Chapter 6: Studio Visit Critic: critique or question the work within the confines of art history and the contemporary art world in written articles, typically after viewing work from an exhibition Museum Director: put aside institutional prerogatives and bend the will of the museum to accommodate the artist’s vision (There is no one MOCA way)… Continue reading Commentary on Seven Days in the Art World
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Commentary on Sol Lewitt’s Paragraphs on Contemporary Art and Sentences on Contemporary Art
Paragraphs Sol Lewitt’s “Paragraphs on Conceptual Art” was a nice slice of information on the basic ideas behind what defines conceptual art. Conceptual work often denies faculties of skill or craftsmanship, any sense of logic and brings the work outside the concerns of formal structure. This idea that the work doesn’t have to be rejected… Continue reading Commentary on Sol Lewitt’s Paragraphs on Contemporary Art and Sentences on Contemporary Art
Artist Journal #10
3/4/13 Because of my tendency toward anal-retentive perfection, the way I work is a way of combating habitual behavior. Experimenting with mark through tools and materials has taught me what seems like a new language or a new approach to acquiring visual language/information. Working against habitual tendencies opens up the brain to new neural wiring,… Continue reading Artist Journal #10
Accepted to a Juried Exhibition!!!
Hey Everyone! I just got accepted to a juried exhibition I entered in West Virginia! It will be my first show outside of school, and what a great way to start out the beginning of my last quarter at SCAD. Third Annual Art and Earth Celebration Juried Art Exhibition April 20 – May 11, 2013… Continue reading Accepted to a Juried Exhibition!!!
Artist Interview: Jerome Meadows
This is my recent interview with artist/sculpture Jerome Meadows, who currently resides in Savannah, GA, gallery owner of Indigo Sky Community Gallery at which I am an intern. Jerome Meadows March 8, 2013 Kayla Cloonan: What is your first memory of realizing when you wanted to become an artist? Jerome Meadows: There was a sense… Continue reading Artist Interview: Jerome Meadows
Progress in the Studio
Artist Journal #9
2/26/13 The object is not what matters. What matters is the occurrence or moment that produced the object. What if the production was a performance? What if the performance also involved the audience, also involved their participation to be part of and immersed in that moment? What if making the drawing was a performance and… Continue reading Artist Journal #9
Upcoming Exhibition: Indigo Sky Community Gallery
Roger Halligan is a founding member of the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, an organization based in Chattanooga, TN, which is dedicated to supporting and promoting sculpture on all levels. MSA is available to assist in the furthering of sculpture as a vibrant and vital art form in Savannah. Roger will be providing insight into ways in… Continue reading Upcoming Exhibition: Indigo Sky Community Gallery
Exhibition Review: “Stretching the Limits: Fibers in Contemporary Painting”
SCAD Museum of Art Curator: Melissa Messina The contemporary painting world is constantly experimenting with ways to discuss the history of painting through creative uses of media. In the exhibition “Stretching the Limits: Fibers in Contemporary Painting” at the SCAD Museum of Art, a narrative is created throughout the history of fibers from Sheila Hicks… Continue reading Exhibition Review: “Stretching the Limits: Fibers in Contemporary Painting”
Survey of Art: Tobia Makover
Image credit and property of Tobia Makover Wax Surface Mystery, childhood, concealment- these are the first words that rang through my brain as I gazed at Tobia Makover’s photograph entitled “Sandstorm.” In her recent photographic work, Makover has been experimenting with Encaustic Photography. Encaustic art is created using a wax medium that is heated to… Continue reading Survey of Art: Tobia Makover
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