SUPER / HARD-CORE CONTEMPORARY . . . & YET, VERY WISE & ANCIENT
FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC / HAND-BUILT CLAY / FLOWER VASE . . BY DEREK WEISBERG
so, I’m thinking this vase must be inspired by the centuries-old traditional . . ‘TULPIERE’, which is enjoying a current wave of great popularity.
see: Tulipiere – wikipedia
read: a brief, but very interesting paragraph – on the TULIP MANIA OF 1660’s HOLLAND !!
derekweisberg: #functionalceramics #contemporaryceramics #nyceramics #flowers #vase #dontcallmeaceramicist #sculpture #contemporaryart #derekweisberg
recent posting & image via Instagram @derekweisberg
DEREK WEISBERG . . .
will be exhibiting his work in a group show at TRESTLE PROJECTS – in Brooklyn.
the show, titled ‘NEW FINE ART’ . . .
will also features works by: MOLLY RAE, PANAYOTIS TERZIS, ALIZA MORELL, and EMILY KLASS
and seems to examine the new role / or / the new ‘viewing of the role’ of “traditional fine art materials” – a timely topic.
the show opens . . this SAT MARCH 25, 2017 / 7 – 9 PM
and runs thru APRIL 6, 2017.
TRESTLE PROJECTS, 400 3rd AVE, BROOKLYN
note: TRESTLE PROJECTS IS OPEN TO VIEWING – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
“This exhibition presents a small sampling of Brooklyn-based artists whose practices are centered around traditional traditional fine art materials. Through mimicry, remediation, and unconventional applications, these artists push the limits of their materials and explore a corresponding sensuality. By employing a range of responsive processes, each artist engages in an unfolding dialogue between the self and the material – a transference between hand, form, and thought.
In this way, the artists in ‘NEW FINE ART, see their processes as both a method of inquiry to explore physical materiality as well as tools to realize unconscious and psychic visions.”
~TRESTLE PROJECTS – PRESS RELEASE
~DEREK WEISBERG . . life as a flower vase / TRESTLE PROJECTS OPENING SAT, MARCH 25 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 23rd, 2017, 10:49am
graffitius: ‘life as a shorty shouldn’t be so rough!!’ – by MARK CHRONI in LAS VEGAS. for @lifeisbeautiful and @justkidsofficial.
Photo @impermanent_art
image via Instagram @graffitius
~YO !! LIFE !! . . as a shorty !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 22nd, 2017, 9:09am
ANTONE KONST . . has a solo show, ‘SECOND NATURE’,
opening FRI MARCH 31, 2017 – at RADICAL ABACUS in SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
~ANTONE KONST . . RADICAL ABACUS, SANTA FE |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 22nd, 2017, 8:56am
‘MARCH, MEANDER: ANTONE KONST & BRIDGET MULLEN’
runs MARCH 19 – MAY 7, 2017
HOMETOWN, EAST WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
HRS: SAT & SUN: 12-6 PM & By APPOINTMENT
more: ‘MARCH, MEANDER: ANTONE KONST & BRIDGET MULLEN’ / HOMETOWN
this was a really strongly curated combo show – a really interesting dynamic of tough, hard-core painting, that was also sensuous & poetic / and . . very mysterious. great dialog of ‘will-fullness’ . . between the two painters.
and . . very very: painterly.
almost like . . clay.
PIX FROM THE OPENING: SAT MARCH 18, 2017
ANTONE KONST, with CHLOE, at the opening – a wall of his paintings behind them.
on the right: ANTONE KONST, ‘BBall/Apollo’, 2017
oil on canvas, 36 x 24 in.
ANTONE KONST, ‘Head of the Horse of Selene’, 2016
oil on canvas, 36 x 24 in.
ANTONE KONST, ‘Niki 2’, 2017
oil on canvas, 18 x 14 in.
BRIDGET MULLEN, ‘Live Wires’, 2017
acrylic on panel, 48 x 36 in.
