tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77364957894944401872024-03-05T15:06:59.687-08:00BENJAMIN ELIASZ ARTBenjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-18850183163053019792011-04-26T12:29:00.001-07:002011-04-26T12:29:56.928-07:00Hey, I just remembered how to update this thing.. look for a big one soon!Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-80995986530422368272010-05-01T22:03:00.000-07:002010-05-01T22:19:34.810-07:00again, it's been a while. but here's some new work:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_kTgXDTfv9mphPXkbgMb6k5BGgAekJJaRaYkdqlx9VBg-pbOPlBJSooilYVphNr0X9XT06M70vdfbAhBw4RyL6itzW-1VKMfD5QDKfJCgXYBqflUCxM3ICMS6RYsep_TuYVsZg3nXpnk/s1600/mayhem.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_kTgXDTfv9mphPXkbgMb6k5BGgAekJJaRaYkdqlx9VBg-pbOPlBJSooilYVphNr0X9XT06M70vdfbAhBw4RyL6itzW-1VKMfD5QDKfJCgXYBqflUCxM3ICMS6RYsep_TuYVsZg3nXpnk/s320/mayhem.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466536050599782530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"Mayhem", 48" x 48", Oil on Canvas, Blood, 2010</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJ0bqHNJtWDKdUwte4TUW0uXM1XrxXOXwfWVuKkselLvDyL0fCH1C8herCBo115e916uz-Zm7SnsRDjAeP2Q05AnhVd0d0g-SrTK9MMEd4iWxJE58ifBnyiz9CVUGnHmP9oAEL9yfM0Vq/s1600/church.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJ0bqHNJtWDKdUwte4TUW0uXM1XrxXOXwfWVuKkselLvDyL0fCH1C8herCBo115e916uz-Zm7SnsRDjAeP2Q05AnhVd0d0g-SrTK9MMEd4iWxJE58ifBnyiz9CVUGnHmP9oAEL9yfM0Vq/s320/church.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466535658420849330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"Kirche", 38" x 48", Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2009</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xb5s2TB82V5nae876c6K6S9GH50aomPO8d-IH-aIEvcyjC1Jhn-TDFqOMdc7nO4JlWzwRsiqRopu6sf2b2CZWED93UQk7ZuqJFPgjuo4FATqq9Ltt4gTmBvEqwHsP6XhTL-ZHVgJ2y64/s1600/lisa1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xb5s2TB82V5nae876c6K6S9GH50aomPO8d-IH-aIEvcyjC1Jhn-TDFqOMdc7nO4JlWzwRsiqRopu6sf2b2CZWED93UQk7ZuqJFPgjuo4FATqq9Ltt4gTmBvEqwHsP6XhTL-ZHVgJ2y64/s320/lisa1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466535261789408914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"Mod Girl", 24" x 38", Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2010</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFix1dhoejkbh8sfIzKo64115S03gnGH_vt_hBmsuuE1Pn8_0S3AvSrd-60rsWDPFcPXa-gaJTIxJpVjJ1VvXzF3-Ss7KMnTZqNPtNvXq4KWxpftgK0A8i30pcilWIPdDi-CPu3EGg2LkQ/s1600/meye.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFix1dhoejkbh8sfIzKo64115S03gnGH_vt_hBmsuuE1Pn8_0S3AvSrd-60rsWDPFcPXa-gaJTIxJpVjJ1VvXzF3-Ss7KMnTZqNPtNvXq4KWxpftgK0A8i30pcilWIPdDi-CPu3EGg2LkQ/s320/meye.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466534850665155122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">"Eye of the Beholder", 48" x 48", Acrylic on Canvas, 2009</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjtEgfjeQ7YXhqClog8lSuBuXXjeT8cJXksIlZ2mDL6wO4A0O7p5jwqsHTmlLwvBCHCU-hmOjO2IzKfGiO9cCxv2bx_h2_qoYWNh3f2B85_JZp_IQrnZC85RfPw61HCHJeH_qnOgpThaq/s1600/oliveye.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjtEgfjeQ7YXhqClog8lSuBuXXjeT8cJXksIlZ2mDL6wO4A0O7p5jwqsHTmlLwvBCHCU-hmOjO2IzKfGiO9cCxv2bx_h2_qoYWNh3f2B85_JZp_IQrnZC85RfPw61HCHJeH_qnOgpThaq/s320/oliveye.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466534411647951970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"Olivia", 48"x48", Acrylic on Canvas, 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqImWp2F2ROs8zaJ7r6jBR5NkGqKTfEzbUMvsMqsK_ZAmAIzifpGB8ErPhp3X2rCV1eZaq-T5GuxjcWYhR7pds69n1ceRqIitA_41vZBu5EL7GQum_sf35kUHeGvO6uVE2UBL-80WRdOc/s1600/shoob.