Steve Zieverink

Artist, Steve Zieverink's interactive installations are among the strongest I've seen in recent memory. A few highlights include his installation  entitled, "Live Station" at The Weston Art Gallery held last year in 2010 and his Installation entitled "12 + 12 " at the CAC's UnMuseum in 2003-04.

Steve currently resides in Chicago, where he teaches, curates and heads up the art collective UNIT 2, We are excited that Steve has agreed to exhibit in one of our mobile installation spaces.  This summer he will be given a 20 ft shipping container space to exhibit his piece entitled "Good Luck With Your Horn."

Mark your calendars!  Opening June 25: "Movement!" at the CCAC and Beyond...

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 parProjects 

A prospering talent...

As you all may (or may not) know by now, we like to use Tuesdays to focus on our ongoing curating efforts. This Tuesday is no different. Featured below is a video from another artist who has accepted our invitation for involvement in the upcoming kinetics exhibition "Movement!"



His name is Alex(ander) Lidsay and he's currently finishing up his MFA studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art. So, if you find yourself with a little free time, click some of the links below and see what this artist will be bringing to the table.

Relevent links include:
http://www.adlindsay.com
http://vimeo.com/adlindsay
http://www.cranbrookart.edu

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 parProjects 

Lee Running

While the pieces below aren't of a particulary kinetic nature, we'd like to highlight artist and tenured professor Lee Emma Running of Grinnell College (Iowa) who will be participating in our upcoming kinetics exhibition "Movement!"

The fascinating thing about Lee's participation is that she's recently been involved with the art collective "The Moving Crew" ...which primarily works with shipping containers ...on many levels. But rather then wasting your time with too many words, here are some of Lee's images. Please enjoy:

Relevant links include:
http://www.LeeEmmaRunning.org/
http://www.themovingcrew.org/

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 parProjects 

This is a simple quote worth thinking about, made by renown exhibition curator David Elliott ...who may be most well known for putting together the exhibition
Art and Power: Europe under the dictators 1933-1945 (that took place back in 1995).

As we continue trudging along, we just thought we'd leave you with that bit of food for thought.

Relevant link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Elliott_(curator)

See you soon,
 parProjects 

Mentioned curation...

As briefly mentioned last post, co-founder Jonathan Sears also takes on curating roles from time to time.

After finishing grad school (MFA from UM, College Park), but before relocating to Cincinnati, Jonathan hosted a number of art related events in the Washington, DC metro area. His passion for innovation eventually led him to co-find and help run the independent/renegade art space formerly known as Woodman Studios of Silver Spring ...that oddly enough hosted exhibitions on the first floor of the group's residence.

And while the shows he helped put together back then were of a much more temporary and experimental nature, this experience is what started his initial curating/collaborating momentum. Images from his most recent exhibition can be found below. For this event, Jonathan collaborated with the SolSource Group of Washington, DC to bring together eight up-and-coming DC artists and two notable fashion designers (including Artistic AYA / ARTAYA) to create a four-floor exhibition and rooftop fashion show.

Please enjoy...



Opening image from:
http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/d-archives/profiles-tm.shtml

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 parProjects 

Phil Spangler (reCollected)...

A while back, I wrote an article about Cincinnati artist Phil Spangler. He's a young talent that has a keen eye for materials as well as a passion for kinetic sculpture.

Below is the article that was originally published for the blog reCollect Creative back on April 5th, 2010. Please enjoy the work of Phil Spangler and consider this another preview for our upcoming kinetics exhibition!

Headed to DC in a Cargo Van

An important aspect of curating is seeing. So, in the spirits of this blog, we currently find ourselves seeing the road again ...this time to the DC area in search of artists, inspiration, and possible participants in our upcoming programming.

The great thing about quick trips like this one, is that for the most part, all we'll be able to do is pay attention. We'll be visiting a handful of galleries, taking a bunch of pictures, and simply observing a different energy. It'll probably take a few days for the experience to soak in, but when it does, we'll more than likely have a bit more direction.

We have a few hours left until we reach our destination, so with that, we'll keep this blog post short and bid you all adieu. Still, to note, the opening image is by Washington, DC artist Billy Colbert who we'll be talking with about the upcoming kinetics show. He has a number of robotic pieces that we hope you'll be able to see soon!

And we're off,
 parProjects 

Sound

Thinking Kinetic

Several artists have been invited to participate in our up and coming kinetic exhibition planned for the summer of 2011. With this, we will be introducing a selection of artists over the course of the next few months. We will highlight artists during our Tuesday posts (curator notes). Please enjoy the previews and follow along as the exhibition picks up steam.

Focussing on Sound

One category of Kinetic work that we'll be including in the show is "sound art." 

We believe that sound art is an important investigation in the sensory experience and often overlaps the world of kinetics. In the broadest sense kinetics is defined as "having movement."

Featured Artist: Joseph Hoffman currently resides in columbus, OH. 
His recent work focusses on sound art. His unique method of artistry uses sound engineering software and a complex channel distribution that only the artist can comment on. Still, the combination of sculpture and installation allows Hoffman to play with movement. His work could be described as a wall of sound. The overlapping channels of sound have a distinct narrative approach, often times cryptic. Noises move across the wall as new sounds and introduced. The  visual movement of intervals create a vibration that carries the eye through a grid of speakers. 

Hoffman's work can most recently be found at Pheonix Gallery in New York, NY. We are extremely pleased with his addition to our exhibition roster.

More of his work can be found at: http://www.joseph-hoffman.com/Home.html

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 parProjects 

A bit about Chris... Curator.

The curating side of parProject's has been developing over the years. One of the early projects that Chris curated at the University of Dayton (Rike Center Gallery) was called, "North of U Street." The exhibition was a pairing of two artist and friends; Billy Colbert and Michael Platt.

The two artists drew from experiences in the historic U Street corridor of Washington, DC. The images featured in the exhibition are unique blend of photography and printmaking, focussing on themes of african american identity through the subject of the figure and focussing on geographic influence.

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Projects deserve collaboration…

Learn from the people
Plan with the people
Begin with what they have
Build on what they know
Of the best leaders
When the task is accomplished
The people all remark
We have done it ourselves
   --Lao-Tzu Tao Te Ching

The “project” focus of our organization will always be the driving force behind what we do. Therefore we would like to share a little bit more about why we do what we do and how this relates to our current project.

Our projects are always motivated by our love for the arts. We make art, teach art, talk art and most recently engage people with art. There is so much art available that the opportunities couldn’t touch the amount of offerings to choose from. That is why we have chosen to participate by creating opportunities for others. We’ve realized the way to reach audiences is to engage them where they are.  Our audiences are also our collaborators and ultimately, we simply, ask them to participate. This has led to the most amazing learning opportunities for us and we are constantly humbled by the generosity of the people. 

It is in this spirit that we introduce our next project, featuring Kinetic artwork and installations scattered throughout the neighborhoods of Clifton, Clifton Heights, and Northside. We are engaged in the early stages of development with several organizations including The CCAC, University of Cincinnati-DAAP Galleries, The City of Cincinnati & its Parks Board, Bloomfield/Schon + Partners (Can Complex in Northside) and BEI Benedict of Middletown.

More after the break...