Two with Text

 CHRIS CACCAMISE

Under the Paving Stones the Beach, 2010
flashe + enamel on bristol paper
32 x 4 x 19 inches
 

My photo of a vintage fortune teller arcade machine in Manitou Springs

Unrelated

Heimo Zobernig at Christian Nagel via Contemporary Art Daily

via personal message

Rinus Van De Velde

Rinus Van De Velde

don't wait for the applause 73 x 96

Happy Thanksgiving

Delight by Brigitte Kowanz - via Today and Tomorrow.

enjoy today's delights.

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)

Jenny Holzer on Twitter

This is kind of old news, but we were talking about her in class today so I thought I'd share. Twitter is the perfect extension of her work.

Tuesday's statement was, "DECADENCE CAN BE AN END IN ITSELF"

And if you're wondering - no, I don't twitter.

Untitled

a postcard made by my good friend and fellow artist Ryan Helsel in one of our first years of undergrad together.

More Black and White Text

found here.

by James Clar

Bosse Sudenburg

I found this image of Bosse Sudenburg's work at ArtFagCity and I find them fascinating. Here's a couple more photos from Galerie Metro.

Bosse Sudenburg | IF THEN | 2009 | Lightbox | 167×120x15 cm

Bosse Sudenburg | No 2nd Thoughts / East Coast West Coast | 2009 | Installation | 250×250x100 cm

Three new works by Ryan Helsel

My good friend and conceptual artist extraordinaire Ryan Helsel recently posted these text-based works that I was happy to be able to share here.

Matt Siber

Matt Siber: Untitled Project

Untitled #36, 2006
Untitled #35, 2006
Untitled #33, 2006

Siber's Statement about the project,

"The Untitled Project is rooted in an underlying interest in the nature of power. With the removal of all traces of text from the photographs, the project explores the manifestation of power between large groups of people in the form of public and semi-public language. The absence of the printed word not only draws attention to the role text plays in the modern landscape but also simultaneously emphasizes alternative forms of communication such as symbols, colors, architecture and corporate branding. In doing this, it serves to point out the growing number of ways in which public voices communicate without using traditional forms of written language.

The reintroduction of the text takes written language out of the context of its intended viewing environment. The composition of the layouts remain true to the composition of their corresponding photographs in order to draw attention to relative size, location and orientation. The isolation of the text from its original graphic design and accompanying logos, photographs and icons helps to further explore the nature of communication in the urban landscape as a combination of visual and literal signifiers."