Brian Belott, new doo dolls, collage
Last Friday marked the closing of IMG MGMT, an artist essay series highlighting the diversity of curatorial processes within the artistic practice. As the host of these posts I’m going to refrain from reflecting on the work, as the practice feels a little too self indulgent for my tastes. I will note however, that I found the number of essays dealing with spirituality an interesting outcome, if only because there was no direct curatorial effort on my part to bring together artists I thought would be inclined to investigate the subject matter.
In an effort to provide a basic summation of the material, I’ve included a picture and titled for each guest post in the order they appeared. Due to the success of the series, I have decided to run IMG MGMT semi annually. Look forward to more IMG MGMT this winter!
Hans Baldung Grien, Death and the Maiden, 1518-20
Saul Chernick, The Undead. Saul Chernick discusses art historical depictions of the Undead.
Image via: 123RF
Kevin Bewersdorf, Stock Photography Watermarks as the Presence of God. Bewersdorf’s title and image pretty much says it all.
The Stanford Bunny. Three-dimensionally scanned from this terra cotta garden decoration in 1994, the Bunny model has since become one of the most commonly used tests for a wide variety of 3D research projects.
Kevin Zucker, 20 Archetypes. Kevin Zucker reflects on the documentation of objects and images used in the development and testing of digital imaging and 3D modeling technologies.
Image: Stephanie Diamond
Stephanie Diamond, Do Attempt This At Home. Diamond invites readers to put together an exhibition from cell phone pictures we take of ourselves. Don’t forget to read the submission guidelines!
Screengrab: Kari Altmann
Kari Altmann, Fossils and Minerals Teleportation A youtube collection of home made teleportations. Artist rationale posted in the comment section.
Screengrab AFC
The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Public Art and Collaboration. “The term fascismo was termed by the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and the Hegelian philosopher Giovanni Gentile. It is derived from the Italian word “fascio” which means bundle or union and from and from the Latin word Fasces. The Fasces, which consisted of a bundle of rods tied around an axe, were an ancient Roman symbol of the authority of the civic magistrates, and the symbolism of the fasces suggested strength through unity”
Tom Moody, Psychotronic Gifs. A type of animated Gif that can be described as mini-cinema concerning teenagers, rock and roll, juvenile delinquents, monsters, aliens, killers, spies, detectives, bikers, communists, drugs, natural catastrophes, atomic bombs, the prehistoric past, the projected future and more. Psychotronic is in the eye of the beholder, and can be used to describe a quality of weirdness.
Image via: Wayne Hodge
Wayne Hodge, Race Card. A historically based image rebuttal to McCain’s Obama attack ads Celeb and The One, and the subsequent media coverage.
Screengrab AFC
Wendy White, Facebook. A video collection set to music of faces found in everyday things.
Found image via: Brian Belott
Brian Belott, The Joy of Collecting…Found Photographs. Brian Belott examines a few of the many genres within found photographs.
Erwin Blumenfeld, ca. 1948
Miranda Lichtenstein, Untitled. Although no text accompanies this essay, the images depict document and suggest half-conscious states, transcendence, and the desire (or) delusion of eternal life.
Image via: Penelope Umbrico
Penelope Umbrico, Our New Library. Umbrico explores the use of books in post 9/11 consumer home-improvement websites.
