Michael Macfeat: BAR SINISTER @ Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Sagittarius in Bullet Holes on a Pink Wall, 2012

Michael Macfeat: BAR SINISTER

April 6 – 29, 2012

PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of its April exhibition, Bar Sinister, featuring works by Michael Macfeat, curated by TSA member,Terri Saulin.

Michael Macfeat's prints and sculptures in Bar Sinister concern themselves with the issue of color, one through artifice and the other through the natural process of patina and entropy. They bracket the temporal extremes of twenty years of Macfeat's oeuvre. An ambiguity of meaning is apparent. Neither the sculptures nor the images are obvious but often stem from his life long love affair with reading. They rely on Macfeat's history as a bibliophile, accumulating and cultivating a compendium of quotes both visual and verbal. They become color coded strategic military maps drawn from his interest in 'Pataphysics, the Situationists and Psychogeography. Once codes are cracked and coordinates deciphered, the connection modulates between the Dialectical Materialism of the Arte Povera group and an intellectual stroll through the arcades with the flâneurs, leisurely walking lobsters at the end of the leash. Allow yourself ample time to savor and linger over beautifully turned words and ideas.

Michael Macfeat: BAR SINISTER

April 6 – 29, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, April 6th, 2012, 6-10pm

Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment

(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

Tiger Strikes Asteroid is an artist-run and artist-curated exhibition space located at 319A North 11th Street, home to Vox Populi, Marginal Utility, Grizzly Grizzly, and Napoleon. Our goal is to connect the Philadelphia art scene to the global art community by showing the work of emerging artists from Philadelphia and other cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. 
 

promo: Bar Sinister from Timothy Buckwalter on Vimeo.


promo: Bar Sinister from Timothy Buckwalter on Vimeo.

Matt Frock is launching his new book on "Kickstarter!" ONLY 20 DAYS LEFT!

 Hello Friends, Family & Colleagues,
After four years of rewarding hard work, Matt Frock (my awesome husband) has written and illustrated Love Squared, a lovingly crafted work of fiction told in words and pictures for ages nine to ninety.

He is trying to raise the initial costs of running a first edition printing through "Kickstarter." Please consider visiting the link & supporting this wonderful project through your pledge/purchase of a signed, first edition copy of the book, or consider some of the other pledge options including original art works offered as rewards for your gracious support.

There are only 20 days left to fund this project!!!

Please check out Matt's Kickstarter book launch HERE!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1465549001/love-squared-first-edition

WHAT IS KICKSTARTER???

Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Every week, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.

A new form of commerce and patronage. This is not about investment or lending. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project.

All or nothing funding. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. Why? It protects everyone involved. Creators aren’t expected to develop their project without necessary funds, and it allows anyone to test concepts without risk.

Each and every project is the independent creation of someone like you. Projects are big and small, serious and whimsical, traditional and experimental. They’re inspiring, entertaining and unbelievably diverse. We hope you agree... Welcome to Kickstarter!

      VALENTINES DAY IS ALMOST HERE!

What could possibly be a better gift than a book about falling in Love & saving the world! Supporting a great project on Kickstarter is heartwarming. A good deed, indeed! For a generous & loving pledge of 25$, you will receive a copy of “Love Squared” signed with a message from the author. (my awesome husband Matt Frock)


Can you buy multiple books?

Hecks yes!
Just add $20 to any pledge for an extra book!

Happy Love Day!!!
(Feel Free to share the Love2 with friends!)
Thank you so much for your consideration!
xx
- Terri

Matthew Frock: Love2 / Kickstarter Book Launch

Check Out Matt Frock's Kickstarter Book Launch! 

Love Squared First Edition For Sale on Kickstarter

Expect rapture – a bolt of inspiring lightning, instantaneously fracturing the mind at the moment of its mysterious conception. A vision if you like – from the like-minded genius of the author to your own noggin (we share the same mind, I’m reading your mind right now). Efficiently and concisely told, this is a story of fantastic brilliance – a crusading pilgrimage to the center of your beautiful and caring heart. It’s true what the experts say, “Love Squared will change your life forever!”

