Author Topic: Call for art for home page shows - Concrete, Glass, or Steel. (Read 4533 times)

Jesse · « **on:** August 12, 2008, 02:15:18 PM »

artdc.org we'd like to collect a database of images to curate a new home page show. If your work includes the use of elemental materials like concrete, glass, or steel, please upload new work, and be sure to include the material keywords in the keyword blank with no commas. Only spaces. ie: concrete steel glass ....

More to follow with theme requests for curators in the near future!

Jesse · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2008, 11:17:20 AM »

I see some new glass work. How about concrete and steel or other sediment based materials. Possibly sand. Dirt... or...

Jesse · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2008, 02:24:42 PM »

You know in our peak month we received over 2.5 million hits.
I think that's a good reason to upload some more art for a chance to be in or curate the next home page theme'd show.

2.5 million hits? That's a lot.... you know work has even sold because of the home page shows..

Kerri · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2008, 01:26:06 PM »

Okay, seriously, I know I'm one of the offenders, but it's been read 89 times and no one has responded?

So here's me responding:

I haven't made anything new in concrete since before AOM. I will see what I can get going in the next couple of weeks....and post new images.

babpacih · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2008, 02:56:04 PM »

i just got a welder, and ive been lookin to do some new steel stuff.... so ill see what happens next week (no more day job! yay!)
ill also look through my old stuff and see what i have pics of.

Jesse · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2008, 02:58:38 PM »

awesome. I look forward to seeing your stuff.

Jesse · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2008, 12:58:03 PM »

More concrete, glass, steel, or other aggregate material? Lead? Anyone working with lead?

BlueFaceKiller · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2008, 08:09:18 PM »

this is the best i can do for you.... i make my frames from scratch using metal leaf , clay , glass ,marbles, plaster and wood filler. Sometimes leather and other materials depending on the piece It may not be what you are looking for but they are highly textured and speak for themselves. This one is for my piece Consolation , where the devil is consoling a very depressed somebody. My old boss said it looks like something i dragged out of a sewer lol but i know he meant it in a good way.

]http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images01/33/60059977ffd9f7d2d604142011a90764/m.jpg[/img

kidkovdrop · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:26:45 PM »

I know I have shown this one around here before, but anyway here it is again. Actulally I may have already offered this one up for this idea. If so, sorry about that. At any rate it contains concrete, grass, nails, ceramic, caulk, carpet, cloth, foam insullation, dirt, andddddd I think thats about it... oh, and paint...

Jesse · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2008, 02:36:06 PM »

Excellent guys. Thanks. So let's expand things even further. I'd like to look at any interesting sculptural material use. Leather? Latex? Acrylic Medium. If we take a look at all of the process oriented art out there, does your work stand out because of your material methodology?

BlueFaceKiller · « **Reply #10 on:** September 17, 2008, 07:22:09 PM »

Here is my frame for Joan of Arc. Leather, clay, glass , gold leaf and wood filler on a bass wood base

Erin Antognoli · « **Reply #11 on:** September 17, 2008, 07:30:52 PM »

jeannette, that piece is amazing (joan of arc specifically)!

kidkovdrop, yours is really cool too!

BlueFaceKiller · « **Reply #12 on:** September 17, 2008, 07:41:18 PM »

Thanks Erin!

I was watching the Passion of Joan and they said her name was Jeannette but they called her Jean for short. That movie blew me away , made me want to paint her even more.

kidkovdrop · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2008, 08:49:43 AM »

Jeanette, that is a remarkable piece frame and all!!! And the painting is beautiful!

lisakrose · « **Reply #14 on:** September 18, 2008, 10:25:16 AM »

Amazing!!!

BlueFaceKiller · « **Reply #15 on:** September 18, 2008, 04:28:42 PM »

wow , thanks so much. I was really proud of it , as it was a draining piece to make. I was very involved with her. many thanks kid, I'm a great admirer.
and Lisa as always , hugs

Sean Hennessey · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:23:05 AM »

jesse,

i was under the impression that you were going to pull stuff from the gallery for this theme. were we supposed to post our own work?

Jesse · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:32:22 AM »

The goal is to have everything in the gallery. Then as other shows go, we as a group make suggestions from the gallery. My personal goal was to have a "pre-call" to things uploaded to the gallery, then I make some suggestions to get people's minds moving, then we curate as a group. Though it seems not many people associated with artdc.org are into these materials (or they haven't respond yet). (my terminology may not be correct, but work like the Andy Goldsworthy work at the NGA www.nga.gov/exhibitions/goldsworthyinfo.shtm , Richard Serra, and Anselm Kiefer all provide great inspiration for me, and I'm looking for a little of that with in artdc.org )...

BlueFacedKiller, I'm not discounting your post! I'm so pleased to see that you're using cool materials! I was just posting in generalities here.

BlueFaceKiller · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2008, 12:23:28 PM »

well i wasn't sure what you were looking for so I posted here with a big question mark. It's what i got.
and no of course not mister.... you're too nice to discount my post.

Sean Hennessey · « **Reply #19 on:** September 19, 2008, 03:39:39 PM »

blueface,

you're piece is fucking awesome.
the amount of work you put into it is apparent. its beautiful.