Hiroshi Sugimoto + Society6

I have two things for today - Society6 and Hiroshi Sugimoto -
First of all, Society6 -
Society6 is a site where you can post artwork in digital form - such as photography or graphic design.
You can then make you art available for people to buy as a print, or canvas or a multitude of other forms.
To me, this seems like just the opening new artists need - a space to watch.
So go forth, check out sb-a on society6!

Now, on to Hiroshi Sugimoto.
What a man. What. A. Man.
The renowned Japanese photographer has a major exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art featuring works from his most recent series - "Lightning Fields" and "Photogenic Drawings" - but it started the day I left! So here's the confession - I haven't actually seen this exhibition!
But HS is just too good to not talk about - here's why - a selection from his "Lightning Fields"
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To create these beauties, HS exposed photographic dry plates to violent electrical discharges. HS's approach to photography is very scientific, exploring the very nature of it's being and pushing the limits that no one else thought of. Here is a self portrait of the man at work -

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Now I feel just like The Jealous Curator...

-sb

You Just Made My Day

I mentioned yesterday The Jealous Curator who describes that feeling you get of mixed admiration and jealousy when you see some amazing art.
Imagine your favourite artist; the artist you wish you were; the artist who inspires you the most and always, always gives you the jealous-admiring feeling.
For me, that artist is Ilana Halperin.
Now imagine that someone is in your slightly-hobbly-shed-gallery (this is mine) and says this -
"You know who you remind me of - maybe you haven't heard of her - Ilana Halperin?"
They just made my day.
Here are a few of my favourite Halperin things -
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Ilana Halperin
Physical Geology (Plate 3), 2009

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Ilana Halperin
An Entangled Bank, Installation View, 2009

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Ilana Halperin
Installation View at Projects Spaces, 2009

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-sb

I'm Jealous of Gavin Weber

"There is one moment, in the first few seconds, when you look at a piece of art and know that you love it. It’s the moment when, if you’re an artist yourself, you look at it and feel a rush of uplifting inspiration… and total soul-crushing jealousy all at the same time. It’s when you walk away thinking, “Damn, I wish I thought of that.”"
I'm quoting The Jealous Curator here - I think we all know that jealous feeling where you think "that's what I want my artwork to look like!"
To tell the truth, I get that feeling just about your blog, TJC!
I thought I'd mention TJC because it just exactly describes why I want to post about Gavin Weber today. Now let's see why -
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Gavin Weber
2-3, 2008
Graphite on Paper

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Gavin Weber
Circulate II, 2008
Steel, Vinyl Tape

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Gavin Weber
Circulate II, 2008
Steel, Vinyl Tape

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It's so futuristic/industrial - reminds me of Tsutomu Nihei's artwork for Manga comic Blame! -
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Tsutomu Nihei

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-sb