Brian Rutenberg and a Holiday Group Show

well it looks like david lusk is at it again
first the wine tasting
and now an opening
i hope all you folks
got to see the don estes show
it rocked out
with its cock out
(don didnt the paintings did)

be sure to check out the
flow ad
with the artists he is taking down to miami

Gallery 136 Grand Opening

gallery 136
opens this saturday
it is good to see south main art galleries
having openings
other than on trolley night

Little People - a tiny street art project

little people - a tiny street art project

there are somethings
that i wish
i would have thought of first
and this is one
thanks to the georgia
for the link
as she knows my obsession
with the little people
everyone needs to check out this site
i heart little people
the artist also has links
to other projects he is working on
i have always been into
this "evasion" art
i can not quite explain what this means
yet
i am working on it
and hopefully i can post it
before the end of the month
make art
make love
and dont hang peace wreaths
on the side of your house
your likely to get fined
damn dumb americans

IMMCC - December 13th

INDIE MEMPHIS MICRO CINEMA CLUB SHOWCASES INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILMS FROM NEXTFRAME FILM FESTIVAL AT THE POWER HOUSE

December Screening
MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Indie Memphis, organizer of the annual Soul of Southern Film Festival, is featuring works from NextFrame, the University Film and Video Association’s (UFVA) touring festival of international student film and video at the next Micro Cinema Club screening, Wednesday, December 13, 7:30 p.m., Power House gallery, 45 G.E. Patterson. Admission is free and open to everyone.

The December 13 lineup will feature 10 short animated films:

FUGA (Fugue), a man’s encounter with childhood and fleeting memories, directed by Or Moran of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Israel.

Unwilled Inheritance: A Portrait of Three Generations, provides an emotional look at the filmmakers’ distant relationship with his father that is meticulously hand-crafted. Directed by Nathan Broaddus of Hampshire College, MA, this short took second place in the 2006 festival.

Ring of Fire, directed by Rini Yun Keagy of Temple University, PA, explores the shape of things as a volcano loses its head in Indonesia.

Flight, directed by Andrew Allen of University of Washington, WA, provides a condensed history of aviation and man’s fascination in reaching the skies. (Photo attached.)

In a Distance, But Within View, directed by You-Jin Lee from Rhode Island School of Design, RI, is a visual poem in short stop animation.

Garbus (Hunchback), directed by Joanna Polak, Akademia Sztuk Pieknych, Poland, is a poignant tale about society’s outcast noted for its moving black and white hand-drawn animation. (Photo attached.)

Latent Sorrow, directed by Shon Kim, of Cal Arts, CA, fuses the abstract with the literal.

Monster, directed by Michaela Ostadalova, Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Slovakia, and 2006 first place winner, highlights the moment when you discover a monster in your house.

Say Yesss, directed by Christopher Thomas, Temple University, PA, takes a close look at insect love. (Photo attached.)

Telekontar, directed by Galit Weisberg, Tel-Hai Rodman College, Israel, follows an alien in his journey through malicious yet enchanting landscapes.

NextFrame, now in its fifteenth year, is recognized as the world’s premiere touring festival for showcasing student work and promising visionaries of the next generation of filmmaking. For more information about NextFrame, visit www.temple.edu/nextframe.

The Indie Memphis Micro Cinema Club is focused on showing short films—those that are shorter in length than a feature film—of independent filmmakers from across the globe to promote indie artists and expose audiences to the diverse array of interesting films that before now have never made it to the Memphis market. The Micro Cinema Club is held the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Power House. December’s screening is approximately 60 minutes with popcorn and beverages provided.

David Lusk and His Vast Wine Knowledge

i hate to say
that i think
i might miss this one
i bet they wont have yellow tail
maybe

Morgan Cook MFA Show

On the Street
December 1st
Morgan Cook
(REFRAIN)
An MFA Candidacy Show 4-8

no image for the show yet
i will take some pictures
when i go and see the show
it is a good thing he is leaving
i want his studio

Skowhegan Information (I'll see you there)

Skowhegan is an intensive nine-week summer residency program for emerging visual artists, providing an exceptionally stimulating and rigorous environment to support artistic creation and interaction.

