May 2011
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AFH EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The First Annual ART FOR HUMANS STUDIO BROOKLYN HOME DESPOT TRASH COLLECT[IV]EYE-ZING SCULPTURE CHALLENGE INVITATIONAL PROSPECTUS: ART FOR HUMANS is pleased to announce a top-down/bottom-up program for creativity development, designed to implement enhanced visualization techniques for artists inspired by celebrated immaterial/material waste movements like Arte Povera, and by accomplished...
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GASSER/GRUNERT PROPOSAL
Project Proposal [DRAFT/BETA] 4D Production Gasser/Grunert Lead Artist: Paul McLean Art for Humans May 2011
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Tue. Apr 27, 2010 at 2:41 PM a “reenactment” of something that has never happened but was planned and prepared in the smallest detail: a 1:1 replica appears as a time capsule of a terminated past. at a time when the future is about to be completely closed...
February 2010
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Notes on dimensional time [Draft/Beta2, Phase 2]
…(For decades, since World War 2, but emphatically since the mid-50s, the cultural wing of [Golem][Superclass] has engaged in a relentless campaign to separate Americans from meaning. #38)
PHASE 2 […And they have FAILED. I AM THE MONSTER COLLECTIVE. EVERYONE CAN SAY THAT. …AFTER A FULL TERM ON THIS PLANET. …AS A CARD CARRYING, NUMBERED MEMBER OF HUMANITY IN EXTREMIS… …UNDER DURESS… I AM A...
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Notes on dimensional time [Part 1]
Notes on dimensional time [Part 1] DRAFT [BETA] by Paul McLean 02.2010 NOTES: I was away from the computer for over a week to take care of family matters related to my father’s passing a couple of months ago. I traveled to Nashville and West Virginia [Beckley and Huntington] with a few hours of road time in Kentucky. By way of catching up, I should mention that the week before and the one...
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NEA ROCCO: No USA Individual Artists Grants →
ROCCO: In many ways, this is the question for any Chairman of the NEA. My answer is relatively straight forward and short: we are the National Endowment for the Arts, and one of the best ways to support the arts is to support artists. I know this in a personal way through my friend Michael Eastman, a photographer who received a grant from the NEA early in his career, and he still points to the...
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THE ART FOR HUMANS [AFH] TUMBLR BLOG ARRAY [Part...
THE ART FOR HUMANS [AFH] TUMBLR BLOG ARRAY [Part 2] 1000 Revolutionary Actions DRAFT/BETA By Paul McLean 02.05.10 < THE AFH TUMBLR BLOG ARRAY
* Real “PURE” Digital: http://artforhumans.tumblr.com/ [89 posts]
* “I Love You, Monster” Exhibit Design: http://artforhumans-4dxdesign.tumblr.com/ [62 posts]
* ALT.dimension: http://afh-altdimension.tumblr.com/ [41 posts]
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THE ART FOR HUMANS [AFH] TUMBLR BLOG ARRAY [Part...
THE ART FOR HUMANS [AFH] TUMBLR BLOG ARRAY [Part 1] 1000 Revolutionary Actions DRAFT/BETA By Paul McLean 02.05.10 < THE AFH TUMBLR BLOG ARRAY
* Real “PURE” Digital: http://artforhumans.tumblr.com/ [89 posts] * “I Love You, Monster” Exhibit Design: http://artforhumans-4dxdesign.tumblr.com/ [62 posts] * ALT.dimension:...
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THE AFH TRANSTHETIC ENDNOTES PROJECT →
AFH WIKI PROJECT #1: THE AFH TRANSTHETIC ENDNOTES PROJECT
TRANSTHESIS ENDNOTES
ADDENDA AND COMMENTARY
ABOUT THE AFH TRANSTHETIC ENDNOTES PROJECT
The AFH Transthesis Endnotes Project is a third phase iteration of AFH Lead Artist Paul McLean’s thesis work The End of Organization Man & the Epistemological Age. In this project, the author invites participants to review the post-script...
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About artificial persons [Parts 1 & 2]
About artificial persons [Part 1]
ARTIFICIAL PERSONS JUST WANT YOUR MONEY! ARTIFICIAL PERSONS AREN’T REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT! ARTIFICIAL PERSONS DON’T CARE ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH! ARTIFICIAL PERSONS DON’T LOVE AMERICA! ARTIFICIAL PERSONS DON’T CARE ABOUT WHAT’S IN YOUR FOOD! ARTIFICIAL PERSONS DON’T VOTE! ARTIFICIAL PERSONS DON’T CARE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE! ARTIFICIAL PERSONS DON’T...
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Dimensional Realism to Preserve Democracy and Art
Globalist corporate ownership – of property, the means of production and the shaping of identity – is the greatest threat to art.
