Coffee with Clarence: The Arts at Oberlin

Blue Bird: I love this little light sculpture by Japanese artist...

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:59:52 -0400

Blue Bird: I love this little light sculpture by Japanese artist Makoto Tojiki. He uses long strands of light to create pointillist-like representations of animals and people.

Gorgeous, macabre illustrations by Fernando Vicente from his...

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:53:32 -0400

Gorgeous, macabre illustrations by Fernando Vicente from his series, Vanitas.

Breath-taking paintings by British artist Simon Birch: “Birch...

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:57:10 -0400

Breath-taking paintings by British artist Simon Birch:

“Birch is interested in universal ideas of transition, the ambiguous moment between an initiation and a conclusion, the unobtainable now and the future, inevitably crashing towards us. For Birch these ideas translate easily from oil paint, to film, to installations, which engage with myth, history, circus and science fiction, connection and disconnect. He chooses to explore these themes in an enveloping environment of theater and spectacle, where the process of viewing becomes experiential: overwhelming and complex, yet as spectacle and adventure, also approachable.”

Things We’re Lusting After, Episode 2: Chemicus, a ceramic...

Sun, 13 May 2012 13:29:18 -0400

Things We’re Lusting After, Episode 2: Chemicus, a ceramic tea service set designed by Art Lebedev Studio for “Russian chemists/patriots”. Combining the bog-standard chemistry kit with the traditional blue and white Russian Gzhel pattern, this definitely tops our lust list. Unfortunately, this is a prototype and not yet for sale.

Stamped with Personality: Here are some wonderfully quirky...

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:02:00 -0400

Stamped with Personality: Here are some wonderfully quirky sketches by Bill Mayer which capture the personality of each stamp in simple strokes. Great for a laugh.

books0977: Young Girl Reading a Book. Eva D....

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:01:10 -0400

books0977:

Young Girl Reading a Book. Eva D. Cowdery (American). Oil on canvas.

“We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.” ― Jules Verne

darksilenceinsuburbia: Barnaby Furnas . Untitled (Flood), 2007....

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:01:54 -0400

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Barnaby Furnas . Untitled (Flood), 2007. Urethane, dye and dispersed pigment on linen, 244 x 183 cm.

Courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, © Barnaby Furnas, 2008.

oliveryeh: “Ok aspiring fiction writers, if you’ve ever...

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:54:16 -0400

oliveryeh:

“Ok aspiring fiction writers, if you’ve ever wondered how to write a successful novel, the secret is here: kill off your characters. Of the handful of books that won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2011, all 13 novels had the common theme of putting to death main characters…” Read more…

artpixie: Rainbow Installation Art by Gabrielle Dawe. His large...

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:05:46 -0400

artpixie:

Rainbow Installation Art by Gabrielle Dawe. His large scale installation pieces are made out of thread which burst of colours that fades into different hues and opacities. This is done by using copious amounts of string that sometimes measure up to 50 miles in total.

Ghost Stories: This haunting series of photographs, 12:31...

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:03:00 -0400

Ghost Stories: This haunting series of photographs, 12:31 (concept by Croix Gagnon, photography by Frank Schott) was put together by photographing an animation of a male cadaver from the Visible Human Project in dark environment to create long-exposure “light paintings”. Click on the images to view the story on the website—it’s creepy, but interesting.

Reverse of Volume: This sculpture by Yasuaki Onishi for Rice...

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:02:00 -0400

Reverse of Volume: This sculpture by Yasuaki Onishi for Rice University’s Art Gallery consists of plastic sheeting and hot glue dyed black. The artist shaped the sculpture by draping the plastic over stacked cardboard boxes, then attaching the sheet to the ceiling and removing the boxes. This created the gorgeous mountainous sculpture seen above. Onishi calls this process ‘casting the invisible’.

OBIENEWS!

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:28:00 -0400

CONGRATS
Andria Derstine has been named the next director of the Allen!!! We’re super thrilled to hear the news, Andria.

