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(notes on art & life from an arkie adrift)mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-8330566245182762412013-11-05T06:49:00.002-08:002013-11-05T06:50:10.919-08:00Drawings as Sculptures?I was cleaning up and rearranging my studio a couple of weeks ago, and I pulled out these large, rolled up works on paper. I was thinking they were good fodder to cut up and rework. But now I'm wondering about the roll as a display strategy itself. Can a drawing be a sculpture?<br />
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Maybe I'm thinking a little bit of this Polly Apfelbaum work from 2000, <i>Bones</i>:</div>
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Possibilities?mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-57045976870349952492013-09-03T17:16:00.000-07:002013-09-03T17:16:52.273-07:00End of summer produce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Some quick studio shots of mixed media works on paper I made in my summer studio:</div>
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I keep returning to this rhombus or trapezoid shape; it's been a fixture for two or three years now. To me it signifies a tent. Other people see coffins or diamonds.</div>
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Another thing I made this summer:</div>
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This installation is at Gallery B in downtown Bethesda, MD. It's my representative piece for the 2013 <a href="http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/trawick-prize" target="_blank">Trawick Contemporary Art Prize</a>. Prizes announced this coming Friday, September 6. Wish me luck!</div>
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<br />mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-12844679621614418252013-07-03T15:07:00.000-07:002013-07-03T15:07:16.901-07:00Summer Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So, my summer residency dream did not come to fruition. But I realized, hey, I can make my own change of scene. So I set up a temporary summer studio upstairs, on our enclosed sleeping porch. I still have to make my own breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but at least I only have to share a shower with one other person and two small parrots. Not a bad trade off.</div>
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<br />mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-75355474220336987342013-02-28T13:14:00.001-08:002013-02-28T13:15:52.516-08:00February Studio PicturesSometimes when I don't have any ideas, I give myself assignments. Usually, those assignments are to paint from life whatever is around me. For the last few weeks I've been using watercolor, inspired by the watercolor class I taught last semester at GWU.<br />
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<br />mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-69221878012571717052013-01-22T07:23:00.002-08:002013-01-22T07:23:36.234-08:00Hello again!Hello blog, sorry to leave you dangling for all of 2012. Here's to doing better in 2013.<br />
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Last year, these things happened:<br />
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Finished up my residency at Montgomery College.</div>
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Was invited to be in a two-person installation show with John Watson at Carroll Square Gallery, organized by Shira Kraft of Hempfill Fine Art, during the summer.</div>
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Basement studio remodel! Ripped out all the drywall, added lots of lights. Most of my summer was spent on this massive project. So worth it.</div>
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Iceland!</div>
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A solo show at Flashpoint, combining installation & painting, to close out the year.</div>
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<br />mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-33629257993166336362012-02-08T10:28:00.001-08:002012-02-08T10:30:16.654-08:00MC Studio: What's Up Now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgh1dzys4kK_i1iCPqWuCnDKNVjtRqJ-VPR1NBvI-OtfpdGTGgQelKHpVzVUXZDJkMIO1BADndIQ_0MLuOWt9LUyiUyhBvrx7zL3mfoafK0_2XCCvNNvbJJe1M4X2VrhhY4DdQy3gTEIJ/s1600/DSCN2650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgh1dzys4kK_i1iCPqWuCnDKNVjtRqJ-VPR1NBvI-OtfpdGTGgQelKHpVzVUXZDJkMIO1BADndIQ_0MLuOWt9LUyiUyhBvrx7zL3mfoafK0_2XCCvNNvbJJe1M4X2VrhhY4DdQy3gTEIJ/s400/DSCN2650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706833663467382322" /></a><br /><br />The state of things right this minute in my studio. Big things, small things, watercolor, screen prints, black gesso.mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-51759199846226505552012-01-17T15:32:00.001-08:002012-01-17T15:37:40.615-08:00New Year, New DigsI'll be serving as the artist-in-residence in the Cafritz Center at the Takoma Park, MD, campus of Montgomery College during spring 2012. Check out this beautiful studio I'll be working in:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM3FfsDEpbuQS3H2kE6DdNUu2FfmZeGyr3E50NiRIQE3JTqF5qerJi3mOw1qeV6MSa4ANHeenXHv4bslIBLIbJhHOaUffYbspB9mCudtljAJjiqiJaiJiG1IqsVm46tOx2Nv_-e3-XDFb/s1600/DSCN2600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM3FfsDEpbuQS3H2kE6DdNUu2FfmZeGyr3E50NiRIQE3JTqF5qerJi3mOw1qeV6MSa4ANHeenXHv4bslIBLIbJhHOaUffYbspB9mCudtljAJjiqiJaiJiG1IqsVm46tOx2Nv_-e3-XDFb/s400/DSCN2600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698748685877249154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUig3tFwH_v_VOH248ZTDGHXLZTbH_e_dMevFTY6t6Dzz2J-xhJrrZwWNpCK_ir19hr_sFkOXFVgRxL8HTs8U0I1uyPn2FbHeDcU39QfhUGJ_a3h7ipsH4W9QNFU1RBO11q8-JY0YITQn/s1600/DSCN2601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUig3tFwH_v_VOH248ZTDGHXLZTbH_e_dMevFTY6t6Dzz2J-xhJrrZwWNpCK_ir19hr_sFkOXFVgRxL8HTs8U0I1uyPn2FbHeDcU39QfhUGJ_a3h7ipsH4W9QNFU1RBO11q8-JY0YITQn/s400/DSCN2601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698748678452106722" /></a><br /><br />I've also got a painting up in the George Washington University Faculty Show, in the Classroom 102 gallery. The show will be up for a couple of weeks as we settle into the new semester.mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-88950238158441821422011-10-21T08:47:00.000-07:002011-10-21T09:09:05.086-07:00Lecture Notes: Elizabeth Peyton @ SAAM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl1-AvYL5tsbhkl2bxyb8N_CEtAFaKh7bGhQ3Ne0i-jCt9CCcs5y6bvkU2js81Wer7jpcPJlKz6gXWCoro89Hh-C1FbmYGvURkXIeSonabdI2DyHVRyA4i643qb6wWZqNGayq72E5cEh6/s1600/elizabeth+peyton+003.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl1-AvYL5tsbhkl2bxyb8N_CEtAFaKh7bGhQ3Ne0i-jCt9CCcs5y6bvkU2js81Wer7jpcPJlKz6gXWCoro89Hh-C1FbmYGvURkXIeSonabdI2DyHVRyA4i643qb6wWZqNGayq72E5cEh6/s400/elizabeth+peyton+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665977428691479874" /></a><br />Last week I went to hear painter Elizabeth Peyton speak about her work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She used an unusual but lovely method of doing so. She made a short statement at the beginning of her presentation, then showed us over 100 images of her works in silence. They were projected large on a screen at the front of the auditorium; a few members of the audience seemed annoyed by the lack of narrative and departed. Most of us, however, sat in rapt attention watching the luminous images flash by.<br /><br />After the slideshow, Peyton took many questions from the audience. Here are my notes on some of her answers.<br /><br />-Painting is love & beauty & history captured two-dimensionally and telegraphed back to us over time.<br />-Literature (especially In Search of Lost Time & Balzac's writings) is very important to her, especially in understanding the life of the artist.<br />-She likes to work in a smaller scale and tries to make her paintings project into a room, to take up the maximum amount of space with a small amount of materials<br />-Printmaking generates a productive awkwardness. It is freeing because no one is expecting anything, and one can make a lot of work at once.<br />-She feels very connected to Romanticism, especially that Romantic sense of being totally alive.<br />-Painting communicated transcendence in human beings. It captures what is transcendent in an individual (beauty, vision, intelligence, etc.) and communicates that across time.<br />-The best things she got out of art school are good friends and learning to be self reliant.<br /><br />(image: Elizabeth Peyton,<span style="font-style:italic;"> Live to Ride (E.P.)</span>, 2003)mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-92215419118177852172011-10-17T15:45:00.000-07:002011-10-17T15:57:10.250-07:00Press and PicsSome press about my recent exhibitions:<br />-<a href="http://pinklineproject.com/article/site-aperture-using-materials-unconventional-ways">Pink Line Project</a><br />-<a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2011/10/13/reviewed-“site-aperture”-at-flashpoint/">Washington City Paper</a><br />-<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/exhibits/site-aperture,1213178/critic-review.html">Washington Post</a><br />-<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/installation-art-at-flashpoint-and-harmon-art-lab/2011/10/12/gIQA87jXhL_gallery.html#photo=1">Washington Post Slideshow</a><br /><br />And some pics!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Station Fire</span>, part of Site Aperture at <a href="http://flashpointdc.org/homepage.html">Flashpoint Gallery</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb1gDdjOQpXwctAuJWJD4nRD8r69eDFheuhi9rCaqzcNanCNSR8PXJsAOCF-FvM3oplTy29IXVHgPOS9H6n2LX3oZvQ5ZsvD9b3pAJN0tn-RrAnPSKJZDB-slMJqiRd6Y7IkiZVLmnhLt/s1600/DSCN2388.