Final Critique

April 26th, 2008

As we near the end of this portion of the Spore Collective, I ask for your observations on the final critique.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Vik Muniz on Creation

April 15th, 2008

As we near the end of the Spore Collective, as we know it now, I ask that you listen to this discussion with Vik Muniz on Creation. It is part of the TED talks and I am enthralled by what this organization is doing.

www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/32

presentations

March 13th, 2008

Here are some possible topics for your presentations:

Why sculpture is never boring. (pick your point of view and your artists)

How do we define beauty in studio art acdemia? (good question to explore, pick your artists)
The Real and the Unreal in Fine Arts. (David Wilson, Henry Darger,…)

The Spore Manefesto. (above, but also expand on how we make art and why)

Fluxus Today. ( see the post on this)

Just Do It. (open)

The Way Things Go

February 18th, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA0mFjJbNH8

Who’s afraid of a little color? Jessica Stockholder isn’t.

February 17th, 2008

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Scholarships!!!!!!

February 17th, 2008

Applications for department Scholarships are due March 3, 2008 at 5:00pm.

Jessica and the rest of the collective:

February 17th, 2008

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Some Thoughts on Paper

February 14th, 2008

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Galerie Ecart

February 13th, 2008

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In the spirit of the spore: blog 4

February 7th, 2008

Take a look at the Fluxus Movement, artist Yoko Ono, the Galerie Ecart, artist John Armleder, and the artist collective BMPT (Daniel Buren, Oliver Mosset, Michel Parmentier, and Niele Toroni). Consider the cross-pollination of painting, sculpture, design, performance, installation and curating. What are your thoughts?