THE JANUARY DAILY PRACTICE PROJECT WAS AN INVITATION FOR ARTISTS TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR PRACTICE EVERY DAY IN JANUARY 2021. THIS COMMITMENT TO DAILY PRACTICE TOOK ANY FORM THE ARTIST CHOSE. THEY CREATED DAILY, MET WEEKLY FOR ZOOM CRITS, AND COLLABORATED ON THIS VIRTUAL EXHIBITION. THE TITLE, #bosscrittdailyjanuary, LINKS TO the INSTAGRAM HASHTAG FEED TO EXPLORE THE ARTISTS’ PROCESSES IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
In addition to using the project’s hashtag, artists in this exhibition were invited to come up with ten words that relate to their art practice. The artists who undertook this challenge recorded themselves saying their ten words, the result of which is included in this exhibition.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO BE IN A COMMUNITY through this time of physical separation, WHEN MANY OF THE TRADITIONAL WAYS OF COMING TOGETHER ARE NOT POSSIBLE. we come together TO FURTHER THE WORK. TO (RE)COMMIT TO THE STUDIO. TO HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON IN JANUARY. FOR STRUCTURE. TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. TO SEEK. TO FIND. TO LOSE. TO LEAVE. TO EXPERIMENT. TO FINISH. TO START. TO SHIFT. FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL.
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[The Star] digital image
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[The Tower] digital image
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[The Sun] digital image
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Untitled, Marker on Post-It Note, dimensions variable
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Untitled, Marker on Post-It Note, dimensions variable
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Vasilisa Gladysheva, Self Portrait in the Form of a Diaper, 11.5” x 9” x 8.5”
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Vasilisa Gladysheva, Self Portrait in the Form of a Diaper, 11.5” x 9” x 8.5”
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Vasilisa Gladysheva, Self Portrait in the Form of a Diaper, 11.5” x 9” x 8.5”
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Parachute Games: A flimsy safety; there's no use for your highlighter insistence if rubber necks turn back., Safety vests, beads, found fabric, artist-printed fabric, cord and thread, 6’ x 6’ x 6’
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Parachute Games: ...initiation, instigation, indestructible, insurrection...I spy with my little eye…, Fabric, dish gloves, acrylic, recycled foam, yarn and thread, 6’ x 6’ x 6’
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Pink Swan, oil pastel on paper, 8” x 10”
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Christmas Tree, oil pastel on paper, 8” x 10”
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Flowers in a Cup, oil pastel on paper, 8” x 10”
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Deep Rooted. Paper, gouache, graphite, charcoal ink. 30” x 15”
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Mother/Node. Cotton, linen, plaster, paper, wasp nest, wire. 26” x 13.5”
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Seed Dream. Paper, gouache, gold paint. 26.5” x 13.5”
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January 13, acrylic on MDF, 10”x10”
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January 18, acrylic on MDF, 10”x10”
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Draculas Legacy [Install], acrylic on MDF, 12x12’
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The Green Goddess, Digital Collage
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Would you like a slice?, Digital Collage
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Lingering, archival pigment print, 16” x 24”
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Wistful, archival pigment print, 20” x 16”
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Pondering, archival pigment print, 16” x 24”
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Rest, oil paint on canvas, 16" x 20"
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Untitled, collagraph on rice paper, 30" x 55"
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“Fruitful”, Marker & Colored Pencil on Paper, 5" x 7"
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“Growing”, Marker & Colored Pencil on Paper, 5” x 7”
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“Pulled”, Marker & Colored Pencil on Paper, 5” x 7”
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Untitled, Painting on photograph
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Untitled, Painting on photograph
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Ray, wool, hand-dyed silk, glass and crystal beads, thread, polyfil, 72" x 72" x 35"
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Ray (detail), wool, hand-dyed silk, glass and crystal beads, thread, polyfil, 72" x 72" x 35"
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Ray, wool, hand-dyed silk, glass and crystal beads, thread, polyfil, 72" x 72" x 35"
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BS1, Digital Image of painted objects, varying dimensions
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BS2, Digital Image of painted objects, varying dimensions
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I made a good home once, oil paint on wood panel, 14” x 11”
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The chance encounter, graphite on paper, 14” x 11”
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Stars don’t burn forever, oil paint on wood panel, 14” x 11”
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Hoplite Lamp, Ink, 8" x 10"
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Nightstand Lamp, Ink, 8” x 1”0
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Panther Lamp, Ink, 8” x 10”