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb1gDdjOQpXwctAuJWJD4nRD8r69eDFheuhi9rCaqzcNanCNSR8PXJsAOCF-FvM3oplTy29IXVHgPOS9H6n2LX3oZvQ5ZsvD9b3pAJN0tn-RrAnPSKJZDB-slMJqiRd6Y7IkiZVLmnhLt/s400/DSCN2388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664598128972420578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgq5x9q60D3W3-XIC77KGuizcK6Vnt9x5EBf4IAejSSqwXW6SfpyT0mKc82o4nvMiX7uvwSW3Fry53LgbldMaACngCQaOx-cTbTWtvsV3x3i29PJmF-80VFmnL9SejjKBjlEqJpROaRyD/s1600/DSCN2387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgq5x9q60D3W3-XIC77KGuizcK6Vnt9x5EBf4IAejSSqwXW6SfpyT0mKc82o4nvMiX7uvwSW3Fry53LgbldMaACngCQaOx-cTbTWtvsV3x3i29PJmF-80VFmnL9SejjKBjlEqJpROaRyD/s400/DSCN2387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664598121116616674" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Studio</span>, in the Project Room at <a href="http://www.harmonartlab.com/harmon_art_lab.html">Harmon Art Lab</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoQvhRbuvmrh39DribqH0uafjxH4RwfgC8gaiguM_u_IAwRIKpHHl6RDhJetIPyBfTW0LM6xddoqlI8cEn7bio6Oy70JQ9cq-JiXUAoTZ06YvbFdWKTvcxiMaFSSikZMwAmk15XH-idVk/s1600/DSCN2358.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDj0JQfuFo3-dSAfXOwvN9e3SsHmhWRuySFEO2eZ4amn54mUfdOf1_Xr05Kg4k5DbIV0vEYJiIiw6hHc22HCoS7M8GQhAJJuBIEM5rj5h1LmLQEpL6LnoqS18uGqDKMC0woqlQx_qYge6/s400/DSCN2365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664598100776658866" /></a>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-14729707411905429342011-10-04T18:43:00.000-07:002011-10-04T18:48:41.711-07:00What I've been doing...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJtg6wTagqpyn6jxAyHNizIFEDGmJtiavTjI27x5Qmq0SaohScttUaDSen4UoK-SkeV4bNKDMLkl7E2XWYOFeu3OohKE1sd679Rge6H-oGmHKLB4zNkMxMLMtA-oG-TS5STaFJsVC7ery/s1600/DSCN2333.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJtg6wTagqpyn6jxAyHNizIFEDGmJtiavTjI27x5Qmq0SaohScttUaDSen4UoK-SkeV4bNKDMLkl7E2XWYOFeu3OohKE1sd679Rge6H-oGmHKLB4zNkMxMLMtA-oG-TS5STaFJsVC7ery/s400/DSCN2333.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659818086881382882" /></a><br /><br />Installing at <a href="http://www.harmonartlab.com/harmon_art_lab.html">Harmon Art Lab,</a> opening this Saturday, October 8, 6-8 pm (paintings in the photo are by Michel Modell.)<br /><br />(There was that thing last week also, at a little place called <a href="http://www.flashpointdc.org/venues/art_gallery.html">Flashpoint</a>. It's a pretty kick-ass show.)mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-17266113713742199372011-09-19T13:57:00.001-07:002011-09-19T14:24:45.006-07:00Lecture Notes: Ann Hamilton @ NGA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LuHlB62K-Wd5o50zZ6pRjmU1TCfNST4azS3Emo4PBkHC2_oGgScAzhpQJ9KqrxgBARI1-bhstk5a1uECJeQIjekNMETbfmSPje1qzZO9YCeC9WE3Hl6nHtvIt1b2XchojjCEpeu3np7z/s1600/annham.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LuHlB62K-Wd5o50zZ6pRjmU1TCfNST4azS3Emo4PBkHC2_oGgScAzhpQJ9KqrxgBARI1-bhstk5a1uECJeQIjekNMETbfmSPje1qzZO9YCeC9WE3Hl6nHtvIt1b2XchojjCEpeu3np7z/s320/annham.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654184288649391010" /></a><br />Last Friday I was one of Washington's lucky few who got to hear genius/visionary/artist <a href="http://www.annhamiltonstudio.com/">Ann Hamilton</a> speak at the National Gallery of Art. AMAZING. I think the whole audience would have sat there and listened to her til midnight if the museum had allowed her to go on that long (unfortunately for us, they cut her off at 5 because the building was closing. Lame!).<br /><br />She had a beautiful way of using anecdotes about her life, work, and creation thereof to explain her underlying ideas and philosophies of art making. Here are my notes:<br /><br />-A studio practice allows you to pay attention to what you pay attention to. A studio cultivates the situation for this to happen.<br />-Art is a process of finding what you need.<br />-Conditions for that finding are created and cultivated in the studio.<br />-A studio is therefore a metaphorical space, and can be wherever an artist deems fit.<br />-Things she pays attention to: forms of attention, felt qualities, processes of accumulation.<br />-An empty table is like a blank page.<br />-Art can satisfy the longing for a presence so acute that you lose self awareness.<br /><br />I only wish I had written more down!<br /><br />< complaint > National Gallery, do us artists here in Washington a solid and publicize this stuff more, will ya? Act like it's the big deal that it is? And maybe also invite these major, major figures like Ms. Hamilton to speak at a time when more of us can attend? Because lots of us have day jobs. Also, universities? Why weren't more students in attendance to hear this contemporary master? Because I think it would have been educational for them. < / complaint >mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-9091234889852066352011-09-15T11:10:00.001-07:002011-09-15T11:15:06.750-07:00Opening Tonight: HOPE CHEST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fGMA6KPG7JX56-ZjRIOgP-beE8sPaKo6IjLAw40qppkxy4FcB1bbjOkXUpwHOqDvLUKD2CQyDdmWUde_OEFDnvvfmD9D3k4xRbpLFxuJEKF9qw7N4RliTG9N8pI8f36nsuKn7xRfb2er/s1600/hope_chest_postcard+-+image+only.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fGMA6KPG7JX56-ZjRIOgP-beE8sPaKo6IjLAw40qppkxy4FcB1bbjOkXUpwHOqDvLUKD2CQyDdmWUde_OEFDnvvfmD9D3k4xRbpLFxuJEKF9qw7N4RliTG9N8pI8f36nsuKn7xRfb2er/s400/hope_chest_postcard+-+image+only.