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.
A year ago 15 Bytes writer Ehren Clark profiled Emmanuel Makonga, a watercolor painter and graphic artist who grew up in the former Zaire and who has been living in exile since 1993 because of his controversial work as a political cartoonist. In the article Clark mentioned Makonga’s […]
We’d like to welcome photographer Carson Heslop to the 15 Bytes team. Earlier this month Heslop visited the Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll and sent us the following images from his time along Historic 25th Street. These exhibitions are up through the Month of May. The next Art […]
Cristin Zimmer’s MFA final exhibition Surface . . . ing opens today at the Gittins Gallery, on the University of Utah campus. The exhibit, which runs through May 27 and features figurative ceramic works, was mentioned in the PasteUps feature of the May edition of 15 Bytes and […]
The Park Record reports today that vandals have targeted one of the street art pieces done by British artist Banksy during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. His image of a filmmaker filming a flower being picked by the same filmaker, which has been on the side of Java […]
by Lane Bachman My first impression of Jenevieve Hubbard’s series Narrow Passage is that it seemed to have taken a tedious amount of time to execute each piece. The tedium is always thwarted, however, by the artist considering the act of process as being an integral part of the work. Narrow Passage, unveiled […]
Mikell Stringham, a Utah native, is a young entrepreneur energetically pursuing an alternative business model with her gallery-without-walls, Mondo Fine Art. Stringham received her B.A. in Business Marketing from the University of Utah. Passionate about art, she later moved to Italy, where she attended the Florence University of Art, […]
by Melissa Smolley There are places that invoke a type of deep seeded serenity within us. They aren’t necessarily the most picturesque, or even the most inhabitable, yet something about these places resonates stillness within. Such places invite inquiry and encourage exploration, both intrinsically and externally. When […]
by Kelly Green Walk into a painter’s studio and it’s all about color: on the palette, on the canvases, dripped on the floor and spilled in every corner. A sculptor’s studio, on the other hand, is all about line. The colors tend to be muted when not completely […]
Balanchine’s America at Ballet West reviewed by Alexa Gamble It is easy to watch Balanchine. His choreography is visually engaging and active. His ballets rarely have a narrative, focusing instead on the abstract ideas of pure movement, space, musicality and emotion. One of the twentieth century’s foremost choreographers, […]
“Although sculpture remains difficult to show, difficult to sell and difficult to own (perhaps the exact reasons why it flourishes so well in the public domain), it seems to me that there is a subtle but growing interest in sculpture and what is sculpture,” says Josh Kanter, a […]
Through April 9th, the Utah Arts Festival’s gallery space, galleryuaf, features three unique Utah artists in an exhibit entitled Mandmade Truth. One of the artists, Mallory Qualls, uses photography and ciabachrome prints to create abstract paintings. Qualls manipulates scenes, rooted in reality, to answer the question, “Can photography […]
by Lane Bachman More impressive than any of the films I have seen by Mathew Barney himself is the documentary film about him, No Restraint. Basically, this is a “making of” picture for his recentish endeavors. The narrative is a story of creatures (in this case, humans) who are […]
Ernesto Pujol at Utah State Capitol. Photo by Nich Mendoza. From sundown on April 8th to sunrise on April 9th, internationally known conceptual artist Ernesto Pujol will create a site-specific durational performance with a group of approximately forty collaborators along the South Steps of the Utah State Capitol […]
a photo essay by Kelly Green Considering her given name, one might find it ironic that Colour Maisch’s studio is full of pale hues. A touch of peeling red paint, or the bright packaging of an aging commercial product stand out amidst the mounds of clay, tufts of hair, concrete […]
Every successful business must continuously scan the environment, reassess its performance and goals, and make adjustments as needed. Art galleries, like Utah Artists Hands, are no exception. Owner Pam O’Mara may have found the perfect business reincarnation with the transformation of her gallery space into a half-gallery, half-coffee […]
This month in the Higher Education column, we travel north to Ogden and Weber State University. Weber’s Department of Visual Arts (DOVA) has started 2010 with a successful juried student show in their own Shaw Gallery, followed immediately by an art talk with performance artist Angela Ellsworth.|1|Ellsworth was brought in […]
Women in the Arts: Answering the Question Kathryn Stedham, Mar. 2010 After relocating to the state nearly fours year ago and eager to learn more about Utah’s vibrant Arts community, a recent conversation with 15 Bytes editor and artist, Shawn Rossiter prompted me to ask, how does Utah […]
John Sproul hangs one of his pieces at a campaign event for Peter Corroon. Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon has yet to officially launch his campaign for governor (that happens on March 17), but already grassroots “affinity” groups are coming together to help him in his Gubernatorial […]
a photo essay by Zoe Rodriguez Glass artist Dan Cummings has been running Spectrum Studios since 1994. During that time he says he has seen more than 40 artists come and go. In the South Salt Lake space each artist has their own corner where they can work […]
