Mark Cole Workshop!

Please join us in the Ceramics Studio at IU Southeast on March 21st and 22nd for a two day visiting artist workshop by Mark Cole. Mark will be making work from 10am - 12pm and 1:15 - 4:15pm on Wednesday and from 10am - 12pm and 1:15 - 3:15pm on Thursday. He will be lecturing about his work at 3:15pm on Thursday. All are welcome!

Mark has exhibited his work widely throughout the US and has international apprenticeship and residency experience including work in Thailand and Japan. He is currently teaching Ceramics as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

More information about his work can be found on his website at http://markcolepottery.com/. More information about this workshop can be found by contacting Brian Harper, Assistant Professor of Fine Art, IU Southeast at harperba@ius.edu

Again, check out his website for more images - http://markcolepottery.com/

See you there!

Prof. Brian

Tiffany Carbonneau's lecture at Hanover College

Tiffany Carbonneau and Shawn Skabelund's collaborative exhibition at Hanover College came down yesterday.  A couple of days before the unistall, Leticia Bajuyo (professor of art and Artist Extraordinaire at Hanover College) organized a closing reception and artist lecture for Tiffany to talk more about her work and how she came to make the work she does.  Here's the video of the lecture:



You can find out more about Tiffany's work on her website at tiffanycarbonneau.com

Enjoy the lecture!

Brian

Shawn Skabelund Artist Lecture

It was really great to see everyone come out for the Shawn Skabelund artist lecture the other day!  If you missed it or just want to relive the memories, here's the video of it.  If you want to watch the full screen version, just click on the little icon with four arrows just to the left of the vimeo logo while the video is playing.  Enjoy!


More information about Shawn's work can be found on his website at www.shawnskabelund.com 

 

Hope you enjoyed the event! 

See you in the studio,

Brian

Go To NCECA

Now that the first week of the semester is over, I know what you're thinking.  "That first week was amazing and ceramics is blowing my mind, but how do I take this to the NEXT level?"  The answer: Go to NCECA in Seattle this March.  On March 28th - 31st, Seattle will be inundated with artists from all over the world and like coffee shops, it will seem like there's an exhibition on every corner.  If you're going to go (you should), you need to register SOON! The "early bird" registration ends on Wednesday, 1/18 so don't spend any more money than you have to make sure and get your cheaper student registration when you have the chance.

Click on the image above to go to the NCECA website and learn more about the upcoming good times in Seattle.  If you want to review the preliminary program for events, check out this link: http://www.nceca.net/static/conference_program.php

If you have any questions, just me know.

See you in Seattle!

Brian

Shawn Skabelund - Visiting Artist Lecture

Hi Everyone -

I just wanted to welcome everyone to a lecture that Shawn Skabelund will be giving in the ceramics studio on Thursday, January 12th at 3pm.  Shawn is an artist who “explores what Wendell Berry calls the “unsettling of America,” namely, the effects, the marks, and the changes that humans make on the land and cultures of a given area.”  Through drawing, sculpture, and installation, he strives to “give viewers time and space to think about the local communities, economies, and ecosystems they inhabit.”

More can be found on his website at: www.shawnskabelund.com.  In addition to the “installations” page, be sure to check out the “drawings” page, too — there’s some amazing work in there.

Shawn is here because he and Tiffany are installing a two person collaborative exhibition at Hanover College.  That show opens on Friday, January 13th.  I hope to send out more information about that soon.

Anyway, all are welcome to the lecture (and the show).
 
And spread the word!!

Brian H.

Dylan Beck Artist Lecture!

Hey Everyone -

Here's the Dylan Beck Artist Lecture from a little while back.  I had some trouble rendering it, then just got completely swamped with school stuff and never finished uploading it and posting it here.  Better late than never though!  It was great having him here in our studio and its a wonderful lecture, so sit back and enjoy!


To keep up with his work, check out his website at http://www.dylanjbeck.com/

See you in the studio.

Prof. Brian

Looking for Residencies?

Hi Everyone -

Hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve!  Now that you're thinking of the new year (and the future), you may be thinking about applying for an artist residency after you leaving IU Southeast.  I came across this site the other day that has a large collection of residency information, so if you're even remotely interested, check this out:  http://www.residencyunlimited.org/

screen capture of Residency Unlimited's website

Here's to another year of awesomeness!
Prof. brian

Natalie Tornatore and Ben Stout artist lectures!

