Archive for October, 2011
Artist Spotlight: Marla Karimipour
Disclaimer: I have a bachelor of fine arts with an emphasis in watercolor painting. So I am a fan of watercolor paintings. There is just something special about the immediacy of a watercolor painting, and the need to have a light touch. An artist with a light touch can create gentle, engaging paintings that seem [...]
Artist Spotlight: Teresa Petersen
For a proper introduction to Teresa, you need to go to her website: http://www.teresapetersen.com. You will immediately see the banner “The Kitsch Lab.” She embraces all that kitsch has to offer, yet she does not do it in the obvious ways.
For example, Jeff Koons may enlarge a porcelain dog, so that the viewer knows that [...]
Review of “Polarity and the Space Between” Works by Dennis Hayes IV at Re:View Contemporary Gallery
I’ve been toying lately with this idea that all art is dark, or all good art anyway. That it comes from a dark place, and what it does with that darkness is what determines whether it will be good art. Seeing the work of Dennis Hayes IV at Re:View Contemporary’s new show crystalized that idea. [...]
Artist Spotlight: Tim Gralewski
In the fine line between graphic design and fine art, you will find Tim Gralewski. When Tim realized he enjoys treading on that line, he began to grow as an artist. His work retains the impact of graphic design, yet loses the slickness of graphic design to allow an organic growth of layered imagery.
This layered [...]
Copyright & Trademark 101
As promised, here is a brief introduction to two areas of law that pop up often for those that work in creative fields: copyright law and tradmark law. In typical lawyer fashion: please note that this entry and the contents of this webzine are not intended to be, and you should not rely on any [...]
Artist Spotlight: Kill Taupe
Kill Tuape’s art makes me laugh. If I said that to most artists, I would probably get punched, or slapped, or kicked, or . . . you get the point. But Kill Taupe — as you may have guessed from his name — is not like most artists. He’s funny.
As an art snob, I want [...]
Artist Spotlight: Mary Fortuna
Mary Fortuna is a staple in the Detroit art scene (and she has been for the last couple of decades). She focuses on sculptural pieces. These pieces are at times playful and at times grave (i.e., picture the characters displayed to the left juxtaposed against a wounded, bloated character with exposed stitches that appears to be a [...]
Artist Spotlight: Christopher Gideon
Architecture’s loss is our gain. Christopher Gideon is a trained architect. He worked for several prestigious architectural firms in the area, yet he fell victim to the global slow-down. So after a almost a decade of honing his craft in Architecture, Christopher decided to turn the page and start a new chapter in his life. [...]
Monday Roundup — 10/24/11
Crain’s Detroit explains how The The Heidelberg Project generates $$$$ for its community
ArtSlant gives us the boilerplate Detroit story, and then gets to the postive review of Detroit Revealed (about half way down)
Detroit Revealed also inspired the Detroit Free Press to undertake an art project, Detroit Self-Portrait — send them your pictures of you
A [...]
Letter from the Editor — Artist Spotlight
I love good conversations. I love those conversations where you learn more about yourself. Artists create artwork to open a dialogue. If you listen and engage, you are open to great artwork, which can tilt your perspective on life, which can make you grow, which can make you a better conversationalist.
This week we spotlight several [...]
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