About this project
I want to bring the most amazing art into your lives. My work in the streets is temporary and so capturing the finest details is important to bringing you closer to the experience you may have if you were there. We all know its not like being there, but there are many ways I am working to transform my work to shed new light on my process and create beautiful works that will inspire in ways not possible in the streets, require studio time and equipment that currently I do not own.
A canon 5d with wide-angle lens http://tinyurl.com/35xyxs5
An Epson Wide format archival printer 24"
http://tinyurl.com/26mxu7f
If pledges exceed my goal I hope to buy a larger printer and/or additional supplies. Kickstarter does charge fees so I have taken this into account for the amount I'm raising.
The purpose of this fundraising effort is to take my work up a notch and buy the equipment I need to diversify my work and let my imagination run wild with the same stream of consciousness used to create my one of a kind sand works in the street. It will bring a whole new dimension to my work and give me tools I need to explore new mediums and create work like you have never seen before.
Over the past year I have produced over 160 sand paintings and posted them out through social networks for all to enjoy free streaming art. As a result my network has grown rapidly and enjoy posts of my paintings which are shared freely on these networks. This is where the math comes in... If all those in my network just contribute 2 cents per painting $3.20 each my goal is reached. I would hope you find in your hearts to contribute more, but your small contribution toward this goal will help propel my work to new heights and dimensions never before seen.
I want to produce the highest quality images using wide angle and HD technology to capture my sand paintings in time lapse and still photography. These high quality images can then be made into large scale limited editions, panoramas and transformed into a number of mediums. By printing these images from my desktop it gives me freedom to create after hours, at lower cost and increased productivity. The combination of these tools will allow experimentation at low cost for me to make paintings using stencil, collage and create one of a kind artworks that you can take home.
Many of you know my past installations and use of found objects to create massive installations. http://www.joemangrum.com/installationsjoemangrum.html and many of you know my sand paintings http://www.joemangrum.com/paintings_joemangrum.html
But before all of that I made oil paintings for nearly 15 years.
Its time to mash up all my mediums and make paintings, stencils, collage, sculpture and see what else is possible. My timeline for this project will allow me to purchase this equipment in time for my trip to Michigan where I will be making a giant sand painting filling a 30 x 50 foot room with my work. I hope to have these tools in time to create a time lapse video of this exhibit..
Here are some examples of videos I've put together in the past:
http://www.vimeo.com/user2229274/videos/all
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A Shout out to my Blog Thanking all my supporters
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A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 3 postcards with images of my work.
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In honor of my need for $4000 in pledges in 10 days I've created the super secret $40 reward pledge $40 and see what surprise I have in store for you......
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A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 12 postcards with images of my work and a signed softcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand"
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A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 12 postcards with images of my work and a signed Hardcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand"
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A signed and numbered special edition print 8.5" x 11" and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
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Limited edition 16"x16" archival Print on 20"x24" fine art paper and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
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$1000+ set of 4 Limited edition 16"x16" archival Print on 20"x24" fine art paper a signed Hardcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand" and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
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Original signed poster of Jackson Pollock by Tony Vaccaro
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my good friend Tony Vaccaro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Vaccaro has graciously added an incentive for my fundraiser for a $2000 pledge get an original portrait of Pablo Picasso ! It is 17" x 24" and you get a portrait of a legendary artist by a legendary photographer....who could not want this!
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Limited edition of 6 24" x 24" archival c-print museum mounted on dibond and faced with non glare plexi signed and numbered and a signed Hardcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand" and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
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An original one of a kind wall-hung Sand Painting up to 5' in diameter. I will accept a commission of an original work done in the style of recent sand paintings. please call or write for details prior to your pledge. I will also include 2 signed hardcover copies of my book "Painting New York with Sand" Commission will be completed and delivered by December 20th 2010
Pledge $3 or more
A Shout out to my Blog Thanking all my supporters
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A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 3 postcards with images of my work.
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A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 12 postcards with images of my work.
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A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 36 postcards with images of my work.
Pledge $40 or more
In honor of my need for $4000 in pledges in 10 days I've created the super secret $40 reward pledge $40 and see what surprise I have in store for you......
Pledge $50 or more
A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 12 postcards with images of my work and a signed softcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand"
Pledge $70 or more
A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters and set of 12 postcards with images of my work and a signed Hardcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand"
Pledge $150 or more
A signed and numbered special edition print 8.5" x 11" and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
Pledge $300 or more
Limited edition 16"x16" archival Print on 20"x24" fine art paper and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
Pledge $1,000 or more
$1000+ set of 4 Limited edition 16"x16" archival Print on 20"x24" fine art paper a signed Hardcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand" and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
Pledge $1,500 or more
Original signed poster of Jackson Pollock by Tony Vaccaro
Pledge $2,000 or more
my good friend Tony Vaccaro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Vaccaro has graciously added an incentive for my fundraiser for a $2000 pledge get an original portrait of Pablo Picasso ! It is 17" x 24" and you get a portrait of a legendary artist by a legendary photographer....who could not want this!
Pledge $2,500 or more
Limited edition of 6 24" x 24" archival c-print museum mounted on dibond and faced with non glare plexi signed and numbered and a signed Hardcover copy of "Painting New York with Sand" and set of 12 postcards with images of my work. A shout out to my list thanking all my supporters.
Pledge $4,500 or more
An original one of a kind wall-hung Sand Painting up to 5' in diameter. I will accept a commission of an original work done in the style of recent sand paintings. please call or write for details prior to your pledge. I will also include 2 signed hardcover copies of my book "Painting New York with Sand" Commission will be completed and delivered by December 20th 2010
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Joe Mangrum was born in Florissant Missouri. At the age of 16 he was awarded a trip to India sponsored by the Asia Society of New York. After completing his BFA from the School of the Art institute of Chicago in 1991 he traveled for many years before making his home in San Francisco. His first solo exhibition was at San Francisco State University in 1995, titled “Hypothesis”.
His work has been exhibited worldwide. In 2003 Joe was awarded the Lorenzo de Medici Award in new media at the Florence Biennale. He has held residencies at the de Young Museum of San Francisco and Red Gate Gallery in Beijing where he was featured in the inaugural exhibit of the Sunshine Museum of Beijing. He has received commissions from the City of San Francisco as well as Coachella and numerous other festivals. He is an active supporter of environmental causes and has contributed efforts for Riverkeeper alliance, Natural World Museum, World Environment Day and his work was featured at the recent COP 15 environmental summit. His work has been featured on the PBS program “Spark” on KQED in San Francisco. He has also worked with educational programs at the de Young Museum, Oakland Public Schools and the United Nations International School.
An artist of many mediums, Joe is presently creating a series of temporary sand paintings in the streets of New York City for which he has been featured on CNN, WNYC radio and The New York Times. Additionally, he is using sand to create wall-hung artworks in surprising ways. Four documentary film shorts have been produced and Joe has published a book titled “Painting New York ….with Sand” which chronicles the first 41 of his now over 150 paintings in the streets of New York. He lives and works in New York City. His work is visible at www.joemangrum.com
