April 24, 2011

well, I made the leap! After following many friends via their blogs, I've decided to get past my discomfort,...(it all seems too public), to see if I can impose a new level of structure and discipline to my daily life as an artist. So, I'm sticking my toe into the world of blogging. with the hope that eventually, I'll put down my thoughts about artmaking and chart my evolution,...let's see how it goes.

I decided to begin by jumping on the 'something a day' bandwagon...creating a project that provides the incentive to post something specific from my world in art, daily...

Those who know me well know that I'm obsessed with the circular form. Circles, speak to me. They're an important part of my visual vocabulary. Why?...well for a seemingly endless number of reasons. Here are just a few: purity of form, absolute symmetry, the beautiful letter 'o', the center, the whole, the hole, the sun, the moon, a wheel, a start point, a continuous line,...(and Kandinsky claimed that the circle was the most peaceful shape and that it represented the human soul.)

For years, I've incorporated and used circles and circular forms in my artwork: circles, arcs, rings, spheres, globes, convex and concave forms...I love them all. I always return to the circle to 'center' me and as a start point for a new journey in art.

So I give you: circling round, a photo or two every day, a bit of what I see a'round' me, for your viewing pleasure? As I become more comfortable and settled in, I hope to include more about works in progress, work completed and observations.

Here goes, presenting an artist's 'one a day', the circular form as a visual journal.

and while you're at it, please visit my website:

http://www.lisabarthelson.com/







Friday, March 23, 2012

circling round, day 333: march 22, 2012














new york city
march 2012





circling round, day 332: march 21, 2012





























chelsea
new york city
march 2012






circling round, day 332: march 20, 2012
















chelsea
new york city
march 2012





circling round, day 331: march 19, 2012

















chelsea
new york city
march 2012






circling round, day 330: march 18, 2012































chelsea
new york city
 march 2012




circling round, day 329: march 17, 2012













chelsea
new york city
march 2012



Sunday, March 18, 2012

circling round, day 323: march 11, 2012













Tübingen
march 2007


circling round, day 322: march 10, 2012














Tübingen
march 2007


circling round, day 321: march 9, 2012












Tübingen
march 2007


circling round, day 320: march 8, 2012












Tübingen
march 2007



circling round, day 319: march 7, 2012















Tübingen
march 2007


circling round, day 318: march 6, 2012












Tübingen
march 2007

circling round day 317: march 5, 2012












Tübingen
march 2007


circling round, day 316: march 4, 2012












more archival rounds
Tübingen germany
march 4, 2007