powwow tag:www.g-rad.org,2008:/powwow/68 2008-09-02T16:25:06Z Movable Type 4.1 SUNDAY SOUP GRANT! tag:www.g-rad.org,2008:/powwow//68.7078 2008-09-02T15:57:50Z 2008-09-02T16:25:06Z In the spring, I was awarded the Sunday Soup Grant from INCUBATE. I used the money made from soup to finance the production of my very first oil painting! This collaboration with 1st Art Gallery [dot] com resulted in an... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/ In the spring, I was awarded the Sunday Soup Grant from INCUBATE. I used the money made from soup to finance the production of my very first oil painting! This collaboration with 1st Art Gallery [dot] com resulted in an exquisite miniature reproduction of The Phantom- a drawing from The Hall of Horrors collection. Here is the drawing (charcoal, crayon, and spraypaint).

SELECTED TESTIMONIALS FOR 1st Art Gallery

Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your wonderful work and your promptness, also please give our congratulations to your artist.
Sincerely,
Panagiotis Paloukas

David,
We just received our order for the reproduction of Days of God, by Gaugin. It looks awesome! We're putting it in a vacation rental condo we own in Waikiki and I'm sure it will be a big hit.
Aloha!
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Dear David,
Today I received my copy of a painting of Admiral Lord Nelson painted by Francis Lemuel Abbot. I have to admit I didn't expect much. I needn't have worried - It's superb. If I have read the signature correctly it was painted by D. Nasson, please thank him/her for me. It's a great job and I'm really pleased with It. Many thanks.
T. Owen

Sure enough, I must agree!

THANK YOU SUNDAY SOUP PATRONS!
This fine oil painting will be available to collectors very soon. Please let me know if you are interested in attending the premiere showcase event.

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]]> Elvis is a print! tag:www.g-rad.org,2007:/powwow//68.4313 2007-02-06T01:39:29Z 2007-02-06T01:54:48Z The multiplity of Elvises in our world is undeniable. They pop up everywhere as variable iterations of the King, versions of an icon so dear to all of our hearts. TCB! Elvis is a print, folks, and this particular... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/
The multiplity of Elvises in our world is undeniable. They pop up everywhere as variable iterations of the King, versions of an icon so dear to all of our hearts. TCB! Elvis is a print, folks, and this particular Elvis, the Mini-Elvis, can be seen every Saturday at Holly's Back Door Bar and Grill on 28th Street in Grand Rapids. Nestled in the Howard Johnson's Hotel, this joint brims with Karaoke on Saturday nights, and it has now been touched by the claw of the Mini-Elvis. He is no impersonator, he is one of an endless edition of superstars. Don't miss him.

]]> Relational Prints at FWD>> tag:www.g-rad.org,2007:/powwow//68.4312 2007-02-06T01:19:51Z 2007-02-06T01:31:13Z A long time ago, during Calvin College's Interim, the Screenprint class paid a visit to Nick Stockton's fwd>> space. He talked with the class about some great DIY screenprinting techniques and described his T-shirt projects, where gallery goers are... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/
A long time ago, during Calvin College's Interim, the Screenprint class paid a visit to Nick Stockton's fwd>> space. He talked with the class about some great DIY screenprinting techniques and described his T-shirt projects, where gallery goers are able to customize their own handprinted shirts by picking stencils and colors. Stockton also pulled out this screen featuring some amazing folk paper cut-out images. What a wonderful memory I have of that day, including full coffee service, Dada movies, jokes, day jobs, and screen drawing fluid.
Afterwards, we continued our field trip at Service Reproduction, Grand Rapids' own killer art supply store.

