tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59907317762648445442024-03-13T12:59:58.881-07:00July Fourth Project/ Adams Square Gas StationSheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-14237081234045056032012-08-28T11:12:00.002-07:002012-08-28T11:15:53.532-07:00HERE'S TO ART IN THE GAS STATION!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Post Partum... Life goes on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to Jess Duran, Director of Community Services and Parks, along with Tereza Aleksanian, coordinator for the July Fourth Project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks, too, to the City of Glendale for finding ways to collaborate to get art into the Gas Station. Sean Toro's simple lighting added greatly toward the end of the project. It is now our hope that the baton or what ever analogy one may adhere to this idea, will be taken in hand for a quick turn around with more work being installed to keep this unique space active. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was heartening to hear Tereza mention that it is the hope of the City and her department, in concert with the Arts and Culture Department, headed by Cindy Cleary, Glendale Head Librarian, to actively put out a call for artists to fill the Gas Station with interesting works of art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, it falls to individuals: artists and others, to stay in the loop or create the loop and present ideas for the Powers That Be to consider. Worries over insurance and liability in our litigious times seem to be a priority, however, I encourage artists and City Folks to just go ahead and Do It. That's basically what the July Fourth Project has done. Doing trumps waiting. At least in my book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please contact The City of Glendale via Community Services and Parks' Tereza Aleksanian <TAleksanian@ci.glendale.ca.us> for guidelines and information. We should not have to re-invent the process to move forward apace with new ideas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll be available to consult and expect to have a meeting with Tereza and City Officials soon to discuss the process that has unfolded over the past eight months. Glendale City Schools' arts teachers and students are ideal candidates for new projects. All artists: professional and hobbyists are ripe for the harvest. We found a way to do the July Fourth Project very inexpensively. That the City covered insurance and provided employees on the clock is to their credit. It is, of course, what a City does for its citizens. More applause to them for that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Artists who have not picked up their panels may do so by making an appointment. Direct emails to the email address you have for me or to: directortv41 at yahoo. After September 2, 2012, they may be toast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Onward. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adams Hill</span></div>
Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-84728443633466324442012-08-25T22:43:00.003-07:002012-08-25T22:47:45.044-07:00FIFTEEN HOURS AND COUNTING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I prepare to meet local artists at the Gas Station to
return their works of art, I am reminded of the beginnings of art in
this odd little space four years ago. It took the City a few months to clear the pathway to the "gasstationinstallation," but thanks to some good friends </span><span style="font-size: large;">with fingers of steel</span><span style="font-size: large;">: Jeannie Gayle Pool, Robert Roll and Tim Spain, we inflated thousands of balloons which filled the space for only a few days. Richard Espinoza was the Arts and Culture coordinator at that time. The man with the key!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The July Fourth Project involved many more artists and though we didn't make the front page of the News Press this time, we've had a terrific turnout and response. We really hope that the City of Glendale will take notice and find ways to make it easier for artists to make use of The Gas Station for more installations that will brighten the Adams Square Mini-Park, encourage neighbors to visit more often and enjoy not only the kiddie playground, but, perhaps, create music, theatre and other arts activities here in Adams Hill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your suggestions are welcome. Cindy Cleary, Glendale Head Librarian and Jess Duran, Director of Community Services and Parks are the folks to lobby. Let them know you appreciate their involvement and cooperation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adams Hill / Art Instigator</span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-24396934005898303742012-08-13T22:16:00.001-07:002012-08-13T22:16:35.876-07:00July 4th Closing AUGUST 26, 2012<div id="yui_3_2_0_20_134491914818140" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he July Fourth
Project will close on Sunday, August 26th. The Gas Station will be open
from 4PM until 7PM only on that date for you to collect your
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am hoping to come up with a way
for you to make your work available for sale. Of course, this project
was more about the 'getting it done' than an opportunity to sell
anything.. Quick and easy was the thrust of the idea. The City says,
'no selling out of the Gas Station' however, once you take possession of
your work, it's yours to do with as you like. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Gas Station has been getting
some nice attention and the City even purchased additional lights that
make it look super after dark. I volunteered to buy and install the
additional lighting, but thanks to Community Services Director, Jess
Duran, the City picked up the tab and Project Manager Sean Toro did the
installation. Check the blog for some terrific photos. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please mark your calendar for August 26th and come to meet other artists and pick up your work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are not available on that
Sunday, please let me know ahead of time and we'll arrange for you to
pick your piece up later. After September 2nd, I'll consider the pieces
left abandoned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Distant artists. If you would
like me to return your piece, please let me know so that I can package
it up and get it back to you. If you'd include your snail mail address,
that will be helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many thanks for making this
project a success. I encourage all artists local to Glendale to come up
with ideas for the Gas Station and submit them to the City. Site
specific installations, I think, will work best in this small space.