I've rendered and uploaded the video of Natalie Tornatore and Ben Stout's artist lectures from the other day.  A huge thanks to Natalie and Ben for sharing their work with us.  I know you feel the same way, but I enjoyed hearing more about their ideas.  It was really interesting to learn more about how the two of them work in a similar way, but yet come to much different visual conclusions in their work.

In order to make the videos smaller, I've rendered the two videos separately.  Anyway, here is Ben Stout's artist lecture:



And here is Natalie Tornatore's artist lecture:



These lectures were in conjunction with their two person exhibition currently up in the Barr Gallery, The Air & The Ground.  The exhibition is up until October 14th, so check it out before it comes down!

Again, a HUGE thank you to Natalie and Ben.  We all had a great time learning more about your work!

See you in the studio,
Brian

Turbulent Continuity = Awesomeness

Wow, that was awesome wasn't it?  Of course, I'm talking about the great SpaceLab show on Thursday night called "Turbulent Continuity" by Ian F. Thomas and Brian McConnell.  They kicked off the event by giving this great artist lecture ...

Then we all had a great time checking out their work in the SpaceLab:

 

 

 

Big huge thanks to Ian F. Thomas and Brian McConnell for coming all the way here to IU Southeast to share their awesomeness with us!

Fired up?!

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

"Turbulent Continuity" by Ian F. Thomas and Brian McConnell

Ian F. Thomas and Brian McConnell will be visiting the IUS campus from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania to show a collaborative exhibition of artwork they have created specifically for the SpaceLab Gallery. Their exhibition is titled “Turbulent Continuity” and will take place in the SpaceLab, which is currently located in the Ceramics area of Knobview Hall (Rm. KV 042). They will be lecturing on their artwork on Thursday, April 14th at 6pm in KV 035 and an Opening Reception will take place immediately following the artist lecture at approximately 7:15pm in KV 042. This is a one night only event and is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the IUS Ceramics Area, the Ground Floor Lecture Series, and the Dirt Bags Art Club. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Harper, Assistant Professor of Fine Art, harperba@ius.edu
 

 See you there!

Prof. Brian

Erika Christian - Three Part Mold Demo

Hey everyone, here's the video from class the other day when Erika Christian gave her three part mold demo ...



see you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Kristy Leverock's demonstration on Terra Sigillata

Hey Everyone, here is Kristy Leverock's demonstration on Terra Sigillata that she gave in class yesterday ..



enjoy!

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Ashley Bell's Mold Making Demonstration

Here is Ashley's mold making demonstration from yesterday's class ...



Hope to see some awesomeness in the studio when I get back from NCECA!

see you then.
Prof. Brian

Shellac Resist and Etching Demonstration by Sue Bartle

Hey everyone, here's the video from Sue Bartle's demonstration in class yesterday ..



enjoy!

Prof. Brian

Throwing and Trimming a Plate

Hi Everyone -

Here are the videos from my demo yesterday on throwing and trimming plates.

Throwing a plate:



Trimming a plate:



enjoy.
See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian Harper

Chris Little - 3D imagery demonstration

Here's the demonstration that Chris Little (richardprincess.blogspot.com) gave today in class on 3D images ..



Enjoy!

Prof. Brian

Jay Whitman Throwing Demonstration

Hi Everyone -

This is the first of 7 or 8 videos I will be posting over the next few weeks of all of the advanced students giving demonstrations on techniques they utilize in their work. In this video, Jay Whitman (jaywhitman.wordpress.com) demonstrates his thrown tumblers ...



Enjoy and stay tuned!

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Daniel Bare and Valerie Zimany Lecture

If you missed the lecture by Daniel Bare and Valerie Zimany (or if you would like to re-live the memories), here it is! ...



enjoy!

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Lidded Vessels

Working on your lidded vessels?  Need a refresher?  Check out the lidded vessel demo from Tuesday ...



enjoy!

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

NCECA -- coming up!

Hey guys, NCECA is right around the corner.  If you're not going, you should think about it. If you are going, check out this information: http://www.nceca.net/static/student_opp.php  This is information from NCECA about things at the conference that are specific to students (Student Critique Room, Student Perspectives, etc)

Of course there is much, much more on the NCECA website about the conference, including a list of exhibitors and vendors here and the exhibition shuttle information here and definitely, don't forget to check out the list of exhibitions here .. keeping in mind that these exhibitions are only the "official" exhibitions (they'll be many more that will pop up around town during the conference).

