or: THE THEORY Of EVERYTHING . . . . . . !!
Heads, you win.
tails, you lose !!
I like getting a lot of my art from Instagram right now.
it sure beats the hell out of running all over the island – and the 5 boroughs !!
plus it has it’s own – brand of random magic.
TRAVIS MILLARD – image via @theotherfudge
for doggy down, tails-you-lose days, it’s fun to see this pop up, for sure !!
Instagram . . is no country – for cry crybabies !!
CAROLINE CALDWELL – image via @dirt_worship
her caption: “When ur thigh needs a fabulous demon u submit” . . .
likewise, feeling jaded & exploited ? and needing of someone else’s dark narrative – dirt_worship is usually – your go-to-girl !!
ERNESTO ZACHAREVIC, street mural for nuart15, Norway
image via @bkstreetart – BSA / BROOKLYN STREET ART
then when your house is not only in order, but ON FIRE !!
voila. the digital realm pops open – with a ‘cross stitch’ meets street art – burner !!
ALLYSON MELLBERG-TAYLOR & JEREMY TAYLOR . . image via @matokietaylor
Allyson’s commentary: “all the silk applique parts were dyed with indigo we grew …”
and then when, you are totally in the present, something that hits even more close to your inner spiritual American homeland – heart, will float right by . . . with the ease of a cloud: a big dream, plenty of hands-on skills, and with all the celestial constellations – in order, but still: a mystery !!
and, note: it’s the head, the face . . that nails it, as cutting edge,
as in: m-y-s-t-e-r-y !! !!
TAYLOR McKIMENS – image via @taylormckimens
‘STOIC YOUTH’ . . . the digital generation is not so much into voicing controversy, or getting more than skin deep into communicating . . but, heads tell the story . . !!
and sometimes heads – they roll, like dice. one coning right after the other, and in this case, Taylor’s post on my feed – was followed by:
BARRY McGEE – image via @barrymcgeeart
yes. best stick to images – to tell the stories, Instagram does not so much like split milk, and telling . . . tales !!
unless, it’s archival . . .
Owl’s Head – by ANDREW GUENTHER @eattheleaf
image via @artloversnewyork
commentary: owl image by Andrew Guenther, cut-out from the card for his show – SIMON CERIGO curated in May 2007. in a Chelsea, NYC gallery & used as a ‘heading’ from which a paper banner hung, paper banner by Nancy Smith – made for her OTHER MUSIC show, NYC 2009.
so, yep . . . Fall 2015, the take-away, is:
the ‘Heads’ have it, only don’t be too talky, and above all – don’t get mad !!
just let the fingers . . do the walkin’ !!
no . . tales !!
ps: crackin’ jokes . . is iffy, too.
jokes – apparently went down, when Joan Rivers did.
unless you happen to specialize – in them !!
and, then of course your logo – is headless !!
@shitty_ass_art
only for the brave-of-heart !!
only for those who can throw back a good laugh & return it – if they are the victim . . !!
as ESPO says: EARL IS THE NEXT VICTIM…
& if an artist can’t be a rebel, and stick it to the man – then, who can ?!!
~HEADS, you win. |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 30th, 2015, 8:48am
LISA CANDAGE GOBLE . .
has a site specific work – up now, for this weekend only – at the GlenLiLy Grounds Outdoor Sculpture Group Show, Newburg, NY.
see: GlenLily Grounds
LISA CANDAGE GOBLE, ‘Amazon Mom’
talk about a . . tiny ‘footprint’. ecology-wise.
photo via @Jacobgoblestudio – Instagram
~LISA CANDAGE GOBLE . . ‘AMAZON MOM’ |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 27th, 2015, 9:14am
scroll down – a few posts . . to see the finished tiny house on wheels !!
very beautiful.
~MAS PAZ . . TINY HOUSE, up-date: SUN SEPT 27/8:36am |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 27th, 2015, 7:43am
sweet !
silvery !!
reflective !!!
come in an unmarked clear package !!!!
secret treasure, insider delight . . . !!!!!
DAMN !!
if that band of yellow – at the bottom, doesn’t nail it !!
PHOTO BY: KATE CERIGO, BROOKLYN SEPT 26, 2015
the apple doesn’t fall . . . far from the tree !!
~KATE . . just scored me – 2 – TAYLOR McKIMENS PATCHES !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 26th, 2015, 2:36pm
JACOB GOBLE . . JUST POSTED THESE 2 INSTAGRAM PIX – of HIS ‘CAR’ – !!
GlenLily Grounds Outdoor Exhibition 2015, happening this weekend.
~JACOB GOBLE . . & voila – the car !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 26th, 2015, 2:31pm
MEL KADEL . . “Sky’s Eyes”
OPENING – FRI OCT 2, 2015 / 7-10 PM
the show runs thru NOV 1, 2015
SLOW CULTURE, 5906 N. FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA
I’ve been a big fan ever since I saw her early shows at Cinders, back on Havemeyer St.
