Introducing: Karen Dolmanisth & "Immanent and Transcending Circles of Time"

I went down to The Canal Gallery in Holyoke a bunch of years ago, and there was this incredible, world-like installation on a large open floor. It was like wandering in a dream made of bits of glass and sand and old wooden things and lots of stuff hanging from the ceiling. Really. I was awed. I felt that I wanted to know who lived there, like they were a wise alien race from a science fiction story. No description or picture really can convey enough, but they show a little bit what it was like. The installation was called "Immanent and Transcending Circles of Time" and it was by Karen Dolmanisth. I was so impressed and inspired I and will always remember it. It was the kind of art you wish you could make, and are really glad that someone did. If you can go see an installation of hers, go see it.

Now I am Facebook friends with her, and she said I could post some pictures here. The ones shown are of "Immanent and Transcending Circles of Time".

Links:
Her website
Her bio and another website
More photos of "Immanent and Transcending Circles of Time" from her Flickr stream

"Blue Rope"

"Contemporary environmental art wall work, made from found plastic objects, assembled behind perspex. Abstract recycled art created from plastics collected from Australian beaches." Read more about this art

- John Dahlsen

Introducing: John Dahlsen

From me:

John is someone who is following me on Twitter, and I am following him. Twitter is an interesting new thing I am experimenting with. So far I have seen some new art by new artists, and read a lot of tech articles. Anyway, I really like John's art, and especially that it features lots of recycled stuff, so I asked him if I could put up some on this blog.

From his website:

Environmental art, recycled art,contemporary environmental landscapes and seascapes, abstract paintings, installation art and public art, form the multidisciplined art of John Dahlsen. He was the winner of the prestigious Wynne Prize, Australia's oldest art Award at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2000.
As a contemporary artist, based in Byron Bay, this Australian artist has won numerous awards as an environmental artist and for his installation art, abstract drawings, abstract paintings, contemporary environmental landscapes and seascapes, and found object art. His contemporary art work is viewed as being highly collectable.

Links:
John's website