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The Philosopher's Stone was a substance that was believed to have the power of transmuting base metal into gold. It was also supposed to be the elixr of life. If you read Harry Potter's first book it would tell you that the last stone was destroyed...luckily I kept my one safe :)
Adrian Moens. transmit/transmute. Comfort Station. Logan Square, Chicago IL. July 2011.
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Comfort Station
2579 North Milwaukee Avenue
I haven't had time to make anything shiny lately. I found this pendant (that just needed a chain) made a year or two ago and then put away until now! Every angle has a different personality. There is a transmute facet of gleaming golden beauty and in another light it has specks and sparkles (as shown here).
Hold it up and you can see the rainbow heart that stretches though out!
Luey is one of many minions in Satan’s army. Lueys do the devil's dirty work and like to raise hell on their own time. Whatever you do, don't give a Luey milk - they get drunk and belligerent on the stuff.
Luey is a recurring character from LA-based artists Bob Dob. Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, CA, Bob Dob cultivated a taste for adolescent unrest early on, first expressing his talent as guitarist for the punk band Lunacy. Transmutation from music to art was a natural progression for him and he currently shows his works in galleries throughout the U.S. Luey is his first vinyl figure.
Be sure to check out the other two Luey vinyl figures from this series - RAGING and SMOKING.
Tibetan Bronze and Gold Ritual Protector Kila Phurba Stake - Ganesha Elephant
Lovely oriental Tibetan bronze 'kila' or 'Phurba'. The Phurba Tibetan ritual stake. This one is decorated with the elephant god Ganesha. It is used ritually to create stability and areas of protected space, often staked into the ground in circles prior to rituals. It is sometimes used to ward off demons and evil spirits but it is not a physical weapon of any sort but a spiritual implement, and should be regarded as such.
The kila (Tibetan : phur ba, pronunciation between pur-ba and pur-pu) is a three-sided peg, stake or nail like ritual implement traditionally associated with Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Bön, and Indian Vedic traditions. The kila is associated with the meditational deity Vajrakila or Vajrakilaya.
One of the principal methods of working with the kila and to actualize its essence-quality is to pierce the earth with it; sheath it; or as is common with Himalayan shamanic traditions, to penetrate it vertically, point down into a basket, bowl or cache of rice (or other soft grain if the kila is wooden).
The kila is used as a ritual implement to signify stability on a prayer ground during ceremonies, and only those initiated in its use, or otherwise empowered, may wield it. The energy of the kila is fierce, wrathful, piercing, affixing, transfixing. The kila affixes the elemental process of 'Space' (Sanskrit: Akasa) to the Earth, thereby establishing an energetic continuum. The kila, particularly those that are wooden are for shamanic healing, harmonizing and energy work and often have two nagas (Sanskrit for snake, serpent and/or dragon, also refers to a class of supernatural entities or deities) entwined, reminiscent of the Staff of Asclepius and the Caduceus of Hermes. Kila often also bear the ashtamangala, swastika, sauwastika and/or other Himalayan, Tantric or Hindu iconography or motifs.
As a tool of exorcism, the kila may be employed to hold demons or thoughtforms in place (once they have been expelled from their human hosts, for example) in order that their mindstream may be re-directed and their inherent obscurations transmuted. More esoterically, the kila may serve to bind and pin down negative energies or obscurations from the mindstream of an entity, person or thoughtform, including the thoughtform generated by a group, project and so on, to administer purification.
The kila as an iconographical implement is also directly related to Vajrakilaya, a wrathful deity of Tibetan Buddhism who is often seen with his consort Diptacakra (Tib. 'khor lo rgyas 'debs ma). He is embodied in the kila as a means of destroying (in the sense of finalising and then freeing) violence, hatred, and aggression by tying them to the kila and then transmuting them with its tip. The pommel may be employed in blessings. It is therefore that the kila is not a physical weapon, but a spiritual implement, and should be regarded as such. The kila often bears the epithet Diamantine of Emptiness.
Various Artists performing live at the Transmute Showcase at Live House in Los Angeles on 11/03/2019.
Cosmic King has the power to transmute inanimate objects, changing their chemical structure.
Read up more on Laevar Bolto at his Comic Vine entry.
Various Artists performing live at the Transmute Showcase at Live House in Los Angeles on 11/03/2019.
From the work of Michael Carini-The ashes from the painting he burned and the scraps from the pieces he cut up were incorporated into this transmuted piece which tells a story of rebirth and the rise of the phoenix
Adrian Moens. transmit/transmute. Comfort Station. Logan Square, Chicago IL. July 2011.
For more information:
Sixty Inches From Center | The Chicago Arts Archive
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archive/?p=8574
Comfort Station
2579 North Milwaukee Avenue
Various Artists performing live at the Transmute Showcase at Live House in Los Angeles on 11/03/2019.
