Jacob Danley Art Gallery: 2014

Thursday, October 16, 2014

What drew me to this article were photos of these abstract structures and buildings depicted in nature like the one below. The artist behind these photos, Jan Kempenaers, is known for being very meticulous and the majority of his photo series' consist of especially bold photos. The series provided in the article is know as his most popular, the Spomenik series. This series depicts World War II Memorials in the former Yugoslavia. The photos of these memorials are very interesting to me.

© Jan Kempenaers, Spomenik #17 (Kolašin), 2009

http://www.urbanautica.com/post/97963036939/kempenaers-enjoy-the-process

Thursday, October 2, 2014

NY Times Art & Design

Brother, Can You Spare A Wall?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/arts/thomas-hart-bentons-america-today-mural-at-the-met.html?ref=design

Anna-Marie Kellen, The Photograph Studio/The Metropolitan Museum of Art

What drew me to this article is the photo of the mural "America Today" shown here. Created by Thomas Hart Benton, this mural is a representation of the 1920's America. Depicted are many different things about the era; the rise in industry and technological growth, also hands grasping for coffee and bread during the great depression. The article tells about how often this mural has been moved since it's creation throughout New York until it found its current home at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Benton, being a former stage hand, created this mural to appear as if scenes were changing throughout a play. I found this detail very interesting.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Nicolas G. Miller: Common Sense

Photo By: Leigh Arnold

What drew me to this article was the simplicity of the title. As I scrolled through the many many blogs with crazy names this one stood out amongst the others. However the title wasn't the only simplistic part of the article; Millers art gallery consisted of one custom Cedar hutch, and a white painted tower atop of which rested a white cube subwoofer. The interesting part is that the subwoofer constantly loops a soundtrack created my Miller that sounds like it is coming from a distance. The sound track cleverly named "Common Sense" only consists of light sounds effects he compiled from various Steven Spielburg movies. At one point the subwoofer produces a light puff of air that anyone standing nearby can actually feel and sometimes get startled. The article was actually pretty interesting once it went into more detail about his work. I wouldn't mind at all going to see his work in The Reading Room.

http://glasstire.com/2014/04/05/nicolas-g-miller-common-sense/