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652651370492442578" /></a><br />I've got three paintings in a group show that opens tonight near Mt. Vernon Square in Washington. This show was curated by painter Rebecca Kallem, who has a great eye for juxtaposing artworks. Check out Hope Chest, then head over to WPA's Options show nearby!<br /><br />HOPE CHEST<br />Group exhibition curated by Rebecca Kallem<br />With artists Elle Perez, Katherine Sifers, Dafna Steinberg, Erin Murray, Chandi Kelley, and Michelle McAuliffe<br />Greenhouse 11<br />1123 11th Street NW, Washington, DC<br />Opening reception: September 15, 2011, 6-9:00 pm<br />Exhibition available by appointment at other times. <br /><br />WPA Options 2011<br />curated by Stephanie Fedor<br />629 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC<br />Opening reception: September 15, 2011, 6-8:00 pmmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-14768594608592344282011-08-04T06:01:00.000-07:002011-08-04T06:09:29.558-07:00Fleshing It Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYg6g2jtunRpFnmhG6LFjwgJosc3mfomfdeUDKsseTGt1bttx5UVhrrcKLA4kwbtv32SaD-hDxwfR_He4xsTI-hr_ZoKpR_JzGhXv_WNIVsK7P1KRjPg2hdK2h9KVZGdfniTEm7ky-9TC/s1600/JohnsonMariah07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYg6g2jtunRpFnmhG6LFjwgJosc3mfomfdeUDKsseTGt1bttx5UVhrrcKLA4kwbtv32SaD-hDxwfR_He4xsTI-hr_ZoKpR_JzGhXv_WNIVsK7P1KRjPg2hdK2h9KVZGdfniTEm7ky-9TC/s400/JohnsonMariah07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636986647156203234" /></a><br />i've been asked a lot recently (both on the radio and by others) about my newer paintings, what they are about, why so many of them contain kitchen scenes, etc. i'm trying to figure this out myself.<br /><br />these paintings were all made within the last year once i got a studio set up here in washington. when we left LA, i was working in an abstract manner, using memories of my daily experiences driving around town....that meant i was looking at landscape, the outside world around me: neons, car crashes, wildfires, steep hillsides, tropical gardens, smog. once i got to work here in DC, i took that way of working that i had developed (really paying attention to visual experiences on a day-to-day basis and making an effort to file them away in my memory, then working from memory without outside references) and applying them to my daily life and studio work now. so, that's resulted in a greater attention to interiors and working from my memories of other dwellings i have lived in or had important experiences in. my focus has been on working on our house, and that has come out in my work too. i seem to be gravitating towards kitchens, maybe for the reasons i talked about in the audio clip. they are centers of intense work and creativity, just like a studio. they are rooms we associate with good things: nourishment, love, family, social connections. there are also just really complex places to look at, so many nooks, crannies, nobs, bells, whistles, etc.<br /><br />the bold black lines and messy paint and patterns are a compositional device. i think they are also a way to convey the way memories are incomplete, incorrect, and very hard to get down on paper like they appear in your head.<br /><br />so, that's me trying to articulate my thoughts as of now. i'm headed back to LA for the weekend and am interested to see how i will perceive that city this time around. ciao!mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-64635817312755113192011-07-26T08:47:00.000-07:002011-07-26T09:12:13.468-07:00Recent PressDC Emerging at VisArts in Rockville, MD, has been getting some media attention. Here's the roundup:<br /><br />Gazette.net:<br />http://www.gazette.net/article/20110713/ENTERTAINMENT/707139762&template=gazette<br /><br />Washington City Paper:<br />http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2011/07/19/reviewed-dc-emerging-at-visarts/<br /><br />And possibly the most exciting, since I am an NPR fangirl:<br />http://wamu.org/news/11/07/24/visarts_showcases_five_local_emerging_artists.php#.TixJqaR_jW0<br /><br />(image is one of the paintings in the show: Night Kitchen: Chinese Dog)mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-24976041772418670322011-07-06T12:40:00.000-07:002011-07-06T13:01:22.910-07:00Ketchup!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWbbNwb8GSxRdjslA1tgezIWwI5mSkJweOeMGDKWOiMq4s9vLspLwXWc89Ftlxg_8LbceOgm7wxBc2cxjf2TdOw2httgGEHQRMdnnwg14JTBns0UYJ4n9Jk1hijyYyoWIdd7WbqYNZIBU/s1600/DSCN2121.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWbbNwb8GSxRdjslA1tgezIWwI5mSkJweOeMGDKWOiMq4s9vLspLwXWc89Ftlxg_8LbceOgm7wxBc2cxjf2TdOw2httgGEHQRMdnnwg14JTBns0UYJ4n9Jk1hijyYyoWIdd7WbqYNZIBU/s400/DSCN2121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626327882754448578" /></a><br />Too many art things have been happening to quickly to blog about. So, here's a 30-second catch-up post.<br /><br />Paintings that have been hanging around for months have been finished in a flash (<span style="font-style:italic;">Green Flaming</span>o at left).<br /><br />Some friends <a href="http://leighdavisprojects.com/site/">have left</a>. Others <a href="http://www.jimmymiracle.com/">have arrived</a>. Others will be reconnected with next week over coffee.