Artists are provided with a concentrated period to work, created with the support and critical assistance of a distinguished faculty of Resident and Visiting Artists. Founded in 1946 by artists, and still governed by artists for artists, the program provides an atmosphere in which participants are encouraged to work and explore free of the expectations of the marketplace and academia. As always this year's Faculty of distinguished artists reflects a broad formal and conceptual spectrum of approaches to art-making.

Through its admissions process Skowhegan seeks to bring together a gifted and diverse group of individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to art-making and inquiry. Sixty-five participants are accepted annually. Applicants must be at least 21 years old before the session begins. An academic background in art is not required. The admissions panels consider both those who are enrolled in academic programs and artists who have been working independently. Skowhegan's financial assistance program helps ensure that artists accepted to the School may participate regardless of their financial status. A variety of full and partial scholarships are available to those who provide evidence of financial need. Skowhegan also works in partnership with several schools and art departments to provide Matching Fellowships.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007

A detailed description of the program, financial assistance opportunities and the 2007 application are now available online at:


www.skowheganart.org

New Artmemphis.net Artists

tad lauritzen wright
carrol mctyre
michelle duckworth
pinkney herbert
david mah

i have been a little behind
like
four months
on getting these updates in
well here they are
before i update them again
the world traveling tad
carrol mctyre
michelle duckworth
pinkney herbert
david mah
some of them have their
artists interviews up as well
read them
so you will become a better artist
and a lot of results will come up
when you google your name
which
is really
the only reason
i post these things here
so the arrtists will look more better
when they google their name

Art All Over the World

Winter Salon show at Lesley Heller Gallery
30 east 92nd St NYC
Dec.2 - 21,2006.
Receptions Dec.2, 7th,15th,and 19th 1 to 7 pm.
Suzannah, Waverly, Janice and Pinkney
will be at the gallery on Dec.2, 4 to 7 pm.

and the second one
you get to go to france
(bring me back some cubans jed)
see jed jackson
and his work
one day
you to
will be able to travel the world
showing your work
i prefer to call it work
rather than art
when someone says
i have to go do my art
or
what do you think of my art
phrasing it like that
makes it sound like it should be hanging
in a flea market
or
something you can buy from
from a gallery on south main
i dont know why that is
it just be that way sometimes

George Shaw Lecture at Rhodes

Art That Catches the Eye XI

sean scully
my fourth favorite artist
right now
the georgia and i
saw his catherine series
at the modern
in fort worth
this weekend
it was a great show
really
i have only seen
one piece of his ever before
and that was in london
his hometown
the modern
has the entire series
and it was great to see them all together
in one room
it was also perfect timing
as i am in uber art making mode
in the studio
and seeing these works
solved some installation problems
i knew i was going to have
the modern also had a great judd
my favorite artist
and an interesting show by
nigel cooke
i am going to do a little more research on him
before i make up my mind
but sean scully
he is the real deal
with studios
all over the world
i wonder if he needs an assistant
another assistant

I am the Greatest Risk Player Ever

after twelve hours
and a fifth of gin
drunk
by myself
i prevailed
as usual
in our families
annual
thanksgiving risk game
the first image
is an original game
from 1963
bought at a garage sale
for only one dollar
we didnt use this game
we used a new one
which we get every year
the guy in white
is dana
my step-dad
in finished last
the guy in brown
is nutbush
my brother
he finished third
the guy in dark blue
(my second favorite color)
is donnie
he finished second
the key to this game
and all risk games
is control of africa
and hoping
that someone thinks
australia is the key
which someone always does
this is tenth time
in a row
i have won a risk game
not limited to just the family game
but all games
so
who is ready for a game night
sometime soon

Happy Thanksgiving!

i had a good day today
i got a haircut
got the oil changed
washed the car
finshed a painting
went to the brooks
to see the sculpture show
again
also saw
steventroywilliams
and chris wollards show
washed four loads of laundry
made 1200 lines
on a piece of paper
cooked dinner
watched tony bennetts
birthday show
rented
wrath of khan
and watched an episode of
smith
on cbs.com
now tomorrow
i get to drive to dallas
with my wife
my brother
my nephew
and my girlfriend in law
play a heated game of risk
drink a bottle or seven of wine
smoke three cigars
go to the fort worth art museum
book a flight to nyc
a little treat before grad school
so i can see
the henry darger show
the john currin show
the david bates show
the brice marden show
the chie fueki show
the ellsworth kelly show
only if i lived in nyc
i could wish to live in memphis
so i could see
the don estes show
the class of 06 show
(BOOTLEG WINNERS)
the elizabeth alley show
the susan maakestad show
the jan hankins show
the mel spillman show
and the wangechi mutu show
ahhh
to be an artist

