Robert Olsen: Blog http://robertolsenart.com/blog Tue, 15 May 2012 03:19:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Happy Birthday Robert Bechtle http://robertolsenart.com/blog/2012/05/14/happy-birthday-robert-bechtles/ http://robertolsenart.com/blog/2012/05/14/happy-birthday-robert-bechtles/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 20:37:13 +0000 Robert http://robertolsenart.com/blog/?p=2414 SFMOMA says it’s Bechtle’s birthday. Here is their page about the artist

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Happy 80th.

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Eclipse pencil on paper, 17 by 14 inches, 2012.

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Somehow this will be a painting in the future.

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Internet Bouquet, oil on canvas over panel, 16 1/3 by 26 1/2″, 2012.

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About Boris Groys, I recently read an essay he contributed to the book on e-flux founder Anton Vidokle, as well as, a book he wrote for Afterall’s One Work series Ilya Kabakov: The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment. Both were very readable, so I got this little pamphlet from Hatje Cantz he wrote on Googling.

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Upcoming Artist Opportunities

Metro is offering two informational workshops for artists interested in upcoming art opportunities throughout our fast-growing transit system, including Phase 2 of the Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica.

April 3, 2012
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Santa Monica Main Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Multipurpose Room—2nd Floor
Paid parking is available in the underground parking garage; enter from 7th Street; visitors will need to go into the library and use the interior stairs or elevator to get to the Multipurpose Room.

April 5, 2012
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Palms-Rancho Park Library
2920 Overland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Free parking is available in the library lot.

Each workshop will cover the same material. Interested artists should plan to attend just one workshop.

For information about the Metro Art program, visit metro.net/art.

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