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timbest — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:25 +0000

Undercurrent

timbest — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:40:42 +0000

“Undercurrent” is my latest installation about American power. The stars rotate with the motion of the river counter clockwise. Its on exhibition at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis until July 26th 2009.

- More images to come!

Frontier Preachers at Soap Factory

timbest — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:23:46 +0000

I ended up driving to the Soap Factory in Minneapolis MN to install my “Undercurrent” piece and it was well worth it. There were 10 artists, all good friends from New Orleans, with 12,000 square feet of space. It was a lot of work but the end result was great to see! I took pictures with my friend Courtney Egan’s camera cause she has this awesome D90 that everybody had to try out! I will post them as soon as I get those in… I am really grateful to Jayme McLellan for inviting me to be part of the show. She did a great job selecting the artists so I really felt the need to put my ‘best’ foot forward. It was no pressure though, I just felt the need to do the best possible job.

The people at the Soap Factory were more than helpful. They totally exceeded my expectations. They have a great system going. There were many volunteers that helped install. Peter helped with my installation of the projectors. Without the help it would have taken me another week to install! Ben Heywood was kind enough to have me at his house even when I rolled in late. The whole staff is stellar and I am grateful I got the chance to work with them!!

Not only did they have the show, they also had documentary video artists interviewing everyone. They had a cut ready by the opening. They also had someone taking interviews for their podcast on iTunes. Its not posted yet but will be soon.

It was a great experience and I made some new friends on this trip! Thanks for everything!!

Undercurrent

timbest — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:27:54 +0000

This is part of an installation in Minneapolis, MN at the Soap Factory this summer. It’s an interactive piece that senses the distance of the viewer and reacts by moving forward or backward or by stopping altogether. The installation also has lightboxes with the same Captain America graphic. The piece is about American pride and man vs nature mentality that got us where we are today. The hopeful message is that we can effect change by our presence and observations.

Stay tuned for more images of the installation…

Undercurrent, originally uploaded by timcbest.

Soap Factory Installation Space

timbest — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:36:13 +0000

This is the space I think I’m getting for “Frontier Preachers” in June. The space is

I’ll have more on what I plan to do when the time gets closer…

The space is 25′ x 25′ it is a relatively low 10′ high but its on an incline and I didn’t measure – so thats an estimate.

I went in a circle clockwise so the images fit that way…

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Efficiency Deficiency

timbest — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:06:08 +0000

Efficiency Deficiency, originally uploaded by timcbest.

This is the video installation that Eric and I put on display. Eric carefully and elegantly put together a book of nothing but lines. He made it from scratch. Then I came along with one gesture that I made over and over again until I destroyed his perfection. This is kind of how civilisation evolves!

Texas National 2009

timbest — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:31:48 +0000

I will be exhibiting at the Texas National 2009 opening this April 4th from 5-7pm. The juror, Mel Chin will be at the opening! The location is Stephen F. Austin State University at the Cole Art Center in Nacogdoches, Texas. The show will be on display from April 4th to May 17th…

Link to show