I know this might be old news to some of you, as this story went international last week, but, as I was out of town, I didn’t have an opportunity to speak with local artist Michael Dykehouse until last night. Following is our conversation about his now famous lead paint portrait of Michigan Governor Rick […]
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Michael Dykehouse on the lead paint portrait of Rick Snyder that made him famous, and why it is that he thinks no one wants it in their home
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics Also tagged art, cremnitz white, Donald Trump, Flint, Flint Institute of Arts, John Boehner, lead, lead paint, Michale Dykehouse, painting, politicians, portraits, Rick Snyder, unflattering portraits 10 Comments
Art, Food, Sex and Trauma: Mark Maynard shoots the shit with humankind’s most important artists… Episode 7: Chris Hyndman
For this, the seventh in the Art, Food, Sex and Trauma series, I’ve decided to reach out to my friend teaching art at Eastern Michigan University, can generally be found painting wonderfully complex fox-head-covered tartan patterns on canvas in his Chicago studio. MARK: You’re a Canadian, right? CHRIS: Yes, I’m a Permanent Resident of the […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged anthropomorphic textiles, art food sex and trauma, Canada, Canadians, cartoons, Chris Hyndman, Degrassi Junior High, dogs, Dudley Do-Right, Eastern Michigan University, EMU Art Department, eyeballs, flannel, fox heads, greed cards, hands, lobster, No-Touching Zone, painters, plaid, Steve Sabados, tangrams, tartan patterns, textiles 4 Comments
First Fridays Ypsilanti to grow with A2Awesome grant
Around the country, several communties have what are referred to as First Friday events, where, on the first Friday of each month, various venues coordinate new art installations and the like, encouraging people to come out, stroll between them, etc. Well, for the past several months, things have been ramping up locally, and, this past […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Awesome Foundation, Ypsilanti Also tagged AmeriCorps, art crawl, art students, art walks, Arts Alliance, Beezy's, Bona Sera, Caleb Zweifler, Community Rebirth, Deb Ennis, Depot Town, dishdogs, dishwashing, dishwolfing, DIYpsi, Eastern Michigan University, Elize Jekabson, fiber art, First Fridays, First Fridays Ypsilanti, FLY Children's Art Center, illustrations, Kayj Michelle, micro-philanthropy, photography, pop-up galleries, pop-up retail, public art, Riverside Arts Center, Riverside Park, San Jose, sculpture, Shadow Art Fair, Teresa Gillotti, Ugly Mug, vacant storefronts, Washtenaw Community College, workshops, Ypsilanti Art Incubator 11 Comments