Renowned photographer Carl Chiarenza discusses components of his "Transmutation" exhibition and the creative process to JCC art students in the Weeks Gallery.
Chris, seen here transmuting the spirit of Robert Wilson transmuting the spirit of Christopher Knowles.
In 2006, the Flaming Lotus Girls present Serpent Mother, an ancient skeletal spirit whose long wait for the unleashing of the life inside her egg is about to be rewarded. She has survived through the transmutation of fear into hope; now the Serpent-Mother invites Burning Man participants along on her journey.
As darkness envelops the landscape, the Serpent fully awakens to an ambient flame down the entire length of her body. The flaming spine can be seen from anywhere on the open playa and burns throughout the night.
www.flaminglotus.com/serpent_mother/web/serpent_cheat_she...
STRUCTURE
* 168' long skeleton snake body, arching up to 20’ and coiling around a10’egg.
* 65' x 50' installation footprint.
* Made of steel, copper, glass, fire, and light.
* A hydraulically-activated moving head
* Structural rib pairs are suspended on bearings allowing them to be moved.
* An interactive LED illumination system.
FIRE
* Ambient flame effect down the entire length of her spine.
* 31 computer-and-participant controlled proofers
* A hydraulically-activated moving head with forced air effect coming out of the fangs.
* An egg with 35 foot multidimensional liquid fuel fire effect erupting out of its interior.
INTERACTIVITY
Serpent Mother is a highly kinetic participant controlled installation. The space that is created by the Serpent around her egg encourages participants to connect and interact with one another, turn inward for reflection or activate her fiery spirit. One can chose to make the serpent’s head and neck move or make the jaws open and close. An individual can initiate 10 different sequenced patterns for the 31 poofers, activate each poofer via buttons or proximity sensors, or operate buttons, which activate the liquid fuel bursts of the egg. The LEDs illuminating the body are also be interactive changing based on a participant’s heartbeat. The freestanding ribs of the serpent can be moved by the participants’ interaction with them.
Aquaphoneia is an alchemical installation centered around the poiesis of time and the transmutation of voice into matter.
credit: Florian Voggeneder
how many times will I try to achieve with my eye what my mind will imagine...??
I'd like to mention inspiration of my friend NJDodge as he has said it is difficult get these"right"..right out of the camera.
I am always tempted to apply filter to these flowers as they present certain technical difficulties to transmute to art in the macro
Inspired by Oblique Strategies, a series of card prompts to overcome creative blocks, Abandon Normal Devices invited AND artists from the last decade to devise a new collection of strategies reflecting on our altered world and the way we are now required to exist and behave.
The newly commissioned artworks by Rafaël Rozendaal are a meditation on technology, time and observation. The hyper reduction of horizons in fluro pastels are the artist’s impressions of distant views – as seen through our devices – intensified and transmuted by technology.
Lithographically printed on high-quality 400gsm uncoated stock and sized at 70 x 98mm, they will fit seamlessly with existing Oblique Strategies packs. Cards can be purchased as singles* or as a limited edition complete series of 10, which are packaged in a bespoke 175gsm G.F Smith envelope. Domestic and global shipping is included in the price.
I was talking to my friend Lauren Johnston (portrait in the works) the other day about collecting rocks as children. We share a certain enthusiasm for geodes and I wasted little time rooting through my rock collection (one of many childhood habits I have yet to kick).
I enjoy this geode in particular because it seems like so much more than just a pretty rock. The strata and swirl and the crystals all come together almost alchemically, a stony encapsulation of the elements of the world. With things like this floating around, it is not hard to believe in things like transmutation.
Adrian Moens. transmit/transmute. Comfort Station. Logan Square, Chicago IL. July 2011.
For more information:
Sixty Inches From Center | The Chicago Arts Archive
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archive/?p=8574
Comfort Station
2579 North Milwaukee Avenue
Above: Cake AB, sugar, egg whites, the artist's blood, and 23k gold.
"Blood and Gold"
April 8, 2012
3311 W. Carroll Avenue
Chicago, IL 60624
"Transmutation" within the gallery space, end product being rum. Artist's talk on Sunday, April 29, 2012. Rum served.
Gisela Colon - (American, born 1966)
Hyper Ellipsoid (Azure Gold) - 2019
GISELA COLON (Canada, b. 1966) was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and received her BA from the University of Puerto Rico (1987) and JD from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles (1990). Colon lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Colon is an American contemporary artist who has developed a unique vocabulary of “organic minimalism,” breathing life-like qualities into reductive forms. Colon's oeuvre encompasses several distinct sculptural forms: Pods, Slabs, Monoliths, and Portals. The through-line in all of Colon's work is the concept of the "mutable object;" the sculptures are conceived as variable objects that transmute their physical qualities through fluctuating movement, varied lighting, changing environmental conditions, and the passage of time.
