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New Acquisition: “Days After” by Jason Burgess
Whenever I get the chance, I love buying art. It feeds and nurtures the soul. And, not only does it benefit myself (I get to look at it every day!) – but buying art literally feeds the artist and their creative energy. Before mass production, owning art was a sign of wealth, culture, and education. My…
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New Work: Encaustic Painting “waiting for difference”
heres a little painting I made using encaustic painting and collage. “waiting for difference”
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New Work: “The Nature of Analysis”
Here is a digital collage I created. I hope you like it. – sara cannon
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De-Installing “The Fabric of Time” by Sara Cannon
My installation, “The Fabric of Time”, was up at Space One Eleven for over a month. Here is a video of me cutting the strings of time. -Sara Cannon De-Installation of The Fabric of Time by Sara Cannon from Sara Cannon on Vimeo.
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Beginning of new work: Your Data Must Be Analyzed
Your Data Must Be Analyzed is a new ongoing project of mine in the works that will hopefully see fruition soon. Here is a screen-print poster I made experimenting with the title of the project.
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Images from the “Statement of a Facade” Opening
Here are some images from the Space One Eleven opening “Statement of a Facade” by the Birmingham Art Collective and “Pubic Places, Private Spaces” by Margot Wade. Photos by sara Cannon and Andrew Thomson
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Opening Night Photo
I love this shot from the Public Opening Night. “Fabric of Time” By me (sara cannon) on the right and you can sort of see it on the left. Type on the left window. The umbrella makes it. sara
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Alternative Practices: Mail Art “Your Data Must Be Analyzed”
“Your Data Must Be Analyzed” is a Mail Art Series that I am sending out to my Alternative Practices class. It is an initial off-line survey that I am starting for another project. I’ve been calling this the “analog” version. (although there isn’t much analog about it) However, I am experimenting in the response Off-line…
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Alternative Practices: Book Binding
In my alternative practices class last night we learned book binding techniques. I was able to make a small book out of French Paper (kraft) and a cover from vintage contact paper I found at the thrift store. The first is a Japanese Stab Binding and the second book is a dos-à-dos binding. The dos-a-dos…
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Zine Pages for My Part of “Statement of a Facade” – Opening Friday!
Here are my two Zine page contribution for the opening of The Birmingham Art Collective’s Window Installation “Statement of a Facade” at Space One Eleven. Come Friday night. Opening Reception 6-8. In conjunction with Margot Wade’s gallery opening “Pubic Places Private Spaces”. (and no, that’s not a typo) Please be there. I am so excited…
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Alternative Practices
So I’ve decided to learn from my long time friend Jason Burgess and take his class on “Alternative Practices” for the month of February. I can not tell you how excited I am to participate in the workshop. Not only will I learn from my fellow artist, but I will also be on a set…
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My Upcoming Installation: The Birmingham Art Collective at Space One Eleven
Opening Reception: February 5th 6:00-8:00 pm Jason Burgess, Sara Cannon, Andrew Tompson, and Atreus Sacco are doing a Birmingham Art Collective window installation called “Statement of a Facade” in conjunction with the gallery show “Public Places, Private Spaces” by Margot Wade.
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Fabric of Time by Sara Cannon – Friday the 18th Installation Art Show
everyone grows up. everyone has memory. everyone wears clothes. – this interactive installation explores the fabric and communities combined with nostalgia, forward movement, associations, and memory.- The fabric swatches pinned delicately to the wall are all cut out and taken from different clothes that I have worn throughout my life. Every piece of material invokes…
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Friday the 18th – IPhone Behind the Scenes / Process Photos
Friday the 18th Installation Art Show at Loft 303 process photos for the installation prior to the show. jason burgess atreus sacco sara cannon andrew thompson Photos of the show to come. ~sara
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Art Acquisition: “Garden of Cleansed Perception” by Moriah Osborn
I have recently aquired this painting from my friend Moriah Osborn. Her work is really incredible! She has also participated in the show and artwalk with the Birmingham Art Collective see more of her work on her website: http://www.moriahosborn.com-a.googlepages.com/art
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FRIDAY THE 18th – Installation Art Show
Friday the 18th Dec 18th + 8:00pm Phoenix Loft 303 ART + BEER + MUSIC jason burgess atreus sacco sara cannon andrew thompson come by the house to see some installation as a preview for a future joint project between the artists – exhibiting in Birmingham in February!
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Artwalk 2009: the Mission Building and “Icecream Funeral” (more photos)
At Birmingham Artwalk 2009, The Birmingham Art Collective occupied David Carrigan’s old Jimmy Hale “Mission Building”. Because of the raw interior, I decided to install the sculpture that I had been thinking about for a while but never had a place to make it happen. Other artists that displayed in the building that night were:…
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Come See Me Saturday – Woodlawn Arts
I am participating as an individual artist in woodlawn this saturday. I will be located in the Main Street Birmingham offices at One 55th Place. Come by and see some good art! I will have flyers for the upcoming Birmingham Art Collective show with me. Its a good chance to take a peek at Woodrow…
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PLATH
here is an art book that I made 20 of for a party that my friend Rebecca Schiffman and I hosted.
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Cost / Benefit Analysis
Name of series: Cost/Benefit Analysis Exhibited: “the show” at Bottletree, Happi Boutique w/Christian Escheverri, and Artwalk 2008
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Series: everything has fields
Exhibition: “everyone takes notes, everything has fields” dual show with Jason Burgess Location: Happi Boutique in Homewood, AL Date: March 16, 2008
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Opening Photos: “everyone takes notes, everything has fields”
Exhibition: “everyone takes notes, everything has fields” dual show with Jason Burgess Location: Happi Boutique in Homewood, AL Date: March 16, 2008
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Process for sculpture “the aftermath”
“The Aftermath” is made from found materials (wood, roots, tie wire, lath, rocks, bulldozer arm) all from a clear cut site at Moss Rock Preserve in Hoover, AL, with the exception of the lath which is from a house being gutted in Southside. The sculpture explores the aftermath of the destruction before the creation of…
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The Show at Bottletree – July 2008
Artists: the birmingham art collective Works Exhibited: “Cost/Benefit Analysis” Series
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Installation backdrop for Nina Nastasia
This was a joint-collaborative piece with charles amos horn back last february, 2008. I am still hoping that he has some better photos of it. materials: found vellum and lath. mono-filament.
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The SHOW – Dec 1, 2007
At Birmingham Art Collective’s “The Show” on December 1, 2007, I co-organized the event and exhibited “the crane no.3”.
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Samford University Alumni Art Show: The Crane No.2
Materials: recycled newsprint, cotton string, wooden stakes, glue The Crane No. 2 This crane is the second in a series of three origami cranes made from the leftover newsprint that comes off the Birmingham News. This crane is suspended by one continuous string threaded from the tree to wooden stakes in the ground. The string…
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The Crane No.1
Installation by Sara Cannon Exhibition: “that cyclical nature” Date: August 10th, 2007 Location: Phoenix Loft 110
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opening pictures: “that cyclical nature”
Exhibition: “that cyclical nature” with Charles Horn and Booth Willson Date: August 10th, 2007 Location: Phoenix Loft 110
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Asta Nielson
Installation by Sara Cannon Exhibition: “that cyclical nature” Date: August 10th, 2007 Location: Phoenix Loft 110
