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| Narcissus and the Golden Man |
"That is, an artist who creates lots of work probably experiences
prolific days and slower days." - Buffy Sainte-Marie
Despite my resolve to remain patient, February and March became a sort of time trial. During the course of the past two months, I found that I could produce a show from start to finish in an incredibly constrained amount of time. Though I have never been one to procrastinate, I have always felt that I work best under pressure, and thus have produced ten pieces of the best art of my career all in the span of 20 days.
The reason for my artistic surge was the Altered Esthetics Solo Exhibition Program. The program is meant to assist new and emerging artists in launching their careers. Back in August, when I first heard about the program, I was searching for a challenge that I could utilize to up-the-ante of my creative talent, having felt that I was growing complacent. So, I chose to apply. Part of the process included a proposal of the type of show you would like to produce. Feeling overly ambitious, I crafted a carefully worded proposal about creating a show within a show, about art from art. Being selected for the program, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to implement my proposal to much success.
The show ran from March 2nd - 29th at the Spring Street Tavern in Minneapolis, Minn., with a reception held on March 10th. Altered Esthetics even wrote a nice blog post about the show. The show itself consisted of images from two individual series of images; Stories and Between the Lines.
Stories was a series of six images inspired by fairy tales that had hidden within them the essence of all great stories, thus telling a story in itself.
Between the Lines was a continuation of the idea behind Stories, but with a different theme. BtL was at its core a purer representation of the original proposition that was submitted to the program. At its base, BtL was ten images that could stand alone as individual pieces of artwork. As a collection, it told the story of an artist's journey. Finally, hidden within the pieces themselves, much like Stories, were keywords that, when combined, spelled out the overall theme for the show itself.
Overwhelmingly, comments about the show and reception have been absolutely positive. I am incredibly grateful to have such supportive friends and family, as without them, the pieces would not have been as strong, and the show would not have been the success it was.
For those of you who missed the show, yet would still like to see it, there is hope. I am making arrangements to produce an extended version of the show in the form of a viewbook. Details are still amorphous at the moment, so keep an eye on this blog, as I will inform you of its completion as soon as it is ready.
In case you are impatient, have a look at Stories, and see if you can solve the puzzle:
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| Stories 01, or Red |
The show ran from March 2nd - 29th at the Spring Street Tavern in Minneapolis, Minn., with a reception held on March 10th. Altered Esthetics even wrote a nice blog post about the show. The show itself consisted of images from two individual series of images; Stories and Between the Lines.
Stories was a series of six images inspired by fairy tales that had hidden within them the essence of all great stories, thus telling a story in itself.
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| Original thumbnail for Between the Lines 02 |
Overwhelmingly, comments about the show and reception have been absolutely positive. I am incredibly grateful to have such supportive friends and family, as without them, the pieces would not have been as strong, and the show would not have been the success it was.
For those of you who missed the show, yet would still like to see it, there is hope. I am making arrangements to produce an extended version of the show in the form of a viewbook. Details are still amorphous at the moment, so keep an eye on this blog, as I will inform you of its completion as soon as it is ready.
In case you are impatient, have a look at Stories, and see if you can solve the puzzle:
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