s1600-h/lace4s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzLYURFzKqMSyRtX1cd2EK00iHKCLYQP_YaDk1WTgPBe6XS072kxyKUhLyUgOOWBL71cbVw3rZ5G8m0mRWpH6m5FjO08dkBXG1H7KWWbmHa_2uoVGlHBvorn_s0S4XD1rfcdECS4bKg4/s320/lace4s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403743860036320210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Other highlights of the collection include a "radical craft" and mixed media sculptural installation by Nao Bustamante, whose playful <span style="font-style: italic;">Neapolitan</span> (2003, 2008, 2009) is a dramatically decorated (neon macrame-covered headphones, Kleenex boxes) set wherein viewers see and hear video of the artist crying in a personal response to a film she related to culturally, and another installation/performance from Native artist James Luna. Luna's <span style="font-style: italic;">History of the L</span><span style="font-style: italic;">uiseno People: La Jolla Reservation, Christmas</span> (1990) tackles stereotypes of Native people by including them in this piece in which an armchair sits across from a television screen amid cigarette butts and crumpled beer cans while the audio plays conversations in which the inhabitant of the scene (present only during performances) excuses himself from the holiday activities to which he has been invited.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_z0Nhf6imJN0kV98OKJWrUnLyoWAlE16YMdh0Q5BiYL3w7Ey6zBU32ub8ZSb2crxAm8UEdPfuvi6wyNd3MV0e7MgVTxmt3bKqrXpbdpwecEznqA4KQ_EibFO5IES6ssU_dG_AE9B4DM/s1600-h/4038814655_1a41b56971_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_z0Nhf6imJN0kV98OKJWrUnLyoWAlE16YMdh0Q5BiYL3w7Ey6zBU32ub8ZSb2crxAm8UEdPfuvi6wyNd3MV0e7MgVTxmt3bKqrXpbdpwecEznqA4KQ_EibFO5IES6ssU_dG_AE9B4DM/s320/4038814655_1a41b56971_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403750421113575602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN_rBWXSRs1iNWE6UkFnngov5FngVvC2hx5kZkgQ-NoN1HBKUhWXjbtldpFHPv4BLE6yHBBI9WC243lPqxKBSVowqEWRJ7Tr74ahDoLMM06OmouVOmFaqPIWuthQdI2RBo2VLCiQpVM4/s1600-h/Luna_1_History_of_the_Luiseno_People__La_Jolla_Reservation_Christmas_1990_1993.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN_rBWXSRs1iNWE6UkFnngov5FngVvC2hx5kZkgQ-NoN1HBKUhWXjbtldpFHPv4BLE6yHBBI9WC243lPqxKBSVowqEWRJ7Tr74ahDoLMM06OmouVOmFaqPIWuthQdI2RBo2VLCiQpVM4/s320/Luna_1_History_of_the_Luiseno_People__La_Jolla_Reservation_Christmas_1990_1993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403750819270102994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I Feel Different" will remain on view through January 24, 2010 @</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">6522 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">www.welcometolace.org</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photos appear courtesy of LACE's website, as well as some images from fette's the-flog.com</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-57133764852227065902009-11-07T12:04:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:42:03.273-08:00Big Things Poppin'...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDB6yV3PcP38qMhzJFQt-vz0Qx_39Qv4d9n9jbjmszQlFui3qWY0KEAPXLvjjs-hlefxjQfvHzWc-t1HwmCPmlD7_bOWmrqr4z37oaNcDWBCK3ygddCH0UhG6vyVuzMHpYmyXMoRC9MA/s1600-h/lily2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDB6yV3PcP38qMhzJFQt-vz0Qx_39Qv4d9n9jbjmszQlFui3qWY0KEAPXLvjjs-hlefxjQfvHzWc-t1HwmCPmlD7_bOWmrqr4z37oaNcDWBCK3ygddCH0UhG6vyVuzMHpYmyXMoRC9MA/s320/lily2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401462127112771650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hello IMP friends! And friends of friends, etc! I noticed I haven't posted in a while...maybe you noticed too....err...Sorry! Please don't think the lack of posts in any way indicated the slowing down of things at I Make Picture. We've actually got several pots boiling at the moment, so to speak, and we thought we'd take time to let our readers know what's in store!<br /><br />#1: Twitter. It's frightening, I know. Nevertheless, we've started our very own Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/imakepicture">@IMakePicture </a>so you can see links to shows, art events, and anything cool and creative you might enjoy. I'll try to keep the tangents to a minimum. To sum up, follow us!<br /><br />#2: New feature/interview: Today I have the great pleasure of checking out the current exhibit at <a href="http://welcometolace.org/">LACE</a> (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), "I Feel Different," a group show that includes the amazing <a href="http://www.justseeds.org/blog/picture.jpg">Lezley Saar</a> (daughter of one of my personal favorite artists, Betye Saar), <a href="http://www.uwo.ca/visarts/images/artwork/2005-06/cohen/james_luna-9.jpg">Jame</a><a href="http://www.uwo.ca/visarts/images/artwork/2005-06/cohen/james_luna-9.jpg">s Luna</a>, and <a href="http://solwayjonesgallery.com/news/wp-content/uploads/silton-pmca.jpg">Susan Silton</a>. Susan has also been gracious enough to accept of our offer of being the next Featured Artist, so we'll have some cohesion for the next posts/project! Please keep checking, the review should be up this next week.<br /><br />#3: Keep making pictures! That is to say, just because we posted assignment from other readers, doesn't mean I'm not in need of more projects. We really like to show different perspectives and alternate direction each assignment can go. I Make Picture isn't about encouraging people to make many versions of one particular thing, but rather to plant a seed in your creative mind to get you to try something you might not otherwise think of. We want you to be using muscles you haven't flexed before! And on that note, please pass the word onto friends, co-workers, peers, family, neighbors, etc...anyone who might be interested in a creative outlet. We need you to help this idea succeed!