Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... galleries and museums). Outsider artists are self-taught and usually create because of an inner compulsion to do so. ...
here
Thursday, April 01, 2004
OUTSIDE inside
OUTSIDE inside
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... galleries and museums). Outsider artists are self-taught and usually create because of an inner compulsion to do so. ...
here
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... galleries and museums). Outsider artists are self-taught and usually create because of an inner compulsion to do so. ...
here
CLEVELAND Ends Tumultuous Year with Top-Notch Festival
Indie Wire - USA
... Docs I was unable to catch were "In the Realms of the Unreal," Jessica Yu's examination of outsider artist Henry Darger; "Naked World," ...
here
... Docs I was unable to catch were "In the Realms of the Unreal," Jessica Yu's examination of outsider artist Henry Darger; "Naked World," ...
here
Sunday, March 28, 2004
COFFEE Mill hosts devilish outsider art
COFFEE Mill hosts devilish outsider art
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
... It was wild and colorful and direct; it was "outsider art." Outsider art includes country people making dolls out of scrap materials and other "fringe elements ..."
here
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
... It was wild and colorful and direct; it was "outsider art." Outsider art includes country people making dolls out of scrap materials and other "fringe elements ..."
here
THE Shortest of Lifetime Collaborations
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
Lyle Rexer is the author of "How to Look at Outsider Art," to be published next year by Harry N. Abrams.
here
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
Lyle Rexer is the author of "How to Look at Outsider Art," to be published next year by Harry N. Abrams.
here
Friday, March 26, 2004
CINCINNATI author debuts with compelling novel
CINCINNATI author debuts with compelling novel
Columbus This Week Newspapers - Columbus Area,OH,USA
... It's about a guy who grew up living with an outsider artist, a Howard Finster kind of artist, who creates fantastic, strange environments,"
Sims said. ...
here
Columbus This Week Newspapers - Columbus Area,OH,USA
... It's about a guy who grew up living with an outsider artist, a Howard Finster kind of artist, who creates fantastic, strange environments,"
Sims said. ...
here
HOUSTON as Art Town
HOUSTON as Art Town
houston.about.com - Houston,TX,United States
Hearing a friend in New York City say, "I hear Houston is a hotbed of Outsider Art" may sound odd to a Houstonian.here
houston.about.com - Houston,TX,United States
Hearing a friend in New York City say, "I hear Houston is a hotbed of Outsider Art" may sound odd to a Houstonian.
here
AN eBay collector confesses all
AN eBay collector confesses all
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA
... I should say I used to collect coconut masks. Now, apparently, I collect skeletons, demitasse cups, Fiestaware, Mediterranean pottery and outsider art. ...
here
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA
... I should say I used to collect coconut masks. Now, apparently, I collect skeletons, demitasse cups, Fiestaware, Mediterranean pottery and outsider art. ...
here
Saturday, March 13, 2004
Coral Castle
http://waitingforagnes.com/facts.htm
Coral Castle is the finest example of massive stone construction in the United States.
A study of the immense sizes and weights of the coral rock excavated, moved, and used in its construction establishes it as an authentic wonder of the world. That it was built entirely by one man makes it unequaled in all history.
There are approximately 1,000 tons of coral rock used in the construction of the walls and tower alone. In addition, over 100 tons of coral rock were used in the carvings of the artistic objects found throughout the entire park.
Ed's tower, where he lived, contains 243 tons of coral rock made up of huge blocks of stone weighing up to 9 tons each. The average weight of the stones used in the construction of Coral Castle is greater than those used in the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Additionally, several of the stones used are taller than those found in Stonehenge in England. In weight, they exceed greatly the stones used in many other famous stone works around the world.
Ed built a perfectly shaped heart-table weighing 5,000 pounds that, according to Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not, is the largest Valentine table in the world. Ed said that if he forgot to get Agnes a Valentine's card, now she could look at the table and have her card. He also planted an Ixora bush in the table's center so Agnes could have fresh flowers everyday; the plant is still alive.
Friday, March 12, 2004
OUTSIDE In
OUTSIDE In
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
The term "outsider art" is widely used to describe creative efforts that ignore the rules.
here
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
The term "outsider art" is widely used to describe creative efforts that ignore the rules.
here
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Call for artists
CALL for Artists: the Raw Arts Festival
Emediawire (press release) - USA
... Raw Art Festival'. Raw or 'Outsider art' includes Folk/Intuitive/Marginalised/Self-taught/Visionary art.
LONDON, UK ...
here
Emediawire (press release) - USA
... Raw Art Festival'. Raw or 'Outsider art' includes Folk/Intuitive/Marginalised/Self-taught/Visionary art.
LONDON, UK ...
here
Monday, March 08, 2004
Greek exhibit
ARTS & LEISURE
Kathimerini - Athens,Greece
... Together with partners Andre Breton and Michel Tapie, he founded the Compagnie de l'Art Brut and exhibited the collection of "outsider art" ...
here
Monday, March 01, 2004
ALBERTA'S Prairie Tales wag in many different directions
ALBERTA'S Prairie Tales wag in many different directions
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... The only real documentary in the group is Outsider Artists, shot at Edmonton's Nina Haggerty arts centre and featuring artists who are developmentally disabled ...
here
Sunday, February 29, 2004
OFF the Charts: The Song-Poem Story
OFF the Charts: The Song-Poem Story
Louisville Courier Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
... It has been a thriving industry since 1902, and for fans of outsider art it has been a gold mine filled with treasures such as "Non-Violent Taekwondo Troopers ...
here
Friday, February 27, 2004
ARTIST'S Work Preaches "Word of God"
ARTIST'S Work Preaches Word of God
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Nov. 13 though Jan. 16, 2005, and The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago, from Feb. 11, 2005 through May 28, 2005.
here
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Nov. 13 though Jan. 16, 2005, and The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago, from Feb. 11, 2005 through May 28, 2005.
here
Thursday, February 26, 2004
MASKED ARTISTS
MASKED ARTISTS
Kansas City Star - Kansas City,MO,USA
... We meet Chrystal K, an untrained 24-year-old artist whose "outsider art" capitalizes on her tragic life story of abusive foster homes, violence and street ...
here
Kansas City Star - Kansas City,MO,USA
... We meet Chrystal K, an untrained 24-year-old artist whose "outsider art" capitalizes on her tragic life story of abusive foster homes, violence and street ...
here
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
CENTRAL State' play paints picture of asylum's triumphs
CENTRAL State' play paints picture of asylum's triumphs
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
... For the past seven years, Midtown Mental Health Community Center and Midland Arts & Antiques Market have co-sponsored the Outsider Art ...
here
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
... For the past seven years, Midtown Mental Health Community Center and Midland Arts & Antiques Market have co-sponsored the Outsider Art ...
here
Monday, February 23, 2004
SISTER Gertrude, a Preacher Who Could Paint
SISTER Gertrude, a Preacher Who Could Paint
New York Times - USA
... the art world soon took notice and Morgan became a star, long before the term Outsider Art was coined.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/arts/design/22DECA.html?ex=1078030800&en=e8f1e14ec35f392c&ei=5062
New York Times - USA
... the art world soon took notice and Morgan became a star, long before the term Outsider Art was coined.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/arts/design/22DECA.html?ex=1078030800&en=e8f1e14ec35f392c&ei=5062
Sunday, February 22, 2004
COMPARE and contrast
COMPARE and contrast
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
... African village of Nieu-Bethesda - and went deeper to create the award-winning
play "The Road to Mecca." Fugard reached into the soul of the outsider artist ...
here
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
... African village of Nieu-Bethesda - and went deeper to create the award-winning
play "The Road to Mecca." Fugard reached into the soul of the outsider artist ...
here
Saturday, February 21, 2004
'VEHICLES' fuels county arts exhibition
'VEHICLES' fuels county arts exhibition
Tarboro Daily Southerner - Tarboro,NC,USA
... But at the opening for "Vehicles of Expression: Southern African-American Folk and Outsider Art," the Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery was packed with people ...
here
Tarboro Daily Southerner - Tarboro,NC,USA
... But at the opening for "Vehicles of Expression: Southern African-American Folk and Outsider Art," the Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery was packed with people ...
here
Friday, February 20, 2004
AN Uneasy Brush With Modernism
AN Uneasy Brush With Modernism
Washington Post - USA
... In his effort to become a modern master, the skilled craftsman Avery borrows heavily from the untutored techniques of outsider artists. ...
here
man, anybody will steal from poor folks!
Washington Post - USA
... In his effort to become a modern master, the skilled craftsman Avery borrows heavily from the untutored techniques of outsider artists. ...
here
man, anybody will steal from poor folks!
