art diva studios visuals and verbiage by Rachelle Díaz
Mechanically inclined: Cloth Studies
Many times I feel a need to take apart someone else’s art to figure out how it works (but not put it back together), just to satisfy my curiosity. These cloth studies were inspired by Pattie Lee Becker’s Ropes exhibit I saw at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art earlier this month. [...]
Defining Space, Defining Experience
Lately I’ve been re-thinking my theory that décor/design “art” should not be called art, and that real, proper art is something alchemic. After going to the Denver Art Museum last week (a proper art museum) the shift in perception has been further solidified. The definition of art as visual concept rather than decorative power structure [...]
whacked out
My sense of visual design still feels out-of-whack. After spending 6+ hours working on a corporate America brochure that the client requested look “clean, modern, and utilize space well,” with a “dynamic” front page and “some BIG pictures,” I feel in need of fresh inspiration. Maybe that’s not actually very long to spend on a [...]
Mouthpieces
Pencil, ink, acrylic January-February 2010 Lately I’ve been doodling a lot, trying to regain a sense of design. It’s funny, because although I’m a full-time graphic designer (and production artist and customer service rep and project manager and copywriter and…), I feel I’ve lost a sense of visual design, of creating and arranging elements within [...]
27-6
27-6 Reception: Saturday, February 27, 6-9pm Open Gallery: Sunday, February 28, 12-5pm Candelabra Gallery, 412 E. 7th St., Tucson, Arizona You’ve seen 27 online, now it’s time to see the show! 27 is how different artists approach the same theme. 27 is to be excited and inspired by photography. http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxed27/ ***Come to the Saturday reception [...]