Monthly Archives: July 2009

ArrowDeco form no.1 – a sculpture

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: July 4, 2009
when i was asked to participate in the new show for Quint Contemporary Art (Homing In), a show which required a piece with size limitations (no larger than 2 feet wide), i didn’t have anything ready to go. i usually try and have a new piece for every show, but i didn’t get much [...]
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mural commission

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: July 4, 2009
i’ve yet to get shots of this piece installed, but here it is outside of my studio just after completion. spray paint on three 4′ X 8′ aluminum panels. they’re installed on a backyard fence next to a pool, with about as much separation in between them as you see here. i didn’t get paid much, [...]
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Huge crowd shows up to Quint Gallery

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: July 4, 2009
when you have an art show displaying 50 artists from the same town, you get a shitload of people at the opening. outside: streaming in: looking in: looking out: and when you’re the only artist out of fifty, who’s pieces were at eye level, to hang your piece 8 feet off the ground, nobody thinks to look up and see [...]
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Hey, I was in CityBeat! Thanks Seth.

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: July 4, 2009
this post is really late, but much thanks and appreciation to Seth Combs at San Diego CityBeat for taking an interest in (and writing about!) my work. it means a lot to me. here’s the cover of the may 27th issue: and here on page 16 is the article: GO HERE to read what seth had to [...]
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