Author: Joe Meiser

To find an artist, go to Bertrand Library and page through either the collection of books Professor Meiser has on reserve at the circulation desk  OR  the collection of Sculpture Magazines available on Level 2.

When getting a reserved book from the circulation desk, consider checking out one of the following titles—each of which has 100s of artists to choose from:

• Vitamin 3D: New Pespectives in Sculpture and Installation Art
• Sculpture Today
• Art and Today
• Art Now
• Cream 3
• Defining Contemporary Art
• Fresh Cream
• Ice Cream
• No 1: First Works by 362 Artists.

When you go to the circulation desk, be sure to mention that you’re in class ARST 150.  Apparently it’s easier for the student workers to find reserve books by looking for ARST 150 rather than the professor’s name or the title of the course.  To see the full collection of books that Professor Meiser has put on reserve, you can refer to this list.

To be relevant to our course, your artist should work primarily in three-dimensional media and be contemporary (still alive and making art today).  Before selecting an artist, do a preliminary search on the web to make sure there’s sufficient information available.  When you prepare for the Artist Presentation you will want to learn what the artist has said or written about their work by reviewing some interviews with the artist and/or articles about their work. These materials will help you learn about the artist’s particular agenda, set of influences, and way of working. If you can’t find any interviews or articles then look to see if the artist has written any statements about their projects.  If there’s not much information out there you will want to choose a different artist.

Once you have made your selection, email the artist’s name to EVERYONE in the class, CCing Professor Meiser.  Please note that each student should select a different artist.   First come, first serve.   Your classmates’ email addresses are posted on the “contact info” page of the class website.