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Call for Participation for C A M P F I R E, Saturday, June 19th, 2010

April 26, 2010

Winkel & Balktick Present…
C A M P F I R E
Saturday, June 19th, 2010

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

This should provide you more information than you need about hot to participate in Campfire. If you have questions, contact creative director Eva at evalansberry@gmail.com. Executive management can be reached at info@wandbnyc.com.

The submission process is detailed below, after the answers to all of the questions you have. Please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all submissions.

Quick submission form: http://bit.ly/campfireart

OPEN MEETINGS & VENUE WALKTHROUGHS

Thursday, April 29, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Thursday, May 13, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Located in the far west 50s in Manhattan
RSVP to info@wandbnyc.com to attend!

GATHER ROUND

Campfire is a one-night excursion to the frontiers of creative revelry.

As the name suggests, the theme will be a journey out of the city and into the natural world. Together, we willl create an immersive environment where guests can escape the mundane world and enjoy a camping trip… in a warehouse.

Campfire’s art will explore the theme of nature, and how urban society interacts with it.  Ideas to consider include the plant and animal kingdoms, the woods, the Girl and Boy Scouts, ghost stories, pollution, skinny dipping, smores, foraging and of course, campfires. Political, personal, historical and emotional statements are encouraged.

Installation, performance and activities are all welcome. Actual fire is not welcome. Sorry.

ITINERARY

If you’re interesting in participating, please let us know right away. Even if it’s just to say, “I’ll have a proposal soon” or “I don’t have time for this, but someone else should do XYZ”.

We will be accepting submissions through Friday, May 28. However, if you require a stipend (more on that below), we need to know before May 14.

Setup begins on Monday, June 15th. Your project should be completely set up before noon on Saturday, June 19th. Breakdown must be completely by midnight on Monday, June 21st.

WHERE ARE THE CAMPGROUNDS?

In Manhattan facing the West Side Highway. It’s the top floor of a two story warehouse. Dimensions are 175’x100′, or 17,000 square feet. There are no interior divisions. It’s all one big room. There will probably not be any truly quiet areas.

The cieling height is 14′, but there are beams and fixtures hanging below that. There are many stable rigging points on the ceiling. Everything is concrete. The floors are not level.

There are windows with very nice views of the Hudson River.

FIREBUILDING

The event will feature many large campfire installations. They will be set up throughout the venue and act as social hubs. You are welcome to interpret “campfire” however you’d like.

Ideal dimensions are 10′ – 20′ radius on the floor and 12′ tall. Larger or smaller projects are certainly welcome. Make them glow, flicker, move, crackle, what have you. Use of interactivity, light, shadow, video and audio is strongly encouraged. If working with sound of video, consider juxtaposing natural images/sounds with urban ones.

Considering a matching site-specific performance to go along with your sculpture.

PITCHING A TENT

Think of your favorite outdoor, camping or summer camp activity. Come set it up at Badmitton? Birdwatching? Gardening? Ghost stories? Come do it at Campfire! Activities and games help strangers meet each other at parties.

THE NATURE CHANNEL

Have you ever been watching the Nature Channel and thought, “I wish I could do that!” Now you can! Dress up as monkeys, lumberjacks & trees, hunters & prey, deep sea fish, picnic baskets & food or other outdoor creatures. Get a group, props, costumes and a schtick together and perform.

MOONLIGHT SERENADES

Artistic audio installations are welcome, but Campfire is not seeking solicitations for bands, musical performers or those DJ people we keep hearing about. But if you do any of those things, we’d still love to listen to it.

There will be a dancefloor. The soundsystem will be a unique multi-channel surround sound experience the likes of which the city has not seen in quite some time. All musicians will be playing original electronic music sets in multiple dimensions, allowing you to travel back through time and revisit idealized childhood camping and outdoor experiences.

IS THERE ANY MONEY ON THE TRAIL?

We can pay for the cost of approved projects. These are guaranteed to be reimbursed, even if the event is not profitable. If the event is profitable, we tip out on top of this. Consider $0 – $500 the effective range for requests. We can also provide transportation assistance.

Each project is a unique little snowflake, and we evaluate stipends on a case-by-case basis. Small budgets are easier to accomodate than large ones. On the other hand, if you have the greatest idea we’ve ever seen and a solid track record, we may be OK with splurging.

Our budget is finite, so please understand that we will not be able to accept all submission.

Note that in order to qualify for reimbursements for materials, you must keep your receipts and submit them to us in a timely manner.

ENOUGH TEASING! HOW DO I JOIN YOU?

If you have questions, contact the W&B creative director Eva at evalansberry@gmail.com.

