Artists Of All Mediums At One Table: YOU! Zine Workshop at The Hole Gallery - Your Art, Your Friends Art....

It was another hot sticky, summer day in NYC but what made this more bearable is well, art!  The Hole Gallery on Bowery was the place for artists, street artists, crafters (and those who just like to create), as Lucky You Collective & New York Art Department presented YOU!  The event was a collaborative zine project featuring works by the artists below on the poster and many, many more.  Other artists and passer-by's stopped in to create a page (or two, or three),  for the Zine and if their work is chosen, would be published in a book to be shown at the Gallery.  It will be a couple months before the book is finished but organizer Carmen Hall, (below), of Lucky You Collective will keep us posted for the big event. Have a look at the Sunday afternoon artists in action and see a few sample pieces below...

Organizer, Carmen Hall

We chose from these supplies....

...and started making this....

Of course you need good music to make art...

The crowd grows.....

Here are my little pieces, above and below...I fussed with the top ones forever and the bottom was done in minutes. Of course that one seems better. It was a challenge for this mixed media artist to create with no paint, or spray paint...that would have been a crazy scene, they stuck to non-messy mediums.

My friend, Aimee Becker's piece...

Loving the art/fashion mix here...artist unknown

Have you seen this street artists work around town?!

Good times....For more info visit: http://www.luckyoucollective.com/ and follow them to participate in, or view their next big event!

You Still Have Time To Catch: Highlights From Chelsea Galleries in July!

Before we head off to the Chelsea Art Walk this Thursday (from 5-8 p.m.) let's talk a look at some of the highlights from the past week, or two.  Some of my favorite pieces and galleries are below and although the events have slowed down for summer, the Chelsea Art Walk this week will be in full swing (for those of us who don't have homes in the Hampton's!)
One of my favorites that I will see again as it runs through September 8, 2012 is Bianca Casadys' "Daisy Chain" at Cheim & Read (547 W. 25th St.) Heard of the band Cocorosie?  They are quite amazing and she and her musical partner / sister make up the duo of this experimental, subversive band.  She also appears to be self taught (which I love) and had her first major show in 2007 at Deitch Projects. The catalog featuring her work is available at the gallery (Cheim & Read), I'll be adding it to my collection.  

Touches of her work reminded  me of the Courtney Love show/her work, a couple months back. I'm not critic but the scope of the work, subjects and execution (large white dragging with huge meanings, etc.) sort of drew a parallel for me.  One day I'll put them side by side on the blog, you can decide. Much more art and street findings are below too, I'll stop rambling and on with the show....(that you may have missed.)  See you at the art walk on Thursday the 26th!!

Mixed media above, all different sized pieces mix with this huge room installation. Look close at all of the ornamental details placed perfectly in her display.....

Other pieces of interest...

These taken from the outside the gallery (above.)

Before the next galleries, snapping photos of new street art along the way on 25th  St....

Chelsea door, how I love these.

On to the next ones, "Permanent Collection" at Nancy Margolis Gallery. Artists were asked to select any single piece form the over 15,000 works in the MOMA's permanent collection and create their own version within restricted dimensions.  You can see the huge range of work, many were portraits, sculptures, paintings and approaches range from parody to tribute. A must see in person!

The gallery is located at 523 W. 25th St., the shows runs through August 4, 2012.

On to the big Chelsea Art Walk on Thursday July 26th, need more info? Visit: http://artwalkchelsea.com/