Diane Kappa

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Interferences

I was given a project to work on. Create a piece of art inspired by Bela Bartok. I had fun with this project and created something a bit different for me... click here to see what I came up with...or...

Stop by Eventuell on Sunday at 17:00 for a fun evening of live music, art and celebration! The exhibiton can be seen from October 4-11, 2009.

Interferences: An exhibition of textile designers inspired by the music of Béla Bartók and Lucano Berio
Opening reception: October 4 17:00
Musicians: Eszter Krulik and József Rácz ( violinists )

Designers:
Hedvig Harmati, Krisztina Jung, Diane Kappa, Kinga Kónya, Rita Halasi,
Réka Molnár, Gábor Munkácsi, Bernadett Páger, Emília Pájer,
Andrea Szarka, Szilvia Szigeti

This exhibit is different from the exhibition on October 17.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

one million busy spiders

I came across this fascinating article today! Spiders making silk-one million spiders to be exact! The golden color is the natural color of the spider silk. Click here to read the full story on NPR. I highly recommend reading the full article.

It is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. (I will be in New York in January...you can bet that I will be heading over to the museum to check this out!)

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Save the Date!

Eventuell Gallery
OCTOBER 17, 2009
Opening Reception 18:00

I am having my first exhibition here in Hungary! I have been working on a new series of wall hangings. If you have been reading past posts you will have seen the process and progress.

If you are in Hungary, please come by Eventuell gallery on October 17 at 18:00 for the reception.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

silk artist: Andrea Szarka

Tuesday night I went to an exhibition of a friend of mine, Andrea Szarka. She is a very talented Hungarian artist who paints, prints and batiks silk. She studied in Indonesia where she further perfected her silk techniques. I wish I could explain her process...I am pretty sure it is a little different than mine. The exhibition was packed with people and her art was breathtaking! I am very inspired by her work.

One day I would love to sit down with Andrea and ask her about her art and inspiration.
Until then enjoy these photos from the exhibit!

Andrea and Me

This is my favorite piece!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

something a little different

I was asked by Eventuell Gallery to submit an art piece inspired by Bela Bartok's music. They have asked 15 artists to submit work that fits the dimensions of 70cm x 70cm. The pieces will be hung together on October 4. There will be an opening with musicians playing Bartok. I think this is a very clever idea!

Did I mention you are invited to attend the event! As I get more details I will post them on the blog. All I know for now is it is October 4 at Eventuell Gallery.

I really enjoyed working on this piece. It was challenging and pushed me to try something different. I wanted a design that illustrated the fast & slow rhythms as well as the complexity and space of Bartok's music. What do you think?

Saturday, September 19, 2009

need your help again.

A few posts ago I asked for your opinion on some notebook designs. This worked out better than I expected. I had more comments on facebook and this blog than I expected. The results led me to change a design and rethink some things. Now, I am back asking for your input again.

I have designed 8 cards. I want to sell packs of 8 (4 designs/2 of each design). I will sell these on Etsy as well as local craft shows in Budapest. So, below are photos of the designs. Comment and let me know your thoughts on the designs, the colors, any advice is appreciated. And remember, everyone has an opinion and everyone is a consumer.