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A View From The Top Greg Busceme, TASI Director THIS IS THE TIME of year the air outside cools silent auction, sponsors, underwriters, vol- off, but inside The Studio, production heats unteers and PARTIERS!! Start looking for up in preparation for December’s Shop-O- your glad rags and show us what you got! Rama Extravaganza. Who cares if they say you don’t wear white Along with Studio residents and other after Labor Day. We’re artists, we’re crazy participants, we are extremely excited to that way!! ISSUE Vol. 18, No. 3 host the next generation of artists, artisans ________ and craftspeople personified by the nomadic Publisher . The Art Studio, Inc. Merchant Soirée. Thanks to all the new and renewed I have to say I am thrilled by the members who took the time to continue (or Editor . Andy Coughlan involvement and dedication I’ve seen in the start) investing in the arts. You will find a Copy Editor . Tracy Danna “Gen Xers” — young and upcoming mem- new and more efficient organization that Contributing Writers. Elena Ivanova, bers of our community. Not only their will make the maximum use of your dona- . Peyton Ritter enthusiasm for their craft, but the willing- tions, grants and contributions. Contributing Photographer . Peyton Ritter ness to step up and invest in their communi- If you haven’t received an exhibition Distribution Volunteer . Elizabeth Pearson ty. notice or ISSUE, you might need to send a The event with the “Yeast Priests” on membership. We are learning to do more The Art Studio, Inc. Board of Directors Oct. 15 points to that involvement. As of with less and that’s starting with very little. press time the event hasn’t occured yet, but Nonetheless, The Art Studio has never President Ex-Officio . Greg Busceme I look forward to learning about the produc- missed a show or canceled an event and that Vice-President. Angela Busceme tion of beer and the focus on the artisans is mainly through determination, persever- Chair . John Roberts themselves and their techniques. The beer’s ence and your contributions. Take the time Treasurer/Secretary . Beth Gallaspy not bad either! to help The Art Studio preserve the legacy Members at large:. Kimberly Brown, ________ of creativity in our community and to pro- . Sheila Busceme, Elizabeth French, vide that gift to susequent generations. Andy Ledesma, Stephan Malick, SAVE THIS DATE! THE BEAUX ________ . Heather Butler ARTS BALL PRESENTS: THE ABOM- INABLE SNOW BALL -- JANUARY 28, We are looking for contractors who The Art Studio, Inc. 2012. would be interested in helping us rebuild 720 Franklin A study in white and blue, we are look- ing for clear glass vases and white lights. From: @arcimboldo_1 Beaumont, TX 77701 We also are searchiung for items for the See VIEW on page 15 409-838-5393 www.artstudio.org [email protected] apparently U really R what U eat UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AT THE ART STUDIO The ISSUE is a monthly publication of The Art NOVEMBER DECEMBER Studio, Inc. Its mission is to publicize The Art Studio and Cynthia Perkins — “Immersed in Illusions” Holiday Shop-O-Rama Extravaganza glad I cut out haggis its tenants, and to promote the growth of the arts in Southeast Texas. ISSUE is also charged with informing Opening . November 5 Opening . December 3 TASI members of projects, progress, achievements and setbacks in TASI’s well-being. Further, ISSUE strives to promote and distribute the writings of local authors in its “Thoughtcrime” feature. must renew studio membership ISSUE is provided free of charge to members of TASI BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ART STUDIO and is also available, free of charge, at more than 30 loca- tions in Southeast Texas. Membership in The Art Regular features include local artists of note and rep- Studio, Inc., provides invita- utation who are not currently exhibiting at TASI; artists tions to all exhibitions and Name(s) currently or soon to be exhibiting at TASI; Instructional one year of ISSUE, the articles for artists; news stories regarding the state of monthly arts magazine of Address TASI’s organization; and arts news features dealing with The Art Studio. It also gives general philosophical issues of interest to artists. free eligibility for members City/St/Zip to enter the annual mem- bership art exhibition Phone e-mail (TASIMJAE) and partici- pate in various exhibitions Credit Card Type: Visa MC Amex Disc Contents throughout the year. Number MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Holiday Shop-O-Rama Extravaganza . Page 4 Exp Date Abominable Snow Ball Save the Date . Page 4 THE ART STUDIO, INC. Day Phone e-mail Remembering Steve Jobs . Page 5 Pass the Hare’s