New work in the Composite section.

woman 6 (crosses)

New work in the Composite section. Here are a few of the landscape pieces.

storm

remain

I will have my work shown at the Muddy Cup Kingston July 19th, 8pm. Chronogram Magazine does an event with musicians, poets and visual artists.

MUSIC: THE RHODES
SPOKEN WORD: JONATHAN GOULD
VISUAL ART: PATRICK WINFIELD

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 8 PM,
MUDDY CUP COFFEEHOUSE,
516 Broadway, Kingston, New York

A MONTHLY SALON SHOWCASING THREE ARTISTS SEEN IN THE PAGES OF CHRONOGRAM MAGAZINE

The Rhodes Music
Kingston’s cavernous Muddy Cup will become Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club when 2007 Woodstock Garage Rumble winners The Rhodes hit the stage in support of their wonderful new debut album, Modern Sounds from Northern Towns (Independent). Comprised of singer-guitarist Derek Daunicht, bassist Nick Imperial, singer-drummer David LaViola, and guitarist Rob Sciortino (all of whom are around 20 years of age), The Rhodes write and play great, well-crafted tunes that shamelessly, unmistakably, and infectiously evoke the lilting harmonies and raw energy of the early Beatles—something that’s clearly a hit with the High Falls-based quartet’s sizeable following of screaming and fruging young fans. Bet you’ll look good on the dancefloor, too!

Jonathan Gould Spoken Word
Building on the loose theme of this edition of Café Chronogram, we’re honored to present a reading by Jonathan Gould, the author of Can’t Buy Me Love (Farar, Straus and Giroux), a best-selling meditation on the Fab Four and the drummer/writer’s very first book. In her profile of Gould for the January 2008 issue of Chronogram, Nina Shengold writes: “Despite the Beatles’s ubiquity, Can’t Buy Me Love avoids the familiar, eschewing gossip. Spotlighting obscure songs, and selecting offbeat photos. Gould focuses on the Beatles’ musicianship, but also examines their cultural context. And he makes it swing.” A former Bostonite and New Yorker, Gould now keeps his literary beat in Willow.

Patrick Winfield Visual Art
The creator of Last Laugh, the colorful, grid-like piece that adorns the cover of the April 2008 issue of Chronogram, Patrick Winfield gathers the individual images that make up his splashy, oversized collages by use of a rapidly disappearing medium: the Polaroid camera, a device whose once revolutionary “instant film” has been steadily outmoded by its cheaper digital descendents. Discussing Winfield’s work in the same issue, Tara Quealy writes: “Winfield finds inspiration in diverse places, from authors and artists spanning the centuries, everything from Egyptian sources to Dada and modern art.” Born in 1978, Winfield divides his time between New Paltz and Yonkers and has shown his work in Brooklyn, Beacon, and France.
*KINGSTON MUDDY CUP NOW SET TO OFFER BEERS AND WINES IN ADDITION TO ITS FULL LINE OF COFFEES, TEAS, AND PASTRIES.*

FREE ADMISSION

I am very excited about these latest pieces. They are a fusion of the still life photograms and the figure study, nude, styles. Check out some other new editions to the Origin series in the Composite section.

woman 5 (side by side)


woman 4 (off the vine)

Just received these pictures from the Worldwide Polaroid show I had work in, that made its way across Europe and ended in France. Over 130 pictures from all around the world. A tribute to Polaroid film and its history.

New work in Composites Portfolio.

I thought I would explain a bit about the medium and technique used here in these Freestyle composites. I use all Polaroid film, usually photograms, and then cut into it with a scissor. I make the forms almost automatically, like stream of consciousness or a surrealist fashion. I rarely have a preconceived idea but I will sometimes make rules that I must follow, like limiting color palette or size.

Here is a close up of the above piece:

New work in Composites Portfolio.

Winter One h:20 w:21 inches

Open Sky h:37 w:38.5 inches

I have some composites in the 11th issue from Ideafix called Desire.
Check it out, some great work in there.

The Stencil Show
June 14th - July 5th
Opening Reception: June 14th, 6-9pm

That shot ‘for L’ (number 3 above) was selected for JPG’s found type photo challenge last week. Some cool shots, the dentist sign is my favorite.