Monday, July 25, 2011

Otherwordly at MAD - Part 1




James Casebere, Landscape with Houses (Dutchess County, NY) #8 2010



 I  recommend that anyone interested in the topics of this blog visit the Museum of Arts and Design to see the exhibit Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities, which closes on September 18, 2011.


The show features the work of contemporary artists from around the world.  MAD's website refers to the "phenomenal renaissance of interest among artists worldwide in constructing small-scale hand built depictions of artificial environments and alternate realities. 

Many of the show's artists have been featured on this blog individually, and also as part of a posting from Elephant Magazine that previewed an upcoming book called Microworlds.

As you can see from the photographs I took this past week, the museum had the good insight to exhibit the pieces in front of plain, solid backgrounds, which made photographing these a pleasure.  I hope you enjoy these.  And get to the exhibit!



All photographs in this posting: Tom Casesa.  Click images to enlarge.





Joe Fig, Self Portrait 2007. 2007



Joe Fig, Self Portrait, 2007.  2007



Joe Fig, Jackson Pollock, 2008




Joe Fig, Chuck Close: 2004 (This and following 2 photos)








Peter Feignebaum, 187.4. 2010 (and next four photos)

















Alan Wolfson, Canal St. Cross-Section. 2009-10




Lori Nix, Violin Repair Shop, 2011




Sunday, July 24, 2011

Otherworldly - Part 2


This is the second part of a two-part posting on Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities, which is showing at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, and closes on September 18, 2011.  See more details in the first posting (directly below this posting).



Photographs: Tom Casesa.    Click images to enlarge.


Matthew Albanese,  A New Life # 1, 2011



The Chadwicks, The Golden-Age Microbrewery, 2008


Frank Kunert,  Menu a Duex.  2009



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David Lawrey and Jaki Middleton,  Consolidated Life, 2010.




In the foreground, Raspberry Model, 2009, by Betthany De Forest.  In the background to the left you can see a bit of the exhibits by Martin and Paloma Munoz, although visitors are not allowed to photograph them up close.   However, their work appears several times in this blog (See Snow Globes Part 2,  Part 1, and Islands).



Closer view of Raspberry Model.



Lori Nix, Beauty Shop, 2009.







Gregory Euclide, held within what hung open and made to lie without escape, 2011.








Tuesday, July 5, 2011

The miniature works of Kendal Murray

I recently came accross the work of Australian artist Kendal Murray.  You can see more of her work at Arthouse Gallery.  Ms. Murray seems to be particularly fond of compacts, purses and rhymes.  Enjoy.



"Birthday Suit Salute" Kendal Murray 17.5 x 11 x 12 cm , "Holiday Heyday" Kendal Murray 13 x 10 x 10 cm 



"Collectivise, Disguise, Capitalise, Compromise" Kendal Murray 6.5 x 16 x 10 cm  




"Run Begun, Fun Undone" Kendal Murray 9.5 x 13 x 9.5 cm - mixed media assemblage


"Daylong, Sing Along" Kendal Murray 6 x 8 x 7.5 cm - mixed media assemblage



"Beware Bear, Unaware Pair" Kendal Murray 8.5 x 7.7 x 8.5 cm - mixed media assemblage



"Strawberry Cream Supreme" Kendal Murray 8.5 x 8 x 8.5 cm - mixed media assemblage 




Friday, July 1, 2011

Updates to apartment model - Amp, guitar stand, television, power drill

As many readers know, the banner photo for this blog illustrates a model I have been building of my West Village studio apartment.   I began the project by replicating the floor with around 500 cherry wood parquet tiles.  Since then I have been adding pieces in bursts, in between other projects.

Here are a few updates.


For more pictures, also see the earlier posting on the model.


Click photos to enlarge



Chair by Nancy Summers, keyboard by Bart Kennedy, rug by Booni Backe.
















Guitar stand

















After looking at some very good room models I realized the parquet floor I laid down with separate cherry tiles, and that looked so good, needed to be unbeatified.  My floors were quite beat up and over the years the gaps were filled with both grey and yellow-ish filler. I also pulled out some tiles and replaced them with new, brighter ones.   Here's the new old floor.