And..keep in mind that it gets HOT in there. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Best wishes, </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">michael sheehan </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gas Station Front Night 8/8/2012</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Some kids were hanging out at the Gas Station tonight and were curious about my taking photos. One of them became very interested in the work and began to talk about ideas for new installations. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gas Station Palmer Side Night 8/8/2012</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is exactly what I hope the installation will do. If the work engages teen agers and makes them interested in creating artwork, we are ahead of the game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The trees have grown up in the past four years, slightly obscuring the side of the Gas Station as seen from the Palmer Avenue side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Government, Of The </b></i>and<i><b> People</b></i> are hidden.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Make, The Most </b></i>and<i><b> Of It</b></i> are on the bottom row. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Back of the Gas Station takes a beating from the morning sun. Five year old Soren Axene's "Of" with jiggly eyes and squiggles is holding up well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids in the park were friendly, engaging and curious. It'll be fun if folks this age take up the banner of installing art here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like the look of the Gas Station from Adams. On these warm nights, it's fun to see neighbors enjoying the park and the art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>1020 E. Palmer at Adams in Glendale 91205</i></b></span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-82299693458222623842012-08-08T10:13:00.001-07:002012-08-08T10:13:01.933-07:00Installation Closing 8/26/12<span style="font-size: large;">The closing reception for The July Fourth Project will take place Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2012 from 4PM until 7PM. At this time artists and friends may come to retrieve their artwork and visit the Gas Station for a little post partum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>All artwork must be removed from the space by 7PM</b></i>. Artists may arrange to pick their work up at another time by connecting with me individually. Distant artists will have their work returned to them shortly after the closing. Artwork not spoken for by September 3, 2012 will be considered abandoned. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The City of Glendale forbids the sale of artwork directly from the Gas Station, but interested buyers may contact individual artists by directing their interest to <i><b>directortv41 at yahoo</b></i>. After the closing, the art returns to the folks who made it. They, of course, may do with it as they please. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One piece, by Jayme Odgers (<b>TIMES</b>) has been accepted for the <i><b>Brand 41 Works on Paper</b></i> show in October. It </span><span style="font-size: large;">will be available there. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please keep checking this blog for updates. Your comments are welcome. Finding ways to keep the Gas Station "Gallery" active is and has been the goal. Any ideas? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-58169075777877184072012-08-07T23:36:00.001-07:002012-08-07T23:36:44.802-07:00Let there be LIGHT<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These photos are fuzzy because I wanted the full effect
of the lighting and didn't have a tripod with me. Sean Toro's efforts
are paying off. The interior of the building is now lit by four banks
of T8 fluorescent lights. This adds not only illumination to the two sides
that had no light at all, but also gives some depth to the panels. It's
a very industrial look, that coincides nicely with the Arte Povera
homage that inspired the installation. I'll post better photos later,
but wanted Sean and other interested folks to get a look. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-6128422100261523862012-08-07T17:51:00.001-07:002012-08-07T17:56:27.892-07:00How much is enough?<span style="font-size: large;">We'll see tonight if the addition of four new double fluorescent light fixtures illuminating the sixty works of art inside the Gas Station. Thanks to Sean Toro, Project Manager for the City of Glendale's Community Services and Parks Department and to Jess Duran, its director, the City paid for fixtures, bulbs and extension cords to get the Gas Station a little more brightly illuminated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cooperation of Mr. Duran's department has been supportive and kind. Sometimes it just takes time to make magic happen. I truly believe that if the City of Glendale cares about Art here, that they'll actively recruit and fund subsequent installations in the Gas Station in the future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I