East Austin Studio Tour full of diversity
Updated: 11/24/2008
By: Drew Moses
Austin is riddled with treasures and hidden gems. You don’t have to
look far to find something that lives up to the city’s moniker, “Keep
Austin Weird.”
Over the weekend, some of those gems of East Austin were on display.
The works of hundreds of artists at 150 studios and galleries were the
feature attractions at the East Austin Studio Tour.
It was the seventh annual East Austin Studio Tour this past weekend
where East Austin’s vibrant art community was spotlighted, which
featured more than 200 local artist and more than 100 galleries.
If you’re unfamiliar with the East Austin community, the tour offered
a great way to capture a slice of life on the east side. It’s safe to
say diversity was plentiful during the tour, too.
Glass sculptor of Pump Project Art Complex, Joshua Green said he’s
always been attracted to fire.
“You get into sort of Zen state when you’re making these things,” he
said.
Painter John Swanger said there’s something wildly intriguing about
crumpling paper.
“All of us crumple paper and throw it away … there’s something
random, organic about it,” he said.
Photographer Sarah Wilson has been working on a project for the last
three years with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
In 2008 she was the prom photographer at the Texas School for the
Deaf.
“There are so many artists in this community that are really talented
and there’s just a lot going on that you might not even know about,”
she said.
Artists say the East Austin Studio Tour is a chance for people to see
the work but also offers a chance for dialogue between artists and the
community.
Source:
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=225213
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