<br /><br />Unexpected <a href="http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/an-artist-in-his-studio-31260">new favorite things</a> have been found.<br /><br /><a href="http://curatorsoffice.com/tarantino">Shows</a> <a href="http://www.project4gallery.com/exhibitions/11/travelingpastproun/images/index.html">have</a> been <a href="http://www.transformergallery.org/pdfs/Transformer-This.IS.Hawai'i.pdf">seen</a>.<br /><br />And upcoming in the next few days:<br /><a href="http://visartscenter.org/gallery_info.html">DC Emerging at VisArts in Rockville</a> (I have paintings in this one)<br /><a href="http://porchprojectsdc.blogspot.com/2011/06/porch-projects-presents.html">Porch Projects #3</a>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-86555061616876925632011-05-18T10:15:00.000-07:002011-05-18T10:18:31.188-07:00Contain, Maintain, Sustain opens at Artisphere<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><a name="LETTER.BLOCK17"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK17" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 10px; "><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><strong>Opening Reception</strong>: <strong>Thursday, May 19, 7-10pm</strong></span> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><strong>Curator Talks:</strong> Saturday, May 21, 3pm with Sara Reisman; Saturday, June 11, 3pm with Welmoed Laanstra; Saturday, June 25, 3pm with Ernesto Santalla </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; "> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; ">at<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=kx4z7fcab&et=1105505858057&s=6684&e=001VnhPuIOmXz-wVaAjNt96Wcs0w2C8rWu5vu5XwJXUhO7AJtlNKEnCGXvNiBSjvGj22KbC-XnWOqWor1SkJsfegvXc96mLYs9lZ9hWxCB8od9NYQPGcfEIpQ==" shape="rect" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "> Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209</a> </span> </p></span></td></tr></tbody></table></a></span>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-77594193154140175562011-05-10T09:01:00.001-07:002011-05-10T09:07:45.914-07:00New Work at Artisphere<div>I spent last week creating a new installation, titled <i>Dredge</i>, at Artisphere in Arlington, VA. This work is part of a large group exhibition opening next week, May 19. Here it is in stages:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3o18F5rpv6q_wqYXBhowAGuFufyDa6HgnnFSW-h6hhfnUbvH9MO2KL_KfTFHSApz_o5PpITrd3_z2ggi8L4AcaFGwEnKZAxC41crguxxxNFsQp3UQ86QEIpt5qVVh43YbsJX2bo_fm1o/s1600/DSCN1999.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3o18F5rpv6q_wqYXBhowAGuFufyDa6HgnnFSW-h6hhfnUbvH9MO2KL_KfTFHSApz_o5PpITrd3_z2ggi8L4AcaFGwEnKZAxC41crguxxxNFsQp3UQ86QEIpt5qVVh43YbsJX2bo_fm1o/s400/DSCN1999.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605119456202984210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfG_qwZ5mQ9EHQfpqe3HQdntUoQrNrQsv8emwcUfJJ4qO4qfkW-Bya3odGz4TIzRZ2hZoZv_sLMPaOCPYUR0CHNTNztz_QnB6q1O4tBTJcb0okHW8UvxDwgltHC1cQZi9OK7nZyjuUKTi/s1600/DSCN2002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfG_qwZ5mQ9EHQfpqe3HQdntUoQrNrQsv8emwcUfJJ4qO4qfkW-Bya3odGz4TIzRZ2hZoZv_sLMPaOCPYUR0CHNTNztz_QnB6q1O4tBTJcb0okHW8UvxDwgltHC1cQZi9OK7nZyjuUKTi/s400/DSCN2002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605119455326738962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NlIIJlGqTacaQ0Wt5II1aeeeJs7CN56teCx-bspQBswU6H0q2fJhpjctmtVSeBqmQmhyphenhyphen2sTEd8NtNuwBix-yrgEIcvIlkzoNHPA4_90S37u7Kk47-eFQnsz7qneMc4PNoQEKZ7oAz6M7/s1600/DSCN2003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NlIIJlGqTacaQ0Wt5II1aeeeJs7CN56teCx-bspQBswU6H0q2fJhpjctmtVSeBqmQmhyphenhyphen2sTEd8NtNuwBix-yrgEIcvIlkzoNHPA4_90S37u7Kk47-eFQnsz7qneMc4PNoQEKZ7oAz6M7/s400/DSCN2003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605119451254269346" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-46993567911065697912011-04-21T12:06:00.000-07:002011-04-21T12:11:51.090-07:00Spring Solos 2011 Now on View at the Arlington Arts CenterI am pleased to be part of the <a href="https://www.arlingtonartscenter.org/">Arlington Arts Center's</a> Spring Solos 2011 exhibition, which opened last Friday. Here are a few images of the new work I created for the exhibition, titled <span style="font-style:italic;">Forest of Correction</span>. Spring Solos 2011 is up through June 5.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvozAYG5THWXP6SR4az7SpINuRl3D8mM67_Z22W5MsQCYaAgZ-wYJ6yukWlOUrLpz2HaomIqfoe3FN2NwgGMdW91BxYw3Hty6xkCzw-EEAZD_ZnSKYoD6uamD2L0-PqokXX5Uwlr_DW-dm/s1600/P1010034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvozAYG5THWXP6SR4az7SpINuRl3D8mM67_Z22W5MsQCYaAgZ-wYJ6yukWlOUrLpz2HaomIqfoe3FN2NwgGMdW91BxYw3Hty6xkCzw-EEAZD_ZnSKYoD6uamD2L0-PqokXX5Uwlr_DW-dm/s400/P1010034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598116527344969778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlF_-AaqKADkMeQ80cg2wL7mTmjdHPJYj0mKJ5HNDmfkF9FALAuVn_q3rm-QgBktHm4yYNJP6SUeGnbfCvOHDMqWaKvpqJZc0fpIjX4pjjIqIARo5AzHtHRPKawFbeSD-YoK8cMvMET-2T/s1600/P1010049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlF_-AaqKADkMeQ80cg2wL7mTmjdHPJYj0mKJ5HNDmfkF9FALAuVn_q3rm-QgBktHm4yYNJP6SUeGnbfCvOHDMqWaKvpqJZc0fpIjX4pjjIqIARo5AzHtHRPKawFbeSD-YoK8cMvMET-2T/s400/P1010049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598116521802571442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaax2p25zwzlG9PMMQszHDVgPQpm0ajezaV1vehUabdakNSYiDFOfulfcTLbf_tJgRR4bAqs1Gzz1_18pXrL15LuYX59heUAv0ZKExiGcwVv4hhVpOuZCmGIKnzIntLAuGv1BSP8D1O0L/s1600/P1010046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaax2p25zwzlG9PMMQszHDVgPQpm0ajezaV1vehUabdakNSYiDFOfulfcTLbf_tJgRR4bAqs1Gzz1_18pXrL15LuYX59heUAv0ZKExiGcwVv4hhVpOuZCmGIKnzIntLAuGv1BSP8D1O0L/s400/P1010046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598116519013042210" /></a>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-90974813066077275882011-04-05T12:58:00.000-07:002011-04-05T13:15:28.319-07:00DC