i’ve updated the sketches portion of the site with the latest and greatest from my submission to the sketchbook project. the theme, which fits nicely with my regular doodling of people, is ‘everyone we know’.
the touring sketchbooks will be visiting the following cities on the following dates:
27 february - art house gallery, atlanta, ga
3 march - museum of contemporary art, dc
4 march - chris’ jazz cafe, philadelphia, pa
6 march - laconia gallery, boston, ma
8 march - antena gallery, chicago, il
11 march - soulard art market, saint louis, mo
13 march - 3rd ward, brooklyn, ny
2 april - museum of design atlanta, atlanta, ga
mid may to mid june - chicago art source gallery, chicago, il
with the fresh light of spring and a feeling of near finish on the current series, i have not only been spending more time in the studio, but also finding myself frustrated with how uncomfortable the studio makes me feel. so, in hopes of keeping my spirits high, i’ve rearranged - the furniture, the paintings, everything. and the result is quite fantastic. there are few things i enjoy more than discovering the unintentional interactions of gaze and expression as of my characters meet on one wall.
ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present the amazing work of aron wiesenfeld.
besides the familiar subject matter, i also find myself intrigued by his use of light, particularly in the charcoal pieces. it’s a beautiful style mix reminiscent of illustrator chris van allsburg and painter john currin.
as a part of the recent redesign, i’ve added the studio section, a space that tracks progress on whatever series i’m currently consumed with.
after today’s productive time in the studio, i’ve performed the first site update since its launch late thursday evening, adding new in-progress images to the twelve paintings of the midnight in the garden series.
while pepsi continues to embarrass itself with the persistent parading about of its new logo, coca-cola proves that not all in the soft drink industry have let the sugar and carbonation corrode their brains. or maybe coke’s magic formula just corrodes in a way that’s more conducive to creativity…
the recently passed [august 2008] consumer product safety improvement act protects parents and children from unsafely manufactured toys [toys with lead paint and the like] through a system of mandatory third-party testing and permanent labeling of toys. despite that nearly all instances of unsafe toy manufacturing in 2007 were found in toys whose production was outsourced to china, the act indiscriminately calls for the testing of all toys, despite quantity or location of production.
the problem is obvious: small manufacturers and crafters hardly have the means to afford the $4000 per toy fee to have their creations tested and stamped with approval. unless the legislation is revised, it seems inevitable that small toy makers and crafters will have to find a new line of work, and parents and children will have no choice but to consume the unoriginal creations of the toy manufacturing giants.