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqImWp2F2ROs8zaJ7r6jBR5NkGqKTfEzbUMvsMqsK_ZAmAIzifpGB8ErPhp3X2rCV1eZaq-T5GuxjcWYhR7pds69n1ceRqIitA_41vZBu5EL7GQum_sf35kUHeGvO6uVE2UBL-80WRdOc/s320/shoob.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466534025674767426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"Shelby" 48" x 48", acrylic on canvas, 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">And now for the big question I know you are all dying to ask: "Where oh where can I purchase these lovely paintings for my personal collection/museum/gallery that I curate?" The answers are as follows: "Mod Girl" is being auctioned off at the Grosse Pointe Academy Action Auction on May 8th, more info here: http://www.academyactionauction.org/</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">All of the other pieces seen above will be for sale at the upcoming College For Creative Studies end of the year student show, Friday May 14th. I will have quite a bit up seeing as this is my last semester at CCS! My studio is also full to bursting so expect the prices to be within reason ;)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>More information here: http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/seo</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">It's been fun but I am excited to move on to greener pastures. U of M's School of Art and Design for my MFA? Yale? Chicago Academy of the Arts? Time will tell, o faithful blog viewers..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-73121704001448732222009-09-22T20:13:00.000-07:002009-09-22T20:25:07.292-07:00representation<div>these photos are from my diverse body of work spanning the last few years as i've progressed as an artist but more importantly a human being, and i think represents a tension in my psyche manifested through my work, which i am more aware of now than i ever have been..</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H0iJ4P4hXYTPX5Gs7aD72votC7ibDFuiOhzB9sl4lCVtYiPedeAfmikHGcZQ545B3I9ASP40udV0tyv0b1s0X6Mk5QV9EzdT8vrRwQQN_WBJEJPkiEKX8t8pSAEv9xJLCrekVD8MD-YK/s400/champ.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384496406939281170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVy1U2np4qhJPakOt0BgB7v7ne2_571HslV2Gvr3b-5IACO22zjZaVuCJC3pyPc_e7Srv8Xue-CBtz-4vvmBRadEC_nN-Zb4DMTnijCwuENPgXUEYTtxAeBNtlyWkKgy9rutTbMxYbqp-H/s400/thwabes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384496283741970178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qQgFHMcDX1ZgysFQaJoqr2CniZY5p6zp0V9RUGyLZyAWEx7U9XMLrpSmiJYibrzpYT526w741qYlb-MPWlIIweNV5QLnVZrMLU9-iM5IIcESmYCvRY2aZQomSglsyjULs8f34gAUGGQX/s1600-h/100_0197.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qQgFHMcDX1ZgysFQaJoqr2CniZY5p6zp0V9RUGyLZyAWEx7U9XMLrpSmiJYibrzpYT526w741qYlb-MPWlIIweNV5QLnVZrMLU9-iM5IIcESmYCvRY2aZQomSglsyjULs8f34gAUGGQX/s1600-h/100_0197.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qQgFHMcDX1ZgysFQaJoqr2CniZY5p6zp0V9RUGyLZyAWEx7U9XMLrpSmiJYibrzpYT526w741qYlb-MPWlIIweNV5QLnVZrMLU9-iM5IIcESmYCvRY2aZQomSglsyjULs8f34gAUGGQX/s1600-h/100_0197.