<br /><br />Let's end with some pictures, shall we? One of the things I (Ashley) have been working on in this little hiatus is perfecting my skills with my old 35mm Minolta and many old-school lenses. Here are some photos I shot of our partner in crime Lydia Hyslop (www.ladygunn.com). Get inspired!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9PoEnIHCbtFH63ZZzV-ToomyuXBJibLcAsNtkVF2vCCVaihnHlrzERudQUsU9dXDAOLBGYCCsJmvgMpHGfZQNUHj2ASRmE5Oaw8aKRrMueoSs_Oc72NDC0tINmirm3_i3FzRibFH8Yw/s1600-h/024A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9PoEnIHCbtFH63ZZzV-ToomyuXBJibLcAsNtkVF2vCCVaihnHlrzERudQUsU9dXDAOLBGYCCsJmvgMpHGfZQNUHj2ASRmE5Oaw8aKRrMueoSs_Oc72NDC0tINmirm3_i3FzRibFH8Yw/s320/024A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401462467383357554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD4XddWGDO0NcnIRCzd9DcULTjsz4VmqEvB1SrNumJCi7u6tIUWGn1WNNIWirF9TBE9s60TdcZsgLEhgLw96GZBEkeMTyv-RGcxxxvOoBOlgQOKN8O6qJmJmX59KxGsUM8UkHWUQPTvw/s1600-h/016A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD4XddWGDO0NcnIRCzd9DcULTjsz4VmqEvB1SrNumJCi7u6tIUWGn1WNNIWirF9TBE9s60TdcZsgLEhgLw96GZBEkeMTyv-RGcxxxvOoBOlgQOKN8O6qJmJmX59KxGsUM8UkHWUQPTvw/s320/016A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401463592221723618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1VhCSaaGmD94PzdWwaoX6tIfumdSBZdsEKBQF9jqWgxl-N7MkLxuKjV22i4ylwgH7C-eGrlim8tQ9uWtiwPKc6Wa3bfa1pH48FsiHA0K4ZyYqWzRUroC4iXCZAyoQWgYWfp0yO0B1C4/s1600-h/012A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1VhCSaaGmD94PzdWwaoX6tIfumdSBZdsEKBQF9jqWgxl-N7MkLxuKjV22i4ylwgH7C-eGrlim8tQ9uWtiwPKc6Wa3bfa1pH48FsiHA0K4ZyYqWzRUroC4iXCZAyoQWgYWfp0yO0B1C4/s320/012A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401461923583287106" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-1624337080125272952009-09-06T20:00:00.000-07:002009-09-06T21:56:06.260-07:00Assignment #8: I Make Monster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnfprXd8-q1UQSFK6mzPJ9aDKxT7nLfPGtiHhlbxD561uU_F2p6tuhGtHo2sOUxv1gnHnn0Yvy4v38JliVG6TRxraeilhkK58ZDWD44Z6ws7a_J70c954RU8KCdbmYmgoKxPa0JUJ9ng/s1600-h/-13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnfprXd8-q1UQSFK6mzPJ9aDKxT7nLfPGtiHhlbxD561uU_F2p6tuhGtHo2sOUxv1gnHnn0Yvy4v38JliVG6TRxraeilhkK58ZDWD44Z6ws7a_J70c954RU8KCdbmYmgoKxPa0JUJ9ng/s320/-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378579428158909842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Remember that childhood game in which you (along with a small group of people) create a strange, fantastical figure by drawing a succession of body parts from top to bottom, each created by the person before who folds the drawing, segment by segment, so your creature remains a mystery to all until the end? In this game, known as Exquisite Corpse, your blind collaboration leads to endless creative possibilities. A two-headed baby with a snowman's torso and reptilian feet and tail? Sure! It's all up to your imagination.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1F3VI3o41l9-s4GH3osnx1QJnzOOxDv089nh3OJxLcO1hhghUyJtNdCbWPxoW1596MWgv1jn7dI8icmhB_nHtcAJHXqvs7t-8g_NIXdcvG3ZqrjUwqEXeoATnnBzX9kh5s_LJk7Gy8Y/s1600-h/-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1F3VI3o41l9-s4GH3osnx1QJnzOOxDv089nh3OJxLcO1hhghUyJtNdCbWPxoW1596MWgv1jn7dI8icmhB_nHtcAJHXqvs7t-8g_NIXdcvG3ZqrjUwqEXeoATnnBzX9kh5s_LJk7Gy8Y/s320/-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378581431125839074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse">Exquisite Corpse</a> actually dates back to the Dada and Surrealist periods of art, and has been played by the likes of <a href="http://www.surrealismnow.com/images/600_1_1a_THE_TRIUMPH_OF_ANDRE_BRETON_AND_SURREALISM_by_SHAHLA_ROSA.jpg">Andre Breton</a>, <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/images/cms/12641w_marcelduchamp_bridestrippedbare.jpg">Marcel Duchamp</a>, <a href="http://www.students.sbc.edu/evans06/images/miro.gif">Joan Miro</a>, and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/gallery/images/ray.jpg">Man Ray</a>.<br /><br />In thinking of an appropriate project to coincide with our recent feature on Portland artist <a href="http://imakepicture.blogspot.com/2009/09/featured-artist-andy-kehoe.html">Andy Kehoe</a>, a painter notorious for the equally nightmarish and smile-inducing creatures which inhabit his compositions, Exquisite Corpse seemed perfectly fitting. The game not only inevitably results in kooky, subhuman figures, but also brings in the crucial Kehoe element of tapping into childhood imagination.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignment #8: I Make Monster</span> </span><br />Create your own Exquisite Corpse with a small group of people (at least 3 is best).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyxRz8T7qTUxTyA9c9TFc4sK3uKBN5GH3d2Jady4qfypMIiNKlScs7PrUFSifkltTCcWZEnMQKAKPzMMIluTKJx_caPGS9uy46HfTu0GwMS0CrU-483rfM-Zws24MVtyjHKHs1ua1gBQ/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyxRz8T7qTUxTyA9c9TFc4sK3uKBN5GH3d2Jady4qfypMIiNKlScs7PrUFSifkltTCcWZEnMQKAKPzMMIluTKJx_caPGS9uy46HfTu0GwMS0CrU-483rfM-Zws24MVtyjHKHs1ua1gBQ/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378576851696263682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Simple, right? If you're confused on how the game works, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse">click here</a> for a description. Work in whatever scale, medium, and materials you see fit. When it's complete, scan your creation or take a digital photo of it and send to imakepicture@gmail.com. I'll post the projects that catch my fancy.