Sak Karep e Blog: January 2010

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Glitter lust

Sorry for the sparse blogging on my part..
I took some photos of my jewelry collection.

oh and I want another jewelry stand like this sweet twig earring tree..

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Artist Gabe Felice @ Modernformations Gallery Feb 5 2010

Opening February 5th, 7 to 10pm

“ESCAPE TO EYEBALL ISLAND: New works in ink, paint, & sculpture by Gabriel M. Felice”

The evil Zuonic Enforcers have taken control & set out to destroy our peninsula.

Our life force - threatened, our lasers – seized, thoughts – stolen, and families – imprisoned.

We have but one Wishing Tree left in our possession after our coveted Gem Forraige was annihilated.

The healing animal known as Oddea has been captured and enslaved in the Zuonic Nomad Circus.

We must release Oddea and fly our Kippolian Bears to safer territory beyond the Magian Mountains and Torian Sea to replant our Wishing Tree in the gardens of Eyeball Island.

Escape with Gabe Felice in his second solo visit to ModernFormations - in a concept show inspired by self sabotage, Remote Viewing, and Prophetic Everydayism.

ModernFormations

4919 Penn Avenue.

Pittsburgh PA 15224

412.362.0274

more info: http://modernformations.com/

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

Pittsburgh Artists Deserve More Press from Pittsburgh Media

Pittsburgh based visual artists? Yes, we have many talented ones in Pittsburgh, despite the lack of attention from Pittsburgh media outlets. The "media", what's left of it, seems to be more interested in showcasing our world class museums and small circle of certain art galleries. Oh well, that's what blogs are for I guess. Take a look at the growing list of curated Pittsburgh artist links I'm working on which are noted to the right of The Pittsburgh Art Blog. Feel free to email any links you feel may qualify, as long as they are Pittsburgh based. For artists who don't have an online presence it's as easy as registering for free at the Pittsburgh Artist Registry (recommended for all artists). The Pittsburgh Artist Registry is a project from the Office of Public Art and not related officially with this blog.

The below list is not obviously meant to replace or take away from the Pittsburgh Artist Registry, only my take on quality Pittsburgh based visual artists whose work I've come across.

Last Update October 22, 2010

Matte taupe nails

self mixed colour
Essie Matte about you top coat
Rings: Bijou Brigitte and a shop in Istanbul/Turkey

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Inspired by Julia von Boehm

Source: The fashion Spot

Julia von Boehm, 30 year old stylist, freelancer and New York correspondent of Vogue Paris, is a huge source of inspiration for me. Her pictures on the Sartorialist or Jak&Jil always leave me in awe and her outfit showing off her pregnant belly caused quite a stir in the fashion world. Below are some items that remind me of her style and would also perfectly fit into my wardrobe.

Rhinestone and lace necklace: Saks Fith Avenue
Triangular bra: Valerie El Dia Que

Nude lipstick: MAC
Multi chain bracelet: Juicy Couture

Bag & Scarf: Yves Saint Laurent

Unstill’d: The Distillery 4 Program with the Schmutz Lodge

Unstill’d

February 5, 2010-March 5, 2010

5405 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

PITTSBURGH, PA: The Distillery 4 Program, in collaboration with the Schmutz Lodge, presents the work of eight artists, uniting to overcome the loss of their residency studio. Work will be on display at the Schmutz Lodge, located at 5405 Broad Street in Garfield.

Unstill’d is a month-long project in which the artists were given a space and asked to respond to their current dislocation. The Schmutz Lodge, a performance and visual arts spectacle, opened their doors to the Distillery Program, and their building has served as both studio and exhibition space for the Distillery artists. Unstill’d includes site-specific installations and is curated by Distillery alumnus, Rose Clancy.

Unstill’d represents the following artists:

Heather Pinson

Dave English

Becky Slemmons

Carlea Cannon

Nikki Rosato

Rachel Debuque

Lenka Clayton

Ashley Andrews

Gallery Details

The Schmutz Lodge is located at 5405 Broad Street, Garfield

Opening Reception: February 5th 6-10 PM, during Unblurred

Closing Reception: March 5th 6-10 PM, during Unblurred

Gallery can be visited by appointment only. To schedule an appointment contact: (412) 759-4242

Schmutz Blog here.

