Monthly Archives: December 2010

Visiting Artist: David Eckard

Posted on December 7, 2010 by 494studio496

We were delighted to host David Eckard and to have him conduct a critique for the 494/496 students. Please see slideshow. 

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a manifesto

Posted on December 6, 2010 by 494studio496

AN ARTIST’S CONDUCT OF HIS LIFE An artist should not lie to himself or to others An artist should not steal ideas from the other artist An artist should not compromise for themselves or in regard to the art market … Continue reading →

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New York professor installs camera in head – CNN

Posted on December 6, 2010 by 494studio496
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Kate Clark

Posted on December 6, 2010 by 494studio496

I was introduced to this artist last week in A/HI 438 presentations. Very inspiring human-animal hybrids, so creepy yet beautiful…uncanny? boundary blurring?http://www.kateclark.com/sculpture.html

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James Jean

Posted on December 6, 2010 by 494studio496

Juxtapoz Magazine! Yes! Somehow this artits keeps cropping up in my life. He is pretty awesome, I am particulary fond of his sketches (even though he is a painter). http://www.jamesjean.com/sketch/

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Changing The Climate Of Protest With Aerial Art

Posted on December 5, 2010 by 494studio496

Credit: Courtesy of 350.org EARTH NPR: Changing The Climate of Protest With Aerial Art by NPR Staff “For environmental activist Bill McKibben, change needs to happen on a grassroots level. He co-founded 350.org, a global movement to make politicians recognize … Continue reading →

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jesper just

Posted on December 4, 2010 by 494studio496

Jesper Just is a video artist. Here is an excerpt from an essay written about him in 2006 by Hannah Barry: The dozen or so short films that Jesper Just has made to date are outstanding for their refusal to … Continue reading →

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Juxtapoz-Top 100

Posted on December 2, 2010 by 494studio496

This is an awesome magazine, and this weeks feature is the top 100 galleries. Lots of art you can look at, here is a link a performance piece by ZEVS. http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/zevs-new-performance-piece-on-the-streets-of-sao-paulo

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