Category Archives: DIY Art
Mel Alexenberg, and Time
This, a quote from Heschel, in turn, quoted from amazing artist Mel Alexenberg’s blog/book:
In his poetic book, The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel emphasizes the sanctification of time in Jewish consciousness:
“Jewish ritual may be characterized as the art of significant forms in time, as architecture in time…. The meaning of [...]
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My Summer Jewish Art Project; and U can participate
Here’s a screenshot of my newest website, and it concerns a very special Jewish art project I call “The Nine Days.”
Visit it here at www.sarahschmerler.com/the-nine-days.
You can participate in it with me, as well. (there’s all sorts of info how on the site. but you can also leave a comment here if you want to know [...]
Street art is the Best art: Atlantic Avenue Report
Maybe you’ve noticed that I’ve been writing about my visits to Brooklyn artist’s studios lately—both the art inside the those studios, and the walk I took to get there.
Now, I am solidifying my obsession with “gettingtoart” into a new conclusion: there is no place worth getting to; You’re already there.
Yes, its The Street Art Report [...]
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The only artform left in Manhattan is Graffiti. street art, not ‘gallery’ art, rocks.
On my way into DUMBO, under a scaffold, in a mouldy corner, was this little bit of wall. Check out that mini-cairn of rocks on the ground, giving the image a 3-D, shrine-like feel.
Nice.
Perfect for place where it was sited. Dark. Not a place you’d want to linger; indeed, something I passed, feeling lost, but [...]
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Ambition is Dead: Long Live Art
That’s gonna be part of my new philosophy. So stay tuned.
But first, some Buddhist Economics, courtesy of E.F. Schumacher, whose book, Small is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered, was excerpted by one my favorite reads, Chapel Hill, NC’s magazine “The Sun,” which says:
German-born E.F. Schumacher was a British economist best known for his critique [...]
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La Passegiata/Studio Visit 3: Designing Serendipity/Andrew Coates
La Passegiata: Red Hook
Vasca 2
June 08 [2nd trip], 2010. Past the Holland Tunnel entrance, and into Red Hook. Huge cumulous clouds; very much a perfect June day.
First leg of walk: Dwight Street to X Street, near Dafonte’s Sandwich Shop.
Location: Large industrial building, all studios/living spaces.
Narrative: “The foundation of art should be design,” says Andrew Coates. [...]
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Journalism 101 as artist’s statement-writing strategy
Strategy Moment:
I owe this insight to Jean Shin, a marvelous sculptor (who’s got a nice profile in this month’s Sculpture Magazine, btw.) Why not just stick to the basic interview questions journalists use when trying to talk about your work?
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW?
Ask them of the artwork; you can even interview it as if it [...]
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Too cool for school? Never.
As this week of free advice on artist’s statements comes to a close, here’s Two Things I’ve Learned: 1) Don’t give your work away for free (artists, writers, this means You); even if it’s for a nominal fee, your work must get valued. 2) Try not to treat your attempts at writing-to gain-clarity-and-objectivity as a [...]
An open letter to Ed Winkelman, SVA, Dan Cameron, or anyone in a position to help artists speak Truth to Power: we do need “A New Currency”
No wonder artists have a hard time writing statements. Rebelling against the need to write is the only self-defense/self-preservation mechanism they have left in a system that seeks to compartmentalize them. Do you want funding? [asks the foundation] Explain how what you do fits in with our criteria for what’s worth $. Want me to [...]
Go Figure (drawing)