“MEL KADEL . . is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and a graduate of the Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. She now lives in L.A.
Kadel works primarily in pen, pencil, ink and blades on her signature treated paper”.
MEL KADEL, ‘Migration’
see more images: SLOW BURN – WEBSITE
~MEL KADEL . . SKY’S EYES – L.A. |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 26th, 2015, 12:16pm
TO-DAY !!
FRI SEPT 25, 2015 / 3 PM – 11 PM
1400 GREENMOUNT AVE – BACK ALLEY
PAR-TAY . . . ON !!!!
MAS PAZ & ADAM STAB will be painting ‘side B’ – of this tiny house on wheels.
the house is custom-built by TRUE NORTH GUIDE LAB !!
live bands, dj’s, bevs & byob !!
go, B-A-L-T-I-M-O-R-E !!
@maspaz #AdamStab @truenorth_glab
check out: MAS PAZ !!
check out: True North Guide Lab
check out: ADAM STAB
PHOTO – via Instagram @truenorth_guidelab/TRUE NORTH GUIDE LAB
here’s a photo of the finished . . design.
there are several factors that are really striking about it, including the wide, harmonious line work, the tribal, yet universal resonance of the totemic images – and, the color palette. the tonality is amazing, a perfect sunset !!
~MAZ PAZ . . TINY HOUSE BLOCK PARTY – BALTIMORE !! UP-DATE: SUN SEPT 27/8:36am |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 25th, 2015, 10:27am
WINNIE TRUONG, ‘POST’, 2015. colored pencil on paper, 7 x 7 in. unique.
framed: $425
CINDERS PRESENTS . . . ‘PATTERN:::::CHAOS’
SEPT 11 – OCT 2, 2015
NEW . . . POP-UP SPACE
66 WASHINGTON, BROOKLYN
HRS: THURS-SUN / 1-6PM
2 new works by 41 artists, on the theme of REPETITION & DISRUPTION
“CIVILIZATION is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.” – WERNER HERZOG
more info on the show: CINDERS BLOG – PATTERN::::CHAOS
~PATTERN:::::CHAOS / CINDERS – WINNIE TRUONG |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 24th, 2015, 8:20am
JACOB GOBLE . . . is going to ‘make a car’ !!
this weekend, SEPT 26 & 27, 2015 / 11 – 5 PM
GLENLILY GROUNDS OUTDOOR GROUP SHOW
532 GRAND AVE, NEWBURGH, NY.
PHOTO CREDIT: AMY FRANCES FRAHER
GlenLily . . is pleased to announce its second annual exhibition, GlenLily Grounds 2015, organized by LACEY FEKISHAZY.
the show will run for 2 days, Sat Sept 26 & Sun Sept 27, 2015 from: 11am – 5pm both days.
GelnLily Grounds 2015 is an exhibition of outdoor site-specific art, installation and sculpture. It will be spread out on the estate over 11 acres of field, hill, and wood.
A Newburgh native, LACEY FEKISHAZY lives and works at GlenLily.
She runs the SARDINE GALLERY in Bushwick, Brooklyn – with JON LUTZ.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS, include, as well as JACOB GOBLE and his car-to-be . . .
LISA CANDAGE-GOBLE !!
and, JOSEPH AYERS, ANGELA CONANT, AMY FELDMAN, KATE HARDING , GABRIEL HURIER, ELISA LENDVAY, LORI MERHIGE, KRISTEN REGO, CARLOS RIGUA, RYAN ROA, STEVE ROSSI, and JEAN-MARC SUPERVILLE SOVAK.
so, new faces, or what !!!!!!
Glenlily . . is in the hamlet of BALMVILLE on the west bank of the Hudson River, located at 532 Grand Ave, Newburg, New York, 12550.
It is just north of the Newburgh Beacon Bridge’s pedestrian entrance.
weather-wise !!
it looks to be, exactly that most perfect beautiful fall weekend – to engage in a little upstate art tour !!
roadsters, on your mark, get set . . go.
see: GLENLILY GROUNDS
~JACOB GOBLE . . I’M GOING TO MAKE A CAR |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 23rd, 2015, 9:38am
JACOB GOBLE – TAKES THE PRIZE !!
FIRST ARTLOVERS ART REVIEW – OF THE NEW FALL SEASON.
JACOB GOBLE – ‘BANKRUPT’
opened Sat Sept 12, 2015
the show runs thru Sun Oct 4, 2015
SARDINE – 286 STANHOPE ST, BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN.
HRS: SAT & SUN / 1 – 6 PM
JACOB GOBLE opens . . ‘Bankrupt’.
‘Colorado’ – behind him !!
and no, he’s NOT !! bankrupt in ideas, quite the contrary.
lots of ‘context’, lots of great, really ‘true’ spatial painting, lots of strong color field, lots of fade, lots of imagery, lots of retro signage, and many sweet touches of souvenir, touristy nostalgia. lots of hands-on painting. in other words, lots of everything, peopele are talking about, and doing it – well. and, with wit.
want to see . . the serious ‘spatial’ and ‘plastic’ concerns, he has, at play ?
hit this: gallery link, for a gorgeous, large sample.
