August 27, 2004
Welcome:Bienvenidos
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exhibit is an "art spark" generated by a community of artists
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to share work and the most important thing on our minds.
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Peter Ferko
Washington Heights, New York City
the view from my yoga mat
The most important thing on my mind is the encouragement of everybody I've been talking with this week. Lot's of opportunities to cry the blues and be heard; lots of good suggestions; and getting corroboration with some of my ideas.
I was speaking with Sky Pape this week about us having both taken similar pictures of the play of shadows on Richard Serra's sculptures at Dia Beacon. More second generation art--which I had been talking with PP about earlier and James about before that. It's encouraging to be in good company...
James Huckenpahler
Washington, D.C.
cloud fragments
Tim Folzenlogen
Washington Heights, New York City
heavy sun
Sometimes, even the light at the end of the tunnel, looks like a brick wall.
Anthony Gonzalez
Washington Heights, New York City
untitled
I know the quote that follows is not a perfect match with the image -
but I have always loved it, and the tight rope gives me a pretext to share
it:
"We all admire the spangled acrobat
with classical grace meticulously walking his tight rope in the talcum
light; but how much rarer art there is in the sagging rope expert wearing
scarecrow clothes and impersonating a grotesque drunk! I should know."
Vladimir Nabokov
from Lolita
Sky Pape
Inwood, New York City
Window Dressing
I always felt there was something a bit morbid about mannequins.
Then I noticed the body on the floor.
PP
New York City
Connect The Dots
Why did the RNC come to New York City? The demonstrations will be huge. Why didn't it go to Columbus Ohio, I'm sure they could use the business and they're a swing state ... maybe because they're a swing state, the republicans didn't want to blow it. And that Terese sure raised the bar for Laura.
Tatiana Ivanovna
New York City
a weekly mixture of horse sense and common sense about working with people
in this issue:
you can't lead by pushing..............1
the importance of praise...............7
what people value most in a boss*.....16
how to pick good people...............21
*"unfortunately, sometimes leaders aren't all that concerned about the welfare of their people, but want only to use and manipulate them. no matter how glib such people are, or how clever as amateur psychologists, their motives will show through. they're bound to."
1979, The Economics Press.
George Sofianos
Brooklyn, New York
untitled
Presence-cannot take a picture of myself.
Lightning happens and is emptiness.
I am lost nowhere to be found.
Mark Stefanik
New York City
MY FEET
My feet are grounded as i fly through life
Renee Watabe
Verona, New Jersey
Blue Purse with Legs
I have been thinking about the following:
The appropriate uses of power, and how power seems to be so easily abused
and perverted.
The connections between sexuality, power and creativity.
The movie "Dogville", and its comments on humanity's proclivity
to exploit weakness or vulnerability. Not to mention its comments
on power.
Anthony Gonzales' mention of John Cage's comment that "Art is criminal
action."
The wonder and the absolute necessity of creative expression without apology.
Owning My Own Power.
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