| Ideas to Consider"It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them."
--TS Eliot, 1888-1965."Be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours." -- Salman Rushdie, b. 1947.
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| Elizabeth "Bloodbath" McGrath The Lucky Pig by Liz McGrath Los Angeles born, self-taught artist Liz McGrath is travelling to Spain! Yep, this delicately macabre artist will open her next exhibit, Tears of the Crocodile, at Iguapop Gallery in Barcelona, Spain, on October 23, 2008. (Click the pig for details!) McGrath has always had an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life, an appreciation nowhere more evident than in her new works. Inspired by the constant exposure to modern man's disassociation between nature and nurture, her new pieces are tangible expressions of the gap between emotion and action. Taking the aphorism 'crocodile tears' to a new level, these pieces poignantly capture the result of man's willingness to trade sincerity for culturally proscribed happiness.
The show's centerpiece, The Lucky Pig, is a dapper embodiment of capitalist ideals-but beyond the top hat and spats, a sinister truth can be found lurking within: picture perfect Victorian homes are glorified prisons, where melancholy figures trapped behind croc-infested moats stare longingly into the distance. This lucky pig could not be a more apt visual of the old aphorism 'be careful what you wish for'.
From Juxtapoz.com, click the link for the rest of the text at the source.
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| Kehinde Wiley at Deitch Projects in NYC Deitch Projects is exhibiting this visionary artist this fall! Don't miss this show. From their website: Kehinde Wiley’s works reference specific paintings by Titian and Tiepolo, but he incorporates a range of art historical and vernacular styles in his paintings, from the French Rococo to the contemporary urban street. Wiley collapses history and style into a uniquely contemporary vision. He describes his approach as “interrogating the notion of the master painter, at once critical and complicit.” He makes figurative paintings that “quote historical sources and position young black men within that field of ‘power.’” His “slightly heroic” figures, slightly larger than life size, are depicted in poses of power and spiritual awakening. He deliberately mixes images of power and spirituality, using them as a filter in the portrayal of masculinity. Kehinde Wiley’s exhibition Infinite Mobility recently appeared at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. For more information from the source, click here.
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| Molly Crabapple and Dr. Sketchy A New York institution - Molly Crabapple, artist and illustrator. Click here to view her website.
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| SketchKult @Kustom Kulture Tattoo Shop and Gallery
 Sketch Kult - this is an open invitation to free sketchbook sessions! Just bring your own art supplies. You'll be sharing your work and ideas with other artists. This is a terrific opportunity to meet other artists, learn from each other, and network.
Time's running out, so click here for the details, or call 516-623-5665 for more info. Dates are running out!
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| Damien at The Met  The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living,
Damien Hirst, 1991 Damien Hirst's shark tank has now docked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the next three years. Click the Met link just provided for their news on their new dead pet, or go to The New York Times' story for more information.
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| Mythic Creatures in NYC - Archived Online Armoured Pegasus, by Joe Leonard In Greek mythology, Pegasus was a winged horse, the son of Poseidon and Medusa. He sprang fully formed from Medusa's neck when she was beheaded by the hero Perseus. This sculpture was carved by Joe Leonard, a noted contemporary American woodcarver © Andrew Ressetti, on loan from Betty Jean Conant, from The American Museum of Natural History - click the museum's link to check out the highlights from this gorgeous show, and find out what's happening now.
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| JUXTAPOZ Juxtapoz is the best magazine on today's art scene. Check out their website for the latest buzz.
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| More Ideas for Your Consideration"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion." --Jack Kerouac, 1922-1969."The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things but their inward significance."
-- Aristotle, 384-322 BCE"Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information."
--Man Ray, 1890-1976."The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done."
-- Jean Piaget, 1896-1980
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