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Author Archives: Joe Hedges
Pieces of Paintings
I believe every inch of a painting should be considered. Here are some small areas of the surfaces of my paintings that help make color, texture, and the physical properties of oil paint so exciting for me.
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Cold War Color
i have been fascinated lately with the evolution of color sensibilities as dictated by politics and consumer culture. after a painting instructor mentioned to me that the boxes i was painting (and by extension the paintings themselves) reminded her of cold war artifacts–and many probably are–i began snooping around online for manufacturers who may have [...]
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백합호 (The Fleur-de-Lis)
Jio Bae and I decided to call the ship 백합호, The Fleur-de-Lis. The strange plastic Fleur-de-Lis we found at the river became the centerpiece of the boat, attached to the top of the stern. Since the symbol is rich with history and meaning (wikipedia it), it seemed well-suited for our humble cross-cultural collaboration. Between Jio’s [...]
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Driftwood and Plastic
Yesterday I went to the Ohio River with Jio Bae, an artist from Korea, to collect wood to make a small boat out of only objects from the shore. We collected lots of wood, both man-molded and river-molded, as well as random trash and bits of who knows what and took it all back to [...]
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Boxes: Point of Departure
I am making paintings of boxes. I have several canvases in my studio at various levels of completion, each with compositions of stacks of jumbled, sometimes anti-gravital configurations of wooden and metal boxes and drawers. Some areas of the paintings are straightforwardly representational. In other areas passages of paint become only paint, creating dripping or [...]
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Motherlodge
I have been selected to participate in Motherlodge Live Arts Exchange in Louisville, KY. This weekend, March 29-April 1, Motherlodge Live Arts Exchange will present an art exhibit titled “Threshold”, featuring myself and over twenty other regional artists, as part of its Spring Live Arts Festival at the Rudyard Kipling in Louisville KY. Tickets for [...]
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Walking a Path / My Studio
For the last few months I have been trying to find my way into a new series of paintings. It has taken me a few starts and stops but I believe I have found a good path. I hope to have some images of new paintings for this website soon. In the meantime, I have [...]
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OPENED
The “International Art Attack Organization” presents OPENED, an exhibition containing works celebrating the latest date to be pronounced the end of the world by a group of Christians, Friday October 21. Conveniently ties in with Halloween. I will have an apocalyptic sculptural installation and an older collage included in the show. Opening night features live [...]
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Art off Pike
Please visit my booth this Sunday in Covington Kentucky for Art of Pike, a one day event featuring local artists and craftspeople: http://www.artoffpike.org Sunday October 9th 11:00 am – 5:00 pm On 7th Street in Covington Between Madison and Washington Covington, KY Art, Food, Children Activities and more I will have several new oil paintings [...]
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Hoarders: An Exhibition of Paintings