Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Open studio December 1st
Katharine Smith-Warren
Open Studio/book signing
Open Studio/book signing
the studios at Dry Ice Factory are having a special Saturday afternoon Open House on December 1 from 12-5
Refreshments, door prizes, games and lots of art on Saturday afternoon. Children and families welcome.
Questions? call me at 303 949-4126 and check out who will be there at http://dryicefactory.info
What: Open Studio
When: December 1, 2012 12- 5 PM
Where: Dry Ice Factory 3300 Walnut St. Denver
Other: exhibit of paintings from my new children’s book Georgie’s Great Adventure
What: Open Studio
When: December 1, 2012 12- 5 PM
Where: Dry Ice Factory 3300 Walnut St. Denver
Other: exhibit of paintings from my new children’s book Georgie’s Great Adventure
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Inscrutable text
I hate to be cranky but reading exhibit information like this makes me cross::
"Material Engagements" presumes that materials and their manner of manipulation and presentation function as carriers of meaning as much as sign, symbol, and representation. It presumes an aesthetic activism, an intentionality of content. It intends to interrogate occupations, intersections, erasures and spaces of complex messy positionings."
Why can't they write in clear English what they mean? It starts OK but then goes downhill fast. Is the second sentence even a sentence? and what does it mean to " interrogate ..... spaces of complex messy positionings?"
If "It" means materials" exactly how to they ask questions if I understand the meaning of interrogate? And they lose me completely at " complex, messy positioning".
I will hazard a wild guess and suggest they have asked artists to take disparate material and present them in a new way assuming that " aesthetic activism" is another way to describe creating art...
"Material Engagements" presumes that materials and their manner of manipulation and presentation function as carriers of meaning as much as sign, symbol, and representation. It presumes an aesthetic activism, an intentionality of content. It intends to interrogate occupations, intersections, erasures and spaces of complex messy positionings."
Why can't they write in clear English what they mean? It starts OK but then goes downhill fast. Is the second sentence even a sentence? and what does it mean to " interrogate ..... spaces of complex messy positionings?"
If "It" means materials" exactly how to they ask questions if I understand the meaning of interrogate? And they lose me completely at " complex, messy positioning".
I will hazard a wild guess and suggest they have asked artists to take disparate material and present them in a new way assuming that " aesthetic activism" is another way to describe creating art...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
A new painting for July
This has been challenging but fun to work on. I started it in May as a possible commission. It wasn't quite what the client wanted and they chose one of the paper pieces instead. I got back to work on it in June and finally think it is finished in July. I kinda love it, actually.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
New paintings on paper
A change from painting on canvas. Started working on paper in the studio and really like the results.
I am using 300 lb watercolor paper so it is plenty strong and could easily be shown without glass in a frame. I am liking the way it absorbs color and allows the lines to stay strong.
PS: I changed the design of the blog- had some negative feedback about the black background so am trying white. Appreciate any comments on the white versus black.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Just found some photos from the Art Students League of Denver's website for last year's Summer Art Market. Carlos Fresquez and I were the jurors and we had a very hard time picking winners from so many fabulous artists. I went yesterday ( 99 degree heat !) but it was well worth the time. Some wonderful artists. Don't miss it today.
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