Banksy (cont..)

Last night we tried to post about Banksy vs Bristol Museum, but Blogger had some thoughts of its own. 

If you all aren't aware of Banksy, Google him. But if you are, you may not have known about his Bristol Museum exhibition back in 2009. The powers that be actually let him roam freely and make the entire museum space his personal canvas. It was spectacular (well from the documentation we've found since ...as we were unable to make the show). 

Banksy vs the Bristol Museum from Brad Hamilton on Vimeo.

...and there's plenty more "out there" if the above video interests you. 

The kinetic work at the Banksy vs Bristol Museum show simply has us excited about the possibilities of moving art. We look forward to sharing more with you all.

Other than this great work, Banksy is more known for his street art (some say graffiti), so we've included some images below for you to enjoy.

Cheers!

 parProjects 

"Chime Mobile" by Anthony Luensman

Installation\Set up

The featured project is called Chime Mobile by Anthony Luensman and it was first exhibited at the Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival in Taiwan in 2005. 

Photos: Anthony Luensman

Kaohsiung, Taiwan [2005]

To our surprise it was recently brought to our attention, by the gracious folks at the Weston Art Gallery (Cincinnati, OH), that there was a well-known Cincinnati artist & native that recently executed a container project in Asia.

We at parProjects were pleased to learn of this project and the use of kinetic elements within the installation. We read this as a great sign for what is developing in the world of Kinetic Art as well as new possibilities for the use of containers as installation space for artwork. We also took this as a reminder of the talent that lies just around the corner ...maybe even the next block over.

Video #1- Chime Mobile

Video #2 - Chime Mobile

In addition, we'd like to thank Anthony for sharing his project documentation with us.  We hope that you share in our excitement and optimism for this exciting project that reaches beyond the gallery ...to bring the arts out into the open and to an audience in more creative and interactive ways.

http://www.anthonyluensman.com/

Thank you,

 parProjects 

A good day of meetings...

Today was a great day of meetings. We started around 8AM meeting with one of our non-profit mentors/consultants in Northside (Cincinnati) ...receiving some valuable guidance. We transitioned into a tour of Brazee Street school of glass in Oakley (Cincinnati) and learned about some of the new techniques being implored in solar technologies. Then we headed out to BEI Benedict in Middletown, OH with our project engineer to get container specifics that will be needed for the structure concerns of the project.

But now, I'll end this post ...as we pack up the rental van and head off to Pittsburgh, PA to deliver some glass artworks to a couple of artists that participated in our last event -- The State of Matter glass exhibition.

Relevant Links:

http://www.happeninc.com/

http://www.brazeestreetstudios.com/

http://www.bei-benedict.com/

Cheers!

 parProjects 

It's Go Time.

As Mr. Hoeting's birthday comes to a close, this blog site begins down the runway. How it'll be advertised, we'll determine as we continue. How popular it'll be, we'll soon find out. How much success it'll contribute to our big idea, we really have know idea.

We do know we're letting this site serve as our business journal while we launch daily updates of images, plans, informative links & meeting notes (as long as an internet connection accessible) ...in preparation to begin applying for grants and fundraising opportunities.

So please, check back often, bookmark us, RSS us, or choose your own way to stay connected. Then, learn with us. Observe with us. And finally, build with us.

Our journey down another unpaved road begins. Tell a friend. Tell a friend to tell a friend ...and have them both recycle that idea.

We are parProjects.