Jane Greengold http://www.janegreengold.com Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:30:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Lost and Found http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/lost-and-found/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/lost-and-found/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/?p=549 Continue reading →]]> When I started working on a piece for the Centennial of Grand Central Terminal, I walked around the Terminal for days, looking for inspiration. I was lucky to meet a conductor, Joe Wenham, willing to chat. He told me his father, grandmother, and great-grandfather had all been conductors, starting before 1913. I said his family itself could illustrate the history of the Terminal and he told me that his great-grandfather had begun a family tradition of retrieving items he had brought to the Lost and Found and that had not been reclaimed, even buying items valuable enough to be sold. He began on a whim, but then decided to create a personal museum of memories of his passengers. The family has kept this up for 100 years.

They did not usually keep the kinds of objects most often lost — umbrellas, gloves, hats, glasses – but kept things that happened to strike their fancy. Neither Joe nor his father has been as enthusiastic about collecting as the first two generations, but they didn’t stop.
So instead of creating a work for the Centennial, I persuaded Joe to share some of the family collection, and together we chose the objects presented here.

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Objects that were lost are found again in Jane Greengold’s installation, which uses 100 years of memorabilia and talismanic items to evoke the experience of travelers to Grand Central over its long history. Greengold creates a fictional narrative, weaving together objects she imagines were never claimed at the Terminal’s epic Lost & Found.

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/lost-and-found/feed/ 0 Tionic Text http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/tionic-text/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/tionic-text/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:39:10 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/?p=509 http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/tionic-text/feed/ 0 Impalements http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/impalements/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/impalements/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:02:12 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/wp/?p=165 Continue reading →]]> For years, with the help of friends and family, I have impaled 80 to 100 pumpkins on the spikes of the iron fence on the corner of Kane and Strong in Cobble Hill for Halloween. Every pumpkin is unique. The impaled pumpkins are left for months, to age as nature commands, into gnarly remnants of themselves.

Every year, hundreds of costumed trick-or-treaters have come by to enjoy the spectacle. This year, I invite neighbors and all pumpkin artists to contribute pumpkins to the fence. There are 274 spikes so there is room for a lot of participation.

To join in:
buy (or grow) the right size and kind of pumpkin – 4 ¾” – 5” inches in diameter, taller than it is round, and soft enough to carve;
LEAVE THE TOP ON;
cut a 3/4” square hole in the middle of the bottom (for the spike);
carve a face;
remove the innards of the pumpkin through the facial features; and
bring the carved pumpkin to the corner of Kane and Strong between 3 pm and 7 pm on October 31, 2012.

We will impale it!

Any questions? Email jane@janegreengold.com

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/impalements/feed/ 0 Spread the Wealth http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/spread-the-wealth/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/spread-the-wealth/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 23:42:12 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/?p=496 Continue reading →]]> A project  for May Day 2012,  distributing cards and posters to spread the message I believe is central to the goals of Mayday and should be the goal for everyday: Spread the Wealth and Share the Power.

More info here: May Day Gallery

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/public-art/spread-the-wealth/feed/ 0 Jane Greengold.com http://www.janegreengold.com/home/jane-greengold-com/ http://www.janegreengold.com/home/jane-greengold-com/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:05:01 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/?p=469 Watch a video about Lost & Found

Any questions? Email jane@janegreengold.com

Featured on The New York Times City Room: Jane the Impaler

Featured on Today.com: Pumpkin Impaler

Jane Greengold’s studion on Go Brooklyn Art

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/home/jane-greengold-com/feed/ 0 Multiple Choice http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/multiple-choice/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/multiple-choice/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:02:07 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/wp/?p=415 Continue reading →]]> Acrylic and gouache on MDF on MDF supports     two examples of four sets, each support   14″ x 14″ x 3/4″    each square  6″ x 6″ x 3/4″

Work in progress: the latest iteration of assembled paintings, this time four squares each with four squares, offering me and the viewer multiple options in the creation of the image.

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/multiple-choice/feed/ 0 What Percent for Art? http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/what-percent-for-art/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/what-percent-for-art/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:15:12 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/wp/?p=400 Series of photographic self portraits Photographs; acrylic and gouache on lampshade, mailing rolls, paper.

An on-going series of photographic self-portraits visualizing a central question in my life: what percent of my life to devote to art.

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/what-percent-for-art/feed/ 0 The Blues http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/the-blues/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/the-blues/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:48:59 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/wp/?p=319 Continue reading →]]> Gouache and acrylic on paper on MDF and on MDF.  four panels, each 50″ x 8 1/2″ x 3/4″ each with 7 squares, each 6″ x 6″ x 3/4″

Like “Greenfields,”  this work invites participation by viewers.  Each panel can be hung vertically or horizontally, in any order, and every square can be placed in any position on any panel, in any orientation.

