UTAH'S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Discussing the SLC Film Center’s screening of Art & Copy this month (see below) our editorial staff got talking about advertising and Utah’s art world. How could we go about telling the world — and our fellow Utahns –about about our visual arts community? What’s the right tone,? What will […]
Wallace Stegnar, by Trent Call The recent and mysterious death of two zebras at Hogle Zoo has brought attention to the compact but well-loved facility hugging the entrance to Emigration Canyon. The Zoo would prefer to get attention for its new additions — like baby elephant, Zuri — […]
Justin Wheatley talks with 15 Bytes about his mixed-media paintings of houses and homes. Check out the interview on page 3. 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Salt Lake City’s inversion might endanger your health, but it sure can be beautiful. Check out Alex Haworth Johnstone new short film on “Smog Lake City.” 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt […]
Invisible Logic at the Gittens Gallery Why a column on higher education? Because I think very often there is a wide gap between the art community at large and the art communities of our colleges and universities. There are so many resources available to artists through these institutions […]
a photo essay by Simon Blundell Provo artist Ryan S. Brown maintains his workspace in the Coleman Studios building along Provo’s University Avenue (117 N. University Avenue). The large studio features wood floors, brick walls, a sitting area, and plenty of light. Here Brown instructs students enrolled in […]
Over the years we’ve had repeated requests to expand 15 Bytes coverage to include arts other than the visual — dance, music, the theatre. While much new media in the visual art world blurs the boundaries between what was once simplly the “plastic arts” and its cousins, the […]
At the beginning of this year we asked professional astrologer Christopher Renstrom if he would read the future of Utah’s art world. But to do a reading a date is necessary, and how does one date the birth of Utah art? For the earliest pictographs we might be […]
This week’s book review originally appeared in the April 2009 edition of 15 Bytes. We are revisiting the review in conjunction with the UMFA’s current exhibit, The Continuing Allure: Painters of Utah’s Red Rock, which will be covered in this month’s edition of 15 Bytes Painters of Utah’s […]
Photojojo!: Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas By Amit Gupta and Kelly Jensenreviewed by Amanda Moore Photojojo! Is a great book for the flickr addict, scrap booker and diy enthusiast. The book is separated into two halves. The first half is all about unique crafts and presentations […]
by Cristin Zimmer Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Georgia O’Keeffe, Lillian Hellman, Emily Dickenson. Not one of these creative forces in the arts had a child. Sure their influential work continues to inspire, and as a 30-year-old graduate student in fine art, I can only hope for as much […]
If you didn’t make it to the opening night of Salt Lake City’s EVE last night you’ve already missed its main visual arts event — the Gallery Stroll treasure hunt, where participants visited six participating galleries to find clues to claim a free work of art. There are […]
As Frank McEntire wrote about in our November edition, non-profits and cultural organizations frequently seek out visual artists to help them out in their fundraising goals. McEntire pointed out that these fundraisers can sometimes have a negative impact on the art community, drawing patrons away from the commercial art […]
by Marti Grace Ashby Cordell Taylor opened his new gallery space on November 13th with an exhibition of works by Dennis Reynolds. Taylor is a successful artist in his own right, is married to another successful artist, Lenka Konopasek, and has operated gallery spaces in the past. This latest iteration, […]
by Namon Bills Ask yourself the following questions: How long has it been since I saw an installation? How long has it been since I saw a whole show of installations? How long has it been since I made it down to Price? The answer on all counts, […]
In November’s PasteUps we suggested that Salt Lake’s south end might be accruing enough mass to become a critical component of Utah’s visual art scene. News this month from new arrivals and long-time residents bolsters our projection. Later this month Signed and Numbered will be closing their downtown location and […]
The Salt Lake City Film Center presents Jennifer Baichwai’s MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES at the Salt Lake Art Center this evening (December 11) at 7pm. The screening is free. This striking new documentary is on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs […]
by Jason Metcalf Jeff Lambson’s current curatorial endeavor at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art, explores contemporary portraiture through a broad variety of artists and mediums. Mirror Mirror: Contemporary Portraits and the Fugitive Self is presented in three distinct sections: Rituals that Shape Identity; Facades, Mirrors and Masks; and The Real […]
