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PHL / Where Are You Now / Andy Davis

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Andy Davis drifts between painting, performance and moving image. Davis has performed and exhibited both within the US and internationally. Residencies and fellowships include Muong Studio, Hoa Binh, Vietnam; SOMA Summer, Mexico City, Mexico; ENSA + FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France; The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY; Nakanojo Biennale 2019, Nakanojo, Japan; ACRE Residency, Steuben, WI. In early 2020, he was a visiting artist at the Galveston Artist Residency. Davis lives and works on the Atlantic Coastal Plain in what is currently known as Philadelphia, PA.

My artistic life arises out of a romantic identification with the land and its constituent parts. My work is a means of navigating the middle position of being separate and at the same time entangled in the environment. Painting and pigment-making enact the fantasy of splitting into infinitely fine pieces to disperse throughout air and land. Other works relate to theater, merging the actor with the backdrop to question the boundaries between distinct categories. All involve a range of gestures, private symbols and visual quotations to create sensation and pointed ambiguity. The works aim to counter the acceleration of contemporary life and ecological twilight. I apply to 'WHERE ARE YOU NOW?' with my ongoing series 'Annunciations', produced in my studio near the banks of the Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek. These small works on paper are an abstract diary, an intimate archive of emotional and environmental shifts, and a daily practice in the midst of a global pandemic and climate crisis. They are also the testing grounds for my experiments in pigment-making, using both mineral and natural dyestuffs foraged from abundant native species and ochre bands nearby.

Annunciation (Extrasensory), Gouache, Wissahickon ochre, fish glue on paper, 8"x 6", 2020

Annunciations (Life-Knowing), pigment, gum arabic and fish glue on paper, 7" h x 5.5" w, 2020

Annunciations [Installation View], Pigment and animal glues on paper and parchment, dimension variable, 2020

Series of works on paper and animal parchment. Foraged pigments, and colors produced through chemical precipitation exist alongside homemade and commercially produced paints. The works chronicle emotion, sensation and discovery across the year 2020.

Studio view #1, foraged pigments, 2020

Searching for soft rocks in the stream bed. The best way to test the color is to scratch on an adjacent rock.

current workspace image

Prior to 2020, I spent more than one year doing residencies. I was traveling for 1 - 3 month periods throughout 2019 and into 2020. Now I'm working in a room that I share with my partner dedicated to our studio practices (and Zoom).

[madridandsophia]

12 de septiembre-Departure/Arrival

Hola a todos!

So...I already had a blog post written out about my departure month and I thought I posted it before I left, but I guess not :( SOO it deleted and now this blog post will be long because I have A LOT to cover.

As I said in the previous blog, I received my host family in July. Since then, everything has gone by so fast. Maria arrived on August 23rd and immediately fit right into our family. We took her to our cottage in Canada for two days and to Niagara Falls for one day. It was so much fun for all of us. Maria has started at North Penn and loves it :)

As for me, I spent the month of August getting my Visa, packing, and taking care of any final preparations. My departure date was set for September 6th and I would arrive in Madrid on September 7th. August went by sooo fast and before I knew it, I was on my way to the PHL airport. Saying goodbye to loved ones was difficult (especially my puppy), but I was beyond ready to begin my journey. My flight was long and comfortable, but I could not sleep at all (nerves/excited maybe). Anyway, before I knew it, I was stepping off my plane onto an entirely different continent. HOLA ESPANA :))))) I left at 6:40 p.m. and arrived at 8 a.m. the next day in Madrid and then forced myself to stay awake the rest of the night SO I basically did not sleep for 48 hours. Not fun. However, it was worth it because my body is now accustomed to the time here. The day I arrived we went to a small French cafe for breakfast, walking around Madrid, and visited the famous Retiro Park. That night I went to Madrid’s annual fashion night with my host sister and her friends (so fun).

The day after I arrived my host family brought me to their country house in Badajoz. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL (I will post pictures). One amazing thing I got to do was to take part in making homemade wine. My host father and host uncles would pour grapes into a bucket and all the kids would stomp the grapes to squeeze the juice out. It was such a cool experience :) Later that day, I ate my first paella (famous Spanish food) for lunch and it was so yummy. After that, my host brother, host cousin, and her friend, hiked up a mountain for a beautiful view of the Spanish countryside. The next day my whole host family went to a beautiful church and then walked around the town of Olivenza. After that I visited my 2nd EUROPEAN COUNTRY!!!!!!! The country house is about 20 km from Portuga,l so after church we drove there and visited an old castle built 900 years ago (I believe). It was soo beautiful (again). After visiting Portugal we went back to the country house, ate lunch, and then drove back home to Madrid.