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/the-blues/feed/ 0 Roll Your Own http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/roll-your-own/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/roll-your-own/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:05:53 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/wp/?p=236 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $(window).load(function() {$('div.portfolio-slideshow').fadeIn(); $('div.slideshow-nav').fadeIn(); $('div.slideshow-thumbs').fadeIn();$(function() { var index = 0, hash = window.location.hash; if (hash) { index = /\d+/.exec(hash)[0]; index = (parseInt(index) || 1) - 1; // slides are zero-based } $('#portfolio-slideshow1').cycle({ fx: 'fade', speed: 400, timeout: 0, next: '.slideshow-nav1 a.slideshow-next', startingSlide: index, prev: '.slideshow-nav1 a.slideshow-prev', after: onAfter, pager: '#slides1', manualTrump: false, cleartypeNoBg: true, pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) { // return sel string for existing anchor return '#slides1 li:eq(' + (idx) + ') a'; } }); $('.slideshow-nav1 a.pause').click(function() { $('#portfolio-slideshow1').cycle('pause'); $('.slideshow-nav1 a.pause').hide(); $('.slideshow-nav1 a.play').show(); }); $('.slideshow-nav1 a.play').click(function() { $('#portfolio-slideshow1').cycle('resume'); $('.slideshow-nav1 a.play').hide(); $('.slideshow-nav1 a.pause').show(); }); function onAfter(curr,next,opts) { var $ht = $("img",this).attr("height"); var $oht = $("p.slideshow-caption", this).outerHeight('true'); var $pht = $("p.slideshow-description", this).outerHeight('true'); var $qht = $("p.slideshow-title", this).outerHeight('true'); //set the container's height to that of the current slide $(this).parent().css("height", $oht + $pht + $ht + $qht);var caption = (opts.currSlide + 1) + ' of ' + opts.slideCount; $('#slideshow-info1').html(caption); } }); }); });

Tropical Colors
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heron rolls 3
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Heron and Lotus rolls: 7 rolling pins, each barrel 9 ¾” x 2”. Each support 36” x 23″ Endless Rolls:  each roll 4 3/16″ x 1 5/8″.  Each support  36″ x 23″

These paintings, on rolling pins and cardboard toilet paper cores, allow the viewer to roll her own image.  Each roll can be set at a different place in the support, and can be rolled to any point on its surface, created an almost endless series of variations.

]]> http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/roll-your-own/feed/ 0 Solstice & Equinox Cards http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/solstice-equinox-cards/ http://www.janegreengold.com/projects/studio-work/solstice-equinox-cards/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:47:06 +0000 admin http://www.janegreengold.com/wp/?p=152 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $(window).load(function() {$('div.portfolio-slideshow').fadeIn(); $('div.slideshow-nav').fadeIn(); $('div.slideshow-thumbs').fadeIn();$(function() { var index = 0, hash = window.location.hash; if (hash) { index = /\d+/.exec(hash)[0]; index = (parseInt(index) || 1) - 1; // slides are zero-based } $('#portfolio-slideshow2').cycle({ fx: 'fade', speed: 400, timeout: 0, next: '.slideshow-nav2 a.slideshow-next', startingSlide: index, prev: '.slideshow-nav2 a.slideshow-prev', after: onAfter, pager: '#slides2', manualTrump: false, cleartypeNoBg: true, pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) { // return sel string for existing anchor return '#slides2 li:eq(' + (idx) + ') a'; } }); $('.slideshow-nav2 a.pause').click(function() { $('#portfolio-slideshow2').cycle('pause'); $('.slideshow-nav2 a.pause').hide(); $('.slideshow-nav2 a.play').show(); }); $('.slideshow-nav2 a.play').click(function() { $('#portfolio-slideshow2').cycle('resume'); $('.slideshow-nav2 a.play').hide(); $('.slideshow-nav2 a.pause').show(); }); function onAfter(curr,next,opts) { var $ht = $("img",this).attr("height"); var $oht = $("p.slideshow-caption", this).outerHeight('true'); var $pht = $("p.slideshow-description", this).outerHeight('true'); var $qht = $("p.slideshow-title", this).outerHeight('true'); //set the container's height to that of the current slide $(this).parent().css("height", $oht + $pht + $ht + $qht);var caption = (opts.currSlide + 1) + ' of ' + opts.slideCount; $('#slideshow-info2').html(caption); } }); }); });

winter-2010
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fall-09.resized
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winter-double-rings-card.resized
curly-year-card.resized
colored-cirlces-year-card.resized
Fall Equinox 12

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Acrylic and gouache on paper. Each card 4 1/4″ x 6″.

Every Equinox and every Solstice for about 20 years I have sent to friends and family cards noting the change in seasons, and celebrating the sun. These are only a few examples.

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