Women Artists Now Reception, 4/5The reception for <i>DC Women Artists Now</i> at Gallaudet University was a lovely time of hot tea and good conversation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKh7_lDfAWiPwFdPJkXzW8kwFAzw_-5p7cqTRUMgBwUvMYY22uuCncEnfOEhHWl3IapGFmLslQsCVrCdluMb2h7bpNLCMXyz-ZdlfvMFZNtMqfHoRvSGnwLd-bHK5npkpSpJCL4PmgDL1/s1600/DSCN1921.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKh7_lDfAWiPwFdPJkXzW8kwFAzw_-5p7cqTRUMgBwUvMYY22uuCncEnfOEhHWl3IapGFmLslQsCVrCdluMb2h7bpNLCMXyz-ZdlfvMFZNtMqfHoRvSGnwLd-bHK5npkpSpJCL4PmgDL1/s400/DSCN1921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592193277744926562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Work by Gretchen Schermerhorn in the foreground, and Carolina Mayorga in the background</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIDh7USkRKMu13855PO0qss2otnyr0mAuq0rcyBfs4a6DAxM8aLsLDEWfXNzdpg3jp7fjhzcEN2pd6cBb_-IMTs9ahArcnChMi87owEyyJCPy1e6_geGbgTYDbNaH1c9MsSw7Ss4fXChu/s1600/DSCN1920.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIDh7USkRKMu13855PO0qss2otnyr0mAuq0rcyBfs4a6DAxM8aLsLDEWfXNzdpg3jp7fjhzcEN2pd6cBb_-IMTs9ahArcnChMi87owEyyJCPy1e6_geGbgTYDbNaH1c9MsSw7Ss4fXChu/s400/DSCN1920.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592193269182882146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Work by Annie Albagli in the foreground, and me in the background</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA83K7Yz1oncw6DLLcpmWCbedZKIYd86TqB8GTO7JPKNv0_1Zc7XzakRWgrxAMOqkayYgAivHN3qIEmr0Xv_UFS0fTNlNhRzwYk4ntXeMpYVLgWwYYqJzTx1jRh0LxgtTr2NpGNHvrBhBj/s1600/DSCN1919.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA83K7Yz1oncw6DLLcpmWCbedZKIYd86TqB8GTO7JPKNv0_1Zc7XzakRWgrxAMOqkayYgAivHN3qIEmr0Xv_UFS0fTNlNhRzwYk4ntXeMpYVLgWwYYqJzTx1jRh0LxgtTr2NpGNHvrBhBj/s400/DSCN1919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592193258514405346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Work by Michelle McAuliffe in the foreground, with the conclusion of Kendall Nordin's drawing performance in the background</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE2-21Oof3mImWpkd4nyC0cdcBL41oiXuuKESRCdQmBR8mXfsCHnoht3u7FpGN2tNh-LivMPfWalk55X9BWcsgo9LANYxeGfFuPBV1Yp3sLMTUNQBRtl9pyGnqT2_u6GrqCLycQLCoGk1/s1600/DSCN1912.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE2-21Oof3mImWpkd4nyC0cdcBL41oiXuuKESRCdQmBR8mXfsCHnoht3u7FpGN2tNh-LivMPfWalk55X9BWcsgo9LANYxeGfFuPBV1Yp3sLMTUNQBRtl9pyGnqT2_u6GrqCLycQLCoGk1/s400/DSCN1912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592193248780834274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carolina Mayorga with work by Kristina Bilonick</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07ifyX5iLjNBvxd95_tOEJsG1nvwV_0FVYjG7O38VRm0b2zJ5PX5PVcJUhqytRVc5kw0H05BBCs2QYIjfXTRUK1HvgbG3xdaRLYGpKTUHyjDvOXchZuDHwYBFF1jmPNTW-FM9rstt_6qk/s1600/DSCN1922.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07ifyX5iLjNBvxd95_tOEJsG1nvwV_0FVYjG7O38VRm0b2zJ5PX5PVcJUhqytRVc5kw0H05BBCs2QYIjfXTRUK1HvgbG3xdaRLYGpKTUHyjDvOXchZuDHwYBFF1jmPNTW-FM9rstt_6qk/s400/DSCN1922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592193243598599762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kristina Bilonick & Kendall Nordin</div>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-78830086634616285592011-03-30T07:14:00.001-07:002011-03-30T07:18:38.014-07:00DC Women Artists Now at Gallaudet University<div>I have two large works on paper up in the Linda K. Jordan Art Gallery at Gallaudet University right now. It's really nice to learn about and develop a relationship with this institution in my own neighborhood. It's also nice to show with such a great group of local artists.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPK96fOSz9VP78HU19w5aqQfGdCm1SEmoshfyxKur9xL2ETsekn-XuzjZQZ1QCP6bYECqaSQ8ZJ1EkBxwRoPJfHGgNbQ_2gOGTlkDlXaWkvjyqikQ8wyl5QgYvQ2bBRIywnvpoCqR5B6bn/s1600/dcwomenartistsNOW_yellow.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPK96fOSz9VP78HU19w5aqQfGdCm1SEmoshfyxKur9xL2ETsekn-XuzjZQZ1QCP6bYECqaSQ8ZJ1EkBxwRoPJfHGgNbQ_2gOGTlkDlXaWkvjyqikQ8wyl5QgYvQ2bBRIywnvpoCqR5B6bn/s400/dcwomenartistsNOW_yellow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589876338204330482" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-21116848620795667262011-03-18T06:41:00.000-07:002011-09-19T14:25:23.947-07:00Lecture Notes: Peter Doig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdm7BRIzde2t9ghf5Uax1UdhfwhE5_3eRrHjv0QDqRKQnBd3zyg9450U2hUxU-9UaL-miN9cbh8G8T_Og5iHNFv0RXM7yGbDQXYC0lvRPibXBKycdOEny3OcInFNzSV6hAVCyDlmiMdQRe/s1600/doig.