The Pods are created through a proprietary fabrication method of blow-molding and layering various acrylic materials, producing transformational objects that emanate light and color from within. The Slabs are 8-foot tall hybrid creations that amalgamate the use of acrylic technology with polished stainless steel, resulting in objects that hover between materiality and immateriality. The Monoliths are 12 and 15-foot tall vertical singular-form sculptures, engineered with aerospace technology, possessing no lines, corners, edges, or demarcations, conceived as pure form to denote clarity and aesthetic purity. The Portals are extremely streamlined 8-foot tall wall relief sculptures that exude disembodied light and morphing color, pulling the viewer towards the work and into a liminal / metaphysical space.
Colon began her career as a painter, exhibiting abstract works from 2005 to 2011. In 2012, Colon moved into sculpture, focusing on perceptual phenomena. Colon’s friendship with mentor DeWain Valentine, and the ideas and practices of Robert Irwin, James Turrell, Larry Bell, John McCracken, Doug Wheeler, amongst others, generated a conceptual shift in her work increasing her interest in issues of visual perception, and materiality, which led to the creation of her sculptural bodies of work. Colon's sculptural practice of generating interplay between light, perception, and lucid materiality embodies the ideals and the evolving investigations of the California Light and Space movement.
Colon also has been influenced by Minimalism, particularly the writings and work of Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Agnes Martin, amongst others. Taking a cue from Donald Judd’s notion of “specific objects,” Colon has dubbed her own works “non-specific objects” to highlight their deliberate fluid indeterminacy.
Originally from Puerto Rico, Colon's work is also the product of cross-cultural influences. Colon identifies the early influence of Latin American artists such as Jesus Rafael Soto and Carlos Cruz-Diez on her practice. Colon's sculptural work continues a conversation with Latin American geometric modernism and the legacy of OpArt.
hilliardmuseum.org/exhibits/gisela-colon-pods
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"Mint Museum Uptown houses the internationally renowned Craft + Design collection, as well as outstanding collections of American and contemporary art.
Designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates of Boston, the five-story, 145,000-square-foot facility combines inspiring architecture with cutting-edge exhibitions to provide visitors with unparalleled educational and cultural experiences.
Located in the heart of Charlotte’s burgeoning city center, Mint Museum Uptown is an integral part of the Levine Center for the Arts, a cultural campus that includes the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture, the Knight Theater, and the Duke Energy Center. Mint Museum Uptown also features a wide range of visitor amenities, including the 240-seat James B. Duke Auditorium, the Lewis Family Gallery, art studios, a restaurant, and a museum store.
www.mintmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/
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The Mint Museum is the largest visual arts institution in Charlotte and holds the largest public collection of Charlotte-born artist Romare Bearden's work.
The American Art collection comprises approximately 900 works created between the late 1700s and circa 1945. It includes portraiture of the Federal era, 19th century landscapes, and paintings from the group known as "The Eight" (Robert Henri, George Luks, William Glackens, John Sloan, Everett Shinn, Maurice Prendergast, Ernest Lawson, and Arthur Bowen Davies). Additional highlights in this area include works by John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, and Hudson River School painters Thomas Cole and Sanford Gifford.
The Art of the Ancient Americas collection includes roughly 2,000 objects from more than 40 cultures, spanning more than 4,500 years. The collection includes body adornments, tools, ceramic vessels, sculpture, textiles, and metal ornaments.
There are about 2,230 objects in the Mint's collection of Contemporary Art. These include the Bearden collection and other works on paper, contemporary sculpture, and photography from circa 1945 to the present.
The Mint's Decorative Arts collection, considered one of the finest in the country, centers on its holdings in ceramics. Containing more than 12,000 objects from 2000 B.C. to 1950 A.D., the collection includes a wide variety of ancient Chinese ceramics, 18th century European and English wares, American art pottery, and North Carolina pottery. The Mint has the largest and most comprehensive collection of North Carolina pottery in the nation. Its collection of North Carolina pottery comprises some 2,200 objects, dating from the 1700s.
The museum's Delhom collection, given to the Mint in 1966, contains 2,000 pieces of historic pottery and porcelain, as well as pre-Columbian pieces that are more than 4,500 years old.
Almost 10,000 items of men's, women's, and children's fashions from the early 18th century to present-day haute couture are included in the museum's collection of Historic Costume and Fashionable Dress, which approaches fashion as an art form.
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Adrian Moens. transmit/transmute. Comfort Station. Logan Square, Chicago IL. July 2011.
For more information:
Sixty Inches From Center | The Chicago Arts Archive
sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archive/?p=8574
Comfort Station
2579 North Milwaukee Avenue