by admin | Feb 19, 2012 | Art of People, Dialogical Aesthetics, Digital art, Portraits, Relational art
The latest work involves an exploration of the underpinnings of Marx’s idea of Entfremdung, typically translated as alienation but really is closer to estangement. These works reconsider this idea and how it’s roots are what drive humanity further and...
by admin | Mar 17, 2011 | Conceptual Art, Dialogical Aesthetics, Digital art, Relational art, Thinking about Art - Out Loud
I have spent a great deal of my life trying to figure out how my work ‘fits in’ to the contemporary art world. To be clear, I’ve struggled with what ‘ism’ or trend or group might my work belong to so that I might explain my peculiar...
by admin | Feb 12, 2010 | Bullying, Identity-based art, Name Calling, Relational art, Thinking about Art - Out Loud
I remember. Unlike so many people I know, I remember. The details may not be 100% but the colors, emotions and general tone of the experiences are still vivid. So many middle-aged adults, like myself, look at young people and say, “Look at them. How can...
by admin | Feb 2, 2010 | Dialogical Aesthetics, Relational art, Thinking about Art - Out Loud
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately working out the issues of how I want to spend the balance of my days. Given my family history (mom dead at 62, dad at 76) if I make it to 80, it will be a miracle. Combine that with having smoked for way too many years, which...
by admin | Dec 2, 2009 | Painting, Relational art, Thinking about Art - Out Loud
Had you ever heard of this word? I certainly hadn’t until recently when I read it in a blog interview with Claude Emile Furones on the website The Art Point. It’s an amazing interview with the most articulate of artists. Unfortunately, the interview is no...
by admin | Nov 2, 2009 | Identity-based art, Relational art, Thinking about Art - Out Loud
There is a wonderful series on Public Television called “ART:21” that I recently started watching (ah, the wonders of Hulu!). This particular series seeks an in-depth investigation into the why and wherefores of contemporary art of all kinds. A portion of...