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdm7BRIzde2t9ghf5Uax1UdhfwhE5_3eRrHjv0QDqRKQnBd3zyg9450U2hUxU-9UaL-miN9cbh8G8T_Og5iHNFv0RXM7yGbDQXYC0lvRPibXBKycdOEny3OcInFNzSV6hAVCyDlmiMdQRe/s400/doig.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585416918695568930" /></a><br />A few years ago (really? already?) when I worked in museum education, I spent several mornings a week for a few months plopping kids down in front of this painting. It's Peter Doig's <i>100 Years Ago</i>, and it was great for getting students' powers of observation, imagination, storytelling, and interpretation going. <br /><br />I was excited to learn that Peter Doig was giving this spring's Duncan Phillips Lecture at the <a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/homepage.aspx">Phillips Collection</a>. So, last night I ponied up $20 to go to the talk. Throughout the evening, I was impressed with Doig's easy going manner and no-pretense way of talking about his works and studio practices. Here are some notes I jotted down when I got home.<br /><br />-Work should surprise you, you should do something in your work to catch yourself off guard, do something that you wouldn't do.<br /><br />-Think about what is outside the painting, not just the little self contained world inside the frame.<br /><br />-You need time to come to terms with a work (example he gave of this is 100 Years Ago, which sat around in his studio for 6 months without being worked on much before he decided it was complete).<br /><br />-Memories attach to paintings based on what else is going on in an artist's life.<br /><br />-A subject worth painting once is usually worth revisiting several times, otherwise you cheat yourself. There aren't that many subjects worth painting.<br /><br />-You make art about things that you can't explain or talk about (so he didn't really, except to tell us about the experience of making a work or the experiences that lead up to it, visual experiences mostly).<br /><br />-You can't teach art making.<div><br /></div><div>(image taken from blog <a href="http://contemporaryartsem.wordpress.com/">Contemporary Art Seminar</a>; painting is in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, but they don't have an image available on their website.)</div>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-44120733050234506372011-03-02T06:44:00.000-08:002011-03-02T07:04:46.479-08:00Springtime for Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A5H3_kffjHVQ9xDQ3L5Ol_fyGrWA6rC-AiW09m3dS9c25mBunZzXcJzrcWoHs_CAb4BwHctdTgiOvtnxId5IkvRMvCz3MqzAYQyriUE8Df374by405uddB_ellsMcz8P-LDDad9kZwQg/s1600/paint+mix+postcard+front.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A5H3_kffjHVQ9xDQ3L5Ol_fyGrWA6rC-AiW09m3dS9c25mBunZzXcJzrcWoHs_CAb4BwHctdTgiOvtnxId5IkvRMvCz3MqzAYQyriUE8Df374by405uddB_ellsMcz8P-LDDad9kZwQg/s400/paint+mix+postcard+front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579498328627485458" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I admitted yesterday in a studio visit that I'm a prejudiced art viewer. I often eschew the conceptual or the difficult in favor of a hit of visual pleasure: I will go out of my way to look at paintings every time. Lucky me, right now is good time to do that.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There's a lot of pretty good painting on view in Washington right now. <a href="http://www.corcoran.org/index.php">The Corcoran</a> has Washington Color and Light, although you've only got through Sunday to see it. The <a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/exhibitions/philip_guston_roma/index.aspx">Phillips has Philip Guston's works on paper</a> from his time in Rome in the 70's (so, so good), plus a lecture by Peter Doig coming up on March 17. And the <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/gauguininfo.shtm">National Gallery of Art</a> just opened a big show of Gaugin. There's even some good contemporary painting to see within this context. The <a href="http://www.dcartscenter.org/">DC Arts Center</a> in Adams Morgan has Paint Mix, a well curated look at some locally made works put together by my friend Becca Kallem. This one's up til March 13.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(There was an amazing show of paintings by <a href="http://www.lauraelkinsartist.com/">Laura Elkins</a> up at the Fridge recently, but I didn't get around to blogging about it before it came down. If you get a chance to see her work in person, run, don't walk.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(Image is postcard from Paint Mix)</div>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-42769255854416665112011-02-15T17:57:00.000-08:002011-02-15T18:16:10.552-08:00WPA Coup d'Espace: Fort Distraction, The EndYesterday I deinstalled Fort Distraction. It was fitting, since yesterday was a beautiful, warm, spring-like day, and this installation was very much inspired by winter. It seems like it is almost time to come out of our caves and enjoy the sunshine. Goodbye pillow forts, hello backyard sheet tents!