Growing up I had a variety of artistic and cultural influences. My older brothers studied creative writing and poetry, sculpture, and architecture. My own interests were in computers and mathematics. But even then computer arts were growing in the popular consciousness. Conway published his Game of Life, a program that generates endless complex patterns of swarming pixels following very simple rules of pixel “birth” and “death”. Mandelbrot’s famous fractal art also showed the limitless complexity and beauty of a simple recursive expression, and bridged these artificially produced patterns to very similar ones found in nature. … More

Debbie and Bill produce art using different mediums and methods, with results that complement one another.  Debbie paints and Bill does photography, and after meeting at an art show, the decided to collaborate.  The result is “Side By Side”, their book that showcases their painting and photography.

We recently met with Austin Art Space resident artist, Marilyn Rea Nasky, for a private viewing of “For the Love of Art”, a national juried show featuring 52 original works from 38 artists. The show was juried by Dr. Christopher Adejumo, Associate Professor of Visual Art Studies, UT Austin, and is up through March 5, 2011.

The first “For the Love of Art” (6 years ago) received only 6 entries, and has now expanded to include area and national artists. The show is a wonderfully eclectic body of work that represents the love of art across a wide range of mediums and styles.

Austin Art Space and Studios has 9 resident artists and is now under the management of AVAA.

Included is a recent work by Marilyn Rea Nasky. Visit www.austinartspace.com for information on events, openings, and other residents.

Eric tells us a bit more about making his first film, “Visual Acoustics”.  If you haven’t seen it, hit Netflix now and snag it!

It was in 1999 when in need of vintage photos of San Francisco that Eric was led to Julius Shulman. At the outset, an enduring friendship between the two began. Recognizing the extraordinary amount of humanity and profundity Shulman and his work possessed, Eric put into motion his inspiration for Visual Acoustics.

Eric is currently at work on a narrative feature film exploring the contemporary art world while running Kaleidoscope Mediaworks.

LeAna Clifton is an artist and photographer originally from South Africa that was captivated by Marfa on a trip to the area in 1996 visiting the Chinati/ Judd installations. She has been in love ever since.  LeAna makes Austin her home now, but her heart may belong to Marfa.  Take a few minutes to watch and find out more.

Daniel Brents is an emerging artist who, following a career as an architect and urban planner, returned to painting. In 2005, he began studies at the Glassell School of Art in Houston. During each year of his enrollment, his paintings were chosen to be included in the annual exhibitions of student art, as well as other juried group exhibitions.

In 2008, Chevron purchased three of his paintings and commissioned a fourth for their permanent collection. In the first quarter of 2009, collectors purchased three additional works by the artist.  Take a few minutes to learn more about Daniel and his art.