]]> TRANSFER! tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3989 2006-12-13T23:46:33Z 2006-12-13T23:52:06Z Finally, the Calvin Print Group, led by Smith, experimented with Citra-Solv as a transfer medium. GOODNIGHT! Goodnight acetone, goodnight xylene, goodnight Goof-Off, goodnight wintergreen oil. The miracle of citrus- non toxic, impeccable results even on canvas. Printmakers prepare! There... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/
Finally, the Calvin Print Group, led by Smith, experimented with Citra-Solv as a transfer medium. GOODNIGHT! Goodnight acetone, goodnight xylene, goodnight Goof-Off, goodnight wintergreen oil. The miracle of citrus- non toxic, impeccable results even on canvas. Printmakers prepare! There are toner transfers in your non-toxic, cruelty free future. Let's get that xerox machine cranking!

]]> The Tea Party tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3961 2006-12-09T21:36:42Z 2006-12-09T21:51:40Z Last night I met Fereshteh Toosi and Carolyn Lambert at Sports Pat's. They are in town for the opening of their piece, The Boston Tea Party 2004, at the uica. We had a nice time getting to know each... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

Last night I met Fereshteh Toosi and Carolyn Lambert at Sports Pat's. They are in town for the opening of their piece, The Boston Tea Party 2004, at the uica. We had a nice time getting to know each other as we drank the Sports Pat's Special, and talked about art projects and Grand Rapids. Check out their relational printmaking work at the UICA!

...from Carolyn's website
"Our project was inspired by the original Boston Tea Party, a direct action protest. We hoped to recall the spirit of the Tea Party Resistance to examine present day struggles. Globalization, gentrification and the so-called "War on Terror" are contemporary versions of colonialism. Referencing the early colonists' creative act of defiance was a way to instigate conversations about current domestic security conflicts and the 2004 presidential election."

also check out this news clip

]]> Story of an Artist tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3894 2006-11-28T20:10:56Z 2006-11-28T20:28:21Z This weekend we watched The Devil and Daniel Johnston. So beautiful and sad, inspirational and dark- truly amazing. I am a huge fan of Daniel's music and art. I was particularly struck by the moment of relational printmaking discussed... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

This weekend we watched The Devil and Daniel Johnston. So beautiful and sad, inspirational and dark- truly amazing. I am a huge fan of Daniel's music and art. I was particularly struck by the moment of relational printmaking discussed in the film. Early in his music career, Daniel was distributing a lot of cassette tapes of his music, and since he had no dubbing capabilities, he would record the same songs onto each tape, each time.
They would be variable tape editions made for each listener, but not personalized- just made again. There is something so fascinating about the compulsion, the repetition, the multiplicity. Originals, copies, multiples, auras by Daniel Johnston, troubled genius.

]]> NORTH DRIVE PRESS tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3754 2006-11-06T15:14:36Z 2006-11-06T15:36:44Z Last weekend, in Chicago, I picked up NDP#2! This is an amazing example of the book/multiple/art object/print/collaboration form. NDP was recommended to me by Rowley Kennerk, and I found one at Quimby's. The experience of "reading" this edition is so... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/ Last weekend, in Chicago, I picked up NDP#2!
This is an amazing example of the book/multiple/art object/print/collaboration form.
NDP was recommended to me by Rowley Kennerk, and I found one at Quimby's.
The experience of "reading" this edition is so tactile, and includes a variety of audio- cd's and a record, amongst many other stuffs- art and writings.
The whole thing is very Dieter Rot.

]]> BEN AND BRUNO ROCKS THE WYCE! tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3672 2006-10-26T03:26:59Z 2006-10-26T04:08:02Z BEN AND BRUNO played the WYCE Fall Fund Drive tonight. It sounded so good! Shattered my heart into pieces...ENJOY. P.S. Click on the Ben and Bruno link to hear the songs and interviews.... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

BEN AND BRUNO played the WYCE Fall Fund Drive tonight. It sounded so good! Shattered my heart into pieces...ENJOY.

P.S. Click on the Ben and Bruno link to hear the songs and interviews.