encourage artists and supporters of art here and where ever you may be to stay in touch and develop your own site specific ideas for this unique space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please mark Sunday, August 26, 2012 as the closing date for this installation. Specific times will be announced here and directly to participants. All art will be removed by the end of that day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, Ripsime Marashian, formerly our Arts and Culture liaison for the Gas Station, was steadfast and supportive all during her tenure. She was the Keeper of the Key, as City rules forbid a non-employee (me) from having direct access to the space. As she pursues new opportunities, we wish her Bon Voyage and many thanks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Michael Sheehan</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've just gotten off the phone with Sean Toro who is with the Community Services and Parks Department here in Glendale. I'll meet with him tomorrow, Tuesday, to supervise the temporary installation of lighting that will illuminate the neglected park side (back) and front side (well, front) of the Gas Station. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to the City of Glendale for recognizing this need and coming to the rescue. The exhibit will close on August 26, 2012 with an informal no host gathering. Artists will be invited to pick up their work and meet and schmooze with other artists that afternoon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I encourage all of the participating artists and others to come up with ideas to further the use of this space for installation artwork. Lobbying the City will be interesting now that there are staffing changes governing the Gas Station. Please discuss ideas with other artists and don't hesitate to leave comments here for future installations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Michael Sheehan / Art Instigator </span><br />
<br />Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-14665424005145720902012-07-31T22:15:00.001-07:002012-08-03T18:14:09.604-07:00YOU / Jeannie Gayle Pool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jeannie Gayle Pool has a resume that would be the envy of anyone. She is a composer of concert music, author of books, biographer, musicologist and a water color artist who likes to paint in the desert sometimes. She has a whole bunch of other credits, too. Her love of the desert shows in her landscape with Coyote and <i><b>YOU</b></i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jeannie's <i><b>YOU</b></i> is the final panel, Number Sixty in an installation of sixty artists. Her assistance and advice for this exhibit have been invaluable. How lucky we all are. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Michael Sheehan</span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-74064826045811866452012-07-31T18:23:00.003-07:002012-07-31T18:25:57.022-07:00IV / Deborah Ashe`<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Deborah Ashe is a musician and an artist among other talents. Her mysterious panel in the installation has <span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="color: lime;"><b>IV</b></i></span> on it that was added in green masking tape after it was hung. Use your imagination. It's there. "Ask not what your country can do <i><b>FOR</b></i> you. " </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-56500915659732257172012-07-31T15:29:00.004-07:002012-07-31T15:29:58.999-07:00DO / Jeanne Louise Gallo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jeanne Gallo is an artist and a dancer and a traveling woman. She supports the arts. She paints amazing water colors. Creates collage and assemblage within travel diaries or mail art while keeping her San Francisco home a living breathing work of art. I'm a fan. Her <i><b>"DO" </b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">is</span><span style="font-size: large;"> perfect for this woman who is always doing something! </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-13564389429979433032012-07-31T09:08:00.000-07:002012-07-31T09:08:02.016-07:00CAN / Kelvin J. Erazo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the email blast went out to announce the Project, it was open to all comers. I was very happy to hear from Kelvin Erazo, a high school student in... I think... Hollywood. He is</span><span style="font-size: large;"> enthusiastic</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and full of energy. He took what seemed to be a very simple assignment and blew it out of the water. His rendition of <i><b>CAN</b></i> gets it done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The July Fourth Project closes Sunday, August 26th. Artists will be notified as to the time to come and meet other artists and boosters and pick up their work. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-35865595963279970012012-07-30T21:45:00.001-07:002012-07-30T21:47:44.598-07:00COUNTRY / Shree Hingnikar<span style="font-size: large;">Glendale Art Association painter / mover and shaker, Shree Hingnikar, is the lone architect in the Project. His enjoyment of pleine air </span><span style="font-size: large;">landscape </span><span style="font-size: large;">painting and figures / portraits all come together in his depiction of <i><b>COUNTRY. </b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shree's use of the cardboard panel adding to the texture and
