Baren Digest              Friday, 3 November 2000      Volume 13 : Number 1203


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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 18:05:20 EST
Subject: [Baren 11952] "standards" 

Hi all, I'm trying to keep up w/all the posts lately, not easy when you're as 
busy as I am (teaching kids, working at a night job to pay the rent, and most 
importantly cutting and getting ready to print a BIG block)!  Graham, perhaps 
I misunderstood your post but are you suggesting that the exchanges and/or 
the related exhibitions should be somehow juried?  I think this really 
defeats the original feeling behind the exchanges.  I have enjoyed the 
exchanges I've been involved in and had no problem feeling OK about helping 
to exhibit the great variety of work which was in exchange #1 (which was 
shown in a gallery in NYC).  and "standards" by whose set of rules?? Everyone 
has different taste and often work which receives positive response has 
nothing to do w/how many years of experience, how technically "perfect" etc.  
What makes Baren interesting is the fact that we come from such a wonderful 
variety of locations, experience (both artistic and life experience), etc and 
hopefully we're all learning, I think a l
ife with no learning must be really Boring!! It would be a shame to suddenly 
impose a bunch of rules & restrictions here.
I usually try to stay out of these kinds of discussions but this time I could 
not resist-
best wishes all, 
Sarah

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From: "Dr. Rectangle" <dr_rectangle@dr.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 21:26:05 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Baren 11953] RE: Baren Digest V13 #1201 

wow, april, you print fast!  thanks for the tips!

kat
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~katherip/art.html


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From: ArtfulCarol@aol.com
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 22:40:24 EST
Subject: [Baren 11954] Re: exhibition standards 

Asked how he chose prints for the New York Artists Equity exhibit, Robert 
Blackburn replied,  "Gut feeling"   That says a lot!
Carol Lyons
   

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From: "arye saar" <saar1@degania-b.org.il>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:26:01 +0200
Subject: [Baren 11955] Re: Exhibition standards charset="iso-8859-1" 

Hey -

Didn't i invite you all to visit us in our small & turbulent haven?
Consider yourselves invited.
Arye



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From: David Bull <davebull@woodblock.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 16:19:34 +0900
Subject: [Baren 11956] Updates, Exchanges, etc. 

Gayle has sent in photos and an explanation of the [Baren] exhibition
currently under way at Kent State University's Geauga Campus in Burton,
Ohio. Exchange #6 is being featured in a Showcase Exhibit in the main
lobby of the campus for the month of November.

To see the photos, head over to the main web page, follow the link to
'Events and Activities' , and then look for the 'Ohio Exhibition'

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Deb wrote (re Exchange participation)
> I personally do not have the time
> each day to sit down and read  each of the posts.  
> Why is there not a special announcement of an
> opportunity and a post end date so that all of us
> could have the chance to enter these special shows.

Well, Maria has already explained how you can find the 'advance'
information about upcoming exchanges, but what I would like to address
is the implication here that the exchanges are somehow 'separate' from
the discussions on the forum.

They are not. If you don't have time to participate in the discussions
on [Baren], then our formal exchange program is not meant for you. The
purpose of the exchange program is for _members_ of this group (and I
underline that to emphasize that I mean people who are actively
participating in it) to be able to show their work together. 

Although the thirty people in each of the exchanges have mostly never
met each other, they _do_ know each other, through the ebb and flow of
the discussions on this forum.

Unless I am greatly mistaken, that is a very important part of what
these exchanges are all about, and I will work to maintain that feeling.

I must mention of course, that we have an alternate exchange program in
place - the SwapShop - that is open to anybody and everybody with no
such pre-conditions at all. Jim tells us that he's got prints ready and
waiting to be sent out, just as soon as he gets some more submissions. 

Thanks for your understanding on this.

***

We're now in November, and that means of course, that the deadline
for prints to be finished for Exchange #7 is now here. Jeanne is
ready to start her final 'round-up' and will no doubt be getting out
her lasso, or whip, or whatever she decides to use on the stragglers!

***

And November 1st was the official start of the 'work period' for Exchange
#8, which filled-up quickly earlier in October.  Just to make 29 of the
participants feel a mite uncomfortable, I can mention that I have already
received one submission from a participant with details on the title, 
etc. etc. of her print ...

Dave


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From: yuri <yuri@pacinfo.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 23:35:16 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11957] Birch plywood again, etc 

Dear  Wanda,

This is to let you know that I'm expecting a container coming from
Russia
with all kind of wood material, including larger sizes of Birch plywood
blocks.
Actually, now we can get any size you want, including special orders for
very large ones
(but no more than 5'x5' which is the maximum size of Russian plywood. 
Just kidding).

Also, I would like to let you know that my daughter' icons are exhibited
simultaneously
in  Robert Canaga Galleries in Eugene and Portland.
Some of them were already sold the very  first day  on display.

So, if you  have plans to be in Portland, you are welcome to  visit the
gallery on 
526 NW 13th. Their telephone is 503-299-6468.
As I told you, Robert is a printmaker himself.
Unfortunately, he is not in Portland everyday.

Thanks again for your nice message regarding our Birch blocks at Baren.

Sincerely,

Yuri

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From: Gerald Soworka <chockings@dingoblue.net.au>
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 21:47:48 +1100
Subject: [Baren 11958] Re: quality art/prints 

Hi bareners,

Most people in this discussion about standards are setting up the
opposition between the experienced and the beginners - it's good to
respect experience, but we should also remember that there are plenty of
very experienced printmakers/artists out there producing work that is as
boring and lack lustre as can be. Just because someone has been doing
this for a long time doesn't mean that they produce quality art.

And no matter how long one practices as an artist most of what we
produce is substandard, whilst on the other side energy, enthusiasm,
vision and innovation can sometimes far surpass and eclipse technical
inexperience and result in great art.

One of my favourite quotes that keeps this in perspective is: "There are
no great artists, just great works of art."

Gerald
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On-line Gallery and Portfolio
Drawings, Prints and Paintings
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