<br /><br />For my own interpretation of the project I gathered a group of creative friends and with the help of a variety of materials that included vintage children's books, crayons, markers, magazines, and construction paper...and of course a little beer. :) I don't think any of us were prepared for the success and all-out hilarity of our resulting creations. Our host, <a href="http://savitablog.com/">Savita</a>, supplied the lovely images. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9vwQq3x6qPm5xom8QHLJ7wAQAKRZubTkh4oeh1KT_zLbWojPUcoMtsOtjwzOcmwVHH5Ss9QVg11vH83dVAeMzVfE5V9I6NOnxGDdRbQ9dssNcFVrQE1XPhvLGaj7y9EstqUzc5sh5nI/s320/-18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378580815545171202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Artists: Ashley, Karla, Dan, Savita<br />Assignment: I Make Monster<br />Materials: vintage children's books, Sharpies, crayons, magazines, ink & stamp, construction paper, Negro Modelo, Stella ArtoisAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-55387562378788076402009-09-06T17:22:00.000-07:002009-09-06T19:48:40.399-07:00Featured Artist: Andy Kehoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCGt_nByS2Cc-1Voq0pMsM_EvsJVQlgBOhC_9rH1rVHjZFY5W9L7pcs0VNKOHlWaXkMspzrMjA543Wqlol4qvbkuVVwkgwIsu1s0tetPghyy1T_L84NZZcmz7iDD6yC8nyQZXxoGkisk/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCGt_nByS2Cc-1Voq0pMsM_EvsJVQlgBOhC_9rH1rVHjZFY5W9L7pcs0VNKOHlWaXkMspzrMjA543Wqlol4qvbkuVVwkgwIsu1s0tetPghyy1T_L84NZZcmz7iDD6yC8nyQZXxoGkisk/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378514675691137090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Juxtapose" is my lucky word. Back in my A.P. Literature class we joked that you'd always get a high score on the frequent impromptu essays if you simply added the word somewhere amid the text. Maybe it was a fluke, but it certainly improved my grade in the course and I've used it as a lucky charm in writing ever since. Thankfully "juxtapose" is a word which lends itself to art criticism and art writing quite nicely. It seems particularly applicable to the work of our latest featured artist, <a href="http://www.andykehoe.net/">Andy Kehoe</a>.<br /><br />Now based in Portland, OR, the former Pittsburgher (Pittsburghian?) walks the seemingly hypocritical line between childlike and sinister. His excruciatingly detailed, stylized compositions feature a cast of animal/human/monster hybrid creatures that wouldn't be out of place in a Little Golden Book authored by Tim Burton. Kehoe places his figures in desolate landscapes colored with somber hues. The artist's works are successful because of their dichotomy: a sincere, childlike sense of imagination and an ability to relay dark, complex human emotions.<br /><br />Kehoe's blend of humor, darkness, and elegant beauty has earned him considerable success as an artist. The Parson's School of Design grad exhibits regularly with <a href="http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/">Thinkspace Gallery</a> and <a href="http://www.blackmariagallery.com/">Black Maria Gallery</a> in Los Angeles and <a href="http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/">Jonathan Levine Gallery</a> in New York and frequently participates in group shows such as the recent Blab! show at L.A.'s Copro Nason Gallery. Andy also sells prints of his work at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6129099">etsy.com</a>. Please do visit his <a href="http://www.andykehoe.net/">website</a> for the latest exhibition information.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5bSdNvANfxv74mrkQ7ZJXdIQwK7yA3-LXD47nT_-RYwmRHfH_zDKNpKXUiMn-NdqrrMKr_r3sR8p3PazDYBNItwGfzqJW7HmCYg0ZpFNe0-0eRMi7IQso3WUlvno6HAJ3X_KTECpdEw/s1600-h/-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5bSdNvANfxv74mrkQ7ZJXdIQwK7yA3-LXD47nT_-RYwmRHfH_zDKNpKXUiMn-NdqrrMKr_r3sR8p3PazDYBNItwGfzqJW7HmCYg0ZpFNe0-0eRMi7IQso3WUlvno6HAJ3X_KTECpdEw/s320/-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378519318240340722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />12 Questions with Andy Kehoe</span></span><br /><br />Q: At what moment did you first feel like an artist?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: I'm not too sure. I've always drawn since I was a kid and even when I was</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> drawing tons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I felt somewhat like an</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> artist. What's an artist really entail anyways except making cool shit that</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> excites you and being able to express yourself... ev</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">en with Ninja Turtles.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> Now that I'm older, people always want to know what I do for a living. It's</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> pretty gratifying to say that I make art for a living. So in adult, grown-up</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> world, I can tell people I'm an artist and be legit.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWKipy3JpT6QhsVETw0v_6fgVcv8bstiLnFvf4BhLzTiAZr3u4_BRajaa-Y49SJdjbj_nqonk_kwj-HVGJGGOxyuvCHGNrOyd_L6kEQsyazEya51DELpl3biRfh5SaEGf0IUY2UgOQ-M/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWKipy3JpT6QhsVETw0v_6fgVcv8bstiLnFvf4BhLzTiAZr3u4_BRajaa-Y49SJdjbj_nqonk_kwj-HVGJGGOxyuvCHGNrOyd_L6kEQsyazEya51DELpl3biRfh5SaEGf0IUY2UgOQ-M/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378518626313812642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Q: What has been your biggest art faux pas?