Aesthetics 6250 A.U.

I'm very happy to announce that my work is featured in the latest edition of Aesthetics 6250 A.U. art magazine. This issue also features the fine work of Philadelphia-based photographer, Iman Jones. 

Here's a link for the digital version:http://pyakule.com/aestheticsmagazine/exemplumvirtutisinvite.html 

A printed copy can be purchased here:http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Aesthetics6250AU

'Abstraction Today' press coverage

The artist panel discussion that I participated in at Bucknell University a couple of weeks ago received some good press coverage from Matt Farrand of the Standard Journal, a local newspaper in Lewisburg, PA. 

Pictured here is myself on the left, in front of my paintings at the Downtown Gallery, the venue for "Abstraction Today" (curated by Bridgette Mayer), which also featured Neil Anderson, Charles Burwell, Nathan Pankratz, and Rebecca Rutstein. Next to me is Samek Gallery Director Richard Rinehart and Greg Stuart, Bucknell's public programs outreach manager.

Below is a closer view of the text: 

studio 3.08.14

New work: in-progress and completed

(click photo to enlarge)

Openings and closings

OPENINGS

Neil Anderson, "Earth Songs: Architecture of the Plane", installation view at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Neil Anderson, "Earth Song No. 2", 2013, oil on linen, 36 x 56 inches

Neil Anderson's show of new paintings "Earth Songs: Architecture of the Plane" opened at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery this past week and continues until April 19, 2014.

Also, two painters who have previously shown at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery have shows in Philadelphia this month:

Allen Bentley, "Pull Close", 2013, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches

Allen Bentley's exhibition of new paintings is on view at F.A.N. Gallery in Old City is on view until March 29, 2014

Keith Crowley, "Effulgent Pause", oil on aluminum panel, 48 x 72 inches

Keith Crowley's "Unseen", a show of new paintings is at Tiger Strikes Asteroid until 

March 30, 2014

CLOSING SOON!

Juri Kim

"Symphony In Red", 2013, acrylic on canvas, 76" x 102"

Spencer & Imler

"The Dexter Side 11", assembled painting on paper, 24" x 24"

This is the last week to catch a great duo show at the  LGTripp Gallery. Juri Kim's "The Harmony of Chaos" and Spencer & Imler's "Assembled Paintings on Paper" close on Saturday, March 15th.

*All images courtesy of the respective galleries and artists*

Scenes from "Abstraction Today" panel discussion...

Neil Anderson and Nathan Pankratz

My works in the show

Neil and Nathan with Neil's wife, Connie

Rebecca Rutstein in front of "In White"

Neil Anderson's paintings

Nathan Pankratz's "Registration Painting I"

Crowd arriving for the panel discussion

Outside

Scenes from Tuesday's "Abstraction Today" panel discussion and reception at Bucknell University's Downtown Gallery in Lewisburg, PA. I was there with Neil Anderson, Nathan Pankratz and Rebecca Rutstein to discuss our work and take questions. 

The event was very well-attended and there were some great questions from the audience. It was also nice to learn some things about my panel mate's work and processes that I had not been aware of previously. Between the panel discussion and car ride there and back, I think I talked more about art with other people than I have in the past year, since my time in the studio is spent talking to myself and at the work in an effort to figure out what the hell is going on with it. It's nice to have real-time confirmation once in a while that I'm really not the only crazy one out there with the same thoughts, hahaha!

Way back machine-2008

Self portrait in my studio-2008

It’s interesting to look back at images of older work that I may have forgotten about and seeing the precedents for some of the things that I’m doing now. I usually have two, maybe three different on-going projects happening at once. Some get started one year and I’ll pick up on those themes again sometime down the road. Other things get more regular attention, and still more I drop altogether.

It’s all changing all of the time. It isn’t a “there” that I’m after, it would be no point in my making art if there was. Largely, it’s the experience, and trying to make some kind of sense of that experience visually. By experience, I mean the journeys involved in making art, the concurrent concerns of life and the questions raised by all of it.

Life + art=why(?) + what if(?)

