Art Exhibit and Web Site Updates

I must say that 2011 has not been a good year for posting to my blog. Looking back, I can see that my pace has slackened significantly from what it was in the past. If you visit my Facebook page – Artsnova Art of Jim Plaxco you'll see that my postings there have been equally erratic. There are so many things going on and just not enough time for all of them.

However, I have been continuing to make additions to the Artsnova web site. Specifically, this year I've added:

• a Digital Self Portrait to the Portrait Art Gallery,
• a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor to the Portrait Art Gallery,
• a Free IPAD Algorithmic Art Wallpaper Gallery,
• Night Life – an abstract digital photo art to the Abstract Art Gallery,
• a digital painting Sea Life Fantasy to the Nature Art Gallery,
• A Gallery of Live Art Created at the Capricon Science Fiction Convention,
• a new presentation Live Art to the Art Lectures Index,
• an article Painting with Sound and Glitch Art.

With respect to my art, I spent part of today setting up an art exhibit at the Fremont Public Library in Mundelein, IL. I was only able to exhibit 11 framed works of art as each of my pieces was of a decent size and I quickly filled the space available. My art will be on display in the library until July 11, 2011.

The art on the first floor is in an excellent location from a visibility perspective. Upon entering the library, the art is easily visible. Note that additional wall space is reserved for another artist who is also a member of the Northwest Cultural Council Corporate Art Gallery Program. Fortunately the display space I received is slightly larger and better positioned than the alternate space.

The art space on the second floor is much smaller and not so well positioned. However, as it turns out my art is located right next to the tax forms so for the next week or so it should be seen by lots of folks who, like myself, have waited to the last minute to do their taxes.

In other news, I'll be speaking at the DucKon Science Fiction Convention in June and will also be in their art show. Because of that, I decided to not display any of my astronomical art or space art at the library.

I still don't know if I'll be able to attend the 2011 International Space Development Conference. While I did do a presentation about space art at last year's conference, I did not submit any proposals this year due to not being certain of being able to attend. Missing the ISDC would be quite unfortunate as I am on the Board of Directors for the National Space Society and it is at the ISDC that one of the two annual board meetings is held.

To close, I leave you with a quote from scientist and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke: "The astronomical artist will always be far ahead of the explorer. They can depict scenes that no human eye will ever see, because of their danger, or their remoteness in time and space."

| Return to the Blog Index | This entry was posted on Monday, April 4th, 2011 at 10:14 pm and is filed under Art and Artists, Art Shows, Digital Art, Space Art.