tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42122527321119256592024-03-13T22:11:11.359-07:00Art In PiecesMusings about art and other things.Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-24822390539630071992011-09-09T08:34:00.000-07:002011-09-09T08:58:52.911-07:00Deconspectrum-Ted HayesHaven't posted here in a really long time! Just wanted to put up a quick note about an amazing friend of mine, Ted Hayes, who combines art, music, and technology in some pretty unique ways. Went to his opening, <i><a href="http://www.areyoudevoted.com/exhibitions/2011/8/17/spectrograph-maximus-clarke-ted-hayes.html">Spectrograph: Maximus Clarke + Ted Hayes</a>,</i> this past August at Devotion Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and had a ball singing into his note-responsive, light-up cubes. That's my description of them, but check out his much more elaborate thoughts on <i>Deconspectrum</i> on his <a href="http://log.liminastudio.com/projects/deconspectrum">website</a>. Also, I greatly enjoyed eating his partner's, Lindsey Case, of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lulusconfections">Lulu's Confections</a>, cupcakes, which should be considered tiny art pieces of their own in my opinion.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OQ3ewjyXpu8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-68193607539383014862009-09-24T06:31:00.000-07:002009-09-24T09:05:04.435-07:00Featured Artist Weekly<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">This week on Featured Artist Weekly</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">:</span> For this first installment, I have used my divine blogger abilities to pluck from the miasma of the internet and artworld a good artist friend of mine-Matt Boyle. Matt grew up on the gulf coast fishing with his family and ended up going to school for architecture a while back- he definitely brings both influences to the table in his highly illustrative, surreal creations. Check them out on <a href="http://dominantfiction.com/">his newly revamped website</a> complete with flash animation of his work and accompanying audio! Here are some samples below:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dominantfiction.com/images/octopusbook/swamp-house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 500px;" src="http://dominantfiction.com/images/octopusbook/swamp-house.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dominantfiction.com/images/beauty%20book/palos-verdes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 416px;" src="http://dominantfiction.com/images/beauty%20book/palos-verdes.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dominantfiction.com/images/octopusbook/swamp-eel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 524px;" src="http://dominantfiction.com/images/octopusbook/swamp-eel.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-77602317740300296282009-08-12T17:51:00.000-07:002009-08-12T17:58:32.746-07:00Farewell to the Sackler Center!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">So, my final post for the Brooklyn Museum's Feminist Art Blog went up today. I finished up my internship there on Tuesday-I will miss those gals, although, I am definitely looking forward to starting grad school at the end of the month-and now I can devote more time to this blog instead-yay Art in Pieces! Check out my final post for the Brooklyn Museum <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/author/shafferj/">here</a>.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/kate_gilmore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 108px;" src="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/kate_gilmore.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="bma_caption">(Kate Gilmore, <em>With Open Arms</em>, 2005. Courtesy of the artist.)<br /><br /></span></span></div>Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-84304593936204755802009-06-24T19:24:00.000-07:002009-06-24T19:36:15.706-07:00Picks of the Week June-July '09Check out my most recent post for the Brooklyn Museum <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/2009/06/23/picks-623-76/">here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/zzzamelie_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 250px;" src="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/zzzamelie_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Amélie Chunleau, <span style="font-style: italic;">Untitled</span>, 2009. Courtesy of the Artist.)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%20https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/aaaaaaaaaa111111111shirin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 250px;" src="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/aaaaaaaaaa111111111shirin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/aaaaaaaaaaa1111111shirin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 336px;" src="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/feministbloggers/wp-content/uploads/SarahG/aaaaaaaaaaa1111111shirin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Shirin Aliabada and Fahrad Moshiri, <span style="font-style: italic;">Intifada Laundry Liquid</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Hejab Barbie</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Operation Supermarket Series</span>, 2006, Ink Jet Print, both 75 x 100 cm. Courtesy of Chelsea Art Museum.)</span><br /></div>Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-37532823981099818792009-01-08T10:42:00.000-08:002009-09-22T05:07:29.062-07:00Cutlery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/72/l_c0cbb86198bc4a03a0db4dca30225fa5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 288px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/72/l_c0cbb86198bc4a03a0db4dca30225fa5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Check out my new band, Cutlery, at www.sirensofsilverware.com!<br /></div></div>Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-77408818723545114062008-09-11T11:21:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:17:51.033-07:00Shigeyuki Kihara at the Met<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVjlq9PRpJ_nhwftVVu9J5pnmZNQdoexHwXOmRKlFtAyt_O3onkGGfTqGRlEhisPRKG4oZPUe8SqPgjIUMkyJLkafx7ARIwDd7BdFRVgYcrTJ1MQanxUzDGq-F9EtHCVR7ZWsccAsxCQ/s1600-h/Shigeyuki+Kihara.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVjlq9PRpJ_nhwftVVu9J5pnmZNQdoexHwXOmRKlFtAyt_O3onkGGfTqGRlEhisPRKG4oZPUe8SqPgjIUMkyJLkafx7ARIwDd7BdFRVgYcrTJ1MQanxUzDGq-F9EtHCVR7ZWsccAsxCQ/s400/Shigeyuki+Kihara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244831242337954770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(Shigeyuki Kihara, <span style="font-style: italic;">Ulugali'i Samoa: Samoan Couple</span>, 2005. Courtesy of The Physics Room.)