A-MAZE ME
for SMART show at Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis
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Prints of my SMART illustrations available here:
http://lightgreyartlabshop.bigcartel.com/
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We’re busy. Between hosting an opening last Friday, looking through hundreds of portfolios for upcoming shows, writing/producing a companion book, and trying to wrap up all of our work before flying to NYC and Iceland in the next week… we’re busy. And we’re sure you are too. So that’s why this week we wanted to talk about what that means, how to deal with it, and how good it feels to check boxes off a list!
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You Get More Done When You’re Busy
Length: 01:09:12
Synopsis: You’re busy, we’re busy, everyone’s busy. All the time. C’est la vie. On this week’s podcast Chris, Lindsay, Francesca and Jenny talk about how we parse a busy schedule, where to start digging in, and the ultimate rush of crossing something off a list. Sometimes it’s tough to start tackling deadlines, fulfilling promises, and following through on commitments but just remember; you get more done when you’re busy.
Hello there #stationzero #lgal #lightgreyartlab
We Are Modern.
A piece I made for the Light Grey Art Lab as part of their upcoming SMART show. I feel really honored to be included along with so many other amazing artists. The opening is Next Friday, May 17th so if you’re in the Minneapolis area make sure to check it out! I will of course be there in spirit.
While working on this I had a lot of trouble trying to define what it even meant to be smart. The conclusion seemed to be that intelligence was the ability to organize chaos and consciously crop our own world to find meaning despite the explicit knowledge that everything could be meaningless. The end result was an image that is at odds with itself and requires a determined viewer to focus on smaller elements.
You can buy prints of this and other works from the show here.
Also, keep an eye on the Light Grey Art Lab tumblr for updates, interviews and chances to get involved in future projects.
-Rebekka
Hive Mind
A piece I made for Light Grey Art Lab’s upcoming SMART show! I’m so lucky to be included with so many other talented artists who made awesome work for the show - you can check out all of the other pieces here and check for updates on LGAL’s tumblr here!
I had a tough time getting started with this piece - “smart” as a prompt was pretty intimdating. Eventually, though, I decided to tackle it from a science angle - I started thinking about how insects that live in colonies (like bees) often function as one single organism with many little parts that just act for the good of the whole. It’s an interesting (and fairly sucessful) way for evolution to handle the ideas of survival and consciousness.
Goodbye, Max
A new 3-print set for Light Grey Art Lab’s Smart show
This week’s podcast features a lecture we hosted way back in September of last year!History of the “F” Word: A Historic Look At One Of English’s Nastiest Words, presented by Deanna Larsen, coincided with The Expletive Show. The lecture consisted of a wonderful discussion around all things F-word related, including taboos, historic and current usage, cultural hang-ups, as well as some hilarious personal stories from the audience itself.
Apologies for the rough audio, this was recorded before we invested in proper audio equipment and took some finessing, but we really wanted to share this conversation with everyone!
It should go without saying, but due to the nature of the topic there is a lot of strong language in today’s show. If you are offended easily or have children present, this might not be the show for you. For the rest of you salty, nasty, foul-mouthed listeners, enjoy!
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My piece for SMART show - next friday in Minneapolis at @lightgreyartlab curated by Amy Ng of Pikaland
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The Bestiary That Could Be for Light Grey Art Lab’s Message in a Bottle show (January 2013)
I have a soft spot for really cheesy text, and an enduring love to cryptozoology, so this happened. The super lovely Becca Knight ended up purchasing it at the show.
It was a very indulgent project - it’s not something that would really fit my portfolio. So that, plus the fact that I didn’t have much time to do it, made me hesitate about posting it. But it was super fun to do, so who cares.
These are the friendly beasts you can learn about:
I’m very pleased to exhibiting in the SMART exhibition at Light Grey Art Lab next week, curated by Amy Ng (founder of Pikaland)!
For my piece, I started to think about language and the funny proverbs and idioms we use every day. Eventually I settled on one which is supposedly quite fitting… ‘Wearing the Trousers’
I think I might make my own trouser flag just to make sure everyone knows who’s boss around here.
If you’d like to buy a print to make your own stamp of authority, you can pop over to the LGAL shop and get one for $18.
I absolutely loved making this and can’t wait to see some photos of the exhibition opening! Thanks again to LGAL and Amy for inviting me to take part!
