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Long Weekend Itinerant

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on October 8, 2011 by ssstephg


14 x 11 inches
acrylic on 4 ply all rag mat board

Seeing as this is Columbus Day weekend, I am probably off being very busy picking apples, finding my way through corn mazes and searching out Columbus. In the spirit of the holiday, take a look at this sketch and let me know what you discover. Apparently, it is harboring such delights as a heart, a hematoma, porn, mammal meat, aquatic life, extreme weather, and unholy nods to the birds and the bees. What do you see? Say dead people and I’ll squish you like a bug.
Love, Autumnal air, and inexplicable fascinations,
-Steph

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Slow Rowing & No [n] Sense

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , on September 24, 2011 by ssstephg


Here’s another closeup shot of a work in progress. It looks like ice cream, doesn’t it? Well, it ain’t so don’t eat it. God I’m tired! And I have very little to say. And I am in need of a shower. And I apologize to you as well as to myself for beginning these sentences with the word and. It’s just not proper.

Let’s see if this post is salvageable. We could spend some time talking about the relevance of the ice cream resemblance. OK. Well, I’ve spent a good long time looking at images of food to fuel my brain for this series. What else can I say about that? Oh, things and stuff I’m sure, but what’s the point really? The point is just one of many that I have no energy to make.

And so, (there I go again with the and) I will, instead, leave you with a favorite old video of mine. Who wants to steal an ice cream truck and drive off into the desert with me to make out? I have buckets of paint and if you’re half as cute as James Iha in a dress I’ll let you play with my gun.

Loveandjunk,
-Steph

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Defaulting To Circles

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , on August 13, 2011 by ssstephg


“I default to circles”
colored pencil and graphite on matboard
6 x 8 inches

Someone in the online art group where the original d’Arteboardians were born asked just recently,”What do you guys do when you just can’t find anything you feel like painting?” I told her that I used to do a self portrait when that happened to me. Hastings answered, “I default to circles.” If I had answered with what I actually do now, I’d have said exactly that. I did this sketch when I felt like working, but had no real ideas. I’ve titled it accordingly. Thank you, Mr. Hastings.
Sincerely,
-Steph

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Respiration Is Pink and Blue & Looks Like Goo

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on August 6, 2011 by ssstephg


I’m experimenting again (well, still really) with some very basic video and sound and using my art as the subject here. The soundtrack is just loops I mess with and string together in GarageBand.
Okeedokee,
-Stephtheslowpokeewonderslug

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Color & Texture Up Close

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , on July 30, 2011 by ssstephg


I kept noticing and really liking this little detail on one of my in-the-works sculptures. Thought you might like it, too.
-Steph

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How Bout A Little T & A Today?

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on July 23, 2011 by ssstephg

artist at work
A little because that’s all I got. Here you get to see the artist at work kinda like a monkey at the zoo. Like my heat wave work smock? It matches the art. Pretty stylish, eh? And here is a detail of part of the WIP.
detail wip
OK, I’m off to do some stuff and things now. See ya later.
-Steph <3

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Quick Painting: Under Water & Short Of Breath

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , on July 9, 2011 by ssstephg

art by Steph Gerolimatos

18 x 9 inches
acrylic, purple flocking fiber, red ballpoint pen and graphite on all-rag board

I did this sketch the other day while the paint on what I really wanted to work on stubbornly refused to dry. And although I was irritated at the time, I really do understand. Extreme humidity can suck the energy to do anything out of anyone… or anything. Hell, I was barely able to muster the energy to breathe that day. Gills might have helped, but wearing mine always reminds me of that awful movie Waterworld so I generally keep them tucked away–out of sight, out of mind. Also, I didn’t manage to stay dry myself so how can I possibly expect more from my art? Right. It makes no sense, any of it. Flocking hell.

dennis hopper in waterworldOK I love ya Mister Eyeballman buh bye!

