MELISSALAND

Great song by Don Cavalli. Great video directed by Korner Union. Enjoy!

Interesting series by photographer Tim Davis (Mr. Davis teaches photography at Bard College)

Bedford Avenue

Antlers

Earth Day

see more photographs from the series here

(that is a real photo by the way)…..more cool shots here on David J. Slater’s website

Here is another one from the archives. Taken in the second apartment I rented in Hudson. I think it was late winter 2005. I mostly remember the sheets on my bed then. Great soft jersey sheets in this soft mint color. The room was pretty bare because when I first moved to Hudson I brought next to nothing with me. I kept all my belongings in storage up in Albany, save for some books. Looking at this actually makes me want to go home, grab a big garbage bag, and start weeding out all the shit I don’t need, but have collected in the last 3 years.

New Years Resolution:  Only the bare necessities

A photo I took of my sister during Christmas two years ago. Can’t wait to see her in a few days…..

Johannes Courtens is a young aspiring photographer who has been graciously interning at the gallery. This is a photo he took during the ice storm which recently hit the area (and left his, and many other homes without power for days) - I think it is a beautiful graphic image - reminds me a bit of the romanticism behind old etchings and book illustrations.

Check out more of Johannes’ photographs on his deviant art page

Pespectives - Antonio from BaseMOTION on Vimeo

Stumbled upon this project by the creative studio Base Motion and I thought it was pretty neat:

While interviews traditionally present what people say, in Perspectives the interviewees don’t actually say anything. With the spoken portion of the footage edited out, Perspectives leaves only body language, pauses for thought, and interjections to do the communicating.

Typically people think of “content” only as what’s literally being said. The content of “Perspectives” is based on the idea that what’s not being said says something of its own.

See all the Perspectives videos here

Reminds just a little bit of Bas Jan Ader’s powerful silent short, “I’m too sad to tell you”

When our focus is limited, it is amazing how clear things can suddenly become. I wonder how different the world might appear if I couldn’t hear anything. How much more might I see?

Found this cover of Neil Diamond’s Unknown Legend by Tunde Adebimpe. It’s been part of the soundtrack for my quiet afternoon here at the gallery today. Enjoy.

Unknown Legend by Tunde Adebimpe

I went and visited David Lebe’s studio last week and all I can say is: impressed. I made the visit specifically to pick up some older hand-coloured photographs of his (the dates from these photos span from 1980-1987) - they are absolutely gorgeous. I sincerely wish I had the money to purchase one right now.

I spent the better part of a day going through and photographing the work for the website and color correcting each file (I only had my little point and shoot). Visiting David’s studio made me wish everyone could have an opportunity to do so. You really come to appreciate an artist much more when you get to witness how they work, see what is important to them, and how this informs what they create.

There is a great interview online between David and another photographer, Richard Kagan, and Richard asks David if vulnerability is important in his work:

“I think artists have to be vulnerable. There are artists who put up armor and they are great artists, and they do wonderful work, but in some way they don’t even realize they’re being vulnerable. They’re letting us in, even if they think they’re not. You have to be out there–if not consciously, then unconsciously. For art to happen, somehow you have to put yourself out there and open yourself up. You have to let others look inside.” - David Lebe

I’ve thought about this before, and it is of course, a very hard thing for most people to do, myself included. If I take a look at all of the writers & artists I’ve admired (Paul Monette, Miranda July, Peter Gabriel, just to name a few) - they are all extremely genuine, authentic and original individuals who created highly personal work. I’ve always respected people who could do this.

David and I discussed possibly recording some video of him in the studio and the idea of shooting and compiling video of many of the artists the gallery works with. I really love the possibilities of a project like this.

Promise to keep you updated

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Image above:

David Lebe, Self-Portrait 11:38, 1981, hand-coloured light drawing, 16 x 20 inches

View more work by David Lebe