Sunday, November 20, 2011

Time and space Bushwick - a day of enjoyable art looking


First stop - Norte Maar, for an installation by Audra Wolowiec with a collaborative writing component between Audra and Christine Shan Shan Hou.  The sculpture above was cast from acoustical foam.  And the writing component, in a limited book form, fits nicely within the overall typographical arrangement in this front room with Jason in the background.

engaged students...listening to every word.

Students from NY Arts Program looking in the direction of the book project, scanning the landscape between art and words.  Next stop Regina Rex, see below sculpture by Lisa Sigal:


The students arranged amongst the sculptures at Regina Rex.

Ivin Ballen above and below.


Below, a studio visit with Natalie Simon:

Natalie in the middle of her studio describing another landscape of art and word, not dissimilar from Audra's specific references to concrete poetry, but a different territory, new landscapes spreading out over her canvases. 

Natalie describing her spherical paintings.

Natalie's painted worlds.

Smaller parts with drawings, like maps and notations.


 Different views of Natalie's work above on the floor and below on trays:


Natalie's notations.

Natalie holding a notebook of her drawn notations.  Visiting Natalie first, made a perfect segue to Factory Fresh for a Ryan Ford exhibition and a special treat, of Ali Ha, showing us her latest work!  See her below:

Ali Ha aka Pufferella above with recent work.

 
Ryan Ford's piece in the background.

 Ryan's sculptural workings.

more of the Ryan Ford exhibition.

Ryan Ford.

Ali talking about Factory Fresh.

Ryan Ford's "Don't Play me like an Indoor Sport"

Above and below in Factory Fresh's courtyard.


Group shot of the mural outside Factory Fresh of NY Arts Program in front of Jim Avignon's street mural.



And then on to Storefront:

Kate Wadkins being Kate.

Above Kate's head, Aimee Lusty.


Looking around at Storefront above and below:



Ceramics by Elizabeth Kley.


And we keep going...to English Kills.


paintings by Steve Harding above and below:



Then on to 56 Bogart street and Studio 10:



Larry Greenberg of Studio 10 talks about his space:



And the light of Studio 10:


In the shadows, Studio 10:


Finally...and a thorough visit with Fred Valentine and the work of Andrew Moszynski

First sketches in the hallway of Valentine below.
Valentine is technically in Ridgewood, Queens, not Bushwick, so and we hopped the L for a 6 minute jaunt from the Bogart entrance of the L train.  When we got there, we stayed for awhile, had a couple of beers, and talked art.  We will definitely be going back for the art and chocolates!

Fred above gives us a guided tour of Andrew Moszynski's work and the space.


detailed looking.


and constructed paintings.



More Andrew above and below (above sky):


A beautiful Andrew Moszynski gouache dwelling below:


More of Andrew Moszynski's architectural paintings below.

and the tour concludes.

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