Weekend Random Images

(Above) My Bicycle Book, saddle stitched, published by the Board of Education, Palo Alto, CA, 1941, Via Ampersand Vintage. Click image for larger view.


(Above) Ceramic pot by Rudy Autio (1926 - 2007), via here. Click for larger view.


(Above) Collection of 16 Balsa Wood Model Airplane Ribs, c. 1940-1950. Via Heir Antiques. Click for larger view.



(Above) Collection of 12 pressed steel children’s tricycle seats. Via Lost Found Art. Click for larger view.


(Above) Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, photogram. 1923; Silver print. Collection of Charles Isaacs, via Luminous Lint. Click for larger view.



(Above) “HAY..............For Sale.” Via Candler Arts. Click for larger view.


(Above) Monkey skull from Africa; covered in mud and raffia. Circa 1925. Via Historia Antiques. Click for larger view.

Twisted Tales, Hidden Stories

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I FIRST SAW CHRIS ANTEMANN’S INCREDIBLE WORK AT ART CHICAGO this year. I was smitten with her work from the moment I saw it. Her one-of-a-kind, ornate ceramics remind me of 18th century French porcelain figurines gone mad. Chris’ world is strange and fun, and as she puts it: “my work is about the twisted tales of master and servant, where the innocence of the floral-clad maid frolics with the dominance of patriarchal desire.”

Secret lives exposed... hidden stories, and a disregard for tradition is what makes Chris Antemann’s work my “pick of the month” for great contemporary art.

Chris is represented by Ferrin Gallery.

Brendan Lee Satish Tang

BRENDAN LEE SATISH TANG was born in Dublin, Ireland of Trinidadian parents, and is a naturalized citizen of Canada. Tang has exhibited in juried and invitational shows in Canada and the U.S., including at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Ottawa Art Gallery, and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. His professional practice has taken him to India, Japan and Trinidad, and he has lectured at conferences and academic institutions across Canada. Tang’s work has been featured in printed publications such as Hi-Fructose and FUSE, and prominent blogs like Boing Boing and now, Accidental Mysteries.

His amazing ceramics borrows from ancient Chinese Ming dynasty vessels, techno-Pop Art, robotic mechanization, Japanese anime, and Manga (the beloved comics and picture novels of Japan). What Brendan is doing right now in contemporary ceramics is unique and important. If you collect or curate contemporary art—remember this name: Brendan Lee Satish Tang.

His education includes the Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Brendan currently resides in Kamloops, British Columbia.

See his Web site here.