Portland Flea Market
This Sunday, and every third sunday of the month, at Union/Pine
I spy Josh Latham. Photo via Portland Flea.
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St. Valentine Trunk Show at Beam & Anchor
We’ve been eyeing Beam & Anchor for a little while now and last night we finally made it in during their Valentine’s Day trunk show.
Below are some of my favorite things.
1. Northwesterner 12″ Grey and Tan by Wood & Faulk
2. Suzy Earrings by Katie Diamond Jewelry
3. Fold Over Clutch in Cognac by Clare Vivier
4. Black Heart Herkimer Studs by Better Late Than Never
5. Iuvo Bracelet by Stone & Honey
6. Astrology Wall Calendar by Prismatic Print Shop
7. Natural Collar by Found My Animal
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Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress
This past fall, before leaving Syracuse, my classmates and I worked on Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress. The exhibition opened in January at the Syracuse University Art Galleries and will be up until March 17th. If you are near, check it out.
Images provided by Syracuse University Art Galleries.
REDValentino
Red Valentino reminds me I do not own enough knee high stockings.
It also makes me want to watch Kamikaze Girls.
Sincerely, Alex Katz
Dear Young Artist,
Painting is a social act and develops out of a community. Find your community.
Trust your intuition and taste. Taste is a moral code.
Understand art that you don’t “get.”
High art defines what we see. We see culturally. Seeing is a variable determined by that with which we are assaulted. A new vision and a new art should be the aspiration of high art.
Work as hard as you can to develop craft skills.
Read all you can and remember that by the time you’ve read it a large part of what you read is obsolete.
You have the audience you deserve. To enlarge or improve your audience requires all the energy you have. You get back what you put out.
If you fail, at least you should have learned something.
Good luck.
Sincerely,
Alex Katz
First Thursday: February
Last night Lindsay & I explored the Pearl District and First Thursday. Here are some of our favorite pieces. Robert Rauschenberg, Samarked Stitches I & III, 1988 (Elizabeth Leech Gallery)
Kris Hargis, It’ll Pass? & Abreojos, Jennifer- Eyes Wide Open, 2012 (Froelick Gallery)
Judy Cooke, Arc, 2012 (Froelick Gallery)
James Minden, Articulate, 2012 (Froelick Gallery)
Yuji Hiratsuki, Dilettante (Froelick Gallery)
Both Lindsay & I were lucky enough to have Yuji teach us monotype printmaking while we were at Oregon State University.
I like this accidental reflection of me over Danny Lyon, Bikeriders, 1967 (Hartman Fine Art). This exhibition corresponds nicely with tonight’s The One Motorcycle Show.
Lindsay & Josh musing over some Vivian Maier photos at Blue Sky Gallery.
Feast your eyes on this.
Thispaper.com posted a stunning collection of Viviane Sassen images from her project Flomboya. A pretty great artist statement accompanies the photos. Check it out.
