Sunday, October 7, 2012

ArtPrize Grand Rapids 2012

I am in the best art department ever!  I was lucky to get a professional development day to visit ArtPrize  to get some new ideas for the classroom.  There was a LOT to see!  Simply amazing!



I loved how beautifully done this piece was.  It felt calming looking at it.  


Graffiti and trash artists.


Love the trash bird!  You can own it for the small price of 2,499.99!  ...it wouldn't fit in my house.


Murals are wonderful.  


This was an artist outside of the B.O.B. creating copper bowls for all to see.  He has just finished hammering the shape and he is now setting it with a torch. 


This eagle was made completely from silverware!  Look close and you will see the forks in the head.


 TOP TEN:  This piece moved around to music and looked like birds flying through the museum.


Our presidents.


In the B.O.B.  the dad's that created the "Light the Night" lanterns were there! 


 What a neat technique.  The artist said they used acrylic, water and oil....I may have to try this.


Close up.


Made completely of jelly beans!


At the B.O.B.


Close up.


Cave made of paper bags.


Grab a microscope and look close!  These drawings were so small that you needed one to see them!


Artist statement.


Look close!


A mom made this replication of Starry Night using all dryer lint.


Metal dragon was in the top 25.


Albert Einstein statue.



Artwork made from shutters.


Turn and there is another image!


Intricate design.


These were huge and looked like they were floating across the walls.  


This made me laugh!  It is a watercolor painting believe it or not!


Two deer in a bind.


TOP TEN:  Oil painting.


Marilyn Monroe made out of found object.


Close up.


Beautifully done aerial design.


Dragon details.


Suspended dragon.


Made of gold buttons.


Looks amazing from all angles.  


Wild animals made from trash.


Lion.


Giraffe. 


TOP TEN: Taxidermy.  


A giant T Rex outside of the Gerald R. Ford museum.


TOP TEN:  Horses made from drift wood.  


One of my favorites.


Love them!



Pen drawings.


Collages.


Collages.


Awesome.


I want this for the art room.  It looks amazing from far away and....


up close.



The end to a great day at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids.

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