Review - "Painting Air" by Spencer Finch at RISD

Yesterday I had the chance to visit the RISD Art Museum to check out "Painting Air" by Spencer Finch.
The exhibit will be running from February 24 till July 29th 2012.

The exhibit was right up my alley, upon entering I noticed many paintings by Claude Monet. Spencer Finch included a painting he made a copy of Claude Monet's The Basin of Argenteuil. Monet was a big inspiration for Spencer's even though much of his works doesn't look like what Monet's impressionistic paintings. Spencer was inspired by Monet's visual interpretations on color and light.

Monet is one of my favorite artists and a huge inspiration for me so naturally I felt a real connection with this exhibit.

The exhibit includes many of Spencer's works, ranging from paintings, photography, and three dimensional artworks. In the middle of the entrance room was a large pool of water and an ice making machine. Spencer created the effect of glaciers melting before your eyes.

The highlight of the trip for me was the Painting Air exhibit. Upon entering the room you notice the walls with blocks of solid color and in the center of the room, square panels of glass hanging from thin wires. The panes of glass slowly rotate with the breeze created by the viewer walking around the installation.

Painting Air gives a very reverent feel where I almost wanted to just sit and meditate as I watched the images changing before my eyes. As the glass panels rotate they reflect the solid colors on the walls and even sometimes the panels with rotate and emit a reflection of yourself; a very personal moment. The instillation is always moving and changing, and it is never the same view twice.

I highly recommend checking this installation out while it is there. I had never heard of Spencer before, but I shall be checking out his upcoming works for sure.

End of Semester

The semester has come to a close and I am now finished with my Drawing 2 and Three Dimensional Design Courses. I learned a lot this semester and it has definitely expanded my concept on what art can be and what I can create as an artist. I learned to draw more loosely and draw what I see faster. 3D art got me thinking outside the canvas, into the realm of space. I also completed my first semester of Teacher Assisting as part of my Art Education degree. This gave me hands on experience in the classroom and was life changing. I emerge from this semester with some more skills in my hand and my mind.

With the summer ahead I plan to get back to creating person artworks.

Mid Semester

The semester has been going very well. I have been Teacher Assisting at a local Providence High school in an Art classroom! I have learned a lot from the experience and greatly enjoy working with the kids. I could really see myself enjoying teaching someday.

I have been painting quite frequently, although much of my time is devoted to school work. I have been keeping my hand active with drawing class and working on thinking "out side of the canvas" in my 3D class.

Here are a few new paintings I have made recently.

The Semester Begins!

Just had my first day back in college. It went quite well, 20th century Art looks very interesting. I had my first art education class, the teacher was really nice. Tomorrow is drawing 2 and 3D Art.

Degas at MFA

Just got back from a great day at the Boston MFA yesterday. They were exhibiting Degas "in the Nude" and I was able to view so many inspiring paintings. When I arrived home I couldn't help but start to paint. Today will certainly be another painting day :)

Winter Break

     Winter Break has been going great. I just got back from a wonderful trip up to New Hampshire. It couldn't have been better :)

In preparation for Valentines day, I made a new Cat ACEO card.

New Prints

I finally got around to putting my prints up on the internet for sale. You may find the reproductions at my Etsy and Ebay Stores for only 20 bucks :)

P.S - I already have one bid on Ebay for one of my prints! I am so excited. Also I got my grades back and did excellent on my classes this semester.  Time to work on a new painting!