The circle. It's so simple, and yet so complex. It means everything, and yet seemingly nothing at the same time. This blog will celebrate all things 'circular', and what the shape ultimately means to society, science, religion, and more. Mandalas are particularly on my mind right now.
I recently proposed a collaborative project with several of my artist friends, all of whom live across the country from me. Each of these collaborations will no doubt develop their own separate set of rules in the coming months. The one rule that I requested? Let the image be a circle, a mandala. The pieces we create will inherently travel. It is vagabond art. Each artist in a pairing will start one piece, send them through the mail three times, so that they 'cross' each other. Then they finish the piece that the other artist originally started. We will trade, and we will expand, and we compound a relatively simple idea.
So far I have started my collaboration with an artist known for his intricate and expansive collages, Wes Way of Harrisonburg, Virginia. He puts a lot of time and effort into all of his pieces. Recently he has been seen collaging skateboard decks and other three dimensional objects, as well. Here is a sampling of his work...
Wes Way
Harrisonburg, VA
Wes Way
Harrisonburg, VA
Wes Way
Harrisonburg, VA
I am known for my watercolor paintings, mixed media and found objects pieces, figurative work, and a maddening amount of circles. For the sake of narrowing things down, here are some circles...
Shana R. Goetsch
Milwaukee, WI
Shana R. Goetsch
Milwaukee, WI
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Shana R. Goetsch
Milwaukee, WI
What kind of mandala are we going to get out of this collaboration? Stay tuned to find out.
3 comments:
All the best with the project, I like the concept.
Ps. like you new blog look, and thanks for your thoughtful comments on my blog :)
thanks! and ironic, since i was eventually going to ask you to participate once this thing gets going.
yea this concept rocks. defs will keep a wide eye.
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