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New painting begins…

Kate — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:01:41 +0000

And this one will take a long time.

A diptych, this painting touches on a lot of aspects of our work, including both the history of performance and its live element, The Cover Artists, factory work + labor, and the relationship between digital and analog.

I hope to post various iterations as the paintings progress, but for now, here is the digital sketch of the LHS canvas. Both canvases measure 30 X 40 inches and are each comprised of 10,800 1/3 inch squares that will be individually painted.

Cosmic Golfers

Kate — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:40:46 +0000

A new series of paintings. These two include Rory McIlroy + Michelle Wie.

Kate — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:00:33 +0000

“I try hard never to forget that art is essentially a game of signification, and that in our capacity as artists, we always endeavor to ask questions, to search, and to play.”

- Joseph Kosuth

The Air with Variations, Vol. 1

Kate — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:34:03 +0000

A collection of some of our paintings.

1st edition.

Enjoy.

The Air with Variations by A collection of works by the Organic Art Factory | Make Your Own Book

Shift of Focus

Kate — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:07:24 +0000

We’ve been in Kansas City for nearly two months now. The Organic Art Factory itself is taking off in new directions. Most recently, we completed two commissioned paintings for the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, and have begun work on a series of paintings entitled, The Air with Variations.

Cherries in Spring, 2010

Teaching is going well at the Kansas City Art Institute and the University of Missouri – Kansas City.

We’ve also been writing a column as Lilika Ruby entitled Art & Sex for the online magazines, The Faster Times, and Ovi Magazine.

Stay tuned for details about an upcoming show…

Let’s talk to everyone

Kate — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:00:08 +0000

In the June issue of WIRED, Clive Thompson asserts that,

“Automatic-translation software has long been treated as a joke because of how hilariously it mangles phrases. But in the past few years, something has shifted: The technology is now surprisingly mature.”

Read the full article here.

Saying farewell

Kate — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:58:35 +0000

Bittersweet, it is. Leaving Chicago.

Lots of good friends, and good times, and good laughs.

But then there were the winters, the hangovers, and the joblessness.

So that’s that.

As a farewell, we decided to stack all our stuff up in the windows of Fishbowl.

Enjoy.

It reminds me of Beau & Lily…

Kate — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:51:37 +0000

An article by Ivan Moreno in the Associated Press (Denver):

“Colorado artists want to give a futuristic makeover to the rustic sheep wagons used by immigrant workers across the West.

Immigrants from Peru, Chile, Mexico and Nepal who come to the U.S. sometimes live in worn-out one-room trailers in desolate landscapes, including in Wyoming, California, and Utah. The working conditions caught the attention of Colorado lawmakers this year, but no legislation materialized…”

Read the full article here.

To Have, To Hold & To Violate

Kate — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:11:20 +0000

Chicago artist Amber Hawk Swanson explores the relationship of marriage and gender inequality through video and photographic performance with a life-size Real Doll made in her own image.

Why I love Fluxus

Kate — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:47:21 +0000

There are so many reasons. Here is one, quoted from the blog Metro Times:

“Fluxus artists were irresistible art flirts and menaces. They refused tickets to snobs, patronized critics and dared the public to find a point to art. They pushed the boundaries of what is considered art and, as Fluxus artist Nam June Paik wrote, turned you and me into the same clowns as Goethe and Beethoven. In short — they leveled the playing field.”