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLJYmjGUvLtX2GNqhpBlFMoLyhPel_iiz_AkKnsJPliZXYbQuHZQpNxiuaGN0Zd-zGJa6AiLMzgvRA-DOPHcpvz8WYGHG4BDko3Wm19M46ilwTZJ7lKkzDyqsqyI8Z7SeKEzvEGuqNQmF/s1600-h/100_0088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLJYmjGUvLtX2GNqhpBlFMoLyhPel_iiz_AkKnsJPliZXYbQuHZQpNxiuaGN0Zd-zGJa6AiLMzgvRA-DOPHcpvz8WYGHG4BDko3Wm19M46ilwTZJ7lKkzDyqsqyI8Z7SeKEzvEGuqNQmF/s400/100_0088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384497181813086482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLtLLwWkfWRgeWoJYLhKs1IRwX89guWKqgykK7k0n0MeXrD8CbpETEWaAuDEeYFEXhBdfCxrzfQNXMZnjMWHuLgCmUdffpeIeJGUi0wiLvoE7OlBK6YfHYNVOF5ZZLo6W3brgl1fY8moy/s1600-h/brainz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLtLLwWkfWRgeWoJYLhKs1IRwX89guWKqgykK7k0n0MeXrD8CbpETEWaAuDEeYFEXhBdfCxrzfQNXMZnjMWHuLgCmUdffpeIeJGUi0wiLvoE7OlBK6YfHYNVOF5ZZLo6W3brgl1fY8moy/s400/brainz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384497017443754354" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qQgFHMcDX1ZgysFQaJoqr2CniZY5p6zp0V9RUGyLZyAWEx7U9XMLrpSmiJYibrzpYT526w741qYlb-MPWlIIweNV5QLnVZrMLU9-iM5IIcESmYCvRY2aZQomSglsyjULs8f34gAUGGQX/s1600-h/100_0197.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qQgFHMcDX1ZgysFQaJoqr2CniZY5p6zp0V9RUGyLZyAWEx7U9XMLrpSmiJYibrzpYT526w741qYlb-MPWlIIweNV5QLnVZrMLU9-iM5IIcESmYCvRY2aZQomSglsyjULs8f34gAUGGQX/s400/100_0197.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384496635281773554" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H0iJ4P4hXYTPX5Gs7aD72votC7ibDFuiOhzB9sl4lCVtYiPedeAfmikHGcZQ545B3I9ASP40udV0tyv0b1s0X6Mk5QV9EzdT8vrRwQQN_WBJEJPkiEKX8t8pSAEv9xJLCrekVD8MD-YK/s1600-h/champ.jpg"><br /></a></div>where do you draw the line?<div><br /></div><div>i feel myself constantly torn between the lush visceral attraction of working representationally.. versus the automatic, unbridled expression that celebrates the material for what it is that is embodied in abstraction.. i think i will continue to blur the line as i explore through this life, looking towards gerhard richter and martin kippinberger for mentors..<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-8805886066456491662009-09-19T12:46:00.001-07:002009-09-19T12:54:41.103-07:00HELLO INTERTUBES<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACyVJ9hkpwGEpvhOK41MqdOHY6Zl-dIxtYl3pMupG6jY8iU8PQ0Sme2qhlMhyphenhyphenGdOs02mEdrx5Uo8K-Fgk5lH_MxjzjmQjirY91mEhoSXDhPKWCC8q_L91HTmDH2i8Y_Dtbmat_mWAv0hH/s1600-h/100_0083.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACyVJ9hkpwGEpvhOK41MqdOHY6Zl-dIxtYl3pMupG6jY8iU8PQ0Sme2qhlMhyphenhyphenGdOs02mEdrx5Uo8K-Fgk5lH_MxjzjmQjirY91mEhoSXDhPKWCC8q_L91HTmDH2i8Y_Dtbmat_mWAv0hH/s400/100_0083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383267456370838178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It has been quite a while since I've posted. I've since finished the painting that was in progress in the last post, as seen above. I've also done a bunch of other work expounding and exploring subjects of voluntary consciousness-alteration. I grew poppies in my studio which were displayed next to the painting, however I never documented it because I am an idiot. I also started and finished this following painting but never got a finished photo before I dismantled the painting to move it:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10BmMZDrZ-AdnCT0coqDSYcAjo_Twr__DHBImwvjuTNYUUiOPEQauJQAX2jskAkHS8JA45p0ds0ZzN0fc7bocIiOCdm6F2xTCRFugXjkWBXALiK5Eqf-1o3nUZrT6eTi14ZAjCWIEtfEl/s1600-h/100_0169.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10BmMZDrZ-AdnCT0coqDSYcAjo_Twr__DHBImwvjuTNYUUiOPEQauJQAX2jskAkHS8JA45p0ds0ZzN0fc7bocIiOCdm6F2xTCRFugXjkWBXALiK5Eqf-1o3nUZrT6eTi14ZAjCWIEtfEl/s400/100_0169.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383268080499759970" /></a>This painting was about 6 feet by 4 feet, one day I will re-stretch it but my imagination has since drifted to other topics. While I am still enamored and fascinated by brains and the way reality and its perception can be altered voluntarily/unwittingly through chemicals my new work is a little more preoccupied with the nature of the gaze and the act of looking, a time honored concern of Art with a capital A. I will do my best to keep this more up to date from now on! signing out for today, dear internet.