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ARTIST of the DAY: Ellen Jewett

Posted on December 16, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

STRANGE and gentle

As the years go by, I have come to view the details with different eyes. With people, I have a far greater capacity for empathy even without intimate knowledge of every detail. But with art, I find myself captivated by the minutia. I enjoy dissecting the elements. The sculpture of today’s Artist of the Day, Ellen Jewett, keeps me busy for hours. A cursory glance may reveal spectacular figurative work, but the individual elements offer tiny narratives to be combined into a more complicated world view. Mesmerizing. (continues below)

“At first glance my work explores the more modern prosaic concept of nature: a source of serene nostalgia balanced with the more visceral experience of ‘wildness’ as remarkably alien and indifferent. Upon closer inspection of each ‘creature’ the viewer may discover a frieze on which themes as familiar as domestication and as abrasive as domination fall into sharp relief.” — Ellen Jewett

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ARTIST of the DAY: Julia Geiser

Posted on December 15, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

smoke & mirrors

Some days, one has to put one foot in front of the other and simply hope for the best. When searching for today’s Artist of the Day for AAAD, I stumbled on to the work of Julia Geiser. This work perfectly illustrates my week. (continues below)

Collage work by Julia Geiser — *collage work by Julia Geiser*

“When I first started to work with collage (in 2012) I really got attached to the method. With collage I am allowed to work fast and the pictures I create are more likely a sketch of an idea then an in all details finished picture. I only use pictures from the Internet. So the online-voyeurism becomes an inspiration to me. In such a way my work grasps a larger ground. It becomes a debate about rights and licenses, about privacy and commons, about ownership and laws. The collages always oscillate between visual and legal borders.” — Julia Geiser

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ARTIST of the DAY: Pedro Marzorati

Posted on December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

hot weather, cold WATER

It has been unseasonably warm in the Great Smoky Mountains this past week — 70+ degrees in mid-December. While I appreciate the bonus, it also made me think of the AAAD’s Artist of the Day Pedro Marzorati. His work is a perfect physical embodiment of climate change, and it changes based on your perspective, time & place. Simply perfect. (continues below)

*Where the Tides Ebb and Flow by Pedro Marzorati, land art installation*

“The statues speak for us, it’s a way of interrogation,
just ask yourselves!” –Pedro Marzorati

“Where the Tides Ebb and Flow” was introduced for the first time in 2008, as a part of Land Art “Kielzog” festival, near Amsterdam & then again at the “Sentier du Rhone 2009” festival, in France. The sculptures illustrates the human silhouette that are more or less submerged in water depending on the increasing water levels.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Freya Jobbins

Posted on December 11, 2015December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

gone NOT FORGOTTEN

Upcycling is close to my heart. As with many, my obsession with the reuse of discarded objects resulted from the collecting of “art supplies”. Consider the previous quotes as air quotes from my bemused husband. Collecting fueled my love for upcycling AND assemblage. Today’s Artist of the Day, Freya Jobbins has such a smart sense of irony & humor. This work is a delightful comment on consumerism and the untouchable nature of the creative object. (continues below)

*Cassiopeia by Freya Jobbins, found-object assemblage*

““I am interested in generating a range of responses to existing cultural objects, which have been placed out of context. The irony of my plastic works is that I take a material that was created to be touched, and I make it untouchable as an artwork.” ” — Freya Jobbins

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ARTIST of the DAY: Liz Huston

Posted on December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

creative ISOLATION

As the new year approaches, I find myself more isolated and in my head as I set goals for the year and contemplate creative direction. Today’s Artist of the Day, Liz Huston captured my inner dialogue with storytellers of her very own. The pieces below that spoke to me are from a couple of years ago. But please take the opportunity to look at her new work and find your own story. (continues below)

“I am fascinated with the way memory influences how stories change and evolve over time. This happens not because the facts change,but because the inner orientation of the storyteller has. Their perspective grows; expanding and contracting with experience. The storyteller journeys us deep into the timeless aspects of the human experience; the kingdoms of love and loss, through grief, resolve, growth and into the balance of purpose… This time traveler, this storyteller, unites the treads of time–leading us home, bringing us back into ourselves.” — Liz Huston

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ARTIST of the DAY: Kathleen Probst

Posted on December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

all the proof I NEED

The written word is my window to art. The written word was my media before the visual or performing ever took hold. Today’s Artist of the Day, Kathleen Probst caught my attention with the simple pillcrow, a proofreader’s mark (¶). I had never been presented with work that made me think of the mark in any other way. Until now. This is thoughtful, considered work. (continues below)

“The symbol for a new paragraph is called an ‘alinea’. It is a french word. One definition of the word alinea is a new train of thought. This design concept is not about holding back, it is about finding just the right amount. Alinea searches for answers on my quest for simplicity. The gestural lines of Alinea are becoming more organic as I learn to work with them, each making a bold step forward.”

