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Fantastic Creatures and Common Animals Materialize in Miguel Arzabe’s Woven Bestiaries
“Animales Familiares,” woven acrylic on canvas and linen, 78 x 108 inches. All images © Miguel Arzabe, courtesy of Johansson Projects, shared with permission
In Miguel Arzabe’s bestiaries, wide-eyed owls, pink pumas, and whale sharks emerge from planes of woven acrylic. The Oakland-based artist draws on his Bolivian roots and Andean textile traditions as he laces strips of sliced paintings into landscapes occupied by creatures both real and mythological. Arzabe’s most recent body of work, Animales Familiares, brings these beasts to the fore through vivid planes of blurred Earth and sky.
The artist begins each piece by reproducing a pair of modernist paintings, which he cuts into thin lengths and weaves together. Most often unrecognizable in their new forms—Rothko’s clear influence in the color-blocked “Tiburón Ballena” makes the piece an outlier—the replicas root the works in Western art history. Arzabe distorts these references, though, by layering the paintings into new landscapes, intertwining the varying geographies and cultures to allow both to coexist.
On view from September 16 to October 29 at Johansson Projects, Animales Familiares imagines creatures common to the planet and spiritual realm to consider “one’s place in the universe,” Arzabe says. Find more of the artist’s work on his site and Instagram.
“Flamencos,” woven acrylic on canvas and linen, 56 x 78 inches
Detail of “Flamencos,” woven acrylic on canvas and linen, 56 x 78 inches
“Puma Roja,” woven acrylic on canvas and linen, 50 x 72 inches
“Tiburón Ballena,” woven acrylic on canvas and linen, 50 x 46 inches
Detail of “Animales Familiares,” woven acrylic on canvas and linen, 78 x 108 inches
“La Bestia del Progreso,” woven acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches
“Nada De Nada,” woven acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches
Arzabe at work
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Nature Photographer Who Sued Andy Warhol Over Her Photo of Flowers Dies
Acclaimed nature photographer Patricia Caulfield, who successfully sued Andy Warhol over his use of her photo of flowers, has died at the age of 91.
Caulfield, who also served as executive editor of Modern Photography magazine in the 1960s, died on July 16 at an assisted living facility in Manhattan, New York.
The photographer’s death was confirmed by her sister and only immediate survivor Kathleen Hall.
Caulfield won a legal battle against Warhol after the pop artist misappropriated her photo of hibiscus blossoms for his renowned Flowers series.
Caulfield’s case bears some similarities to photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s lawsuit against The Andy Warhol Foundation over the artist’s use of her photo of Prince.
According to an obituary to the photographer shared on Echovita, Caulfield moved to New York City in the late 1950s and worked in a camera store.
Her perseverance and dedication to photography led Caulfield to get an entry-level position as a secretary at Modern Photography magazine. She worked at the magazine for over a decade before she advanced to the position of the magazine’s executive editor in 1964.
The Photographer’s Lawsuit Against Andy Warhol
During her time at Modern Photography, Caulfield had many photographs published in the magazine. One of her most famous photos was of a hibiscus blossoms in an arrangement that she took at a restaurant in Barbados.
Caulfield’s photos of the hibiscus blossoms were printed in the June 1964 issue of Modern Photography to illustrate an article on a new Kodak home color processing system.
The New York Times reports that Warhol contacted Modern Photography magazine to buy Caulfield’s photo — but felt the price was too high.
According to Caulfield’s lawsuit, Warhol instead clipped her photo straight from the pages of the magazine, cropped it, and used it as the basis for his iconic silkscreen paintings which became known as his Flowers series.
Warhol’s Flowers series was first shown at the Leo Castelli Gallery in Manhattan in November 1964 and went on to become some of his most renowned and commercially successful works of art.
When Caulfield discovered that Warhol had used her photograph without her consent in his Flowers series, she sued him. In 1966, the lawsuit was settled out of court in Caulfield’s favor.
As part of a settlement that Caulfield and Warhol eventually reached, he created two new Flowers paintings for her and agreed to pay her a 25% share of the royalties derived from a portfolio of the prints.
A Life Dedicated to Photography
According to The New York Times, Caulfield later left Modern Photography in 1967 to pursue a career as a photojournalist. Her photographs during this time reflected her growing passion for environment and wildlife.
Caulfield published several books including Complete Guide to Kodachrome II, Beginner’s Guide to Better Pictures, Photographing Wildlife, and The Everglades which presented 66 of her photographs.
“I guess there’s the hope somebody may see my photographs and think, ‘that’s a wonderful animal, maybe it’s worth making an effort to save,’” Caulfield reportedly told the Knight-Ridder News Wire in 1977.
“But at least I’m effective in making a record of something before it all gets ruined.”
Image credits: Header photo via Echovita.