Top Ten Films Made Before 1950

1. Casablanca
2. King Kong
3. Wizard of Oz
4. Rebecca
5. Maltese Falcon
6. Gaslight
7. Sunset Boulevard
8. Big Sleep
9. Metropolis
10. Citizen Kane

Brooks Perspectives

well
it only took me
two hours to apply to this show
i now know how to configure
the images as callforentry.org
requires
if you need help to do this
and if you have never done this before
you will
email me and i can help you out
the more people that apply
the more it looks like this is really an art town
with a viable art scene
you folks between
nashville
and little rock
can apply as well
click here
to get the requirements and deadlines
go art
go perspectives
do not think of it
as another chance
to get another rejection
think of it
as another chance
to get into another show

I Heart Politics

A former NFL quarterback, a seven-fingered farmer and a '70's rocker who posed half-naked on an old album cover began learning Monday how to be members of Congress.

mmmmm
seven fingers
i wonder if this is total finger count
or just on his left hand
or perhaps
his right hand
i also wonder if they teach them
how to fuck us
lower middle class type folks

Class of '06

here are some of the images
from last nights class of '06 show
downtown
it was a fund-raiser/art show
the show was good
it was a nice mix
of this and that
and most of memphis' art stars were there
hanging in the show
and there to check out the show as well
the first image is niles wallace's piece
it is a great piece the artist said that he will forever add to
i guess we will never run out of carpet
janice said it reminds her a large-sized childrens hat
i think it looks like one of madonnas cone-shaped boobs
speaking of madonna
did you know that she
was up for the part of
don corleones daughter
that eventually went to sophia coppola
hmmm
the next is erinn cox's installation
i spelled her name right by the way
unless lantana spelled it wrong
subject verb agreement anyone
anyways
these pink and hairy pieces
have to be a nightmare to hang
i guess i can ask her
when i get into mca
and watch her hang similar work in seminar classes
if there is such a thing
the next piece is some of
amber mcgregor's installation
then
rebekah laurenzi's installation
then
we all know and love bobby spillmans work
i wonder if he got off early
i wonder how alans birthday party went

oh well

i got my letter today
from the arkansas arts center
i did not get into the delta this year
oh well
i guess don reitz doesnt like
eye popping minimalism
i guess i peaked too soon
with that show
anyways
there is always forever
and besides
i have the lantana
and the marshall arts shows
to look forward to

There is Art in There Somewhere VI

get to the studio ladies and gentlemen
if this isnt inspiration
i dont know what is
oh yeah
wheel of fortune auditions
this saturday at sams town
1-5
i wonder if i can do better
than i did for the apprentice
but
wangechi mutu
is giving a lecture during that time
at power house
and in the morning
i am finally going to upload
the thirty artmemphis.net profiles
i have sitting around the house
speaking of sitting
steven troy williams
is showing at the p and h friday night
tomorrow
depending when you read this
tonight
as well as the opening for the wangechi show
at the powerhouse
as well as a show at material
from hamletts own private collection
by the way
i went to the u of m
open studios tonight
the mca grad students were there
i wonder who will win in a fight
i fight i join in january
which will not make a difference to anyone
except to everyone
when i get to mca
i think i will have some crits
and invite the u of m grads over
that should go over well
get goin
vote cohen
i got a great voting story
where in a span of sixty seconds
i heard this
nigger ford
fucking jew
i wonder who she voted for
i love christians
almost as much as i love
bridget the midget
datealittle.com

MFA Students at University of Memphis Host Open Studio

The University of Memphis Fine Arts MFA students will be hosting an Open Studio Night on Thursday, November 9, from 6-9 pm. After viewing Adrienne Outlaw’s Seek Shelter exhibition at the Art Museum, open 6-8pm, guests will be provided with information about the MFA program as well as a map to the painting, sculpture, and photography studios.

