Comings and Goings
Comings and Goings Comings and Goings […]
While the video edits…
While the video edits. Andrea Miller is busy editing the video of HOW TO BUILD AN IGLOO and thinking about the contents and contexts of the installation that opens with a gala reception September, 18, 7-9pm. But meanwhile, there are things to think about. The first is the COMBAT PAPER PROJECT and the WARRIOR WRITERS PROJECT. Both are coming to MCBA, in the WEEK FOR PEACE, September 19-28. "From uniform to pulp, battlefield to workshop, warrior to artist"... a healing set of events designed for combat veterans and their friends. There are many different opportunities to participate or attend.The public is welcome to visit MCBA’s studios and view the project in progress through the duration of the residency. Special events are scheduled to encourage interaction with the veteran artists, but visitors are welcome anytime during MCBA’s open hours. Check the website or call 612.215.2520 for more information. Coming in October...This image is just one corner of the central image associated with TAKE ANOTHER STEP by Mark Edwin Carlson. Stay tuned for more pieces of the puzzle! Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and [...]
What forms might healing take?
What forms might healing take? I became aware of the Combat Paper Project and the Warrior Writers about a year ago. Through a contact at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. The email said they thought these artists were right up my alley. Subsequently, I showed a Combat Paper Portfolio, made of handmade paper from pulped uniforms. A catharsis for the group of vets who created it, a catharsis for the vets who viewed it here at Susan Hensel Gallery. Art takes various forms: comforting, recognizable, new, challenging, frightening. Healing does too. The Combat Papermakers and the Warrior Writers offer the opportunity for local vets of any conflict, of anytime, free of charge, to collaborate in a creative re-invention, a re-organization, a re-formatting...a new way of thinking about the personal costs of their service. The Combat Paper Project in Residence at MCBA September 21–28, 2009 MCBA and Susan Hensel Gallery are proud to host The Combat Paper Project. For a week-long residency in MCBA’s studios. Through paper making workshops, local veterans are given the chance to use uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into fiber and formed into sheets [...]
How to Build an Igloo?
How to Build an Igloo? How to Build an Igloo? Summer is finally here. Warm but not too hot...and we are thinking about igloos! Local artist Andrea Miller will be wrestling with coal and ice and sod in my gallery as she wrestles with the issues of global warming and her own carbon footprint. The show starts Saturday, September 5, more or less at 2pm. With a performance by Andrea using these materials. You are invited to observe anytime between 2 and 5 pm. We really do not know how long the performance will take...how long does it take an ice shelf to melt? After the performance is complete, Andrea will clean up and re-organize the remains into a multimedia installation that will open to the public. With the usual fanfare of good food and drink, on Friday, September 18, 7-9pm. About Susan Hensel Gallery – Contemporary Art by Susan Hensel Opened September 10th, 2004, Susan Hensel Gallery was a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year. Devoted to the concept of narrative in the arts in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a [...]
Pentimento is ready and waiting!
Pentimento is ready and waiting! What Is Pentimento Pentimento. Pentimenti may show that a composition originally had an element. For example, a head or a hand, in a slightly different place, or that an element no longer in the final painting was originally planned. The changes may have been done in the under drawing of the painting, or by the visible layers of paint differing from the under drawing, or by the first painted treatment of the element having been over-painted. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and large scale artwork. Art that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a large [...]
Installing Pentimento
Installing Pentimento Installing Pentimento. We started installing Claire's show today. Zach and I worked all day, and I, into the night. The work is beautiful. It is now more or less set up on many pedestals. The labels are ready and most of the lights are set. And there are 32 unique works of art to be seen, glimmering in the lights. THE PENTIMENTO BOOKS & INDETERMINACY by Claire Jeanine Satin Come welcome her to Minneapolis on Friday, July 10, 7pm-9pm. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and large scale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery [...]
ARCHIPELAGO
ARCHIPELAGO When you come for brunch on Feb 22, noon-4, you will see this four foot piece by Zach Pearl. The drawings for Archipelago are done in layers, starting with a smooth bristol and building up with tracing vellums and acetates, creating a three dimensionality unattainable in any other way. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and largescale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a large window gallery on Cedar Avenue, a main thoroughfare in south Minneapolis, and an online venture represented on Artsy.net. About Susan Hensel Gallery – Contemporary Art by Susan Hensel Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan [...]
Getting ready for the next show
Getting ready for the next show The windows remain full of lovely things. Two red pieces went up today. But all the White-on-White and Red-on-Red will come down on Monday, July 6 to make way for the work of Claire Jeanine Satin. Her show, The Pentimento Books & Indeterminacy. Opens on Friday July 10, at 7pm. DON'T MISS IT! Claire is flying in from Florida to meet you. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and large scale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a large window gallery on Cedar Avenue. A main thoroughfare in south Minneapolis, and an online venture [...]
Combat Paper Project Fundraising
Combat Paper Project Fundraising The Combat Paper Project is coming to Minnesota Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis September 21-27 with many opportunities for local veterans to participate. Veterans are invited to pulp their uniforms, create paper, printed images and expressive writing. The workshops,presented by veterans for veterans, are a powerful antidote to the damaging silence surrounding their personal and shared experiences. Inserted below is the official fundraising letter from MCBA. Any help, however small, would be appreciated. Dear Friends of Peace and of the Arts: In September of this year, Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) and the Susan Hensel Gallery will host The Combat Paper Project for a week-long residency in MCBA’s studios. This unique project, based out of Green Door Studio in Burlington, Vermont, is made possible by a multifaceted collaboration between artists, art collectors, non-profit centers and military combat veterans. Through papermaking workshops, local veterans are given the opportunity to use uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beat and formed into sheets of paper. Later, text and imagery created by veterans are printed on the sheets. The goal is to use art to help individuals [...]
Emily’s Windows!
Emily's Windows! Emily's Windows! Emily Hertle is a lovely young woman who is graduating from Perpich High School ( the arts high school) today and will be attending the College of Visual Arts in the Fall. She came over before the graduation ceremonies to install her window. Do drive or walk by. It is lovely. Artist Statement Emily Hertle Emily's Windows! While making garments I became aware of a pattern among my work, and would describe my ideas as having three levels: the material, the garments relationship with the body, and documentation. While preparing for this show I developed a goal of looking at the world through an artistic lens. I recently took that into a literal sense and picked up a camera. I decided to direct a photo shoot for each garment, To do this I brought together two friends to do modeling and makeup. The pictures taken then became the background, all of the sites are on the PCAE campus and either reflect inspiration or the material used in the garment. Natural Skin Japanese rice paper, cattails Oak Leaves Refined Dyed abaca Drink the Rainbow Plastic drinking straws and wrappers, tulle