Nostrand Park blog has some nice coverage of the exhibit, including an interview with curator Candice Chetta. http://nostrandpark.com/2010/02/03/breukelen-coffee-house-art-show/ http://nostrandpark.com/2010/02/12/an-audio-interview-with-art-curator-candice-chetta/
Breukelen Coffee House Exhibit Opens Tomorrow
Date: Friday, February 5, 2010 Time: 8pm – 12am Location: Breukelen Coffee House, 764A Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY Event Description: Spread Love, It’s the Breukelen Way! The Breukelen Coffee House proudly presents it’s first official art opening, complete with Brooklyn artists of all mediums and walks of life. A Brooklyn-based DJ, will be spinning fly […]
Common website errors for artists
Came across an article about common errors that artists make when putting together an online portfolio. The author’s recommendations are spot on. I’ve seen a lot of good and bad sites since launching ArtinBrooklyn.com, and this is some great practical advice. http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/05/31/how-not-to-display-your-artwork-on-the-web/
Gabriel Orozco at MOMA
Clever and interesting work, but what struck me is seeing photos of many of these pieces was essentially the same as seeing the objects in person. I’ve seen the Bauhaus work in the next gallery several times but doubt I’ll be returning to see this exhibit. Once you “get” the concept behind the art, there’s […]
The 2009 Park Slope 100
I’m honored to be featured as one of the “Park Slope 100” in Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn! http://www.onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.com/only_the_blog_knows_brook/2009/12/here-it-is-the-fourth-annual-list-of-100-people-places-and-things-that-make-park-slope-park-slope-100-stories-100-ways-of.html
Happy Holidays!
It’s been a fantastic year and you’ve helped to make it possible, so thank you! I’ve gotten married, had my work featured in several exhibits, got a new art studio, revamped my website, started developing a new group of paintings (see one of my latest pieces above), and posted the work of 50 artists at […]
Source Photos
There’s a new exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum consisting of source photographs the artist staged for his paintings. http://www.nrm.org/2009/10/opening-of-landmark-exhibition-exploring-a-new-body-of-rockwell-imagery-nov-7th/ NPR has an interesting report questioning the implications of these photos being released and the line between artist and illustrator. For me the line is always at least partially blurred. http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2009/11/rockwell.html http://www.artchive.com/artchive/W/warhol.html
Vermeer’s Milkmaid at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A highlight of my recent visit to the Met was seeing Vermeer’s painting of The Milkmaid on loan from the Rijksmuseum. The last time the painting was seen here was 70 years ago, so it’s been a while. NYC is no stranger to Vermeer, there are 5 of his paintings in the Met and 3 […]
Work in Progress
I’ve started taking pictures of work in progress at the end of painting sessions. It’s interesting to watch the development of a piece since I work intuitively. One of the real pleasures of painting is getting involved in the process and letting the work have a life of it’s own (instead of planning everything ahead […]
Random NYTimes Quote of the Day
If all goes the way it’s planned, as fragments of crust fly and a partisan crowd shouts, Mr. Gendusa will beat Mr. Fogle with a loaf of stale bread. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/dining/11unit.html