The Present Group Journal » around a theme https://blog.thepresentgroup.com Exploring new models of support for contemporary artists, musing on the art world and people who make stuff, and documenting our life running the Present Group subscription art project. Wed, 01 Jun 2016 20:47:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ©The Present Group oliver@thepresentgroup.com (The Present Group) oliver@thepresentgroup.com(The Present Group) 1440 art, artist interviews, contemporary art, subscription art We interview one artist every season to learn about their practice, ideas and life as a working artist. The Present Group is a quarterly art subscription project. We enable a community of subscribers to fund contemporary artists projects and receive limited edition artwork in return. Each work is accompanied by an audio artist interview and critical essay to help our subscribers gain insight into the piece, its creator and his/her practice, or recurring themes in the contemporary art world. Founded in 2006, the goals of The Present Group are to create new avenues of support for artists, create consistently thought-provoking, editionable works in a variety of media, to engage and expose a broader public to the joys of art collecting, and provide a free online resource for anyone interested in contemporary art. http://www.thepresentgroup.com The Present Group The Present Group oliver@thepresentgroup.com No no http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/images/tpg-box-small.jpg The Present Group Journal https://blog.thepresentgroup.com 144 144 Annotated Links: Matthew Cella https://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2010/06/14/annotated-links-matthew-cella/ https://blog.thepresentgroup.com/2010/06/14/annotated-links-matthew-cella/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:36:35 +0000 eleanor http://blog.thepresentgroup.com/?p=1373 Game Influenced Art, Digital Interventions, Boy Culture Art

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Ross Campbell – pixelated ceremonial masks, bit type, and digital flora.  I think he and Matt might be art cousins.

Andrew Venell – an artist working with the chaos of information, social anxieties, and the digitally mediated world we live in

Takashi Murakami -  video games, boy culture, super flat, and tons of color:

Murakami’s style, called Superflat, is characterized by flat planes of color and graphic images involving a character style derived from anime and manga. Superflat is an artistic style that comments on otaku lifestyle and subculture, as well as consumerism and sexual fetishism.

Tony Bechara – abstract, almost color-field paintings all done in small pixels.  They vibrate your eyeballs.

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Colin Henderson – clearly influenced by the 8 bit aesthetic, this UK designer creates patterns and illustrations/collages

Cory Arcangel – a artist/programmer who performs actions and interventions in photoshop, in video games, on websites, and within the art context in a playful manner

Pixel,  is an insightful short documentary by Simon Cottee that explores the world of pixel art, animation and chiptune music.

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Karen Ryan: Cabinet Chair with Blanket, 2010

I loved this piece by Karen Ryan.  There is something so evocative, anthropomorphic, and nostalgic about old wooden furniture.

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Anne Toebbe, Vacuming the Dining Room, 2009

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Pello Irazu, FR, 2008

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Pello Irazu, Untitled, 2010 (left) and La Fabrica, Miami II, 2008

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Yun Jeong Hong, Episteme, 2009

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Jason Dunda, 2008-2010

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Kirsten Kindler, stairwells salon, 2009

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Cordy Ryman

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Abel Rodriguez, Untitled 1, 2009

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Elizabeth Jaeger:  BFF, 2009  Throughout the weekend, three ladies would perform around this sculpture.  Wearing tights, jockstraps, black pumps, and nylons tied around them in odd ways, they would strike a pose and gaze off into nowhere for hours at a time.  Here’s a picture.

maryellenmarkMary Ellen Mark:  Heather and Kelsey Dietrick, 7 years old, Kelsey older by 66 minutes, 2002  from her book, Twins

billdurginBill Durgin:  Nude and Still Life I

checualvala1Chechu Alava painted almost exclusively staring young ladies in multiple: Sisters

checualvala2Chechu Alava: The Romanovs

alexsothAlec Soth: Sandra and Indre, Milan, 2010

langdongravesLangdon Graves, not exactly, 2008

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