The Canvas show, which opens this Friday 06.06.2008, is featured in the current Oklahoma Gazette. Snip:
"It's a bunch of local artists who we've given a pair of Vans old-school slides to customize," said Dylan Bradway, who does design and organization work for "Canvas" and also contributed a pair of painted shoes to this year's show.
The folks over at the Electronic Frontier Foundation have put together a tidy rundown of the current state of Orphan Works copyright legislation. From the post:
Orphan works are those whose owner cannot be located. Others who would like to use and share these works may hesitate to do so out of fear that they could later be found liable for copyright infringement because they didn’t get permission. ...The Orphan Works legislation would help resolve those fears and, in the process, encourage the display and re-use of these “lost” works.
Read copyfighter Larry Lessig's op-ed piece on the Orphan Works Act here. Read Ars Technica's take on the Orphan Works situation here.
Eldred.cc is a site dedicated to continuing the effort toward Orphan Works reform.
Related: More on the intellectual property debate from the EFF. My mother just got me a copy of the book Permissions: A Survival Guide. When I've read and digested it I'll post thoughts here.
Faye (Runs Hot And Cold), acrylic on canvas, 2008.
Faye is one of the paintings in my current solo show Idiolect, now showing at AKA Gallery in Oklahoma City's Paseo District. This weekend is the annual Paseo Arts Festival. The hours are as follows:
Saturday 05.24 10 am to 9 pm Sunday 05.25 10 am to 9 pm Monday 05.26 10 am to 6 pm
Hope to see you there!
Faye, detail view
Faye, another detail view.
This is Our Lady of Useful Things. She is composed of objects that were useful at some time, but whose purpose has been fulfilled, leaving them discarded shells. She has been with me for about a year and a half. She needs a new home.
Our Lady measures 57" long, 18" wide, and stands 26" from the floor. The legs are detachable. I do not have room for her where I'm going.
If you'd like to take this table home with you, it's yours to do with as you please. Add to it, take things off. Put plants on it, or mail. Take the legs off and stand it inside the guest room closet to startle visiting relatives. No questions asked.
Our Lady of Useful Things is available for the low bargain price of Come And Get Her. Drop me a note to make arrangements.
Drawing Blood, mixed-media photographic work by Romy Owens.
It's a busy week in the Oklahoma City area. Here are some shows opening this Friday night:
Romy Owens and Michael Joy Wilson at Istvan Gallery, 1218 N Western Ave.
Live on the Plaza, a now-regular Plaza District art walk, on NW 16th street between Blackwelder and Indiana. The Guy and I are hoping to move to the Plaza this summer and begin participating in these events.
Narciso Argüelles, with works by Joe Ramiro Garcia and Luis Jiménez, at Untitled Artspace, 1 NE 3rd St. This event includes a Luis Jimenez print sale!
Birthe Flexner Open Studio and Pottery Sale, at Park and Symmes in Norman. Birthe's studio will be open Friday, May 9, 7-9 pm, Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm. Birthe is an exceptional potter, a fixture of Oklahoma art, and an old friend of the family. The trick is to get there early, and when you see something you like, snap it up immediately.
My current show Idiolect remains open at AKA Gallery, 3001 Paseo, in OKC.
Want to stay abreast of Oklahoma art events? Here are three things that worked for me:
Join OVAC, the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition. It's $35 a year for individuals and was the second smartest thing I did for my career (after moving to Oklahoma in the first place).
Join MySpace if you haven't already. Look me up there and follow my friend links to find other up-and-coming Oklahoma artists.
Sign up for the Untitled Artspace e-newsletter. It's frequent and thorough.
