I have the worst time prioritizing.
I have a group of paintings I'm working on right now that I know are going to be absolutely spectacular.
I have at least three dream jobs waiting for me to finish applying for.
And I don't know what to do first.
If I finish these rock star paintings, then I can use them in the applications. But as soon as I finish I know I'll have an idea for The Masterpiece . . . and at that rate I'll never get the cover letters written for these dream jobs.
And as far as I can tell I am a horrible cover-letter writer. Even more horrible than Joey from ASofterWorld. The process of writing every single one is nerve-wracking and takes forever. And the whole time I'm writing them I just really really want to be working on these paintings.
I have this fantasy that once I get the perfect teaching job I'll just be able to crank out artwork and come up with awesome projects all the time while eating bon bons and going on epic leisurely strolls. I cherish this fantasy even though deep down inside I know that even after I get that job I'll still have to write even more cover letters. And they will never be as fun as writing blog posts or tweets or silly narcissistic status updates about bra color. I have this fantasy that if I could figure out this cover letter business the NYTimes would be calling me for interviews just like the artbutcher.
I wonder what the most efficient cover letter to artwork produced ratio is?
I think I'll start beginning cover letters with the phrase "I spent four and a half minutes writing this letter; I have very important paintings to make with the rest of my time." Except that would be a lie -- because I spend hours trying to carve a three page letter down to three paragraphs, wooing some committee of tenured geniuses who write thirteen cover letters for grant proposals before downing a delicious breakfast of light fluffy omelets cooked with shredded seasoned copies of my brief but wordy CV.
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Writing has been light here lately because I've been traveling and making awesome things. Like wooden jewelry--who knew that would be such a lucrative and fun way to avoid the letter or painting dilemma?
Also I had a super-upsetting laptop accident and have been trying to retrieve and organize my haphazardly backed-up life for weeks. Can you believe I had three copies of my thesis on CD but very little useful archive of my favorite pics of my daughter? That definitely made me rethink the amount of time I spend blogging.
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I've been getting a lot of spam comments here and that's discouraging. (Stupid Robots). I'm going to pick up the pace with blogging after the Team SHaG lecture and show this weekend at Rhodes. Team SHaG is a collaborative team made up of New York artists David Humphrey, Elliott Green and Amy Sillman. I'm pretty sure they're going to make it easy for me to write something fun because the images I've seen look intriguing. We'll see.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tonight--Corner Liquor Store
Corner Liquor Store Presents the "Niku -n- Hueso Project Part I" at Jones Hall Gallery, January 15-February 25 at the University of Memphis. Reception will begin at 4:30 on Thursday January 14th followed by the performance at 5:30pm and will end at 6:30pm.
Robert J. Sanchez, an internationally exhibited and collected artist and arts educator, and Emiko René Lewis-Sanchez, an intuitive performer and educator, who are the two members of the Corner Liquor Store, will present the “Niku -n- Hueso Project Part I,” in Jones Hall Gallery. The two-part exhibition consists of a performance/installation of “Open Wound of History: The Tale of the Third Ritual” and an exhibition of Painting Documents, which includes of 10 of the 19 rituals from the Niku -n- Hueso archives. During the opening reception on January 14 from 4:30 to 7 p.m., the duo will perform “Open Wound of History: The Tale of the Third Ritual” beginning at 5:30. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition of Painting Documents will be on display until February 25.
Based in Southern California, Corner Liquor Store is a subsidiary of The Infinity Lab, consisting of the two members known as "Rob Y Ko Sanchez." The duo began their collaboration in 2005 with the Museum of Temporary Art (M.O.T.A.) series at the ICE Gallery, in which they created and documented 10 private performance/installations from November 2005 through January 2006. Since then, they have been a part of collaborative teams, Mobile Toy Theatre, and The Infinity Lab, creating numerous exhibitions, performance/installations, and Internet interventions. Corner Liquor Store uses ritual, low-tech aesthetics, misappropriation, and faux marketing strategies to create cultural critiques.
Sanchez, a Chicano born in Austin, Texas, received his BFA from the Memphis College of Art, his MA from The University of New Mexico. His solo and collaborative work includes painting, drawing, text, installations, performances, and video projects. His conceptual base is essentially narrative and the content reflects an ongoing interest in the symbiotic relationship between artistic expression and cultural issues that shape community and society. Sanchez is associate professor of art at San Diego Mesa College.
