Sarah Hobbs at Solomon Projects!

Hi everyone, I'm so excited about our upcoming show at Solomon Projects I can hardly stand it! Sarah Hobbs is a flourishing Atlanta based artist who does large scale color photographs depicting inventive "staged" worlds that she constructs in order to depict symbolic representations of the psyche. I ADORE her work, so much so that I am writing my paper in woman in the arts about her. I have also had the awesome opportunity to write her press release and thought I'd share some of it with you so you know what this next show will entail. I am attaching work from her previous show entitled 'Does this sound like you?' You'll have to wait to see the new stuff ;)- Enjoy!

---excerpt from press release---

Emotional Management continues the artist's interest in psychological-based work, however this time around Hobbs's focus lies on what an individual does to deal with their dark neuroses instead of concentrating on the actual behavior itself. The work depicts various self-therapeutic coping mechanisms and tenderly yet provocatively portrays efforts, however misguided, that we turn to in order to alleviate distressing and painful experiences or phobias. Hobbs illustrates the vicious cycle of inadvertently covering up one problem with another like a mad dog chasing his tail. Hobbs addresses the weighty subject matter in a smart and witty manner that is easily approachable. The work is presented large scale - 48 x 60 inches - in order to envelop the viewer into the physical and psychological space of the photograph. This exhibition, Hobbs' third solo show at Solomon Projects follows her two previously critically acclaimed shows, Small Problems In Living (2003) and Does This Sound Like You (2006).

Joe's Meeting

I attended the meeting for portfolio students that Joe invited us to. The most important thing I got was as an artist DO NOT STOP doing your artwork. An intersting point brought up was that some say if you haven't "made it" by age 27 you weren't going to. I've read that very creative types can be put in 2 groups. The first is "genius" and they make their mark by age 25. The second is "master" and they have a lifetime to achieve their goals.

The pictures I took at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

I like paintings more after I saw paintings in person. One thing I saw that paintings can do but photos cannot do is the substance. The complex chemical combination of Monet's works creates the stronger presence of paintings in front of me. The thick application of Pollock's and Cezanne's works gave me emotional impact. I know most of us know these artists and easy to pass on their works, but I want to show what I took from different angles.

Yoochung Hilliard

Hand Art

I was looking up different types of painting and came across an artist that paints hands realistically to look like animals. This was really shocking to me because actually look like all of the different animals. The artist also does full body painting, but the hands are more interesting to me. here are several images, but you should check out the rest on his website because some of them are unbelievable.

http://www.guidodaniele.com/index.htm

Balloonsssss

I guess this isn't really drawing/painting related, but these are pretty amazing.

Jason Hackenwerth makes these super delightful balloon sculptures, some of which are wearable and are worn for performances. Mediocre childhood birthday party craft made big and bright and fun!

Also, Jimmy Joe Roche. He is a pretty cool guy. He's a video artist who does things like somehow attach his tomato plants to see what kind of noises they make; attaches electrodes to his face and flails around to control sound and projected video; and does/did video for Dan Deacon. I don't know if any of you guys happened to go to Dan Deacon's Ultimate Reality at Eyedrum a while ago, but it was the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me: Ultimate Reality. Jimmyjoeroche is part of Wham City, a Baltimore-based art collective. He also does these pretty amazing cut paper collages.

~Katie

M.C. Escher is someone that I have been interested in for a while. I love the detail and the values that he uses in his drawings and prints even though they are all in Balck and white. He created many structuraly impossible buildings, where you do not know which way is up and which is down. Escher attended art school , but he did not do well and then he attempted Architecture school, where his teaccher introduced him into the Graphic Arts. Here is some of his work, but there is a lot more and intereviews on his official website: http://www.mcescher.com/.

