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Miles of Slime and Smiles by Joe Grillo

Edited by Ben Furgal, with a foreword by Jim Drain Published by Neoglyphic Media

Joe Grillo is a force of nature unleashed on the page! This collection captures an iconic body of Grillo’s work, assembling drawings used to make his contributions to the legendary Paper Rodeo newspaper. Presented here as a facsimile of the original sketchbook, alongside all of the full-page collages that appeared in Paper Rodeo. "Miles of Slime and Smiles" is the largest body of the artist’s work to be published; a snapshot of Grillo catching a wave, released on the 20th anniversary of its creation.

124 pages, full color j-press printed, perfect bound with foil stamped cover, 8.25" x 10.5", edition of 500 copies 📚

$30

Order here

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ZZ, Jim Drain, 2003, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift Size: 21 x 28 1/2" (53.3 x 72.4 cm) Medium: Felt-tip pen and synthetic polymer paint on cut-and-pasted paper

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/95841

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Artists Using Crochet

Try to think of crochet outside of any preconceived ideas you might have about it. Crocheting is a just another way of constructing fiber and fiber-like materials into a structure that can be manipulated to serve your art production.

Here are some examples of contemporary artists using fiber in their work....

Images from top:

large scale crochet installation by Ernesto Neto

Jim Drain “drifter” a sculpture from 2018

Congratulations & Celebrations project by Ellen Lesperance, worn here by Jennifer Kabat

sculpture by Josh Faught

public art project by Orly Genger called Hurly Burly from 2016

yarn bombing Los Angeles 2013 project “CAFAM Granny Squared”

2 images of projects by artist Mark Newport: the first, documentation of performance called “Alter egos” from 2009, the second, “sweaterman 6″ from 2010

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Jim Drain at Nathalie Karg @nathaliekarggallery #jimdrain #nathaliekarg (at Irving Farm Coffee Roasters)

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Thank you to everyone who took the time to come out last night and a very special thank you to @mocastores @j.i.m.d.r.a.i.n @scvergne and @almarestaurant. We love you and look forward to more collaborations. #hesperios #jimdrain #mocastore #hesperiosjournal #hesperiosknit (at MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)

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Sleep well, alien friend. #jimdrain

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Artists Using Crochet

Try to think of crochet outside of any preconceived ideas you might have about it. Crocheting is a just another way of constructing fiber and fiber-like materials into a structure that can be manipulated to serve your art production.

Here are some examples of contemporary artists using fiber in their work….

Images from top:

large scale crochet installation by Ernesto Neto

Jim Drain “Drifter” a sculpture from 2018

sculpture by Josh Faught

public art project by Orly Genger called Hurly Burly from 2016

yarn bombing Los Angeles 2013 project “CAFAM Granny Squared”

2 images of projects by artist Mark Newport: the first, documentation of performance called “Alter egos” from 2009, the second, “sweaterman 6″ from 2010

Robert Fathauer’s sculptural piece “Three-fold Hyperbolic Form” combines a ceramic lower section with a crocheted upper section

Installation by Stacia Yeapanis “Sacred Secular” inspired by private worship spaces, home decor, popular songs, and television

#crochet

#inspiration

#ErnestoNeto

#JimDrain

#JoshFaught

#OrlyGenger

#yarnbombinglosangeles

#MarkNewport

#RobertFathauer

#StaciaYeapanis

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“10TH ANNIVERSARY” #10thanniversary #congratulations #omedetougozaimasu #art #artwork #painting #paint #drawing #handmade #oneoff #photography #photographer #support #adidas #curator #kenmiller #barrymcgee #jimdrain #markgonzales #andrewkuo #thomascampbell #chrisjohanson #gallery #highsnobiety #maekan #hypebeast #gallerytarget #harajuku #tokyo #jamfromwkym (Gallery Target)

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Welcome to Fiber Sculpture!

This blog explores textiles to supplement the content I cover in the fiber class I teach each semester at CSULB. This Fall we will explore a variety of off-loom textile structures within a contemporary sculpture context. We will examine and research these techniques from a contemporary art perspective, in hopes of finding ways that these ideas, materials, processes, and techniques can serve to enhance your own developing art practice.

Check this blog regularly for links to important course information, tutorials and supplemental material to enhance our lectures, homework assignments and other class updates, and more as we explore the world of fiber sculpture.

Images from top:

Jim Drain, exhibition view of 2007 show “I would gnaw on my hand”. I’m looking forward to seeing a new exhibition of Drain’s work coming up on September 10th at the Pit II, here in Los Angeles.

Carmen Argote, “Place On-Fold” installation view, showing at the Orange County Museum of Art this past summer.

A Nari Ward project made with shoelaces from 2011.

Recent work by Isabel Yellin. If you like this, check out her work in person this coming September 9th through October 7th at Night Gallery in LA.

Josh Faught, Legs, 2013.

Sculptures made with pipecleaners by Don Porcella  You can see his work until September 2nd in a group show in LA called Trapper Keeper.

A screen shot view of me watching one video from a 13 channel video project called “Manifesto” by Julian Rosefeldt. Read more about the project and watch the video here.

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@mocastores #hesperios @j.i.m.d.r.a.i.n "king tubby" sweater party. #mocastore #hesperiosknit #jimdrain #hesperiosjournal (at MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)

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“10TH ANNIVERSARY” #10thanniversary #congratulations #omedetougozaimasu #jimdrain #untitled #michaeljackson #knit #oneoff #checkerflag #colorful #handmade #art #artwork #sweater #cute #photography #adidas #kenmiller #barrymcgee #markgonzales #andrewkuo #thomascampbell #gallery #highsnobiety #maekan #hypebeast #gallerytarget #harajuku #tokyo #jamfromwkym (Gallery Target)

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Fiber Artist Presentations, Day 2

Check out the links below to learn more about the artists presented in class on Wednesday last week…

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Shinique Smith presented by Jianna

Liz Collins presented by Sarah

Maria Nepomuceno presented by Harumi

Marie Watt presented by Grace

Tanya Aguiniga presented by Sage

Lara Schnitger presented by Alex

Jim Drain presented by Amy

Louise Bourgeois presented by Bryan

Andrea Zittel presented by Stephanie