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Posted by Cefn on 22 November 2005 | 0 Comments
- Wednesday night 8pm 23rd November at the Spinney (tomorrow).
- Format: as little talking as possible.
- Project groups will be breaking away as per the last meeting - to actually build things!
See http://cefn.com/curiosity/?pagename=exhibits for project teams.
For your favourite projects why not drop your partners an email to establish they will be there and establish what you will be doing.
Let me know if you need any equipment or any other special requirements - I’ll try to arrange it for you.
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Posted by Cefn on 22 November 2005 | 0 Comments
UPDATE: Since this posting, I have increased my involvement in this group and taken responsibility for setting up a collaborative editing space for the constitution, and proposals for this group.
When I came home to the Spinney last night, there was a meeting of Ipswich Artists going on. This group of 20 or so contributors are negotiating to get the continuation of St. Mary’s as a vibrant exhibition space, after the whole WAG thing has finished.
They are seeking contributors to set up a legal association with mission statements and everything needed in order to apply for stewardship of St. Mary’s.
They have a yahoo egroup called ipswich_artists. I can set up cross postings between these groups if people feel it is appropriate. In the meantime can I recommend you subscribe to their egroup if you want to track this or contribute yourself.
This is very relevant to us, especially given our original statement of intent and I hope to offer my support in whatever way I can.
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Posted by Cefn on 19 November 2005 | 0 Comments
Click image for full size version.
Katya and I recently submitted a couple of cows to the Boston Cow Parade ; Cowliflower and Haicow
HAICOW
Text and image to come
COWLIFLOWER
The Cowliflower borrows the texture, color and adornments of its namesake, creating a cow which even the strictest vegan can’t beef about. The flanks and muscles of this majestic animal are sculpted and rendered to evoke the curves, patterning and leaves of the cauliflower.
See more COW PARADE images!
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Posted by akopa on 18 November 2005 | 3 Comments
Some more springthing for you.
It is not exactly spread to its full capacity, but it is on its way. Spider type of structures would do. I am going to introduce more fun objects into it, for now beer cans.
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Posted by Cefn on 17 November 2005 | 0 Comments
Went to visit P.S.1. Museum of Modern Art in New York while I was over in the states. There is a piece by John Kessler there called The Palace at 4AM which just about blew my fuse.
The room was hot with gadgets, cameras screens. Spent about half an hour exploring it. God knows how long it took to create. The picture above is just one part of it while it was still being completed.
The P.S.1. MOMA (an old public school hence P.S.1. - nothing to do with Sony)
Follow this link and click through on John Kessler for a flash rendition of his amazing piece
For conceptual art, I also recomment The Meeting by James Turrell. The absolute opposite of Kessler - a permanent light-sculpture - peace of a special kind.
Recommended if you are over there.
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Posted by Cefn on 17 November 2005 | 0 Comments
Another fine watercolour from Akopa summing up the kind of thing which the handcar exhibit is aiming for.
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Posted by Cefn on 17 November 2005 | 1 Comments
We’ve only built a mini-one. Click on the pictures for blowups.
Persuaded Katya to order some surgical latex tubing from a guy in the states, and I grabbed some before I flew back from Boston.
Only 50 feet of it is shown here. Katya has another 150 feet, so her version will be three times as big.
Shame our house is so cluttered, in the real thing it would have a plain background I guess. The knots look pretty crap and we’ll have to be sure of the fixings.
Wondering about driving it with servos or something. Any thoughts, Michal?
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Posted by Cefn on 17 November 2005 | 1 Comments
Couldn’t resist posting this detail shot of one of the objects in the Springthing we built downstairs.
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Posted by Michal on 16 November 2005 | 0 Comments
This little dragon appears to be looking at you. But if you rotate the base this way or that the dragon’s head appears to turn the other way…
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Posted by Dave on 06 November 2005 | 1 Comments
I’ve been thinking for a while that it’d be good to have a “sketch book” - so I bought one yesterday.
I’m now wondering how best to keep it. How do you guys use yours? Pen or pencil (hard/soft)? Dated pages? Do you stick things in? Do you ever capture the pages onto the computer?
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