Details to follow about book release party at Brickbat Books in June!

The West Prize: Please consider voting for Terri!

Hello Friends,
(Please forgive this shameless-self-promotion-request!)

I have just completed an application for "The West Prize."
In short, The West Prize is a $25,000 prize, voted on & picked by the public through an iPhone app. (It is a peculiar competition in that patrons can only "vote" if they have an Iphone.)
The "app" is free & can be found here.

(Like most new technology there are issues with getting the App to load consistently. If you get it to load, go to search, type in my last name, "Saulin" & then click on image of my drawing. My statement should come up, scroll to the right and the images will follow. There are 10 w/ a pink-highligted
"I Like" ... for the most votes, click "I like" for each image.... Oh boy, what a pain this is! Thanks for trying & for your patience. They never make "winning" easy! hahaha!) 
 
The artwork with the most votes by May 14th will win $25,000! 
 
For the "DIRTY DETAILS" of the whole process go here!
In the meantime, if you have the time and are so inclined, please vote for me.
(You can vote again every 24 hours... please do!)
Please feel free to forward this to any friends who you think may be interested!


To view my submission & vote please go to my page link.
http://www.westcollects.com/westCollection/view_artist/index/medium/0/prices/0/filter_by/0/search/Terri%20Saulin
 
A more comprehensive collection of my work & explanations can be seen here: http://www.behance.net/terrisaulin

To go to the "West Collects" site click here.
http://www.westcollects.com/
(The link is an excellent resource of Contemporary Artists ... Check it out & see what's going on out there!)

To download the West Collects iPhone app click here.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/west-collects/id470183808?mt=8

Keep this in mind when you feel ready because you should all apply!!!
...if you do please send me notice so I can vote!
Thank you so much for your consideration.
Warmly,

- Terri Saulin Frock
terrisaulin.com
http://www.behance.net/terrisaulin

Panel Discussion w/ Gerard Brown: “ ” @ Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Friday, December 2, 2011 / 6 – 6:45pm, Featuring Gerard Brown, David Stephens and Robin Rice

                                                                    Photo courtesy of Jaime Alverez

Are you a Reader or a Seer?

 Gerard Brown

“      ”

Friday, December 2, 2011

Panel Discussion: 6 – 6:45pm

Please join us for an evening of conversation with Gerard Brown, David Stephens and Robin Rice.

Tiger Strikes Asteroid
319A North 11th Street 2H, Philadelphia, PA 19107
 (484)-469-0319

For more information and images of Gerard Brown's exhibition at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, go here!

                                                                    Photo courtesy of Jaime Alverez

I Had a Dream I Was Being Chased by Something Big and Invisible @ Society Hill Synagogue / Opening Reception: Friday, 12/2/11, 4:30 - 6:30pm

I Had a Dream I Was Being Chased by Something Big and Invisible

Please join Moore College of Art & Design's Critical Discourse Class, featuring the 2012 BFA candidates as we present, “I Had a Dream I Was Being Chased by Something Big and Invisible.” The opening reception will be held Friday, December 2nd, 4:30 - 6:30pm at Society Hill Synagogue, 418 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The show runs through January 5th.

Everyone has dreams, visions, memories that have an impact on their day-to-day lives. Periodically, one stumbles upon an eerie idea that stays with them, affecting all who experience it.  While driving through the countryside, Katie Locke happened upon a sign that declared, "I had a dream I was being chased by something big and invisible." This statement has inspired nine artists from Moore College of Art & Design to bring to fruition haunting but beautiful work.

Featuring: Kaytee Della Monica, Meghan Devonshire, Rosalie Genuardi, Katherine Heilman, Gracie Lewis, Kathryn Locke, Carissa Marinelli, Kelly McCaughern, and Hayley Tomlinson.

Thank you to Society Hill Synagogue for their generous support of Moore College of Art & Design’s "Critical Discourse Class."