the toy formerly known as….
August 6, 2011
I have two new relief / 3-d pieces at “the toy formerly known as….” at Slow in Chicago.
Construction #6, Painted wood, 12 x 18 x 12 inches, 2011
Toys are designed to direct play, and to teach children the rules. We are directed. Play trains us. Instructions on the box; pictures of what it is supposed to look like. The rules.
But we don’t stay in those lines.
Permutation, painted wood, dims var, 2011
Artists talk at Hinge Gallery
August 1, 2011
Artist talk at Hinge Gallery, photo courtesy of Gretel Garcia Cuba / Hinge Gallery
I’ll be giving an artist talk about my current exhibition at Hinge Gallery on Sunday the 7th of August from 4 – 6pm.
Composition 2 / Color Studies Book
July 30, 2011
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Published by Tom Burtonwood and What It Is - ALL ARTWORK © TOM BURTONWOOD 2011
- CATALOGUE © TOM BURTONWOOD AND WHAT IT IS
- Catalogue design by Tom Burtonwood and What It Is
- Photography credits: Tom Burtonwood
- Essay by Patrick Lichty
- Version 2.0
- http://tomburtonwood.com
This catalogue is partially funded by an Individual Artist Support Initiative grant from the Illinois Arts Council.Thank you to
Encarnacion Teruel and everyone at IAC for their assistance.
Thank you to Jessica Cochran and the Center for Book and Paper at Columbia College Chicago for all their support with this
publication and concurrent exhibition.
Thank you to my parents Neil & Jean Burtonwood, Holly Holmes, Matt + Verity, Dawoud Bey, David Blackburn, Gretel Garcia Cuba, Connie Gillock, Sarah Guernsey & Richard Holland, Joyce & Kenneth Holmes, Christopher Holmes, R. James Healy, Barbara Kasten, Jeremiah Ketner, Paul Klein, Troy Klyber, Patrick Lichty, Sabina Ott, Rachel Perrine, Andrew Rigsby, Holly Sabin, Anthony & Andrea Vizarri and everyone who “liked” the color studies on Facebook, commented on them or added one (or more) to their collection IRL (in real life).
Solo Exhibition at Hinge Gallery, Chicago
July 10, 2011
Solo exhibition at Hinge Gallery
Solo exhibition at Hinge Gallery
Grand Opening Thursday July 14, 2011 from 6 to 9 pm.
Featuring solo exhibitions from Scott Ashley and Tom Burtonwood.
Hinge Gallery will be open regular gallery hours starting this Wednesday, June 22. Stop in and say hello!
1955 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
312-291-9313
Holly Sabin
Co-Owner/Director
Gretel Garcia Cuba
Co-Owner/Director
Wednesday/Thursday 12 – 7 pm
Friday 2 – 7 pm
Saturday/Sunday 12 – 6 pm
Also open by appointment and by chance.
TWEEN X 2 showing on Channel TWo at File Type, Gallery 400
June 17, 2011
File Type
Curated by Chaz Evans and Lorelei Stewart
June 17 – July 30, 2011
Opening reception: June 17, 5-8pm
Mike Andrews | Jon Cates | Channel TWo | Anthony Discenza | Constant Dullaart | Eric Fleischauer | Patrick Lichty | Ei Jane Janet Lin & Miao Jiaxin | Kristin Lucas | Todd Mattei | Jesse McLean | Chris Meerdo | Casey Reas | Steve Ruiz | Siebren Versteeg
TWEEN x 2, a new variant on the color study gif shown in May at The Octagon is being shown on Channel TWo at Gallery 400 in Chicago for the next 6 weeks or so. Big thank you to Jessica and Adam for everything that they do in general and specfically for asking me to be part of their project at this show.
Spotlight Exhibition: Composition 2 @ the Center for Book and Paper Arts
June 14, 2011
Center for Book and Paper Arts
Spotlight Exhibition: Composition 2, Recent Work by Tom Burtonwood
June 16th – August 12th, 2011
Opening reception June 16th, 5pm – 8pm
Book release event August 12th
1104 S. Wabash, 2nd Fl Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: 312-369-6630
The gallery is open to the public and students, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Email: book&paper@colum.edu
Center for Book and Paper Arts
To mark the release of artist publication Color Studies 2010-2011, Composition 2 is an exhibition of works selected from a series of 100 paintings produced sequentially, each one created on an identical matrix. The geometric composition is conceptually equivalent to the source code one might use in a computer program or web site. An identical visual framework is deployed to create many variations through simple modulations of hue and saturation. Through a process of repetition and experimentation the phenomena of color is revealed to the viewer with many different outcomes.
Color Studies 2010-2011 is a 120 page publication with essay by media artist Patrick Lichty to be released in summer 2011. It is funded with an Individual Artist Support Initiative grant from the Illinois Arts Council. A book release party is scheduled for Friday August 12th, time TBD.
Many thanks to Jessica Cochran from CBPA for organizing this exhibition.
Praxis Journal of Philosophy Vol 3 Issue 1
June 14, 2011
Praxis Journal of Philosophy Vol 3 Issue 1
Keeping the family tradition of contributing to philosophy journals going, my relief Sirius has been selected for the front cover of Praxis Journal of Philosophy, Vol 3 Issue 1. Praxis is published by the University of Manchester, so it’s double plus good from my pov.
