So,
there haven't been that many updates before the opening night now. Seems like I was just too busy getting everything done. But it worked out and we got all the paintings hanging right on time like a boss. Thanks for that to Robert and Björn, who were very helpful!
An extra big Thank You, of course, goes out to the Boutique Bizarre staff, Jo in particular, for giving me this great opportunity and being all-around awesome. It's been a blast so far, and it will sure stay that way until the show's over!
Now, the opening night was a success, I'd say, with lots of visitors and prosecco-drinking, and all that shebang, although I must admit that I was so exhausted from the last weeks' work that I had to leave the scene due to too little energy and too much prosecco right after the official part was over (at around 1 a.m., a time I usually only just begin to get going).
Now that that big chunk of work is over, and I've had some time to re-charge my batteries, I've spent some two days with an overhaul of my homepage. It's a bit of a rag-tag html job, since I'm not at all competent at website-making, but it does its job and I'm happy with the result. Have a look at it here.
Since I've had my share of making art for now, and since my general direction in life is about to change pretty drastically soon (what with leaving Hamburg and learning how to garden nstuff), it's well possible that this is the last post on this blog for a long time. We'll see, though, you never know what the world has up its sleeve for you. I like surprises.
Take care everyone!
Sonntag, 13. Mai 2012
Mittwoch, 11. April 2012
First of a row of small updates
Hey there,
I thought I'd share some of the progress in these weeks leading up to the big show. I just took some photos of the frames I have finished so far, with the corresponding paintings in them. In some cases, the frame competes a bit with the picture, so I'll use the next few weeks to close that gap, be it by toning down, or aging the metallic highlights of the frame, or by adding a few more sweet spots to the paintings. Many of them are only about 80 or 90 per cent done, and as is the case with anything, it's that last bit of attention that truly makes a thing shine. So I'll be swinging the small brush for the final stretch before the exhibition.
Until then, I'll post one picture or so every few days, beginning with the oldest.
Here's the second one of the original tentacle series (the frame for the first one took forever to dry, so I completed this one first:
The frame is a bit rough around the edges, but I'm very satisfied with how the shape fits the image.
I thought I'd share some of the progress in these weeks leading up to the big show. I just took some photos of the frames I have finished so far, with the corresponding paintings in them. In some cases, the frame competes a bit with the picture, so I'll use the next few weeks to close that gap, be it by toning down, or aging the metallic highlights of the frame, or by adding a few more sweet spots to the paintings. Many of them are only about 80 or 90 per cent done, and as is the case with anything, it's that last bit of attention that truly makes a thing shine. So I'll be swinging the small brush for the final stretch before the exhibition.
Until then, I'll post one picture or so every few days, beginning with the oldest.
Here's the second one of the original tentacle series (the frame for the first one took forever to dry, so I completed this one first:
The frame is a bit rough around the edges, but I'm very satisfied with how the shape fits the image.
Dienstag, 10. April 2012
Exhibition coming up
Hey there, it's been a while. I just realized that the curator of the art exhibitions in Hamburg's famous Boutique Bizarre has sent out invitations for the next show, which will be mine. Thus, the artist's blog the invitation linked to is also mine, and that's why I'll hastily slam together a post that features at least some of the newer paintings.
To get that out of the way, the date is May 10 to July 23, with a nice opening night's party/vernissage on Thursday, may 10. Drop by, it's going to be a blast!
As the nature of the venue suggests, the exhibition will focus mainly on the sexy stuff, so here's some of that:
That one is a little bit older, from about autumn last year. But it'll get some finishing touches,...
I'll see to it that I get some more photos taken (I'll have to since prints of the paintings are supposed to be available during and after the exhibition) - I'll post some more once that has happened. In the meantime, take care!
To get that out of the way, the date is May 10 to July 23, with a nice opening night's party/vernissage on Thursday, may 10. Drop by, it's going to be a blast!
As the nature of the venue suggests, the exhibition will focus mainly on the sexy stuff, so here's some of that:
This one is pretty new, from February this year.
That one is a little bit older, from about autumn last year. But it'll get some finishing touches,...
...as will this one, which I painted in January. I must say I love the plasticity in the parts where it counts, though. There'll be more new stuff, some of which has some astounding properties that are best seen live.
I've also been working on some frames to help the paintings shine. Since I found bland old modern frames to bland and classy baroque ones to hard to come by, I developed a procedure to make my own. My room is an absolute mess right now, but it's a productive mess, and that makes it cool. Here are some impressions:
I've also been working on some frames to help the paintings shine. Since I found bland old modern frames to bland and classy baroque ones to hard to come by, I developed a procedure to make my own. My room is an absolute mess right now, but it's a productive mess, and that makes it cool. Here are some impressions:
I'll see to it that I get some more photos taken (I'll have to since prints of the paintings are supposed to be available during and after the exhibition) - I'll post some more once that has happened. In the meantime, take care!
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