my new book “the far shores of being” is now available. in 2009, i set off for 2 years of living as an artist in residence around the world, living and working in 10 different countries, exploring the impact of PLACE on my creative process.
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just arrived to the peace and beauty of southern coastal spain. the wind blows in from africa, the full moon rises out of the mediterranean. this residency is made for serious work, in direct contrast to the last one, which involved all sorts of drunken debauchery ~ (not me, i swear, but there are lots [...]
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a few of my images from our group show in el bruc, outside barcelona. there are five visual artists who have survived various dramas here at can serrat to make the time to pull this exhibition together. what’s left of us are 4 americans and one german artist, and we have cemented our bond with [...]
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now half way through my residency here at can serrat, 45 minutes northwest from barcelona. it is the liveliest and largest of the residencies so far – with 8 core artists and additional workshop groups that come and go. we are a mixture of writers, painters, photographers and an aerialist, mostly from america and norway [...]
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a few of my favorites at the venice biennale ~ there were so many more, but much of the video and installation work doesn’t translate well into photographs. my all time favorite video/film work was done by fiona tan “disorient” in the dutch pavillion, and joan jonas. other standouts were pascale marthine tayou’s huge installation/video/sculpture [...]
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i’m already in spain now, but just now posting venice. had the good fortune to be here during the venice biennale, the (arguably) best contemporary art show in the world. much of the latest art leaves me dry, but with this much to choose from, there was no shortage of inspiration, not to mention the [...]
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this month in ibrahimpasa has been one of deep reflection, absorbing the nutrients of this ancient and sensuous world. the work has come slow and with resistance at times, as any effort to compete with my surroundings falls flat. i finally surrendered to its will, and am trusting that the osmosis is complete and the [...]
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still trying to catch up with myself on this whirlwind journey. have hit the proverbial wall, so saturated am i from the world around me. no place more so than turkey am i simultaneously stimulated and creatively blocked. could be the backlog of images and experiences from previous residencies that i am still trying to [...]
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it is clear that the usual rules do not apply here in turkey, and i will need to leave my bag of tricks elsewhere. as i move deeper into the heart of this ancient landscape and culture, i am called to rethink my approach to what i do and go further into my own questioning. [...]
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i’m backtracking here – since i’m not painting much in paris, wanted to include another logbook page from provence.
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