Images above are from photographer Don Orkoskey, www.WDOphoto.com.

A perfect Sunday

... would include reading a magazine in bed. Instead I'm working on a paper which needs to be handed in in two days. Still looking forward to a coffee break with this issue, though.

I honestly want to post more often, especially outfit posts but I just can't take pictures myself and since MiJi is gone it's always a hassle to find someone. So bear with me a little longer...

Wish you all a lovely Sunday!
♥

Friday, January 22, 2010

Pittsburgh Industrial Art Exhibit Fein Gallery

Pittsburgh Industrial

Exhibit Dates:

January 29th - March 12th, 2010

Artists: Bob Yonke, Anna Marie Sninsky, Fran Gialamas, Garry Merola,

Cynthia Cooley, Jim Rettinger, Jim Guentner, Richard Snodgrass,

Bob George, George Mendel, Kristen Dotterway

JOIN US FOR THE SHOW RECEPTION

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th at 5PM ~ 8PM

Fein Art Gallery

519 East Ohio St.

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

412-321-6816

Cluster, a group exhibition of more than 20 Pittsburgh-area artists Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Frozen and Trapped Forever (detail), Jacob Ciocci, 2010

Opening reception, Friday February 5, 2010

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Pittsburgh Filmmakers announce Cluster, a group exhibition of more than 20 Pittsburgh-area artists, curated by Adam Welch. It is on view February 5 – March 28, 2010. An opening reception will be held on Friday evening, February 5 from 5:30 to 8:00pm. It is open to the public; $5 requested donation; free to PF/PCA members. Beginning with this show, PCA will extend Thursday evening hours to 7:00 pm. The Dialogue Series continues on the second Thursday of each month, and the pavilion series will resume on Thursdays in the summer.

Cluster takes over all PCA's gallery spaces at the Shadyside campus and features invited artists who've investigated the spatial device of connections. These connections might be obvious, esoteric, direct, or juxtaposed, and elicit a fundamental element of artistic discourse. Welch says these artists are, "working within their interests to profess what they know or do not know, for a purpose that is both self and collectively informing."

The show offers a wide range of visual works in a variety of mediums from regional artists. Artworks with dissimilar processes and formations will be displayed around the building creating multiple levels of viewing experiences. Some of these are:

A large-scale mixed-media installation by Jacob Ciocci titled, "Frozen and Trapped Forever." This piece employs HD video with painting, combining outtakes of TV/film, comics and self-drawn animations, rapidly cut and collaged together to create an overload of information.
A site-specific installation by Jason Lee, which further extends his "Euthenic Set Series," made up of elements of safety-orange painted light boxes containing photographic imagery, wires, plastic ducks and picket fences arranged to present contemporary landscape as sanitized, congenially pristine and compartmentalized.
Individual video works by Robert Lasdislas Derr and Julie Perini, both of which investigate the relationship of history and social constructs through filmed performance acts.
Interactive installations by Sean Derry and Amanda Long. Derry's piece, "Rehearsing Spring," combines monochromatic panels and heating elements, which hold a temperature close to natural body heat. Long’s work involves color and pattern with multi-channel projectors. When the viewer interacts with it, it takes on different special arrangements of color fields.
Sculptural works by Dee Briggs, Will Giannotti, Kyle Houser and Anita Sulimanovic, all of which navigate the object as a process of expression.
Painted/printed/drawn/cut works by Connie Cantor, Brian Brown, Bovey Lee David Montano, and Nayda Collazo-Llorens.
A series of black and white photographs by Jacob Koestler, and digital color photographs by Michael Sherwin.

Thursday, MARCH 11: The Dialogue Series with PF/PCA curator Adam Welch, and Cluster artists: Dee Briggs, Connie Cantor, David Pohl, and Jacob Ciocci. Free and open to the public. Cash bar opens at 5:00pm; discussion begins at 6:00pm.

More info here.

Steeltown Anthem Pittsburgh Art Architecture Blog

Check out the Steeltown Anthem Blog, Pittsburgh can use good resources like this on Pittsburgh visual art, design, architecture, and the like.