BRIDGET MULLEN, ‘I’ve Decided The Past Is Not Worth Forgetting’, 2016
acrylic and ink on paper, 44 x 30 in.
detail, BRIDGET MULLEN, ‘I’ve Decided . . .’
detail, BRIDGET MULLEN, ‘I’ve Decided . . . ‘
BRIDGET MULLEN, ‘Bullshit Furniture’, 2016
fired clay, glaze, glass, acrylic, 14 x 13.5 x 7 in.
looks like a tabletop ‘photo’ frame, of the most curious . . nature.
on the left: ADAM YOKELL, owner/director of HOMETOWN GALLERY, and on the right: JERRY BLACKMAN, sculptor / curator.
Jerry Blackman was in a recent two-man show at HOMETOWN – & he has an upcoming show at CUCHIFRITOS on the Lower East Side – opening in April.
an interesting, relatively new space, in a now typical / re-purposed multi-studio / vintage building in East Williamsburg, HOMETOWN looks to be a place . . .
to w-a-t-c-h !!
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~ANTONE KONST & BRIDGET MULLEN . . HOMETOWN / OPENING PIX |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 21st, 2017, 10:55am
JEFFREY TRANCHELL . . . ‘LINDA’
OPENING: SUN MARCH 19, 2017 / 6 – 8 PM
the show runs thru APRIL 16, 2017
ESSEX FLOWERS, 19 MONROE ST, LOWER EAST SIDE
read more: JEFFREY TRANCHELL, ‘LINDA’/ ESSEX FLOWERS
yes, let’s consider that strangely profound photo.
a hand holds . . a fuzzy-surfaced, yet specific . . blue.
a hand-cut triangle.
a couple of . . . ‘remarks’ !!
1. ‘LINDA’ !!!!!!
I find that a very strange, yet oddly resonant title for an art show.
wasn’t there a computer os named Linda, or was that . . Lisa ?
well, Jack . . sure enough, LINDA has a title claim – in the computer world.
LINDA . . “in computer science is a model of coordination & communication among several parallel processes operating upon objects stored in and retrieved from shared, virtual, associative memory”.
it was developed in 1986.
source: LINDA – wikipedia
and I would say without irony, those communicative qualities – do belong to JEFFREY TRANCHELL, as well.
and most likely are part of his show’s ‘unwritten’ agenda / concept.
1a. as well, Further the simplicity, beauty & irony of this show’s title . .
is explained without irony, right off the bat, in the gallery text on the show,
“Named in appreciation of the very helpful accountant/sales person who made the partial roll of Pacifico Blue carpet available . . ”
can I be the only one – to so dig that ?!!!!!
2. IS THAT A FLYING . . DORITO CHIP ? he’s holding up as the ‘totem’ of ‘LINDA’ ?
albeit, blue instead of orange ?
2a. or: IS IT A TRADITIONAL ‘FLYING GEESE’ – triangular quilt pattern / piece ?
so, I guess when JEFFREY TRANCHELL curated a one-day / ESSEX FLOWERS pop-up at the Casual Art Fair (Hester St. Fair / Lower East Side, NYC / SUN OCT 2, 2016) about 6 months back, and which featured the ‘snack’ shaped ceramics of RACHEL DOMM, and, 2 hand-repaired & hand-pieced vintage cribs quilts by NANCY SMITH (ok, aka myself !!),
he really was thinking about the concepts & shapes of our work, in ways – I didn’t realize at the time.
yeah, for sure !!
Rachel’s small ceramic snacks & cookies, which became decorative units in her clay transformations – did resemble . . quilt pattern ‘parts’ – which are . . very simple, cut-out basic shapes, yo !! !!
so, yeah.
bless his deep conceptual / visual soul, if that sweet & curious triangle of blue carpet he holds up, isn’t just considering the triangle, a profound, but common Dorito shape, but also, as it imparted in carpet material – it also seems to be referencing the gnarly world of . . ‘quilting’.
it’s also got a . . quelle femme ‘sensual’ side, but that’s – for someone else’s essay.
hey, if ‘snacks’ and ‘quilts’ aren’t . . models of social ‘communication’ – then, what are they ?????
