ANTONE KONST, ‘LOVE DOVE’, commissioned by Lighthouse Works, Fishers Island, NY
up thru . . NOV 2020.
ANTONE KONST . . recently installed a new large sculpture, commissioned by LIGHTHOUSE WORKS, at the watery entry-way to Fishers Island, NY, a small private island enclave . . accessible only via ferry.
quite a beautiful piece, and not surprising, Antone’s imagination was set free, to sail above the horizons of mind, spirit, and actual land & sea.
composed of something like 1,500+ individual copper discs, the fluttery ‘heart’ must have been inspired by traditional ‘Copper Penny’ . . folk art ?
it’s designed to face & reflect at peak . . the intense glow of the sunset !!
here it is, installed / it looks small in the photo, because . . guess what ?
the ocean is LARGE !!
but look closely, the shiny coppery ‘mobile’ . . is bigger than a house !!
20, or even 30 ft. tall.
whoa !!
but, look !!
that shimmery, fluid copper ‘heart’ . . is actually the metallic back wings, of a cold concrete-looking / stained glass stone sculpture style . . . . totemic / BIRD !!
the dove of the title . . revealed.
it does have an eerie, deep / cold water / Norse sense to it.
like a proud & ancient . . ocean-going boat’s . . Viking figurehead.
and, don’t you wish everybody’s ‘moral compass’ . . was set so solid. true, and straight ?
the body is made from cast cement, which was hand-painted on site.
there is a metal armature supporting the cement.
apparently, Antone actually painted the cement on-site, so he could really narrow down on how the colors . . played with the surroundings. that was such a great, even epic narrative decision, because even from the photos, you can tell they have a real-time ‘reverb’ . . with the cold infinite ocean, and the small outpost island.
it’s not cathedral-colored stained glass, it’s ship-faring ocean colors.
it’s a nice play off the shimmery copper, as well.
the sun-thrown shadows of the wing’s copper discs, throw their own kind of cathedral light – upon the strong, simple bird / a totem-shape, a brave steadfast, look-out bird . . from an old, old fable, from an ancient cold ocean sea-faring land.
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ANTONE KONST, surveys the finished install . . . ‘Love Dove’.
bravo, Antone !!!
ALL PHOTOS ABOVE / BY NICHOLAS STEINDORF, thank you . . . NICK !!
and, in reverse narrative:
ANTONE KONST, took this photo of NICHOLAS STEINDORF.
‘Love Dove installation / Fishers Island, NY
all photos / July 3, 2020
~ANTONE KONST . . ‘LOVE DOVE’ / LIGHTHOUSE WORKS / FISHERS ISLAND, NY / UP THRU NOV |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 31st, 2020, 11:30am
big group show !!
including . . DANIEL GIORDANO.
VIRTUAL GALLERY OPENING — ‘LOOK BACK in WONDER’
OPENS FRI / JULY 17, 2020 . . . . at 5 PM
with a talk by the show’s curators . . . ELIZA PRITZKER & GREG SLICK
go to www.artsmidhudson.org/AMH-gallery . . to RSVP
Arts Mid-Hudson
696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
clockwise from top left, work by:
XUEWU ZHENG, CAROLE KUNSTADT, LAURA GURTON, DANIEL GIORDANO
‘Look Back in Wonder’ . . will be an online exhibit hosted by Arts Mid-Hudson, curated by ELISA PRIZKER and GREG SLICK. ‘Look Back in Wonder’ deals with the constant human quest through time and how artists respond to it. Whether personal, social or anthropological, the artists’ approach to the past through various media has one thing in common: who are we & where do we come from ?’
~Arts Mid-Hudson
with:
SUSAN BERGER, JACINTA BUNNELL, DANIEL BUZI, MARIEKEN COCHIUS, MIRANDA CRIFO, RICHARD DEON, DANIEL GIORDANO, JEROME GOLDBERG, LAURA GURTON, TOM HACKETT, JUNE HE, SUSAN HENNELLY, CAROLE KUNSTADT, XIN LIU, ZELAD (aka JUDITH Z. MILLER, MARIA MORABITO, CELESTE MORTON, BASHA RUTH NELSON, ROBET OEHL, DENISE M. OEHL, FRANC PALAIA, GINA PETRECCA, ANTONELLA PIEMONTESE, CHRISTINE SCHIAVO, JACKIE SHATZ, SUSAN WALSH, YIHAN YUAN, and XUEWU ZHENG.
NOTE:
DANIEL’S . . . ‘LOOK BACK in WONDER’ contribution seems to be a large scale photo of his half-motocross bike / half-dragon large sculpture, titled ‘My Scorpio’,
which he exhibited at MOTHER GALLERY in Beacon, NY / just about this same time, last summer 2019.
to read more / see: Daniel Giordano in ‘Soft Temple’ group show, Mother Gallery, Beacon / Summer 2019
DANIEL GIORDANO, ‘My Scorpio’, 2016-2019.
1970s Husqvarna motocross bikes, deep-fried batter, glazed ceramic mermaids, steel, aluminum, railroad spikes, phosphorescent acrylic, Canadian maple syrup, urinal cake, cattails, epoxy, plastic wrap.
88 x 72 x 74 in.