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Honestly, I think people should create whatever they feel like. I</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> certainly have my likes and dislikes, but I usually keep it to myself. Who</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> am I to say what's proper in art? I had one guy leave a comment about one of</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> my pieces that said, "I don't know why anyone would hang this on their</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> walls." Haha. So to each their own.</span><br /><br />Q: Whose style do you most admire?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: There are many artists that I really admire these days. My brother Ben,</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> Evan B. Harris, Kathleen Lolley, Femke Hiemstra, Dan May, Jason Limon, Lola,</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> Travis Lampe, Nathan Spoor, Travis Louie to name a few. I gravitate towards</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> artists with grand imaginations that have strange stories to tell. I also</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> appreciate work where you can feel the amount of care put into the smallest</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> details.</span><br /><br />Q: If your work had a soundtrack, what would it be?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Probably a mix of Neil Young, The Soundtrack to The New World, Animal</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> Collective, a banjo and two mandolins all put through reverb and delay</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> effects with the sound of shotguns and children crying in the background.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAdS9SGF9qOCQrmA0C0dNGtRwCG6GBTqNZQzX_IZUSOXGLbTrEnto1sQfG9BPudNHzoW4XWc8lZVIXCnRie53vt6WX90eiZaHKSLfhdrrcN8_4kr3ZvcxoypPU3-kvLJ5FKJnQ8G7qKY/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAdS9SGF9qOCQrmA0C0dNGtRwCG6GBTqNZQzX_IZUSOXGLbTrEnto1sQfG9BPudNHzoW4XWc8lZVIXCnRie53vt6WX90eiZaHKSLfhdrrcN8_4kr3ZvcxoypPU3-kvLJ5FKJnQ8G7qKY/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378517460981566002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Q: What is your trademark?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: I guess people most recognize my work by my assortment of beasts, trees,</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> leaves and isolated environments. On the street, my trademark is the called</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> the "Crying Judas Elbow" and many men have fallen to it's power.</span><br /><br />Q: Name your dream collaborative team.<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Me and Professor Dumbledore.</span><br /><br />Q: How does where you live affect the art you make?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Portland is a very beautiful city surrounded by tons of nature and</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> beautiful trees. It's hard not to be inspired by just walking around. And</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> like Pittsburgh, the Autumn here is an amazing feast for the eyes.</span><br /><br />Q: If you could travel back to any era for its art and lifestyle, what time would you visit?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: I really like the present for it's art and lifestyle because it means I</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> can actually have a life with my art. I couldn't do what I'm doing right now</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> even a decade back. Although, the 70's were a pretty awesome time of</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> unrestrained, creative mayhem... that would've been fun.</span><br /><br />Q: Sum up your aesthetic in 3 adjectives.<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: Sad, Happy, Happy/Sad<br /><br /></span>Q: What is your must-have when you're at work in your studio?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: The stereo is a must. Besides playing music, I listen to a lot of audio</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> books while I work. There have been many times where I kept working just to</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> hear what happens next in the story. It's perfect for those long stretches</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> where I know I have a bunch of late nighters ahead. I thought audio books</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> would interfere with my thought process, but I think it keeps my brain</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> creatively stimulated instead of being free to wander off all day.</span><br /><br />Q: If money was no object, what major project might you take on?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: I would love to make an animated movie one day, but there's just so much</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> to organize and put together. Plus it costs so much just to get something</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> like that started. I also have some great ideas for video games. I thought</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> about proposing them to a video game company, but I heard they'll just throw</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> you under a bus and take your ideas.