THE ARTISTÉS KARNIVAL: MISCELLANEOUS

SOURCE - WIKI ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Hart )

ABOUT HART -

George William Hart (born 1955) is a geometer who expresses himself both artistically and academically. He is also a research professor in the department of computer science at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, New York. His artistic work includes sculpture, computer images, toys (e.g. Zome) and puzzles. His sculptures have been featured in articles in the New York Times, Science (magazine), Tiede (Finnish), Ars et Mathesis (Dutch), Наука и жизнь (Russian) and other publications around the world. His academic work includes the online publication Encyclopedia of Polyhedra, the text book Multidimensional Analysis, and the instruction book Zome Geometry. He has also published over sixty academic articles. Hart is a co-founder of North America's only Museum of Mathematics, MoMath, in New York City. As chief of content, he set the "Math is Cool!" tone of the museum and spent five years designing original exhibits and workshop activities for it. Hart is a coinventor on two US patents, U.S. Patent 4,672,555 Digital ac monitor and U.S. Patent 4,858,141 Non-intrusive appliance monitor apparatus. These patents cover, in part, an improved electrical meter for homes called Nonintrusive load monitors. These meters track changes in voltage and current usage by a given household and then deduce which appliances are using how much electricity and when. Hart received a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT (1977), an M.A. in Linguistics from Indiana University (1979), and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (1987).

ARTIST'S STATEMENT ( http://georgehart.com/ ) -

As a sculptor of constructive geometric forms, my work deals with patterns and relationships derived from classical ideals of balance and symmetry. Mathematical yet organic, these abstract forms invite the viewer to partake of the geometric aesthetic. I use a variety of media, including paper, wood, plastic, metal, and assemblages of common household objects.

Classical forms are pushed in new directions, so viewers can take pleasure in their Platonic beauty yet recognize how they are updated for our complex high-tech times. I share with many artists the idea that a pure form is a worthy object, and select for each piece the materials that best carry that form. In one series of pieces, familiar objects are arranged in engaging configurations, displaying an essential tension between mundane individual components and the strikingly original totality.

Because my works invite contemplation, slowly revealing their content, some viewers see them as meditation objects. A lively dancing energy moves within each piece and flows out to the viewer. The integral wholeness of each self-contained sculpture presents a crystalline purity, a conundrum of complexity, and a stark simplicity.

SOME OF HART'S CREATIONS

http://georgehart.com/sculpture/pencils.html

Hart says -

The one shown above is made with CMYK pencils. This idea is due to Jeff Rutzky, an NYC designer who often works with printers in the CMYK color space. He commissioned this special instance of the sculpture with those four colors. Although I had originally planned an edition of 25, and this was going to be #19/25, I liked Jeff's concept so much that I decided to end the edition early.So it is numbered 25/25.There is and will be no #19-24.

http://georgehart.com/sculpture/pencils.html

Hart's -

The above instance was commissioned by John Sullivan, with specially printed ISAMA pencils. The view shows how it looks along a three-fold axis of symmetry. For some viewers, part of the interest lies in the form of the interior. The four hexagonal tubes are hollow, so the sculpture as a whole is hollow. But, what shape is its cavity? What would someone on the inside see? To the mathematician, the answer is "the rhombic dodecahedron," a geometric solid bounded by twelve rhombuses.

http://georgehart.com/sculpture/pencils.html

72 Pencils is a geometric construction of 72 pencils, assembled into a work of art. Restricted to a signed limited edition of twenty-five, each shares a common form, yet each is unique. The form is an arrangement of four intersecting hexagonal tubes that penetrate each other in a fascinating three-dimensional lattice. Each of the sculptures in the edition is constructed with a different type of pencil, so each is a one-of-a-kind object.

DAVID POPPIE WITH HIS DOG 'MILO' WHICH PASSED AWAY IN 2010 .

DAVID POPPIE –

Born in 1969 at Kenosha , Wisconsin .

Lives & Works in Easthampton , Massachusetts ( U.S.A. ) .

Education –

1996 M.F.A University of Wisconsin: Madison, Madison, WI .
1992 B.A. University of Wisconsin: Parkside, Kenosha, WI .

Official Website - http://davidpoppie.com/

Email - david@davidpoppie.com

THE ARTIST’S STATEMENT -

“My recent work involves the reclaiming disposable objects in mass to create two and three dimensional works. Pieces can involve tea bags, matchbook strikes, plastic cutlery, pencils etc. These items are generally disregarded and ignored by the everyday person. Through the gathering of the discards of contemporary culture, I ask the viewer to reconsider the function and value of these objects. I also reassign their value by re-contextualizing them by creating a piece of art from them. Besides utilizing the formal issues that interest me, based in the Minimalist school, I also am making a commentary on the disposable nature of contemporary culture.”

SOURCES –

http://davidpoppie.com/gallery/remixed-media/ ,

http://davidpoppie.com/gallery/other/ ,

http://davidpoppie.com/gallery/sculptureinstallation/ ,

http://davidpoppie.com/gallery/matchbooks/ ,

http://davidpoppie.com/gallery/pencils/ ,

https://www.facebook.com/david.poppie .

