A simple subjective experience By Katherine Sweetman “The Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego encourages experimentation, innovation and risk-taking in scholarly and artistic production. We provide a unique environment for learning and research that crosses the boundaries between history, theory, and practice in the visual arts.” – from Vis Arts website Last Saturday the top graduate art program […]
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Create at Will: An Interview with Adam Murillo
By Katherine Sweetman Tweet Two life-like dinosaur heads were sticking out of the walls at an art opening at 57 degrees. It was as if someone had hunted them for sport and mounted their heads as trophies — this was the first work I saw by artist Adam Murillo. The curator of the event, Guy Lombardo, introduced me to the […]
A Sculptural Lighting Collection: Interview with artists Rachel Eva and Shawn Michael
By Katherine Sweetman Tweet Interview with artists Rachel Eva and Shawn Michael: K.S. Tell me about this new collection of work– your “Sculptural Lighting” collection. What brought the both of you, who are artists in many different mediums, to focus your energy toward this very specific kind of work? R.E. I think we both have always been fascinated by light. […]
The RAW-ist of the RAW: Interview with Erleen Nada
Interview with Erleen Nada Tweet By Katherine Sweetman It was a Thursday night, and I went downtown to see a “show” at 4th & B put on by a national “independent arts organization, for artists, by artists” called RAW. I went especially to see one particular artist/musician, Erleen Nada, because I’d seen a music video created by my friends at […]
The Tantalizing and Gut Wrenching Art of Surly Gurly
Tweet By Katherine Sweetman The First time I saw this artists’ work, I bought it on the spot. It’s the kind of thing that lures you in with its provocative, seductive, shinny surface layer and then kicks you in the balls — or the metaphorical balls (in my case). I watched people observe the work, and I paid special attention […]
The Dark Arts of Dolls, Interview with Lynn Dewart
Lynn Dewart’s upcoming exhibition of work at Expressive Arts @ 32 & Thorn Tweet By Katherine Sweetman For almost 20 years artist and scholar Lynn Dewart has been creating magical, sculptural, figurative creatures. OK I’ll call them dolls. But these “dolls” aren’t for kiddies. Well, perhaps some of them could be. For 17 years Lynn has been facilitating workshops to help […]
On the Film Set of POINT OF INFECTION
Point of Infection, a new short film about, you guessed it, ZOMBIES. Tweet By Katherine Sweetman Logline: After a virus breaks loose, a family man awakens to find his loved ones missing. With the help of a trusted ally, he uncovers his family’s whereabouts, but only to come to the harsh reality that the virus has spread further than he […]
Artists Bret Barrett and Bd Dombrowsky and the Upcoming Exhibition at Zepf Alt, 11/12/2011
Artists Bret Barrett and Bd Dombrowsky and the Upcoming Exhibition at Zepf Alt, 11/12/2011 Tweet by Katherine Sweetman This coming Saturday is the opening of Daily Consumption, a new show up at the Zepf Alternative Space in downtown San Diego. As is the case with many alternative art spaces, the Zepf Alternative Space is both challenging and fabulous. It’s located in the […]