by Caren Canier
Ancient Egyptian artifacts and their ambiguous relationship to contemporary Islamic culture has been the subject of my most recent work. The emergence of the “Arab Spring” shortly after my visit further heightened my awareness of the strange marriage of cultures and visual vocabularies in Egypt, making me acutely aware of the intertwining of civilizations through time and space. The expression “history repeats itself” has taken on a more profound meaning as I observe the artifacts of worship, conflicts and conquests that occurred so many centuries ago.
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by Caren Canier
Ancient Egyptian artifacts and their ambiguous relationship to contemporary Islamic culture has been the subject of my most recent work. The emergence of the “Arab Spring” shortly after my visit further heightened my awareness of the strange marriage of cultures and visual vocabularies in Egypt, making me acutely aware of the intertwining of civilizations through time and space. The expression “history repeats itself” has taken on a more profound meaning as I observe the artifacts of worship, conflicts and conquests that occurred so many centuries ago.
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Part of Ione's 16th Annual Dream Festival, La Leona Arts' 100 Artists/ 100 Dreams is an international dream exploration project that explores the concept of artists as visionaries and keepers of the creative fires. Focusing on the recurring, prophetic and creative dreams of visual artists, performers and musicians, the project poses these questions; if artists are the visionaries of our communities, what do their dreams say about our society? And are artists in the United States having similar dreams to artists in other countries? What do these dreams say about our global society?
100 Artists/ 100 Dreams, curated by artist and arts advocate Sadee Brathwaite, was conceptualized as a result of Brathwaite's participation in Ione's Annual Dream Festival for the past six years. Brathwaite says, "I was looking to produce a long term multicultural project that would be a great addition to the wonderful global community events that the Dream Festival features."
The project consists of a film,…
Shadow-walks is an ongoing project, which involves three main elements: walking with others, listening to environmental sound, and improvised singing. It grew out of an interest in our sense of place and our relationship with places, especially very familiar ones. When we walk through a particular area frequently, I wonder how that affects our psyche, and how we affect the place. James Joyce wrote that places remember events, and I like the idea of walking through layers of the small everyday events of people’s personal history and memories.
Kingston is the fifteenth place where Shadow-walks have occurred. I ask local residents to take me on their “special” walks, those that have been repeated many times and have meaning for them. As we walk I record our conversations and the environmental sounds. Later I walk the route solo, singing the traces of that person’s walk, my voice in a sense becoming the ghost of these memories and associations. The recordings are edited together to become…
Nico Bovoso is a graphic designer, comic artist (www.godshead.com) and full time father of two living in Alameda, California. He loves pancakes and monkeys.
Kenn McKracken's Review of Nico Bovoso's Godshead # 2
Unquantified, shameless mark rant of the week: Godshead #2 (www.godshead.com) Breaking with tradition (because I can), I present to you one of the most refreshingly funny and creative comics I've ever seen -- and it's on the web, baby! Yeah!. This is a wonderful read, and a great presentation -- if anyone wants to see a great outside the box way of thinking (without pushing people away with weirdness), check out the page design. Nico Bovoso, the creator, describes it thus: "Ever wondered what really goes on behind the eyes of an artist? Ever dared to live in three worlds at once? And what actually happens in the most intimate personal moments of your favorite superheroes? Step behind the scenes and out of the usual comic realm with Nico Bovoso's "Godshead 2." Forget the rules…
ART ON THE WALL exhibitions of virtually projected paintings, sculpture, video installations and other visual works by Deep Listening artists.
Curated by Deep Listening Institute's Artistic Director, IONE, viewings and opening receptions take place at Deep Listening Space in the Shirt Factory at 77 Cornell Street, Suite 303 on the first Saturday of the month of the announced exhibition. The artist's statement and work is
ART ON THE WALL exhibitions of virtually projected paintings, sculpture, video installations and other visual works by Deep Listening artists.
Curated by Deep Listening Institute's Artistic Director, IONE, viewings and opening receptions take place at Deep Listening Space in the Shirt Factory at 77 Cornell Street, Suite 303 on the first Saturday of the month of the announced exhibition. The artist's statement and work is featured on the DLI website during the ensuing month.
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