]]> Helter Skelter tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3659 2006-10-24T15:42:13Z 2006-10-24T16:15:12Z Carsten Holler's newest sculpture, Test Site, at the Tate recalls some of the questions raised at the Group Work Panel. Wittenbraker suggested that artists are responsible for the realm of imagination, and then we give ideas over to specialists,... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

Carsten Holler's newest sculpture, Test Site, at the Tate recalls some of the questions raised at the Group Work Panel. Wittenbraker suggested that artists are responsible for the realm of imagination, and then we give ideas over to specialists, in order to execute and implement. Who does Holler give this idea to? We talked also about the artist using/manipulating the public as subjects for his/her own interests. This work suggests another relationship between artist and subject. We at powwow are really enamored by this Holler piece. A proposition for the future. A chance for play and thrills- a game. A better world through art, and pehaps a better art through the phenomenological moment. The disclaimer being that we at powwow haven't actually participated in/experienced the piece, only have we seen images which represent the idea. (Where's the art, here, anyways?)
Any thoughts, folks, on relating this work to the ideas of collaboration/relational aesthetics circulating from the panel?

]]> Group-Work-Panel tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3655 2006-10-23T13:29:50Z 2006-10-23T13:53:36Z Saturday's discussion at NEST was really a blowout. Feelings are mixed as to the coherence and effectiveness of the actual panel. Although, a few really interesting points of criticism about public art projects were made, and some thoughts about... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

Saturday's discussion at NEST was really a blowout. Feelings are mixed as to the coherence and effectiveness of the actual panel. Although, a few really interesting points of criticism about public art projects were made, and some thoughts about importing and exporting ideas were discussed in the context of G-Rad.

]]> For those of you who were there, we at POWWOW invite your thoughts and comments. For those of you absent, just a few more things to share: pitfalls of collaboration=messiness, pitfalls of group work=exclusiveness, towns vs. clubs, print exchanges and the international community>sense of place, public art as colonialism, and how to work collaboratively outside the comfort zone, re: ethnicity, gender, ideology, etc.
We at POWWOW were thinking the whole time about Miwon Kwon's One Place After Another, and it was brought up towards the end by Paul, and the Nest desk copy was produced by Anthony.

After the panel, we all lingered outside and continued the conversation in really interesting threads, heading the imperative to mix it up, break outside of your own group, cross-breed, etc.
We have lots to learn from each other.


]]> PLACES OF PRODUCTION tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3507 2006-09-29T23:24:20Z 2006-09-29T23:51:10Z The relational theme is strong in the printshop- group work in full effect, conversations, gathering around the pressbed, hijinx, etc. I am not a painter, and I wonder if the studio model is still based on the modernist paradigm... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

The relational theme is strong in the printshop- group work in full effect, conversations, gathering around the pressbed, hijinx, etc. I am not a painter, and I wonder if the studio model is still based on the modernist paradigm of isolation and purity. The graduate studios at The University of Iowa, where I was groomed, mantain this model today. Painters have their own private space, and the Printmakers share rooms, with many desks, and share tools and acid baths and materials (ink). Public vs. Private? Does the print studio model Beaurillaud's notion of "dynamic agglutination?" I am also interested in the characteristics and defining traits of the studio space- what defines the print shop identity other than a press? What defines the painter's studio even more than turps?

]]> RULES tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3481 2006-09-26T01:37:10Z 2006-09-26T01:39:19Z Here we are calling for an intervention: players must change paddles, and shift the narrative of the print.... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

Here we are calling for an intervention: players must change paddles, and shift the narrative of the print.

]]> Competitive Writing tag:www.g-rad.org,2006:/powwow//68.3479 2006-09-26T00:58:18Z 2006-09-26T01:02:45Z Here Justin Quinn and Splinters make prints based on the participants ping-pong games. Each player chooses a paddle and ball with painted letters, and the volleys are recorded as language poems. A soundtrack of ping-pong games plays and sounds... splinters http://www.g-rad.org/powwow/

Here Justin Quinn and Splinters make prints based on the participants ping-pong games. Each player chooses a paddle and ball with painted letters, and the volleys are recorded as language poems. A soundtrack of ping-pong games plays and sounds remarkably like a typewriter. Collaborative, action printmaking, and one of the world's best games.

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