JACOB GOBLE, ‘Colorado’, 2015 – in collaboration with LISA CANDAGE GOBLE.
oil on canvas, 20 x 24 ft.
($1,500)
detail, ‘Colorado’ – this painting is made so vibrant by the collaboration.
LISA CANDAGE GOBLE, in fact Jacob’s wife, is also a very gifted and seriously art-smart character, even though she tries to fly in, under the radar as an ‘outsider’, as if !! it’s pretty easy to see she has a well-trained eye, as well. her curious ‘leaf’ embellishment to the background totally escapes kitsch, don’t even go there, but provides a wonderful foil that plays against Jacob’s hand – with not only a great design & narrative element – but with quiet verve. it’s a strange pictorial, translate: original !! vibe to sustain, and it works well.
to experience both their different techniques, and voices is – really an awesome experience.
and, don’t even get me started on the price. $1,500.
absolute . . doable. if not a steal.
‘Colorado’ detail, the souvenir ’tile’ – is by Jacob. great faux ‘post card’ painting, great painterly action – at play.
folk art ?
LISA CANDAGE GOBLE, it’s so great they had to guts to collaborate, like this.
if you were ever needing a secret weapon, Lisa would be – your best bet !!
on the right:
LACEY FEKISHAZY, the founder/co-director of Sardine.
walking around NYC, is seriously like opening a can of sardines !! so many diverse talents, all writhing and rocking and rolling – on this tiny, super creative island. I asked Lacey what she did for a day job:
oh, she’s a draftsman for the SOL LEWITT ESTATE !!
she worked on the wall project that was just completed & is also being introduced to the public, in an opening tonight – at the PAULA COOPER GALLERY.
‘The Xerox Book’, a group show including a SOL LeWILL piece, a four part, color pencil and graphite wall drawing from his 1968-1969 ‘Drawing Series’, now up at Paula Cooper, 521 W. 21st St, till Oct 24, 2015.
on the left, with Lacey – is her good friend, AMY FRANCES FRAHER who runs her own Creative Management, Branding & Production company: GOOD BLU.
JON LUTZ, who is a co-director with Lacey, of Sardine .. with LISA CANDAGE GOBLE.
Lacey and Jon have run the space together for about 2-1/2 years now.
I got a little distracted by this run of wooden shelves in the front of the gallery. made me think of the TWO SHELVES, the pop-up gallery space run by indie curators KELLY BJORK and JOE RUDKO, in their home – where DREW MILLER had, his mini, but sensational !! show this past summer. if you hit the gallery link, you can see his work still up on the home page. don’t blink !!
see: TWO SHELVES, SEATTLE
I meet artist ALEX SEWELL at the opening. he told me about a big opening happening later the same night at Underdonk, also in Bushwick – about 5 blocks away, which I couldn’t make – had a dinner party to run to.
but sounded fun !! maybe next time !!
yes, my super hungry hyper-new-culture fiends, feast your eyes . .
on the quirky art of: ALEX SEWELL.
and, of course !!
check out: Underdonk – 1329 Willoughby Ave #211, in Bushwick.
L train to Jefferson, HRS: Sat & Sun / 1-6 pm
now showing what looks to be an extremely dynamic pure painting show:
‘NEW AMERICAN PAIN’ – curated by JASON RAMOS, from Eastside International, out of LA.
wow, so much serious painting.
but, let’s get back to the – prize – in hand !!
JACOB GOBLE, ‘Prize’, 2015. oil on linen, 3 panels, 5 x 7 in. each
if you couldn’t figure Jacob Goble for a really serious, talented, intense, and even, my fave – a color field painter, look no further.
who needs words with paintings, like this. sheer magic.
from the gallery:
“For BANKRUPT, Goble steals, and then runs with the icons, color, and language of the television game show “Wheel of Fortune”. Over the 30 years that it’s been on air, it’s rules, prizes, and even hosts have remained the same. It’s a benign institution. (!!!) A dependable place for easy chair fantasies. For Goble, it’s serving as a template to bring up cutting edge analogies on making art, the art world and life as a whole. He reminds us that the saving grace among these familiar rules and traditions, is the presence of the artist’s hand and vision.”
‘MAINE’, 2015. JACOB GOBLE in collaboration with LISA CANDAGE GOBLE.
oil on linen, 20 x 4 in.
($1,500)
in this piece, the roles are reversed, JACOB GOBLE painted the Maine pictorial ’tile’, and LISA CANDAGE did the misty background !!
thrilling to really look into what each brings to the table.
totally hot duo, in a most under-stated way – or, what !!
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~JACOB GOBLE . . BANKRUPT !! and then . . some !! incuding Underdonk & ALEX SEWELLL |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 22nd, 2015, 10:16am
