Showing posts with label sculptural objects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sculptural objects. Show all posts
Friday, March 12, 2010
Official installation photographs (not taken from the phone)
Ian asked me to be the photographer for the texgal website today and here are some images. It is impossible to photograph all four walls and tables in one composition unfortunately. The first image represents about 2/3rds of the show with details following.
Almost there....
What did we do Thursday? We both ended up wearing "peasant shirts" today somewhat inadvertently. Nancy had to protect hers with this stylish bib when painting the staircase.
We tried out the heart rock but Jacinda negated it due to it blending into the floor a little too much and not really enough space to look at it and the artwork.
I helped Ian hang the "Jacinda wall" (to the far right) and we tested out the projection one more time (on mute thankfully). Real photographs of the entire installation to come with a good camera soon. All 50 photographs are up! The blog address in vinyl letters above the entry is installed! The objects are complete (though we keep dreaming of additional methods of display)! the books are done! Now we are patiently waiting for the DVD to arrive.
A quick picture of the objects on the floor before they gravitated to the table: Michael Jackson Banner, Peach Can Phones, Amarillo Ramp Rock, Balloons from Roden Crater, red lipstick, Michael Jackson glitter soap, and heisted bell from Amarillo Ramp. We also had our gallery visit with Toby Kamps which went very well.
Then Nancy took me on a dress buying excursion at Katy Mills Outlet Mall. Yikes! Don't worry, we won't be wearing any of these to the opening.
We tried out the heart rock but Jacinda negated it due to it blending into the floor a little too much and not really enough space to look at it and the artwork.
I helped Ian hang the "Jacinda wall" (to the far right) and we tested out the projection one more time (on mute thankfully). Real photographs of the entire installation to come with a good camera soon. All 50 photographs are up! The blog address in vinyl letters above the entry is installed! The objects are complete (though we keep dreaming of additional methods of display)! the books are done! Now we are patiently waiting for the DVD to arrive.
A quick picture of the objects on the floor before they gravitated to the table: Michael Jackson Banner, Peach Can Phones, Amarillo Ramp Rock, Balloons from Roden Crater, red lipstick, Michael Jackson glitter soap, and heisted bell from Amarillo Ramp. We also had our gallery visit with Toby Kamps which went very well.
Then Nancy took me on a dress buying excursion at Katy Mills Outlet Mall. Yikes! Don't worry, we won't be wearing any of these to the opening.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
4 Days Left to Texas Gallery Opening!
EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Note: our exhibition announcement is next to one from the Menil Collection. EEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Next show... the Menil!
The most painful part of installation day was not only seeing ourselves eat peanut butter up close and in person at 9' x 12' but HEARING OURSELVES yack on and on and thinking we are so funny. Oh wait! But we are because we still find ourselves amusing nine months after the fact.
One of the best parts of installation day was seeing Ian's diagram for OUR WORK. EEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Let us preface this with we think that Ian's maps for installation layout are one of the best things ever.
The most painful part of installation day was not only seeing ourselves eat peanut butter up close and in person at 9' x 12' but HEARING OURSELVES yack on and on and thinking we are so funny. Oh wait! But we are because we still find ourselves amusing nine months after the fact.
One of the best parts of installation day was seeing Ian's diagram for OUR WORK. EEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Let us preface this with we think that Ian's maps for installation layout are one of the best things ever.
Michael Jackson Banner Pocket Complete!
But first of all... whoever would have thought Goldie (my gaudy i-phone codpiece) would have blended in to anything around? "But you are in Texas," says Nancy.
Michael Jackson Banner with Chainsaw (please contact 713.857.9811 if you want this cat in your movie) and Pocket:
Michael Jackson Banner with Chainsaw (please contact 713.857.9811 if you want this cat in your movie) and Pocket:
5 Days until the opening at Texas Gallery!
Somehow we didn't even manage to make it into the gallery today! We were running errands (driving down Dunlavy a mere 12 times) in addition to giving a visiting artist's talk to Paul Kittelson's Public Art class at University of Houston.
Today most of the photographs taken included our quest to have a cover sewn for the Michael Jackson Banner. Our first trip to the alteration store with vinyl proved to be useless because no one's sewing machines in town can sew that material without ripping it (we found two other opinions that backed that up). So we visited High Fashion Fabric in Midtown and found some white velvet.