</span><br /><br />Q: What work of art that you've personally seen has most moved you?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A: If I can use cinema as a work of art, I'd say Wong Kar Wai's "In The Mood</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> For Love" has moved me most over the years.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxeFwMhvLFzTds3TyZrpmSHjrx4vUMsklwn2jQqQCobq-LZy5Aopwd-JoMNuDl8H2wWRryPPIBngJGudPNzIoPo6ODDF6NQb-CzVryycQqHu0CRY6LgJ2-LqPpezypqN33N7HB1F7dlM/s1600-h/-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxeFwMhvLFzTds3TyZrpmSHjrx4vUMsklwn2jQqQCobq-LZy5Aopwd-JoMNuDl8H2wWRryPPIBngJGudPNzIoPo6ODDF6NQb-CzVryycQqHu0CRY6LgJ2-LqPpezypqN33N7HB1F7dlM/s320/-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378517801133926386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">All images courtesy of Mr. Kehoe himself. Please enjoy more of all things Andy at www.andykehoe.net</span><br /><br /></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-83635859353001760152009-08-26T17:08:00.000-07:002009-09-02T17:34:00.640-07:00Art Imitating Life Imitating Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZLNrnR2casYlLG6W980t9r_X7Qs0rqAcAddK6oUl406vdZo2ZlsevTvVmri5mX9A1BjktmSQDyuDAt4Q6LW1lgdfoARJOK7AOlVZ_4OZD5fVonGvM8wLLbgI9Q8Hs-7SkRv_3hQzROU/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZLNrnR2casYlLG6W980t9r_X7Qs0rqAcAddK6oUl406vdZo2ZlsevTvVmri5mX9A1BjktmSQDyuDAt4Q6LW1lgdfoARJOK7AOlVZ_4OZD5fVonGvM8wLLbgI9Q8Hs-7SkRv_3hQzROU/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377031770074178034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://imakepicture.blogspot.com/2009/07/pictures-of-you-heather-cantrell-at.html">Heather Cantrell's latest portrait photography exhibition </a>may have closed August 15th, but her concept lives on. Miss Cantrell informed us that she hopes to take her portrait studio to the streets, possibly even in an upcoming exhibition in London this fall! We only hope she'll keep IMP updated on all her future endeavors. :)<br /><br />Before we move on to our next feature and project (which we are VERY excited about!), we have one last shout out to Heather's wildly fun exhibition at <a href="http://kinkeadcontemporary.com/">Kinkead Contemporary</a>. The photographer invited yours truly and a friend for a private portrait session and things got a little...scandalous. I can't say much, but a stuffed baboon, the Union Jack, and tequila were involved. We swiftly moved from more traditional-with-a-twist portraits, to daring, avant-garde shots. Check out the photos that were PG-13 enough to post below! Thanks to Heather and to Whitney for scanning and sending us the pictures! xo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1ez-sDx43To2DlCk6IznD9JIiy0wSJxJfTy_Z9GDxeY79OvdRzIrNw8RQie8Wyllht-_PREmiuMOL85wu-SGWoHGiDIfz3fS15TPMycXB6Vvxd4OKSWGhP5vG-kZF3pXXLVEIABvaDg/s1600-h/-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1ez-sDx43To2DlCk6IznD9JIiy0wSJxJfTy_Z9GDxeY79OvdRzIrNw8RQie8Wyllht-_PREmiuMOL85wu-SGWoHGiDIfz3fS15TPMycXB6Vvxd4OKSWGhP5vG-kZF3pXXLVEIABvaDg/s320/-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377031204968733714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEo4JISSSyw8uj7CFt6hMfLFkqKN_pmqHHAHJDVv_PDhn06HlSsJGp-YXQuULXzkpYivGlw_0IqvmgmVM3_HfgusrQScD1EhKbtjkjeZ0BzUlK-QpY_-lR2wHtSyaaDLtduLaeLCAzFQ/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEo4JISSSyw8uj7CFt6hMfLFkqKN_pmqHHAHJDVv_PDhn06HlSsJGp-YXQuULXzkpYivGlw_0IqvmgmVM3_HfgusrQScD1EhKbtjkjeZ0BzUlK-QpY_-lR2wHtSyaaDLtduLaeLCAzFQ/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377031344136286994" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-60498942033517016802009-08-25T13:46:00.000-07:002009-08-25T14:53:55.981-07:00Moore and More Portraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO8423OF3vZhDB8ohZCwHUJXFw22E9vdZPzYWZCuyzupOQocvBQ7zPfFIs8WNF_HRoG3lhZT12NygzaywdWEXCK2kXq-782hgiLXeonRUUGiNbjtubILv0SW8QnnO8r5FIsMhXa6oh8Ks/s1600-h/-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO8423OF3vZhDB8ohZCwHUJXFw22E9vdZPzYWZCuyzupOQocvBQ7zPfFIs8WNF_HRoG3lhZT12NygzaywdWEXCK2kXq-782hgiLXeonRUUGiNbjtubILv0SW8QnnO8r5FIsMhXa6oh8Ks/s320/-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374017776184397378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Matt Moore is not only a friend of I Make Picture but a witty blogger in his own right! The Los Angeles-based comedian, writer, all around humorist (MM makes appearances at IO West and Upright Citizen's Brigade) created the weekly-updated <a href="http://morninglightnews.blogspot.com/">Morning Light News</a>, in which he takes oft-devastating real news stories and sarcastically looks for their "silver lining" in the spirit of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Onion</span> or "The Daily Show" but with a decidedly original spin. Make sure to visit his blog often for a good laugh.<br /><br />IMP was lucky enough to have Matt create another of our assignments (he also created an unforgettable UFO for #3: Out of This World). Below is his take on Assignment #7: Dress Me Up (see previous post for project information), a project designed after Heather Cantrell's recent collection of portrait photography at Kinkead Contemporary. Matt set up a table full of props near his Franklin Village apartment and invited passersby to pose with their choice(s). You have to give him props for that, no pun intended. Okay, pun VERY intended.