I had the winning silent auction bid on this piece from Arts Night and picked it up today. Not sure how I am going to display it yet. I might just punch a hole in the wall and stick it in there. About the artist below;
Josh Johnson
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mixed media, 2009I was born and raised in the lakes region of Minnesota. After high school I attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, where I earned my Bachelor of Fine Art degree with a concentration in sculpture. I am currently a Master of Fine Art candidate in sculpture at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and was previously enrolled in the Master of Fine Art sculpture program at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
Recently, my thoughts have been dwelling on things internal. Not vital organs, cellular structures, or even emotions, but things that are difficult to put your finger on for very long. Things like the lump in the pit of your stomach or the itch in your mind that turns sleep into a game. These sensations are far more interesting to me than the circumstances that may create them. With these thoughts in mind, I approach my studio research not intending to give form to these unnamed sensations, only to let them influence my formal considerations. I reference visible forms and blur their identities, causing them to flicker between something recognizable and something unknown.
I also heard from a fellow artist today that she is looking into a possible conflict of interest (again) when it comes to Arts Night. As I posted about last year the Pavilion (supposedly) changed there conflict of interest policy to include Board Members, excluding them from exhibiting or profiting from the Pavilion while they sat on the board. According to the Arts Night brochure, one of the Board of Trustees had a piece of his (boring nature) photography in the exhibit (we can about guess who the knucklehead is). Like I said, she is investigating. Not sure if the policy hasn’t been implemented, if there was a typo in the brochure, or as I suspect the arrogant ***** just doesn’t give a rat’s ass and put a piece in anyway.
We’ll see.
I also see SculptureYawn is going up again this Saturday. As you can see the event will be just as boring as usual;
From turtles, dogs and rabbits, to human forms, whimsical creations and abstract sculptures, there’s a broad variety in this year’s show.
Dogs!? They never have dogs! I can’t wait. My art boner is so huge right now!
I also see the bullshit propaganda knob is turned to full volume;
The nonprofit event uses no tax dollars.
Really? So now the organization is just flat out lying to the public? Not only are TAX DOLLARS used to maintain the sites, and provide mounts, tax dollars are also used for liability insurance and according to SW’s own website;
The City of Sioux Falls contributes $25,000 annually to purchase the People’s Choice Award sculpture and quartzite and concrete pedestals for the sculptures.
No tax dollars are used, except around $50,000 . . . ahem.