shack attack!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
This weekend was a lot of fun and it flew by quicker than a blink of an eye! {That's me caught taking off my sunglasses--I would've smiled only it was dark inside the trailer and I had no clue when the flash was going off}. Now that it's over, I wish I'd taken more photos, but it was loud and enthusiastic inside the museum teaming with over 1,350 art lovers crowding into the different installations, a photo booth, and giant lines for margaritas...you get the idea! Here are a few snaps from the Art Shack opening at the Laguna Art Museum with some of my favorite artists and friends--I'll have more in-depth interviews with the artists in the coming days.
Mike Shine's piece is based on a house literally called "The Shack", a weekend gathering spot in Northern California for Mike's friends and family. Mike told me there is nothing high maintenance in the shack--it's furnished with 70s castoffs, a dozen sleeping bags and his art. The walls are covered with Mike's paintings on wood and found objects, influenced by Nordic mythology and the legend of Faust.
Rob and Chris Clayton, known as The Clayton Brothers, create narrative pieces filled with cartoon-inspired people, animals and places that have a familiar sense of Americana. This piece in the form of a wild/flourescent bird coop, raises questions of whether this is for birds only or for humans. I love the painted backdrop of outer space, which they told me explores ideas sparked by Stephen Hawking of creation and imagination. In the fall, The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art will present the first major museum exhibition dedicated to their work.
This is one of the pieces Travis Somerville has in the Art Shack show, entitled The Great American Let Down. A powerful commentary on Katrina, I love the way the piece literally looks likes it's sinking into the floor. The roof has scores of old photos of people that Travis hand-painted to look as if they are drowning.
I'll have more interviews with the artists in the coming days so stay tuned!
Labels: Grace Kook-Anderson, Kenny Scharf, Laguna Art Museum, Mike Shine, Rob and Chris Clayton, Travis Somerville
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
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9 Comments:
love! love! love your new haircut!!
is that you? you are one hot tamale!
great photo!!
what a fun exhibit!
xx
callie
what a fun experience!
What a cool event! Looking forward to interviews =) Happy Monday!
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Yowza! You look great!
And the event looks super fun. I love non-traditional non-stuffy exhibits.
Look forward to reading more,
MMW
Mary Jo, you're gorgeous! I love this photograph of you. I'm glad you had a wonderful weekend at the shark attack event.
looks like you had a fun time.
not only are you beautiful, you have killer legs! i love it!
xo
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