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Site Upgrade, June 2010
In News onFor the past weeks, I’ve been adding extra images to the pieces at the
SCULPTURE section of the site. They can be clicked for large views.
I’m hoping that you will have a better sense of what the work looks like
with the additions. So far #51, #54, #55, #59, #52, #60, #61, #64, #49,
#50, #44, #45 and #46 have been updated. More pieces will follow…0 -
Scope Basel 2010
In News onFour pieces (#32, #39, #50 and #64) will be heading to Scope Basel Art Show
(June 15-19, Booth F22) with the Aureus Contemporary soon.Alternate views, details, larger images of the pieces can be seen at the
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Art Chicago 2010 Pictures Added
In News onI’ve just added some photos from Art Chicago to the main part of the site
(please go to PHOTOS and look under Art Chicago April 30-May 3, 2010).
Andreas and Kevin from Aureus Contemporary along with their installation
specialist Christopher Faiss did a maximum job in hanging a great show at
the booth. As I was looking forward to seeing, it was so satisfying that Karim‘s
paintings and my sculptures interacted so nicely. Here are some for you to see.
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but does it float
In News onEvery once in a while I check if “but does it float” has a new entry. The site stands
out, among many visually oriented sites, in showing intriguing images lead by
brief sentences. The text often act as a springboard to lift you up where the images
are displayed or they can playfully set the rhythm to the visual composition that
follows. The curators of the site, Folkert Gorter and Atley G. Kasky, know how to
put up great shows tastefully, beautifully and effectively. Here are some examples.Here is what they did with my work (below). Somehow the vastness of the text at
the beginning takes you to a place where you can let your imagination fly. It’s so
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Facebook Page Added
In News onI’m very happy and moved that my new friend, Fernan Ozel, from Istanbul has put
up a Facebook page for my work. It’s really great that someone half across the
planet reaches out to you and helps you out spreading the words about what you
are doing. Thank you so much Fernan! I still remember shooting slides of my
work and sending them out to be seen by galleries/curators. We definitely live in
a different world today.And if you are into Facebook, please join us!
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Art Chicago 2010
In News onIt’s been fun and exciting exchanging emails with people at Aureus Contemporary
for the past weeks setting up details for Art Chicago. It all started when I spotted
really nice paintings by Karim Hamid at BOOOOOOOM. I was taken by them
enough to contact the artist to tell him how much I enjoyed. Karim kindly invited
me to come see them in person at one of the art fairs in NYC last month. I checked
out some of his latest pieces there and we enjoyed chatting.One of Karim’s paintings
Shortly after that, I got an email from the director of Aureus Contemporary,
Andreas Kuefer, asking me to team up for Art Chicago next month. So there we go.
Aureus Contemporary will have a 850 sf booth and it’ll put emphasis on three
artists, Karim Hamid, Sara Carter, and myself. There will be six pieces of mine on
view. And you get to see more from Karim also.Here is some info about Art Chicago taken from its site:
Art Chicago® 2010, the annual international fair of contemporary and modern art, brings
together the world’s leading emerging and established galleries. Art Chicago offers
curators, collectors, artists and art enthusiasts a comprehensive survey of current and
historic work, from cutting-edge to modern masters in a wide variety of media including:
painting, photography, drawings, prints, sculpture, video and special installations.Art Chicago 2010 will take place April 30 – May 3, with an Opening Preview on April 29
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“My work in an art text book?”
In News onA few years ago I had a great experience in working with people at the
Swarthmore College, PA for their gallery show. At the opening I met one of the
art professors, Michael Cothren, who was working on a college art text book
called “ART A Brief History”. He was very generous in complimenting my work
and I had a lot of fun talking to him. A few weeks later, he emailed me saying that
he was thinking about putting my work in the upcoming edition of the text book.
Of course I didn’t have any problem with it…An image from the Swarthmore College show. The full photo set can be seen at “PHOTOS” at the main part of the site.
So I’ve been wondering if that will actually happen. And last week, the book
came in the mail. In it, I do see a picture of my work and very nice descriptions of
the work by professor Cothren.Amazon‘s got it.
It’s really exciting to reach out to people learning about art and to take
a part in more fun in their lives. As I wrote a few month ago, I myself
got into art through community college education.Well, I know, it’s sort of weird and surreal. Last time I felt like this
was when my wife decided to go out with me ten years ago. I was like,
“wow, cute woman like that actually wants to be with me?”. Good
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SCW Show Pictures Added
In News onImages from Salomon Contemporary Warehouse exhibition (East Hampton, NY)
which ran from Oct. 11 to Nov. 30, 2009, have been added to the site. The set has
total of 28 images and it comes in two parts. To see them, go to
the main part of the site and click “PHOTOS”. Hope you enjoy! Here are a few of
them from the set. You can see bigger pictures at the site.#54
#54 detail
#59
#59
#59
#52 and #59
#52
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#62 and #68 are in
In News onTwo new pieces, #62 and #68, have been added to the site. Larger images with
additional views can be seen at the main part of the site. Click “SCULPTURE” and
look for #62 and #68 at the bottom list. Here are some images of #62.#62
#62 detail
#62 detail
Here is a picture with a person for a size reference.
And here are some images of #68.
#68
#68 detail
#68 detail