Seth Crawford

"self portrait as a rock"
"digital dorito"

"Wonder Bread"
Seth Crawford's work has a prevailing sense of humor throughout, whatever media his work manifests itself in. He does run the gammut in bringing about his view askew: photography painting, drawing, video. The consistancy is found in a tongue firmly planted in faux cheek. Even his bio proclaims "he thinks about skymall and material culture and decorative arts. and cheeseburgers".

Artist Opportunities

Here are some Artist Opportunities with upcoming Deadlines:

Manifest Gallery:1st International Painting Annual
deadline June 30, 2010
Cincinnati, OH. awards: $700 first, $200 second, $100 third. Open to all (students and professionals). Juried by committee of professional and academic advisors. $10 entry fee per work submitted. Contact Jason Franz with questions at jason@manifestgallery.org or call 513.861.3638

Strassen Kunst:
An International exhibition of work inspired by graffiti
deadline: July 9, 2010
Richmond, VA. awards: up to $1000 in cash, and solo exhibition in Helena Davis Gallery. artists age 18+ working in any medium whose work consists of or is inspired by any aspect of graffiti. May submit 3 digital images to be considered for the exhibition for $25 entry fee. Visit website for prospectus. Send questions to artspacestreetart@gmail.com or call 804.232.6464

"Go Figure" National Figurative Exhibit
deadline: August 13, 2010
Santa Cruz, CA. $1000 in cash awards. Looking for a "fresh take on figurative art". Open to US residents. $40 entry fee for up to 3 images (jpegs) entered into competition. Juror: geroge Rivera, executive director of the Triton Museum. For questions, contact Cindy Liebenthal at cindy@scai.org or 831.426.5787

Work Of Art

An art reality show, huh?

Well... you know...why not? Artists as a rule make themselves vulnerable and open to public criticism, so television seems to be just one more venue for that. Check out the naked egos/insecurities in Bravo's "work of Art" (you can view it on HULU...or on Bravo at 9/10 central). Its like Top Chef, or Project Runway... but with artnicks. Check out, among the 14 players, Kansas City local Peregrine Honig, participant and someone I've featured before here on the Artnicks blog.