HOBO'S art enriches 'outsider art' market
HOBO'S art enriches 'outsider art' market
United Press International - USA
(UPI) -- The growing market for "outsider" art has hit it big in
the sculptures and paintings of Emery Blagdon, a Great Depression hobo ...
here
United Press International - USA
(UPI) -- The growing market for "outsider" art has hit it big in
the sculptures and paintings of Emery Blagdon, a Great Depression hobo ...
here
Saturday, February 07, 2004
More News
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IT'S pretty wild stuff over at C-Pop
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,United States
... I was putting together a show called 'Outsider Art' for C-Pop and included some pieces of Ron's that I'd been holding onto forever," says Niagara....
here
AUTISTIC artist brings a methodic intensity to his drawings
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... Garde Rail specializes in outsider art, a bankrupt term for the romantic, late 19th-century idea that the crazed, the criminal, the God-obsessed ...
here
BOOK dishes nasty White House dirt
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
... I do think he needs some sassy highlights.". "Did you go to the Outsider Art Fair at the Puck Building?".
here
EXPO features local artists
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
... said. His work is called outsider art, which he describes as non-traditional.
He uses acrylics, pen and ink, and felt-tip pens. ...
here
TV'S month is full of black history shows
Kansas City Star (subscription)
... This one-hour documentary follows the legendary actor's life
and career. � "Highway Men: Florida's Outsider Artists" ...
here
IT'S pretty wild stuff over at C-Pop
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,United States
... I was putting together a show called 'Outsider Art' for C-Pop and included some pieces of Ron's that I'd been holding onto forever," says Niagara....
here
AUTISTIC artist brings a methodic intensity to his drawings
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... Garde Rail specializes in outsider art, a bankrupt term for the romantic, late 19th-century idea that the crazed, the criminal, the God-obsessed ...
here
BOOK dishes nasty White House dirt
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
... I do think he needs some sassy highlights.". "Did you go to the Outsider Art Fair at the Puck Building?".
here
EXPO features local artists
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
... said. His work is called outsider art, which he describes as non-traditional.
He uses acrylics, pen and ink, and felt-tip pens. ...
here
TV'S month is full of black history shows
Kansas City Star (subscription)
... This one-hour documentary follows the legendary actor's life
and career. � "Highway Men: Florida's Outsider Artists" ...
here
Saturday, January 31, 2004
News Stories
THE creative heart of Bayou City beats year-round
San Antonio Express
... Nowhere more unabashedly displayed than at The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, a superb example of outsider art, passion, creativity and ingenuity. ...
here
THERE'S MORE!
New York Post
So-called outsider art - that is, works done by self-taught artists, from Grandma Moses to Howard Finster - doesn't have quite the cachet it did in the 1980s ...
here
ARTISTIC take on interior design
Baltimore Sun
... The same writer placed Freeman inside the tradition of outsider art, which, like Freeman's work, frequently uses found materials and has religious themes. ...
here
OF Signs and Wonders, Visionaries and Loners
New York Times
... this fantasy is nourished by seeing that some great art has been produced by real Outsiders, as you may discover this weekend at the 12th annual Outsider Art ...
here
ART Calendar
Hartford Advocate
... Dealer specializes in outsider art. Art Brut and Outsider Art, works by Alexandra Huber, Ronald Sloan, Shane Van Pelt, Paul Pitt and others.
Through April 30. ...
here
A Loner's Belated Company
New York Times
ven within the Outsider Art field, where hard-to-classify works by self-taught artists are the stock in trade, some creations are more unusual than others.
here
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Albuquerque Tribune
... Morocco," through March 14. "Vernacular Visionaries: International Outsider Art in Context," through March 29. "A Handmade Planet ...
here
MCKENDREE Robbins Long; Rudolf de Crignis; Deborah Butterfield
New York Times
... Although Long's paintings are well known in the folk art and Outsider Art worlds, this is his first New York gallery exhibition. It's worth a visit.
here
MCKENDREE Robbins Long; Rudolf de Crignis; Deborah Butterfield
New York Times
... Although Long's paintings are well known in the folk art and Outsider Art worlds, this is his first New York gallery exhibition. It's worth a visit. ...
here
HOW to repair bad art
IdahoStatesman.com
... This technique actually falls under the category of "outsider art," which is merely a nice way of describing efforts by totally untrained but nonetheless ...
here
San Antonio Express
... Nowhere more unabashedly displayed than at The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, a superb example of outsider art, passion, creativity and ingenuity. ...
here
THERE'S MORE!
New York Post
So-called outsider art - that is, works done by self-taught artists, from Grandma Moses to Howard Finster - doesn't have quite the cachet it did in the 1980s ...
here
ARTISTIC take on interior design
Baltimore Sun
... The same writer placed Freeman inside the tradition of outsider art, which, like Freeman's work, frequently uses found materials and has religious themes. ...
here
OF Signs and Wonders, Visionaries and Loners
New York Times
... this fantasy is nourished by seeing that some great art has been produced by real Outsiders, as you may discover this weekend at the 12th annual Outsider Art ...
here
ART Calendar
Hartford Advocate
... Dealer specializes in outsider art. Art Brut and Outsider Art, works by Alexandra Huber, Ronald Sloan, Shane Van Pelt, Paul Pitt and others.
Through April 30. ...
here
A Loner's Belated Company
New York Times
ven within the Outsider Art field, where hard-to-classify works by self-taught artists are the stock in trade, some creations are more unusual than others.
here
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Albuquerque Tribune
... Morocco," through March 14. "Vernacular Visionaries: International Outsider Art in Context," through March 29. "A Handmade Planet ...
here
MCKENDREE Robbins Long; Rudolf de Crignis; Deborah Butterfield
New York Times
... Although Long's paintings are well known in the folk art and Outsider Art worlds, this is his first New York gallery exhibition. It's worth a visit.
here
MCKENDREE Robbins Long; Rudolf de Crignis; Deborah Butterfield
New York Times
... Although Long's paintings are well known in the folk art and Outsider Art worlds, this is his first New York gallery exhibition. It's worth a visit. ...
here
HOW to repair bad art
IdahoStatesman.com
... This technique actually falls under the category of "outsider art," which is merely a nice way of describing efforts by totally untrained but nonetheless ...
here
African American Folk Art
EDGECOMBE ARTS posts spring schedule
Tarboro Daily Southerner
... Vehicles of Expression: Southern African-American Folk and Outsider Art" will be held at the Blount-Bridgers House Museum, located at 130 Bridgers St., Tarboro ...
here
Tarboro Daily Southerner
... Vehicles of Expression: Southern African-American Folk and Outsider Art" will be held at the Blount-Bridgers House Museum, located at 130 Bridgers St., Tarboro ...
here
Sunday, January 25, 2004
creative heart
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THE creative heart of Bayou City beats year-round
San Antonio Express
... Nowhere more unabashedly displayed than at The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, a superb example of outsider art, passion, creativity and ingenuity. ...
here
ARTISTIC take on interior design
Baltimore Sun
... Like Freeman, outsider artists - also called visionary artists - tend to be self-taught and may be indifferent to such inconsequential matters as food, shelter ...
here
KEYS arts scene brims with activity, variety
Miami Herald
... Open Air Art Affair, an outdoor art show sponsored by Schooner Wharf Bar and the Outsider Artists of the Keys, will be held March 6 at the Key West Historic ...
here
ENTER Your E-mail Address Below To Receive Our Free iBerkshires. ...
iBerkshires.com
... in New York City Jan. 23 to 25. The event embraces works of self-taught/Outsider
artists. BURNED OUT: Usually, beginning this column ...
here
'WAR Memorial' artists call attention to their work, not to ...
Seattle Times
... is focused on the artwork, not the individuals responsible for the
pieces, said Chris Lodwig, who says he's the spokesman for the Seattle
Outsider Artists ...
here
MIXED media in frame
Sydney Morning Herald
... definition of an artist. Works by major Australian and New Zealand
artists keep company with works by "outsider" artists. As a collector
...
here
NEW exhibit examines the 'Demons' in Gillespie's work
Boston Globe
... Outsider artists succeed when, despite their lack of training,
they make work that has a certain formal sophistication.
here
THE reluctant disciple
Guardian
... Modernists and reactionaries alike have wanted to see in El Greco an autarkic outsider artist ... we can look beyond a myth of El Greco that, if it fed modern art ...
here
THE envoy and the artwork
The Japan Times
... An outsider can hardly condemn the artist, a Jew, for empathizing with... Remarks about the inviolability of art and diplomatic conventions alike seem offensive ...
here
SUNDANCE 2004: The Buzz and the Bores
Newsweek
... the risk of sentimentality, get us rooting for and identifying with
this ultimate outsider ... It's an artful film about, among many other
things, the power of art ...
here
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Albuquerque Tribune
... through March 14. "Vernacular Visionaries: International Outsider Art in Context," through March 29. "A Handmade Planet ...
here
OF Signs and Wonders, Visionaries and Loners
New York Times
... this fantasy is nourished by seeing that some great art has been produced by real Outsiders, as you may discover this weekend at the 12th annual Outsider Art ...
here
ART Calendar
Hartford Advocate
... Dealer specializes in outsider art. Art Brut and Outsider Art, works by Alexandra Huber, Ronald Sloan, Shane Van Pelt, Paul Pitt and others.
