Author Archives: Michael James Armstrong
4th trip to the mecca – NYC in summer
mid august*. summer in nyc. yes it’s hot, yes it’s humid. but it’s also beautiful. the trees are vibrant green, the sky’s are electric blue, and the clouds are radiant white.
i decided to go straight to the moma from jfk since it’s free on friday nights (my plane landed at 330). [...]
Exit Perspective
oh my dear blog, how i’ve neglected you. i know you forgive me.
let’s see, what’s happened since august? well, one thing is that i sold this piece!
“Exit Perspective” – 96″ x 18″, spray paint on steel
notice the back color. that violet gave the piece a good color-bounce-shadow that was a [...]
metropolitan moderne – solo show 8/08/09
you’d never think that an offer for a solo show would come from a stranger who just happened to find you on the internet. however, that’s how this show came about, and i’m very happy how it all turned out.
i created 3 new paintings for this show (one of them even sold at the opening). [...]
post show sneek
arrow deco club chair nestled in the curved glass facade of objct gallery.
it’s late. i’ve got to go to the airport in about 4 hours. NYC, the frank lloyd wright show at the guggenheim, and the francis bacon show at the met await my arrival. as soon as i return i’ll share [...]
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OBJCT Gallery in Pomona
NEW SHOW THIS SATURDAY THE 8th AT OBJCT GALLERY IN POMONA!
yes, pomona. i’d never been their either, but it’s quite a nice little city about 30 minutes east of LA. if you live near, or if you’re down to make the trek, this is going to be a good show. i’m going [...]
ArrowDeco form no.1 – a sculpture
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 [...]
mural commission
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
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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moca: first 30 years, and root beer