Recent posts include visual artists Seth Clark and Emily Berezin.

fast>>fwd art party jan 22 2010

Come out to fast>>fwd to view and purchase great art from Pittsburgh artists and see a music performance from Coyotes by the Way (http://www.myspace.com/coyotesbytheway). Things will get started around 8pm and we will have drinks and hors d'oeuvres available.

This is event is 21 and over only and there will be a $5 charge to help out with costs.

fast>>fwd Gallery

3700 Penn Ave

Pittsburgh, PA

Facebook event link

Thursday, January 21, 2010

New Pittsburgh Art Galleries added to PghGalleries.com List

Until today it had been since September of 2009 since I last updated www.pghgalleries.com with Pittsburgh area galleries. Many art venues have gone by the wayside since then but here are some relatively newer venues as well as ones which have been updated as far as locations and names.

Newer venues:

The Gallery on Baum 4643 Baum Boulevard Pittsburgh PA, 15213 Oakland Website Major focus on national and international illustration and animation art.

Shaw Galleries 805 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Downtown Pittsburgh Website Focus is on national and international art and rare prints and maps.

Updated:

August Wilson Center 980 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222 phone :412.258.2700 Website Downtown Pittsburgh The August Wilson Center for African American Culture (formerly known as the African American Cultural Center of Greater Pittsburgh) is a not-for-profit organization that presents performing, visual and education programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans within the region and the impact of cultural expression from Africa to the African Diaspora.

Miller Gallery Purnell Center for the Arts Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh 15213 Oakland 412-268-3618 www.millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 12-6. Closed Monday The Miller Gallery is in the Purnell Center for the Arts on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University. The Purnell Center is located near the corner of Forbes and Morewood Avenues next to Warner Hall and directly across The Cut from the University Center.

www.pghgalleries.com

Pittsburgh City Paper Winter Art Guide Has No Pittsburgh Artists Listed!

so the arts and exhibitions section of the pittsburgh city paper winter guide lists no events related to pittsburgh artists. for those who are bothered by this i encourage you to post a comment at the link here- requires registering which is worth it.

here's my initial comment:

wow. in your arts and exhibitions section of the winter guide there is no mention of pittsburgh based artists. what a shame. how long does this need to be perpetuated?

rick byerly

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Art Exhibit: Finding Meaning in Braddock’s Unsmoke Systems

Art Exhibit: Finding Meaning in Braddock’s Unsmoke Systems

This collective started as a discussion group at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and investigates various approaches to translating meaning in visual imagery. Once a week for the better part of 2009, this group of students, recent graduates, and one faculty member met to discuss and analyze the work of various artists including Rembrandt, Hogarth, Leland Bell, Turner, Amy Sillman, Chardin and many others. The focus was the discussion of what contributed to convey content in visual terms. The categories outlined as lynchpins for analysis included iconography, formalism, the haptic experience and the viewer’s orientation. The presentation of work at Braddock’s Unsmoke Systems gallery site is the culmination of these discussions now posed in visual terms that include various mediums.

Participants include: Jordan Bush, Andre Costello, Maura Doern Danko, Nate McDonough, Max Pokrzywa, Jaycen Poole, Andrew Scott, Josh Troy, Nick Vincenti

Exhibit Dates: February 2 – 28, 2010

Event Dates:

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 6, 7-10 p.m.

Closing Open House: Sunday, February 28, 3-5 p.m.

Gallery Hours:

Open by appointment – Contact Jeb Feldman BraddockMayor(AT)gmail.com

Jeanine Hall hall.jeanine(AT)gmail.com

Location:

Unsmoke Systems Artspace

1137 Braddock Avenue

Braddock PA 15104

www.unsmokeartspace.com

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Up & Down

Grey shirts by pink

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Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Tradition of Innovation @ Pittsburgh Tech Council 15 Minutes Gallery

A Tradition of Innovation, an Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Centennial Exhibit at the Pittsburgh Technology Council's 15 Minutes Art Gallery

Exhibit runs February 1 through April Fool's Day, 2010

Opening Event:
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5pm - 7pm
Featuring an artists' reception, cocktails and hors d'oevres, and a special presentation by Infinite Family, an international organization connecting Pittsburgh to children in Africa via video conferencing. Learn More about Infinite Family

Artists:

Rick Byerly

Connie Cantor

Mia Tarducci Henry

Ron Nigro

Jane Ogren

Judith Ruszkowski

Location:
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.687.2700

Get Directions

Free Parking and admission.