Through April 30. ...
here
See all stories on this topic:
here
THE creative heart of Bayou City beats year-round
San Antonio Express
... Nowhere more unabashedly displayed than at The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, a superb example of outsider art, passion, creativity and ingenuity. ...
here
ARTISTIC take on interior design
Baltimore Sun
... Like Freeman, outsider artists - also called visionary artists - tend to be self-taught and may be indifferent to such inconsequential matters as food, shelter ...
here
KEYS arts scene brims with activity, variety
Miami Herald
... Open Air Art Affair, an outdoor art show sponsored by Schooner Wharf Bar and the Outsider Artists of the Keys, will be held March 6 at the Key West Historic ...
here
ENTER Your E-mail Address Below To Receive Our Free iBerkshires. ...
iBerkshires.com
... in New York City Jan. 23 to 25. The event embraces works of self-taught/Outsider
artists. BURNED OUT: Usually, beginning this column ...
here
'WAR Memorial' artists call attention to their work, not to ...
Seattle Times
... is focused on the artwork, not the individuals responsible for the
pieces, said Chris Lodwig, who says he's the spokesman for the Seattle
Outsider Artists ...
here
MIXED media in frame
Sydney Morning Herald
... definition of an artist. Works by major Australian and New Zealand
artists keep company with works by "outsider" artists. As a collector
...
here
NEW exhibit examines the 'Demons' in Gillespie's work
Boston Globe
... Outsider artists succeed when, despite their lack of training,
they make work that has a certain formal sophistication.
here
THE reluctant disciple
Guardian
... Modernists and reactionaries alike have wanted to see in El Greco an autarkic outsider artist ... we can look beyond a myth of El Greco that, if it fed modern art ...
here
THE envoy and the artwork
The Japan Times
... An outsider can hardly condemn the artist, a Jew, for empathizing with... Remarks about the inviolability of art and diplomatic conventions alike seem offensive ...
here
SUNDANCE 2004: The Buzz and the Bores
Newsweek
... the risk of sentimentality, get us rooting for and identifying with
this ultimate outsider ... It's an artful film about, among many other
things, the power of art ...
here
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Albuquerque Tribune
... through March 14. "Vernacular Visionaries: International Outsider Art in Context," through March 29. "A Handmade Planet ...
here
OF Signs and Wonders, Visionaries and Loners
New York Times
... this fantasy is nourished by seeing that some great art has been produced by real Outsiders, as you may discover this weekend at the 12th annual Outsider Art ...
here
ART Calendar
Hartford Advocate
... Dealer specializes in outsider art. Art Brut and Outsider Art, works by Alexandra Huber, Ronald Sloan, Shane Van Pelt, Paul Pitt and others.
Through April 30. ...
here
See all stories on this topic:
here
Mind & machines
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MIND of an artist
GoMemphis.com
... While a great deal of his mature art resembles the work of self-taught or outsider artists, the progress of his career was a self-willed (or
unavoidable ...
here
FITTON displays ' Spirit Machines '
Hamilton Journal News
HAMILTON � Art is for everyone and a Cincinnati studio for "outsider
artists" provides proof in its "Spirit Machines" exhibition at the
Fitton Center ...
here
MIND of an artist
GoMemphis.com
... While a great deal of his mature art resembles the work of self-taught or outsider artists, the progress of his career was a self-willed (or
unavoidable ...
here
FITTON displays ' Spirit Machines '
Hamilton Journal News
HAMILTON � Art is for everyone and a Cincinnati studio for "outsider
artists" provides proof in its "Spirit Machines" exhibition at the
Fitton Center ...
here
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Show openings
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A Loner's Belated Company
New York Times, NY
... within the Outsider Art field, where hard-to-classify works by self-taught artists are the stock in trade, some creations are more unusual than others. ... here
KEYS arts scene brims with activity, variety
Miami Herald, FL
... Open Air Art Affair, an outdoor art show sponsored by Schooner Wharf Bar and the Outsider Artists of the Keys, will be held March 6 ... here
A Loner's Belated Company
New York Times, NY
... within the Outsider Art field, where hard-to-classify works by self-taught artists are the stock in trade, some creations are more unusual than others. ... here
KEYS arts scene brims with activity, variety
Miami Herald, FL
... Open Air Art Affair, an outdoor art show sponsored by Schooner Wharf Bar and the Outsider Artists of the Keys, will be held March 6 ... here
Friday, January 16, 2004
Outsider Artists
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MCKENDREE Robbins Long; Rudolf de Crignis; Deborah Butterfield
New York Times
... Although Long's paintings are well known in the folk art and Outsider Art worlds, this is his first New York gallery exhibition. It's worth a visit. ...
here
MCKENDREE Robbins Long; Rudolf de Crignis; Deborah Butterfield
New York Times
... Although Long's paintings are well known in the folk art and Outsider Art worlds, this is his first New York gallery exhibition. It's worth a visit. ...
here
Thursday, January 15, 2004
War Memorial
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'War Memorial' artists call attention to their work, not to themselves
By Maria Gonzalez
Seattle Times staff reporter
Clues to the identities of the artists responsible for the soldier art put up atop Sand Point Magnuson Park's Kite Hill surfaced yesterday with the anonymous artists issuing a public statement.
The artists wish to remain anonymous so that public attention is focused on the artwork, not the individuals responsible for the pieces, said Chris Lodwig, who says he's the spokesman for the Seattle Outsider Artists Project, a group representing the artists.
"So many people worked on this, they wanted to remain anonymous.
Plus it allows people to look at the art as art," Lodwig said.
In an e-mailed statement, the artists said the "Endless War Memorial" began in early 2003 as a way to protest the looming war with Iraq but grew to include broader military, political and economic issues. Four to 10 people worked on the project throughout the year, Lodwig said.
The installation, which appeared mysteriously at Magnuson Park last week, shows nine life-sized plywood soldiers. Eight soldiers painted black with mirrors for faces surround a silver-colored officer saluting his men.
Kite Hill is also the site where a monolith appeared on New Year's Day in 2001. Lodwig said some of the artists with ties to the monolith project participated in the soldier installation.
The artists chose to depict the eight-man squad with an officer, the smallest operational military unit, they said.
"Like pieces on a chessboard, our eight soldiers are starting to form ranks, lining up in front of their leader, who is the embodiment of war," the statement reads.
City officials said the artwork can stay at the park until March 1.
Maria Gonzalez: 206-464-2449 or mgonzalez@seattletimes.com
'War Memorial' artists call attention to their work, not to themselves
By Maria Gonzalez
Seattle Times staff reporter
Clues to the identities of the artists responsible for the soldier art put up atop Sand Point Magnuson Park's Kite Hill surfaced yesterday with the anonymous artists issuing a public statement.
The artists wish to remain anonymous so that public attention is focused on the artwork, not the individuals responsible for the pieces, said Chris Lodwig, who says he's the spokesman for the Seattle Outsider Artists Project, a group representing the artists.
"So many people worked on this, they wanted to remain anonymous.
Plus it allows people to look at the art as art," Lodwig said.
In an e-mailed statement, the artists said the "Endless War Memorial" began in early 2003 as a way to protest the looming war with Iraq but grew to include broader military, political and economic issues. Four to 10 people worked on the project throughout the year, Lodwig said.
The installation, which appeared mysteriously at Magnuson Park last week, shows nine life-sized plywood soldiers. Eight soldiers painted black with mirrors for faces surround a silver-colored officer saluting his men.
Kite Hill is also the site where a monolith appeared on New Year's Day in 2001. Lodwig said some of the artists with ties to the monolith project participated in the soldier installation.
The artists chose to depict the eight-man squad with an officer, the smallest operational military unit, they said.
"Like pieces on a chessboard, our eight soldiers are starting to form ranks, lining up in front of their leader, who is the embodiment of war," the statement reads.
City officials said the artwork can stay at the park until March 1.
