I bought this piece at gallery downtown last night.  They were hosting a party and as I breezed through the other exhibits I noticed this artist with his work set up in the back.  His name was Stephan Canthal and I felt drawn to his work.  Upon further investigation I discovered he went to architecture school (duh).  This series was printed on aluminum.  He has other work, which is very architecture driven.  I liked those pieces also, but this one was my favorite.  For more of his work: http://www.canthal.com/ (oh and did I mention his website features a Bowie song?)

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with the slight break in snowage comes a glorious new period in biking EVERYWHERE. this included the locally infamous carousel mall, central new york's biggest supposed "green" effort. this effort is apparently limited to painting various architectural elements green, as naida and i could not find bike racks. we also became interested in the breakdown of pedestrian fabric in route to the mall.

but i digress. i finally checked out SPARK contemporary art space, an art gallery/performance venue approximately 3 blocks away from me. it's sort of in the middle of no where, so you feel a little like mother teresa when you show up. there were plenty of people, though, and the place was selling pbrs for a dollar. i saw about 4 live sets and a couple artists' work for $6 bucks to charity.

this guy paulsen's paintings are more striking on the web than in person, and that's because he chose to paint what i think would be best in collage/a hi-res photo. he does a good job of getting meticulous details done, but the content risks being seen as immature if it's not executed flawlessly. anyway, i really love the ballsy tackiness, and think it is a fun commentary on something serious. Continue