davidson thomas: dream sculptor: archeologist

Davidson Thomas just mounted an air conditioner in his garage and has turned it into a studio.  It's still summer in Florida and so this was essential. He's been working on building chairs out of resin molds and uses a gas mask. Above is a photo of his senior exhibition. Davidson is a collector. In these pieces he's pulled a variety of wooden and antique found objects together and sketched them with ink, then burned, stained, burned and illuminated them. More work from him on the way as well as some biographical yammer.  Thanks Davidson.

tele-portraiture: a movement in (re)vision

The human collective is continuously projected toward an enthusiasm for technological consumerism. Whether it be a flatter screened television, a more compact digital camera, mac or pc, ad campaigns that portray the possibilities for a brighter, more enhanced human experience seek to convince us that our lives will simply be better with these products. It may be instinct that we validate our existence by  cataloging segments of our lives: cave paintings, school pictures, online profile photos; and so we forego necessity for distraction. Keeping our eyes forward it's easy to forget to value the past.

Art serves as our greatest memento. Lucky for us, an artist's work can quickly remind us of our own shortcomings and demand the reconsideration of our values. From her collection of antiquated television sets and discarded family photographs, Jaclyn Miller exhibits the necessity for us to revisit our past.  In the fuzz of her faceless characters we may be encouraged to insert our own faces and stories. And not only does Jaclyn's color palate reflect her unique (re)interpretation of the portrait, but her tele-canvas paintings allow us to contemplate life's many different segmentary moments as anything but static. Once again, Jaclyn, Thanks for the reminder.