— Kathleen Probst

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ARTIST of the DAY: Meghan Stratham

Posted on December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

secretive, ISOLATED GIRLS

My own work has been a study in process & a lot of silhouettes these days. It is no wonder that I have completely fallen for the work of today’s Artist of the Day, Meghan Stratman. She has found a way to gives us little glimpse of the lives of folks like us…and not. Dark & sweet & funny & sad; idealized & unearthly people & creatures & those that lie between. I want to own this work. (continues below)

Mrs White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper — *Mrs. White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper*

“I am drawn to stories and lore in all forms… Recurring subjects in my art include ghosts, girls, monsters, and animals, and themes of friendship and loneliness. I like to include bright colors and a sense of humor in my art and enjoy combining elements to humorous effect, such as badgers sporting fezzes or weasels wearing rocket packs. I am also drawn to urban decay, abandoned places, and ghost stories: people and places that are lost and forgotten. My art world is populated with secretive, isolated girls and silly creatures that may or may not be wearing space helmets. I create my work with cut, layered paper, which allows for a sense of texture and dimensionality.”

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ARTIST of the DAY: Frédérique Morrel

Posted on December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

redemption

The season of mass consumption is upon us. I will not waste my time trying to dissuade you of the want to give gifts to loved ones. I just want to ask you to consider value. Does the item you are bestowing add to the recipient’s lives? Does it help them grow? Does it better equip them to dispel hate or anger? Does it convey how you value the one who will receive it? Mixed media artist Frédérique Morrel, today’s Artist of the Day., has addressed the question of value beautifully, and I offer it to you as yet another perspective. (continues below)

*Ma Biche (My Doe) by Frédérique Morrel (foam, fur & tapastries)*

“…these neglected tapestries, seen and re-seen along these journeys, suddenly appeared to me as the idealized transference of my own visionary. These tapestries appeared to be the most accurate material to illustrate my work about modern vanities, loss of the paradise and rebirth in a better world. These tapestries are the most obvious and literally impicturing vocabulary to depict loss of some values, consequently to the injection of hyper consuming in occidental societies. These tapestries are telling the stories of these key and essential casualties:

loss of sale value : these tapestries are expensive (material & time consuming), but worth peanuts.
loss of aesthetic value : these tapestries are considered ugly and out of date, but have their own hidden beauty, particularly for those who are them.
loss of emotional value : these tapestries are telling love and family happiness stories, but are abandoned and thrown into mud.

“I revitalize them, offering a redemption, beneath animal appearance and covered with this popular language.” –Frédérique Morrel

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ARTIST of the DAY: S.L. Baker

Posted on December 5, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

another LANGUAGE

Process can be such an immersive experience. My own work is focused, often figurative with meaning in the minutia. I get lost in my own process, but I envy the abstracted expression of painters like S.L. Baker, today’s Artist of the Day. The inclusion of the ensō below perfectly captures the heart of this work and why I love it. (continues below)

Red Enso Landscape by SL Baker Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 — *Red Enso Landscape by S.L. Baker, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24*

“The work that appears on my canvases is a confluence of social, spiritual and familial concern. Working mostly in acrylic and using my hands instead of brushes, a moment, an injustice, a joy becomes a color, a texture, a line, another language. I do not know the exact meaning other than I find gratitude within the process and believe that it says something.” — S.L. Baker

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ARTIST of the DAY: Stacey Page

Posted on December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

naming, THE NAMELESS

You know that game you play at the airport when you’re bored where you try to tell the story of a complete strangers life as they walk by you on their way to baggage claim or ticketing? Today’s Artist of the Day , Stacey Page, has found a way to tell the story of random, discard portraits of the people someone loves. (continues below)

(left to right) Bee & Richard by Stacey Page — *(left to right) Bee & Richard by textile artist* *Stacey Page*

As an artist, I am inexplicably drawn to boxes and bins of photos at thrift stores and antique shops. I always wonder how they got there, who they were, what they meant to the world. But textile artist Stacey Page already KNOWS. She has discovered their inner demons, secret fantasies, heights & depths –in embroidery floss. I couldn’t be happier to share her work with you.

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