

Abstract Principles
Paintings on display at the Atticus Bookstore Cafe.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
By Stephen Vincent Kobasa
When a painter is in control, it shows, and Emilia Dubicki's work has all the resulting clarity of color and gesture. The exhibit of her work entitled "Some Other Place: Recent Paintings" is at the Atticus Bookstore Cafe (1082 Chapel St., New Haven; 203-776-4040) until Nov. 16.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.
-Richard Bach
And I saw, and, look! a pale horse; and the one seated upon it had the name Death. And Hades was closely following him. And authority was given them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with a long sword and with food shortage and with deadly plague and by the wild beasts of the earth.
-Book of Revelations, New World Bible
What tidings are to be told of Ragnarok?
Thus says the Vala's Prophecy:
Brothers will fight together
And become each other's bane;
Sisters' children
Their sib shall spoil. (1)
Hard is the world,
Sensual sins grow huge.
There are ax-ages, sword-ages---
Shields are cleft in twain,---
There are wind-ages, wolf-ages,
Ere the world falls dead. (2)
The sun grows dark,
The earth sinks into the sea,
The bright stars
From heaven vanish;
Fire rages,
Heat blazes,
And high flames play
'Gainst heaven itself. (8)
-The Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson- Anderson Translation
This is the dead land
This is cactus land
Here the stone images
Are raised, here they receive
The supplication of a dead man's hand
Under the twinkle of a fading star.
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
-Excerpts from The Hollow Men, T.S. Elliot"
Cheryl MyerSat, Oct 18, at 01:09pm
The Andrew Andrew video review (You Tube) was on the mark - Waves of Mu is the kind of show you can only get in NYC. This hard-to-describe but incredibly smart work is the perfect balance of learning and entertainment. Amy Caron captures the neuroscience by funneling it through her unique brand of multidisciplinary performance/visual art that is best described as an "experience." Whatever it is - you should go. You'll come to understand more about yourself and our interpersonal world.
Cheryl MyerMon, Oct 13, at 03:30pm
Went to see Amy Caron's WAVES OF MU at PS 122 last night. This sold out show delivered in a big way. Caron's work is a much like a brain, it's messy and complicated in the best way. The work cleverly manages to teach you about neuroscience through experience. The installation is incredible - that alone it worth going to see, and Caron is a firecracker of a performer - a delight!
DO THE WAVE!, October 15, 2008
Reviewer: leighchic
This installation/performance is a delight...and a total riot. Amy Caron makes neuroscience luscious with her jaw-dropping visuals and fun with her firecracker performance skills. This is a refreshing work that gives cutting-edge science the sass and spunk it lacks while also tapping into the profundity of this scientific frontier. Don't miss this little gem of a show.
Confoundingly brilliant!!!, October 07, 2008
Reviewer: ablondebullitt
Stumbled upon this show while filming a movie in Anchorage Alaska...and have traveled from Canada to NYC to experience it again...Amy Caron has blended art and science into a potent cocktail of visual and experiential bliss!! All I can say is...a show this cutting edge and inclusive comes along once in a lifetime!
Baltimore's visual artists—they're brilliant, inspired, and dazzling. Now this fall, you'll have the rare chance to step into their studios and their worlds, during School 33 Art Center's Annual Open Studio Tour, 2008.
Through this free, self-guided tour, you can experience simply the best of Baltimore's diverse art culture. Encounter fresh works in painting, sculpture, photography, installations, clay, mixed media, and more right where they're made—and often, literally in the making. And, as any art lover will tell you, the Annual Open Studio Tour is the greatest way to connect personally with local artists in a relaxed atmosphere, ask questions,and of course, purchase original artwork.
ABOUT US:
What is the Iao PROJECTS? We are a conceptual art project founded in 2008 by Shadna Sieger and Albert Wang as a gallery which is featured in a curator's 108 square foot office space. Our inspiration is derived from the famed BBC television program "The Office" minus that bad(ass) attitude. The goal is to discover untapped and innovative talent throughout the world which have not had the opportunity to be presented to the public at large.
Also we are a gesture against the grain of the prevailing Utah cultural winds. Typically Salt Lake City is not seen as the harbinger of artistic trends worldwide. Iao PROJECTS will dispel that notion extremely quickly. We do not believe in academicism or empty emotional art. We celebrate all art forms ranging from artist’s books to installation to even video/digital art which has been seen as anathema in the market around here. We love traditional with a twist, controversy with a coffee creamer, groundbreaking visual styles, and a rebellious attitude whether subtle or evident in egg tempera, etc...