Studio happenings Jan.-Feb., 2014

Random shots of finished pieces and works in progress

I haven't posted much about what's been going on in the studio lately because I've only recently begun to return to a fairly regular schedule. In November, December and January I was tied up with a big transition at my job, plus holiday things and *POOF* went studio time. I'm back in there now and working out some new ideas. Taking different paths with doors opened from the big studio push of last year, when I was getting ready for my September show at Bridgette Mayer Gallery. 

Trying to figure out how to use the lessons learned from a recent and intense period of creativity can be difficult, especially after a period of being inactive in the studio. Initially, I was annoyed with not being able to continue through the end of the year with new work. However, in retrospect, that time away was actually good. I go through similar mental hijinks whenever my studio time is interrupted: initial annoyance gives way to, "Hey, I really needed that break". I tend to have complete tunnel-vision when it comes to time with my creative pursuits. Being forced to take time away makes me irritable and cranky at first, followed by a nagging resignation and eventually reluctant acceptance. 

The good that came out of this latest hiatus is that I got some reading done, saw a couple of shows, caught up with a few people and had some time to think about what I wanted to do next in the studio. I don't think too hard about what projects I want to pursue too much because, once I start working, those things can change at the first mark I make. However, a specific idea has been at the back of my mind for a while, so I think that I'll give it some real attention and see how things work out by the end of the year. I'm also going to continue exploring aspects of digital manipulation of my photographs paired with words and phrases that I find interesting. If you scroll down the page, you'll find some of these that I've already done. 

Also, if you're into it, follow me on Instagram for daily photographic updates: timmcfarlaneart

Buy Ten

"Buy Ten"

2014

digital

There is no safe word in art

"There is no safe word in art"

digital

Need to freshen up your artist statement?

"Writing Your Artist Statement and Bio" with Susan Kobin Schear at The Center For Emerging Visual Artists. 
Thursday, February, 27, 2014 at 5:30pm
Location: 237 South 18th Street, Suite 3A (inside The Barclay), Philadelphia, PA 
$12 
($10.00 for CFEVA, POST and Inliquid artists)

Writing Your Artist Statement and Bio

"Show Up"

"Show Up"

2014

digital

Fascinating

"FASCINATING"

2014

Cleaning house, er, studio...

I spent yesterday rearranging and de-cluttering my studio. I do this at least once a year in order to make the most of the space and to help me move into a new body of work. It started out with me just wanting to move the couch from one place to another, but you move one thing and then ten other things need attention, as well. Along the way, I found things and situations under and behind shelves that gave rise to some deep, artistic questions and comments like: 

-"What the f%$k is this?"
-"When did I do that?"
-"Why do I even have this?"
-"What possessed me to buy this?"
-"No one's ever going to see this..."
-"...nor that..."

Well, now I have some stretchers freed up for new paintings and a big recycling/trash day coming up next week. 

Out There II

"Out There II (dis-order)"

2014

digital

Aggregate II

"Aggregate II"

(2013)

Out There

"Out There"

2001

"2001"

Introductions...

Have you met me yet?

I'm delighted that artist and blogger Stephen B. Macinnis has featured my work on his art blog "Painter's Progress" as part of his "Have you met...?" series. See my "introduction" here and see features on other artists here.

My thanks to Stephen for asking me to participate in his series.

Public Speaking for Artists | The Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Public Speaking for Artists | The Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Seats are still available for tomorrow's talk, "Public Speaking for Artists", hosted by The Center for Emerging Visual Artists. 

Speaker: Tom Wright, Director of Public Speaking, Temple University

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists,
237 South 18th Street, Suite 3a
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Time: 5:30pm
Cost: $12.00 ($10.00 for CFEVA, POST and InLiquid Artists)