The conference itself is always interesting, but for me, the exhibitions are always the highlight.  Get ready to see some major awesomeness!

see you in the studio.
prof. brian

Rob Woolley demonstration at IU Southeast

Hey everyone -

Rob Woolley came into town yesterday to do some demonstrations and talk about his new work in the IUS Printmaking studio.  He graduated from IUS in the Spring of 2010 and is now a graduate student at the Heron School of Art and Design at IUPUI in Indianapolis.

enjoy! ...



See you in the studio.
Prof. brian

Throwing and Trimming Demo

Hi all.

Here's the video from that demo I gave on throwing and trimming bowls the other day ..



enjoy!

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Callie Curry aka Swoon

" .. if you kind of break a rule over there, break a boundary over there, and have a moment of creative play, and create something of beauty, that through all of those actions and combined with a lot of dedication, you can create little cracks in the facade of impossibility and inevitability that overlays a lot of our lives .. and through those cracks, little possibilities come up ... "




just watch it ..

see you in the studio.
prof. brian

Handle and Mug Demo

Hey everyone -

Here's the handle and mug demo I gave today ...



See you in the studio!
Prof. Brian

Pete Pinnell talking about cups and mugs

Hey everyone, here's that Pete Pinnell video we watched today in class if you would like to go back and watch it again.  I know I pick up a few more tidbits of information each time I've seen it ..

enjoy!



See you in the studio.

Prof. brian

Strange Attractors exhibition install

hey everyone, things are moving along well with the Strange Attractors: Exchanges between Reason and Potential exhibition ...

Dan Bare and Valerie Zimany

Gibbs Rounsavall

the mini-gallery within a gallery!

The opening is this Thursday (the 20th) at 5pm - 7pm.  Keep spreading the word peeps!
See you there.
Prof. Brian

Whoa, the first day of the semester!!!

Morning everyone.

I see that you, too, are as excited for the semester to start as I am.  I am looking forward to a great semester, filled with lots (and lots) of art.  Feel free to peruse through the links and images on this blog.  During the semester, its a great place to stay current on whats happening in the IUS ceramics world, so bookmark it and check back often!

Otherwise, we have a lot of work to do, so let's get moving.

Control your destiny.

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Strange Attractors: Exchanges between Reason and Potential

Artists included: Daniel Bare & Valerie Zimany, Brian Boldon, Russel Hulsey & Thomas deLisle, Kris Grey, Gibbs Rounsavall, Travis Shaffer, Dmitry “Dima” Strakovsky, and Jordan Tate

In the exhibition titled Strange Attractors: Exchanges between Reason and Potential, Brian Harper, Assistant Professor of Fine Art at IU Southeast, has curated a collection of artwork that aims to extrapolate from what chaos theory has shown about the ‘Butterfly Effect’ and examine how our perceptions of the world may be altered by seemingly small events in our experiences of being alive.  The theory of the ‘Butterfly Effect’ shows that even small variations in the initial condition of a dynamic system can have large consequences as that system evolves.  Therefore, a flap of a butterfly’s wings in Chile could initiate a chain of events that causes a tornado in Texas.  Much like the flap of a butterfly’s wings, a change in one person’s experience of being alive can therefore cause dramatic changes in the belief system of many.  This exhibition aims to bring together artists who not only help to enable these changes in our individual perception of what it means to be human, but also those who create artwork that responds to and derives meaning from the changes happening in our contemporary world.  In so doing, these artists help to extract personal meaning from our collective discovery.

For more information about this exhibition, contact Brian Harper at harperba@ius.edu.  The exhibition will be hosted by the Ronald L. Barr Gallery on the IU Southeast campus in New Albany, Indiana from January 20^th – February 16^th, 2011.  The opening reception will be on January 20^th from 5pm – 7pm.  Gallery hours: Mon-Thurs 9am – 9pm, Friday 9am – 5pm

Videos from the Kris Grey Lecture

Morning everyone.  

I know that all have been pondering your existence (and purpose in life) after the amazing lecture that Kris Grey gave at IUS the other day - and I'm sure that many of you have realized that the only way to complete yourself is to see it again.  Well, fear not!!  I have finished rendering and uploading the videos so now you can sit back, relax and relive the memories.  The videos are split into two different videos.  The lecture itself is the first one below and the question and answer session is the video just below that.

Don't have the password?  Just e-mail me at harperba@ius.edu and I'll pass it along.

Enjoy!


(my apologies for the crazy camcorder focusing in the first 5 seconds of this video .. damn auto focus!)