<br /><br />I've also included another adorable project from my old bestie, Anna Poston. Always gifted with art, Anna now uses her skills mainly as a wedding dress designer in Chicago, Illinois. She looked for inspiration at work when choosing a prop for the portraits she took her newly introduced beach volleyball teammates. Asking several young gentleman to pose with a tiara proved an interesting experiment in obvserving a little gender role playing. Come on, guys...you loved wearing it! It shows! Thanks again Matt and Anna!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-25Vkwm7lw2c15ct16FHB9__rLU1FN4q6f-q56R6aE90bQzTwkmjCwXkwz-OhyphenhyphenFCXp9sxsK6kSmh9DB07zGfdr6wEdEbkcNlaeGxgBgh0CMzMfL9OteIS_2MAgeBeopGfCeUEgvTYNhNh/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-25Vkwm7lw2c15ct16FHB9__rLU1FN4q6f-q56R6aE90bQzTwkmjCwXkwz-OhyphenhyphenFCXp9sxsK6kSmh9DB07zGfdr6wEdEbkcNlaeGxgBgh0CMzMfL9OteIS_2MAgeBeopGfCeUEgvTYNhNh/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374018408525297202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf_NKIBhQFfvVzyiGLEe9H9gUxa9sScgollnZ07-BtQGixjtovS1vJez5tutkmWWzoHkDmJsXXdf2QXfjyVwLvOuVEuqfuXsT-7LzV14J39Nqyh1NoRlnnU96ST_cjkJpFOm2jJYcGec/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf_NKIBhQFfvVzyiGLEe9H9gUxa9sScgollnZ07-BtQGixjtovS1vJez5tutkmWWzoHkDmJsXXdf2QXfjyVwLvOuVEuqfuXsT-7LzV14J39Nqyh1NoRlnnU96ST_cjkJpFOm2jJYcGec/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374021937864857474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Artist</span>: Matt Moore<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignment</span>: Dress Me Up<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials</span>: clock, Union soldier's hat, christmas vest, 'Turbo' sunglasses, box camera, glove, home-made Simon and Garfunkel reel-to-reel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigg4Qv-LVv3yGO1-Ub2ujNLxzz8LOC83a7PWaHXeoPjYZGNHRMtTygVXk_WyEZrcTtU8NzLmsVMc07JvUlg424Tf4YfriTOTXpTcQoZcQIaYKGdj538cU-iinoCowZluHTHcxHfi9JCzU/s1600-h/-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigg4Qv-LVv3yGO1-Ub2ujNLxzz8LOC83a7PWaHXeoPjYZGNHRMtTygVXk_WyEZrcTtU8NzLmsVMc07JvUlg424Tf4YfriTOTXpTcQoZcQIaYKGdj538cU-iinoCowZluHTHcxHfi9JCzU/s320/-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374019519343612114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Artist</span>: Anna Poston<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignment</span>: Dress Me Up<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials</span>: willing gentleman, camera, tiaraAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-62841558457025263942009-07-31T09:00:00.000-07:002009-07-31T09:56:07.809-07:00Assignment #7: Dress Me Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtnogMGHZfpI9OvDlhGDohDS4dwOYOpIVK4JiPdWEbUmA4s2pWy2wGMC-1saUpHhi6TbpuJ2p_cNavwtd-LwH039quxEe8beztpLZdziHI3TR7o0nhSpZdahnlC4vvfSL3dGwwZuf4og/s1600-h/-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtnogMGHZfpI9OvDlhGDohDS4dwOYOpIVK4JiPdWEbUmA4s2pWy2wGMC-1saUpHhi6TbpuJ2p_cNavwtd-LwH039quxEe8beztpLZdziHI3TR7o0nhSpZdahnlC4vvfSL3dGwwZuf4og/s320/-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364666198685055394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Among my circle of friends, I'm notorious for using props in any photo taken of me. Case in point? See below. Sometimes it might simply be my drink. Other times I might make a prop out of a nearby stranger. If there's anything around (really, anything) I will put it on my head, hold it in front of my face, position it inappropriately, do nearly anything for a laugh or an interesting picture. I know I'm not alone in this and if you really consider it, we prop-users are likely pretty insecure in front of the camera. We use them because quite frankly, we're not 100% comfortable just being our regular-old (and might I add fabulous?) selves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DarIts6RD4131aIZjP7UiRh4wUTEtbojcQ-j3pstUE3ORmVNR-zc1d4I6FS1aW7IQHAb9rit7vpTSH_8EPm3HagQv0I954zEWPp-Ayaqk11axCjbFVIXETUMtiiYmuzLUbt7ZWebk1M/s1600-h/-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DarIts6RD4131aIZjP7UiRh4wUTEtbojcQ-j3pstUE3ORmVNR-zc1d4I6FS1aW7IQHAb9rit7vpTSH_8EPm3HagQv0I954zEWPp-Ayaqk11axCjbFVIXETUMtiiYmuzLUbt7ZWebk1M/s320/-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364656339735502770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cue the transition to discussing Heather Cantrell's new exhibition, <span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Portraiture: Act 1</span>, the subject of I Make Picture's most recent art feature. <a href="http://imakepicture.blogspot.com/2009/07/pictures-of-you-heather-cantrell-at.html">Click here to jump to our coverage of Heather's show</a>. It is certainly interesting to note the transformation of Ms. Cantrell's subjects in front of her lens as they cling to the various props and costumes provided by the photographer as a means of appearing more dynamic in some way than they would appear without them. This sort-of social experiment inspired I Make Picture's latest assignment, one of our most fun and daring projects yet:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Assignment #7: </span><br />Using at least one prop, create a portrait of a person you hardly know.