Sometimes when you become big and famous, opportunity knocks a little too frequently. Let us celebrate the shame of others with 200 times our net worth.
Steven Seagal, Kobe Bryant and Jamie Fox, after the jump. You’ve been warned.
Archive for July, 2009
But Is It Art? Friday Night Celebrity Musicfest
Posted in Art with tags Art, music, terrible music on July 31, 2009 by jdhastingsCherries for Steph
Posted in Art with tags Jason Gray, Soulard Market on July 31, 2009 by Jason Gray
My wife and I finally made it over to the Soulard Farmer’s Market today. Check out some pics from it on my St. Louis blog by clicking on the pic!
New Website
Posted in Jason Gray with tags Jason Gray, Website on July 31, 2009 by Jason GrayHello all, I have been in the process of changing the name of my photography business from “Libertine” to “Gray”, and working to get a website up before the Big Ass Indie Art and Craft Show, tonight. The reason is manifest, but basically, I wanted a moniker that I could operate under as a photo artist and a photographer for hire. Plus, because of the duplicitous nature of the word, libertine, I never new who actually got the correlations that I was making to the literary movement and/or who was being turned away automatically due to the lascivious connotation. In any case, I can’t go wrong with using my own name, right? Except for maybe confusion with the 1.5 billion other Gray Photography’s out there…..Check out the new site (it’s still under some construction), and let me know what you all think.
A Peek Into My Studio
Posted in Jason Gray with tags Jason Gray, studio on July 31, 2009 by Jason Gray
(I had this set up to take shots of some camera gear that I was selling.)
A few weeks ago, J.D. posted some shots from his Berkeley studio, and I threatened to do the same. And then, Steph posted some of hers, so here they are….I figure that this post has a two-fold asset; 1. it enables potential models to see that I actually do have a space set aside for photography, and 2. it shows potential thieves that there is really nothing worth taking here (unless of course they’re artists or junk collectors).
All shots Nikon D300 with Tokina AT-x Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens attached.
My next SLR will be a…camcorder?
Posted in "But Is It Art?" with tags Ami Vitale, Doug Aitken, Jason Gray, Nikon D300s on July 30, 2009 by Jason GrayMaybe not, but Nikon just released their replacement for the camera that I currently own, and sent Ami Vitale out with one to record some video. Here are her amazing results:
When HD video was first introduced, I was highly skeptical and felt like it would somehow take away from the still-imaging prowess of future camera models. Now, I am beginning to come around, and seeing video like Ami Vitale shot from the camera that I will most likely upgrade to sooner or later, only helps to quicken the about face. Plus, seeing a lot of video work by artists like Doug Aitken is really making me interested in experimenting. See a trailer to one of his pieces after the jump.
A Brooklyn Printmaker in Oregon
Posted in Art, art on paper, exhibits, figurative, monotype, nude, printmaking, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, astoria, exhibit, gallery, monotype, paper, printmaking, riversea gallery, Tom Bennett on July 29, 2009 by Tom BennettI was invited to participate in an exhibition, “Three Printmakers” with two Oregon artists, Mike Baggetta and Frank Janzen, at the Riversea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon.
The show runs from August 8th through September.
I have not met the other two gentlemen and shall not be able to attend the show, but am always happy to be exposed. Excuse me, its my turn to flash the neighbors.
below and after the jump are the images I will be showing. All monotypes.
Lapin de Garenne, monotype
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Dead Bird Wednesday #2
Posted in Art, Photography, Toni Tiller with tags Art, found, Photography, Toni Tiller on July 29, 2009 by Toni TillerWhy did the chicken cross the road?
To get to the other…oh.
Seascape
Posted in Art, Collage, J. D. Hastings, Painting with tags Art, Collage, J. D. Hastings, Painting, seascape on July 28, 2009 by jdhastingsSorry for the late posting, amigos, but I was simply to busy catching all the latest news from the ever-unfolding Michael Jackson story to fulfill my responsibilities. I’m sure you understand.
“Seascape” 9″ x 16″ acrylic on masking tape, collaged together.
When I was a kid and was first introduced to the notion of a seascape, I thought it was hilarious. I thought that if they were treated like landscapes, they would all look like this:
(That’s copyrighted, so don’t even think about stealing it)
Artists like J. M. W. Turner have since let me know that I was being imagination challenged as a youth. So consider this piece my repentance of my earlier misjudgement. Or maybe it’s a stubborn reassertion of it? I’ll leave it to the viewer to decide.
Detail after the jump: Read more »
Artists’ Space
Posted in Miscellaneous, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags Art, Artist, cindy sherman, envy, renovation, space, stephg, studio, style.com, Vogue on July 28, 2009 by ssstephgCindy Sherman’s big, beautiful Manhattan live/work space is featured in Vogue magazine’s August issue. After checking out the writeup and slideshow on Style.com I’m wondering if anyone out there would like to buy some of my paintings to help fund a StephG studio renovation project. Anyone?
not Cindy Sherman’s space
Sad News For Brooklyn
Posted in Art, news, Toni Tiller with tags Art, news. recession, Toni Tiller on July 27, 2009 by Toni TillerI picked up this article on Artinfo informing us that the Brooklyn gallery McCaig-Wells will be closing it’s doors. In other news, London and Paris open new galleries, while Los Angeles does what comes naturally and gets a lot of plastic surgery.
monsters
Posted in Art, Daniel Allyn Lee, Drawing with tags Illustration, monsters, zine on July 27, 2009 by Daniel Allyn LeeHere are a couple more drawings from the zine I’m working on. Its almost done; I’m just finishing up the editing and such. Its about 20 pages and about monsters, monsters, and monsters.