Ingrid Calame

My friend sent me this link a while back...
http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/

There are a lot of great artists in this gallery, but one of my favorites is Ingrid Calame. Her color pencil drawings, in particular, are what make me love her. Lots of simple lines overlapping in different colors. she does them on trace mylar... anyone want to tell me what that is??
Her paintings are full of energy and color; while they look really free and abstract, they are really graphic. you can see how her drawings and paintings connect because of those details.
For some reason I can't post pictures? But yeah check it out.
The other artists too.. they're sweet.

Michael Zavros

born 1974. graduated from Queensland college of art in 1996. realist painter.

I was particularly interested in Michaels series of oil paintings of horses falling. They reminded me of the series of birds that I have been doing this semester.

Michael paints the horses realistically and then places them in a composition that is unnatural and disturbing or confusing to the viewer. it seems that Michael is trying to make a point using irony. just as I have been trying to make a point using birds, which are intended to fly freely and putting them in trapped settings, Michael takes horses, which are intended to be sturdy, strong, and stable creatures, and positions them as if they are falling through thin air. I love these paintings because they are dream- like. they are physically beautiful as well as conceptually stimulating. he uses irony in such a beautiful way that I can not take my eyes away.

This blog is a response to Jessie’s blog. I really like Julie Mehretu’s work because of the atmosphere she creates with her line work. I am drawn to the explosive quality in her large scale drawings. Her drawings remind me of Matthew Ritchie’s work also. There is a lot of depth, energy and movement in his paintings. His work also has a similar bursting element. He also creates installations that are really dynamic and intricate. This is a great link to his work with lots of slide show images.
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/ritchie/#

My Final Project

So I'm on the verge of starting on my final project which is theme around The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. The story's main focus is centered around a teen name Holden and his internal struggle at whether to grow up and become a corrupted adult, or try his best to stay in the realm of his childhood. It's a theme that I've been interested in for awhile and this project gives me a great opportunity to finally create something about it. I found a cool image below on Flickr that also drew inspiration from the book.

Radcliffe Bailey at Solomon Projects

I have had the awesome opportunity to intern at Solomon Projects Gallery. We're currently featuring an artist named Radcliffe Bailey in a show entitled, In Looking for Light, Traveling by Night. It should be up for about a week or two more depending... Radcliffe also may be talking about his work in which case I will let you all know! I encourage you all to come by! We're open Thursday- Saturday from 10-6. Here's some info and some images from the show! Enjoy.

xox

Heidi

Bailey returns to his roots as a sculptor, experimenting with materials and processes to investigate themes of transition and triumph with specific references to the Underground Railroad and the transatlantic slave trade. They create a visual and conceptual narrative linking the stories of Africans who jumped ship in order to escape captivity, with African Americans who fled northward at night toward freedom. Covering the floor of the main gallery, Windward Coast (2009) is composed of thousands of wooden piano keys, assembled by Bailey to form the jagged surface of a turbulent ocean. Floating among wave-like forms is a single sculptural element, a plaster bust coated in black glitter. The simplicity and elegance of the assemblage makes a powerful statement with multiple reads.

Ahoy hoy...

I haven't bought magazines in ages.
I was recently inspired to do so via the morgue assignment for this class.
I spent a couple of hours camped out at B&N browsing for interesting images.
I ended up going home with several.

Hi-Fructose Magazine was probably my favorite find. It is filled with really awesome surreal art.

">Isnt that an awesome cover? The art is by someone named Yoko D'Holbachie. This stuff is just breathtaking...

Here are a few artists from volume 12:

Scott Hove

Todd Schorr

Michael Hussar

Ashley Lande

I just came across this artist today and I instantly fell in love. I don't know much about her, except that she uses ballpoint pens, colored pencils, grease crayons and graphite on butcher paper.I love her drawing style and the vibrant colors that she uses. I also enjoy that a lot of her work is in ballpoint pen. I've always loved and admired people who could make amazing artwork with pen instead of pencil. Me personally, I'm not that confident yet....one day though :) Anyway, I hope that you enjoy the work!

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