We then had great plans to embroider "M.J." onto the white velvet but no one could do that by uh... let's say tomorrow so we left the plans to sew the "pocket" there and returned to High Fashion Fabric.
In addition to discovering that off the shoulder shirts were what to where to work, we came across sequined fabric. We thought we made the decision but then found something else. The deciding factor? We finally decided to look at the price tag and discovered the fabric in Nancy's arm was a mere $39.99/yard (ouch) compared to the $199.99/yard closer to the floor (hell no!).
and so 1/2 yard of gold sequined fabric was cut to cover one side of the white velvet pocket that will contain the Michael Jackson Banner as of tomorrow at noon.
Before leaving we did manage to admire this lovely feather dress (Fly Like an Eagle revisitation occurs on a regular basis around here):
Not pictured: multiple trips to Industrial Audio/Video where our DVD was reburned with chapters and shipped overnight to New Jersey with the hopes that it can still arrive by Friday (doubtful), purchasing wood for our "platform" pedestals for three of the larger objects, and our trip to Edward's to see Alice in Wonderland - a much needed respite from thinking about earthworks every waking hour.
Tomorrow we begin the photographic installation at Texas Gallery (Nancy, Ian, and Mark installed the video projection on Sunday). Getting closer!
Today most of the photographs taken included our quest to have a cover sewn for the Michael Jackson Banner. Our first trip to the alteration store with vinyl proved to be useless because no one's sewing machines in town can sew that material without ripping it (we found two other opinions that backed that up). So we visited High Fashion Fabric in Midtown and found some white velvet.
We then had great plans to embroider "M.J." onto the white velvet but no one could do that by uh... let's say tomorrow so we left the plans to sew the "pocket" there and returned to High Fashion Fabric.
In addition to discovering that off the shoulder shirts were what to where to work, we came across sequined fabric. We thought we made the decision but then found something else. The deciding factor? We finally decided to look at the price tag and discovered the fabric in Nancy's arm was a mere $39.99/yard (ouch) compared to the $199.99/yard closer to the floor (hell no!).
and so 1/2 yard of gold sequined fabric was cut to cover one side of the white velvet pocket that will contain the Michael Jackson Banner as of tomorrow at noon.
Before leaving we did manage to admire this lovely feather dress (Fly Like an Eagle revisitation occurs on a regular basis around here):
Not pictured: multiple trips to Industrial Audio/Video where our DVD was reburned with chapters and shipped overnight to New Jersey with the hopes that it can still arrive by Friday (doubtful), purchasing wood for our "platform" pedestals for three of the larger objects, and our trip to Edward's to see Alice in Wonderland - a much needed respite from thinking about earthworks every waking hour.
Tomorrow we begin the photographic installation at Texas Gallery (Nancy, Ian, and Mark installed the video projection on Sunday). Getting closer!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Studio Photographs taken today ...
and slipcase for artists' books cut and constructed (paper to be purchased in TX to cover it), pedestals wrapped after paint dried, Amarillo Ramp Rock attached... Mailing it tomorrow morning and in addition to packing (as always last minute), I think I am done with everything that needs to be completed before leaving for Philadelphia and Houston. At long last everything came together.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Amarillo Ramp Rock, 2009
[Image from the artists' book Inventory by Nancy Douthey and Jacinda Russell.]
On 23rd June, I threw a rock from Spiral Jetty into Sun Tunnels; I tried very hard to make it land on top of one of the concrete tubes but failed.
On 28th June, I tossed a chunk of mud from Sun Tunnels into Double Negative from the top of the rim.
On 1st July, I flung a rock from Double Negative toward Roden Crater really wishing I could have dropped it from the airplane the day before during our fly-over.
On 3rd July, I dropped an orange stone from Roden Crater into Lightning Field on my walk around the perimeter.
On 7th July, I hurled a pebble from Lighting Field into Amarillo Ramp watching it bounce off the dry earth into the cacti.
TBD: This rock from Amarillo Ramp will be delivered to Spiral Jetty eventually completing the circle and ensuring a third visit.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Two of the pedestals for the sculptures in the exhibition...
(thanks Chet for manufacturing all four of them)
These will house the sculptures: Amarillo Ramp Rock, Michael Jackson Soap, LBK Bell, and Red Lipstick. Also included: Michael Jackson Banner, Popped Balloons from Roden Crater Grand Opening Parade, and Can Phones.
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