Timothy Gaewsky -- Can You Dig It Too

Newly-found art blog -- can you dig it, too?

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Shunpikers -- an exhibit curated by RL Croft at School 33 Art Center, Baltimore August 7 - October 3

My good friend Robin Croft invited me to participate in an exhibit in Baltimore. If you haven't Robin's website, you need to check it out. I've been a fan since stumbling upon his work some years back. I have no idea why we don't hear more about this intriguing sculptor.

At any rate the show's called Shunpiker, and it features Christine Hahn, Ken Huston, Janet Van Fleet and yours truly. I'll be showing some urethane pieces, aluminum cut-outs and drawings from the Channels series.

Here's a description of the show -- and if you're in Baltimore Friday night August 7, I hope you can stop by School 33.

Shunpiker is defined as one who travels the side roads, avoiding traffic and turnpikes.

In an effort to avoid cherry picking particular elements of artists' work to force-fit them into concocted themes, this exhibition attempts to restore the individual as the point from which all themes flow. It consciously aims to be "anti-thematic", so that the artists' individual journey is not sacrificed for the marketing strategy of a unified front. This proposition's somewhat reversed approach has been to invite underknown, veteran artists to exhibit their work, bringing with them all the arcane details of unique life paths. Since the deciding factor in selecting each artist unavoidably rests within the scope of this curator's tastes, the participants lean toward the conceptual rather than the retinal in their chosen media, favoring introspection and privacy over gnawing demands for self-promotion. This exhibition features mature artists tempered by a strong sense of individuality, who make a deliberate, noncommercial art in spite of our culture's increasing fascination with instant gratification and untried youth.

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Lisa Call's blog "Make Big Art"

This one's news to me. The post she titles "The Power of Responsibility" lays down the facts. Lisa's a highly successful artist, so I'll be studying her advice quite closely. I'd advise you to do the same.

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Kat Payne

Blew my mind to find out that one of Boston's funniest stand-up comedians keeps a blog. Twisted. Brilliant. Payne will assassinate you. Cool thing is the momentum's building. Get in early so you can say you knew her before she was on Comedy Central, before the HBO special, and before the NBC series.

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