Category: Art
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How I Spent My Summer
It’s interesting how often events and projects don’t quite roll out as I imagine they will. These past nine months have been a perfect example of that. I always begin the year plotting a course, imagining what projects I’d like to finish, continue or start, what new creative possibilities I should pursue. Back in January,…
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Upcoming: The Arts Gowanus Patterns Gala!
I’m pleased to announce that I have contributed a painting to this year’s Arts Gowanus Patterns Gala! What is the Patterns Gala, you may ask? From the folks at Arts Gowanus: Arts Gowanus is excited to present our second annual Patterns Gala! This event will be held outdoors at The Old Stone House on Friday, May 12, 2023 from 6:00 –…
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Studio Notes: Moku hanga progress!
Last spring I mentioned that I was rekindling a relief printmaking practice — specifically, Japanese woodblock (“Moku hanga“), and I have indeed been spending a lot of time on this over the past year or so. Printmaking is very process-oriented, and it can take a long time (at least for me) to get finished results.…
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![[Re-]Introducing Manomayakaya #3 – “Let it pervade everywhere”](http://azelvandre.net/artistseye/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mmk3-6.jpg)
[Re-]Introducing Manomayakaya #3 – “Let it pervade everywhere”
Important Update, May 1, 2023: After thoughtful consideration, Arts Gowanus has decided to pull the plug on our Artsy gallery, referenced in the post below. The Artsy site will be up just until May 15, after which time the links below will no longer work. Welcome to March 2023! Somehow, 10 years has elapsed since…
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February Art News: works for sale!
Check out my updated Artsy page for new works for sale!
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Gowanus Open Studios! and New Work
Hello everyone, wow I can’t believe it’s already October! And October means it’s time for this year’s Gowanus Open Studios, October 15-16. I did my first Gowanus Open Studios in 2007, and each time I’ve done it I’ve enjoyed showing my work, seeing the work of my neighbors and meeting all of the interesting art-lovers…
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An Exhibition, and Other Spring News
Good afternoon friends, Spring is popping here in Brooklyn and there’s lots going on! Opening this weekend! Brooklyn Utopias: Along the Canal I’m pleased to be included in this multi-site exhibition organized by ArtsGowanus and the Old Stone House & Washington Park (OSH). Opening April 9th and 10th, the exhibition features over 200 artists considering…
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Common Grave Complete, and Gowanus Open Studios!
Happy Friday everyone! Well, the big weekend is nearly here! If you’ve been following along on these pages, you know that Gowanus Open Studios is happening tomorrow (Saturday, October 16) and Sunday (October 17). It’s been a busy, busy couple of weeks getting ready. I’ve moved into my new studio, unpacked, hung art on the…
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Lifeworlds Update, and Gowanus Open Studios this Weekend!
It’s been a busy couple of weeks settling into my new studio space on 18th Street in Brooklyn and getting ready for this weekend’s Open Studio tour. I’ll have several recent works on view during the studio tour, among them several recent Lifeworld paintings. So, I’ve been looking at my writing about this long-term project,…
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Common Grave: A Painting Project – continued
Part II: The Composition and the Process As I mentioned in my previous post, a ‘cult of devotion’ developed around the skulls and bones found in the Fontanelle cemetery. It is very much a religious, or at least ‘cultic’ site. And why not? Why shouldn’t all these remains, representing the lives of real human beings,…
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Common Grave: A Painting Project
Part I: How it all started In January 2013, I had the good fortune of visiting the Fontanelle Cemetery – “Il cimitero delle Fontanelle (in napoletano, ‘e Funtanelle)” in Naples, Italy. This fantastic cemetery — really an ossuary — a repository of tens of thousands of human remains, is one of the more unique and…
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Autumn News, a Preview
Hello art friends! A lot is happening with me this autumn and I want to give you at least preview and highlights of what to look forward to: First and most importantly, I will be participating in this year’s Gowanus Open Studios! Further details about the event, including safety protocols and so on, will be…