On Mission

I'm getting back into the groove. I'm trying to finish up old pieces so I can then move on to the new new. Brand spanking new stuff fresh from my pinky pink brain. Check out my websites to find cool prints and original art work up for sale.

Late Nights

I did the Late Night Block party with the Dallas Museum of Art, Crow Collection and The Nasher Sculpture Center. It was kinda of bitter sweet cause I was alone with no one to share it with and everyone else was a couple or a group of same sex. I still had an amazing time and can't wait for next month to go. I'm actually going to get there way earlier and enjoy as much of the events they have planned.

My first stop was at The Nasher and it pretty much had it's usual permanent collection but I like seeing the pieces I enjoyed the first time I went. They had Mama Mia playing in the garden and drinks and the cafe open. I got there laround 9.45 and didn't have much time to enjoy a movie or really get into the work of arts. Only had 2 hrs to see the other museums. James Turell's The Tending is Something to see at night. But I definitely want to see it when the sun goes down it has to be a spectacular sight.

The second stop was the Crow Collection of Asian Art. They are exhibiting an amazing Japanese American pop artist Roger Shimomura. They also had a bamboo flutist there as well. I was overwhelmed with so emotion while the flutist was playing looking at his works of expression on how it is to be a Japanese American and the adversities that he went through. Sometimes it was intimate some bold some with laughter. The time that I had and the movement of the crowd I hope it is still on show when I go back next month.

The final stop of the night was at the Dallas Museum of Art. The where showing off several artist in the Private Universe exhibition both media and paintings. The contemporary was really great to see. And since the DMA is very big museum it was great wondering in the permanent collection. Until I noticed where are the dj's there's suppose to dj's and then finally I came across DJ Wild in the Streets. Awesome collection of music. And then like all good things it had to come to an end and I really just wish I could bask in the art all night long some more.



Current DMA Exhibition

Dj Wild In the Streets

Current Crow Collection

The Nasher's Exhibtion

Modern Things

I've focused a lot on art and artist. I thought I'd shine some light on modern architecture and in home design. What defines modern design and architecture is hard to explain. It's been said that the clean lines, simple geometry or the bold use of color used with furniture. I know with projects making home living more sustainable with nature, it totally changes modern architecture and how it's viewed. Taking modern architecture and working it in with nature variables really creates a whole different element and dimension. There was a project in Dallas called Re:Vision Dallas and 3 winners have now been chosen. There is a post at Archdaily that goes in depth a lot better than I could.

Archdaily
Urban Vision

My Dream is to buy land for my Pre Fab Modern Home. They are pretty much a designed home Kit. They are difference between them and mobile homes, is that they are a essentially a kit so you need a contractor to build it for you. They don't come already made on wheels. They are depending on the model less expensive than buy a house, though if you factor in the land it might just come about even. There are customizable and can come in different floor plans. The one I have my eye on is by Rocio Romero. You can't get any more simple or cleaner lines than this.







And here a few designs that caught my on other blogs dedicated to Modern Design.

Fresh Home



Fokal



Trendir

Holy Local Cow

I'm sorry that last week there wasn't a post. To rectify this I have 2 post this Sunday. Art and Controversy need more time than a week to get done. This post I have artists I saw at the Fort Worth Arts Festival. These are only 3 of the amazing artist that I saw that day. There was so many, but I must at this time limit it to 3. Art Festivals are mainly in the spring. I encourage to go next spring. It's the best way to support you community and to get great art for less.

Beth Bojarski

When I stopped by this artist she wasn't at her booth. I wish I could have met her. I just love how childlike and fun her works of art. I Think we would have gotten along swimmingly swell. The colors are amazing. She mostly paints on wood now and doesn't do thumbnail sketches, did I say amazing already. I emailed her to ask if I could post some of her work on my blog. Me waiting to last minute, I had to use images from the the Fort Worth Art's Festival website. I hope she doesn't mind.

