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Posted: October 5th, 2007
at 6:30am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: contemporary

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Carla Zaccagnini’s Jigsaw Puzzle

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"Rompecabezas is a porcelain puzzle made up of 40 pieces, measuring around 120 x 120 cm when completed. In this work, the different pieces are sold separately, each person can only have one piece. Three editions are being produced, one with the London sky as it has been forecasted for the opening night; another one with SA£o Pauloa€™s sky, and a third one with the sky of Guadalajara (where the work it’s being produced). We will only show the London version at the gallery. It will be hand painted in the same dark blue traditionally used for porcelain and tiles."

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Posted: October 2nd, 2007
at 12:00pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: art,contemporary

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Art of Can ::::: Inside Out::Vote now!

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i had a redbull for the first time in a long while last weekend and dam that shit is like wave runners! anyway proof be told, redbull puts together some interesting events. Alfonso "Piloto" Nieves, of expresAAones-artAAsticas, is on the chicago ballot for art of can, click Gallery and then vote now for his sculpture!!!!

I create art because ita€™s easier to express myself better with sculptures than with words,a€A Nieves says. a€oeI always start out from nothing; every sculpture is a challenge and a learning process.a€A For a€oeInside Out,a€A his Art of Can entry inspired by a€oethe power that everybody has inside,a€A Nieves used foam, flour, cardboard, and paintera€™s tape, in addition to aluminum cans that several friends helped him to collect and cut. The process took about two weeks: one week for the base and armature, and another week to cut and glue the cans. Although the artist comments wryly that he still maintains a a€oehobbya€A of waiting tables, his artwork is definitely getting noticed around Chicagoland. Besides showing his work at Art of Can, Nieves was one of the co-creators of a piece called a€oeCreative Innovationa€A that was placed in Gateway Park at the entrance to Navy Pier as part of Chicagoa€™s a€oeCool Globesa€A event this summer.

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Posted: October 2nd, 2007
at 5:00am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: business,grub,design,contemporary

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ART! - Collaborations of Kin and Kind

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We have to admit that at times we here at mnp can be somewhat constrained by tradition and our ideas of the world as it is. For instance, a tradition around here is ART DAY! and, on Fridays, you can pretty much expect it, regardless of what it is you really want to see. It is in that same sentiment that we apologize for having not yet brought you a piece of collaborative art. However fear not, for that ends today. Next week we will focus on collaborative art projects between people and other people. Today’s feature, one might say, is a sort of collaboration, but one between people and nature, man and insect.

What with all the creepy crawly activity around the mnp network this week: namely vermicomposting with red worms over at green.mnp, it seems only appropriate to bring you these awesome little jewels, by Hubert Duprat and some little insects.

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The images above illustrate the results of an unusual artistic collaboration between the French artist Hubert Duprat and a group of caddis fly larvae. A small winged insect belonging to the order Trichoptera and closely related to the butterfly, caddis flies live near streams and ponds and produce aquatic larvae that protect their developing bodies by manufacturing sheaths, or cases, spun from silk and incorporating substancesa€"grains of sand, particles of mineral or plant material, bits of fish bone or crustacean shella€"readily available in their benthic ecosystem. The larvae are remarkably adaptable: if other suitable materials are introduced into their environment, they will often incorporate those as well. via

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We first found out about this project at a cool blog, so we’ll give them the link love they expect and deserve. Below you can watch a video of these art-loving insects in action.

Collaboration between human being and nature is obviously the norm, and it’s funny that we think of ourselves as being somehow ‘outside’ of nature in relation to anything we do - even art. But working within the bounds of nature is no strange concept to our ninjas over at architecture.mnp

Keep scrolling down for more ART DAY! goodness you crave.

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Posted: September 28th, 2007
at 7:59am by black octagons


Categories: life,art,contemporary,fo' real?,science,art fridays

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Project Insect

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In keeping with the somewhat-theme of the day, here are some oil paintings by artist Jessa Heubing-Reitinger a wildlife artist.

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Our Mission Statement
We educate the general public on the science of entomology, ecosystem preservation, and global conservation through the mediums of live performance, visual fine arts, scientific approach and interactive activities.
From Project Insect About Page

I especially dig the cicada. Check out the Project Insect Page.

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Posted: September 28th, 2007
at 7:58am by black octagons


Categories: art,contemporary

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Watercolor Wows

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The honorable shakymuni, Guatama once said in a sutra that "happiness is an orange." While that has nothing to do with this artist, we do appreciate Marlies Merk Najaka’s watercolors that are available through her site as limited edition giclee prints for putting us in a Zen state of mind. Most of the work up there is floral, if you like that sort of thing, and the pieces lend themselves very nicely to watercolors.

Check out her page and buy a print. Najaka was also featured in a 2003 issue of American Artists Magazine


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"My work is always as much about what I eliminate in my painting as it is about what I include." Because of the unique method in which she applies her watercolors, Marlies is able to achieve richly toned and extremely complex glazes of color. Until recently, Marlies’ work had been almost impossible to duplicate using conventional printing techniques. "With the advent of Glicee printing, I am finally able to recreate my art. Giclee prints incorporate all of the subtle nuances of my original art so well that it is rarely possible for me to distinguish one from the other". link

We’re not sure who wrote that review, but it certainly seems accurate in description of the few pieces we included for you in this post. Let us know if you like what you see.

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Posted: September 28th, 2007
at 7:56am by black octagons


Categories: art,contemporary

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Mind Your Own Beeswax

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This is a collage using beeswax by an artist named Kari who runs a blog which we link to in another post today.

This is my first attempt at using beeswax for collage and it is a great way to layer images. The layers are so easy to stick down and move around, plus you can change your mind if something doesn’t look right. I shall certainly use this method again. Link

We enjoy her interesting blog, Inkytinker’s Splats and we’re sure you will too. You can also check out some samples of her work.

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Posted: September 28th, 2007
at 7:48am by black octagons


Categories: art,web,contemporary

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Terrible Beauty

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Ok, so maybe the concept of arranging a bunch of insect bodies in patterns creeps us out a little bit, too. However, when I saw these pictures from a (2005?) installation at the Textile Museum of Canada I couldn’t help but be taken aback. There are over 15,000 insects included here, apparently from the artists personal collection. The artist herself has dubbed the installation ‘Terrible Beauty.’

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Jennifer Angus interrogates the languages of pattern, colour and materials found in a range of world textiles. In A Terrible Beauty, the artist reworks these formal elements and delves into culturally- and historically-specific precedents. Hers is a delightful yet satirical approach to artmaking that reflects upon the warmth and comforts of home, travel, storytelling, and the human compulsion to form collections and to induce order where the potential for disorder is overwhelming. Sarah Quinton, Curator

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Check out the gallery here. Meanwhile, Jennifer Angus’, the artist’s, homepage may also be of interest.

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Posted: September 28th, 2007
at 7:40am by black octagons


Categories: art,contemporary,fo' real?

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