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Contrary to the beliefs of some, trangenderism is not specific to those who "just need to pray more" along with all those hedonist homosexuals and perverts. Transgenderism, along with homosexuality, is in fact a global phenomena found in all cultures and <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/06/27/LVGTT79OJB1.DTL">in nature as well</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> is opening a new photography exhibition this October 7th featuring artist Shigeyuki Kihara. Similarly to artists Cindy Sherman and Yasumasa Morimura, Kihara puts herself into various roles in her photographs, but it is in the consideration Kihara's background that makes her photography that much more meaningful. Kihara was born in Samoa, where it she is considered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27afafine">Fa'afafine</a>, the official third gender. Fa'fafine means "in the manner of a woman" in Samoan and is specific to children born male who later take up the gender roles of women. The exhibition, titled <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Shigeyuki Kihara: Living Photographs</span>, will be on view at the Met until February 1st.<br /></div></div>Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-14059245133839114232008-09-08T14:47:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:18:25.201-07:00Chitra Ganesh vs. Godzilla<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUekIWkK7g87LqIRuKrvVk7H0bE2RLyi_jVhHnZ-xD__ziToTBZ2tsibP8VtDdSjoaGHcNufAsgputcsYfMlLRwQkgvfnxuvAYY-q47cDkR5WAbkIjkQH-yg1fyjnsxku_vBByTaQgNc/s1600-h/chitra_ganesh_amnesia_godzilla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUekIWkK7g87LqIRuKrvVk7H0bE2RLyi_jVhHnZ-xD__ziToTBZ2tsibP8VtDdSjoaGHcNufAsgputcsYfMlLRwQkgvfnxuvAYY-q47cDkR5WAbkIjkQH-yg1fyjnsxku_vBByTaQgNc/s400/chitra_ganesh_amnesia_godzilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243771944343446690" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:78%;" >(Chitra Ganesh,<i style=""> Tales of Amnesia</i> (detail), <span style="font-style: italic;">Godzilla</span>, 2002-2007.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> Courtesy Saatchi Gallery.)
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<br /></span></div> <span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Tomorrow I am giving a short presentation on this piece for a class, so I thought I'd post the short analysis I did for it here.
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<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">One could also compare this in a feminist way to Lichtenstein’s work.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">In his pieces, the women is usually crying and calling out for “Brad” for help, lost in a swirl of water or lounging on a bed somewhere, which could be construed as feminist in its way, but personally, I prefer this type of message, even if it’s a little blatant.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Another way to look at this piece is via its post-colonial implications.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Godzilla, though a Japanese creation, has become a part of Western culture, so for Ganesh to have this women in Indian attire reference Godzilla in this way may imply some anti-imperialist undertones in this work.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Or maybe not, because there is another point of interest in this piece.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">The severed arm being tossed around in the left panel here is covered in bangle bracelets, which are used to announce a woman’s marital status in traditional Indian culture.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">This definitely seems to imply a sort of rebellion against some of the aspects of Indian culture which are more repressive towards women.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">If anyone has any other insights into this piece, please let me know!
<br /></span></p> Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-9445266689634583222008-08-13T16:33:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:17:25.140-07:00In Light of Recent Invasions of Countries That Are Way Smaller Than You...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.petviashvili.net/images/drawings_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.petviashvili.net/images/drawings_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I was thinking about Georgia today and all the crap that is going on over there right now, and it reminded me of this awesome artist. A co-worker of mine who moved to Brooklyn from Georgia a few years ago introduced me to <a href="http://www.petviashvili.net/">Rusudan Petviashvili</a>, who's work was included in the illustrations of a book she'd read as a child called National Fairy Tales of Georgia. Here are some of my favorites.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.petviashvili.net/images/canvas_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.petviashvili.net/images/canvas_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.petviashvili.net/images/canvas_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.petviashvili.net/images/canvas_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212252732111925659.post-50653231345796225162008-08-11T10:37:00.000-07:002008-08-13T17:00:31.785-07:00Stop Yelling At Me and Doing Gross Things Near Me Mister.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpSzy2axNdUNz55xKWUGQO5inWxHVfK5j6auSdBsleIsbKz2VgRlM_3G3Zb-B-stgBj21Wm3wAMUGaDcVEcfBd7c-UnKaU4_cDWNhWJyIeKrC7tSqE6kcy6Yrs63itn19CENHCixwRM0/s1600-h/harassmentad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpSzy2axNdUNz55xKWUGQO5inWxHVfK5j6auSdBsleIsbKz2VgRlM_3G3Zb-B-stgBj21Wm3wAMUGaDcVEcfBd7c-UnKaU4_cDWNhWJyIeKrC7tSqE6kcy6Yrs63itn19CENHCixwRM0/s400/harassmentad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233318463362791074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you are a woman here in NYC, you may experience a heightened frequency of <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cat+call">cat calls</a> unheard of in other parts of the U.S. Okay, so maybe it's just big cities in general. Anywhere that requires walking as a major form of transportation has the added bonus of random skeazy dudes yelling at you every time you leave your house. Or leering. Or trying to touch your hand when you buy things from them at your local corner store. Fun times.<br /><br />I discovered today that the MTA is putting up anti-harassment ads on the subway. Interesting, heartening, but probably ultimately ineffectual, here is a <a href="http://hollabacknyc.blogspot.com/2008/08/mta-is-posting-anti-street-harassment.html">link</a>.Jessie Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407089473310951418noreply@blogger.com1