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April 21, 2007
Richard Colman exhibit opens in Los Angeles!
Richard Colman's exhibit, "Human Replacement Project", opens at Merry Karnowsky's in Los Angeles this Saturday, April 21 from 8-11 p.m. It's sure to be an inspiring show.
Richard's long awaited book "I Was Just Leaving: The Art of Richard Colman", is out. Grab a copy while they last!
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April 20, 2007
AVAIR Opening in Second Life this Friday!
Organizing light in the time and space of the projected image
(the determination of an Image-Space)
Brad Kligerman Ars Virtua Artist-in-Residence (AVAIR)
Opening Friday April 20 (23:59 SLT) & April 21 (12:00 SLT - noon)
Artist and Architect Brad Kligerman has turned the idea of art making upside down or rather inside out in his AVAIR exhibit. Kligerman questions the idea of materiality in the rendered environment and the nature of image. He successfully blends the idea of moving through "space" with the idea of moving through image in his new multi-sim installations.
Over the course of Kligerman's eleven week residency he has collected images from various experiments in SL. These images have been deftly applied to objects which form a path through three "machines." Kliger uses these machines to extract data from SL in order to understand materiality, quote the history of art and painting and contrast with what has become "traditional" Second Life architecture. The end result is a series of places where image and space become one.
"In contrast to projects that view virtual worlds as simply another node in a communication strategy, this project attempts to find another creative and productive scenario by interrogating the physical and material extents of SL."
"This project recognizes synthetic space not for its faculties of communication, but rather for its potential as a representational, sensational medium. "
"Image resonates on its surface, through its envelope and beyond its physical reach, to capture, through the distribution of space, its tangible atmosphere. Avatars merge in image, emerge through the image, we lose ourselves in the image, of art, only to reemerge through it. The colors, lights and forms, the tensions and compressions of the space's force, superpose to project an « Image-Space » "
AVAIR is an extended performance whose purpose is to investigate the nature of art making in the 3D synthetic environment of Second Life. It is an examination of policy and institution, as well as a reflection on place and art. Artists are given a stipend and technical support. They are expected to have an open studio, produce an exhibition, and make a public presentation. Their methodologies are documented here. Orchestrated through the classic structure of the gallery, the performances run at any time of the day or night, and create a platform for exchange between artist and audience.
turbulence.org/AVAIR
arsvirtua.com
“AVAIR” is a 2006-2007 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation.
Ars Virtua is a new media center and gallery located in the synthetic world of Second Life. It is a new type of space that leverages the tension between 3-D rendered game space and terrestrial reality, between simulated and simulation. Ars Virtua is sponsored by the CADRE Laboratory for New Media.
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IL LEE's "Ballpoint Abstractions" at SJMA
IL LEE's Ballpoint Abstractions are currently on view at the San Jose Museum of Art through Sunday, July 8, 2007. Watch the video above for a sample of his technique and finished works. However, you truly need to see his art up close and in person to recognize it's importance. This is Mr. Lee's first "survey" exhibit curated by JoAnne Northrup. Many of the works are truly awe-inspiring.
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April 14, 2007
BUSCA!
Bruno 9Li (Brazil) has just completed his mural outside Anno Domini. It's a bold iconic warrior befitting to it's location in the SoFA district. Bruno returns home soon to Porto Alegre and we will miss him! His exhibit is also still on view thru May 19, you can view available artwork here.
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April 13, 2007
Charlotte & Ema at KALEID
Charlotte Kruk n' Kempken, Her, She Says....
Ema Sintamarian, It's ok to bother people: How could I llive without ads
Charlotte and Ema are the featured artists for April at KALEID gallery. It's a great exhibit (along with 62 other local artists) and definitely worth checking out (thru the end of April).
KALEID gallery
88 South Fourth St, downtown San Jose
Tues thru Fri, noon - 7, Sat., noon -5pm
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April 10, 2007
WORKS re-opens, needs your art!
WORKS re-opens in their new location (the former ICA space) on South First Street this Friday, April 13 from 7-9pm. Their inaugural exhibit will be Body of Works "a collaborative community mosaic to celebrate the reopening of works/san jose and represent the sum of our parts. this exhibition is open to all who wish to contribute a piece!" Clik here for all the info.
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