See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Kris Grey Artist Lecture!! Mon, Nov. 15th 1:30pm in the ceramics area

"Queering the Body / Performing the Subject"

An artist talk exploring the body as site for, and subject of, gendered performance. Kris Grey, will provide a historic and social context for several contemporary performance artists. The lecture will explore the question of where to seat artists who make work on the edge of aestheticism and activism. The relevance of iteration and re-performance will be investigated with challenging and diverse examples. There will be a strong emphasis on gender constructions, women, and queer artists.

Kris Grey received a BFA in Ceramics with a minor in Language and Literature form the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2003 and is currently pursuing an MFA at Ohio University. Kris’ alter-ego, Justin Credible, has been active in the performing arts and drag scenes in the Baltimore, DC Metro area and was an organizing member of the Charm City Kitty Club from 2005-2009

All are welcome!  Spread the word!  There will be a reception to follow the lecture.




See you in the studio,
Brian H.

Ai WeiWei's sunflower seeds

Ai WeiWei's incredible installation of millions of ceramic sunflower seeds is up right now at the Tate Modern in London.  In Adrian Searle's review for the Guardian, he says,  "It is a work of great simplicity and complexity. Sunflower Seeds refers to everyday life, to hunger (the seeds were a reliable staple during the Cultural Revolution), to collective work, and to an enduring Chinese industry."

 "The meanings are as multiple and singular as its form. Ai Weiwei has taken the lesson of Duchamp's readymade and Warhol's multiples and turned them into a lesson in Chinese history and western modernisation, and the price individuals in China pay for that. Every unique seed is homogenised into a sifting mass. Most contemporary Chinese art is a product made for western consumption, just as willow-pattern plates or porcelain vases were shipped out in huge quantities for the western market." - Adrian Searle

And this video is a MUST SEE video about this work ...



Field trip to the Tate Modern anyone?

See you in the studio.

Prof. brian

Get the week started off right!!

Here's a cool video guaranteed to jump start your week.  In this video, Ayumi Horie shows her skills at dry throwing a bowl.  Check out more of her work at www.ayumihorie.com



Now, let's get to the studio and make some art!

Prof. Brian

Artist Presentations

You will create a Powerpoint presentation and prepare a short artist talk about an artist of your choosing. You can pick from any of the artists on artaxis.org (that's over 175 artists!) Pick an artist who is exciting to you – this is soooo much more fun if you are personally invested in the work.

Requirements for the Artist Presentation:
- you must use Powerpoint
- you should discuss the artist for approximately 10 minutes, but not longer than 15 minutes
- use as many images as you feel is necessary to carry your talk through 10 minutes
- you must provide a copy of the powerpoint presentation you created. The file name must include your name and the name of the artist the presentation is on.

Some general tips on preparing your presentation:
- Powerpoint presentations that contain a large number of images generally look best with a black or dark background.
- PRACTICE! Practice the presentation first to make sure it fits easily within the allotted time
- Show up early on the day you present so you can put your powerpoint on the computer. Have a backup!
- RESEARCH! Read the artist statements, research what others have written about the artist, e-mail the artist and ask questions, look at their influences, etc.
- you might want to have some notes for the details and main points of your talk

This is fun (trust me on this), so have fun with it. Choose your artist carefully as you will be spending considerable time investigating their work!

See you in the Studio.
Prof. Brian

Martina Lantin

Things are rolling now!

Morning Everyone.

Well, things are really rolling now.  So far, sooooo good.  The 260 people are already heading into their second project and the advanced students should be hitting their full stride in preparation for their upcoming crits.  If anyone would like to see what the advanced students are up to, you might take a minute and check out their blog posts .. they've all been active bloggers so far this year (its almost like they are required to do so!)

In other news, I have been in negotiations with none other than Kris Grey (of kristingrey.com) about coming into town for a one day mold making workshop with an artist lecture at night.  The plans are solidifying for Oct. 4 so, make sure and mark it on your calendars!!!

Here's a picture of her gasket work..

She has also been known to cruise into town on this ride ...

So, keep your eyes peeled for a kick ass artist riding around town on this bike - and be alert, she sometimes goes by her alias - Justin Credible ...

See you in the studio.
Prof. Brian

Opening This Thursday!

Hey Everyone -

Don't forget about Tiffany Carbonneau's opening in the Barr Gallery this Thursday, 9/2 from 5-7.  Tiffany will be speaking about her work at 6pm.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Prof. Brian