tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083546178802130202009-07-15T21:07:43.172-04:00MFA JournalRebecca Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17616839928743623744noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708354617880213020.post-1244119250197251052009-07-08T17:44:00.017-04:002009-07-15T21:07:43.182-04:00

Can you count how many myths about artists are in this video clip? You are an artist if you are:smugmalesocially inappropriate or anti-socialsay and do things to shock and/or hurt othersabuse alcohol and drugsphysically abuse self and/or otherspromiscuous or into kinky sexsuffer way more than other people doa slave to your museonly care about art that sellsonly care about art that obviously isn't

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Big Congratulations to all my artist friends at The Art Institute of Boston for this June 2009 residency especially the new graduates. I went up to Boston to see the new work of the incoming students and listen to the thesis artists talks given by the June graduating class. As always the artist talks were riveting and the new work from incoming students amazing. I'll start posting some of the

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The Harvard Museum of Natural History in Boston has an amazing collection of glass flowers that were painstakingly hand made by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka between 1886 and 1936. These models were made because the founder of Harvard's Botanical Museum wanted life-like representatives of the plant kingdom for teaching botany.The Blaschkas' studio was located in Hosterwitz, near Dresden, Germany.

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Of the 500 or so images I've created during my MFA program, 80% are in done in a square format. Of the many critiques I've participated in, I've been ready with a thoughtful answer to the question..."so why are you painting in a square composition?"Yet, no one in the past two years ever asked me or challenged me on why I was painting in a square format. The first problem an artist needs to

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All last fall I was wracking my brain to come up with an original, cool, mind blowing presentation for my thesis show. My thesis show was in January, so the time for it has past. Not so with my brain still under the directive of come up with an awesome idea for a thesis show!I was frankly so busy writing and creating art work that I didn't have extra energy for "what if's" and "wonder what that

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After giving it quite a bit of thought and wrestling with code, links and flash photo galleries that don't work (see below), I have finally decided to have a separate Fine Art web site devoted to my work as an artist.I didn't actually create it from scratch like I usually do, instead I've used a web based site for artists called icompedium.com. I must say how delighted I am to not have to build a

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I have been getting many requests to see my latest work. Click the link below to watch a slide show of my artist presentation posted on Flickr. Many of my newest works can be seen in this presentation and will give you a good idea of the themes and media I've been been working in. Slide show link. This artist talk was created as part of a thesis presentation for my MFA at The Art Institute of

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One of my thesis panels Water Makes Rock II has been accepted into The Slater Museum 66th Annual Connecticut Artists Exhibition.Artist Ron Cruzan juried the show which features paintings, drawings, mixed media, sculpture, graphics and photography by resident artists of Connecticut.It's a wonderful show with artists from all over Connecticut. You are invited to attend the opening reception and

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I have graduated with an MFA in Visual Arts and am released from The Art Institute of Boston into the art world as an emerging artist.This program is one of the best kept secrets for graduate study in Fine Art. I am still in a daze from the whirlwind of the past two years. My work has grown in proportion to the hours I have spent making it. I have discovered who I am as an artist and am ready to

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I have started to provide buyers of my work with a Certificate of Authenticity. It looks very cool with an official embossed seal on parchment paper. I designed it and hand made it small, 5"x 7" so it is a nice size to fit in an envelope. If you look close you can just about see the seal in the lower right corner. Quite the professional, eh?!

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Dilbert so often sums it up for me.

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I will be giving an Artist talk on my graduate work which is currently on exhibit at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut.The Color Scroll Paintings are part of that show and I am excited to see how the curators managed to display it.If any of you are in the neighborhood stop by for a visit.

