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There’s an app for that…

Published on February 17, 2012 in Fun Stuff and Stutz Artists. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

…and if there isn’t, just make one. That’s just what Stutz Artist Andy Chen did.

Andy, who is a photographer, musician and the Stutz Art Space Gallery Director, recently added app creator to his list of talents with the unveiling of Shakie, a percussion instrument for your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Imagine having a box that you could put anything in, then shake it around to make sounds. That’s Shakie. It’s motion controlled. As you move, tilt, shake your phone the stuff inside this virtual box shakes rattles around inside. The app models the physics and sounds of all the bits hitting each other.
 
I’d like people to find ways to make music with it! There’s a weird satisfaction hearing and seeing the pellets bounce around. It’s really sensitive and responsive. You get different sounds and textures depending on how you hold and move the device. 
 
“I play guitar and violin,” Andy explains, “I have some egg and canister shakers that I bring along when I play with others. When I got an iPhone, I was fascinated with the motion sensors in it. The first few days with that phone, I obsessively imagined a digital version of those shakers. A couple of years later I took some time and made the app.”
 
 
The current sounds are traditional percussion instruments such as maracas, bells, shakers and tambourine. There are more sounds planned, many of them possible only on an electronic device.

To learn more about Shakie (and it’s creator), visit www.shakieapp.com and www.whatandysaw.com. Shakie is available in the iTunes App Store for $1.99.
 
 
 

Call for Entries: March exhibit “Market”

Published on January 26, 2012 in Call for Entry and Exhibits. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

The StutzArtSpace gallery is seeking submissions for “Market”, a group photography exhibit with an opening reception on March 2nd, 2012. The work will hang through March 30th. 

We’re looking for work that blurs the lines between commercial and fine art. The work should meet the following criteria:

- Work should be photographs or derived from photographs
- Work should be one or both of the following: 
1) created for commercial use that you’d also consider art
2) explore the nature of commerce, marketing and desire

ENTRY DEADLINE FEB 6

- Submissions are due by 5pm on February 6th. 
- Artists selected to participate will be notified by February 8th.

Accepted Works

- If accepted, there is an entry fee of $30 ($25 for Stutz Artists Association members). Artists will receive 100% of work sold.
- If your work is chosen for the show, it should be delivered to StutzArtSpace on February 27th.
- All pieces must be exhibition-ready (Dry, complete, wired and ready for hanging, and with no protruding nails or other hazards. Works should be framed if applicable, or otherwise prepared for professional presentation). 
- All work — sold or unsold — should remain in gallery for the show’s duration.

Send submissions to andy@whatandysaw.com

Thanks,

Andy Chen
StutzArtSpace Gallery Director

 

The Stutz – Unclothed

Published on November 10, 2011 in Exhibits. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

The nude human figure in fine art has been both celebrated and censored, with its creation and display being influenced by academia and religion and its virtue debated by everyone.

Masochist, Ed Stewart

As part of the 2011 Spirit & Place Festival – which carries the theme “The Body” – a group show at STUTZARTSPACE will explore the question of the art nude’s place in public venues.

The exhibition includes 33 figurative pieces by 29 artists from Indianapolis and beyond.

Roughly half of the participating artists have studios at the Stutz.  They are Lydia Burris, Wendy Franklin, Jim Gerard, Travis S. Little, Karen Masbaum, Adam Noel, Polina Osherov, John Ross, Emily Schwank, Constance Scopelitis, Taylor Smith, Ed Stewart and Vicky White.

Other participants are:  Mike J. Arledge, Jr., Scott Barnes, Grace Benedict, Jim Cantrell, Dan Cooper, Matthew Davey, Mark Dillman, Sylvia Gray, Don Krajewski, Charles Letbetter , Danuta Loane, Kirsten May, Jonathan McAfee, Gary Mitchell , Tom Potter and David Winge.

Partners for the exhibition and Nov. 11 panel discussion include NUVO Newsweekly and KLF Legal. The show will be exhibited in STUTZARTSPACE gallery, which is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays through Nov. 25.

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“Unclothed: Exposing the Art Nude” Events

Opening Reception and Panel Discussion – Friday, Nov. 11, 5-9:30 p.m. (panel at 7 p.m.)
A 2011 Spirit & Place Festival event, the panel will discuss the place of the fine art nude in public venues. The moderator is Travis DiNicola, educator and co-host of WFYI’s “Art of the Matter” radio program.

Panelists will include: Tim Ayres, teaching pastor at Grace Community Church in Carmel; and Dan Cooper, chair of the IDADA Ethics and Fair Practice committee; Dan Grossman, visual arts critic at NUVO Newsweekly; Shannon Linker, director of artist services at the Arts Council of Indianapolis; Josh Schuler, director of sales and marketing at NUVO Newsweekly.

A sneak peek of ‘Social Currency’

Published on March 2, 2011 in Exhibits. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

StutzArtSpace’s latest show Social Currency opens this Friday as part of IDADA’s First Friday offerings. I wanted to give you a sneak peek at this truly original show featuring the work of Andy Chen (curator), Paul D’Andrea, Lauren Ditchley, Marg Herder, Ron Kern, Aaron Law, Ginny Taylor Rosner, Satch, John Sherman, Holly Sommers and Matt Sommers.

Looking for more info on this show and it’s curator, Andy Chen? Check out this article from NUVO’s Dan Grossman.

Social Currency opens Friday, March 4, 2011 from 5-9pm. Tour about the Stutz building from noon-5pm and see artists in their natural habitat during our Open Studios (kind of a mini version of the big Open House, April 29-30, 2011).

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Social Currency Opens March 4

Published on February 25, 2011 in Exhibits. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

How do the photos you post on Facebook affect your social currency? How does the photography reflect your communities and how you interact with them? These are some of the issues fine art photographers will explore in “Social Currency,” an exhibition opening March 4 at STUTZARTSPACE.

Showcasing a range of photography, the exhibit will look at how photographs are used and shared within communities and social networks, both online and offline.

Participating artists include Andy Chen (curator), Paul D’Andrea, Lauren Ditchley, Marg Herder, Ron Kern, Aaron Law, Ginny Taylor Rosner, Satch, John Sherman, Holly Sommers, and Matt Sommers.

“In some ways, posting photos has become so commonplace that we forget we’re making a statement with each image,” said Andy Chen, curator of the exhibition and one of the participating artists. “This exhibition and the process leading up to it show images that have been used as social currency and consider the impact of the shared image.”

Food by Holly Sommers

In today’s networked and connected culture, trading in “social currency” has become a key factor in increasing one’s sense of community, granting access to information and knowledge, helping to form one’s identity and providing status and recognition.

The exhibition opens March 4 at STUTZARTSPACE at noon with a reception from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., in conjunction with the Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association’s (IDADA) monthly First Friday gallery tour.

The show runs through March 25. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays, or by appointment. STUTZARTSPACE is a nonprofit visual art center on the first floor of the Stutz Business Center.

Social Currency – Call for Entries

Published on January 14, 2011 in Exhibits. 0 Comments Tags: , .

The StutzArtSpace Gallery is seeking entries for its March photography exhibit, Social Currency. Submissions should explore how photographs are used and shared within communities and social networks, both online and offline. We’re looking for images that have been used as social currency and work that considers the impact of the shared image. Social currency is about increasing one’s sense of community, granting access to information and knowledge, helping to form one’s identity, and providing status and recognition.

Social Currency is curated by Andy Chen, photographer and StutzArtSpace Director.

Entry Deadline: Friday, February 11, 2011 by 5pm EST

Opening Reception 5 to 9 p.m. March 4, 2011 (First Friday)

View the application guidelines.