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-55074329260276784232009-03-09T14:07:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:11:36.388-07:00diary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nginqp0geu3rOFAM_FXHDzGw50NA-TRHIlHB3MiVhA-cm0XuI9P2xvbgEEgs9hTgK10wiZOHe9z9fKyF88g_fDSrz_LZPUzESzb3obFYlNWO5EOASSWcfvA-jA0bWKD_tBh8x35IfNsh/s1600-h/000_3738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nginqp0geu3rOFAM_FXHDzGw50NA-TRHIlHB3MiVhA-cm0XuI9P2xvbgEEgs9hTgK10wiZOHe9z9fKyF88g_fDSrz_LZPUzESzb3obFYlNWO5EOASSWcfvA-jA0bWKD_tBh8x35IfNsh/s400/000_3738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311298569547519906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">in progress new painting woot woot</div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-19634282968134514982009-02-22T17:38:00.000-08:002009-02-22T17:42:41.207-08:00old man leaves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiV98nsd-bXmJPtSga7V_OLTImtEgmJlOCBHHaEbTlJU_VmihP07cCCpJkk_rmym5w0BQi_4-YHS1rtjWJyEICTg6b2EteoD6rw4hOphHhcnw1lwm3OK1We-N55Ap6yfoS0GAktYTX2Sx/s1600-h/000_3728.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiV98nsd-bXmJPtSga7V_OLTImtEgmJlOCBHHaEbTlJU_VmihP07cCCpJkk_rmym5w0BQi_4-YHS1rtjWJyEICTg6b2EteoD6rw4hOphHhcnw1lwm3OK1We-N55Ap6yfoS0GAktYTX2Sx/s400/000_3728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305802015387797042" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; font-size: 11px; ">"We're all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn't. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing." - bukowski<br /></span></div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-83665157237744016432009-02-18T09:22:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:41:32.749-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FEAR @ Work.Detroit ( i am interviewed here, in this clip about a minute into it. i never realized how irritating my voice actually is.) : </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/05LYSNkd3AE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/05LYSNkd3AE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-85383020839977715212009-02-17T14:25:00.000-08:002009-02-17T14:34:32.257-08:00the seat of consciousness<div>I'd like to thank everybody that made it to the closing reception of FEAR. Work.Detroit is a nice space and I am glad it exists. The more galleries in Detroit, the better. Below is the beginning of a body of work in which I intend to explore the alteration of consciousness through chemical means, i.e. intentionally consuming things derived from natural sources with an intended, reality-altering effect. These alterations take place, of course, in the brain - the seat of consciousness. I am fascinated by brains.. their seemingly infinite potential, their crude appearance that is repulsive but at the same time very beautifully intricate, how certain chemicals can affect the way they work and the way we perceive our surroundings. Anyways, without further pontification, here's the photo of my new