New Additions.

The piece is getting bigger...

Life in Chernobyl Reactor?

This seems like a pretty big deal (and I'm not sure I will totally believe it till I see more stories about it) but if it's true it seems like quite the find!
https://unitedcats.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/major-biological-discoveryinside-the-chernobyl-reactor/

Art, the Holidays and Daniel Fleming.

The holidays are full of sales, stress and, hopefully, some fun...but the one thing most everyone has in common is that you've got a big list of people to buy presents for.

Now, you can choose to wait outside in the cold for hours to get that one half-priced TV...you can scour the internet for one of the 3 million "Perfect Gifts You've Never Thought Of" lists...or you can REALLY stand out with a one-of-a-kind gift from a local artist...and not to toot my own horn, but I think I've got a few good options.

Check out the list below for places to find me in the next few weeks and get your hands on some quality, one-of-a-kind, hand-made, local artwork from me and a number of other local artists...

The MIAD Alumni Sale - with over 100 artists and designers, check out one of the largest art offerings you'll find anywhere in the city. Stop by Thursday or Saturday to see yours truly painting live!
https://www.facebook.com/events/615184145212782/

Last Minute Art Show - The Marshall Building is always a smart destination for the art-interested, but see even more artists and their work at the Last Minute Art Show Friday Dec. 6th set up by Too Much Metal.
https://www.facebook.com/events/320430371433211/

The Unicorn's Aprenti - Fresh off his recent stint on Project Runway, see Timothy Westbrook take on VIA Downer along with a variety of artists, including some live work from Daniel Fleming throughout the day on Dec. 11th.
https://www.facebook.com/UnicornsApprenti

And if that's not enough for you, check out a selection of abstract work at Cynthia's Restaurant in the Third Ward...
http://marionart23.blogspot.com/2013/07/daniel-fleming-at-cynthias-in-third-ward.html

Or see new work at the Park-Lafayette Towers...
http://marionart23.blogspot.com/2013/10/new-work-at-park-lafayette-tower.html

Or schedule a visit to the studio...
http://marionart23.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-open-house.html

As always, you can see all my work on my tumblr and just contact me with any interest!
http://danielflemingart.tumblr.com

And as a special holiday note, I have three BIG shows coming up at Galerie M, Gallery 224 and at River Edge Gallery in the next few months. Keep an eye out as more info on those will be released!

Monolith.

 

Also received this guy...I've been interesting in doing more work like this...possibly even a whole show of this type...but it never came to be. Maybe it's time to bring it back...

The Golden Age Returns...

Just got this guy back from a gallery. Sad to see it didn't sell but happy to be re-introduced after over a year!

The Golden Age.
30x40"
Acrylic and Pastel on canvas.

Painting Beyond Belief: Discussing Chagall.

Three contemporary painters on the top of their game take some time to discuss Marc Chagall...
http://hyperallergic.com/95741/painting-beyond-belief-amy-sillman-peter-doig-and-jordan-kantor-discuss-chagall/

Spike Lee (or Affiliates) Hire Unpaid Designers, Steal Designs.

Well...nothing like not paying someone for their work and then stealing it...
http://hyperallergic.com/95917/spike-lee-doesnt-do-the-right-thing/

Now...the position wasn't paid and he never had a contract, so there's a few things the designer could have done to help himself...but still, it's a bad situation that shouldn't have gotten to this point.

and an update with this wonderfully good-hearted tweet...

Apparently Lee missed the part of the story where he owns the company that hired Juan Luis Garcia and stole the work...not to mention the fact that the original poster had been shown all over the net.

According to Spike Lee, If you didn't hire someone and don't know him your company is free to steal his work.

Top View. Another Addition to the New Project.

a 40" addition to the new multi-paneled series...really starting to become interesting.

ACA Small Business Mandate Delayed One Year.

Another delay in the implementation...this time for the small business requirements...
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/online-shop-enrollment-delayed-by-one-year-100438.html

Trying Out A Higher Minimum Wage.

Workers across the country from Wal-Mart to McDonald's have protested throughout the last few years over low wages and a stagnant minimum wage, but business owners say a change would mean higher business costs, decreased hiring and, possibly, loss of jobs.

Now we'll see who's right. SeaTac, a suburb of Seattle, has voted to almost double the minimum wage to $15 per hour...take a look.
http://mynorthwest.com/813/2388512/A-15-an-hour-experiment-SeaTac-voters-approving-minimum-wage-increase

NASA to Save Kepler

In a clever new plan, NASA will use the sun to steady the planet hunting Kepler Space Telescope, extending its life and overcoming a recently near-fatal malfunction...
NASA Aims to Save Kepler

2013 MIAD Alumni SALE!

Check out a wall full of small work, some sculptures and maybe a sneak peek at a few new projects at this year's MIAD Alumni Sale, opening next thursday! It will be my third year in the sale and second in a row doing some live artwork. Check out the link below for details...
https://www.facebook.com/events/615184145212782/

and click the following to see the results from last year!
http://marionart23.blogspot.com/2012/10/feed-home-live-painting.html

Great place to get your creative gifts without breaking the bank...and, as always, check out http://danielflemingart.tumblr.com for more art!

Anti-Gay Receipt a Hoax?

News outlets jumped on the story of an anti-gay message scrawled  on a restaurant receipt in place of a tip (and donations poured in for the waitress), but new reports are coming out, with photo evidence, that it never actually happened...unless the waitress wrote the note herself.  Take a look...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/family-anti-gay-receipt-hoax_n_4343563.html

Hard to say, exactly, which story is true or why this was done, if it is a hoax...but let's just say this is another lesson in "not everything on the internet is true, even if it pulls on your heartstrings."