Maria Gonzalez: 206-464-2449 or mgonzalez@seattletimes.com
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
how to repair bad art
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HOW to repair bad art
IdahoStatesman.com, ID
... This technique actually falls under the category of "outsider art," which is merely a nice way of describing efforts by totally untrained but nonetheless ...
here
HOW to repair bad art
IdahoStatesman.com, ID
... This technique actually falls under the category of "outsider art," which is merely a nice way of describing efforts by totally untrained but nonetheless ...
here
Monday, January 12, 2004
Demons
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NEW exhibit examines the 'Demons' in Gillespie's work
Boston Globe, MA
... Outsider art Nielsen's second show is an unusual one for the gallery: drawings by self-taught artist Stuart H. Williams. ...
here
NEW exhibit examines the 'Demons' in Gillespie's work
Boston Globe, MA
... Outsider art Nielsen's second show is an unusual one for the gallery: drawings by self-taught artist Stuart H. Williams. ...
here
an everyday genius
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AN everyday genius
Guardian, UK
... They shared what might be called a Jewish-American intellectual energy ... The pop art of Warhol and Lichtenstein had already exploded out ...
here
AN everyday genius
Guardian, UK
... They shared what might be called a Jewish-American intellectual energy ... The pop art of Warhol and Lichtenstein had already exploded out ...
here
Sunday, January 11, 2004
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A Jazzy United Way
New York Times, NY
... 22 - The opening night of the Outsider Art Fair at the Puck Building, featuring works for sale by 20th-century self-taught artists, will benefit
the American United Way...
here
CULTURE: Exile on pain street
The Sunday Times (subscription), UK
... to find out how twisted up I was inside, how much of an outsider ... Since leaving art school, Scott has lived in Sunderland, Dorset,
London and Munich ...
here
KEEPING the light burning
The Star, Malaysia
... Despite the generation gap and hippie sensibilities, Hill was never made to feel like an outsider by the men at Pladda. They taught the young art student ...
here
A Jazzy United Way
New York Times, NY
... 22 - The opening night of the Outsider Art Fair at the Puck Building, featuring works for sale by 20th-century self-taught artists, will benefit
the American United Way...
here
CULTURE: Exile on pain street
The Sunday Times (subscription), UK
... to find out how twisted up I was inside, how much of an outsider ... Since leaving art school, Scott has lived in Sunderland, Dorset,
London and Munich ...
here
KEEPING the light burning
The Star, Malaysia
... Despite the generation gap and hippie sensibilities, Hill was never made to feel like an outsider by the men at Pladda. They taught the young art student ...
here
Monday, January 05, 2004
Call for artists
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"CALL for Artists: Raw Art Festival"
Absolutearts.com
This is London's first to focus solely on Outsider Art. Raw or 'Outsider art' includes Folk/Intuitive/Marginalised/Self-taught/Visionary art.
here
"CALL for Artists: Raw Art Festival"
Absolutearts.com
This is London's first to focus solely on Outsider Art. Raw or 'Outsider art' includes Folk/Intuitive/Marginalised/Self-taught/Visionary art.
here
Sunday, January 04, 2004
Carving a way to heaven
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CARVING a way to heaven
Guardian, UK
Perhaps it was because he was an outsider, an immigrant, that he needed to create a refuge for himself and his art.
here
CARVING a way to heaven
Guardian, UK
Perhaps it was because he was an outsider, an immigrant, that he needed to create a refuge for himself and his art.
here
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Christie's thinks we're crazy
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PRESS Clips
Village Voice, NY
... It was the year the Times promoted a collection of "outsider art" (defined by Christie's as work made by "insane, institutionalized, unschooled . . .
here
PRESS Clips
Village Voice, NY
... It was the year the Times promoted a collection of "outsider art" (defined by Christie's as work made by "insane, institutionalized, unschooled . . .
here
Art on rise in heartland
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ART on the rise in Heartside
The Grand Rapids Press (subscription), MI
... Ministry's art program for area residents was gaining momentum, leading the organization to build a storefront gallery and studio space for its "outsider artists"
here
ART on the rise in Heartside
The Grand Rapids Press (subscription), MI
... Ministry's art program for area residents was gaining momentum, leading the organization to build a storefront gallery and studio space for its "outsider artists"
here
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Wooden Ferrari & House of Books
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THIS is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
http://www.sambarcroft.com/pages/Livio/livio.htm
Other cars by the artist http://www.lievehemel.nl/ldm2003techferr.htm
THIS is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
http://www.sambarcroft.com/pages/Livio/livio.htm
Other cars by the artist http://www.lievehemel.nl/ldm2003techferr.htm
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Bubble Art Photography
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This is BEAUTIFUL! I don't know if it qualifies as "Outsider" art, but it certainly is fascinating
Fan Yang's Bubble Art Photography
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 2:11am (MST-1)
From: (Nvivo)
Fan Yang's Bubble Art Photography
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Bubble Photo Art Collection
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This is BEAUTIFUL! I don't know if it qualifies as "Outsider" art, but it certainly is fascinating
Fan Yang's Bubble Art Photography
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 2:11am (MST-1)
From: (Nvivo)
Fan Yang's Bubble Art Photography
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Bubble Photo Art Collection
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Redneck Sleigh
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I love this!
http://uglychristmaslights.com/2003/redneck.html
I love this!
http://uglychristmaslights.com/2003/redneck.html
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Horse of a different color
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ART: Horse of a different colour
The Sunday Times (subscription), UK
... Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s his works became increasingly expressionist, some echoing the instinctive mark-making of outsider art. ...
here
ART: Horse of a different colour
The Sunday Times (subscription), UK
... Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s his works became increasingly expressionist, some echoing the instinctive mark-making of outsider art. ...
here
Saturday, December 06, 2003
Absolutearts.com
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GENRES: Outsider Art, Contemporary American Art, Pop Art
Absolutearts.com
"My present creative ambitions, have led me to understand that everything, everywhere is art. Some, more poetic ...
here
GENRES: Outsider Art, Contemporary American Art, Pop Art
Absolutearts.com
"My present creative ambitions, have led me to understand that everything, everywhere is art. Some, more poetic ...
here
Monday, December 01, 2003
Count to 14
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Fourteen seconds. Count.
There. Another person is infected with AIDS.
Count another fourteen seconds. There. Another person is infected with AIDS.
Did you have a hard day?
I did. I'm emotionally exhausted, from telling a new friend, Stu, a little of my experience with homelessness and with losing my daughter, all the while being socially ostricized.
I'm physically exhausted from trying to do too much work outside, too fast, while the weather holds out.
I'm in a lot of pain.
But I am not an infant child, dying of AIDS, orphaned because BOTH my parents, and most of my siblings, died of AIDS, too.
I am not a raped woman in India, whose husband gave her the virus and then threw her out when she showed symptoms.
I am not dying of AIDS, alone, socially ostricised, hungry, homeless and helpless.
Count to fourteen. There. Another person is infected with AIDS. Every fourteen seconds.
Now, go here and donate one little dollar: 46664. That's Nelson Mandela's prisoner number.
You think you had a hard day?
DO IT!
Thank you,
Rogi A. Riverstone
Fourteen seconds. Count.
There. Another person is infected with AIDS.
Count another fourteen seconds. There. Another person is infected with AIDS.
Did you have a hard day?
I did. I'm emotionally exhausted, from telling a new friend, Stu, a little of my experience with homelessness and with losing my daughter, all the while being socially ostricized.
I'm physically exhausted from trying to do too much work outside, too fast, while the weather holds out.
I'm in a lot of pain.
But I am not an infant child, dying of AIDS, orphaned because BOTH my parents, and most of my siblings, died of AIDS, too.
I am not a raped woman in India, whose husband gave her the virus and then threw her out when she showed symptoms.
I am not dying of AIDS, alone, socially ostricised, hungry, homeless and helpless.
Count to fourteen. There. Another person is infected with AIDS. Every fourteen seconds.
Now, go here and donate one little dollar: 46664. That's Nelson Mandela's prisoner number.
You think you had a hard day?
DO IT!
Thank you,
Rogi A. Riverstone
Friday, November 28, 2003
Outsider Letters & Latinos
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JOHN Wesley; Kelley Walker; Shirin Neshat
New York Times
... Epistolary equivalents of Outsider Art, the letters are by turns funny, sad, scary and poetically beautiful. ...
here;
IN Two Shows, a New Latino Essence, Remixed and Redistilled
New York Times
... By the time it finally caught on in mainstream New York art ...
... just the latest way to corral them into a manipulable, if temporarily marketable, outsider ...
here
JOHN Wesley; Kelley Walker; Shirin Neshat
New York Times
... Epistolary equivalents of Outsider Art, the letters are by turns funny, sad, scary and poetically beautiful. ...
here;
IN Two Shows, a New Latino Essence, Remixed and Redistilled
New York Times
... By the time it finally caught on in mainstream New York art ...
... just the latest way to corral them into a manipulable, if temporarily marketable, outsider ...
here
Art For Its Own Sake
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TO All of You Who Make Art for Its Own Sake: A Toast
New York Times
... I also thought of a man named Jonathan Williams, who runs an outfit called the Jargon Society (www.jargonbooks.com), devoted to various forms of outsider art. ...
here
TO All of You Who Make Art for Its Own Sake: A Toast
New York Times
... I also thought of a man named Jonathan Williams, who runs an outfit called the Jargon Society (www.jargonbooks.com), devoted to various forms of outsider art. ...
here
SOHR POINT
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SOHR POINT
Times Picayune, LA
... Sohr is both a sophisticate and an outsider. He tips his hat to the
art on museum walls -- notice the Leger-like licorice-black outlines and puffy Picasso ...
here
SOHR POINT
Times Picayune, LA
... Sohr is both a sophisticate and an outsider. He tips his hat to the
art on museum walls -- notice the Leger-like licorice-black outlines and puffy Picasso ...
here
Thursday, November 27, 2003
Ferret Tarot
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Everytime I think I've seen it all, someone reminds me I haven't. http://www.tarotpassages.com/ferret.htm
"Some of the card meanings are a bit quirky. The Seven of Wands shows a self-congratulatory ferret hopping about a room decorated with balloons and a banner proclaiming "You did it!" There is only celebration in this card, with no evidence of struggle. I guess ferrets have it a bit easier than humans. My first interpretation of the Knight of Pentacles is not romantic, but the Ferret Tarot depiction clearly is. Fret not, so is the Knight of Cups, who is known for his Sir Galahad-like ways.
