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Twenty-first Century Freemasonry @ The Proposition

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Twenty-First Century Freemasonry

Ben Bunch

January 21 – February 26, 2012
Opening: Saturday January 21, 6-8pm

The Proposition
2 Extra Place (off of First st. between Bowery and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 242-0035
info@theproposition.com

www.theproposition.com

Art in America Review

admin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:02:03 +0000

I was mentioned in a review about The Proposition’s group exhibition “Spring Round-Up”. The article by Leigh Anne Miller says, “Imaginative figurative paintings by Megan Burns and Balint Zsako harmonize with Ben Bunch’s colorful constructions on pedestals that resemble electrical engineering contraptions.”

Here’s the link to the article

Spring Round-Up @ The Proposition

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:01:26 +0000

Spring Round Up

BALINT ZSAKO
BEN BUNCH
DANE PATTERSON
EVAN LEVINE
MEGAN BURNS
PAVEL KRAUS

May 7 – June 19, 2011
Opening Saturday, May 7th, 6 to 8

The Proposition
2 Extra Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 242-0035
info@theproposition.com

www.theproposition.com

In Rare Form @ Ann Street Gallery

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:50:01 +0000

In Rare Form

Group Exhibition from March 12th to April 24th

Ann Street Gallery
104 Ann Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 562-6940 ext. 119
vwalsh@annstreetgallery.org

Walking the Dog

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:54:39 +0000

John McCracken @ David Zwirner

Mine Craft

admin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:06:23 +0000

Entanglements @ The Proposition

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:15:53 +0000

Entanglements

Ben Bunch and Evan Levine

October 23rd to December 5th, 2010

The Proposition
2 Extra Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 242-0035
info@theproposition.com

Corn Pyramid

admin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:10:17 +0000

Garage Kits

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:19:34 +0000

About a year ago I discovered what hobby nerds have been drooling over for years. Customized action figures called “Garage Kits”. The name comes from a type of homemade production that evolved from hobbyists making their own versions of toys out of garage studios. They are found in Japan and mostly made by a handful of individuals and designers. The idea behind a garage kit is to create a toy that embodies what the fans never got from the original. What really blew me away was the ingenuity of the creators. Using resin casting they create limited editions of their toys all from their home. There is an annual gathering of the these toy makers called Wonderfest. Ebay and proxy buyers (people in Japan that can purchase them for you) are the only way you can buy them.

These are couple of my favorite garage kit designers:

Jizaitoys

Dimension Diver

Down on the Farm

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:47:50 +0000

rice paddy art

Rice farmers in Japan have managed to engineer giant detailed murals grown from varying colors of rice plants. It’s a story about how a village lacking a tourist attraction invented a process of growing pictures in rice fields. The farmer who discovered the process figured out how to seed different colors of plants to create the images. The image above, of a samurai battling and warrior monk, was created by workers planting varying colored rice plants according to a computer generated map. Computer planning has been recently introduced to help the accuracy and prevent distortions.