<br /><br />Sound scary? Don't think of it that way! Look, Lydia Hyslop and I (of <a href="http://www.ladygunn.com/">LadyGunn</a> fame) tried it first to make sure you folks at home could handle it. Using a digital camera and various props including, but not limited to a fake mustache (LA cliche, I know), a wig, a flower, and a silver bowl and whisk. We used the breakfast spot where Lydia and I work as a location, and set up a make-shift studio in front of which we asked customers to pose with their choice of prop. Who knew so many people were dying to don a twirly brown mustache? Anyway, the project was a great excuse to step outside your comfort zone, to capture a feeling of a person whose personality you haven't yet discovered, and a fascinating exploration of other peoples' public insecurities or considerable lackthereof. So grab your camera and try it out. Send your results to imakepicture@gmail.com. Can't wait to see the pictures you make!<br /><br />Here are the highlights of Lydia and my photo shoot. Thanks again for all my willing models, it was great to meet you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxGNvqQHlldqMTEBpGNzN7Q4w1UHAPhrCRb07mCaJLuaPi6kJ-6df3b1p1EkkXMEL_qlGtgPaHjoLptyHULQ4nuUF45CQjoA57ZJNPVk9-DryD4GKZ_Zevrwl6IRng1HgXXSOj-LdFMo/s1600-h/-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxGNvqQHlldqMTEBpGNzN7Q4w1UHAPhrCRb07mCaJLuaPi6kJ-6df3b1p1EkkXMEL_qlGtgPaHjoLptyHULQ4nuUF45CQjoA57ZJNPVk9-DryD4GKZ_Zevrwl6IRng1HgXXSOj-LdFMo/s320/-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364664606295691410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Phoebe<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBgDTpoCU_Aasfz1t2CHln6SmYSc6yAFVZ0F1kPpPHMQWOQWEEPumMaWhERuPu_qfjkT1ws-Ic0AuV35kqkWqAMq30igOWuijxwJe-uZABj-B34AnB44aRGxfhdKxgk3aT4_TKDTIU2o/s1600-h/-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBgDTpoCU_Aasfz1t2CHln6SmYSc6yAFVZ0F1kPpPHMQWOQWEEPumMaWhERuPu_qfjkT1ws-Ic0AuV35kqkWqAMq30igOWuijxwJe-uZABj-B34AnB44aRGxfhdKxgk3aT4_TKDTIU2o/s320/-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364664888040764962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dave<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgO_VuAjL4z5TUSh_D4dti4l08sXOxmkI-zfybv7-cFVEvCNxyqbGzRMx_dncuhmaMj33OU6MCquf8W46Kbi9T52xuDN8vQCLxx4x4RkyIVGb_sjRVBKDadc-uJ-x8qpTUMIIcDuGBWw/s1600-h/-20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgO_VuAjL4z5TUSh_D4dti4l08sXOxmkI-zfybv7-cFVEvCNxyqbGzRMx_dncuhmaMj33OU6MCquf8W46Kbi9T52xuDN8vQCLxx4x4RkyIVGb_sjRVBKDadc-uJ-x8qpTUMIIcDuGBWw/s320/-20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364665247860991714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Adam<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jD2nlujJyW3TENSz_vSewhy6x5qA181p8qrBco4Em8cu90Wce0SVYm0rTFi3Ent18I_12ByMChrMdANsg7dmNhk4SECPSvSr8zd7B_M5b0NDPeWJTRpv6tv1g_3nNHBlAEZQ9erIYDs/s1600-h/-17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jD2nlujJyW3TENSz_vSewhy6x5qA181p8qrBco4Em8cu90Wce0SVYm0rTFi3Ent18I_12ByMChrMdANsg7dmNhk4SECPSvSr8zd7B_M5b0NDPeWJTRpv6tv1g_3nNHBlAEZQ9erIYDs/s320/-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364665824947764738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shannon Leigh & Steve<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qgsko7Ms9mz6ADy8pWU9KxQHSeacbSJsr1BYPD1DNxH6oXK0UuIxfhCJK_9OtlXTUOEEmn11YtsohaeZZdFWo2tK0CwVxHIABWqogGChw2sjvxP0q3CSMZYcaVxuugjjehH7ul3rz_I/s1600-h/-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qgsko7Ms9mz6ADy8pWU9KxQHSeacbSJsr1BYPD1DNxH6oXK0UuIxfhCJK_9OtlXTUOEEmn11YtsohaeZZdFWo2tK0CwVxHIABWqogGChw2sjvxP0q3CSMZYcaVxuugjjehH7ul3rz_I/s320/-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364666371582133794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jimmy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Artists:</span> Ashley & Lydia<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assignment:</span> Dress Me up<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span> digital camera (and some Photoshop), funnel, apron, mustache, wig, whisk, bowl, carnation, helmet/gogglesAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257943860357255511.post-87276135377561342102009-07-23T20:28:00.000-07:002009-08-22T05:46:50.187-07:00Pictures of You: Heather Cantrell at Kinkead Contemporary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDrX9YylI1pETERp0b5xBBwWsIOxFoIm2V_BK9HJMYoHTNdXDb0itR0CTWWCmaVzgrUm1mGjQCtlrtOoQmNUAZUIpHRTzr9BcNIanYlkZQ9reBXAcGXM5cQ4u5tpyT3-k_CoCZudyPnI/s1600-h/-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDrX9YylI1pETERp0b5xBBwWsIOxFoIm2V_BK9HJMYoHTNdXDb0itR0CTWWCmaVzgrUm1mGjQCtlrtOoQmNUAZUIpHRTzr9BcNIanYlkZQ9reBXAcGXM5cQ4u5tpyT3-k_CoCZudyPnI/s320/-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362524129395405074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As the art director of a popular reality television show, Heather Cantrell knows the camera's power to transform personalities. In front of the lens, otherwise normal people morph into cable-ready, cardboard-cutout stereotypes, not only through clever editing, but through their own desire to be a more dynamic "character." Perhaps this idea was an influential force (subconscious or otherwise) to Cantrell in the latest venture of her other life as a Los Angeles-based contemporary photographer, <span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Portraiture: Act 1</span> at Culver City's <a href="http://kinkeadcontemporary.com/">Kinkead Contemporary</a>.<br /><br />No stranger to the art of portraiture, Cantrell's most recent collection narrows its focus by centering around the idea of identity, thwarting reality by offering her subjects the illusion of fantasy. In a nod to her design background, the photographer achieves this by disguising her subjects with props, costumes, and backdrops as she both humorously and ironically captures them not as the character they are trying to portray, but as real people with desires to be someone more funny, more sexy, more interesting to look at.