This is great stuff. A delightful articulation of creativity.

Marcel Duchamp and the human beat box! Beat box!

Portfiolio Development

Hey, Tuesday afternoon Portfolio Development class.... I will be leaving campus today by 3:00. So, there is no class, but I will be on campus before my departure from 11AM -3PM if you need to see me. Also, FYI... We will be having a mid term, in progress critique of your work two weeks from today, Tuesday March 29. We will touch base in class next week, but your projects should be considerably more developed than they are now...

Neodymium Magnets

Some of you are looking for super strong neodymium magnets. This is the vendor I use...

www.kjmagnetics.com

Announcement - Class Cancellation

Hi Thursday sculpture folks. I am under the weather and need to cancel today's class. I will introduce the next project on Tuesday but if you want to get a jump you can read about it and check out the supporting slide shows and links right here on the blog...

http://professorgehringmicrocosmos.blogspot.com/

Art Club NYC Trip

Hi everyone,

I'm sure you've seen the fliers, but if not... The spring Art Club trip to NYC is this Friday, March 4th. The Art Club is going to the Armory Show, one of the largest and most important art fairs held annually. Hundreds of galleries from around the world bring selections of work from featured artists to the Armory Show. It is a good idea for any of you who are aspiring to be artists to get a sense of what the art world looks like and this is a great oppoprtunity to build part of that picture.

Round trip transportation will be included. Sign up outside the Art Department Secretary's office (Southampton Rm 116) and meet at the Ronkonkoma train station at 8:45 AM.

Hey Sculpture Folks........

If you were in class today, you heard this announcement, if not, here it is... In light of last week's class cancelation, I have extended the project due date for the current assignment. Originally due Thursday, this week (24th), projects are now due on Tuesday, next week (29th) at the beginning of class. Make sure you are here on Thursday so that we can try to solve any problems you may be facing...!

Announcement - Class Cancellation

Hi folks,

I am under the weather and need to cancel today's Sculpture class. Keep making progress on your projects over the weekend. I will see you all on Tuesday.

Avant Garde and Kitsch, by Clement Greenberg, 1939

This will be upcoming assigned reading for my classes. It will be integrated into the mid term assignment. Get a jump, read it now. It's a seminal piece of modernist theory and is scintillating!

Marc Newson 1/5

We're going to be watching some of this in 3D Design next week. If you wanted to check it out early, it would serve as great inspiration for your weekend design assignment. In case you were absent or somehow missed it... Design a better bar of soap. Study how it fits in your hand and carve the form so that it is more well designed to not slip out of your hands while it's wet and slippery in the shower. Bring in 3 carved soap bar designs for class on Monday. Have fun!

This is awesome. Definitely look at this.

Read about it and see more here:
http://inhabitat.com

3D Design schedule update/reminder

Remember, this afternoon/evening is a work day for you to make progress on our current assignment "Product Design Curator". Finished projects will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday this week.

Snow Day

Hi folks. The roads in Brooklyn are atrocious and the snow keeps on coming. I am anticipating that school will close for afternoon classes and wondering why there is not already an announcement for day classes. Regardless of what announcements the school makes, my afternoon 3D Design class is canceled for today. See you Monday with supplies and objects for your first assignment!

WELCOME BACK! HAPPY SPRING! YAY!

Late project submissions...

If anyone has late work to submit, you must do so by 3:30 PM on Tuesday. You can leave work in room 110 with your name on it, or in my mailbox if it's a portfolio. I plan to be on campus on Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 1:30PM - 3:30PM if you would like to meet with me.

Lecture postponed

Hi all,

This is both true and disappointing.... Due to a late night construction mishap at Stony Brook, my lecture is being re-scheduled for a future date. There is no way to un-cancel class, so its still canceled, unfortunately. Please share this with anyone you know who was planning to attend my lecture.