The art, which consists of pen and ink drawings, is inconsistent. Some of the images are quite engaging and evocative, but others are less accomplished and somewhat awkward.
Sometimes the ferrets look like some other, perhaps mythical, animal. One gets the sense that Moertl grew more proficient as an artist through the creation of this deck and most of the time, the ferrets' personalities and motivation are crystal clear, and convey the desired message effectively.
The artist has put a lot of time and energy into the presentation of this limited edition deck (of 500).
The Ferret Tarot arrives confined in a fabric bag, and the design puts one in mind of pawprints. How apropos. A signed and numbered title card is included, along with a simple, stapled, little white booklet and a one eight by eleven inch "Ferret Tarot Cheat Sheet."
The Majors aren't numbered, so you can choose whether Strength is VIII or XI. A card with three suggested spreads is also included. The cardstock could be a bit heavier--the cards aren't laminated and somewhat fragile because of that. The reversible card backs depict the ferret Fool, all energetic glee. That description fits the Ferret Tarot equally well."
Everytime I think I've seen it all, someone reminds me I haven't. http://www.tarotpassages.com/ferret.htm
"Some of the card meanings are a bit quirky. The Seven of Wands shows a self-congratulatory ferret hopping about a room decorated with balloons and a banner proclaiming "You did it!" There is only celebration in this card, with no evidence of struggle. I guess ferrets have it a bit easier than humans. My first interpretation of the Knight of Pentacles is not romantic, but the Ferret Tarot depiction clearly is. Fret not, so is the Knight of Cups, who is known for his Sir Galahad-like ways.
The art, which consists of pen and ink drawings, is inconsistent. Some of the images are quite engaging and evocative, but others are less accomplished and somewhat awkward.
Sometimes the ferrets look like some other, perhaps mythical, animal. One gets the sense that Moertl grew more proficient as an artist through the creation of this deck and most of the time, the ferrets' personalities and motivation are crystal clear, and convey the desired message effectively.
The artist has put a lot of time and energy into the presentation of this limited edition deck (of 500).
The Ferret Tarot arrives confined in a fabric bag, and the design puts one in mind of pawprints. How apropos. A signed and numbered title card is included, along with a simple, stapled, little white booklet and a one eight by eleven inch "Ferret Tarot Cheat Sheet."
The Majors aren't numbered, so you can choose whether Strength is VIII or XI. A card with three suggested spreads is also included. The cardstock could be a bit heavier--the cards aren't laminated and somewhat fragile because of that. The reversible card backs depict the ferret Fool, all energetic glee. That description fits the Ferret Tarot equally well."
Outsider Art
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OUTSIDER art
Lynn North Shore Sunday, MA
... Asked to label her work, Smith says, "There's a name for my style now: outsider art, but maybe not." She is influenced by De Kooning, Rouault, El Greco, Goya ...
here
OUTSIDER art
Lynn North Shore Sunday, MA
... Asked to label her work, Smith says, "There's a name for my style now: outsider art, but maybe not." She is influenced by De Kooning, Rouault, El Greco, Goya ...
here
TEACHER'S appreciation for art
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TEACHER'S appreciation for art comes to fruition
Carolina Morning News, SC
Helena Island, known for its collection of folk, self-taught and outsider art, will feature the work of Claudette Humphrey in a gala show opening Saturday. ...
here
TEACHER'S appreciation for art comes to fruition
Carolina Morning News, SC
Helena Island, known for its collection of folk, self-taught and outsider art, will feature the work of Claudette Humphrey in a gala show opening Saturday. ...
here
Monday, November 24, 2003
Romare Bearden
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http://www.beardenfoundation.org/ This is no outsider; this is high art.
http://www.beardenfoundation.org/ This is no outsider; this is high art.
Sunday, November 23, 2003
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: WEST COUNTY
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: WEST COUNTY
West County Times, CA
... Exhibit of collectible "outsider" art and handmade gift items, including
paintings, drawings, prints, collages, quilts, weavings, furniture, ceramics,
jewelry ...
here
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: WEST COUNTY
West County Times, CA
... Exhibit of collectible "outsider" art and handmade gift items, including
paintings, drawings, prints, collages, quilts, weavings, furniture, ceramics,
jewelry ...
here
Saturday, November 22, 2003
FOLK hero as folk art
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FOLK hero as folk art
Montreal Gazette, Canada
... He was also, himself, a work of what might be called outsider art,
that is, art that is largely nonconformist, through no artificial strategy.
...
here
FOLK hero as folk art
Montreal Gazette, Canada
... He was also, himself, a work of what might be called outsider art,
that is, art that is largely nonconformist, through no artificial strategy.
...
here
Thursday, November 20, 2003
Colorful World
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THE Colorful Worlds of Maira Kalman
Forward, NY
... �(M&Co's clocks and wristwatches are still sold at the Museum of Modern Art's stores.). ... I've always felt like an outsider," she said. ...
here
THE Colorful Worlds of Maira Kalman
Forward, NY
... �(M&Co's clocks and wristwatches are still sold at the Museum of Modern Art's stores.). ... I've always felt like an outsider," she said. ...
here
Art Calendar
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ART Calendar
Hartford Advocate, CT
... By appointment only. Art Brut and Outsider Art, works by Alexandra Huber, Ronald Sloan, Shane Van Pelt, Paul Pitt and others. Through April 30, 2004. ...
here
ART Calendar
Hartford Advocate, CT
... By appointment only. Art Brut and Outsider Art, works by Alexandra Huber, Ronald Sloan, Shane Van Pelt, Paul Pitt and others. Through April 30, 2004. ...
here
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
AWARD-WINNING artist blurs boundaries of race and gender
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AWARD-WINNING artist blurs boundaries of race and gender
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
... gives her art an unusual vantage point. "I feel dislocated from everything, but I am everything. I use the advantage of being an insider and an outsider.".
...
here
AWARD-WINNING artist blurs boundaries of race and gender
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
... gives her art an unusual vantage point. "I feel dislocated from everything, but I am everything. I use the advantage of being an insider and an outsider.".
...
here
Sunday, November 16, 2003
Statements In Nonconformity
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IN three exhibits at the Rose, statements in nonconformity
Boston Globe, MA
"... the "bad" drawing of the 1980s, when people who had been to art schools got "in touch" with their inner kindergartener by emulating untrained outsider ..."
here
IN three exhibits at the Rose, statements in nonconformity
Boston Globe, MA
"... the "bad" drawing of the 1980s, when people who had been to art schools got "in touch" with their inner kindergartener by emulating untrained outsider ..."
here
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Tandem Table Tooters' Thanksgiving
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Computer users, you MUST download the http://developer.msntv.com/Tools/msntvvwr.asp MSNTV Viewer to see these! They are only visible on MSNTV!
http://tandemtables.com/TOOTERS/thanks/
Computer users, you MUST download the http://developer.msntv.com/Tools/msntvvwr.asp MSNTV Viewer to see these! They are only visible on MSNTV!
http://tandemtables.com/TOOTERS/thanks/
Friday, November 14, 2003
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NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Albuquerque Tribune, NM
Museum of International Folk Art:
"Vernacular Visionaries: International Outsider Art in Context," Through
Aug. 25. ...
here
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Albuquerque Tribune, NM
Museum of International Folk Art:
"Vernacular Visionaries: International Outsider Art in Context," Through
Aug. 25. ...
here
Thursday, November 13, 2003
REVIEW : ' Taboo ' Is Good Pop Art
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REVIEW : ' Taboo ' Is Good Pop Art
Newsday
"... this one is good
pop art ... the very different London production, is framing the show as a raunchy, chic-outsider ..."
here
REVIEW : ' Taboo ' Is Good Pop Art
Newsday
"... this one is good
pop art ... the very different London production, is framing the show as a raunchy, chic-outsider ..."
here
SKEINS of fun
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SKEINS of fun
Oregonian, OR
"... And they're not the murmuring circles an outsider might expect. ... and angora, the Ya-Yas said they're hardly surprised, because knitting
is a long-neglected art. ..."
here
SKEINS of fun
Oregonian, OR
"... And they're not the murmuring circles an outsider might expect. ... and angora, the Ya-Yas said they're hardly surprised, because knitting
is a long-neglected art. ..."
here
DRAWINGS from the back row
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DRAWINGS from the back row
Toronto Star, Canada
"... Martins School of Art and Design in London, fashion illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York ...
I definitely see myself as an outsider ..."
here
DRAWINGS from the back row
Toronto Star, Canada
"... Martins School of Art and Design in London, fashion illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York ...
I definitely see myself as an outsider ..."
here
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
NEW Zealand show exotic in the Lone Star State
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NEW Zealand show exotic in the Lone Star State
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
"... I am like an outsider picking up on things the locals might not.".