Please fill out this form:
http://bit.ly/campfireart

To make a submission, you will need to know the following information:

* Your name, and the names of other artists involved
* Your phone number
* A description of your project
* A detailed, itemized budget for materials and costs
* Setup duration
* Breakdown duration
* Will it require rigging from the ceiling or a wall?
* Will it make a mess?
* Might it accidentally injure, maim, or kill anyone?
* Floorspace requirements
* Electrical requirements
* Lighting requirements
* Any special placement requests

You will hear from us within three business days with questions, suggestions, etc. Sometimes we need to know more, have suggestions, or just need time to decide among many worthy proposals.

It may take up to ten business days to approve or decline your submission. If this wait is a problem, please let us know up front.

WHO ARE THE SCOUTMASTERS ON THIS TRIP?

Mark Winkel & Kevin Balktick are a pair of Brooklyn-based event producers. They met in 2005 when they became neighbors in a block-sized live/work warehouse in Dumbo. Over the course of five years, they have produced 12 feature events. In that time, their vision and following has grown from a single loft to cavernous warehouses.

Along with a dedicated community of artists, crew and volunteers, they transform mundane urban spaces into immersive fantasy environments. Their tools are larger-than-life installation art, extravagant costumes, decadent themes, surreal performances and action-packed dancefloors.

Their 2010 New Year’s Eve production, Transmutation , was held in a 30,000 square foot warehouse and was attended by 2,500 people. In February 2010, they were featured in a New York Times article about creative Brooklyn nightlife.

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Christie’s New York announces the Prints & Multiples Sale

April 26, 2010

mary and i took a stroll  this sunday went over to christie’s to see some very fine prints. christie’s is one of the excellent free perks new york has to offer.all the usual big names with three small prints from an artist we discovered in Pistola , Italy, his birthplace, Marino Marini who’s a sculptor and print maker, one of his main themes are horses.

we did see something unusual in the handling of prints as a sale associate was showing a print to a perspective customer. the sales associate nor the customer wore the usual white gloves, they didn’t actually touch the printed surface but did feel the paper the print was on under the matt. odd because i’ve always thought that any human oils weren’t good for papers.

oh well the exhibit was pretty cool.

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s New York announces the Prints & Multiples Sale on April 26 and 27. The auction features 482 lots including an impressive variety of American, Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary prints estimated in the region of $7 million. Highlights in the sale include works by Edvard Munch, as well as Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton — best-selling author, screenwriter, film director and producer — and Pop Art prints by artists such as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Roy Lichtenstein.

Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton
The Print Department will offer Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton. Crichton was renowned for his riveting scientific thrillers such as The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Timeline, The Lost World, Rising Sun, and State of Fear, as well as the dramatic television series ER. This rich collection of Post-War prints will be spread over three sales including the Prints & Multiples Sale on April 26-27, the Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on May 11, and the Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale on May 12. The Prints & Multiples Sale will contain a selection of fourteen prints from the collection. Among the works to be offered are two prints by Jasper Johns, Two Flags (Whitney Anniversary) (ULAE 207) (estimate: $20,000-30,000) and Light Bulb (ULAE 170) (estimate: $5,000-7,000).

Marc Chagall, (1887-1985), “Four Tales from Arabian Nights”, Pantheon Books, NY, 1948. (Mourlot 36-47; Cramer books 18). Estimate: $300,000 – $400,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd., 2010Prints by Edvard Munch
Leading the sale are three rare and distinguished prints by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The works Der Kuss (estimate: $150,000-250,000), Madonna (estimate: $350,000-500,000), and Das kranke Kind I (estimate: $100,000-150,000) are each intimate and emotionally charged images. The intertwining nude bodies in Munch’s Der Kuss create a physical and psychological tension, as the viewer becomes a voyeur peering in on the lovers’ intimate embrace. First shown in Oslo in 1895, Der Kuss was considered so provocative that officials decreed it immoral and prohibited it from exhibition. An equally evocative image, Madonna is often assigned an eroticized interpretation. The dark background of the Madonna frames and isolates the nude torso in the center of the composition, emphasizing the significance of her sexuality. In contrast to the swirling blackness behind the figure, the relaxed face of the Madonna creates a sense of peacefulness and calm. One of Munch’s most acclaimed subjects, it is a work for a true connoisseur.

