Two for one! Style and Art in a Hardbound

Our lovely Jennifer has just come back from the big apple, with bundles of stories and experiences to share. One in particular took place over at I Heart boutique for Jody Fausett's book launch, Second Place.

* Jenn with artist Jody Fausett

*i heart boutique

Second Place is a "beautiful hardbound book full of Jody Fausett's dark and mysterious, personal photography." Felicia Feaster of Creative Loafing describes it as, "like advertisements for a place you might not want to visit, Jody Fausett’s photographs sizzle with inchoate menace. Fragility and a whiff of violence collide in a body of work centered on Fausett’s kin and the vacant-eyed critters who attest to the family’s favorite avocation of taxidermy."

Watch the flip through!

*David Merten of GHava

The GH avisualagency, also known as Graphic Havoc and GHava, is an artist collective found in atlanta but now based in Brooklyn, NY. David Merten of GHava worked closely with our artist Jody to compile his photographs into this lush collection of prints. David talks about Jody:

Atlanta based photographer Jody Fausett works within the overlap of commercial fashion photography and his own fine art visions. “From sewing tree shaped pillows to overturning marble tables in fancy night clubs, from romantic comedies to schlocky slasher films, Jody Fausett is a renaissance man…sort of. His arts and skills are a little more unpredictable then the common definition attributed to such a person. Where as one fitting the “classical” definition might teach you a thing or two about fine wines and seamlessly segue into the history of italian opera, Jody might educate you on the genius of Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls after catching a possum with his bare hands. I have known Jody Fausett for almost a decade now and he is easily one the most interesting characters I have ever met. Unassuming at first glance, it is quickly apparent that there is something slightly askew to Jody in both appearance and personality. With a slightly messed up collar, ever changing facial hair… he is constantly pushing the limits of what is acceptable to the norm. This “other-ness” that is slightly above radar in real life becomes fully amplified in his photographs, yet never becomes deafening.” -David Merten, GHava{Press}

*artist signing off one of his babies

*the party crowd

*oops, there goes another one

* Second Place is available for purchase at Whitespace

The beans have been spilled...

We always knew that David Yocum and Brian Bell, the brilliant minds behind the design firm bldgs, have been revolutionizing atlanta architecture, but it seems like the rest of the world is catching up. We are so excited! There was a most interesting article on the NY times with glimpses into the heart of these men and their work.This article on the firm and the fascinating process of how a run-down warehouse from 1947 has been completely transformed into this gorgeous space.

Atlanta magazine also just published an article with a two-page spread of the beautifully photographed office. Here is a glimpse of the article, but you would have to visit the news stand for the full effect of the printed spread.



Now that that is said, last saturday's opening was amazing! Thank you for all those who came out and participated in the community. Here are the fruits of my humble point-and-shoot moments. Enjoy!














That's all for now! Don't forget about Fereydoon Family's artist talk this saturday, March 15th at 2pm!

Opening night!

Stepping Blind Fereydoon Family

February 28- March 29, 2008
Reception: Saturday, March 1 . 10pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, March 15 . 2pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday- Saturday 11am-5pm, or by Appt


Tonight is the opening night of Fereydoon Family's new installation! Trained early on as a portrait artist, he soon continued his education in the field of science. After earning a Ph.D in Theoretical Physics, he continued to make art while pursuing the career in Physics. He is an internationally distinguished scientist, and holds the position of Professor of Physics and Samuel Candler Dobbs Chair of Condensed Matter Physics at Emory University.

The vision behind the Stepping Blind series comes from Family’s continued interest - as an artist and a research scientist - in the interaction between the physical and the psychological states, particularly in human relations. In large-scale portraits that are imbued with a tragicomic state of psychological complexity, Family questions the implications of the inherent limitation and inaccessibility in both life and art of knowing what lies beyond the surface. In life, we have no access to the minds of others, regardless of the degree of intimacy. Likewise, in art, nothing that lies below the physical surface of an object can be explicitly depicted or rendered. This ingrained mystery is the undercurrent in Family’s Stepping Blind series.

Join us in the dialogue tonight starting at 7pm, and bring any questions you may have to the Artist's Talk on March 15th!