RIP JAC, I love you forever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU8J0z8eW1s
Saturday, May 1, 2010
FOR MY FRIEND JOSH.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
WORK IN PROGRESS.. continued
First completed painting in my series Nouvelle Nature, some minor changes may occur in the next two weeks but I am content with it's progress. I have included a detail below, (please forgive the glare of the flash) the texture can be seen, however the iridescent nature of the paint and the reflective quality of some of the mediums is still left to the imagination, unfortunately.
Second painting of the series, progress is slow going here. I'm working backwards trying to create spatial tension, I completely screwed this by running the paint of the linear motif first, without considering the space behind. I have confidence I'll solve this, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve.
Third painting of the series, I've been toying with this being vertical or horizontal. Currently it is horizontal, but as you can see this is in the very first steps of its development.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
WORK IN PROGRESS.
THE FOLLOWING IMAGES ARE THE WORK OF CLAIRE E. GAYLORD.
These two paintings fit into the theme of paintings I have been obsessing with over the past few months. Showing my natural progression from THE NATURE SERIES, which is a more exact replication of cellular studies, to this more linear focused abstraction, the forms still inspired by the microscope images of plants. Apologies for the blurred image but note the black grid, this is the first time in a very long time I have used black in one of my paintings. I especially like the matte quality of the paint and can feel myself moving into a black paint phase. Also really considering a white on white experiment using similar motifs. Finished works to be posted in the near future. I'm thinking of naming this series NOUVELLE NATURE.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Saturday, December 12, 2009
100 YEARS
at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
P.S. 1 is not a typical New York modern art museum, with no sleek architecture or bright white shinyness, it seems to fit in with Long Island City's rather drab appearance. The brick building that was once a school house has a very traditional feel, nothing remotely unusual about it. That is until you make your way to the front of the building, emerging from a high concrete gate are the mammoth forms of thatched pavilion.
Designed by MOS architects, this piece is massive and feels a bit like walking around a 'Where The Wild Things Are' beast.
Once inside the differences between P.S. 1 and any other art center are apparent. An instant deja vu feeling, P.S. 1 reminds me exactly of my junior high school, a bit drafty, creaking floors, and numerous floors and rooms. Aside from the pleasing aesthetics of the building, it was currently hosting the opening of "100 Years," An exhibition of 100 years worth of film, video, photography, and audio, "1oo Years" serves as a time line of the history of performance art. I have always found performance art interesting and to be surrounded by some much of it was both exciting and a little overwhelming. The largest room of the exhibition was also the room that holds the installation, "2822 Records" by Christian Marclay. The entire floor is covered in vinyl, which makes a very familiar squeak as you walk across it.
On all four walls were huge projections all showing various performance pieces. One of the walls had video of a cockatiel, another wall had video of a women mimicking a cockatiel. In the second room not only were the walls covered in photographs and documents but each wall also had a display case with a television showing various performance art, some with corresponding audio through headphones, and in the center of this room was a man who kept rushing up to people telling them to watch his videos, I watched as he showed commercials he had been in, some advertisements for insurance, some for real estate, and a clip of a a movie he had been in. When new people would walk into the room he would yell "Shh.." and tell them to watch, it was very strange. I left feeling annoyed, either I didn't understand his concept or he really did not belong there. The final room was more like a hallway full of televisions and headphones. I slowly made my way through each video and actually had to be tapped on the shoulder by a guard to realize the exhibition was closing. Performance Art is very beautiful to me, to be able to manipulate life to express a certain emotion is rare and many artists in the exhibition were able to do so. My only gripe with the exhibition was the sheer amount of work in such a limited space. I definitely plan on going back, it most certainly needs more than one trip to fully appreciate each work.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
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