Things as They Appear to Be

Dean Jensen Exhibit a Milwaukee Hit

Arnold Martin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:21:21 +0000

It seems A Dozen Something Twenty Somethings is a growing hit in Milwaukee. Jason Altobelli from BlueCanvas and Mary Louise Schumacher of the Journal Sentinel gave more than a passing notice to the exhibit. Altobelli goes so far as to call it “Both memorable and awe inspiring.” Schumacher calls the exhibit “A standout.” The blurbs are here and here, and if you have not visited this show you should because it is a must see.

Milwaukee Gallery Night

Arnold Martin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:40:14 +0000

Upcoming exhibit: “A dozen something twenty-somethings” at Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee Wisconsin. Check out the opening reception during Gallery Night, details and highlights available at Third Coast Digest.

2011 GLS Games and Art Exhibition

Arnold Martin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:16:25 +0000

Images from an exhibition I curated for the 2011 GLS conference at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The exhibit featured work from dozen artists ranging from pixel art and playable games to large wood sculpture. It was well attended and well received. Many thanks to all the GLS people out there who helped make this show a success! All photography by Mark Riechers.

Game Show NYC

Arnold Martin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:22:30 +0000

Images from the Game Show NYC, back in June. An excellent show of games, and game related art organized and curated by Nick Sousanis (Teachers College, Columbia University), Suzanne Choo (Teachers College, Columbia University), Prof. Fred Goodman (University of Michigan), Andy Malone (University of Detroit Mercy, School of Architecture), and Dr. Joey J. Lee (Teachers College, Columbia University).

Gun show preview

Arnold Martin — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:53:29 +0000

Two new wood kit pieces in MDF. Models of video game weapons for the upcoming GLS Games and Art exhibition.

Construct: some dissembling required

Arnold Martin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:41:35 +0000

One Week

Arnold Martin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:52:20 +0000

Click to enlarge.

Construct

Arnold Martin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:00:58 +0000

Logical limits of wood-kit construction

Arnold Martin — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:02:30 +0000

These figures are slotted wood-kit style construction in MDF. The tallest stand between 5 and 6′ tall and there are no fasteners or adhesives employed in their construction. These three figures are an Ak-47 assault rifle, an M16 assault rifle and a dip, or fountain pen. They are the beginning of a series of models of objects personified in this way. They are fantastically simply absurd.

Old Sculpture, New Animation

Arnold Martin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:03:57 +0000

Jim Escalante, professor of book arts at UW-Madison, shot this series of images while helping me document ‘Anatomy of a Cube or This is not a Stack of Crates.’ This is the resulting stop motion animation.