In the "Forest of And, And, And," Gallery 105, North Adams, MA, July 2013
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions:
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The Aura of Fiery Inspiration,
Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY Reception: Nov 23 Nov 16 - Jan 5, 2014 |
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Recent Exhibitions
National Association of Women Artists, New Members Exhibition
NAWA Gallery, New York
Allegory of Art," 43 x 48," Show of Heads, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
"Scrollwork," 28 x 24," was part of the Southeastern College Art Conference Juried Members Exhibition, Gatewood Gallery, UNC - Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
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"the keyhole" was part of the 124th annual exhibition of the National Association of Women Artist at the Sylvia Wald + Po Kim Gallery, New York
The Forest of And, And, And,
solo exhibition, a full-gallery installation at Gallery 105 in North Adams, MA
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(c) Tatiana Klacsmann
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What am I working on at the moment, you ask?
Tempus Fugit: an art experiment in life improvement through time/space management - artwork at the "Tempus Fugit" tab and updates on the blog Question: Can I manage my time and space to match more closely with my devotion* (to art in my case - no minor dependents here)? *Definition of devotion for this experiment - some might say "love" (cough, cough... Levinas :) ), but I like devotion - not only is it slightly less cheesy, but love, to me, on it's own, can be either active or passive, where as devotion is a form of love which necessitates action. Hypothesis: Happiness derives, in part, from aligning time/space expenditure with the object of one's devotion. (Example, please...) Let's say that I commute an hour to work. I don't like commuting, but I do it so that I can have a home with a yard for my offspring. If I plant nice flowers in that yard and enjoy using it with my family, then my time expenditure matches my devotion to my family, and I can be happy with my commute time. If I think of the yard as one more thing to take care of on the weekend, and no one really uses it anyway because the offspring really prefers video games anyway... then the space/time expenditure doesn't contribute to my devotion, and I'm unhappy. |
Structure:
: 10 phases, each corresponding to an art-life, time/space related principle. Estimated time commitment - approximately 1 year, 2-6 weeks per phase. Documentation will occur at the outset of each phase, laying out the principle and goal, and at the conclusion, documenting the resulting artwork, evaluating success and/or failure and/or suggested modifications in adhering to the stated principle. Methodology: If the ultimate goal is life-improvement through enactment of my devotion to art, why is time/space management an appropriate approach? Time and space management can be measured through quantifiable data whereas devotion is an action based on love, which is not concrete. Therefore, the dedication of time and space will act as evidence which allowing one to deduce the presence of devotion, which is otherwise undocumentable. Goal: To create a new, coherent body of work of at least 20 pieces* which reflect my art-life principles. *of course there will be more work than that, but, (spoiler) one of the phases will involve editing. |