Like the secret style of the Wu-Tang shaolin monks, we strongly feel that having a diverse range of vocabularies is key to the ultimate championship, the red belt. From the crane style to the monkey style, Iao PROJECTS seeks to give support to artists who have not had the opportunity to feel relaxed to express themselves honestly because of commercial support. We want the artists to be comfortable to who they are because it is what we are too.
The Iao PROJECTS Flatfiles is an emerging artist (mentoring, teaching) program for nurturing young and hip artists who have testing the waters and the limits of what their art can do. Through group shows and solo shows, we plan to have a mentoring program where the experienced artists from the PROJECTS can help the young artists grow and develop and navigate the treacherous waters of the art market. All too often, there are good artists but lack of marketing and wide exposure have knocked talents by the wayside. We believe that schooling and experience, not formal education only, is the key to the cycle of experienced artists being able to help out the youthful artists who worry that they won’t be able to make it. So we have developed the Flatfiles as a stepping stone for those who are starting out…
Note that we plan to change the game up. We believe in being honest and forthright to the artists and treating them with respect and understanding. We also believe in being uncensored and provocative, even if risks cultural misunderstanding and even protest, because we know that the most dangerous thing is the lack of critical thought which is all too often the dominant malaise of our current society.
WHO WE ARE:
Jerry Hardesty, current co-director and curator, is the latest addition to the Iao PROJECTS crew. He is over at Art at the Main Gallery and is a rocking self-taught artist. You can reach him through his email at jehardesty@aol.com.
Shadna Sieger, current co-director and web designer of the main Iao Gallery which was featured as one of the finest Salt Lake City galleries by 15 Bytes newsletter. Iao Gallery was founded in summer 2007. Currently he is working on a secret project more secret than the secret Manhattan Project. He is a graduate from Weber State University. Feel free to contact him at shadna@iao-gallery.com.
Albert Wang, curator of the Iao PROJECTS. He also works as an artist and photographer under a secret moniker (he won't tell you what his secret identity is). His works have been collected on an international scale. He is a graduate from Yale University. Feel free to contact him at iaoprojects@gmail.com or call him at (801) 879-1971.
Powell Smith, gallery assistant of the Iao PROJECTS. He is well-versed in cultural endeavors ranging from opera to drama (not the teenage queen variety). He attended University of Pennsylvania during the hippie 60's. Feel free to contact him at powell@iao-gallery.com or call him at (801) 712-2212.
Circlegal, gallery assistant of the Iao PROJECTS. She is well-known under her infamous tag Circlegal. The signature stick figures around town may or may not be of her doing. University of Utah art department, watch out as her career takes off. Feel free to contact her at wandaleigh77@yahoo.com or call her at (435) 669-5606.
John Zilleruelo, gallery consultant for Iao PROJECTS. As a former Marine, he has survived boot camp and muddy situations. He enjoys good real estate and fine art pieces to enhance the home or commercial situation. Feel free to contact him at john@iao-gallery.com or call him at (801) 833-5067.
HOURS:
The space at 925 East 900 South Suite 40 is open by appointment only.
Iao PROJECTS featured at Acme Burger Company is open on Monday-Thursday, 11 AM-10:30 PM; Friday-Saturday, 11 AM-Midnight or so; Sunday, 11 AM-9 PM. Please visit the off-site project space for our large scale and installation inventory.
LOCATION:
We are located at 925 East 900 South Suite 40 Salt Lake City UT 84105. Online we are located on our gallery website and YouTube. Please contact us for more information about artists, prices, and inventory.
ARTISTS REPRESENTED:
CIRCLEGAL
JON COFFELT
JEFF FAERBER
MATT GLASS
SIBYLL KALFF
RAFAL KARCZ
MINDY KOBER
JAMISON SARTESCHI
DAVID B. SMITH
KAY TUTTLE
ANDREW WRIGLEY
OTHER ARTISTS REPRESENTED:
AMY CARON [ABC Artist]
MASON FETZER [ABC Artist]
DONALD FODNESS [Flatfile Artist]
JERRY HARDESTY [ABC Artist]
ERIC HART [Flatfile Artist]
MEGAN HILDEBRANDT [ABC Artist]
JORDAN JENSEN [Flatfile Artist]
RACHEL LOMAZOFF [ABC Artist]
JOSHUA LUTHER [ABC Artist]
ERIC OSBORNE [Flatfile Artist]
CAT PALMER [ABC Artist]
MARK PHELAN [ABC Artist]
BRENDAN ROGERS [Flatfile Artist]
BRETT SYKES [Flatfile Artist]
ROBYN THOMPSON [Flatfile Artist]
STACEY WEXLER [Flatfile Artist]
BARRY WOLFRYD [ABC Artist]
CATHERINE LISA WONG [Flatfile Artist]
JAN WURM [ABC Artist]