JMossArt

Remember ART-O-MAT - Very Affordable Art

2011-11-19T11:39:00.001-08:00

I've been hoping to run into one of these ART-O-MAT machines after reading about them online nearly ten years ago. I finally did in a random Las Vegas casino recently - how exciting!! What I really love about this project is the idea of providing a opportunity to own truly affordable art.

ART-O-MATs are cigarette and vending machines from yesteryear refurbished to hold small blocks of wood with visual creations from over 400 artists around the world. Each block costs $5 and is a unique creation. I wish I had taken time to get more but here are the two I purchased:

front

back

Each block is wrapped in heavy cellophane and is a standard shape and size with an artist card on back. I wasn't able to choose exactly which piece, as they are all unique, only the artist. Artists provided a small preview on the machine representational of the work you get.

It would be so fun to have an ART-O-MAT machine in Fairbanks! I can think of a couple venues where it might be quite successful - on campus (Wood Center or Great Hall), Bear Gallery or Well Street Gallery, maybe even the Blue Loon. I have lots of questions about the reality of hosting a machine, like - could we fill it with Alaskan art, what are startup funds, etc... something to look into and see if anyone might be interested in providing a hosting location. Hm.

Industrial Textures

2011-03-30T16:57:00.001-07:00

industrial textures, a set on Flickr.

Texture photos taken at Pacific Steel and Recycling in Boise.

Finding Color

2011-03-09T19:48:00.000-08:00

I'm afraid I've become addicted to the Internet and, yes, to Google for inspiration. But, really, how great is it to type in 'red painting' into a search and get pages and pages of:

or 'blue painting'

or 'yellow painting'

I keep a folder on my desktop called inspiration:

It has thousands of screenshots and links to visuals that have captured my fancy in one way or another. Maybe just for the color combination or maybe for the lines or light or color. I love knowing that there is so much color and pattern out there to seek and find if you want to and it makes me very happy. Sometimes I start my day by just looking at one color...today is a yellow day....

In a Time of Change

2010-10-09T09:54:00.000-07:00

Here is my painting from the 'In a Time of Change' exhibit at the Bear Gallery in Fairbanks during the month of September. It was a collaborative project between artists, performers, and scientists involved in climate change studies. Over the course of the summer, artists and scientists got together to discuss current research and participate in field trips and activities.

Title: Acquia Vitae

Artist Statement: Signatures of transformation, on microscopic and molecular levels, inhabit hidden landscapes where new connections form and communities adapt to a changing environment.

Details: 2 panels - each panel is 39" w x 72" h, acrylic & graphite.

The Sketchbook Project 2011

2010-10-08T09:50:00.000-07:00

I received my sketchbook project in the mail the other day - my subject is 'submersibles and dirigibles', due back to NY in December. This will be a fun project to participate in and even more fun because my gf Rhonda is also doing it. Her theme is 'adhere to me'. Oops, I got the t-shirt.

Sketchbook Project: Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country in 2011. After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

The Johnny Cash Project

2010-10-07T09:50:00.000-07:00

I love collective and collaborative art projects and I love Johnny Cash. Here's one for a music video of his song 'Ain't No Grave' made entirely of b/w frames that you can re-draw in an online interface. The frame above was one of my contributions: http://www.thejohnnycashproject.com/

Sketchbook Project

2010-09-17T06:36:00.000-07:00

I joined this year's sketchbook project (volume 3)...should be fun!

monoprints

2010-09-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

This weekend I worked on fixing up the kiwi monoprints I made in Heather's class with some acrylic paint and graphite.

around the house miscellany

2010-09-11T17:34:00.000-07:00

2FarNorth: Monoprints

2010-09-11T16:57:00.000-07:00

Go to: 2FarNorth: Monoprints
(class week 3)

2FarNorth: Monoprints

2010-09-11T16:53:00.000-07:00

Go to: 2FarNorth: Monoprints

(class - second week)

tiny painting series

2010-09-11T16:28:00.000-07:00

This was a series of tiny paintings with deep frames of silver or gold wood, given away for Christmas.

a few from 2008

2010-09-11T15:59:00.000-07:00

ATC & magnet fodder

2010-09-11T15:31:00.000-07:00

more from subterranean

2010-09-11T14:24:00.000-07:00

the one that brings them all together - give me your seed

seed

one in many

bonds

peace in population

from subterranean

2010-09-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

leavesandeyes

latitude, subterranean 1

subterranean 2

subterranean 3

subterranean 4

subterranean 5

subterranean 6

subterranean 7

spirits of spring

subterranean 8

Change

2010-09-11T14:02:00.001-07:00

2006

no title

2010-09-11T13:11:00.000-07:00

bon bon series

2010-09-11T12:52:00.000-07:00

This was a small art for everyone series called 'bon bons' from subterranean. The shadow boxes are about 3" deep.

Titles: good night, good boy, good friend, good girl, good good

refrigerator magnet series

2010-09-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

These were also from some years ago...given out for holiday gifts.

some old encaustics

2010-09-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

These are also from 15-20 years ago or older. I was playing with encaustic and oils.

Titles: the bath, three sisters

some old stuff

2010-09-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

I found some old images from quite a while ago - maybe 15-20 years?