... He credits his ability to exhibit internationally to the art community he is part of. ..."
here
NEW Zealand show exotic in the Lone Star State
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
"... I am like an outsider picking up on things the locals might not.".
... He credits his ability to exhibit internationally to the art community he is part of. ..."
here
Monday, November 10, 2003
Burning Man Space Wiggle
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Space Wiggle
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Mon, Nov 3, 2003, 6:23pm (MST-1)
From: (roboT2003)
www.burningman.com
--- Space wiggle" Burning Man images
While it's true that a fair amount of actual wiggling takes place at Burning Man, the "space wiggle" images at this site are just a nifty optical illusion:
This method of presenting stereo images uses animated .gifs to rapidly switch between left and right images. For most of us the brain will impose a crude sense of dimensionality on a wildly wiggling scene. Link to smaller image size (for dialup folks): stereowiggle1
Link to larger images (for broadband gluttons): stereowiggle2
NSFW warning: includes naked (and wiggling) body parts.
Space Wiggle
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Mon, Nov 3, 2003, 6:23pm (MST-1)
From: (roboT2003)
www.burningman.com
--- Space wiggle" Burning Man images
While it's true that a fair amount of actual wiggling takes place at Burning Man, the "space wiggle" images at this site are just a nifty optical illusion:
This method of presenting stereo images uses animated .gifs to rapidly switch between left and right images. For most of us the brain will impose a crude sense of dimensionality on a wildly wiggling scene. Link to smaller image size (for dialup folks): stereowiggle1
Link to larger images (for broadband gluttons): stereowiggle2
NSFW warning: includes naked (and wiggling) body parts.
Bagbed
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Complete instructions for weaving a bed from discarded plastic bags.
The Ubiquitous Plastic Bag
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2003, 6:28pm (MST-1)
From: (roboT2003)
bagbed
--- "Each American consumes approximately 190 pounds of plastic per year, of which 60 pounds is packaging which is thrown away immediately after bringing it home."
Complete instructions for weaving a bed from discarded plastic bags.
The Ubiquitous Plastic Bag
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2003, 6:28pm (MST-1)
From: (roboT2003)
bagbed
--- "Each American consumes approximately 190 pounds of plastic per year, of which 60 pounds is packaging which is thrown away immediately after bringing it home."
Nohands Gallery
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Manipulate Nohands' image and post it on the site!
The Nohands Gallery!
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2003, 6:33pm (MST-1)
From: (roboT2003)
Nohands
--- a montage of photos depicting the life of our beloved Nohands. Here we see Nohands grow from the adorable kitten who has inspired hundreds of lovingly crafted images, to a handsome and apparently contented man of dignity.
Manipulate Nohands' image and post it on the site!
The Nohands Gallery!
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2003, 6:33pm (MST-1)
From: (roboT2003)
Nohands
--- a montage of photos depicting the life of our beloved Nohands. Here we see Nohands grow from the adorable kitten who has inspired hundreds of lovingly crafted images, to a handsome and apparently contented man of dignity.
"Wishing I Wasn't Just Average"
WISHING I wasn ' t just average
Provo Daily Herald, UT
"... They will win awards and hang their art in galleries ...
There are people who, to the outsider, are not much to speak of, but in truth are the most accomplished ..."
here
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Provo Daily Herald, UT
"... They will win awards and hang their art in galleries ...
There are people who, to the outsider, are not much to speak of, but in truth are the most accomplished ..."
here
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Sunday, November 09, 2003
Outsider Art News
ARBUS' exhibit offers its share of revelations
San Diego Union Tribune, CA
"... It's clear that her art didn't offer her enough solace and sustenance ...
Still, some of her writings suggest Arbus felt as much like
an outsider as many ..."
here
San Diego Union Tribune, CA
"... It's clear that her art didn't offer her enough solace and sustenance ...
Still, some of her writings suggest Arbus felt as much like
an outsider as many ..."
here
Outsider Art News
AT United Church, members 'make something beautiful happen'
Durham Herald Sun, NC
"... hats, made by inmates and community volunteers, was displayed at
the Durham Art Museum
"... as the theme because the composer was deaf and often
felt like an outsider ..."
here
Durham Herald Sun, NC
"... hats, made by inmates and community volunteers, was displayed at
the Durham Art Museum
"... as the theme because the composer was deaf and often
felt like an outsider ..."
here
Friday, November 07, 2003
Outsider Art News
SUPER*MARKET LAUNCHES THIS WEEKEND IN LOS ANGELES
comic Book Resources
"... The Cartoon Art Museum's generous loan of the 'Alternative
To What' show ...
The primary audience is actually adults interested in comics,
the arts, and outsider art..."
here
"WE'RE all outsiders sometimes, and those experiences have much to ...
Asheville Citizen Times, NC
... Chicago Historical Society, The Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Contemporary Art ...
need a picture to remind me of the uneasiness
of being an outsider ..."
here
SWELL times for surf
Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia
"... Be a part of the subculture or be an outsider � that was the subtext.
... with its own mores and social strata, rites of passage and taboos; its language, art ..."
here
comic Book Resources
"... The Cartoon Art Museum's generous loan of the 'Alternative
To What' show ...
The primary audience is actually adults interested in comics,
the arts, and outsider art..."
here
"WE'RE all outsiders sometimes, and those experiences have much to ...
Asheville Citizen Times, NC
... Chicago Historical Society, The Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Contemporary Art ...
need a picture to remind me of the uneasiness
of being an outsider ..."
here
SWELL times for surf
Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia
"... Be a part of the subculture or be an outsider � that was the subtext.
... with its own mores and social strata, rites of passage and taboos; its language, art ..."
here
Thursday, November 06, 2003
Outsider Art News
CALENDAR of events for the week of Nov. 7
Thomaston Express, CT
"... It also will question definitions of high and popular art, folk and outsider art, and distinctions between memory and imagination. ..."
here
RUNNERS and riders for the Turner
Financial Times (subscription), UK
"... a highly publicised show in what is still one of the country's principal temples to art ..."
here
'THE bald old coot from Sydney'
Telegraph.co.uk, UK
"... been willing to be so direct, but James has the luck of being able to see Britain as outsider ..." James is not drawn to the kind of art that cherishes silence ..."
here
Thomaston Express, CT
"... It also will question definitions of high and popular art, folk and outsider art, and distinctions between memory and imagination. ..."
here
RUNNERS and riders for the Turner
Financial Times (subscription), UK
"... a highly publicised show in what is still one of the country's principal temples to art ..."
here
'THE bald old coot from Sydney'
Telegraph.co.uk, UK
"... been willing to be so direct, but James has the luck of being able to see Britain as outsider ..." James is not drawn to the kind of art that cherishes silence ..."
here
Outsider Art News
CLOSE to Home, 11-06-03
Henderson Gleaner, KY
... Newburgh, Ind. - "The Price of Freedom: Outsider Art by Rick McCarty,"
through Tuesday, meeting-entertainment room, American Legion, 203 Walnut
St. ...
here
POPULAR Met show displays El Greco's artistic twist
Henderson Gleaner, KY
... Rather than some kind of spiritual outsider artist, El Greco was a deeply worldly member of ... to force clients to pay more than they had planned to spend on art. ...
here
ATTACK on cultural show: heritage or madness?
Sri Lanka Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka
... In any Sinhala village an outsider will not go hungry. ... Many of
our cultural expressions such as dance, music and art have been deeply
influenced by north and ...
here
Henderson Gleaner, KY
... Newburgh, Ind. - "The Price of Freedom: Outsider Art by Rick McCarty,"
through Tuesday, meeting-entertainment room, American Legion, 203 Walnut
St. ...
here
POPULAR Met show displays El Greco's artistic twist
Henderson Gleaner, KY
... Rather than some kind of spiritual outsider artist, El Greco was a deeply worldly member of ... to force clients to pay more than they had planned to spend on art. ...
here
ATTACK on cultural show: heritage or madness?
Sri Lanka Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka
... In any Sinhala village an outsider will not go hungry. ... Many of
our cultural expressions such as dance, music and art have been deeply
influenced by north and ...
here
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
Outsider Art News
ON Mark's trail
Louisville Courier Journal, KY
... It's not traditional folk art with a canon. Outsider artists tend to
create their own canon and are unique to their own style.". ...
here
THE Fifth Dimension
Fort Worth Weekly, TX
... or the Community Arts Center -- the walls are dripping with all those
big ideas about minimalism/post-minimalism/neo-minimalism, Op Art, and
even outsider art. ...
here
ANGEL of the South
Guardian, UK
... from the unexpected crossover success of the bluegrass-tinged O Brother, Where Art Thou?
