Sunday, February 19, 2012
Sunday, December 25, 2011
ArtLog Museum Highlights 2012 for San Francisco
For Museum highlights in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami, visit the ArtLog.
San Francisco
Do Not Destroy: Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought
Feb 16 – June 30
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
Rodney Graham, Welsh Oaks, 1998. Courtesy Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Rineke Dijkstra
February 18 – May 26
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
State of Mind: New California Art circa 1970
Feb 29 – June 17
The Berkeley Art Museum
Arthur Tress: San Francisco 1964
March 3 – June 3
The de Young Museum
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Arte Motu meeting and Photoshop Session with Beth Ross
The upcoming meeting and workshop is open to visionaries (board members) and artist friends (regular members) of Arte Motu! If you are not a member, you can become one at the meeting!
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Starting at 11am
4225 White House Canyon Rd
Davenport, CA 95017
(contact Rosanna for directions)
Come at 11am for the Arte Motu Meeting
or
Come at 12:30pm for the Photoshop Session I led by Beth Ross
(bring a dish to share)
or
Come at 1:30pm for a Hike to Chalk Mountain
(and hopefully it won't rain; email if you need further details on the hike)
or COME TO All Three Events!
This is how it works:
After the meeting, we'll take some group photos with both a professional camera and a smartphone. Then we will load these images on to Beth's computer (bring your cameras and your computer if you wish to follow along with your tools). We'll have an array of resolutions and that will be useful for pointing out the pros and cons of small/large files.
The Photoshop Session I will be videotaped so that absentees will be able to check it out at a later time.
After the Photoshop Session I, it is possible, if it does not rain, to go for a hike to Chalk Mountain. The trailhead starts from Whitehouse Canyon Rd, half way to the canyon. It is mostly uphill, but it has beautiful natural scenery, and vistas of the coastside and Ano Nuevo. And, all downhill on the way back!! :)
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| "Day Dreaming" by Beth Ross Source: ArtSlant -Mini Masterpieces #3Holiday Show and Sale |
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Starting at 11am
4225 White House Canyon Rd
Davenport, CA 95017
(contact Rosanna for directions)
Come at 11am for the Arte Motu Meeting
or
Come at 12:30pm for the Photoshop Session I led by Beth Ross
(bring a dish to share)
or
Come at 1:30pm for a Hike to Chalk Mountain
(and hopefully it won't rain; email if you need further details on the hike)
or COME TO All Three Events!
This is how it works:
After the meeting, we'll take some group photos with both a professional camera and a smartphone. Then we will load these images on to Beth's computer (bring your cameras and your computer if you wish to follow along with your tools). We'll have an array of resolutions and that will be useful for pointing out the pros and cons of small/large files.
At that point we can select an image or two to process in Photoshop.
Beth will briefly explain and demonstrate:
- resolution (pixel dimension), resizing, repurposing (for online/email usage, for print)
- resolution (pixel dimension), resizing, repurposing (for online/email usage, for print)
- histograms (range of rgb values)
- color and value enhancementThe Photoshop Session I will be videotaped so that absentees will be able to check it out at a later time.
After the Photoshop Session I, it is possible, if it does not rain, to go for a hike to Chalk Mountain. The trailhead starts from Whitehouse Canyon Rd, half way to the canyon. It is mostly uphill, but it has beautiful natural scenery, and vistas of the coastside and Ano Nuevo. And, all downhill on the way back!! :)
Monday, November 21, 2011
Four Ways to Support Arte Motu!
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| Image Source: http://blog.ctnews.com/johnson/files/2011/04/art.jpg |
Check out our four membership types and see which one is the best for you! Become a visionary and be part of an amazing team of creatives. Support Arte Motu by making a donation and help the arts in the coast side! Become an artist member and participate at all the activities and shows! Or sign up for volunteering (hosting and organizing art shows) and enjoy the giving! We need your help!
For more info or for signing up, contact Rosanna Petralia, rpetralia@artemotu.com, or 650-619-1593.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Arte Motu Junior and the Prayer Stones
Last Friday., November 4th, 7 kids, aged between 6 and 9, gathered
around a table to converse about public space, public art, symbols, and
the prayer stones project. This newly formed group of young artists is
called Arte Motu Junior. For the Prayer Stones Project, each kid
designed a
symbol to signify the balance between good and evil, and colored a
t-shirt using the symbol. Their next
meeting will be on December 4th, to start the making of the prayer
stones.
Frannie Markham, 9 year old from Pacific School in Davenport, daughter of Arte Motu founder Rosanna Petralia, came up with the idea of forming an Arte Motu subgroup just for the kids. Her Prayer Stones Project idea comes after the reading of a graphic novel called Bone. In the book, the myth of a dragon who bites his own tail, while flying around the planet, is seen as the balancing act between good and evil. The Prayer Stone Project sees both kids and adults making stones of maximum 3 feet in dimensions. Each stone will symbolize the balance of good and evil, and, together with a praying bead, will represent a tool for meditation and prayer. The idea is not at all out of place in these times of civil unrest, and economic and ethical instability. When ready, the stones will be placed on top of a hill around Pescadero. A public ceremony will welcome the stones in the community.
