A Few Things on this website...

First off, I have a new found appreciation for anyone working in gouache. Second, I thought this was interesting because the artist works in black and white (although he does shade). Third is that although I don't like the images themselves I found myself admiring the design anyways instead of just dismissing something that wasn't visual candy to me. I dont' like the subjects but the designs have something to them. If you blur your vision it's cool to see how well the placement of the white works on the black background. Again, liked the designs and was unimpressed by content. Any thoughts?
-deb

http://designerscouch.org/show_news/489/the-stunning-gouache-paintings-of-kazuki-takamatsu.html

some Brice Marden images

Focus I-V, 1979-80
Suite of five color etchings with aquatint
5x11 in. each

Uncertain Objects: A panel discussion on the confluence of art, design, and architecture

2:30pm, Saturday, January 30

Moderated by Design Loves Art Curator, Helen Varola

Panelists Walead Beshty, T. Kelly Mason, and JohnstonMarkLee (Mark Lee and Sharon Johnston) will convene in an hour-long panel discussion entitled, Uncertain Objects. This group of artists and architects will share their insights dealing with the connection and separation between architectural/design object and the artwork.

Pacific Design Center

ALAC Conference Center

2ND Floor Blue Building

3 points

3 points:

thumbtack on a wall
- take a picture
- throw something at it
- circle it
- draw a picture of it
- color it red
- point to it
- arrange other objects pointing at it
- clear away everything else around it
- put it under a spotlight
- look at it
corner of a box
- color the box except the corner
- put a point on it
- mark it with an x
- laser pointer on it
- balance the box on the corner point by itself
- draw arrows leading to the corner of the box
- write on the box: corner on the box
- cut the corner off and reattach it
- film the corner and zoom into the point
- put a thumbtack on it
screw in the corner of a light fixture
- make it a different color than the other screws
- draw a map to it
- shoot it
- unscrew it a little but leave the other screws in tight
- make it a different type of screw
- draw a metaphor for the screw
- paint the light fixture in detail but leave out the screw
- write a detailed description of the screw
- tie strings to the screw and leave them hanging in different directions
- put a sign on the wall that says "look up at the screw" with an arrow

great films at lacma!

lacma film series

last image from nostalghia, 1984

book pdfs

tango with cows: book art of the russian avant-garde 1910-1917

even RAD-ER video from Beautiful Decay

IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME WHAT SONGS ARE IN THE VIDEO, I WILL BE YOUR BEST FRIEND

THANKS,

irene

From Top to Bottom to Top from Tobias Wildi and Sidney Widmer on Vimeo.

Rad video found on Beautiful/Decay

Vanishing Point from Bonsajo on Vimeo.

-Irene :)

Amir Fallah visits FA102 on Thursday 1/28

Los Angeles based painter and creator of Beautiful/Decay, Amir H. Fallah, will be visiting our class this Thursday 1/28.  All Roski students, staff and faculty are welcome to join us.

Session 1: 11am -12pm, HAR 117
Session 2:   2pm - 3pm, HAR 117

Amir H. Fallah

 Flex Your Head, 2008
7'x5' acrylic,watercolor,ink,collage,pencil on paper mounted to canvas.

Peanut butter and rubber cement

So, you know how Sherin told us that to mount the designs with cement you had to do one wash on each side that you're gluing together? It goes for peanut butter sandwiches as well. True story. If you just put the peanut butter on one side then the bread wont stick together as well. I recommend spreading a thin to medium sized portion on both sides, letting it sit for half a minute, and then squeeze the bread together.

:P


-Deb