I know this is the day before the SAAH Fest but if ANYONE is interested in volunteering even just for an hour here is who you need to contact.. natasha-hovey@uiowa.edu

Im sure even if you just show up at the studio art building and ask to help it would be very much appreciated. Thanks! :)

Good Luck Everyone!!

Photoshop Tutorials/Graphic Designers

Here are the websites that I was referring to in the class the other day:

Photoshop:

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/category/tutorials *I'd prefer this photoshop website

http://psd.tutsplus.com/

60 Graphic Designers:

http://webdesignlovers.ch/2009/09/offline-inspiration-typografie/

Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy (born 26 July 1956) 

-British sculptor and photographer, and environmentalist living in Scotland

- produces site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings

- uses natural/found objects

"I find some of my new works disturbing, just as I find nature as a whole disturbing. The landscape is often perceived as pastoral, pretty, beautiful – something to be enjoyed as a backdrop to your weekend before going back to the nitty-gritty of urban life. But anybody who works the land knows it's not like that. Nature can be harsh – difficult and brutal, as well as beautiful. You couldn't walk five minutes from here without coming across something that is dead or decaying."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TWBSMc47bw

De Maria

Walter De Maria born in Albany, California on October 1, 1935

-an American sculptor and composer.

- Early sculptures from the 1960s were influenced by Dada and other modern art movements. 

- Led De Maria into using simple geometric shapes and industrially manufactured materials such as stainless steel and aluminum – materials which are also characteristic of Minimal Art.

“the land is not the setting for the work but a part of the work”

Nancy Holt

Nancy Holt- (April 5, 1938) was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.

-American Artist famous for her land art, installation art, and public sculpture

-Married fellow artist Smithson in 1963 

-Today Holt is most widely known for her large-scale environmental works, Sun Tunnels and Dark Star Park.

Smithson

Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938–July 20, 1973) was born in Passaic, New Jersey. 

  -Studied painting and drawing in New York City at the Art Students League of New York. 

  -His art and writings have had a profound impact on sculpture and art theory for over thirty years.

http://www.robertsmithson.com

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Simparch

Simparch is a group of American artists based out of New Mexico. The group is maintained and organized by two prominent members, Matthew Lynch and Steve Badgett. Simparch creates large scale, usually interactive installations/works that examine simple architecture, building practices, and recyclable material. Simparch often works in collaberation with other artists including several musicians, filmmakers, graffiti artists, and skateboarders. Most of Simparch's works experiment with design and materials and encourage interaction.

http://www.simparch.org/

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