POPPIE'S PENCILS

Attrition . 24" x 24". 2011 .

Between . 24" x 24" . 2012 .

Biff Bang Pow I . 24" x 27" . Colored Pencils . 2009 .

Biff Bang Pow II . 24" x 27" . Colored Pencils . 2009 .

Big Bang . 60" x 60" . Colored Pencils . 2009 .

Cascase . 24" x 24" . 2012 .

Chaos . 24" x 24" . Colored Pencils . 2010 .

Clangor . 20" x 20". 2011 .

Collapse . 15" x 15" . Colored Pencils . 2010 .

Contradiction . 11 1/2" x 23 5/8" . 2011 .

Discharge . 15 1/4" x 28" . 2011 .

Disorder . 24" x 24" . 2011 .

Divide . 24" x 24" . 2012 .

Explosions v . 18" x 18" . Colored Pencils . 2009 .

Explosions In The Sky I . 15" x 15" . Colored Pencils . 2008 .

Fall In . 15" x 15" . Colored Pencils . 2010 .

Fall On Me . 24" x 24" . 2011 .

Falling . 32" x 32" . Colored Pencils . 2010 .

Halo . 24" x 24" . Colored Pencils . 2010 .

Metropolis . 36" 36" . 2010 .

Orbit . 15" x 15" . Colored Pencils . 2008 .

Over/Under I . 10" x 10". 2011 .

Rabbit Hole . 24" x 24" . Colored Pencils . 2010 .

Radiate . 10" x 10" . Colored Pencils . 2009 .

Should The World Fall Apart . 24" x 24" . Colored Pencils, Mixed Media . 2009 .

Storm . 30" x 30' . Colored Pencils, Mixed Media . 2010 .

Surround IV - Dissolve . 18" x 18". Colored Pencils . 2008 .

Surround VI - Implode . 18" x 18". Colored Pencils . 2008 .

Swarm . 10" x 10". 2011 .

To Destroy . 16" x 16" . 2012 .

POPPIE'S OTHER WORKS

And Goodbye . Stir Sticks, Acrlyic Paint . 24" x 24". 2008 .

Antartica I . Chalk . 6" x 8" . 2008 .

Antartica II . Chalk . 10" x 10" . 2008 .

Analogue . 18'" x 30" x 12" . Cassettes, Mixed Media . 2008 .

Analogue II . 18" x 30" x 12" . Cassettes, Mixed Media . 2008 .

Ring Cycle . Installation . Cassette Tapes, Mixed Media . 2008 .

Apart . Matchbooks . 24" x 24" . 2008 .

Dialogue (a matter of opinion) . 24" x 24" . 2008 .

Dialogue (Turmoil) . 32" x 32" . 2008 .

Entropy . 4 towers 12" x 72" . Record lps, Mixed Media . 2003 .

I Wonder Why . 16" x 16" . 2011 .

In The City . 24" 24" . 2011 .

Interference . 10" x 10" . 2007 .

Haven . 144" Diameter x 72" . Birch Branches . 2008 .

Magnetic Field . Installation . VHS Tapes, Mixed Media . 2008 .

Mandala ( Approx. 144" Diameter ) . Cassette and Dat Cases . 2008 .

Mix Tapes . 36" x 36" (per panel) . Various Audio/Visual Tape . 2008 .

Map . Tea Bags, Mixed Media . 22" x 30" . 1998 .

Never The Twain Shall Meet . Matchbooks . 15" x 15" . 2008 .

Origin Of Species . Cotton Paper Deckles . 15" x 15" . Cotton Rag Paper . 2000 .

Pause . 40" x 72" . Photogram . 2008 .

Pop . 60" x 72" . Photogram . 2008 .

Push The Button . 9" x 12" . Matchbooks . 2007 .

Reconfigure . 20" x 20" . 2008-2012 .

Shadows . 24" x 24" . 2011 .

Shaker I . Stir Sticks, Acrylic Paint . 24" x 24" . 2010 .

Shaker II . Stir Sticks, Acrylic Paint . 24" x 24" . 2010 .

Silence . 18" x 18" . 2008 .

Silent - Spot . 24" x 24" . Matchbooks . 2007 .

Sound Of Silence . Matchbooks . 32" x 32" . 2008 .

Swirl ( dimensions vary ) . Polaroid Photos . 2006 .

Swoop . 48" x 48" x 60" . Six Pack Holders, Mixed Media . 2003 .

Tree Chair ( dimensions vary ) . Dound Chair, Birch Branches . 2008 .

Vapour Trail (detail) .

Vapour Trail . 24" x 24" x 156" . Plastic Soup Spoons, Mixed Media . 2002 .

Whisper . 32" x 32" . Matchbooks, Mixed Media . 2008 .

Zero-Hour . 24" x 24" . Matchbooks , Colored Pencils . 2010 .

THE ARTISTÉS KARNIVAL

Monday

HOLTON ROWER'S POUR PAINTINGS & OTHER WORKS

Wednesday

GEORGE W. HART'S GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS WITH PENCILS & OTHER MEDIUMS

DAVID POPPIE'S PENCILS