Decent of Duchamp
Charles Bukowski - Splash
Marcel Proust - from The Captive, 1923
Perfect Laughter ( Dennis and Christina Jacobs).
The first titled “Down the Rabbit Hole” was for “The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” an Alice in Wonderland themed show at Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo, MI. It is a two color screen print, measures 12″ x 24″, and is of an edition of 40. The show is up now through May 26th, so be sure to swing by the gallery if you’re in the area.
The second print “Supermoon Owl”was for an owl themed group show, “Night Vision”, curated by Con Artist Crew in Grand Rapids, MI. It is a one color screen print, measures 16″ x 20″ and is also of an edition of 40.
Mia Pearlman’s site specific cut paper installations are ephemeral drawings in both two and three dimensions that blur the line between actual, illusionistic, and imagined space. Sculptural and often glowing with natural or artificial light, these imaginary weather systems appear frozen in an ambiguous moment, bursting through walls and windows, or hovering within a room. (by Amir)
From Craig Damrauer’s New Math
El sueño de la razón produce monstruos
1797-1799
Francisco GoyaThe Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Spanish:El sueño de la razón produce monstruos’) is an etching made by the Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya. Etched between 1797–1799, it is plate 43 of the 80 etchings making up the Los Caprichos series and was initially intended to be the frontispiece.
It consists of a self-portrait of the artist with his head on a table, as owls and bats surround him, assailing him as he buries his head into his arms. Seemingly poised to attack the artist are owls (symbols of folly) and bats (symbols of ignorance).
The viewer might read this as a portrayal of what emerges when reason is suppressed and, therefore, as an espousal of Enlightenment ideals. However, it also can be interpreted as Goya’s commitment to the creative process and the Romantic spirit—the unleashing of imagination, emotions, and even nightmares. Arguably the most famous plate of the series, it has gone on to become an iconic image, with its title often being quoted from Goya.
This was featured in an essay I quoted in the term paper I turned in today, and it struck me quite singularly.