The most effective preventative mechanism for preserving individual and collective identity from globalist corporate ownership is education in the principles and applications of democratic dimensionist realism. These are:
· Science
· Mathematics
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The Dimensionist Art School
I have proposed the 4D art school and written about it extensively elsewhere. It is essentially a multi-use facility. The basic elements are these:
· Three galleries
o Exhibition hall
o Projection hall
o Project space
· Instruction and working studio
o Painting
o Drawing
o Sculpture
· Office
· Library
· Social area (café)
· ...
January 2010
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A SHORT PAPER SUBMITTED TO The 1st congress on...
Into Dimensionism
Paul McLean [Lead Artist, Art for Humans]
Abstract
Dimensional analysis is the most effective tool for interpreting data “mined” in real time. In aesthetic applications, the power of the dimensionist approach is unparalleled, generating environments to contain or present objects encompassing traditional and new [electronic] media, producing layered and faceted narratives....
December 2009
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An artist statement for a residency proposal I...
Artist Statement “I Love You, Monster” By Paul McLean The painting cycle that I’m hoping to complete during the residency is a vital component of a major artistic production, conceived to unfold on a 14-year timeline (starting in 2009), punctuated by multiple exhibitions and ultimately the presentation of a new American opera. The title, “I Love You, Monster...
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EGS Application with Revised Questions B & D...
A. STATE HOW YOU ARE PREPARED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS STIMULATED BY IDEAS AND NOT AFRAID TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES. I have been working as an exhibiting visual artist for over twenty-five years. My creative output from the beginning has been multi-platform, multi-disciplinary, multi-media (new and traditional), spanning both solo and combinative projects. I founded...
November 2009
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Paul’s NEA/Federal Arts Policy Panel Answers →
PLEASE VISIT THE SITE (FEEDBACK WELCOME)…
Arguments for direct artist grants for American artists; proposals for programs to revitalize the US arts field; and for the restoration of the nation’s standing as the international cultural leader in arts innovation; representing Americans; and resisting corporate interventions and the indulgences of the Super Class;… which are...
October 2009
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NEA/Fed Art Policy Followup Q's (2nd/final...
1. As a working artist do you see yourself more closely aligned with the nonprofit arts sector or with the ‘for profit’ arts field? Why?
I have to maintain relationships with both to survive as an artist. Neither completely satisfies artistic priorities. “For profit” entities of necessity prioritize cash flow, and NPs prioritize programming to mission and fundraising. Corporations dominate...
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Follow-up Questions (revised): NEA/Fed Arts Policy...
1. As a working artist do you see yourself more closely aligned with the nonprofit arts sector or with the ‘for profit’ arts field? Why? “I think you have to just let the art world be what it is.” - Jerry Saltz, Intelligence Squared US series at Rockefeller Univ., Reported 2/7/09 in Scene & Heard, Artforum “Of course the art world is corrupt. It always has been. So what?” - Peter Frank, from...
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Revised NEA/Fed Arts Policy panel answers (1-3)
1. Many of the participants in this forum have commented on whether or not the NEA should attempt to reinstate direct grants to artists. Some feel the agency is vulnerable to partisan political attacks and that funding artists directly might open up a Pandora’s Box of problems. Others believe that funding for individual artists should be at the very core of the Endowment’s mission. What do you...
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Revised NEA/Fed Art Policy Panel Answer's (4-6) -...
4> Do you feel that working artists are adequately represented at the decision-making tables of the nonprofit arts sector, including the NEA? Representation and accountability are the central issues. Since NEA sets the standard, the question should be how does NEA represent the priorities of artists in its decision-making? Several people (not artists) asked me, “Why is the Chairman position an...
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Paul’s NEA/Federal Arts Policy Panel Answers →
7 Proposals in one!!
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AFH MONSTER COLLECTIVE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
ART FOR HUMANS MONSTER COLLECTIVE (AFHMC) PROJECT DESCRIPTION By AFH Lead Artist Paul McLean START DATE: October 1, 2009 STAGE ONE: Formation STAGE TWO: Production (Locus) STAGE THREE: Production (Focus) STAGE FOUR: Diaspora TIMELINE: Four years (2009-2013) STAGE ONE: Formation ACTION> CONCEPT NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT (Solo + Collectives) ARTIST ROSTER DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION DESIGN SUMMARY...
September 2009
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The Journeyman Project [Concept Paper/Proposal... →
[Note: In 2003 I went home to West Virginia to care for my elderly parents for a year. That entailed closing my Nashville studio. Except for work with Shane Kennedy, Dane Carder, Max Abrams and John Guider, this move brought an end to the very productive period of solo and collective artist work (DDDD/01) based in the Music City. I had already committed to do a residency in Eureka, CA (Bar Codes,...
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New Art in Action: A Proposal
The New WPA A Proposal By Paul McLean [Lead Artist, Art for Humans] ©2009 INTRODUCTION The current recession has adversely and disproportionately impacted the arts industry. Non-profit arts organizations have experienced massive reductions in contributions. Creative class workflow has been catastrophically interrupted, as evidenced throughout the field, by job loss, programming curtailments, and...
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