Pop Art Prints
A robust selection of Pop Art works are offered in the Prints & Multiples Sale including works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and Tom Wesselmann Nude with Yellow Pillow (estimate: $100,000-150,000), a later work by Lichtenstein, is a homage to his own oeuvre. Toward the end of his life the artist reflected on his own career and art historical legacy through new experimentation in his work, creating works that were self-referential. The figure in the print references art historical nudes while also suggesting that Lichtenstein believes himself to be a part of that tradition. And yet the confrontational gaze of the women rendered in a Pop style also marks his break from that convention, a suggestion of how the artist would like to be remembered.

American Prints: George Wesley Bellows
A selection of American prints, including eight works by George Wesley Bellows, also highlight the sale. Bellows was a member of the Ashcan School and was famous for depicting images of class struggle. Splinter Beach (estimate: $6,000-8,000) and Tennis (Tennis Tournament) (estimate: $4,000-6,000) are both scenes indicating the rise of social mobility in the United States. In these prints members of the middle class are taking part in leisurely pastimes, spending a day at the beach and watching a tennis match. Before the turn of the century, leisure activities were only enjoyed by high society; Bellows shows that times were changing. His images have a rigorous quality which reflects the tumultuous nature of the class struggle. This extensive selection of lithographs provides iconic examples of Bellows’ unique style.

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WPGA Robert Cornelius portrait award

April 24, 2010

this sunday 4/25/10 the Robert Cornelius award closes so i decided to enter some images. it’s always interesting to poke around my hard drives to see what i find. i hope you enjoying seeing my work as i do in finding it.

and how could i forget something new along with the old, as i do love this portrait.

but here is something i did years ago but she never liked the session. i just take what i see.

poodle portrait

see information below for details on the Robert Cornelius award

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards announces that the final deadlines of The Robert Cornelius Portrait Award is on next Sunday April 25th at 11:59 PM US PST.

We’re also proud to announce that the Second Edition of the WPGA Annual Competition is now open, being the Early Bird Deadline on Thursday April 29th, 2010.
The winning images will be featured in The Photo Review, and published in the 2011 Robert Cornelius Portrait Award Calendar. The Robert Cornelius Portrait Award will consist in a cash prize of US$ 1,000, and the winners of each category will receive a cash prize of US$ 300. 50 selected images will be part of an itinerant exhibition during 2011 starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and then in Europe and US. As in other contests organized by WPGA who partner with Save the Children, a portion of its revenue (entry fees and sales of works in exhibitions) will be donated to that humanitarian organization.
WPGA invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements are welcome to The Robert Cornelius Portrait Award, which will be juried by Stephen Perloff, editor of The Photo Review.

To submit and see the details of this Award go to http://www.thegalaawards.com/robertcornelius.html

Best regards,
Julio Hardy
Executive Director, WPGA
PS: Details of the 2010 WPGA Annual Competition can be found in http://www.thegalaawards.com/wpgaannual.html
See the winning images of the 2009 WPGA Annual Competition and The Four Seasons Contest in WonderPick, WPGA’s Showcase: www.wonderpick.com

The opening and artist reception of the 2009 WPGA Annual Exhibition will take place in Madrid at the Circle of Fine Arts on June 21st, 2010 at 7pm European Time.
The Book 2009 WPGA Annual will be published on June 15th, 2010, containing the awarded images of that competition.

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new Labor of Love Pix postcard

April 23, 2010

mary just designed our new Labor of Love pix postcard

lolp postcard

now we have to find an audience for them and a few more customers.

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not posting much because

April 23, 2010

this is what i’ve been doing these past few weeks, throwing money, time and energy down our money pit, or more accurately  our 1970 XR7 convertible.

front

had we only know or more accurately had i known what i was getting involved with would i have? i never wanted to learn welding because i always though it was a dirty dangerous trade. but here i am

dressed in my best photographers garb ready to capture some hot time, actually mary’s doing the capture

50's movie costume

doesn’t this remind you of a 1950’s sci fi movie? what was the name?

man against machine

i am learning a new trade but better put i am learning a trade i never though i’d be learning, but life is like that.

not pretty but

with some body filler it will last longer than i will.

i’d rather be taking pictures but i’ve always worked with my hands expressing myself and whatever talents i’ve been given. some day you’ll see mary, shadow and i passing by with the wind blowing through our hair looking pretty cool. but as with most worthwhile things a lot of work has gone into that moment.

