Sculpture using antique chairs

Posted on | November 3, 2011 | Comments Off

I have recently begun a sculpture series
based on chairs. The chairs I am reconstructing are from the 1800’s. What I
have created is an out of place-ness for a common utilitarian object. By
stripping it of context and removing it from its innate function I am focusing
the viewer on the chairs’ exaggerated personality. At the same time I am creating
a potential for the viewer to explore their own memories.

If a chair is designed to allow a person to
sit then it seems logical that it becomes a kind of bookmark for a person
once they leave it empty or for a person that will return or even for the expected new person to come and sit on the chair.
So I guess it has created a simultaneous presence and absence. There is no
telling who will sit or has sat in the chair.

But by reconstructing the chair as a
sculpture I am crystallizing its past so that it can be contemplated as a
footnote to history, a narrative of a time lost or even a metaphor for emotions
that are spatially and/or temporally out of place.

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Sculpture listing

Posted on | October 10, 2011 | Comments Off

Jetsettersblog » Brussels Winter Wonders

Built by a team of 40 international ice sculptors from 300 tons of crystal clear ice and 400 tons of fresh snow in a hall cooled to a temperature of 23 degrees Fahrenheit. Held at the train station, the Christmas Market and skating rink are both …

http://www.jetsettersblog.com/blog/ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:17:57 -0700

The Golden Ratio

fact, artists and sculptors have known about the golden ratio for a long time and have used it to create sculptures and artwork of the ideal human figure. To this day, surgeons … any two aspects that leads us to proportion them in the ideal way. …

http://pofpolice.com/ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:04:15 -0700

Argenta Arts District – This Week in Argenta

October 14: Haunted Evening Tour, Join us at 7 p.m. to embark upon this “spirited” adventure as your guide reveals stories about some of the city’s most haunted locations. Tickets are $40, seating is limited and reservation are required. …

http://www.argentaartsdistrict.org/ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:12:41 -0700

Argenta Arts District – Argenta Film Series Releases Fall Schedule

Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock will replace bats and balls with stemware and cork screws on October 6 from 6 – 9 p.m. for the American Heart Association’s Festival of Wines presented by the Jack Stephens Heart Institute at St. Vincent. The annual …. Stroll down the historic streets turned art galleries to find “Art In Unexpected Places” and meet some of Arkansas’ finest local artists-painters, sculptors, photographers, potters, musicians, and jewelry-makers, just to name a few. …

http://www.argentaartsdistrict.org/ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:06:45 -0700

Argenta Arts District – Argenta is Alive during Up With Art VI

Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock will replace bats and balls with stemware and cork screws on October 6 from 6 – 9 p.m. for the American Heart Association’s Festival of Wines presented by the Jack Stephens Heart Institute at St. Vincent. The annual …. Stroll down the historic streets turned art galleries to find “Art In Unexpected Places” and meet some of Arkansas’ finest local artists-painters, sculptors, photographers, potters, musicians, and jewelry-makers, just to name a few. …

http://www.argentaartsdistrict.org/ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:04:44 -0700

Bronze Studio Corona | Artists & Art Gallery Reviews

Shopping For Unique Sculptures or Paintings? … We went in search of Doug’s painting of Yellowstone Falls, Queen Beatrix’s favorite spot in America, presented to her in The Great Hall in Washington DC when Doug was White House artist. …

http://artgalleryreviews.com/ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:14:50 -0700

This Week at the Clinton School – Clinton School of Public Service …

Since 1992, The National Sculptors’ Guild has worked closely with cities, corporations and private institutions across the country successfully enhancing both indoor and outdoor venues with creative design and innovative artwork. “Cotton and Race in the Making of America,” author … Dattel will discuss his book, which looks at the complexity of cotton’s productive role in America’s rise to economic power from 1787 to 1930. He will also provide insights about the complexity of race and …

http://clintonschoolblog.com/cblog/ — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:38:58 -0700

TQ ARTS: Fwd: Art Knowledge News – Keeping You in Touch with …

This exhibition examines the abiding importance of geometric form in the work of American sculptor David Smith (1906-1965) from his earliest small works through the monumental late masterpieces that he created in the final years of his life. …

http://tqarts.blogspot.com/ — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:19:00 -0700

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Special Webpage for Art Sales to Clients

Posted on | September 4, 2011 | Comments Off

I was recently asked by one of my regular clients if there was a listing of less expensive works of art that I have created. He was very apologetic about how the economy had hit him but with a special occasion coming, he wanted to invest in more of my art.

I took his dilemma to heart. And also realized he had spawned a thought as to how to provide a ‘special’ sales event for a client while creating a market for my experiments, sketches and smaller works.

First I created a webpage with the address of www.donaldkolberg.com/myclients name. Then I took photos of a variety of pieces uploaded them with sizes and prices. Finally I sent an email to the client. In the email I stressed that this page had been created especially for him, note the address, and that it would only be accessable for one week.  This resulted in establishing a bond between my client and myself that actually resulted in two pieces of art being sold for a larger amount then I had at first expected. I also received a thank you for understanding his position and for provided such a wonderful direct online experience.

Since this episode I have explored some of what my clients have bought in the past and created webpages to include in emails directly to them offering the same terms. This is one process that now has become a regular part of my art marketing course and has given a jump start to a sagging art sales season.

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ART SOUP

Posted on | August 16, 2011 | Comments Off

A recipe for excuses that you can serve anytime of year

Ingredients

• one large project
• a number of small projects
• a squeeze of time
• reduced desire to succeed
• a dash of taking the easy way out
• a disorganized studio
• a large jar of lack of focus
• a minimum sense of commitment

Directions

In your mind, combine your lack of focus and your disorganization and place them in the center of your studio. Using another part of your brain mix a reduced desire to succeed with a squeeze of time and spread this across your large and small projects until completely coated.
Pour the mixture over your lack of commitment  adding a dash of taking the easy way out on top of the whole mess for decoration.

Procrastinate until you are ready to STOP MAKING EXCUSES AND REALLY DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR ART

LEARN more about how to make your ART successful in the  ARTCORE NEWSLETTER

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Discovery of Lee Bontecou

Posted on | August 14, 2011 | Comments Off

I can across a Dec. 9, 2010 blogpost by Nancy Natale, The Discovery of Lee Bontecou. This Art in the Studio post included a great short video on the artist’s work, a  5-minute YouTube video by Veronica Roberts, curator of “All Freedom In Every Sense,” the small MoMA show of Bontecou’s work this past summer. This video completely captured me so I had to repost it here. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did

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