<br /><br />Here's one last look at my Coup d'Espace.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxy7-eEnUDhLwSbkuSBXcTRTo8yDjnSPbjDDZRC39IZmY_SYtczAgtQbVsJFgdhZGNddT79tPi6zUPjvKcafg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-43478446452127796852011-02-04T20:36:00.001-08:002011-02-04T20:43:47.853-08:00WPA Coup d'Espace: Fort Distraction, Day 14Tonight was the reception for Fort Distraction. The WPA's front office was full of people for over two hours, and I was talking to one or more of them almost the whole time, so my crowd photos are not very good. So, check out the website of man-about-town <a href="http://lifestream.vincentgallegos.com/">Vincent Gallegos</a> in the next few days; I think he took a few good ones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqwioHl89_9_djZ6ileVKt4aI1ukzYFLqmURBPcz_qfPoKo7oCzChzYQUfVVDrgGN7ZwE4m9sB_lEEgRQnNEjYL8wdtmwbvbsHHpvQ42FJpeXRhJNNmzrpfFS8lLNapPZpJR8myJvaTuw/s1600/DSCN1816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqwioHl89_9_djZ6ileVKt4aI1ukzYFLqmURBPcz_qfPoKo7oCzChzYQUfVVDrgGN7ZwE4m9sB_lEEgRQnNEjYL8wdtmwbvbsHHpvQ42FJpeXRhJNNmzrpfFS8lLNapPZpJR8myJvaTuw/s400/DSCN1816.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570060456537885602" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtEHv9tsK8OB6vJN2MJvQimeGBiJgOVrLOEzMcwoJRPO3_KneP4BGyMi-BXphJtzY5fJV9Fd8WjC5L45QOyteNq38dQqKgG5Ps6REGxUh9wn8uevpr2_mo7Vst3HpRkB3SjThBqZLDbZD/s1600/DSCN1809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtEHv9tsK8OB6vJN2MJvQimeGBiJgOVrLOEzMcwoJRPO3_KneP4BGyMi-BXphJtzY5fJV9Fd8WjC5L45QOyteNq38dQqKgG5Ps6REGxUh9wn8uevpr2_mo7Vst3HpRkB3SjThBqZLDbZD/s400/DSCN1809.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570060453660140482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboZVLwKRKOVH4j8736O1R3JHwn67isyucBoxWE3E6Rao2Yr_r9SttshS5VRzhi9escIvqBGXX41J2NfaKSOI60qgB03Z8MiiZ5t-d3nsQ6ROhV_DAD_trDkTsiZG9nZ_eJ04vAznCVXdW/s1600/DSCN1818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboZVLwKRKOVH4j8736O1R3JHwn67isyucBoxWE3E6Rao2Yr_r9SttshS5VRzhi9escIvqBGXX41J2NfaKSOI60qgB03Z8MiiZ5t-d3nsQ6ROhV_DAD_trDkTsiZG9nZ_eJ04vAznCVXdW/s400/DSCN1818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570060448613989442" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPPnpatnWvmgSRdp7EfFR9rwgvKrVCtDZB8havDCu02JdmSNyxMbu13-W-9akUlGhKL3uKIz1NgFvP_5baAhVdL7XB617tIf8EkxSBYEJB8O2OSqUAHOND-ZYkXyDKomhVF1MH3IJZ4Ji/s1600/DSCN1819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPPnpatnWvmgSRdp7EfFR9rwgvKrVCtDZB8havDCu02JdmSNyxMbu13-W-9akUlGhKL3uKIz1NgFvP_5baAhVdL7XB617tIf8EkxSBYEJB8O2OSqUAHOND-ZYkXyDKomhVF1MH3IJZ4Ji/s400/DSCN1819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570060439084410514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbDZwRcTmAwaH-xNox0V45Dildr-_iCc1J4dsJB4Vh6OJagdlfrtEmmgm284kDWAGRNhPoI3A2gHwf0tjcRhIRaz-_M9vWb4pXlVr3tAwmjc_czK3uvPPV7gjUrG718Wt8VuWoptju01C/s1600/DSCN1820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbDZwRcTmAwaH-xNox0V45Dildr-_iCc1J4dsJB4Vh6OJagdlfrtEmmgm284kDWAGRNhPoI3A2gHwf0tjcRhIRaz-_M9vWb4pXlVr3tAwmjc_czK3uvPPV7gjUrG718Wt8VuWoptju01C/s400/DSCN1820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570060434078022978" /></a><br /><br />Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by. I really appreciate your comments, questions, and felicitations. Cheers!mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106728271965428123.post-78557757252236015082011-02-03T13:45:00.000-08:002011-02-04T05:35:23.095-08:00WPA Coup d'Espace: Fort Distraction, Day 13Today was a day for details. It was the last real working day of my Coup d'Espace project, so I spent it working on some small areas to create more moments of sharper focus in my installation. Here are a couple of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwR6mLPDivkOfaBPtVKV8HRf1M8fCxSHFpVHeIXDe8jV046bXhXdJ2iS_OclxVtfhTep5lRSEx4xZupUJMvZhM7CcR0_7h6eaAu0N0cDPmOUflCMY8v-3a2yUUIlJDgzqCSHXbWW6WVMQ/s1600/DSCN1779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwR6mLPDivkOfaBPtVKV8HRf1M8fCxSHFpVHeIXDe8jV046bXhXdJ2iS_OclxVtfhTep5lRSEx4xZupUJMvZhM7CcR0_7h6eaAu0N0cDPmOUflCMY8v-3a2yUUIlJDgzqCSHXbWW6WVMQ/s400/DSCN1779.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569583048789527618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IG7oDmh-oUm7mWroMf7Yz62acdj_4zGNDX8arWBpI3LnkroFIcj0GXwBlsIyYHZb2S7_lNnTfxzcr5UU8potOnlq-tb7Fp76zDnM_x4uxEkzSkMl705ZGo6Ch02mcpFn7EhzXYuB-ztH/s1600/DSCN1780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IG7oDmh-oUm7mWroMf7Yz62acdj_4zGNDX8arWBpI3LnkroFIcj0GXwBlsIyYHZb2S7_lNnTfxzcr5UU8potOnlq-tb7Fp76zDnM_x4uxEkzSkMl705ZGo6Ch02mcpFn7EhzXYuB-ztH/s400/DSCN1780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569583045120493682" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to Michael, visitor #5, for helping me to think about the above.<br /><br />The reception for Fort Distraction is tomorrow, February 4, from 6 to 8 pm. It will be in the WPA office space at 2023 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, near Dupont Circle. Pencil it in!mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087845854780750300noreply@blogger.com0