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new york is a crazy town, MOMA nude show & others

April 19, 2010

well seems the moma nude show is going well according to expectations but some of the guest are getting a bit frisky. see an article in the new york times about some of the repercussions of inappropriate actions or touches.

now one of my zen teaches explained why we have skin and didn’t  ooze out all over the place as we moved. our skin is there so we can touch the world. i understand personal privacy and don’t like the thought of just anyone touching me. but people get so upset when they bump into me or brush by them uttering an ‘excuse me’. to me it’s just one of these things. we touch the earth or people.

i also don’t like the idea of being touched or groped on the subway bus or what ever by any dirty old woman or more likely man so i wonder how these people are raised. there are times people and places i do like to be touched as i guess we all do.

on another story seems people are responding to another public art event

A sculpture of a human figure by artist Antony Gromley, is seen on display on a rooftop over looking the streets near madison park in New York. the realistic looking sculptures, which are part of the installation Event Horizons which will be on view through Aug 15, 2010, prompted the New York City police department to issue an advisory to mitigate worries that real people were on the edges of buildings.-EPA/Justin Lane

NEW YORK, NY (AP).- New York City police have responded to 10 calls in the past few weeks from residents concerned that life-size body casts gazing down from buildings are real people preparing to jump. The work by Antony Gormley consists of 31 life-size figures of the artist cast in iron and glass fiber. The sculptures were installed on pathways, sidewalks and rooftops of buildings surrounding Madison Square Park for an exhibit called Event Horizon that began March 26. The NYPD had alerted the public to the exhibit so they would know the figures were not residents in distress and ready to jump.

Police received a 911 call Wednesday at the Empire State Building, where one of the figures is located. A Yale University student had really jumped to his death from the building March 30.

Mayor Bloomberg was asked at a midtown press conference about the lifelike statues on building ledges – part of a public art exhibit called Event Horizon – that have triggered a rash of 911 calls from people reporting possible suicide jumpers.

The mayor denied the frequent 911 calls, saying there were only a “handful,” and said the solution wasn’t taking down the exhibit but, rather, publicizing it so people know what’s going on.

“If you give enough press, if your Arts section really writes a story about this, then people will know that it’s great art — including our Police Department,” Bloomberg said.

Then, pausing awkwardly, he recalled that he’d already done his part for the event’s publicity by attending the opening and gazing — just so — at one of Antony Gormley’s anatomically correct statues.

“My recollection is you did write — was it your newspaper or another one that had a picture of Madison Square Park when I was walking by one of the statues?”

The mayor then turned beet red and, as a room full of reporters and city officials burst out laughing, added: “I mean, I don’t know what we can do to get publicity. You can’t have it both ways.”

His press secretary, Stu Loeser, also a sporting a fine shade of crimson, then intervened.

“Last question,” he said.

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/

Who said New Yorkers don’t respond to art?

Jene

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Catching up with life

April 13, 2010

i haven’t been posting much these day as i’ve been knee deep in car parts restoring the money pit. last week i did meet with kaecshi to share with her some images i took at Bellyqueens performance.

these are some of her picks.

bellydancers

bellyqueen

bellydancers

bellyqueen

the queen dances

Kaeshi’s other group Pure has an upcoming performance Beauty Reimagined is

performing at Columbia University, Lerner Hall April 25, 2010, 7pm

my hands and fingers are so sore from working with nuts and bolts twisting and turning them with my fingers it hurts to type. we, mary and i are going to do a family portrait this weekend so i need to be able to feel the shutter so no more car work until next week. till then

jene

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Superman wipes sneer off Batman’s face

March 31, 2010

Action-Comics-No-1-Supermans-debut

Action-Comics-No-1-Supermans-debut

Superman Comic Sells for $1.5 Million and Sets New Record

NEW YORK (AP).- The record price for a comic book, already broken twice this year, has been shattered again. A copy of the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 sold Monday for $1.5 million on the auction Web site ComicConnect.com. The issue, which features Superman’s debut and originally sold for 10 cents, is widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books. The same issue sold in February for $1 million, though that copy wasn’t in as good condition as the issue that sold Monday. That number was bested just days later when a 1939 comic book featuring Batman’s debut sold for $75,000 more at an auction in Dallas.

originally posted in art knowledge news

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rainy day good for editing images

March 29, 2010

chart

this is what my day looks like. the problem being if only i remembered how to read it. but after last nights show al i want is an oprah nap. will do days work later tonight.

jene

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Technicolor donates archive to George Eastman Museum

March 28, 2010

Rainbow-Paint-Splatters

ROCHESTER, NY.- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film announced a major gift to the museum — the historic archive of Technicolor dating from 1915 to 1974. The donation includes rare cameras, documents and drawings, photographs, printers and processing machines, corporate records, and other important materials that represent the history of Technicolor’s groundbreaking contributions to motion pictures. This collection joins the Eastman House’s current Technicolor holdings of early research papers, technology, and the world’s largest collection of Technicolor camera negatives, including The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind.

courtesy of: Art Knowledge News

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