Photographer is Run Over by Mayor’s Truck During Bizarre Parking Dispute in Small Town
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A photojournalist operating in a small town sustained a serious injury after he was run over by the mayor’s truck during a dispute over parking.
Fox 2 cameraman Wade Smith was with reporter Mitch McCoy in the village of Hillsdale, Missouri to investigate why the local authority there had been threatening to tow multiple cars for not displaying village permit stickers.
After speaking with Police Chief John Bernsen, the journalists wanted to speak with Dorothy Moore who is the “chair of the board of trustees”, a position that is also known as the mayor.
Moore, who presides over Hillsdale — a municiplatiy in St. Louis County that has a population of around 8,100 — has a history of not talking to reporters; going so far as to have a sign erected in the village barring members of the media.
Things Get Strange
The police chief denied that the mayor was at the Village Hall, but the journalists could hear her talking inside. After waiting for around an hour, with McCoy shouting outside to request an interview, the mayor makes a hasty exit out of the back door and dashes toward the truck.
The photographer alerts the journalist to the escaping mayor and Smith runs over to ask her questions. “Why are you avoiding us?” Asks Smith. “Mayor, people want to know, what’s going on with these tickets?”
The mayor climbs into the passenger seat as a municipality worker starts the engine from the driver’s seat. As Smith shouts questions at the mayor, the driver gets ready to pull off which is when the footage cuts because it’s the last image that Smith captured before getting run over by the trailer attached to the truck.
After Smith was run over, an ambulance arrived to take the stricken photographer to the hospital where he underwent emergency surgery on his leg.
To make matters worse, the Hillsdale worker, who was told to drive away by the mayor, saw the lensman on the ground in his rearview mirror but tells police he was unaware Smith had been hit.
Arrest
Fox 2 has taken the decision not to air the footage of the photographer being run over because there is now an active police investigation. The unnamed Hillsdale employee driving the truck has been arrested and released pending a prosecutor’s review to decide if charges will be filed.
The photographer is now at home recovering from his injuries.
Biologist-turned-artist to talk about collagraphs at the Gilley
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Artist and biologist Kathleen Walsh Buchanan will be at the Wendell Gilley Museum on Tuesday, Sept. 19, to share her collagraph printmaking and its inspiration in the
For Macon’s bicentennial, McEachern Art Center highlights Muscogee (Creek) history with contemporary art
In 2023, the city of Macon, incorporated in 1823, celebrates its bicentennial year with a campaign called Macon200. Mercer University plays a role in the celebration through its rich arts and culture…
These Cozy Dog Beds Feature Fabrics Found in Iconic Museums
If it’s good enough for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Guggenheim, it’s good enough for your furry pups. For their first ever pet line, Finland-based studio Kanto collaborated with Kvadrat, known for their fabrics found in the world’s most iconic institutions, to create dog beds that support canine well-being without infringing on the surrounding interior design.
The Kanto x Kvadrat Collection features two styles: Luoto, a supportive circular bed, and Oksa, a more traditional design. Both beds are wrapped in Kvadrat’s deadstock fabrics, a nod to the design studio’s commitment to sustainability and high standards for design. The fabrics are made of natural fibers to reduce adverse allergic reactions and prove to be extra durable after scoring 45,000 or more with the Martindale test (30,000 or more indicates commercial grade).
Luoto, which means small island in Finnish, is available in three upholstery options: Coda, Tonica, and Hot. Oksa is tree branch in Finnish and is available in Coda and Hot.
Milk & Honey Photography joins the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
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JEFFERSON — The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce welcomed Milk & Honey Photography to its business organization with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Sept. 6.
The photo studio has been in business since 2019, offers various and custom packages for any kind of session or events.
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Persian Carpets Merge With Crumbling Concrete in Jason Seife’s Elaborate Paintings
All images © Jason Seife, shared with permission
Using fine-tipped brushes to compose intricate details, Jason Seife (previously) reimagines Persian carpets as remarkable acrylic paintings. Over the past six years, he has increasingly incorporated concrete in place of canvas, inviting relief elements that gouge into the surface. “Each painting has its own set of obstacles,” he wrote recently on Instagram. “The sculptural elements, which add depth and texture to what is normally a very flat process, are some of my favorite parts of working with this material.”
Seife examines our associations around architecture and interior space, transferring patterns we normally see beneath our feet onto the wall. The chipped concrete evokes crumbling villas or excavated ruins, as if the carpets have melded with and grown into the architecture itself. In his recent exhibition at Pérez Art Museum Miami, the artist exhibited some of his largest works to date, incorporating colorful panels nestled within wallpaper-like botanical reliefs.
Find even more on Seife’s website.
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Guelph police renew appeal to find missing 8-foot bronze sculpture
Police have put out a new call for information as they continue to investigate what they’re calling “a very unusual theft” from University of Guelph campus.
