My art at Lincoln Arts Project "Hundreds" in Waltham. Opened December 9th. Runs till January!

"Timeless Tales" 4x4ft ink, gouache, latex, acrylic

soon to bed titled Approx a little over 6 feet wide, 8 ft tall

Trying to wrap this up

New views, works in progress

New WIP in my "studio" aka bedroom

Back to being a WIP again

Kitchen view. KEVIN needs to get back here so we can continue working on this

"Bear Gallery", aka classroom view in Beverly Collaboration that continues to mutate. With Sara Santarsiero

New collab started, first stage

Abundance

For a little while I've been making paintings that contain an overwhelming amount of information. At least I've been attempting to achieve doing so.

As I've been curating I see spaces differently now. Namely museums and galleries.
I observe them with different eyes and new ways of looking that I didn't have before. It's something I've developed that I didn't really expect to gain from these experiences at 17 Cox and elsewhere.

In our thesis shows at BFA, you never go light on representing yourself with fellow classmates. Bordering on overwhelming and being crowded, everyone hangs as much as possible.

Is hanging minimally a way of the past? Walking through the ICA I realized there is an abundance there. Rooms crammed with photos, and especially in "For the Record" it is especially noticeable. In "For the Record" you are challenged from one station to the next. I say station and not art piece because that is how it comes across. "Time to listen to a recording, oh time to watch a video, now interact with this sculpture, etc." Each one expects a different type of interaction every few feet.
Are attention spans in such a place today that we really need an overwhelming amount of information all the time?

In the last year I've heard of breathing room... but is it even a factor anymore?

It seems the general public needs rooms to be packed to be content. Or it's more welcoming?
Perhaps abundance helps deteriorate some of that stigma of art being on a pedestal.

Or maybe the level of discontent in today's world just needs higher levels of distraction. So much insecurity and need to find answers or the right paths to travel.

Redux

New install of Sara and I's collaboration together.



"Pretty Girls with Dirty Secrets"

Finished Collab!

"Come Stop Your Crying It Will Be Alright, Just Take My Hand Hold It Tight"

Finished!

WIP STILL

Using a new photo technique I learned today. This color is probably the best I've ever gotten photographing my own work.
Also improved the depth of field. This piece is huge so it's cool to have that knowledge now.

This painting is still in progress of course.

Still working

Collab update again!

WIP 2

WIP

Update

Collab Update with Sara

Finished, finally

"Titles are Stupid, Cats are Great"

Let's get crazy. Drawing/layout portion done

"<3's and Upside Down Waterfalls"
(tentative title)
6 1/2 x 8 ft

Still going pt 2