-Steph

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: Pink Topspin–A Work In Progress

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , on June 11, 2011 by ssstephg

Here’s a video I’m working on. It’s not really a cartoon. I know you’re shocked. Please try to roll with it.

I shot the video and then made the sound to go with it. The sound is built using loops in GarageBand which is a program I’m just learning (through trial and error) how to use. I kinda rushed through last night to get a version uploaded so I could post it here. In the process, I learned that saving files as mp3s can change them quite a bit. My friend tells me this has something to do with the file being compressed and something something something. It was late and I don’t remember. So the levels are off, and well, there’s more work to do, but any comments are most welcome just the same.
It’s like and not like the previous two videos I posted. Links here and here for comparison.
Thanks for looking.
-Steph

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Sunday Sidewalk Doodles: Cute Thingy Thing

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 5, 2011 by ssstephg


I drew this for you. HATCHAH! HOOBIDYDOO! Happy Sunday!
-Steph

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Leisurely Patterned AKA I haven’t forgotten, JD. I’m just slow.

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on May 28, 2011 by ssstephg

These are some things I’m working on that will be used later on in other stuff. More pics after the jump.

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Sunday Sidewalk Doodles: That Ain’t No Melon, Son!

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on May 8, 2011 by ssstephg


It ain’t a mustache either! But ah drew it fer yew.
-Steph<3

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Drippy WIP

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2011 by ssstephg


Another HD video of stuff I’m making. Here’s a link in case you missed the last one. The music in this one is by the band Tunng. I love Tunng. I wish they’d tour America so I could quit life which I’m not very good at anyway and follow them around on my bicycle. I have a helmet and a bell so all I’d need are handlebar streamers and I’d be set.

Also, this three minute video literally took hours to upload to Youtube. I’m not sure how many hours it took exactly because I had to leave it uploading overnight, but I started the upload at about 1:00 in the afternoon. This is a recurring problem for me whether the video is HD or not. It just seems absurd. I dunno if it’s a problem with the site or my connection or my computer machine, but I figure I’ll try a different site as a test. So now I’m wondering if anyone has a video hosting site they really like. I hear good things about Vimeo. Any other suggestions?

Also also, after it took so very long to upload, I feel I should urge you to watch the full screen version. It’s much more effective at that size anyway.

OK, I guess that’s it for now.
Love,
-Steph

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A Fine Mess

Posted in Art, Toni Tiller with tags , , , , on April 27, 2011 by Toni Tiller

Space has a lot to do with how we think and create, and sometimes when the space gets extra messy the brain will follow shortly after and it can interfere with the art making process. I am currently in the middle of a major clean up at my place and needed a break so when I saw an exclamation of exasperation from our own Steph about the state of her studio I hopped in my car and headed up to Massachusetts. For me it’s always more fun to clean up someone else’s mess and I’ll take any excuse to hang out with Steph, something I don’t get to do nearly enough of.

So here is what we were working with.

Six hours, 47 cups of tea, and a lot of gossip later, we had this.

Lots of space, some new floor covering, and everything is labeled and findable. I wish I had gotten a shot of the desk/shelf area because it’s where we saw the most space made, but I spaced and only took this one. Ah well. My hope is that with all the new room that Steph with make a whole bunch of those yummy spinning balls. What’s fun for me was midway through the process I realized I’ve gotten my mitts on four out of six Darteboard studios. So Jason and Daniel, if I ever find myself in your part of the world and you have a little clutter to sort out I have a perfect record I’m looking to tick off…

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Mitosis and Cytokinesis

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , on April 23, 2011 by ssstephg

graphite sketch by stephg

Here’s an old page from a sketchbook. The stuff I’m working on now kind of grew out of this cell stuff. My ideas split and multiply faster than I can realize them.