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnCw6jUndwWGj7NSiiIg92SHxv6DIjPh7wdNxv42qeMpjmfxtyUeft4EMqulXvj72tka-cMT-wUbGz1vcqRUWPMXscaENIBudXblRTZX2Uc0uInfC7h43FgT0IWxmAx84Uu2esLGnYec/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnCw6jUndwWGj7NSiiIg92SHxv6DIjPh7wdNxv42qeMpjmfxtyUeft4EMqulXvj72tka-cMT-wUbGz1vcqRUWPMXscaENIBudXblRTZX2Uc0uInfC7h43FgT0IWxmAx84Uu2esLGnYec/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362518439533874210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looking to photographers like <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_1997.364.jpg">Seydou Keita</a> and <a href="http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images_424664049_388407_malick-sidibe.jpg">Malick Sidibe</a>, Cantrell similarly plays with the traditionalism of portrait photography as she documents members of her own subculture: L.A.'s art community. Some of the subjects of her photos include the show's curator Caryn Coleman (formerly of sixspace gallery), art collector Barry Belkin, and gallerist Beau Basse (of neighboring <a href="http://www.lebasseprojects.com/">LeBasse Projects</a>) among many other artfolk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJtjaui4grTbMp_bLZKQWH_nKe2fMTEM_CBt7UEVc-Rd9ovNLzWbaYTAzL6ccG_FYSAff5LFHB8V9UOGc7gFiKp28jz-kQRFdAOu_fdkW_HeaDitCqPT7xUQ7GQf12L9eJ60IiISNs60/s1600-h/-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJtjaui4grTbMp_bLZKQWH_nKe2fMTEM_CBt7UEVc-Rd9ovNLzWbaYTAzL6ccG_FYSAff5LFHB8V9UOGc7gFiKp28jz-kQRFdAOu_fdkW_HeaDitCqPT7xUQ7GQf12L9eJ60IiISNs60/s320/-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362524443805483682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />About a year ago she began shooting these friends and peers in her own studio, manipulating them with various paraphernalia. This developed into mobile portrait studios where attendees were invited to pose amid Cantrell's sets and keep their original 4"x5" print for a reasonable fee. The interactive nature of this project didn't stop there. <span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Portraiture</span> includes Heather's makeshift studio, complete with various painted backdrops, furniture, and props that range from the regular to the ridiculous (ie: books to shrunken heads). During the course of its run, Cantrell and the gallery have held periodic shoots, only adding to the collection of dynamic portraits which the exhibition at Kinkead already boasts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1U4lS7Q8Q13AYOIIjzeh58_50LlEzw185arNam16ovy4zvSTWIhpvrlUV6ADl1M6UI4aDAGp7CGduRfvEwT2qiWvo2sfwj9A8vzyghxLGcgZPrNn-8LB5q3IHIZo0xbs6K2tFRs33AIM/s1600-h/-17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1U4lS7Q8Q13AYOIIjzeh58_50LlEzw185arNam16ovy4zvSTWIhpvrlUV6ADl1M6UI4aDAGp7CGduRfvEwT2qiWvo2sfwj9A8vzyghxLGcgZPrNn-8LB5q3IHIZo0xbs6K2tFRs33AIM/s320/-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362533734469437826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The small back gallery space holds a handful of 15"x12.5" silver rag archival ink jet prints and the wall opposite Kinkead's front desk displays some of the 4"x5" Polaroids taken during the course of the exhibition. Cantell's models pose with animal masks and Peter Pan costumes in front of painterly, faux-naturalistic backdrops and crudely theatrical set decorations. Contrastingly, some actually lose items of clothing once in front of Cantrell's lens. While some of the silliness makes for entertaining shots, the best of Cantrell's work is that which is most subtle; no hijinks, no contest to see how many off-the-wall objects a sitter can use. Heather's edited shots are the most brilliant, ignoring the concept of masquerade in favor true human emotion. She makes it a point to include elements that remind viewers of the falseness of the created scenario, such as the ground line strewn with excess props, the hands of her assistant, lighting equiptment, etc. Cantrell's figures seem all the more human in their pursuit of other identities, and this idea is what makes the collection so charming.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlokmay3zdIVjsNW3ax4SFcQkidhcgYgOzsHGvFu4GykXDdAx-QUR073GVTL00uEYCtZvkLWP7qQ65biDMgfOK9zxcxhkmjgsbP53YTnL_lXm4EfRlOqCDBxZfxSSglAJ1QBObxIdX5k/s1600-h/-18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlokmay3zdIVjsNW3ax4SFcQkidhcgYgOzsHGvFu4GykXDdAx-QUR073GVTL00uEYCtZvkLWP7qQ65biDMgfOK9zxcxhkmjgsbP53YTnL_lXm4EfRlOqCDBxZfxSSglAJ1QBObxIdX5k/s320/-18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362554739743187538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Portraiture: Act I</span> will be on display through August 15th, with additional portrait sessions July 29th from 6pm to 9pm and August 1st from 4pm to 8pm. Participation is $30 for artists and $50 for the rest of the public, and includes an original, signed Polaroid. Contact the gallery for details.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5jVW-X-9xaJiAvILz_IXMO-kviwXswKfj-oS65SXDVOOl_1vro8C1FuEAdrj8A3t03wUcPuaiyjH9_OvzVP-K98jr7vz8Y9vU0Vrx9hHgUKjSNd1wfRBZQpg06ePV3hjdVMA8Mmol6U/s1600-h/-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5jVW-X-9xaJiAvILz_IXMO-kviwXswKfj-oS65SXDVOOl_1vro8C1FuEAdrj8A3t03wUcPuaiyjH9_OvzVP-K98jr7vz8Y9vU0Vrx9hHgUKjSNd1wfRBZQpg06ePV3hjdVMA8Mmol6U/s320/-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362530234457496898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />* all images courtesy of Whitney Carter at Kinkead Contemporary</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437157036956693742noreply@blogger.com1