LECTURES

WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 5PM @ CLASSROOM I (ART BLDG)
Clarence Ward Architecture Lecture Series 2012
“Architecture and Media Theory” by John J May, University of Toronto
THE ANTICRISIS

SHOWS
ECAMP/AMP Final show!
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
7-9PM

Students in ECAMP (Experimental Collaborations in Art/Music/Performance) and AMP (Advanced Media Projects) will be exhibiting a selection of work made during the spring semester on Thursday night! The work will be throughout the Art Building—-in the Media Lab, the seminar room, the outdoor space between the art buildings, and Classrooms # 1 and 2 in the Art History wing. Come and join us to check out some of the sound, video, light, sculptural, and performance work that has been happening in the AMP and ECAMP classes! There will be a screening at 8PM of a video piece in Classroom 1.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Oberlin BYO.PPT (Bring Your Own PowerPoint) will be returning this spring! The event will take place on Friday, May 18th at 7PM at the apartment above Subway.

BYO.PPT is an event designed to give participants a chance to present a (brief) lecture on a topic of their choice, unrelated to one’s day job, major, or primary field of study. The event calls for the presentations of strange obsessions, passions and subjects close to the heart — the humorous, serious, intense, unusual, or uncanny are all welcome!

Rules for your PowerPoint:

-20 slides
-20 seconds maximum per slide

To SUBMIT, please respond to oberlinbyoppt@gmail.com with the following:
Your Name (and Year, if applicable).
Short Biographical Information.
Short Summary of Your Presentation Topic.

Submissions DUE: Friday, May 11th by midnight.

EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT! Prof. Don Harvey “CHORUS in...

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:22:14 -0400

EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT!

Prof. Don Harvey
“CHORUS in which there are many people, some singing”
William Busta Gallery
2731 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland Ohio 44115

Don will be in the gallery this Saturday May 12, from 2-4.

April 27 through June 16 2012

www.williambustagallery.com

Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Saturday
11:00 - 5:30
or by appointment

amamblog: Please join us for the annual AMAM Senior Tuesday...

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:08:04 -0400

amamblog:

Please join us for the annual AMAM Senior Tuesday Tea, May 8 at 2:30pm.

For the final Tuesday Tea of the academic year, and the fifth annual Senior Tuesday Tea, the AMAM solicited papers from graduating seniors at Oberlin College. This competitive call for papers was then reviewed by AMAM curatorial staff.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s speaker will be Claire Jenson, an Art History major. Ms. Jenson will be speaking about the museum’s Tilmann Riemenschneider’s Bust of Saint Urban. Her talk, entitled “Ritual Power and Holy Likeness” will address the rich history of ritual effigies of Saint Urban in southern Germany and the striking portrait that Riemenschneider has rendered in the AMAM portrait bust. The talk will be followed by light refreshments.

It’s at 2:30! It’s 2:07! You can still make it!!

black-tangled-heart: Clare Aime Metamorphosis I and...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:05:24 -0400

Metamorphosis I

Metamorphosis II

black-tangled-heart:

Clare Aime

Metamorphosis I and II
watercolor and pen
40cm x 50cm
2012

Man-Made Beauty: Photographer David Stephenson created a...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:06:47 -0400

Man-Made Beauty: Photographer David Stephenson created a beautiful series of photos (and a companion book, Heavenly Vaults) which capture the breathtaking beauty and intricate patterns found on the ceilings of European cathedrals.

Yup.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:02:15 -0400

Yup.

Childhood of a Circle: This is an adorable little animation by...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:02:54 -0400

Childhood of a Circle: This is an adorable little animation by French designer Kadavre Exquis about a creature named Archibald who encounters a mysterious red circle. Must watch.

Infographics Are Love: Data + Design, curated by Column Five...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:05:11 -0400

Infographics Are Love: Data + Design, curated by Column Five Media, aims to promote beautiful organisation of data through visualisation. Check out this neat infographic comparing sizes of moons in our solar system.

oberlin-college: kickintheeyes: Oberlin College’s unofficial...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:05:50 -0400

oberlin-college:

kickintheeyes:

Oberlin College’s unofficial mascot is the albino (or white) squirrel, a creature that frequents Tappan Square, a green in the center of town.

We know it’s not supposed to be the first take-away from this comic, but that tail is so cool that we might actually want one, too.