Category: Drawing

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Dia:Beacon

I had the chance to visit Dia:Beacon for the first time this past weekend. A lovely autumn drive 1.5 hours north, lunch with friends, and afternoon viewing art. perfect.

I was really impressed with the museum. The huge warehouse turned art space, filled with contemporary art. I wanted to run around and take a million pictures, but got stopped after my first snap shot. The overwhelming size of the space is enhanced by the sheer amount of natural light that accompanied it, really giving these works of art a gorgeous environment to shine. My highlights, Richard Serra, Michael Heizer and Sol Lewitt. Michael Heizer’s ground sculptures are truly impressive and it made me wonder how I would get out if I fell in…. I wish they had more massive Serra’s to run around in…. Sol Lewitts drawings made me dizzy and felt a headache coming on after a while, but I thought that was a good thing! ha. The amount of detail in these drawings, plus their light and fragile presence is hard to take all at once. Fascinating how it affected my brain! This whole place was pretty awesome. If you ever are visiting NYC, take a short trip up the Hudson on the train (gorgeous ride) and hop off at beacon, NY. They also have an art festivals throughout the year… I have to check those out.

Photo by Neal Boenzi/NYT. Sol Lewitt at his studio in 1961.


Photo of Richard Serra and his work.


Photo of Michael Heizer art work at dia:beacon

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Artist Laura Ball

Laura Ball watercolors are like a dream. literally. I love the stark white worlds filled with such fragile yet robust subject matters. Her world is of animals made of animals and sometimes accompanied by a human wanting to be part of it (I can relate)… I love the contrast of the heavy elephants and rhinos, with the lightness and weightless feeling from her technique. I believe she is currently showing at Morgan Lehman Gallery In chelsea right now.

Read Laura Ball’s Bio here.

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Max Greis & John Breiner

you can’t miss this pretty awesome show at Mighty Tanaka. Max Greis does collage landscape masterpieces depicting apocalyptic yet paradisal imagery, great blending brushwork, and just awesome to look at. And alongside is drawer and watercolorist (pencil color,pen, Gouache?) John Breiner. I’m attaching my favorites works of his, even though I love them all. So much awesome detail inside these intricate worlds. You must stop by and see ‘Entropology: Man’s Devolution.’
http://www.mightytanaka.com

Some pics of the art and the opening below:

©all pics by daydreampilot. All photos here.
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©all pics by daydreampilot. All photos here.

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Tim Burton Retrospective at the MoMA

I attended the Tim Burton exhibit on its opening day on November 22nd. I came home afterward, rented all his movies, and found myself obsessed with his creative world for a few days…. then I slowly was consumed by work and…well, life. Time passed, and the exhibit slipped to the back of my mind….

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…until tonight. During a conversation at a friends party, I was reminded about the sheer size of the collection and how incredible it was to see so much of a persons life’s work in front of you. I also remembered reading how the curators had the freedom to pick and choose Tim Burton’s work while going through mounds of drawings, paintings and everything you can imagine. I mean, can you imagine going through all of his (some never-seen) art work??… And, seeing this man’s wild and creative mind unfold before my eyes at the museum was incredibly inspiring.

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The exhibit runs from November 22, 2009 – April 26, 2010.

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Vivienne Westwood Portrait of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham-Carter.

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Culismo


“Shampoo” Acrylics on canvas

While on my trip to Spain, I had the chance to sit down and chat with my friend Alejandro Kobiakov about his work. His paintings and drawings bring a smile to my face. They are witty, colorful, charming and skillfully done. I personally enjoyed his charcoal studies as well as the more playful scenarios. One can see his influences of Keith Haring, Boris Hoppek, and he also draws inspiration from Picasso.



© all images by Alejandro Kobiakov


His idea for this series originated from a simple peach and it’s distinctive shape. This sparked a new world, a new genre: Culismo (‘culo’ meaning ‘ass’ in spanish) , with an array of alike characters and the stories they will tell. His latest projects have been sculptures, and most recently, an animation which you can view here. Alejandro likes the idea of reaching a high-level of mass appeal with his work, yet he wants to give his viewers a equal level of intimacy with his narrative. His latest exhibit starts tomorrow, Thursday Sept 17th at Plantazero in Barcelona, Spain, and runs until late October.

Check out Alejandro Kobiakov’s portfolio @ http://www.culismo.com

Below is my favorite of his, reminds me of my time in Barcelona…


“Fantasies and memories of a recent Madrid” Acrylics on canvas

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Dali, Prado and Reina Sofia Museums

The Reina Sofia Museum

I’m BACK. Yessss… and what a trip it was! I have fallen in love with Barcelona. Madrid was not bad either… but I can see myself zooming around the Barcelona streets with my bike after a day at the beach.. mhmm… I did a lot of walking and sightseeing, also visited a few museums… Here’s a link to all the art work and street stuff I could shoot. I really loved the Dali theatre-museum and the Reina Sofia. There was some incredible work I’ve yet seen. I did want to visit local galleries but didn’t have the time in such short notice, plus everyone was closed for vacation, but it’s ok, I will be back… Hope you enjoy the photos.

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Prado Museum

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Katie Decker – Art and Design

Katie Decker’s trait is design, but she has been making some great art work lately. She uses mixed media to get her messages across, overheard conversations and quotes picked up from her friends. On this particular series, she also pokes fun of the latest cultural fad on verbal abbreviations, such as lol, lmao and omg. I added about 20 pieces of her work on my flickr. check her out there as well as her cool website: http://floodcreative.com/.

Artist Katie Decker

Artist Katie Decker

Artist Katie Decker
all work © Katie Decker.

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OUTSIDERS NY

The guys from Lazarides Gallery in London & Newcastle popped up at 282 bowery. On my way to Delancey, I stumbled into this unexpected gallery. It’s so refreshing seeing a lot of work on a large space in this city. Temporarily, the walls of 282 bowery are a good example of urban decay ironically decorated with current graffiti and street artists work. The collective totals 19 artist from all over the world including Blu, Faile, Ian Francis, Vhils and David Choe. The work varies from all kinds of genres. I truly enjoyed seeing this and will return to pay attention to detail and take notes. If you don’t have the chance to see it, I took photos of the work. check them out here. If you are in NYC, the show is extended ’til Oct 26th. a MUST see.

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The Threat of Chance

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Ad Hoc in Brooklyn has a pretty cool show until June 1st featuring 4 artists. The collaboration transforms the gallery into what seems like a shanty town. There are 4-5 small shacks you can explore, with art, tags, posters, signs and anything you can think of spread all throughtout. I pretty much had to go through it about 3 times and kept finding hidden photos or hand written notes.

I particularly enjoyed Billy Mode’s work the most. I was attracted to his use of color and his (mainly) square shape layered paintings. I could relate to his use of newspaper and color washes, similar to my technique for my door series last year. So If you have a chance, stop by Ad Hoc and explore…

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artwork by Billy Mode

For loads of pictures from this show, go to my flickr.