The meeting infuse everyone with good energy. The immediacy, sincerity, sweetness, willingness to do of the kids is inspirational. "This is going to be so much fun!", Frannie Markham said at the end of the meeting.
Frannie Markham, 9 year old from Pacific School in Davenport, daughter of Arte Motu founder Rosanna Petralia, came up with the idea of forming an Arte Motu subgroup just for the kids. Her Prayer Stones Project idea comes after the reading of a graphic novel called Bone. In the book, the myth of a dragon who bites his own tail, while flying around the planet, is seen as the balancing act between good and evil. The Prayer Stone Project sees both kids and adults making stones of maximum 3 feet in dimensions. Each stone will symbolize the balance of good and evil, and, together with a praying bead, will represent a tool for meditation and prayer. The idea is not at all out of place in these times of civil unrest, and economic and ethical instability. When ready, the stones will be placed on top of a hill around Pescadero. A public ceremony will welcome the stones in the community.
The meeting infuse everyone with good energy. The immediacy, sincerity, sweetness, willingness to do of the kids is inspirational. "This is going to be so much fun!", Frannie Markham said at the end of the meeting.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Carole Marine
This morning I found a message in my inbox, from my acquired aunt Paula Jarvis. She signaled a blog to me, the blog of Carole Marine. "Carol Marine" --Paula writes-- "does daily paintings, sells almost all of them and she
teaches around the country. Now living in Oregon, she lived in Texas
for many years until the recent fires burned her home to the ground."
I've found her painting truly amazing and beautiful.Some of them very humorous. And it seems she mostly paint on small square shaped gesso boards. People can bid on each of the paintings. I particularly like her still life paintings, like this one titled "Scary Cherry":
To see more of her paintings, go to Carole Marine's blog.
Enjoy!
I've found her painting truly amazing and beautiful.Some of them very humorous. And it seems she mostly paint on small square shaped gesso boards. People can bid on each of the paintings. I particularly like her still life paintings, like this one titled "Scary Cherry":
To see more of her paintings, go to Carole Marine's blog.
Enjoy!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Artists, Art Sales, and the Economic Crisis
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| the Aboriginal art market seemed to be hit hardest of all |
A collection of articles to explore:
"Art Market Crisis?" by Elisa Hernando in Art Pulse Magazine
"Aboriginal artists to watch as market correction loom" by Stephen Lacey in The Age, May 1, 2011
"Investing in art, wine and other tangible assets" by BankBazaar.com source Reuters, May 7th, 2011
Paris, 11 August 2011, Art Media Agency (AMA)
"Art to get its own “stock exchange: Firm will sell shares in works held by participating galleries"
By Roxana Azimi and Anny Shaw, December 14, 2010, in The Art Newspaper
by Jonathan Jones, Sept 2008, in The Guardian
"Global art market rebounds from financial crisis", October 9th, 2011, in People's Daily
"Artistically Challenged: How the Economic Crisis Impacts Artists", by Ambria Miscia, March 3, 2009, in The Huffington Post
"European art & the financial crisis: yes, it matters" , by Jason Walsh, February 17, 2010, in Global Comment
"Art & The Economy: Chaos or Transformation" by Renée Phillips of Manhattan Arts
"Young Artists and Art Market: Art in Crisis?" by Constanze Fiebach, Sept 2010, the Goethe Institute
Arte Motu Junior: Public Art by the Kids
Through Arte Motu Junior, kids will familiarize with the concept of public art, and will create art for the public space of the coastside, focusing mostly on 3D art and art suited for outdoor. There will be 2-3 projects per year. Projects are mostly proposed by kids, and guided by 1-2 Arte Motu artist volunteers. Each project will include a 1 to 2 days workshop. Every Arte Motu Junior member is welcome to submit their ideas for projects.
ARTE MOTU Junior members are invited to submit their art for art exhibits, explore gallery possibilities, produce their own art merchandise (such as prints, postcards, etc.) to be sold at Arte Motu events. Arte Motu Junior members will decide which school or cause will benefit 25% of sales.
ARTE MOTU Junior will meet on November 4th, 2011, at the Pigeon Point Fog House, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm.
At this event kids will:
- attend a small presentation of the first project, called "Prayer Stones", proposed by Frances Olive Markham, 4th grader at Pacific Elementary School in Davenport, CA
- execute 1 quick art project
- schedule the workshops to finish the project by deadline.
If your kid decides to participate to this project, the fee will be $30 per kid (20% discount for more than one kid per family) payable at the event by cash or check. The fee includes 2 workshops, materials and tuition, exhibit organization, press release, and opening.
THE EVENT IS RSVP ONLY. Please, reply if you and your kid(s) will participate by October 28th through email or by calling Rosanna at 650-619-1593.
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