Posts Tagged as ‘art’

February 10, 2009

If I would have made time to write about an Artist of the Week last week it would have been Sarah King

So last week when I was looking through one of my favorite blogs, Neatorama, I was introduced to Sarah King.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Pretty neat, huh?  Her use of text is pretty stunning.
Check out some of Sarah’s latest work along with some of her friends by pressing this

February 9, 2009

Artist of the Week

I have recently been following MOMA on Twitter.  I really love what several art museums are doing with Twitter.  I hope that libraries catch on to the amazingness that  Twitter can bring.
Anyway… last week MOMA tweeted about artist Debra Hamptonwho is also on Twitter.  OMG, can you believe it?  I am fairly certain the world will [...]

January 25, 2009

Street Art Locator

I recently became “friends” with Village Savant on Twitter.  This morning they posted a link to one of the most amazing blogs/websites I have seen in a while, Street Art Locator.     Street Art Locator is one of the best and most amazing examples of web 2.0 mash-ups I have seen.  The image below [...]

January 23, 2009

Artist of the Week

I just read about Amy Rice, who just happens to be from Minneapolis, in Stencil Nation by Russell Howes.  Totally rad book and totally rad lady.
 
Amy Rice website

January 16, 2009

Obamicon.me

This is really rawkin my socks off.  I heart Shepard Fairey’s work and now Ican just pretty much make my own and so can you.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
make your own

January 16, 2009

Artist of the Week

Femke Hiemstra’s work is so superduper rad.  Seriously.   Femke’s art focuses on paint, digital creations, and graphite drawings.

 
Femke’s website Link

January 6, 2009

“experiment in phenomenology”

While walking in Uptown Saturday night, I spotted this little guy.  Looks like a Banksyknock off.  Oh man, it would be totally awesome if Banksy was in MPLS.  An amazing vacation= visiting Banksy locations . 
Is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery?  Andy Warhol mocked popular culture.  Sherri Levine borrowed from Duchamp’s Fountain.  GirlTalkmashes everyone’s work.  [...]

January 3, 2009

Artist of the Week

Cheri Wood, a local Minnesota artist focuses her medium on water color and ink.  Super cool stuff!
 
link
Cheri Wood’s Flickr

December 17, 2008

Artist of the Week

Susan Mikula is a Polaroid artist. Info

I may be biased.  Once you learn a bit more about her, you may understand why.

December 9, 2008

Artist of the Week

So I have been meaning to profile this artist for awhile…
Patricia Holliday (with two Ls) is a Wisconsin native.  She has lately been focusing on the medium of  gourds.  Check this out for more info on gourd art.

you can also follow her on twitter at pholliday