Regular Hours:

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Gallery is located in the atrium and conference rooms of the Pittsburgh Technology Council offices.

“RESOLUTIONS” exhibit @ 820 liberty avenue fri. jan 22, 2010

CLOSING RECEPTION: fri. jan 22, 2010
5-9 PM / COCKTAIL HOUR 5-6 PM
moxie DaDA @ 820 liberty avenue / DOWNTOWN GALLERY CRAWL

“RESOLUTIONS”
promotes moral courage and strength of mind. Artists have been chosen for their
choice in materials and context of self discovery as well as their resolve to create and produce
from within the urban landscape. This exhibit challenges viewers to think about environment,
sustainability, self government and ...control.

ARTISTS
C MC BETHEA / SHAWN FARESTER / GABE FELICE / JOSH HOGAN /
PG JOHNSON / JOHN METZLER / SHARON SERBIN / RANDIE SNOW

http://www.moxboxconsulting.com/

http://urbantreeforge.com/

...

downtown gallery crawl schedule here:
http://www.pgharts.org/education/gallerycrawl.aspx

Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery Unblurred Crawl

First Friday, Feb. 5th, 2010 /6pm-12pm
Most Wanted Fine Art / 5015 Penn Ave

GUESTS UNDRESSED

Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp will be displaying their provocative imagery in an awesome gallery setting! These paintings have been captivating viewers for years, with their sense of wit and style. The pairing of these two artists complements their respective markmaking with heavy line work and brightly colored figures. The viewer will find Sam and Laurens image very titillating and easy to read. Please join us opening night for free!. Bands start at 9pm, opening with the legendary Grand Snafu and followed by His Girl Friday.

Please view our site www.youtube.com/mostwantedfineart
Gallery hours for this show: Wed.-Fri. 1pm-6pm email: mostwantedfineart(AT)yahoo.com
412-889-7526

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The unblurred schedule can be found here most of the time:
http://friendship-pgh.org/paai/unblurred/

Monday, January 18, 2010

Monday's Inspiration

Source: Le Fashion , we heart it

Saturday, January 16, 2010

A new wallet

MCM (Modern Creation Munich) is a well known luxury brand especially here in Korea. But since 2008 MCM experiences a Renaissance all over the world.

This gorgeous pinky wallet was a special gift ♥

There are several pendants on the right side, which make the wallet look more girly. Thus the whole wallet turns into an inventive accessory.

MCM Homepage

Click here!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Explore Science and Art! January 30, 2010 Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh PA Carnegie Science Center

The Carnegie Science Center, Phipps
Conservatory, Art Energy Design's Power Flower and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh explores science and art!

Super Science @ Your Library : School-Age Fun

Saturday, January 30, 2010

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Explore the world of science with the Carnegie Science Center, Phipps Conservatory, Art Energy Design and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh! This program for students in grades 3-5 features fun hands-on science experiments.

Location:

Squirrel Hill - Children's Room

5801 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Contact:

Please provide child's age in registration info.

412-422-9841

sqhillchildrens(AT)carnegielibrary.org

Head here to register.

Art Energy Design and the Pittsburgh Power Flower are headed up by David Lee Edwards.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District Friday, January 22nd 2010 5:30-9pm

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
Friday, January 22nd 5:30-9pm
Presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

link to events: http://www.pgharts.org/education/gallerycrawl.aspx

i see that the Harris Theater Pgh Filmmakers Photography Exhibit has been omitted. i have one print in that exhibit, located in the basement at 809 Liberty Ave.

Non, je ne regrette rien

I got my hooded padding jacket a few days ago. I didn't feel like going on shopping sprees since the weather here was insanely cold. So my father actually told me to have a look at Gmarket - probably the biggest Korean online shopping site. They offer a wide range of great winter coats! But the black hooded jacket caught my eye and I'm very pleased with its shape and fabric!

♥