Art in the Open Announces New Deadline for 2014 Proposals

Art in the Open Announces New Deadline for 2014 Proposals

Art in the Open Now Due January 3, 2014 Professional artists working in all media are invited to participate in Art in the Open 2014. From Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18, 2014, artists will use Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Banks as their studio space, creating new works of art 'outside, on-site.' Art in the Open re-frames the plein air tradition in a contemporary context, encouraging both artists and audiences to draw inspiration from the city's natural and urban landscapes. Using the Schuylkill River Banks Park as studio space, participating artists will have the opportunity to explore new or extend current working methods, develop process-oriented projects, and respond to a compelling intersection of urban and natural spaces in the public realm. Selected artists will have the opportunity to participate in complementary programming,  public engagement events, and to exhibit artwork created during AiO in the gallery at The Center for Emerging Visual Artists. For more information about the event and to view a gallery of AiO 2012 artists visit http://www.artintheopenphila.org. AiO Statistics: • 8-12,000 visitors per year (on the Schuylkill Banks) • 30+ Organizational Partners 25 Related programs off and on-site 2014 Art in the Open Jurors  Gerard Brown Tyler School of Art at Temple University's Center for the Arts  Harry Philbrick Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum Christine Pfister Pentimenti Gallery Theresa Rose  FringeArts . Final application deadline is January 3, 2014. Local, national and international artists are invited to apply. To apply visit  https://cfeva.slideroom.com/#/login/program/17400 or CLICK HERE TO APPLY For more information or questions, contact Genevieve Coutroubis at Genevieve@cfeva.org.  Juror Information Gerard Brown writes about art and makes pictures about language. His work has been exhibited in group- and one-person shows nation-wide. As an   independent curator, he has organized exhibitions throughout the Philadelphia region and has been the recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant in Visual Arts Criticism. He earned his BFA from Boston University and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is currently an Assistant Professor and the Chairperson of Foundations at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University’s Center for the Arts. Christine Pfister studied at Christie’s Education at Christie’s in New York and since 1995 she has been the Co-Owner and Director of Pentimenti Gallery in Philadelphia. She has given many lectures, and participated on panels, in the Philadelphia area. Lectures/panels include the University of Pennsylvania, the University of the Arts, the American Association of Museums, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, Moore College of Art & Design, Kutztown University, Kutztown, and more. She is active in a variety cultural organizations including CFEVA, ArtTable and the Maurice Rohrbach Fund. Pentimenti Gallery exhibits contemporary art by emerging to mid-career artists. The gallery’s exhibitions were reviewed in major magazines and newspapers, such as Art in America, The Art Economist, Timeout New York, the Brooklyn Rail, USA Today, Philadelphia Style Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, and more. The gallery has exhibited nationally at various art fairs: Pulse NY, Volta NY, Texas Contemporary, Miami Project and CONTEXT Art Miami. Harry Philbrick, Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, directs a museum known internationally for its collections of 19th- and 20th-century American art. The museum’s archives house important materials for the study of American art history, museums, and art training.  Mr. Philbrick is spearheading a revived engagement with contemporary art at PAFA, creating a substantial endowment to rekindle the Museum’s program of actively collecting contemporary art and curating an ambitious series of contemporary exhibitions.  Under his guidance the Museum will open a dedicated Works on Paper Gallery in September, 2013. Mr. Philbrick has twenty-plus years of experience in museum management, exhibition curation, development, and educational programming and was the Director of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum from 1996 – 2010.  Mr. Philbrick furthered The Aldrich’s mission of exhibiting provocative and significant contemporary art and establishing education programs that serve as national models in museum education. Mr. Philbrick received his Master of Fine Arts from London University’s Goldsmiths’ College.  His own artwork has been exhibited in the United States and the United Kingdom.  Theresa Rose is currently the Visual Arts Program Director for FringeArts. From 2007-2012, Rose was Public Art Project Manager for the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy where she managed the Percent for Art program and lead the City’s first temporary public art commission, Soil Kitchen, by the artist team Futurefarmers. Independently, Rose is the founder and one of the organizers of Philly Stake, a micro-granting program for relevant & creative community engaging projects. She is also a Knight Foundation grantee for her upcoming participatory art and food series entitled Operation Food for Thought. Prior to her employment at FringeArts and city government; Rose worked on several projects as an independent curator and artist including exhibitions at Crane Arts, Seraphin Gallery and Little Berlin. She received her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where she co-chaired the Visiting Artist Lecture Series Program.