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Well, three months of solid writing is finally beginning to get to me, but it's almost done. The title is Eastern Seeds, Western Soil: A Path to Transcendence. Can I talk about it before it is actually done? Is it bad luck, like seeing the bride in her dress before the wedding?This is one of the most intense projects I've ever undertaken and I have to admit, I kinda liked doing it, I'm learning

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I have been practicing discussing my work in front of small audiences to prepare for the "big shooew" in January as part my required graduate presentation.It's tough to give an artist talk even in front of a small group that admits it doesn't know much about art. Of course, I brought in my most current and challenging work to show and discuss.The piece I brought in to discuss is shown below and

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It is amazing where research can take you. I stumbled upon this tidbit, did you know that felines paint? There is a theory of feline aesthetics and a discussion of the history of feline art on this web site, Why Cats Paint.People actually curate and critique cat paintings! They are exhibited in the Museum for Non-primate Art. The west wing is devoted to cat art. Here is a video of a cat painting.

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The IPhoto book I published two weeks ago came out well enough for me make two more books. I did a redo of the Oil on Copper with slight tweaking and made a new one called Color Scroll Paintings. The only thing I would advise is to learn what the program can do, so you have complete creative control.It took ten days for me to get the book. It was shipped from the west coast, so maybe that is why

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I have gone ahead and published a book using IPhoto and the Apple online printing site. I hope it comes out O.K. I worry about the colors reproducing accurately.It wasn't all that easy to get the typography and images to my specifications...but hey, I'm reeeal picky. It will be interesting to see what the quality is for $20.00 plus shipping and handling. They'll send me the actual book in a few

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The Art Institute of BostonJune 2008 Residency:Abstraction emerges as visual recognition, subsides. In painting the landscape I walk the line between representation and abstraction within the same frame. Abstract images encourage direct experience and invite emotional identification with the suggestion of imagined terrain.My landscape painting is at once abstract and figurative and reference

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Oil on denim 36"x26"As my fourth residency approaches, I have to decide on a thesis topic. This semester I've created semi-abstract and completely abstract work. I thought I would post one of the new semi-abstract paintings. Much of the semi-abstract art will not garish as much attention as the completely abstract work, in addition it doesn't show up well online. I am writing an artist statement

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Yesterday, was a gorgeous day for a trip to the Dia:Beacon Contemporary Art Museum in Beacon, NY. Lynda Schlosberg, a fellow AIB graduate student and I made the trip together. As one of the worlds most distinguished collections of contemporary art, all the names we read about in Critical Theory were on view. Some of the most successful and famous contemporary work is shown there.Works by: Bernd

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In the spirit of improv, lighthearted fun, what happens when people do the un-ordinary and unexpected in public? It's fascinating to watch human behavior as the unexpected jolts us out of our unconscious behavior.With the flavor of candid camera, check out this video as one of the largest train stations in the world comes to a halt. People freeze in place for five minutes in Frozen in Grand

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"Going down to NYC to see the WACK! Art and Feminist Revolution Exhibition was like...very heavy, man. Over four hundred female artists exploring feminist themes from the decade of the groovy 70's. Man, those chicks were pissed... complaining broads are such a turn-off ! I mean, like the girls used their bodies to make ART, if you could call it... art and..."Ok. Ok. I'll stop. My third paper is

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The exhibit and artist lecture, called Female Forms and Facets: Artwork by Women from 1975 to the Present, at Central Connecticut State University was curated with the idea of giving women artists a place to say what they wanted to say and express what they wanted to express. It featured original art work by Judy Chicago, Cindy Sherman, Judy Fox, Janine Antoni, Penny Arcade (not her real name),

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Critical Theory is best understood when we can relate it to our experiences. Here is a section of my second paper, a thought piece called "Who is Speaking?" You can download the PDF (by clicking on the name of the paper), if you want to read more. I stuck to the word count, so it's not that long. Any comments are always welcome."While traveling in Afghanistan, I was wearing a traditional Mexican

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As I read all this theory, I'm thinking about what Art gets used for. If you can think of anything else, I'll add it to the list.Art's Sake (just because)Therapy (therapeutic nature)Pleasure (sensuousness, beauty )Expression (the self, a group)Spirituality (search for divinity)Life's sake (a celebration of)Commercialism (to buy and sell)Fun (to have a good time)Exploration (find the new)Children

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