Ears, Please . Page 6 SUGGESTED MEMBERSHIP AMOUNT for office use Immersed in Illusions . Page 8 Individual: $35 Patron: $500 AMSET’s Obsessive World. Page 10 pd $ Raffic at Dishman. Page 11 Family/Group: $50 Angel: $1,000 in comp Around & About. Page 12 Friend/Business: $100 Benefactor $2,000 issue Thoughtcrime. Page 13 thanks SEE MEMBERSHIP FORM ON PAGE 3. Sustaining: $250 Life Member: $10,000 Cover photo of Cynthia Perkins New? Renewal? Artist? If yes, list medium by Andy Coughlan The Art Studio, Inc. 720 Franklin, Beaumont 77701 4 • ISSUE November 2011 Volume 18, No. 3 Volume 18, No. 3 November 2011 ISSUE • 5 CALL TO ARTISTS HOLIDAY SHOP-O-RAMA all sales of their work; in this regard, price accordingly. iPortraitAPPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE JOBS CHANGEDof WAYan SOCIETY artist LOOKS AT DESIGN EXTRAVAGANZA All artists must be members in good standing with The Art Studio, Inc. All Commentary WHEN STEVE JOBS DIED Oct. 5, the Apple co-founder was rightly laud- soon will be upon us! unsold work must remain on display for by Open to all artists! Andy ed as a visionary who affected the the duration of the show. New work will This is your opportunity to present Coughlan way technology was integrated into be accepted throughout the month. popular culture. your work for sale during this Holiday This year’s sale will coincide with the But to pigeonhole Jobs as season event. All work must be hand MERCHANT SOIREE which will be set merely a digital entrepreneur is to made and original by the presenting seriously undervalue his contribu- up only for the opening date, Dec. 3. artist, no kits allowed and work must tion to the way we literally “see” be constructed with quality and integri- the world. He successfully married DATES TO REMEMBER: technology and aesthetics in a manner that proved ty. good design can be cost efficient. Paintings, illustrations and photo- Nov. 28-Dec. 2: And just as importantly, the product was good. Jobs graphs must be the work of presenting said, “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Bring work and set up displays. artist and must be appropriately matted Design is how it works.” The complaint about Apple and placed in cradles or other retaining was that they were more expensive than other comput- Dec. 3: ers. Apple disciples, of whom I am one, would argue stands as there is not enough room to Sale open noon to 5 p.m. that they did so much more than a cheap PC, and you hang all flat work. Limited editions of Reception from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. get what you pay for. Jobs said, “Be a yardstick of quali- prints will be accepted but photocopy ty. Some people aren’t used to an environment where (Feel free to bring a tasty treat for the reproduced work will not be allowed. excellence is expected.” food table.) Tables and displays are the present- So much of the focus of consumerism is price. Who cares whether things look good? They won’t last any- ing artists’ responsibility. Dec. 19-21: way. But Apple makes products that look cool — and All work must be listed on an inven- Unsold work to be picked up by artist. people want them because they look cool. The blue tory form provided by TASI. The artist plastic iMac looks dated and “so ’90s” now. But when it will assign each work a unique number arrived on the scene, it shook the computer world. For more information, call and description with a corresponding Before long, other companies were producing blue THE ART STUDIO, INC. transparent boxes. But they were transparent knock number and initials on the price tag on offs — accept no substitutes. the item being sold. 409-838-5393 Jobs said, “I think we’re having fun. I think our cus- The Art Studio, Inc. will handle all tomers really like our products. And we’re always try- sales and tax collection and requests a ing to do better.” Apple products are cool, hip, fun — all 25 percent donation from the artist on SEE YOU IN DECEMBER! the things that computers were not expected to be. Still Life with Apples (With apologies to Cezanne) ISSUE illustration by Andy Coughlan They make being a techno geek a cool thing to be. Even the commercials played on that idea. PC users screen of his iPad and showed me his current portfolio. Victorian homes. Good design, they argued, was a filled the blogosphere with bile about the pretentious Simple, efficient and very cool — and the device looked moral duty, and a world in which ugliness ruled must Mac guy one-upping the shlubby PC user. But, as with like an artist should own it. be profoundly wrong in its social order.” Apple products all things Apple, the commercials’ concept was soon Jobs insisted that all of the individual components are good design.