Pixy Liao, a second-year photography student from Shanghai is excited about sharing her finished work as well as works in progress. Pixy owns an impressive collection of unusual cameras, including types of toy cameras many people have never seen. She may even be wielding one of these during Open Studio Night, an event which she claims both educates the community and raises awareness of the diverse artistic experience available in Memphis.

Elisha Gold, a first-year sculpture student who focuses on creating artwork with metal is also excited about the debut of his sculpture in the Memphis community. Along with his metalwork, Ely has become a regular participant in performance art on the UM campus. In his studio youπll find the bongo drums he uses to accompany these performances along with more traditional sculptors’ tools.

Jada Thompson, a painter graduating this Spring who is eager to prop open her door and welcome the public into her space, plans to take advantage of the opportunity to socialize with other artists in their studios as well. Jada says, As artists and art students, we seem to always be very engrossed in making better art, making more art, making new art. This is an opportunity to stop, breathe and put ourselves in context. Besides, I want to see what our studios look like when they're all cleaned up.

Ms. Thompson also promises to have cookies in her studio, but don't linger for too long; she's not the only artist who will be providing refreshments. Participating artists also include Nancy Cheairs, Gena Serey, Chandler Pritchett, Tim Kinard, Pixy Liao, Sunny Montgomery, Kate Strzok, Melissa Rackham, Gerecho Delaney, Chase Malone, Kathleen Murray, Lea Alexander, Brooke Foy, Elisha Gold, and Sarah Boyce. Along with snacks, guests at Open Studio night will experience hospitality, information, entertainment, and the work of some very promising young artists.

Look At Me I'm An Artist!!

the best of '06
maybe
come and see for yourself
come and see the art stars
of this city
downtown
and it is not trolley nioght
damn tourist
drinking free wine
anyways
art stars in memphis
they are all in this show
Nathan Berry - dont know yet
Susan Best - i wish i was best
Gary Bridgman - dont know yet
Dwayne Butcher - this is me
Roger Cleaves - yale school superstar
Erinn Cox - future studio mate
Hamlett Dobbins - the best painter ever in the history of the world
Beth Edwards - she makes me want to do it
Geoffrey Ellis - dont know yet
Don Estes - has greatest stuido and most perfect round head in memphis
David Evans - dont know yet
Michael Force - has a pornstar name
Annette Fournet - dont know yet
Brandon Goff - dont know yet
Pinkney Herbert - someone stole all his color but he is still a fed-ex forum art star
Niki Johnson - dont know yet
Terri Jones - sexy artist with sexy waxy vellum
Trey Kirk - dont know yet
Rebekah Laurenzi - she is mad that i have yet to put up her artmemphis profile
Jon Lee - fed-ex forum art star
Yijun Liao - photo looks like a drawing, which is a good thing
Amber McGregor - any wedding dresses here? one of the few good performance artists in this town
Carl Moore - shows everywhere
Greely Myatt - materials master who needs no introduction from me
Bo Rodda - i wish my name was bo which is better than luke
Joseph Slaughter - how is someone from louisiana in the show, oh yeah, great piece
Bobby Spillman - works almost as hard as me painted fifty paintings in two years kinko loves his work
Niles Wallace - carpet is his bronze
Emily Walls - ten people have told me she is the best artist in the city, looks good as a slutty nurse
Tad Lauritzen Wright. - world traveling and is better than us and doesnt even have to try, makes great salsa

Delta Axis Events - Including the Sexy Wangechi Mutu

Please join us this Friday, November 10th from 6-8 p.m. for the opening reception of Wangechi Mutu, sleeping heads lie at Power House. Ms. Mutu will offer a lecture discussing her work and installation on Saturday, November 11 at 3 p.m. at Power House. Power House is located at 45 GE Patterson, between Main & Front Streets.

Next week, we resume the monthly Artist Studio Visits with Nancy Cheairs on Thursday, November 16th. This program is 6-7 p.m., advance registration is required by calling 578-5545. Ms. Cheiars’s studio is located at 168 St. Andrews Fairway. Our next Artist Studio Visit is Thursday, December 7th at Pinkney Herbert’s studio in Marshall Arts, 639 Marshall Ave. The Artist Studio Visit program is free for Delta Axis members and $5 for non-members.

