I know this posting is arriving very late (and it is really my own fault) but better late than never.
The art work above, Tall Tales, is part of a group of other like sculptures to be auctioned off this afternoon at Arts Jam 2006.
All of the artists were given the same form and asked to create works of art out of them. The individual wood blocks rotate on a copper core pole and are presented on a study stand.
My piece is inspired by the cute toys I had as a kid where I would rotate a form to create a twisted narrative.
I start at the top with modern images of four men and wrote tall tales that twist into silly story lines. I used a combination of words and images to create a marriage of both art forms.
This is something I have not employed in my work since the very early 1990's. (My first art show at Son's and Daughter's coffee house featured a few images with text.)
This was a very problematic piece but in the end I am very happy how it turned out. Lord knows how much I struggled and almost quit in the process.
But when the benefactor is kids, I press on. You should see how much I buy from the kids in my neighborhood who shop their wares on my porch. (Heads up: my huge stash of Girl Scout Cookies arrive any day.)
So support a good cause if you are looking to get out of the house today.
From Arts Jam Press Release:
"Don’t miss the fifth annual Arts Jam concert and silent art auction on Sunday, February 26 at St. Cecilia Music Society from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Arts Jam 2006 will be hosted by Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell and includes a two-hour concert featuring some of West Michigan’s most talented performers. Acts include, music from Potato Moon, Edye Evans Hyde, Troll for Trout, Freddy DeGennaro, Bill Vits and dance by Laura Armenta. Following the concert, attendees will have a chance to mingle and enjoy a wonderful selection of hearty appetizers and time to peruse some fantastic art. Available this year for silent auction, are wooden sculptures - each one of these four feet tall works of art is unique. The wooden sculptures are being designed using all different types of media by community artists as well as GRPS art teachers and high school art students. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for students and $40 for a family (two adults and up to two children, $5 per extra child), and may be purchased at the door. Since its inception in 2002, Arts Jam has become one of Grand Rapids’ premier concert events. In its first four years approximately $45,000 has been raised and given out to Grand Rapids Public Schools art and music teachers in small grants for badly needed classroom supplies. This event helps support art and music for all GRPS students grades K-12. Arts Jam is presented by the GRPS Arts Advocates, a nonprofit organization of parents, teachers and community representatives who work to strengthen the arts in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. Arts Advocates is affiliated with the Student Advancement Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization working to support the schools."
More about Student Advancement Foundation
Link: Arts Jam 2006
See Michael Pfleghaar's piece for the auction here.
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