challenge of making the piece are representative of his well known fine
work on more traditional materials</span><span style="font-size: large;">. He and the GAA have been welcoming and supportive of the Project, for which we are grateful. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-52217730423770391502012-07-30T15:36:00.001-07:002012-07-30T15:36:11.417-07:00YOUR / Matthew R. Ohm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The connection to the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery yielded several fine artists for the Project. Matthew Ohm was on hand when I stopped by to connect with others there who had requested the opportunity to contribute a panel. His <i><b>YOUR</b></i> is simple and to the point. The use of cardboard and simple materials was to reflect the notion that interesting art can be created just about anywhere with any type of material. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-82813285532130111022012-07-30T11:12:00.001-07:002012-07-30T11:12:06.648-07:00WHAT / Friedman and Lemoine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Glendale City Council Person Laura Friedman and Guillaume Lemoine collaborated to create their <i><b>WHAT</b></i> for the July Fourth Project. Ms Friedman has long been an arts advocate for the City of Glendale vocally and now personally. The only elected member of the Glendale City Council who has responded to the call for artists, Ms Friedman's support and active participation should be noted and constituents should remember her advocacy when electing City officials in the future. Thanks to Mr. Lemoine, too! Note the background images in this computer generated piece. WHAT? indeed, we need to ask when it comes to support for the Arts not only in Glendale, but in our country, as well. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-39522813101127845042012-07-29T21:51:00.002-07:002012-07-30T00:10:49.535-07:00NOT / Regina Wolford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Regina Wolford lives way out in the Valley. She (and her husband) came all the way to Glendale to pick up her panel and then back to the Gas Station, to deliver it. I almost changed the quote, but it would have left her lovely <i><b>NOT</b></i> out in the Cold. (JFK's admonition "Ask Not What your Country can do for you" almost became "Ask what you can do for your country. " Of course, the idea is to spark everyone's memories of all these familiar phrases, so that in viewing the Kennedy quote from his 1963 inaugural speech my hope is that not only the second part of that quote autoloads into the memory, but in other quotes extensions or the words that came before or after the quote may come to mind. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-50683346184052754302012-07-29T15:12:00.004-07:002012-07-29T15:12:59.654-07:00ASK / Alta Dunst<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Photographer Alta Dunst taught high school English, raised kids and is now a fine arts photographer in Colorado Springs. She's now involved with writing her first book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Her photos are imaginative and document her adventures. Her <i><b>ASK</b></i> is made up of images she caught in Colorado on camera, fashioned into the design she shares here. We learned that even expensive double stick tape has its limitations, but her artwork survives the heat of the Gas Station Gallery very well! #52 of Sixty panels. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-86845673312009193012012-07-29T11:14:00.002-07:002012-07-29T11:14:41.742-07:00EVENTS / Paul Chamberlain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Paul Chamberlain is a stalwart member of the Glendale Art Association, painter and all around good guy. His landscapes are legendary. His rendition of <i><b>EVENTS</b></i>, as with many of the contributors to the July Fourth Project, takes full advantage of the natural qualities of the cardboard. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Four weeks to go. Come see the art at 1020 E. Palmer, Glendale, CA 91205</span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-52511304781909701502012-07-28T20:30:00.000-07:002012-07-28T20:30:32.364-07:00OF HUMAN / Iris Rose<span style="font-size: large;">One of the first artists to sign on for the July Fourth Project was my long time friend, Iris Rose. Iris is an artist, writer, theatre producer/director and actor. She makes video and does performance art. She makes music, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She asked specifically for <i>Human</i> and got two words: <i><b>OF HUMAN</b></i>. Her wonderful felt on felt embroidery subtly discussing the journey of life and death is a stand out. Sent all the way from New York City, she included specific instructions for mounting on the cardboard matrix and included special wire ties to secure it. She wants to make sure that everyone who sees the panel knows that it was made by a Human. