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Track

Track
This looks really good. It's in Belgium.

The two curators Philippe Van Cauteren and MirjamVaradinis took the time to select exemplary locations in the wider city centre of Ghent and invited artists who have an affinity with the thematical context of those places. The selected artists used the local reality as a fertile source of inspiration and the results of their in-depth explorations are not simply traditional works of art, but artistic projects in all different medias that embrace the social, economic, cultural and political conditions of the city and the times we live in. Their works call for participation, interact with the different communities in various ways and leave permanent traces.


TRACK is conceived as a universe of parallel narrations, occurences and (hi)stories. It consists of six clusters that offer a historical, cultural, architectural and mental cross-section of Ghent and the idea of a city today. Each cluster has its own distinct atmosphere and touches upon a specific issue like mobility, religion, migration, economy, language, science and city changes.

Nearly an artist

Over the last 5 years I have documented 346 completed works. According to an artist (whose name I'm not quite sure of... Nolan or Williams?) you can't call yourself an artist until you have completed 400.
So
I have 54 to go :-)

This is what I'm working on at the moment (#347)
a white, transect painting using my fantastic molotow pens. I'm liking it right now. Back to that one tomorrow

New painting

Memory 8

Acrylic on canvas, 111.5 x 76.5cm

Experiments

I'm liking this colour combo. I've always liked contour maps. This is a strange contour map. I wonder how hilly this place would be.

These paintings still need a little bit more work. I'm going to put white maps on top and see how they go.

I'm going to start making paintings with white backgrounds as opposed to the black. I am really liking this one so far. It reminds me of a photo negative. Probably because I've been working on black for so long.

I'm also going to try painting on board a bit more. Most of my work is acrylic on canvas.

early

I did a commission for the first time in ages and it all went well. The ladies in Sydney were very happy with the final pieces.

I'm going into the studio early this morning to work on some new pieces. Thinking about doing some paintings with different coloured backgrounds rather than just the black all the time. We'll see how it goes :-)

new website

I have just updated my website for the first time in 3 years. It really needed a lift and I'm very happy with the way it looks at the moment. You can see it at: www.suebeyer.com.au

Working on paintings for the solo exhibition I have at Redlands gallery in June at the moment. I should finish this one in the next couple of days hopefully.

Processing

While I was in San Francisco in 2007 on a study exchange I participated in a class titled 'conceptual strategies' which looked at conceptual art through new media art and artists. My professor was Paul Catanese. I really enjoyed this subject and have wanted to get back into it for ages and then I saw a free workshop on Processing at the Edge. If you are interested in new media but don't know how to go about getting into it i recommend that you check out the edge.

 I am going to start experimenting with Processing and posting them on my other blog. Some might look like nothing, but it's all about getting back into writing code — which is a left brainer. Something I am not using much of right now :-)

amazing art

Found this artist through a friend's site
EMILY NOELLE LAMBERT
http://emilynoellelambert.net/home.html