Since then I have been preparing fro school to start. I am excited for it to begin but obviously very nervous. I know it is going to be very hard for the first few months but I am ready to face the challenge. I also know my host family will help me through it, as I am very comfortable with them now. My next blog post will be about school so stay posted :) 

Hasta Luego :))))

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p’unk burger

first boiga of k8eatsphl! originally my entire aim was to eat at all the suggested burger and pizza places of phl. cuz rly what other food items are there?

anyway, here’s the first burger i’m reviewing! and this review features a guest diner: khristian! khristian and i work together (i.e. eat lunch together) and i can tell this boy knows how to eat. i look forward to future dining opportunities with u and ur roomie k!

we went to p’unk burger (p’unk bein short for passyunk...patrick asked if ppl actually call passyunk p’unk...i don’t think they do) on saturday for lunch. the restaurant is at the farrrrr south end of passyunk ave (east of broad). i arrived first n was surprised to learn that it’s actual a sit-down-and-be-waited-on type of restaurant, rather than an order-at-a-counter-then-eat kinda place. the server brought me a huge ass menu, a small specials menu, and a glass bottle of water with a tiny lil cup. i sat at a big communal table, but there were also a few small tables along the side. and a pacman machine.

the menu was v large. almost too large? there are so many possibilities for how you can build your burger. as a data analyst i’m always sad to realize how bad i am at probability and i’m just makin this up:

just jokin i had to google and i’m still not sure i kno what i’m typing: 

(r+n-1)!/r!(n-1)!

where r = 1 style of boiga selected and n = 40 fuckin possibilities of burger combinations

w/e i’m never taking the gre again f factorials.

anyway, i ordered a beef burger with american cheese, bacon, and mayo (came with tomato, lettuce, and red onion) and khristian got beef burger with onion rings, cheddar, and p’unk sauce (plz correct me if i’m wrong!). p’unk sauce is like a homemade bbq sauce. we also split an order of tots.

the burgers came out pretty quick! each burger came with a nice serrated knife stabbed in it. gonna post both pix i took cuz in one u can see my burger better and in the other u can see k’s burger better

it is tru that my american cheese (side note: WHITE AMERICAN? that seems so unamerican to me, gimme my yellow) didn’t melt v well..k’s cheddar was way more appealing. 

burgers come cooked medium by default and we both chose to stick to medium. i thought they were cooked pretty well! there was a lil pink in mine. and it definitely had a chargrill-y taste, which on hindsight idk how they pulled that off.  they weren’t grillin on charcoal back there. 

my only complaint about the burger is the bun: a little gummy. it was like...too white-bready and got a bit chewy when you were actually eating it. also made the burger a lil dry.

the tots were delicious. crispy on the outside and soft on inside. i ate a bunch with p’unk sauce on the side. the p’unk sauce was rly good actually, rly tangy. 

overall, i’d say [see rating below]! i think i’d go back. ofc only after having tried the rest of the boigas on my list (of which there are 8, 2 of which are within 10 blocks of this boiga place.

rating: 7.5/10

p.s. realized wayyyy to late that i forgot to order a milkshake! next time.

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How to make a mini strong catapult – medieval homemade weapon

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DIY Helikopter

Dieser fliegende Hubschrauber besteht aus Müll! #upcycling #diy

Fliegendes Upcycling: Dieser Hubschrauber besteht aus einer alten Plastikflasche, Eisstielen und etwas Technik. Und die Bastelei geht sogar in die Luft. Eine lustige Idee hatte PHL Homemade: Tatsächlich nutze der Tüftler und Youtuber zwei verschiedene Arten sogenannter Popsicle Sticks, um die Basis für einen Hubschrauber zu erschaffen. Ihr dürftet diese Holzstücke besser als Eisstiele kennen. Das…

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The man sitting across from me offered me one of his homemade sandwiches he and his companions were eating. I said no thank you because I already ate but the gesture made my heart burst. 💖💗 #ILoveFriendlyPeople #GoodPeopleExist (at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL))