Sunday, April 10, 2011

Art Box Project Feb-April 2011

Outside the Box artist challenge
Shawn Baldwin


808 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 885-5670
PlacerArts.org



This is the original wooden box all artists were given to transform


added base coat and stage


cardboard waves for my little theater


tissue paper, paint and glue for texture and color

Old cake plate made a beautiful moon with just a few additions
trying out a few elements, setting the stage























the finished product




Sunday, April 3, 2011

Sophie Taeuber-Arp Avant-Garde Pathways

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artwork: Sophie Taeuber with “Dada Head”,1920 Collection Fondation Arp, Clamart © Photo: Nic Aluf. All rights reserved ©Sophie Taeuber-Arp,VEGAP,MálagaSophie Taeuber-Arp belonged to a generation of socially-committed women who were anxious to transcend the limits traditionally imposed on women. Daughters of the “new women” of the 19th century, who had helped to initiate the feminist and suffragette movements, these independent women almost all came from the upper and middle classes and had pursued advanced studies. Their influence on the cultural scene in the 1920s and 1930s was considerable. They played an essential role in the artistic and literary production of their time and brought forth a new vision of the world driven by their staunch desire to challenge the established order.

The exhibition that the Museo Picasso Málaga is devoting to Sophie Taeuber-Arp, from October 19, 2009 to January 24, 2010, will demonstrate the highly modern and radical duality that was at the heart of her work. Like a dance sequence, it is a journey through the artist’s work, with over 130 exhibits that include paintings, drawings, collages, textiles, puppets, plans, photographs, sculptures and furniture.