Please note that November’s Indie Memphis Micro Cinema Club was held on November 1st. Our next Micro Cinema Club will be on Wednesday, December 13th at 7:30 at Power House.

Top Ten Star Trek Movies

Star Trek 8: First Contact
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier
Star Trek 7: Generations
Star Trek 10: Nemesis
Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock
Star Trek 9: Insurrection
Star Trek The Motion Picture

Elizabeth Alley, Susan Maakestad, and Melly Mel Spillman All Have Openings As Well

now
these are not the works you will be seeing tonight
but you get the idea
and i am all about images
this is an art blog
isnt it
elizabeth and susan are at perry nicole
will the red spot be there
mel is at caseworks
in a show i curated
which is real easy
i asked her
she said yes
she even hung the paintings
all i did was listen to the band
there is also an opening at l ross
brent funderburk
probably watercolors
william eggleston is at lisa kurts
which none of you
who reads this blog
even goes to their openings

Don Estes at David Lusk

Opening Tonight 6-8

Chris Uphues Lecture at U of M

Chris Uphues to Give Public Lecture at the University of Memphis

Chris Uphues, a painter from Brooklyn, will give a public lecture about his work at the University of Memphis on November 2 at 7:00. The lecture will be held in Rom 226 of the FedEx Institute of Technology which is located at 365 Innovation Drive.
Chris Uphues’ paintings are done in a style most closely related to cartoon animation. The characters are seemingly light and upbeat, but due to the density of information in a single painting and the way that these cartoon characters slowly emerge from tightly packed shapes, the overall effect is surprisingly foreboding.
Uphues has exhibited his work in Chicago at the Carl Hammer and Bucketrider galleries and recently in New York at the Monster Island gallery. In 2006, he had work at the Linda Gallery in Hamburg Germany and the Unit B Gallery in San Antonio, Texas. He is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. In 2005, he was the recipient of a State of Illinois Individual Artist Grant.
This lecture is free and open to the public. This lecture is made possible by the Department of Art and the Committee for Co-sponsorship.
Call 678-2216 for further information

First Wenesdays at the Brooks

Steven Troy Williams and Chris Wollard are showing at Brooks Introduces
check it out tonight
and hob-nob
with all the cool rich people
that goes to this thing

Micro Cinema Club Tonight

Indie Memphis, a project of Delta Axis, presents Micro Cinema Club #23 on Wednesday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Power House.

This month Indie Memphis Micro Cinema Club presents Microcinema International’s Independent Exposure 2006 - Halloweird Edition.

An assorted collection of weird, creepy, gross, odd and strange shorts made by moving image artists from around the world. From popping out eyeballs in “Pretty Kitty” to bizarre animations from Italy, the Netherlands and the United States to a documentary about an architect who uses insects as a source of inspiration when designing homes, this program is sure to entertain fans of horror and the bizarre alike.

Aegri Somnia (A Sick Man's Dream) directed by Brooke Beane
United States, Experimental, 2004, 00:00:44

Clock Paint Eyeball directed by Chris Ohlson
United States, Video Art / Film Art, 2006, 00:03:30

Frigidaire directed by Virgilio & Vivi Villoresi & Ponti
Italy, Horror / Bizarre, 2006, 00:05:41

Orange, Red, Erupts directed by Theofano Pitsillidou
Cyprus, Experimental, 2005, 00:04:00

Onion Ainoi directed by Luke & Andrew Meeken & Negrey
United States, Animation, 2005, 00:09:22

Whispering Pines #5 directed by Shana Moulton
Netherlands, Comedy / Satire, 2005, 00:06:38

Discord: Metal and Meat directed by Stephan Larson
United States, Experimental, 2006, 00:05:07

Nature's Blueprints directed by Mike Seely
United States, Documentary, 2004, 00:08:55

Worms and Feathers directed by Candice Lin
United States, Horror / Bizarre, 2004, 00:04:00

Kosmos directed by Thorsten Fleisch
Germany, Experimental, 2004, 00:05:17

Pretty Kitty directed by Gregory McDonald
United States, Comedy / Satire, 2005, 00:03:51

Facechasers directed by Gabriel Judet-Weinshel
United States, Experimental, 2005, 00:04:00

Admission is free, donations are recommended
Power House, 45 G.E. Patterson, between Main & Front Streets in the South Main Arts District