painting:<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrKzYj8Juifd77JmKFhNyKTseXxlS4Pvuc7hyphenhyphenc9fcZGgPwU0DDUjjF0F3vaWbjUqgRneSNbwuLalak2nBtH3lXChaUSxtcczM36PnC6EZHy4N3F0CXtuIngRanQRthxRuKcx6HOV8OtnW/s1600-h/000_3726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrKzYj8Juifd77JmKFhNyKTseXxlS4Pvuc7hyphenhyphenc9fcZGgPwU0DDUjjF0F3vaWbjUqgRneSNbwuLalak2nBtH3lXChaUSxtcczM36PnC6EZHy4N3F0CXtuIngRanQRthxRuKcx6HOV8OtnW/s400/000_3726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303897838006025666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-19246793255919850372009-01-09T12:55:00.001-08:002009-01-09T13:05:08.671-08:00upcoming show: FEAR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXL9mufH2wyAOLihZBFuQnrvcwHKYDhngPeNufvWY6OQn-mtztfnj08CfnnNK37Ad-i0-7uf0UIaBxYzhhUgdYV7si0Im12t_Jal_y_JpvhqitBRJ09i-3UJ6FNgRszDXh9nAq1pH50nx2/s1600-h/silkwormsmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXL9mufH2wyAOLihZBFuQnrvcwHKYDhngPeNufvWY6OQn-mtztfnj08CfnnNK37Ad-i0-7uf0UIaBxYzhhUgdYV7si0Im12t_Jal_y_JpvhqitBRJ09i-3UJ6FNgRszDXh9nAq1pH50nx2/s400/silkwormsmall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289400713536828354" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Silkworm" - Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 56"x64</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The above painting, one of my latest, will be on display in an upcoming show being put on by The University of Michigan's Art and Design Gallery. The following description is from their website:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">"FEAR:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande';">Potentially, a new year brings new promise, new resolve, new hope, new vitality. But it also holds new fears. Is fear a useful emotion? Isn't our very survival dependent upon fear? Keeping us from walking into oncoming traffic, stepping off of rooftops and carelessly handling poisonous snakes. Is fear as powerful and beneficial a motivating factor as more positive emotions?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">What do you fear? What do you think others fear?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">What, if anything, should we all fear?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">January 10th-February 13th</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">@ Work.Detroit</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">3663 Woodward Ave.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Detroit, MI 48201</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Closing reception Friday February 13th, 6-9 pm"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">GO!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div></div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736495789494440187.post-22260126011595779412008-12-24T10:31:00.000-08:002008-12-24T11:20:47.846-08:00Welcome to my BuhLog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDB7zmAuQ0GU81BAfzGWy4R3fo17gyLRQ3cpDhpsxwe1VbLDtnbYczQbYMLhl5zoGMLD-_atPgAi_uLbSAuwFcFwYn1voTWKk6r0NDq8Dpy-oEUlanP2IcSwD2ziZpkwVQc8LXQqYY94A/s1600-h/tubbs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDB7zmAuQ0GU81BAfzGWy4R3fo17gyLRQ3cpDhpsxwe1VbLDtnbYczQbYMLhl5zoGMLD-_atPgAi_uLbSAuwFcFwYn1voTWKk6r0NDq8Dpy-oEUlanP2IcSwD2ziZpkwVQc8LXQqYY94A/s320/tubbs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283438396315565394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>This is the first post of many, where you can look to see photos of new art as well as info on upcoming shows and other such developments! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">woot woot</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tubbs 1 - Acrylic on Canvas, 45" x 40", 2007</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>Benjamin Eliaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134604345900429476noreply@blogger.com0