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February Newsletter

2/27/2013

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February Highlight:
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This artwork was created specifically for Arizona State University 
and sold to them in May 2012.  
 
It was installed last summer by Metropolitan Gallery, 
and this month I received installation photographs, taken by David Huff.
 
Color Field 2.2 is displayed in Arizona State University's new student housing development,
Casa de Oro, on the West Campus in Tempe, Arizona.
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Read and see more about this piece here.


Other February News:
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Galactic Triptych (frame 2), 2008
 
This piece is featured as part of The BIG Picture, a show of contemporary photography blown up to large mural proportions.  Images are expanded as large Xerox prints & displayed in galleries & outdoor locations throughout Denver & sister cities around the globe.
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Raising Them Right in USA, Keith Dillon
 
The call for art on the art show I am curating at Milepost 5 ended today.  I am eager to sift through all the amazing artworks I have received!
 
Above is a sneak peek of an artwork I have accepted into the show - Raising Them Right in USA by the accomplished artist Keith Dillon.
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Wild Flowers of Oregon & I will be trading flowers for artworks of flowers. 

More lovely bouquets in my floral series to follow...
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Potato Head Fries, 2012
 
Epicurious Potato Heads was featured in the February issue of Alimentum. 
 
See the feature here.  
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SNEAK PEEK: 10 of Diamonds detail
 
I was assigned the 10 of diamonds in the ANIMAL deck of the next Art in Hand project.  As Portlandia fans guessed, I PUT A BIRD ON IT.  The piece is complete, but I will not be releasing it until next month (along with $25 preliminary sketches of it).
 
Artwork by Natasha Bacca will be representing the State of Oregon in the next deck of Art In Hand - artist created decks of playing cards.
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Pauline Zonneveld, photographer of “Good Old Dog Project” & I will be trading artworks.  Syan, Tony & I are on our way to a photo shoot this afternoon! 

Photos to follow… 


This Month's Blog Posts:
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Same Same but Different
How I create artworks exactly the same that look different.
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Color Field 2.2
A piece with one of my favorite color schemes sold to Arizona State University.
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Curating an Art Exhibition
+ sneak peeks of 3 artworks that will be included in the EPICURIOUS: America's Relationship with Food exhibition.

All of my newsletters include a discount code (not included in the blogpost).

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THANK YOU for all your support!

If you have questions or comments I would love to hear them.

Much love to you all!

♥ Natasha
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Curating an Art Exhibition ~ part 1

2/20/2013

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"An exhibition is idea-driven thesis and a curator's job is to find art to prove it."
- Ted Decker, curator at Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art.

I am honored to be given the opportunity to curate my 1st art exhibition.  

After participating in almost 100 art exhibitions in the past 5 years I feel confident curating my 1st art exhibition under the given circumstances, and with the amazing world wide web at my fingertips research has led me to the following 10 steps:
1. Conceptualize Art Exhibition – CHECK!

CONCEPT: an illustration of a variety of ideas about America’s relationship with food, featuring artists in Portland, Oregon.  

The obvious reason of location for featuring Portland artists is subsidiary to the food mecca Portland has become.  Touted as a foodie destination, with more than 80 brewpubs and microbreweries, over 400 food carts, and renowned eateries such as Voodoo Doughnuts, Stumptown Coffee, Le Pigeon and many more, Portland artists have plenty of inspiration for gathering ideas.

An intriguing juxtaposition between artworks, artists, and ideas will be exhibited.


2. Reserve Art Exhibition Space and Dates – CHECK!

The exhibition will be in The Denizen Gallery at Milepost 5, a community for creatives in Portland, OR where I reside part-time.  The exhibition will run from April 1st – April 30th with an opening reception on 1st Friday April 5th at 6:00 PM.


3. Procure Funding and Allot Budget – CHECK!

Milepost 5 will be providing funding for printing costs.

Food Not Bombs will be donating homemade vegan food for the opening reception.

Gigantic Brewing will be donating beer for the opening reception.


4. Recruit Artists and Choose Pieces  – IN PROCESS

I am currently seeking artists to participate in the exhibition.  I have a number of excellent participants already lined up, and I have several calls for art posted.  Join or share the call for art on Facebook here.

          CALL FOR ART Details:

          Title: EPICURIOUS: America's Relationship with Food

          This will be a group exhibition featuring Portland artist's.  Each artwork must relate to America's relationship                   

          with food.  Artist may exhibit 1-5 artworks.

          Each artist will be required to post an artist's statement with their artwork.  All work must be gallery ready.   

          All media will be accepted.

          Selection Criteria:
          1. Artwork -- quality and creativity
          2. Statement -- how well developed it is and how well it relates to the theme

          Submit image(s) and artist's statement along with contact information by February 28th for consideration. 


On March 1st I will finalize my selection of artists and artworks and begin the next steps in the curating process, which I will blog about post-execution:

5. Write & Send Press Releases
6. Advertise & Send Invitations
7. Write Essay & Publish Catalog
8. Site Installation
9. Grand Opening 
10. Take Down Exhibit



In addition to curating this exhibition, I will participate by exhibiting the following artworks:

Sweet Potato Head Muffins, 11x14 inch digital print 
Potato Head Fries, 20x20 inch digital print 
Potato Head Salad, 11x14 inch digital print 
My statement about this series:

"Epicurious Potato Heads is an exploration of American culture and the relationship we have with food. 

