monday morning eye candy: Roberta Massuch

by | May 27, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

These images are from her MFA thesis show from earlier in April

Artist statement
I am intrigued by the way shifting light in a room affects how one perceives objects in the home;
reflections and shadows cause relationships to appear between two (or more) surfaces and the
spaces in between. My intent is to illustrate and bring permanence to these fleeting moments, while
sharing with the viewer the experience of witnessing an entrancing phenomenon: light affecting
familiar spaces and objects in the home.

The forms and surfaces I create arise out of these observations. Empty and often overlooked areas
between functional and decorative objects are transformed into architectural ceramic forms and
arranged into still lifes; juxtaposing each form with adjacent, brightly colored surfaces that coat each
plane with a film of reflected light. Drawings become a record of the light and shadows that force the
eye to shift constantly, causing static objects to appear to wiggle. It is this constant movement, this lack of clarity, and this distortion, which drives my studio explorations and reveals how I perceive and create relationships between the objects in the lived space.

emerging artist: Jamie Bates

by | May 26, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

 

Jamie received her MFA in Ceramics at the University of Kansas in Spring of 2012. She received her BFA in Studio Art with and emphasis in Ceramics in 2008 at the University of Central Missouri. Her most recent work addresses the fragility of the human spirit in the midst of illness and loss in relation to her family’s history with cancer.

Jamie has shown work both locally and nationally including, shows at First Street Gallery in New York; the Clay Studio of Missoula in Missoula, MT; and at the National Student Juried Exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery in Seattle, WA; in conjunction with the 2012 National Council on the Education for the Ceramics Arts Conference.

The focus and significance of my work lies in the state of the human condition, the delicacy and fragility of the human construct in an emotional and physical sense. My experience is that of being part of an extended family that has endured a history of cancer and high mortality rate. As I have become more aware of my family’s history with illness through the examination of my memories, I have also become wary of the future and empathetic of the past. I often find myself attributing to others, my own unwanted thoughts and emotions in relation to cancer. This projection of my anxieties onto others acts as cancer does in metastasis, spreading from one location to another. My work is an examination and reflection of the memories, emotions, and anxieties caused by my family’s history with cancer with an emphasis on the relationship between human biology and human emotion.

www.jamiembates.com

emerging artist: Denise Joyal

by | May 25, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Artist’s Statement

Swirling gases surround the molten forms,
moving through and around them, seeking escape. The tumbling trapped
gases enter forcefully, slowing to ignite and escape the oxygen deprived
atmosphere. Fire and air combine to birth new formations of stone from
ancient eroded particles. Open forms with clean lines are indicative of
my work. Stoneware and Porcelain, once great rock formations now
decomposed, are reborn into complex forms with clean lines and
atmospheric glazing.

Negative space is considered in conjunction with positive to form both
functional and sculptural vessels. Lao Tsu says, “Shape clay into a
vessel. It is the space inside that makes it useful. Cut doors and
windows for a room. It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore
profit comes from what is there. Usefulness from what is not there.” The
truth lies within our selves, within our art, inside our bodily
vessels. We look inside to discover our true nature. When we bring forth
our emptiness and make it useful, we share our souls in the everyday.
My artistic goal is to bring the viewer to find meaning in presence and
absence, creating an appreciation of both the form that is there and the
space that remains open.

International Call to Artists: 50 residencies in Vienna, 2014, apply by May 31!

by | May 24, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

50 Residencies in Vienna 2014

Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture 
Deadline: 31 May, 2013
Application fee: none

In co-operation with Kultur Kontakt Austria, the Austrian Federal
Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture makes available 50
residencies in Vienna for the year 2014.

This call is open to artists, writers, composers, curators and art educators whose place of residence is outside of Austria.

The residencies are available for the following disciplines:
– Visual arts
– Art photography
– Video and media art
– Design
– Composition
– Literature and literary translation
– Contemporary dance and choreography
In addition, art educators and curators are also invited to apply.
What can be expected from the residency?

– Accommodation subject to availability, eitherin an apartment atthe
Schloss Laudon Parkdependance (14th district) or a roomin a flatin
Vienna’s 3
rd or 9 th district
– Use of a community studio in Vienna’s 2 nd district and in Schloss
Laudon, and/or use of outdoor premises within the Schloss Laudon site
– Contribution to cost of living expenses of € 800 permonth; in case of
absence exceeding 7 days, a pro-rata share of cost-of-living expenses
will be paid.
–  One-time contribution to artsupplies of up to € 300 upon submission
ofreceipts; not applicable to the areas of dance and choreography,
curators, art education, writers and literary translators

Read more 
http://www.bmukk-kunst-kultur.at/images/2013_01/102/Call_AiR_2014_dtsch_engl.pdf

movie day: Matt Wedel

by | May 22, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Matt Wedel: Athens (2013) from L.A. Louver on Vimeo.

Matt Wedel & Christopher Miles in conversation at L.A. Louver (2013) from L.A. Louver on Vimeo.
Recorded 13 April 2013 at L.A. Louver in Venice, CA. Matt Wedel and Christopher Miles discuss Wedel’s work and current exhibition “Sheep’s Head”, on view 11 April – 11 May 2013.

job posting: Studio Manager @ Medalta

by | May 21, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

STUDIO MANAGER
Temporary Position (1 year Maternity Leave)

This is a leadership position responsible for facilitating the
operation of the  Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics.
This position is a parental leave position and will end in July of 2014.

The Studio Manager is responsible for the day to day running of
Medalta’s contemporary ceramics studio. This includes facilitating
cleaning and maintenance of the studio, inventory management, and all
logistics associated with our international residency program.

Successful candidates will have a BFA or equivalent and experience in a similar environment.

The studio manager will be provided with a fully equipped studio.

APPLY

Apply by 4:00pm May 28th, 2013

Attention: Aaron Nelson, Artistic Director, Friends of Medalta Society

713 Medalta Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3K9

Or email to [email protected]
Only candidates granted an interview will be contacted.
Thank you for your interest!

medalta.org/museum/employment