Her website:
Beth Bojarski

Vic Lee

Such beautiful color. Haunting detailed imagery. I couldn't keep my eyes away



His website:
Vic Lee

Gabe Leonard

You have to go to his website and see his painting of Jesse James. Enough said.



His website:
Gabe Leonard

Art and Controversy

I think I've bitten off more than I can chew when I picked this topic out. Maybe a bit too early to go this route and is why that I didn't have this blog up in time for Sunday. But, it's what I wanted to do so I'm hoping it all works out. I had so much trouble figuring out what I should say. Should I keep out my opinions and just give the facts let you explore or just present the artist. I've been told that art should always have meaning, it should say something, it should tell something.. I've come to believe that whether it does or does not have meaning it's the spark of emotion that the viewer receives from the piece. What sparks emotion in one person might not spark in another. It kinda makes all works of art relevant. It's whatever floats your boat right? It doesn't speak to you on to the next one. Then why is it that when a piece is so controversial that someone will protest that they shouldn't be shown in a museum, in a gallery, entered in a contest, exhibited in a government building or funded by the government. How can some art be allowed and some denied. Aren't we all given freedom of speech. When picking this topic about controversial art. I wanted to be specific and show controversy in pieces that dealt with religious themes. As Always please feel free to leave comments.

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Andres Serrano

It's been 20 years since Piss Christ has been reveled and won in the Southeastern center for Contemporary Arts. And it still causes fury in government Bible thumping officials and non bible thumping atheist who argue that his piece winning(which partial of the reward was funded by National Endowments of the Arts) was a violation of Church and State. The Image is a plastic crucifix submerged in the artist's urine.



milk,blood I just think that Andres Serrano is one of our most thought provoking photographers we have out there. It's sad that he is labeled a controversial photographer. His has a way of juxtaposing of symbolism in his photographer that get people talking. Before setting judgment take time to understand what the artist interpretation. You are free to have your own, but to only have your own keeps your view narrow minded. If Sister Wendy Beckett a self taught art critic can keep an open mind about Serrano's piece Pissed Christ, why can't some just seek out what the actually artist intentions are. Sister Beckett said the work was not blasphemous but a statement on" What we have done to Christ" - that is, the way contemporary society has come to regard Christ and the values he represents.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_Christ)





Andres Serrano is still pushing the envelope with his new exhibition about Shit. It's not my kind of bag, baby. I'm sure we could use some discussion about it since it is something we all do. but.. I don't know. His exhibition doesn't open till Sept 4th and Serrano is keeping a very tight lid on it. here is his Site:
Andres Serrano

And for more on
Sister Wendy Beckett

Andres Garcia Ibanez

Andres Garcia Ibanez had an exhibit titled Los Putrefactos a shocking images of nationalistic Catholic Spain and traditional and Agrarian Andalucian society. In this exhibition, Ibáñez gives an ironic depiction of Spanish Holy Week while questioning the general human tendency for hypocrisy within a religious context. The piece El Cristo de la Muerte (The Christ of Death) questions the participation of the military in Holy Week processions. This painting makes a stand against the alliance between the cross and the sword, a theme that is prevalent throughout the history of Spain.(http://www.halcyongallery.com/artists.php?id=17&cat=1). There is so much that makes this artist wonderful besides being a painter, he is an architect. But today I will only talk about him as a painter. He has very provocative pieces in his collection of works based on paintings of female saints and figures from literature and art by the 17Th century artist Zurbarán. I don't think it takes much to be a controversial artist. You can paint the Virgin Mary and throw feces at it and boom there's your controversy. Ibanez has this amazing talent using traditional painting asthetics and to add his own contemporary provocativeness or to depict religion to be grotesque, stirs so much emotion and creates views not seen. He's not making pot shots, these are really thought about, discovered and philosophized ideas about his culture and religion. He truly is a Post Modern Renaissance Man. To learn more about Ibanez:
Andres Garcia Ibanez