Art, Seen
A look at places I've been, things I've seen.
January
2024-01-06
Federico Uribe: Metamorphosis | Metamorfosis
Artist(s):Federico Uribe
Venue:
Uribe creates sculptures that are interesting from afar. And then you get up
close and see that they are constructed from everyday objects like pencils,
shotgun shells and the like.
One room created an immersive underwater experience with
plasticware.
2024-01-18
Helen Lee: Exuviae
Artist(s):Helen Lee
Venue:ALL
Three works, and my attention is drawn to Brood. The wall is covered
with hundreds of glass objects in the shape of an origami cicada.
As it turns out, I've recently been folding lots of origami cicadas,
in anticipation of the emergence of
Brood 13.
The artist's statement explains the multiple cultural and personal meanings of this image.
2024-01-18
Indeterminate Objects
Artist(s):Andrew Bearnot, Stine Bidstrup, Kim Harty, Dylan Palmer, and Brett Swenson
Venue:ALL
A collection of works from alumni of the UW Glass Lab, curated by Helen Lee.
I especially liked Brett Swenson's "Glass with Shelf",where the glass was blown into a
basket found in a thrift shop.
February
2024-02-07
Winter Exhibition - Gallery II: Water and Bricks
Artist(s):
Mary Westring; Jay Handy
Venue:
2024-02-07
Winter Exhibition - Gallery III: (W)understory
Artist(s):
Brian M. House; Susan H. Kaye; Michael Koppa
Venue:
House creates mushroom-like bronze scultpures. I would put them on my shelf.
Koppa produces collages that feature mushrooms and cephalopods. I would put them up on my wall.
March
2024-03-16
Artist(s):
Venue:Steinhauer Gallery
Nature scenes done in encaustic.
I like the "Owl" piece: an image was
embedded in an old wooden board, with a small owl sculpture.
2024-03
Artist(s):
Venue:
April
2024-04-07
Look What Harvey Did
Artist(s):
Venue:Chazen
A collection of art glass, by Harvey K. Littleton and others.
Not my favorite medium, but some of the pieces were quite beautiful.
2024-04-09
Artist(s): Not recorded
Venue:Chazen
Semi-fantastical family memories. That's what I recall.
2024-04
Artist(s):
Venue:Chazen
May
2024-05-11
Jeanne's Studio
Artist(s): Jeanne
Venue: N/A
Jeanne is my neighbor. She makes sculptures, usually masks, out
of found objects, recovered wood, etc. I got to see her personal collection.
It was great!
2024-05-17
Artist(s): Andy Warhol
Venue:Andy Warhol Museum
Warhol is one of my faves.
His works range from visually stunning to mind-numbing boring,
but are always provocative.
I got to see a retrospective of his work at the Art Institute of Chicago
several years ago.
The museum - in the city where he grew up - covers his entire history.
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
June
2024-0-09
Postcard collection
Artist(s): DJ SpinCycle (Ankur Malhotra)
Venue:Marquette Waterfront Festival
This was a pop-up display at a popular local festival.
It was a collection of postcards - some sent by the artist, some created by the artist.
I should have taken more pictures.
2024-06-26
Erdman Family Collection
Artist(s): various
Venue:
Promega Art Showcase
A selection of works from a local collector.
Includes some of my favorite artists.
For example, Claes Oldenburg's "Proposed Colossal Monument for Mill Rock, East River, NYC: Slice of Strawberry Shortcake"
2024-06
Artist(s):
Venue:
July
2024-07-19
Homologies
Artist(s):Rina Yoon and John Schuerman
Venue:
Art & Literature Lab
In this project, the artists honor the simple beauty of fallen tree sticks found on their walks in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Korea. The complete set of Homologies provides a view into the origin of sticks and the bond between the artists.
On on side, a photograph of a stick. On the other, the actual stick wrapped in mulberry twine.
These are sticks from the oldest trees in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
2024-07-19
Jumping from Trains
Artist(s):Rebecca Kautz
Venue:
Art & Literature Lab
As a whole, Jumping from Trains signals the erratic, potentially hazardous endeavor of switching directions or choosing another path.
I didn't get that from looking at the pieces but several of them were interesting.
2024-07
Artist(s):
Venue:
August
2024-08-29
Artist(s):Jennifer Peters
Venue:Oasis cafe
Nature photography
2024-08
Artist(s): TBD
Venue:
September
2024-09-07
Artist(s): Gail Juszcak
Venue:Steinhauer Gallery
Nature watercolors
Tree Reflection
2024-09-16
Artist(s): Lester Schwartz
Venue:WIMR, some hallway
Sculpture
An Eosinophil Abstracted
In recognition of nearly three decades of research on the Eosinophil
in asthma at the UW School of Medicine and Publi Health.
2024-09-25
Artist(s): Sue Merritt
Venue:Oasis Cafe
Nature photography
October
2024-10-27
Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century
Artist(s):s Herbert Gentry, William Henry Johnson, Walter H. Williams and more
Venue:Chazen Museum
Love, adventure, educational opportunities, career advancement, sexual exploration and racism are among the myriad reasons African American artists traveled to Nordic countries during the first half of the 20th century.
Who knew?
I especially like the abstract works of
Herbert Gentry.
2024-10-30
Man Ray: Return to Reason
Artist(s): Man Ray
Venue:MMOCA
Man Ray was a noted photographer of the early 20th century.
This event present four of his recently restored movies.
The films were originally silent, but this restoration includes
a soundtrack by the band Squrl.
It was a happy coincidence that they preseented these new restorations,
since I had taken a strong interest in Man Rays work this past summer.
November
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