July 23, 2013
PETER VOULKOS The “Teapot” is wheel-thrown and paddled stoneware body with hand formed spout and lid, applied slips and engobes. Pete said he made it in the mid fifties at Otis and wood fired it at Peter Callas’ Piermont, NY anagama kiln in 1989. So it is signed and dated on base, Voulkos ’89. It was exhibited in Chicago early 1984 and Braunstein, SF in 2009. The “Vase” is…
June 29, 2013
” Bottle Tree ” by : Charles Linder 14 feet tall, wood, metal. 2012, San Francisco. One of the ideas behind the piece comes from the dispensable nature of trees – and champagne – both being commodity consumables. When a fir is cut down and is lying on the forest floor, this dispensable sculpture could be said to be hidden inside of every coniferous tree. A reflection of the…
June 19, 2013
IN FIRST PROJECT AT THE J W MARRIOTT WE WILL COVER EXTERIOR AWNING WITH TEXTUAL MESSAGES.. SUPPORT IF YOU CAN ! PUBLIC ART IN UNION SQUARE. FOR SUPPORT – CONTACT refusalon@gmail.com or call 415 377 1407
June 18, 2013
Taliban Hands, 2012 JOSEPH DELAPPE Corrugated Plastic, Polygon Sculpture The hands of a Taliban fighter, as depicted in the controversial Medal of Honor, 2010 (Electronic Arts) first person shooter game were appropriated and reproduced as low-res polygon sculptures. Enemies in computer games based on contemporary conflicts tend towards stereotypical depictions of the terroristic other. It interests me that at any given time fully 50% of gamers engaged in online games…
June 13, 2013
ADAM GALE Words like swords Swords like fighting Text and textile Content vs context Mistakes and corrections Another day of installation at 500