I need a snack.
-Steph

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Spinning WIP

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , on April 16, 2011 by ssstephg


Here’s a new view of one of my works in progress. What’s weird is that watching this gives me motion sickness. Editing nearly made me upchuck. Who says upchuck anymore? …me, I guess. I also can’t watch those amusement park rides that spin and the bottom falls out and leaves people stuck to the wall. I shot this in HD so you can watch it full screen if you like. Doing that makes me even sicker.

And for those of you with s-l-o-w internet, here are a couple of still photos.
stephg wip

stephg wip

Easily queasy,
-Steph

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: Dolls vs Dictators in Queens

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , on April 16, 2011 by ssstephg

Dolls vs Dictators, a film by artist Martha Colburn, is on view at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY through May. I wasn’t familiar with her work until I read the interview with Colburn in Art In America this month. She makes short, intense animated films. After reading the description of her process which involves a combination of varied media such as painting, drawing, collage and found objects all captured on analog film and using a low-tech homemade animation stand, I wanted to see her work so I hit ye olde interwebz and Hatchah! wouldn’tcha know it? found her on Youtube. Here’s a clip from Dolls vs Dictators. It really IS intense, sort of an explosion of insanity which is really just a reflection of reality I suppose.

music by Deerhoof
film by martha colburn
film commissioned by Museum of Moving Image and funded by Greenwall Foundation.

to watch complete film with soundtrack by Greg Saunier- visit the Museum of Moving Image- QUEENS until April . 2011

Right so, go see it if you can.
-Steph

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Alyson Shotz at Mass MoCA

Posted in Art, exhibits, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on April 9, 2011 by ssstephg

Back in February, we had a little d’Arteboard field trip to Mass MoCA. In typical Steph fashion, it’s now April, and I’m just getting around to sorting through photos from the outing. I was psyched to catch “Material World: Sculpture to Environment” before it came down later that month. The group show featured site specific installations constructed from everyday materials that transformed the museum galleries into otherworldly environments. One of the artists included in the show was Alyson Shotz. Her installation “The Geometry of Light,” composed of Plastic Fresnel lens sheets, silvered glass beads and stainless steel wire was like a little jewel tucked away in a smallish room to the side of heaven and hell–two louder installations I will post about in the future.

“The Geometry of Light” was a beautiful, sparkly display of light and shadow. Shotz strung beads and plastic discs in regular patterns along steel wires which were suspended diagonally across the room beginning in the far right corner and fanning up and out to the left wall. A perfect example of the whole as “more than the sum of it’s parts”, the effect was much more impressive than the list of modest materials might suggest. The room had a magical underwater sort of quality to it. Light passed through, reflected off of and was partially occluded by the strands of discs and beads causing the work to cast layers of painterly shadows and reflections on the floor and wall. Among other things, the installation brought to my mind 1960s textile patterns, the dappled sunlight of a Renoir painting and alien-looking seaweed. For more photos, follow the jump.
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Sketchy Subconscious Unearthed

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , , on March 19, 2011 by ssstephg

sketch by steph gerolimatos
gouache, acrylic, charcoal and pastel on mat board
16.5 x 10.5 inches

I found this sketch the other day in a pile in my studio. I did it a few years ago and then forgot all about it. When I found it, I was surprised at how relevant it seems to what I’m doing now, but then I figured that’s how things work. I concentrate on one thing while another part of my brain sorts through other stuff. I never know what the hell’s really going on.

With amused acceptance,
-Steph

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Emerging Patterns: Another Sketch In Paint

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , on March 12, 2011 by ssstephg

sketchy painting by Steph Gerolimatos
acrylic and collage on 3/4 inch birch plywood
21 x 8 inches

Above is another sketch I finished this week. The previous sketches I finished in this vein were about working out a kind of chaotic, icky element to incorporate into my current work. This one is about starting to combine that stuff with ordered pattern underneath. As usual, the photo representation of it is only so decipherable. Maybe I’ll get some detail shots to add later.
Have a happy Saturday!
-Steph

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