AmandaMuses

Tag: Art

  • More from the forgotten file…

    Another draft from the cutting room floor… While I like the composition to some extent, the color palette just isn’t working for me. Not surprised this ended up in the discarded file. What do you think?

  • Discarded

    Here’s another from the “discarded iteration file”… Giving this a second look, the direction this piece is taking doesn’t seem half bad…

  • On the cutting room floor

    A few more from the discarded work file… See the finished piece here…

  • Tidbits

    Continuing along the theme of discarded process work, here are few process iterations from my response piece for Spark, series 10 How about you? What do you do with discarded sketches or concept work from creative projects? Do you archive them, or incorporate them into some sort of presentation? Or are they simply casualties of…

  • More from the cutting room floor

    Picking up from my recent post about sharing overlooked sketches and process work, below is another installment from the cutting room floor. These are iterations from work on my response piece for Spark, series 11 Have you heard of Spark? It’s a quarterly collaborative art event that’s been ongoing for several years now. Organized by…

  • Overlooked

    I’ve been doing quite a lot of file organizing and digital “housekeeping” so to speak lately. And aside from the obvious result of tidier hard drives, my memory (no pun intended) has been refreshed with ideas and projects I’d forgotten about. So this evening I’m going to start sharing some of those overlooked pieces and…

  • mon cher frère

    During the course of his life, Vincent Van Gogh wrote hundred of letters to his beloved brother, Theo. Lately, I’ve been reading some of their correspondence and came across a letter last night, part of which caught my attention: “Ah, mon cher frère, quelquefois je sais tellement bien ce que je veux. Je peux bien…

  • Day 190.2

    Inspired by the incredible exhibit Savage Beauty at the Met today….

  • 6 years ago today…

    …I was in Stockholm attending an opening with one of my neighbors. We were there to see a piece of my work on exhibition, one which earned me an award that night. The evening was freezing and strangely solemn but there was champagne and a few laughs –not too shabby, really. Time flies…

  • Year of the Rabbit

    Whether you received any red envelopes this year or not, it’s officially the year of the rabbit now–yay! Which gives me a perfect excuse to share another piece by ROA:

  • More from the cutting room floor

    A discarded draft of a recent submission for an online art exhibition:

  • Day 177

    This one reminds me a little of Swedish artist Alexandra Hedberg‘s recent Snow White drawings and explorations…

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop

    Next week holds the promise of the US release of the first film by Banksy. Last week, an extended teaser for the film was released which begins to outline Thierry Guetta’s (aka Mr. Brainwash) pursuit of the mysterious artist. Check it out: A list of venues and showtimes across the US is available on the…

  • Art Rock

    A brief video of the current installation at the Barbican in London by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot which explores the unexpected rhythms of daily life.

  • Contemporary Print Fair

    This weekend the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will play host to the Contemporary Print Fair. Visitors to the event can enjoy and purchase prints from fourteen major contemporary art dealers, galleries and presses. The two day event will also feature guided tours, artist lectures and a panel discussion. Consult the event Web site for…

  • Highlandtown Artfest

    Looking for something to do this sunny weekend, Charm City and D.C. metro readers? Then why not check out the Highlandtown Spring Artfest this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Held at Magnolia Designs Gallery in the Skylofts, the Artfest promises to be a fun way to welcome the new season and support local…

  • Paradoxymoron

    I tweeted about this months ago but somehow overlooked sharing this wonderfully fun artwork here. On display at the British Library in London is a painting by British artist, Patrick Hughes: Beautiful!

  • Scintillation

    As a jump-start to the week, here is a gorgeous piece to get your creative juices flowing, dear readers:

  • Brain Candy

    Today finds Charm City buried once again, in a blanket of sparkling white. The effect is beautiful, bewildering and even a little inspiring though at some point after hours of shoveling, the snow will become less than charming. In the meantime, here is a piece of visually stunning eye/brain candy straight from Japan for you,…

  • Kinetic Sculpture

    Ever wonder what the process of giving form to something looks like? BMW has an idea and shares it with the rest of us through the kinetic sculpture installed at the BMW Museum in Munich. Employing the use of over 700 individual metal spheres and stepper motors, the mechanical wonder covers six square meters. Over…