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-38505321395942686712012-07-28T11:10:00.004-07:002012-07-28T18:26:20.414-07:00COURSE / Vee Oganesyan / Daily High<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>COURSE</b></i>: a pathway, a bearing, a way to go. The <i>Way</i>? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vee Oganesyan's depiction of this word is straight forward, following to the letter the project guidelines to use the whole panel for the art. Nice implementation of negative space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Founding Fatherf fet a direct courfe to Freedom with the Declaration of Independence. Imagine, compofing with a quill pen and no fpell check! </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-27948479172414071332012-07-28T00:23:00.002-07:002012-07-28T00:26:31.836-07:00THE / Meg Madison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meg Madison, a terrific photographer whom I met at the LA Municipal Art Gallery, made a point of making her "<i><b>THE</b></i>" using individual pixels taken from the LA River, the subject of her background photo. When the piece began to show some issues with the heat inside the Gas Station, Meg pointed out that it's just part of the ART. Check the installation before gravity and time creep in their petty pace. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-6044730991944013382012-07-27T19:31:00.001-07:002012-07-27T23:57:19.519-07:00IN / Dina Elias / Daily High<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to Emily Goff at Daily High not only did art get made, but a lesson in the history of the United States got examined. Dina Elias's <i><b>IN</b></i> nestles in with the opening statement of the Declaration of Independence. One of the objectives of this art installation was to awaken us to some of the stuff that most of us take for granted. This Declaration was a big deal and when one takes the time to read the whole thing we can see that Jefferson and the Founding Fathers really and truly meant business. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-10684945362880107202012-07-27T11:37:00.000-07:002012-07-27T11:37:17.454-07:00WHEN / Roger Dolin (Daily High)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We begin the final side of the July Fourth Project with muralist Roger Dolin's creation, acrylic on cardboard. This is the first word in the document that got the pot boiling: <i><b>WHEN</b></i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Principal author, Thomas Jefferson, was elegant in his composition of the Declaration of Independence. For those who (like me) had never read the whole thing, it announces in no uncertain terms, that our United States could no longer tolerate the tyranny heaped upon it by King George III. It's powerful. Roger is an experienced artist whose mural work "Trees of Life" with Emily Goff and Daily High students may be seen in Glendale's Maple Park. </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-23342027883887521332012-07-27T04:47:00.002-07:002012-07-27T04:49:54.189-07:00OF IT / Mark Lucero<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xfI9T7ShAk8/UBJ_xJwQl5I/AAAAAAAAAhI/kw-3ttkmCCw/s1600/OF+IT++Mark+Lucero.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xfI9T7ShAk8/UBJ_xJwQl5I/AAAAAAAAAhI/kw-3ttkmCCw/s400/OF+IT++Mark+Lucero.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Several of the pieces for the July Fourth Project were done by artists from the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Hollywood. The beauty of this municipal gallery in Barnsdall Art Park is their egalitarian approach to boosting emerging as well as more established artists. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mark Lucero has had his work there and has also painted thousands of square feet of the walls at the gallery. His <i><b>OF IT</b></i> collage completes Patrick Henry's statement bringing a little humor along with it. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The sunglasses extend behind the piece, making a photograph a bit of a challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Brand Galleries in Glendale function in much the same way that LAMAG presents shows, however, they will be closed until about 2014 for renovation. Perhaps the City of Glendale may consider the Gas Station Gallery as a substitute for the Brand in the mean time? </span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990731776264844544.post-59082425692912437402012-07-26T17:46:00.001-07:002012-07-26T17:46:27.594-07:00THE MOST / Jeff Berman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Artist Jeff Berman uses balsa wood and brass brads to make THE MOST for Henry's speech. Jeff also generously donated not only his art, but lugged gallons of water to the Opening Reception at the Gas Station. Counting down the final thirty days of the Installation. Tell a friend. Bring a lunch. Support local art!</span>Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756773225279368978noreply@blogger.com0