Genius is Mysterious

Projekt30's summer show Genius is Mysterious is up and I have to say I'm personally very pleased with the way it turned out. It's one of the strongest exhibitions we've had this year! I want to thank all the artists that participated and everyone who took the time to submit ratings. 


Many artists don't realize just how many people actually take the time to help jury our exhibitions. Over 1,000 people submitted more than 25,000 ratings for Genius is Mysterious.  That's only counting the people who submitted at least the 20 rating minimum, the traffic was actually quite a bit higher. Not too bad, though some of our juries get up to three times those numbers.


I noticed a few interesting trends in the show. First, we had a huge influx of Asian and Asian-influenced art this month. Artists Gogo Yu, Manihoo Chang, and TT Tone to name a few. We got quite a few submissions from artists living in Taipei in particular, which a new and welcome development.

Flying Horse Brings you Wealth by TT Tone

Also interesting are the number of artists working in the medium of photographic collage and montage. My own artwork tends in that direction so it's always exciting for me personally when collage makes it into an exhibition. Artists Jack Bond, Kate MacDonald, and Chris Fowler sent in work that was striking, haunting, and outright bizarre (respectively). All three are Projekt30 members, so it'll be interesting to see what they come up with in the future.

Lobster Burlesque by Chris Fowler

Finally, I'm thrilled to see such a strong sculpture turnout. We are sometimes criticized that Projekt30 doesn't display enough sculpture. The fact is, just not that many sculptors participate most months.  Genius is Mysterious features some of the highest quality sculpture I've ever seen! Richard A. Moore III's gruesome bronzes and Chris Bathgate's futuristic metal-works completely blow me away.

 Kissable Ribcage by Richard A. Moore, III

ST 732232835563624434 by Chris Bathgate

I'm looking forward to the results of the September 2011 public jury and I can't wait to see what people will submit for our fifth annual fear themed show FEAR V.

~justin

We're Still Accepting 2012 Show Theme Ideas

Just a reminder that we are still accepting show theme suggestions until the end of the month. There are a lot of good ones so far, but keep them coming! Email your suggestions to members at projekt30 dot com and if we base a show off yours we'll give you a free three-month membership.

~justin