A big thank you to David Alexander Smith for asking me to contribute an image of my work to their publication.
PDF download of the full issue.
TWEEN
May 5, 2011
- http://tomburtonwood.com/animations/color_study.gif
THE OCTAGON presents
TWEEN
a one night event, 7-10pm, Saturday, May 7th
TWEEN is a survey of responses to the animated GIF via animated GIF-the bastard child of early motion picture technology and most pesky annoyance generator capable of rendering the most sober of images into perpetual ridicule. Local, national, and international cultural workers were asked to either create or curate an animated GIF. The show is divided in two parts.
1.THE RACE
Emphasizing the personal computer as the frame for production and consumption, 30 animated GIFS will play simultaneously by a diverse yet local slew of artists, designers, curators, writers, art historians, and cat fanciers, as they all race their animated GIF to personal computer battery death via an ad hoc computer lab.
2.TWEEN SCREEN
Projecting the animated GIF to a monumental scale via the 15’ TWEEN SCREEN; the wee GIF file will reach new lofty proportions that are incapable of experiencing at home in your mom’s basement.
TWEEN is a one night event and all GIFS and documentation, as well as a text by Steven Pate, will have an eternal afterlife where you can revel in its planned obsolescence at tweenchicago.tumblr.com. TWEEN is a project in collaboration between artist Christopher
Smith and Octagon Gallery.
Participants include:
Aaron Orsini, Adam Farcus, Adam Grossi, Alberto Aguilar, Alicja Zelazko, Angeline Evans, Arielle Bielak, Adam Trowbridge, Ben Russell, Big Bad Ron, Brandon Alvendia, Brian Wadford, Burak Birinci, Chris Hammes, E. Aaron Ross, Eric Fleischauer, Emily Keuhn, Hooliganship, Isak Berbic, Jake Myers, Jerimiah Chiu, Jesse Avina, Jon Satrom, Kevin Jennings, Kevin Robinson, Kirsten Leenaars, Kyle Fletcher, Laura Boban, Lara Stall, Mark Sansone, Michelle Harris, Michael Radziewicz, Miguel Cortez, PaperRad, Philip Parcellano, Philip von Zweck, Rob Ray, Silas Reeves, Steven Pate, Tim Pigot, Tom Burtonwood, Theo Darst, and many more!
Composition 2.61
April 26, 2011
Composition 2.61
Gouache on paper
9.5 x 8.5 inches
2011
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Composition 5.02
December 17, 2010
Composition 5.02
Gouache on paper
12 x 12 inches, 2010
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Composition 2.56
December 11, 2010
Composition 2.56
Gouache on paper
9.5 x 8.5 inches, 2010
Private Collection
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December 7, 2010
SELECT MEDIA FESTIVAL 9
Time
Friday at 19:00 – 11 December at 00:30
LocationCo-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St
Chicago, IL
Created by:
Lumpen Times
More info
Inspired by artists and designers who use available analog and digital tools to communicate complex data from the everyday to the very obscure, we present this project as an homage to our love for data visualization… A selection of works from around the world take form in installations, a publication library, interactive projects, and infographics. The show will be viewable for TWO DAYS only. (Friday Dec 10 8pm – 1am and Satur…day Dec. 11 2-9pm)
Featuring works by:
Dayton Castleman, Caleb Charland, Jeremiah Chiu, The Center for Urban Pedagogy, Column Five Media, Theodore Darst, David A. Garcia, Firebelly Design, Francesco Franchi, Cody Hudson, Gary Kachadourian, Derek Lerner, The New City Reader Classifieds project by Kazys Varnelis and Joseph Grima & others, Serifcan Ozcan, The Present Group, The PMIRL library Infoporn Collection, Louis Doulas, Luke Williams, Adam Lonczynski, Joshua Clarfelt, Tom Burtonwood, MaTeVos, Neil Wargo.
Performances by:
J+J+J / www.jplusjplusj.com/
Aleks Eva / www.facebook.com/Aleks-and-the-Drummer
Lord of the Yum Yum
Michael Perkins
After party Dj Set at Maria’s (960 W 31st Street)
www.selectmediafestival.org/SMF9/dec10.html
Composition 2.53
November 28, 2010
Composition 2.53
Gouache on paper
9.5 x 8.5 inches, 2010
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This piece other studies will be on display in Miami, with What It Is @ Verge, Dec 2nd thru Dec 5th. Catalina Hotel, rm 112. http://wot-it-is.com
Come Together: The Art Fair and the Biennale
November 12, 2010
The Art Fair and the Biennale have grown to become arguably the two most significant mechanisms of the international art market for the dissemination and distribution of art works across national and cultural boundaries. This course will analyze and discuss the trajectory of the art fair and the biennale taking into account historical precedents, cultural contexts, economic factors and the players who have dominated these arenas. Topics covered will include globalization, Art Basel, soft power diplomacy, national pride, cultural rehabilitation, Art Chicago, urban regeneration, temporal zones of art activity, the curator as rock star, funding the arts, Sub prime meltdown, the Miami factor, and more.
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