RACHEL DOMM and JEFFREY TRANCHELL, at the ESSEX FLOWERS table, The Casual Art Fair, L>E.S., Oct 2, 2016.
background quilt by NANCY SMITH, RACHEL DOMM’S ceramic ‘treats’, on the table.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
NANCY SMITH – CREATIVELY RE-STORED vintage ‘101 DALMATIONS’ CRIB QUILT / CERAMIC ‘SNACKS’ RE-IMAGINED – BY RACHEL DOMM
PHOTO: ESSEX FLOWERS / JEFFREY TRANCHELL via Instagram
see: RACHEL DOMM / ESSEX FLOWERS, CURATED BY JEFFREY TRANCHELL – CASUAL ART FAIR / artlovers archive
see: NANCY SMITH / ESSEX FLOWERS, CURATED BY JEFFREY TRANCHELL – CASUAL ART FAIR / artlovers archive
~JEFFREY TRANCHELL, ‘LINDA’ . . ESSEX FLOWERS / OPENING TO-NITE |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 19th, 2017, 9:43am
ANTONE KONST & BRIDGET MULLEN: ‘MARCH, MEANDER’
OPENS SAT MARCH 18, 2017 / 6 – 9 PM
the show runs MARCH 19 thru MAY 7, 2017
HOMETOWN GALLERY, 1002 Metropolitan Ave #21, BROOKLYN
HRS: SAT-SUN / 12-6 PM & BY APPOINTMENT
read more: click on press release / ‘MARCH, MEANDER’ – HOMETOWN GALLERY
ANTONE KONST . . . ‘Night Rider’, 2017.
oil on canvas, 36 x 24 in.
BRIDGET MULLEN . . . ‘Ideal Strains’, 2016.
acrylic and spray paint on paper, 39 x 27 in.
IMAGES COURTESY: HOMETOWN GALLERY
~ANTONE KONST & BRIDGET MULLEN . . HOMETOWN, OPENING TO-NITE |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 18th, 2017, 8:51am
MAS PAZ . . . AQUA ES VIDA / WATER IS LIFE
2 x 5 in. STICKERS / 3 STICKERS for $5
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO: STANDING ROCK SOUIX TRIBE / sacredstonecamp.org
ORDER: MAS PAZ – BIG CARTEL STORE
~MAS PAZ . . AQUA ES VIDA / SACRED STONE CAMP |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 15th, 2017, 10:10am
TUNA FLAKE vs. SNOW FLAKE ?
DO BOTH !! / TAKE A WALK TO HONEY’S . . TO-NITE !!
TAKE A WALK ON THE SWEET SIDE – WIN / WIN !!
HONEY’S TUESDAY – MARCH 14, 2017 / 8PM – 11PM
93 SCOTT AVE., BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN
off the JEFFERSON L STOP
Come Enjoy Mead, Food & Music !!
FOOD: TAKOYAKI / OCTOPUS BALLS BY YOKO NIPS
MUSIC: LOST CHILDREN (DJ SET)
@honeysbrooklyn: “it’s going to be a blizzard of dancing bonito flakes over delicious #takoyaki balls made by YOKO of @hard_nips (Tues) at Honey’s !!
DJ set by LOST CHILDREN 8-11 PM
image via Instagram @honeysbrooklyn
check out: HARD NIPS – OFFICIAL BAND SITE
listen: HARD NIPS – SOUNDCLOUD
CHECK OUT: LOST CHILDREN – FB
~HONEY’S . . SWEET & FLAKY – MUSICAL TUESDAY !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 14th, 2017, 10:59am
ANDY CAHILL . . will be screening some of his Instagram Videos
to-nite: SUN MARCH 12, 2017 / 6 PM
as part of the . . closing party for the ‘CLAYTON SCHIFF / ANDY ONDERDONX’ SHOW.
SAFE GALLERY, 1004 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
@andycahill: “I’m screening some of my Instagram videos @safegallerybiz as part of a closing party for the @claytopia675 + @onderdonxx show, 6 pm.
Deep cuts.”
image via Instagram @andycahill
~ANDY CAHILL . . video screening at SAFE GALLERY / to-nite |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 12th, 2017, 10:42am
