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Inside the Nucleus

Posted by AbCallander on October 28, 2019

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As I learn about the anatomy and the biochemical “magic” that occurs inside and among the nerve cells of our brains, along the spinal chord, and throughout the body, I create artwork that resonates with what I learn. Its never meant as a diagram or a scientific illustration per se but rather as an homage to the known and the unknown neurochemistry that is at play in our sentience.

Intersectional Sparkle Screens at Artscape 2019

Posted by AbCallander on July 25, 2019

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Closing Soon—Narrative Threads

Posted by AbCallander on July 24, 2019

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Narrative Threads (excerpt below) continues screening through July 27 at IA&A @ Hillyer in Washington D.C.

Narrative Threads (excerpt)

I just went to see Narrative Threads…Alan, I am so impressed (though not surprised) … I was so moved— it felt tortured and exhilarating at once.
—viewer comment

There are narrative threads that bind us, those that unite us, and those that obscure our inner selves. These threads run through our psyche and impact our perceptions and how we are perceived. Those threads that bind us help us feel whole and secure. Help us feel in control and in command of our destiny. Those narrative threads that obscure our inner desires and our inherent rules for behavior tend to make us suspicious, untrusting, feel vulnerable and alone. These threads coexist and interact with each other, sometimes strengthening confidence, and sometimes weakening it. This art is homage to those threads. Threads of sexuality, disability, logic, intelligence, fear, loss, hopelessness, hope, biology and psychology, pride, happiness, joy, anger, and pain. My pieces, each of interest to me for what they represent alone, are merged, juxtaposed, layered, and each changes the layers above and below in time. This is an allegory to my experience of life and living and struggling and loving and feeling and thinking.

Intersectional Sparkle

Posted by AbCallander on June 21, 2019

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World premier of Intersectional Sparkle as part of “Artscape 2019: Animation on the Big Screen” happens at the Parkway Theater, 5 W. North Avenue in Baltimore Maryland 1-2:30pm and again 3-4:30pm Sunday July 21st along with 25 other short animations.

Note: An earlier version of this post had preliminary venue information which has been updated in this post with the correct location, date, and time.

Looks like we got a venue upgrade from the outdoor billboard to the Parkway Theater!

Alchemical Vessels Benefit Exhibition

Posted by AbCallander on March 15, 2018

Posted in: Abstract, Exhibition, Installation, Video. Tagged: #abstractart, #fineart, Abstract, art, art exhibit, art exhibition, biology, Exhibition, gallery, hope, life, loss, memory, ms, neurobiology, neurology, patterns, perseverance, remembrance, stills, struggle, thankful, video. Leave a comment

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Signals of Hope (video installation, 5 min 24 sec) joins more than 100 other artists at a benefit exhibition for the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center. The exhibition titled Alchemical Vessels 2018: Our Common Thread, will be open from March 16 to May 5, 2018 at 1632 U St NW in Washington DC.

Opening reception: Friday, March 16, 2018 7—9pm
Alchemical Vessels benefit: Friday, April 27, 7–10pm

In the Blink of an Eye: Faith

Posted by AbCallander on July 3, 2017

Posted in: Abstract, Gallery scene, Installation, Video. Tagged: #fineart, Abstract, art, art exhibit, art exhibition, death, Exhibition, Faith Flanagan, gallery, grateful, hope, in memoriam, life, loss, memory, perseverance, remembrance, struggle, thankful, video. Leave a comment

On display at Studio 1469 in Washington DC through July 8th, 2017, In the Blink of an Eye: Faith is an installation piece assembled in my friend Faith Flanagan’s memory. It shares the gallery with works by nearly two dozen other artists as part of a memorial exhibition titled, In the Eye of Faith Flanagan.

With a footprint of about 15″ x 15″ x 36″ (46″ with the laptop open) the laptop atop the custom pedestal displays a 2 minute, 20 second audio-video loop, screening at this exhibition for the first time. This specific device was chosen because it was used over the past few years to review work in-progress with Faith and was used last fall to project photos from Faith’s life at her memorial gathering.

Although it returned from that event “broken,” the laptop can still play video, though it struggles to do so. For me, that struggle has a kind-of perfectly meaningful quality to it and was a fitting way to share this particular composition; that despite whatever hurdles and challenges life throws us, art must go on.

The complete installation piece: laptop, video, and pedestal, form the entire work. In this form, and with all these parts, it is an edition of one. The video clip above shows a short excerpt (video portion only) of the full installation loop and simulates the actual performance of the file used on the “hobbled” installation device. For comparison, if you like, the same clip is displayed at its original 24 frames per second here.