Posts Tagged ‘art’
The artist project
I went to “the artist project” at the Queen Elizabeth Building yesterday – thanks to Sean Galbraith for the ticket!
Aside from my friends (Sean at DK Photo Group and Celine Cimon), the artists who caught my eye were:
- Mark Berens – Canadian landscape artist
- Joseph Sampson – landscape painter
- Julie Desmarais – oil paintings of trees and landscapes
- Marni Grossman – fine art photographer
- Sandy Middleton – fine art photographer
There were many other interesting sights but these artists inspired me and gave me more to think about – hopefully I’ll be able to incorporate some of those ideas into my shots at this weekend’s photo walk.
Listen – time passes
The Chrono_Shredder is a device that makes past time tangible. It is a hybrid between calendar, clock and waste producing automaton. It has no on/off-button, thus it is unstoppable, just like time. It features the 365 days of the year represented on a paper-roll. The paper-roll is led through a hacked paper-shredder, which is programmed to use exactly 24 hours to shred one “day”.
Read more about the chrono-shredder on Susanna Hertrich’s website.
BlogTraffic landed me at bryce.web where I found a link to an article (“Adding and Subtracting“) about “the most unique identical twins you’ll ever meet” – they’ve swapped body parts! Ryan has had Dave’s arm attached, and Dave had part of a finger removed which is now in Ryan’s hand. Looks like Ryan definitely got the better deal in this freak show!
Is it art? Who decides?
Spotted via Amy’s blog, this is from the Windsor Arts Advocacy blog:
As part of the larger show at the Art Gallery of Windsor Ron Terada recently made headlines in the Windsor Star as city councilors voiced concern about the potential for mixed-messages. Checkpoint Charlie takes the form of a road sign that reads ‘You are now leaving the American Sector’ in both official languages.
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This sign was approved by the City Council of Windsor, Ontario for a four-month exhibition on the Windsor waterfront. It is a work of public art by the Vancouver-based artist, Ron Terada who financed its production.
After an in-camera meeting held by City Council last Friday, they made the decision to remove the artwork without consultation with the artist, the Art Gallery of Windsor, or any public discussion.
So one minute it’s OK but then as soon as someone suggests it might upset tourists it’s taken down. So what they’re saying is let’s assume Americans have no sense of humour is it?
I know politicians are all about trying to keep everyone happy (or at least the “squeeky wheels”) but if I was the artist I’d be pretty angry with the council.