...despite her blossoming beauty, she was, she says, something
of an 'outsider ...
here
CLOSE to Home, 10-30-03
Henderson Gleaner, KY
... Mount Vernon, Ind. - "The Price of Freedom: Outsider Art by Rick McCarty,"
Wednesday-Nov. 11, meeting-entertainment room, American Legion, 203 Walnut
St. ...
here
ART museum's quilt display fluffed up for Gallery Night
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
... 759 N. Water St.: "Eileen Doman: Family Tree." Family snapshots evoke
nostalgic imagery in the hands of Doman, a rising star of the outsider
art scene. ...
here
THE Making of a Cover
Sport Compact Car Magazine
... The term "graffiti" is now more often paired with the word "art" as
it becomes respected and legitimate celebration of so-called "outsider
art.". ...
here
A true story of a boy and his dog
Atlanticville, NJ
... I found 'Feeding Bark' by Tim Brown when I was looking at outsider
art on eBay. I saw this picture ...
her
AMERICAN Visionary Art Museum
Baltimore Sun, MD
... opening this mix-n-match grab bag of art when she visited Switzerland's
Art Brut Museum, which was committed to exhibiting self-taught and outsider art. ...
here
MUSIC can cross racial lines
Louisville Courier Journal, KY
... He wound up an outsider in an outsider culture, dealing with racism... After 10 years of reckless, rampant and renegade art
here
MEDIATION is the medium
The Japan Times, Japan
Will you use that freedom as an outsider to plan any controversial
exhibitions? No. It comes from the art.
here>
Louisville Courier Journal, KY
... It's not traditional folk art with a canon. Outsider artists tend to
create their own canon and are unique to their own style.". ...
here
THE Fifth Dimension
Fort Worth Weekly, TX
... or the Community Arts Center -- the walls are dripping with all those
big ideas about minimalism/post-minimalism/neo-minimalism, Op Art, and
even outsider art. ...
here
ANGEL of the South
Guardian, UK
... from the unexpected crossover success of the bluegrass-tinged O Brother, Where Art Thou?
...despite her blossoming beauty, she was, she says, something
of an 'outsider ...
here
CLOSE to Home, 10-30-03
Henderson Gleaner, KY
... Mount Vernon, Ind. - "The Price of Freedom: Outsider Art by Rick McCarty,"
Wednesday-Nov. 11, meeting-entertainment room, American Legion, 203 Walnut
St. ...
here
ART museum's quilt display fluffed up for Gallery Night
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
... 759 N. Water St.: "Eileen Doman: Family Tree." Family snapshots evoke
nostalgic imagery in the hands of Doman, a rising star of the outsider
art scene. ...
here
THE Making of a Cover
Sport Compact Car Magazine
... The term "graffiti" is now more often paired with the word "art" as
it becomes respected and legitimate celebration of so-called "outsider
art.". ...
here
A true story of a boy and his dog
Atlanticville, NJ
... I found 'Feeding Bark' by Tim Brown when I was looking at outsider
art on eBay. I saw this picture ...
her
AMERICAN Visionary Art Museum
Baltimore Sun, MD
... opening this mix-n-match grab bag of art when she visited Switzerland's
Art Brut Museum, which was committed to exhibiting self-taught and outsider art. ...
here
MUSIC can cross racial lines
Louisville Courier Journal, KY
... He wound up an outsider in an outsider culture, dealing with racism... After 10 years of reckless, rampant and renegade art
here
MEDIATION is the medium
The Japan Times, Japan
Will you use that freedom as an outsider to plan any controversial
exhibitions? No. It comes from the art.
here>
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Hill of Crosses
Peaceful resistance to oppression.
Dates back to 11th century Lithuania.
http://www.sacredsites.com/december2001pages/lithuania.htm
Dates back to 11th century Lithuania.
http://www.sacredsites.com/december2001pages/lithuania.htm
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Lunch Box Bonanza! Gallery!
Lunch boxes are not Outsider Art. How one collects and displays them IS Outsider Art!
http://www.cassidyframes.com/box/gallery/gallery.html
http://www.cassidyframes.com/box/gallery/gallery.html
Turnpike Prank
When the Highway Dept. makes a person wait too long in line to pay a toll, it gives that person too much time to think!
http://www.zug.com/pranks/turnpike/
http://www.zug.com/pranks/turnpike/
Monday, October 27, 2003
Computational Origami
How does one package large objects to send into space?
The ancient art of Japanese paper folding, combined with a computer, solves the problem.
Computational Origami
The ancient art of Japanese paper folding, combined with a computer, solves the problem.
Computational Origami
Sunday, October 26, 2003
Rural Studio
Recycled materials, innovative design, new housing for the rural poor: these aren't just do-gooder busy work; these are works of ART!
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Grandma Prisby
Grandma Prisby is a hero of mine. Her Bottle Village was close to where I lived. I never visited. I regret that.
I met Grandma Prisby at the Woman's Building in Los Angeles. She built semicircular walls, composed of concrete, toothbrushes, doll parts, bottles and other junk on the 3rd floor gallery. They were fascinating.
From Google:
environments
... Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village Grandma Prisbey used no formal plans as she built 22 structures made of bottles in Simi Valley, California. ...
here
RealEstateJournal | Preservation News
... Samudio. "They fall into the category of folkloric environments,
ranging from Watts Towers to Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village.". ...
here
On The Town - Bottle Village
... Previous Show, home. April 24, Daniel Paul From Grandma Prisby's
Bottle Village Daniel Paul Music Playlist: Theme Song: "Miracles ... here
Links, Wits End Mosaic, tile adhesive, tile glue, adhesive, glue ...
... Weird Gardens - Inspired by Gaudi, the Watts Tower and Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village
this artist turned her home and garden into a 'weird' , wonderful and ...
here
Viewpoints
... eager tourists. And allow me to become controversial again, and compare
the Acropolis to Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village. The Bottle ...
here
November Home Monthly - American craftsmanship
... Will continues Grandma's depiction of rural upstate New York, though his work
is a ... Carved folk art by artisans such as Bush Prisby (Penn.), Mary Shelly (NY ...
here
here
other testimonials
I met Grandma Prisby at the Woman's Building in Los Angeles. She built semicircular walls, composed of concrete, toothbrushes, doll parts, bottles and other junk on the 3rd floor gallery. They were fascinating.
From Google:
environments
... Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village Grandma Prisbey used no formal plans as she built 22 structures made of bottles in Simi Valley, California. ...
here
RealEstateJournal | Preservation News
... Samudio. "They fall into the category of folkloric environments,
ranging from Watts Towers to Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village.". ...
here
On The Town - Bottle Village
... Previous Show, home. April 24, Daniel Paul From Grandma Prisby's
Bottle Village Daniel Paul Music Playlist: Theme Song: "Miracles ... here
Links, Wits End Mosaic, tile adhesive, tile glue, adhesive, glue ...
... Weird Gardens - Inspired by Gaudi, the Watts Tower and Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village
this artist turned her home and garden into a 'weird' , wonderful and ...
here
Viewpoints
... eager tourists. And allow me to become controversial again, and compare
the Acropolis to Grandma Prisby's Bottle Village. The Bottle ...
here
November Home Monthly - American craftsmanship
... Will continues Grandma's depiction of rural upstate New York, though his work
is a ... Carved folk art by artisans such as Bush Prisby (Penn.), Mary Shelly (NY ...
here
here
other testimonials
Sunday, October 19, 2003
washme.com
Washme.Com
Group: alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird Date: Sun, Oct 19, 2003, 10:01am (MDT-1)
From: (roboT2003)
WashMe.com
--- "So, I'm driving into Toronto (Canada), one day, and I see "www.washme.com"
written in the dirt on the back of a mini-van. "Kewel" I sez."
Friday, October 17, 2003
Mask Pics Soon!
speaking of pics, Mike, the photographer, came by today w/his digital camera and photographed the masks, cat pillows, fairy rag ladies and gourd bird houses!
He also brought me some gold fish for my tub pond & took me to store so I could buy dog and cat food.
You'll be seeing masks, etc, in the next few days.
A real gentleman, no?
He also brought me some gold fish for my tub pond & took me to store so I could buy dog and cat food.
You'll be seeing masks, etc, in the next few days.
A real gentleman, no?
Duct Tape Wallets
Making Duct Tape Wallets via Martha Stewart
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 9:27pm (MDT-1)
From: (Nvivo)
How to Make Duct Tape Wallets via Martha Stewart--for real
here
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Wait 'til The Red Green Show hears about THIS!
Group: news:alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird
Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 9:27pm (MDT-1)
From: (Nvivo)
How to Make Duct Tape Wallets via Martha Stewart--for real
here
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Wait 'til The Red Green Show hears about THIS!
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Sunday, October 12, 2003
Thursday, October 09, 2003
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Language Free Candidates
The California Recall
On October 7, voters in the state of California will be asked to vote on whether to recall Governor Gray Davis.
The huried nature of this election gives we, the people, little time to get to know our candidates.
As a part of our public outreach programs, Language Removal Services has here created the first "language-free" political debate.
It is our hope that this will allow you to better understand the true positions of the candidates. Below, we present language removals of the leading candidates to replace Davis.
To listen, click on the "MP3" next to each candidate. Files are downloadable.[at website, not here]
Gray Davis (Incumbent) (D) MP3
Arianna Huffington (I) MP3
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) MP3
Cruz Bustamante (D) MP3
Peter Camejo (G) MP3
Tom Mclintock (R) MP3
Peter Ueberroth (R) MP3
On October 7, voters in the state of California will be asked to vote on whether to recall Governor Gray Davis.