And now reports are coming out that the waitress in question has a history of lying...
http://pix11.com/2013/11/27/waitress-in-anti-gay-receipt-scandal-lies-about-everything-friends-say/#axzz2m4Ieoqgz

The Internet's Greatest Mystery.

The message that can't be read...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-internet-mystery-that-has-the-world-baffled.html

Earliest Shrine to Buddha Discovered.

On a dig at Buddha's birthplace, archeologists have uncovered the earliest found buddhist shrine...take a look...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25088960

The (Fine) Art of David Lynch.

If you had to pick a director who's films border on "fine art", David Lynch would probably be very much in the conversation....but how would it look if the famed film-maker actually took to a more traditional fine-art medium?

Wonder no more...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/david-lynch-art_n_4318015.html?utm_hp_ref=arts

Parts of the Hole. A New Series In-Progress.

Parts of the Hole is a new series of large scale work that's a bit different from anything I've ever done...Yes I've done quite a few large scale pieces...but never quite like this. 

This piece consists of up to 10 canvases measuring 60" tall by various widths from 16-40"...the pieces are all self-contained though intended to be shown together. Like other multi-paneled works, the pieces act together as one...but unlike other multi-paneled works, the individual pieces are intended to have a variety of possible orders and the ability to stand on their own or with smaller groups, if the location, owner or artist find it necessary.

It's a dec-tych (polytych is apparently the word commonly used for multi-paneled pieces over 4)...but it's also a 9-piece, 8-piece, 2-piece...and everything in between. The first piece can go next to the last...they can run together...they can stand alone. 

It's an experiment for the artist: Creating ten pieces that all influence each other, but not intentionally creating work that depicts a constant scene or subject...tackling the concept of a series and what the "final" piece really is....and addressing the idea of creating a series; is it a series simply because I say it is, because the work was made alongside one another, because I hung it together, because it looks the same, because the same artist made it all, or is it something deeper?

It's also an experiment for the artist as viewer: Judging the work as individual and the whole...finding the balance and seeing if there truly can be a balance between a group and individual success...and then seeing if there is one "correct" setup or if there really can be a variety of "successes" in the end. 

And lastly, an experience for the viewer: Do you agree with the artist's decisions? Do you see the piece as one large piece or multiple individual pieces? Does it matter? Does hanging work in this fashion change the way to take in the work?

Keep checking in as the series moves forward...I'm just three-parts in and it's already creating some very interesting and engaging relationships...and I can't wait to get 2-3 times the amount of action all working together...might get some heads to explode though...

The Strange Fate of Eben Byers.

Medicine has always been a work in progress...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/18/The-Strange-Fate-of-Eben-Byers/#!oAkZI

Gov. Makes $41B+ on Student Loans.

So exactly how "valuable" is a college education?
http://www.freep.com/article/20131125/NEWS05/311250021/Federal-government-profits-on-student-loans

Maps in a Different Language. A New Piece.

A work in-progress inspired by my piece from the Open Canvas event on Saturday!

38x44"
Acrylic on canvas.

Two Parties Fighting with Themselves.

While we've been accustomed to partisan politics for quite a while, we now get the joys of each party fighting amongst themselves! Maybe they all need a timeout and a refresher course on "sharing"...it'd be funny if it was a joke...

Dems Bailing on Obama.
The GOP Civil War.

10,000 Year Old House Found Outside Jerusalem.

A myriad of archeological finds include some of the oldest buildings ever found in the region...take a look.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeological-dig-uncovers-10000-year-old-building/

Hollywood in Animal Death Controversy.

New reports paint a deadly picture of Hollywood/animal relationships...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/

Why does Sid Yost still have a job?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/why-does-hollywood-continue-to-hire-sid-yost

Remnants. Palettes from Open Canvas.

The Grid. In-progress.

A new piece with a bit of work left to go.

The Grid.
20x24"
Acrylic on canvas.

Last Lions. Throwback Thursday

This might be the first or second piece I ever did in this "style" which has really become my characteristic look. It's a bit messy, but interesting to see how one or two simple pieces can completely change your direction in art...

Early Frescoes Show Women Priests?

The Vatican unveiled some newly-resotred frescoes that have some activists buzzing, as they claim the images show women priests sharing the word...Take a look...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/vatican--frescoes_n_4305560.html?utm_hp_ref=arts&ir=Arts

Can You Keep Your Doctor?

We've already found out that you probably can't keep the insurance you like (whether or not it's better or worse than what you'll be getting instead), and the next question is "can you keep your doctor?" According to recent reports, that might be tough if your doctor works at a top-rated hospital. Take a look.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/insurers-restricting-choice-of-doctors-and-hospitals-to-keep-costs-down/2013/11/20/98c84e20-4bb4-11e3-ac54-aa84301ced81_story.html?hpid=z1

MOMA Gets Matisse's Massive "Snail", Moved for First Time in 50 Years.

A massive collage by the famed modern master Henri Matisse (the artist that inspired me to become one myself) is on the move for the first time since the Tate bought the piece 50 years ago for a new exhibit on Matisse's cutouts at MOMA. Take a look...

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Journey-at-Snails-pace/30829

Ab. Ex. Scandal Grows as Buyers are Revealed.

The list of buyers that have been revealed as getting screwed by the recent Abstract Expressionism scandal of the Knoedler Gallery grows to include museums, dealers and prominent collectors. Take a look...
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/More-victims-of-Abstract-Expressionist-fakes-scandal-revealed/31061

Parts of the Hole: The Family of your Enemy's Friend.

The Family of your Enemy's Friend.
32x60"

Part 1 in a new series...
See part 2 below:
http://marionart23.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post.html