Lewis-Sanchez received her BA in humanities from New College of California and her MFA in visual arts with an emphasis in performance from the University of California in San Diego. She has studied and practiced live art, installation, new media/video, dance/choreography, theatre/directing, writing, painting, and music. For her master’s thesis, Lewis-Sanchez developed the theory of Intuitive Performance, which reframes traditional notions of performance art by destroying authorship to create solely in collaborative settings. She has performed nationally and internationally with various collaboratives, theatre and dance companies.
Robert J. Sanchez, an internationally exhibited and collected artist and arts educator, and Emiko René Lewis-Sanchez, an intuitive performer and educator, who are the two members of the Corner Liquor Store, will present the “Niku -n- Hueso Project Part I,” in Jones Hall Gallery. The two-part exhibition consists of a performance/installation of “Open Wound of History: The Tale of the Third Ritual” and an exhibition of Painting Documents, which includes of 10 of the 19 rituals from the Niku -n- Hueso archives. During the opening reception on January 14 from 4:30 to 7 p.m., the duo will perform “Open Wound of History: The Tale of the Third Ritual” beginning at 5:30. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition of Painting Documents will be on display until February 25.
Based in Southern California, Corner Liquor Store is a subsidiary of The Infinity Lab, consisting of the two members known as "Rob Y Ko Sanchez." The duo began their collaboration in 2005 with the Museum of Temporary Art (M.O.T.A.) series at the ICE Gallery, in which they created and documented 10 private performance/installations from November 2005 through January 2006. Since then, they have been a part of collaborative teams, Mobile Toy Theatre, and The Infinity Lab, creating numerous exhibitions, performance/installations, and Internet interventions. Corner Liquor Store uses ritual, low-tech aesthetics, misappropriation, and faux marketing strategies to create cultural critiques.
Sanchez, a Chicano born in Austin, Texas, received his BFA from the Memphis College of Art, his MA from The University of New Mexico. His solo and collaborative work includes painting, drawing, text, installations, performances, and video projects. His conceptual base is essentially narrative and the content reflects an ongoing interest in the symbiotic relationship between artistic expression and cultural issues that shape community and society. Sanchez is associate professor of art at San Diego Mesa College.
Lewis-Sanchez received her BA in humanities from New College of California and her MFA in visual arts with an emphasis in performance from the University of California in San Diego. She has studied and practiced live art, installation, new media/video, dance/choreography, theatre/directing, writing, painting, and music. For her master’s thesis, Lewis-Sanchez developed the theory of Intuitive Performance, which reframes traditional notions of performance art by destroying authorship to create solely in collaborative settings. She has performed nationally and internationally with various collaboratives, theatre and dance companies.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Downside Up film at the Brooks on December 6 at 2pm
Sunday, December 6 | 2 pm
Downside Up
Can art make an impact on an individual, a community, a city? With the majority of its downtown deserted, many people had given up on North Adams, Massachusetts, until MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) located there and breathed life back into the community. The Brooks Museum collaborates with the Urban Art Commission to present this moving documentary about how art can bring the tentative, dangerous notion of hope to a city widely viewed as hopeless.
Stay afterwards for a discussion on how art makes a difference in Memphis with representatives from the Urban Art and Center City Commissions.
Tickets: Free for members; $5 for non-members.
Downside Up
Can art make an impact on an individual, a community, a city? With the majority of its downtown deserted, many people had given up on North Adams, Massachusetts, until MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) located there and breathed life back into the community. The Brooks Museum collaborates with the Urban Art Commission to present this moving documentary about how art can bring the tentative, dangerous notion of hope to a city widely viewed as hopeless.
Stay afterwards for a discussion on how art makes a difference in Memphis with representatives from the Urban Art and Center City Commissions.
Tickets: Free for members; $5 for non-members.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Image Swirl
http://image-swirl.googlelabs.com
Here is a great new tool for digging through source images for your next art piece! So far by using it I came across images of coconut crabs, which grow to be up to 30lbs and climb trees. Yikes. I'm not painting those!
Here is a great new tool for digging through source images for your next art piece! So far by using it I came across images of coconut crabs, which grow to be up to 30lbs and climb trees. Yikes. I'm not painting those!
Friday, November 20, 2009
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