The huried nature of this election gives we, the people, little time to get to know our candidates.
As a part of our public outreach programs, Language Removal Services has here created the first "language-free" political debate.
It is our hope that this will allow you to better understand the true positions of the candidates. Below, we present language removals of the leading candidates to replace Davis.
To listen, click on the "MP3" next to each candidate. Files are downloadable.[at website, not here]
Gray Davis (Incumbent) (D) MP3
Arianna Huffington (I) MP3
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) MP3
Cruz Bustamante (D) MP3
Peter Camejo (G) MP3
Tom Mclintock (R) MP3
Peter Ueberroth (R) MP3
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
Mask On
Maskon.Com
Group: alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 8:15pm (MDT-1) From: (roboT2003)
--- Your one-stop resource for
female latex masks on the Internet
Live Pelt
Ronald Feldman Gallery
Group: alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 8:32pm (MDT-1) From: (roboT2003)
--- Live Pelt, by Kelly Heaton, is a multimedia installation based on the transformation of 64 previously owned Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the popular consumer toy, into a woman?s coat. Fashioned from the toys? pelts and electronics, the coat (entitled The Surrogate) provides full body vibration and is designed to be a substitute lover.
Using Elmo as a vector to channel information about contemporary American culture, the installation encompasses moods both poignant and Frankenstein weird. The narrative investigates frontier economics, the human-machine relationship, and the technologist?s power to play with life. In all seriousness, Heaton?s sense of humor prevails.
Bubble Making
Bubble Making (long)
Group: alt.discuss.internet.sites.weird Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 11:11pm (MDT-1) From: (Nvivo)
Here are some bubble making links-- formulae, science, tips, related projects, kid stuff.....
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Soap Bubbles--Bubble Formulae
Exploratorium
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Science Explorer: Bubble Bomb--pop a plastic bag with baking soda and vinegar!
Bubble Bomb
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Bubbles - A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Homeschooling
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Bubbles
Ed.Gov
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Twos Nature Activities--Making Rainbow Bubbles
FamilyTLC
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The Bubblesphere Bubbles.Org
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Bubble Solutions--index
Solutions
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Bubble Formulae
Solutions
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MadSci Network: Physics
Re: effect on making bubbles with hot or cold liquid.
MadSci
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Bubbles Theme Page--links
Themes
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Bubbles--links
42Explore
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Making Antibubbles
AntiBub
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My Google Search: There's a lot more. Some of the sites above have menu's with more info.
Google Bubbles
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Monday, September 29, 2003
Friday, September 12, 2003
Explaining My Stuff
E-mail message
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2003, 8:14pm
Subject: [Clf-l] My Outsider Art
Here's the blog, basically describing the masks I'm making. Outsider Art http://outsiderart.blogspot.com/
I just bought some film I will photograph them tomorrow. I'll have to take photos to Evil Wal*mart to develop, because they'll post jpegs on their web site for 30 days.
Then, I'll have someone with a computer (ANY VOLUNTEERS???) access the site and email the digital photos to me, so I can post them online.
Webtv is not compatible with Wal*Mart's web site. I KNOW I shouldn't go to W.M., but it is literally the cheapest and fastest way; I've called every digital developing place in town.
Oh, I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
I assume I can show them to you in a couple of weeks. I'm going to make more. When you see them, I think you will agree with me that
I'm on to something with these!
If you want to know about my other arts & crafts, there's a link from my Outsider Art Blog http://outsiderart.blogspot.com/ that shows some.
I also make Cat Pillows (I'll take pictures of them, too) which I can customize to look like the customers' cats.
I sell herbs & seeds, and gourd bird houses, too (more pictures!)
I'm too tired to talk about the poverty stuff tonight. I had a hard hard painful day. I need rest, so I can finish the masks tomorrow and go sell them.
Wait 'til you SEE them! I'm SO PROUD!
Rogi
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Thursday, September 11, 2003
A Woman's Work Is Never Done
I haven't been able to do the panky site all week! I've been REALLY hustling the masks! I thot the hippy fair was Saturday. IT's TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have : a black cat, green dragon/dinosaur/crocodile?, and a tiger already done. All they need is a quick spray of clear acrylic.
I have 2 with primer paint out drying right now to decorate/paint tonight: lion (with yarn mane) and an ant head with mylar eyes and wire antennae.
On the living room floor, in front of my fan, is a horse whose yarn main just got paper mached on. It'll get primed in an hour or so.
Also outside: something with big eyes. I may try to make a monkey out of it with big lips and ears.
All but the monkey should probably be ready for the fair tomorrow. BUt I've been working my ASS off!
And both Mon and yesterday, I had to run errands, so that ate up 8 hrs this week.
My house is filthy. THAT's gotta b cleaned for my interview with the Albuquerque Journal next week. (see the Daily Rogi Blog).
I'm also writing for the blogs, since that's what she wants to interview me about (she found my Hood Life blog & emailed me).
I'm in a LOT of pain, but I'm not quitting 'til it's all done.
Once the hippy fair is over, I can concentrate on Mr. Panky.
Or die!
I have : a black cat, green dragon/dinosaur/crocodile?, and a tiger already done. All they need is a quick spray of clear acrylic.
I have 2 with primer paint out drying right now to decorate/paint tonight: lion (with yarn mane) and an ant head with mylar eyes and wire antennae.
On the living room floor, in front of my fan, is a horse whose yarn main just got paper mached on. It'll get primed in an hour or so.
Also outside: something with big eyes. I may try to make a monkey out of it with big lips and ears.
All but the monkey should probably be ready for the fair tomorrow. BUt I've been working my ASS off!
And both Mon and yesterday, I had to run errands, so that ate up 8 hrs this week.
My house is filthy. THAT's gotta b cleaned for my interview with the Albuquerque Journal next week. (see the Daily Rogi Blog).
I'm also writing for the blogs, since that's what she wants to interview me about (she found my Hood Life blog & emailed me).
I'm in a LOT of pain, but I'm not quitting 'til it's all done.
Once the hippy fair is over, I can concentrate on Mr. Panky.
Or die!
Sunday, August 31, 2003
Papier Mache Masks
papier mache masks
Group: news:alt.discuss.clubs.public.arts-lit.writing.rriverstone Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2003, 8:35am (MDT-1) From: (Rogi�Riverstone)
I'm making masks, for Halloween.
Take a 12 pack can box. Open at seams, flatten. Cut about a 2" strip off each of the flaps ends.
Wrap box over head. Staple one of the strips under each ear, wrapping in front of jaw.
Staple other strip around head, like a hat band. Do not staple head! LOL
It'll look like a weird foot ball helmet.
mix glue, flour and water in a bowl and whisk.
tear news print paper into 1" strips, dip in glue, "squeegie" off excess liquid between fingers. Wrap news print around mask. ONE LAYER ONLY, or it'll get too wet.
Set in sun to dry for a day.
Repeat process, but.....
Cut a rectangle of tulle netting about 4x6".
Dip in glue mix, squeeze out excess. Place over face opening, secure with strips of newsprint.
Now, I can start applying "lumps" of wadded dry newsprint, covered in strips of wet, to make lumps for ears, eyes, nostrils and other facial features.
Ears, manes, etc. need to be as far BACK on the "helmet" as possible, to act as counter weights, so mask won't slip forward and blind wearer.
Once the whole thing is dry, spray with dollar spray paint. Add details with acrylic paints, beads, seeds, yarn, sequins.....whatever.
Right now, I'm making either an alligator, an alien or a dinosaur.
Next will be a cat, followed by a unicorn, then a lion!
The wearer can see very well out of the opening, cuz it's huge. But it's the same color and follows the facial lines, so the more prominent "eyes" I'm building attract the viewer's eye. The real wearer's face is veiled and shaded by the mask!
Doesn't weigh much, gets good air circulation, almost all the materials are recycled trash that cost nothing! Actual cost of materials per mask is probably less than a dollar.
Takes about 10 mins. to apply each layer of papier mache per day.
Bet I can sell em for fifty bucks each!
They're big, bold and fabulous!
............
Re: papier mach� masks
Group: alt.discuss.clubs.public.arts-lit.writing.rriverstone Date: Thu, Aug 7, 2003, 9:24am (MDT-1) From:(Rogi�Riverstone)
one mask is almost done being sculpted. It should be done tomorrow or the next day and ready to paint, decorate. It bears, unfortunately, a strong resemblence to Barney, the Dinosaur. Eyes, nostrils, nose ridges. Tomorrow, I add lips and teeth.
The 2nd mask just got its first sculpting: eyes, eyebrows and ears for a cat.
The 3rd just has the first coating of paper on it, to cover holes and establish basic shape. It's got a short snout, so it could b a monkey, I suppose. or an owl. or something... what else has a short snout? ummmmm...
I'm also thinking of making a fish helmet. The whole thing will be a whole fish, with the person looking out the fish's mouth and the tail at the back of the head....
They're cute, baby. I mean, I'm really proud of these puppies....
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