Three by Josh Peters

 Speak, Memory
2012
Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas
66 x 49 inches

 The Tinker and the Crab
2012
Acrylic on Canvas
59 x 58 inches

 Studio Installation
2012

Adele Hugo in the West Indies
2010
Acrylic on Unprimed Canvas
68 x 84 inches

Josh Peters

Photo(s) of the Day

Sculpture Now

via Contemporary Art Daily

More by Michael Schall

I just checked in at Michael Schall's site and once again, I'm blown away. He has to be one of my favorite artists working in graphite:

Michael Schall, Battle at Sea, graphite on paper, 70" x 94", 2008.

Michael Schall, Giant Tree, graphite on paper, 35" x 50", 2008

Michael Schall, Pool of Light, graphite on paper, 22" x 30", 2009.

Painting of the Day

Michaël Borremans, "The Load", 2008, Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 x 1 1/4 inches

one of my favorite paintings from his small show at the Denver MCA last year

Dario Robleto at D'Amelio Terras

Probably my favorite show in NY was Dario Robleto's "The Minor Chords Are Ours" at D’Amelio Terras. While most of the works are aesthetically pleasing without the rich content/back-story, they really come alive after reading through his process. I think you will agree:

Dario Robleto
I Wish The Ocean Sounded More Like Dusty Springfield 1996, 2010
32 x 49 x 1 3/4 inches
81.3 x 124.5 x 4.4 cm
Apple blossom seashells, altered sound of shells, glue
A collection of seashells were grouped into a series of pairs. Each couple was then serenaded with a different Dusty Springfield song for 48 hours at a time. Each seashell’s partner was then returned to the shore

(center) The Remorseless Force 2011
dimensions variable
lithographic and digital prints in 32 parts, a collection of ephemera (posters, flyers, handbills, tickets) from live events of now deceased musicians

(left) Untitled (Don't Decay In The Wrong Arms) 2010
59 1/2 x 45 1/2 x 4 inches
151.1 x 115.6 x 10.2 cm
Silhouettes from grandmother’s and mother’s album cover collections, cut vinyl, polyurethane on wood

(back wall) The Ephemerist's Dilemma 2010
41 x 57 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches
104.1 x 145.4 x 5.7 cm
cut paper, lithographic and digital prints in 28 parts, a collection of ephemera (posters, flyers, handbills, tickets) from live events of now deceased musicians

(in the Ball jars) The Minor Chords Are Ours (detail) 2010
60 x 23 x 23 inches
152.4 x 58.4 x 58.4 cm
Vintage mason jars, vintage wooden spools, stretched audio tape, minor chords, linseed oil, willow
The minor chords from a family’s 60-year record collection were isolated to audio tape, stretched into thread, and spooled.

(image on wall) Dario Robleto
Candles Un-burn, Suns Un-shine, Death Un-dies 2010
46 x 65 1/2 x 2 inches
116.8 x 166.4 x 5.1 cm
Digital C-print mounted on Sintra, a collection of stage lights taken from the album covers of live performances of now-deceased musicians

Two by Todd Herbert

Todd Herbert, Snowman With Lights #7, 2009
Acrylic on canvas over panel
60 x 48 inches

Snowman with Lights, 2009
Acrylic on canvas over panel

55 x 60 inches

Jetty

Peter Doig
Jetty 1994
Oil on canvas

Probably one of my all-time favorite contemporary paintings.

Recent Inspiration: Henning Kles

Henning Kles

Keltie Ferris

St. Sebastian, 2009. Oil, acrylic, sprayed paint & oil pastel on canvas, 80 x 80 inches. - via.

Queen Pyro, 2008, Oil, oil pastel, acrylic & sprayed paint on canvas, 80x70" - via.

Man Whisperer, 2009, Oil, acrylic, oil pastel & sprayed paint on canvas, 80x80"

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Spider Silva, 2008, 80 x 80 inches, oil, acrylic & spray paint on canvas- via.

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Keltie Ferris. I really love these paintings.

Art Rocks

Callum Morten, 'Monument #19: Sexy Beast', SCAPE 2008 Christchurch Biennial, 2008

Jimmie Durham at the Sydney Biennale.

Jimmie Durham at the Sydney Biennale.

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Ane Graff, "Sliding"

I'm really late on this one, but enjoy these images from Ane Graff's most recent show, "Sliding" from a few months ago. I interviewed her in the fall of 2008 - you can read it here. The installation of this show is very inspiring:

Enrique Martinez Celaya

Enrique Martinez Celaya, The Immigrant, 2005, Bronze, 93 x 24 x 17 inches

The painting below and above bronze work can be seen in the Denver Art Museum's modern and contemporary art collection.

Enrique Martinez Celaya, Distance. 2002, 100 x 78 inches, Oil and tar on canvas

The rest of his work is also quite good and worth a look (thanks for the tip Alan):

Enrique Martinez Celaya, Invierno (Winter), 2007, 116 x 150 inches, Oil and wax on canvas

Enrique Martinez Celaya, The Ice, 2008, 46 x 50 inches, oil and wax on canvas

Enrique Martinez Celaya, The Orchard, 2009, 78 x 100 inches, Oil and wax on canvas

Embrace! Opening Tomorrow Night!

After months of installation - the Denver Art Museum will unveil Embrace! this Saturday night. The show is made up of site-specific works by 17 different artists. I've posted about some of the progress and artists in the past - and I'm looking forward to seeing how it all comes together. Some of the artists like Denver-based Rick Dula have been there for weeks (probably months) working on huge murals, while others have installed works seemingly overnight. The museum will be putting out a two-volume publication about the exhibition and the history of installation art. This will be a good resource for those of you not able to see the works in person, but as with most art - it is much better experienced in person.

The Denver Art Museum has shown numerous exceptional shows since we have moved here (Radar and Daniel Richter were two of my favorites). While I don't exactly know what to expect tomorrow, one thing is for sure - this will be a exhibition that you won't see anywhere else. I think this show is a great way to make use of some of the really unconventional spaces in the Hamilton Building.

There will be never-before-seen works from: El Anatsui (Nigeria/Ghana), Kristin Baker (U.S.), Matthew Brannon (U.S.), Rick Dula (U.S., Denver), Katharina Grosse - pictured above -(Germany), Christian Hahn (Germany), Nicola López (U.S.), John McEnroe (U.S., Denver), Rupprecht Matthies (Germany), Tobias Rehberger (Germany), Charles Sandison (Finland/U.K.), Dasha Shishkin (U.S./Russia), Shinique Smith (U.S.), Jessica Stockholder (U.S.), Timothy Weaver + eMAD (U.S., Denver), Lawrence Weiner (U.S.) and Zhong Biao (China).

Rachel Hawthorn

photographs © 2009 Rachel Hawthorn

Our Art Appreciation guest artist this week was my friend Rachel Hawthorn who gave us a lot of interesting background and insight into her work in regard to the nature of memory and the conceptual framework that informs her multi-disciplinary art. I recommend taking some time to look through her website and explore her quiet photographs as well as web-based content and video.

Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell

Just this week I've had two people ask me how to get their work or the work of a friend of theirs "out there" - mostly wanting to know how to sell art. I generally tell people there is no magic formula, but maybe there is...

John Baldesarri, "Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell"
1966-68. Acrylic on canvas.
68 x 56 1/2 in. (via Man Made Lakes)