Hadi Maktabi was introduced to me on Instagram, and he sells beautiful stuff. Canvassing his website, I came across this Bahktiar tribal portrait rug. Very wacky and cool:
At The Gates of the West Launches
A novel new art web site has launched today, and Kevin Sudeith is honored and excited to be included. The site, At The Gates of the West, features context about artists and their work, a rack of their artworks, and a dialogue with the artists. It is fun and interesting.
Site shut down, and link changed in March 2024 to limit javascript and cookies
The Met Museum Releases 375,000 Images into Public Domain
The Metropolitan Museum in New York has made a tremendous contribution to the public domain by releasing hundreds of thousands of photos under a Creative Commons Zero license. The Museum has made available a wealth of information licensed for almost any use. Here are a few examples found in a search for “weaving”.
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/14794?sortBy=Relevance&what=Woven&ao=on&ft=*&offset=10608&rpp=100&pos=10638
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44125?sortBy=Relevance&what=Woven&ao=on&ft=*&offset=10708&rpp=100&pos=10727
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13552?sortBy=Relevance&what=Woven&ao=on&ft=*&offset=10508&rpp=100&pos=10593
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/67544?sortBy=Relevance&what=Woven&ao=on&ft=*&offset=9808&rpp=100&pos=9825
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/73310?sortBy=Relevance&what=Woven&ao=on&ft=*&offset=10708&rpp=100&pos=10755
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316416?sortBy=Relevance&what=Woven&ao=on&ft=*&offset=10908&rpp=100&pos=11002
NPR Coverage on Impressions at Mike Weiss Gallery, NYC
Not only am I into the art of presenting and selling war rugs but, I’m also a rock sculptor, reviving the original carvings through impressions presented at the Mike Weiss Gallery. Check out this write up on NPR, written by contributor, Alva Noe : http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/04/23/474717276/making-art-from-life
Afghan War Rug Exhibition at Temple University
War rug art is fascinatingly educational friends! Temple University’s Samuel L. Paley Library, in room 309, is currently holding a Afghan war rug exhibition that contains 14 of my Afghan war rugs. These rugs tell stories and contain history which, ” helps contextualize a group of people that many Americans know very little about.” Theirs so much to be learned and talked about. Go check it out!
Video on vimeo (embed removed to stop unwelcome third party javascript from running on Warrug)
This show has curated by Alicia Cunningham-Bryant and student assistant curators, Ilana Napoli, and Rachel Morin.
Giovanni Garcia-Fenech Show at Postmasters
I wanted to make work that communicated something personal rather than intellectual, something that wouldn’t protect me from embarrassment or rejection—so I decided to start painting myself. Not how I looked, but how I felt about myself and my body.
I can’t wait to see the show.
Drone Rugs, Now On the Radio
The drone rug craze has maintained its drive. Public Radio International featured a story on the rugs, their background and growing popularity. There is a written story on PRI site, as well as the option hear the full radio interview. You can find a link to both below. Thank you to PRI for the interest!
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-02-03/drones-are-everywhere-even-rugs
More Coverage for War Rugs
It seems the flood gates have opened as the press is continuing. It is such an honor to have garnered the interest of The Atlantic. They have shared the original COLORS story on their blog. You can find the link to The Atlantic post below.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/01/drones-are-appearing-on-afghan-rugs/385025/
Continued Press for the Drone Rugs and More
Right on the heels of the Quartz and Colors Drone Rug stories came this piece in The Tribune (link below). Lots of great photos in this one, including other styles of rug as well. Thanks so much to The Tribune for the interest.
Major Press for the Drone Rugs
The drone rugs have been causing quite a stir in the media recently. COLORS Magazine issued a great piece at the end of last month, which was then re-ran by Quartz just a few days later. Links to the articles are below. Huge thanks to both publications for spreading the word.
http://www.colorsmagazine.com/blog/article/drones-on-rugs
http://qz.com/333733/afghan-carpet-weavers-are-putting-drones-on-their-rugs/