Sunday Sidewalk Doodles 7/26
Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags Art, chalk, doodle, Drawing, fun, sidewalk, stephg, temporary, Western Mass on July 26, 2009 by ssstephg
by StephG
Despite the fact that the rain inches are stacking up at such an alarming rate as to tempt even the most stout-hearted atheist into ark-building mode, we’ve continued to adorn the sidewalk with all manner of temporary ornamentation, and have even succeeded in recruiting a few enthusiastic participants. We draw while the sun shines. The rain washes it all away. The sun returns. We draw again, ad infinitum (or at least until something more entertaining comes along).
Below drawings by WABU, MarkieB and Mr. Brown respectively.
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Even more from this week after the jump! Read more »
“But Is It Art?”
Posted in "But Is It Art?", Toni Tiller, video with tags masks, Toni Tiller, video, youtube on July 26, 2009 by Toni TillerI have no good reason to post this except that it is creeping me out and so of course I had to share.
Some exciting news!!
Posted in Photography with tags Jason Gray, St. Louis Through the Lens on July 25, 2009 by Jason GrayIn opening the mail today, I discovered some exciting news! I have a photograph that was accepted into the St. Louis Through the Lens 2009 Exhibition at Gallery 210, on the campus of the University of Missouri in St. Louis. The contest only accepted 36 photos out of 498, and was juried by commercial photographer and President of Allied Photocolor, Robert Little, the owner/director of the Ellen Curlee Gallery, Ellen Curlee, and the former Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at the St. Louis Art Museum, and current director of the Sheldon Art Galleries, Olivia Lahs-Gonzales. There are still three awards of $1000, $500 and $250 that will be decided once the prints are hung. Anyway, I am excited for the opportunity, and I hope to see some of you when it opens!
Exhibition will last from September 10- December 5, 2009.
Gallery 210
44 East Drive, TCC
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, Mo. 63121
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Too Gross Not To Post
Posted in Art with tags animation, cartoon, cycle, funny, gross, ick, piss, slug on July 25, 2009 by ssstephgIn the interest of developing a theme, here’s a video entitled “The Cycle of the Piss Slug”.
Art and Antioxidants
Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags antioxidants, Art, cherries, cherry, gouache, Painting, Photography, stephg, vitamins on July 25, 2009 by ssstephg
Well apparently it’s been a great season for cherries, and I for one couldn’t be happier about it. I lovelovelove cherries! I love the taste, the color, the shape, the texture, the fact that they contain more vitamin C than citrus fruits and some sort of powerful inflammation reducing something or other. But I don’t indulge this love very often since the thought of paying 7 bucks a pound for anything edible (except, of course, paint) gives me hives. So this year’s generous crop means the delectable fruit has been on Major sale for much of the summer, and I’ve been suppressing inflammation in a most enjoyable way. I was even thinking about maybe painting some of the little scarlet suckers, and who knows? Maybe I will. I have in the past. But for now, above is a photo from the other day which, I think, captures some of the fruit’s best features, and below is a small gouache painting sketch from a previous season’s cherry sale. Admittedly, I’m not particularly fluent in gouache, but please afford me some slack as this one one of the first and only gouache paintings I’ve ever attempted.
about 7 x 5″
gouache on ragboard
art, vitamins and antioxidants,
-Steph
How I Met My Wife or the Friday Night Music Video…You Decide.
Posted in Art with tags friday night music video, Jason Gray on July 24, 2009 by Jason GrayIf it’s good enough for Shia LaBeouf, it’s good enough for me.
Friday Night Video: The Kids In The Hall
Posted in Stephanie Gerolimatos, video on July 24, 2009 by ssstephgI know it’s afternoon not night but let’s call it close enough, and this isn’t a music video but it’s a *guaranteed to make you laugh video! You remember The Kids In The Hall, right?
*unless you’re a big fat loser
“I Will” by Ellsworth Kelly
Posted in Interview, Jason Gray, video with tags Ellsworth Kelly, Jason Gray on July 24, 2009 by Jason Gray
“I Will” by Ellsworth Kelly, Stainless Steel, 1981.
I created no new art this week, so I decided to contribute an essay that I wrote a couple of years ago about a work of art that was in my old neighborhood in Chicago. Ellsworth Kelly had long been one of my favorite artists before I realized that this sculpture, one of my favorite public artworks in the city, was his creation. I know that my D’ArteBoard co-writers remember the long-winded, boring essays that I used to write for fun, so it should come as no surprise to them that I wrote an essay on this piece. It’s a short one though; read it after the jump, and then watch the interview with Ellsworth Kelly celebrating his 75th year on the third rock from the sun. Read more »
City-Wide Open Studios 2009
Posted in Art, Jason Gray, St. Louis with tags City Wide Open Studios 2009, Jason Gray on July 24, 2009 by Jason Gray
Every year, the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis organizes this event that showcases the artwork and working environments of many of the city’s artists. Emerging or established, they don’t discriminate; you just needed to have moved here before May of this year to participate (I’ll make next year’s).
This Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm; the Starving Artist BBQ is on Sunday, from 4-8pm, at the Royale. Everything is FREE.
Click on the pic for more information and a map to the studios.
darteboard
jdhastings
ssstephg
Tom Bennett
Toni Tiller
Jason Gray
probrucer
laelia e. mitchell