I anthropomorphize food by cooking potato heads and then memorialize them by photographing them. By ascribing human form and attributes to food we can more easily identify with it. Our anthropomorphic perceptions and ideas influence how we interact with the food. An emotional bond is created, and a personal relationship evolves between us and what we eat.

Our relationship with food is not only the longest standing relationship in our life, but also the most complex. Food is much more than a simple fuel. It can be a sin, an escape, a reward, a comfort, or all of these at different times, making a balanced attitude toward food difficult to maintain. In addition to psychological influences, cultural attitudes, religious beliefs, and social expectations also shape the way we feel about what, how, why, when, where, and how much we eat. When we understand what precisely shapes our eating behaviors, we can cultivate a more harmonious relationship with our food.

I invite viewers to become more aware of and actively cultivate a harmonious relationship with the foods they choose to consume." 



Below are 3 sneak peeks of artworks that will be in the exhibit:

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Title: RAISING THEM RIGHT in the U S of A
Artist: Keith Dillion
Medium: Stretched Canvas Print


From Keith's Statement:

"My work in one word, questions. ...The viewer is drawn in, and then it starts a questioning of what is real. The hook brings you in, and then a story begins to develops..."

Title: "The End of Food" 
Artist: Kally Kahn
Medium: mixed media installation 


From Kally's Statement:

"...The earth has become a desert, dry and unable to support life. The importance of sustainable practices are expressed in the piece without which we might someday find ourselves at the last supper."
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Artist: Celestrya


 From Celestrya's Statement:

"... My paintings are thus my desire for these wondrous treats. I am only able to indulge with my eyes rather than my taste buds. ... Please feast your eyes on my catalog of desires..."

Thank you for viewing!  

If you have questions or comments I would love to hear them.

Much love to you all!

♥ Natasha
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Color Field 2.2

2/12/2013

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This artwork was created specifically for Arizona State University and sold to them in May 2012.  

It was installed last summer by Metropolitan Gallery,
and last week I received installation photographs, taken by David Huff.

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The client was interested in a print of this artwork, Color Field 3, but I did not have a high enough quality digital file of this piece.  It was sold in 2009, before I developed a better documentation system of my artwork.  So we agreed that I would make a similar piece.
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The client was interested in 
reds and teals.  So I altered Color Field 2 (above) to create the variation in color of Color Field 2.2.
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The client said they were even more pleased with this piece than the original one they liked.

Color Field 2.2 is a 36x36 inch print with a plexi-face.

Prints of Color Field 2.2 can be purchased here.

Color Field 2.2 is displayed in Arizona State University's new student housing development, 
Casa de Oro, on the West Campus in Tempe, Arizona.

Installation View 1:
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Installation View 2:
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Site Developer: American Campus Communities

Site Design Firm: Sixthriver Architects

More photographs of artworks installed at this site can be seen here.


Thank you for viewing!  

If you have questions or comments I would love to hear them.

Much love to you all!

♥ Natasha
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Same Same but Different

2/6/2013

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I picked up these lovely flowers at Trader Joe's, and took them into the darkroom with me.
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I laid them on photographic paper before exposing the paper to light.

If I could see in my work in process, this is what this step might look like:
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I exposed the paper to various colors and intensities of light with light-emitting diodes.

If I could see in my process in time-lapse, this is what this step might look like:
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I work in darkness, and therefore feel more than see what I am working with.
This allows me to create several pieces exactly the same but which yield different results.
The 3 images below were all created the same.
I used the same flowers, the same photographic paper, the same colors of LEDs.

I placed the flowers in various locations on the photographic paper, feeling around the paper,
and layering the flowers in different patterns.
I then exposed the paper to the same amounts of the same colors of light, but in different places.

green = purple | purple = green | blue = yellow | yellow = blue | red = cyan
the mixed colors = brown | the white areas = no light

The results are below.
The top row is the final artwork, and under each piece are 2 details within the artwork.

{Click on images to enlarge & view in slideshow format.}
3 more artworks created similarly:

The left and right pieces are more violet with green, while the center piece is more blue with green.
I actually used the same colors of light (magnet = green & chartreuse = violet).
The variation in color is a result of altering the temperature of my developing chemical.

The top row is the final artwork, and under each piece are 2 details within the artwork.

{Click on images to enlarge & view in slideshow format.}
I never see my art piece until it is complete.  While the light I emit allows me to see a bit, the paper
remains white during exopsure.  So I do not know how much of what color is where until after processing.  Once the paper goes through the developing chemical the image appears, however
the room is still dark at this point.  The paper then goes through fixer which makes it no longer sensitive
to light.  At this point I can turn on the lights and see the results.

This makes the process very exciting and magical for me!  It is always a mystery until the end.
The many variables including colors of light, intensities of light, temperature of the chemicals,
and my manipulation make each piece the unique artwork that it is.
So while I create many same, same pieces, they are all different.

Thank you for viewing!  

If you have questions or comments I would love to hear them.

Much love to you all!

♥ Natasha
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