ARCHIVAL PHOTO: NANCY SMITH / artloversnewyork
~’LOOK BACK in WONDER’ . . incl DANIEL GIORDANO / VIRTUAL GALLERY OPENING / Arts Mid-Hudson / FRI JULY 17 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 17th, 2020, 2:17pm
LORNA BAUER . . ‘Do You Like Worms ?’,
GAZEBO.SPACE
BY APPT
4-person show, in Sam’s backyard, DELAWARE
at right: LORNA BAUER, ‘The Silent Hum’, 2020
copper, bronze, Miracle-Gro (TM) patina, leather, brass grommets, hand-dyed rope.
sculpture in three parts, varying dimensions
at left: LORNA BAUER, ‘Everything will be the same as here — only a little bit different’, 2020
hanging with chain from tree branch
detail, ‘The Silent Hum’
LORNA BAUER, ‘Everything will be the same as here — only a little bit different’, 2020
copper, bronze, Miracle-Gro (TM) patina.
113 x 4 x 3 in.
LORNA BAUER, ‘From the Cinnabar’, 2020
leather, brass grommets, jand-dyed rope
varying dimensions
ALL PHOTOS VIA GAZEBO / COURTESY: SAMUEL BOEHM
~Do You Like Worms . . . LORNA BAUER ? |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 17th, 2020, 1:30pm
GARRET LOCKHART . . ‘Do You Like Worms ?’,
GAZEBO.SPACE
BY APPT
4-person show, in Sam’s backyard, DELAWARE
GARRETT LOCKHART, ‘Summer Breeze’, 2020
carabiner, wire, twine, metal washer, glockenspiel keys, cork, found glass marble /
23.5 x 4 x 4 in.
ALL PHOTOS VIA GAZEBO / COURTESY: SAMUEL BOEHM
~Do You Like Worms . . . GARRETT LOCKHART ? |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 11th, 2020, 2:14pm
TED GAHL . . ‘Do You Like Worms ?’
GAZEBO.SPACE
July 4 – 31, 2020
BY APPT
4-person show, in Sam’s backyard, DELAWARE
TED GAHL, ‘Untitled’, 2020
clay, High Energy (TM) suet package, metal suet cage /
5 x 5 in.
ALL PHOTOS VIA GAZEBO / COURTESY: SAMUEL BOEHM
~Do You Like Worms . . . TED GAHL ? |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 11th, 2020, 2:00pm
NICO STONE . . ‘Do You Like Worms ?’,
GAZEBO.SPACE
July 4 – 31, 2020
BY APPT
4-person show, in Sam’s backyard, DELAWARE
NICO STONE, ‘HOOT’, 2020.
plaster, raw pigment, burlap /
8 x 6 in.
ALL PHOTOS VIA GAZEBO / COURTESY: SAMUEL BOEHM
~Do You Like Worms . . . NICO STONE ? |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 10th, 2020, 3:40pm
by appointment / in the age of covid.
runs thru . . July 31, 2020
with:
LORNA BAUER
TED GAHL
GARRETT LOCKHART
NICO STONE
Gazebo is a free-form, free-flying . . curatorial concept run by artist SAMUEL BOEHM.
see: GAZEBO.space/
~’DO YOU LIKE WORMS ?’ / GAZEBO, Sam’s backyard, Delaware / OPENS SAT JULY 4 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 3rd, 2020, 11:34am
of course, if you don’t have a fistful of millions of $$$ . . .
you could always opt for a real fake Basquiat . . . by ALFREDO MARTINEZ.
Alfredo, the original Basquiat forger . . who was so good, he single-handedly
brought down the blue chip ‘letter of authenticity’ market,
spent 2 years in jail, in the early 2000s, when he got busted for selling a few fakes to an ex-Columbian coke dealer / long story.
but, yeah check those provenances.
Alfredo now signs them with his own name, which makes them bona fide, Alfredos !!
but, equally captivating, and for only about $2 grand .. well, it’s a no brainer.
contact me in the link to my email, at the top left of this webpage – if you want in.
ALFREDO MARTINEZ, real fake Basquiat / 2017.
acrylic paint on cardboard / 50 x 40 in.
($2,000)
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~ALFREDO MARTINEZ / THE REAL FAKE BASQUIAT |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 3rd, 2020, 11:14am
Basquiat drawing on (largish) paper . . goes for $15,184,900 USD
in NYC / Contemporary Art Evening Auction – Sotheby’s, June 29, 2020 /
selling well above the $9-12 million estimate.
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, ‘Untitled (Head)’, 1982.
oil stick, ink & acrylic on paper /
29-3/4 x 22 in.
the rock solid provenance prob contributed to the off-the-charts – outcome.
see: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT at SOTHEBY’S / June 29, 2020
image via SOTHEBY’S
~BASQUIAT . . DRAWING ON PAPER / SOTHEBY’S !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 1st, 2020, 12:35pm
yes, here’s really – something . . for your Memorial Day Weekend:
WATCH: PETER SUTHERLAND . . . ‘HOME VID-20’
with music by JULIAN KLINCEWICZ, 25 yrs old & already a star & no wonder.
@petersutherland / Instagram posted May 19, 2020
ps: this is the house in Colorado Springs, where Peter grew up.
~PETER SUTHERLAND . . ‘HOME VID-20’ / MUSIC BY JULIAN KLINCEWICZ |
Posted in Indie Music Reviews, Movie Reviews, The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 23rd, 2020, 1:53pm
