{"id":1105,"date":"2014-07-16T01:11:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T08:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkinggrid.com\/dev\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2014-07-16T01:11:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T08:11:28","slug":"todays-menu-may-14-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/todays-menu-may-14-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Menu: May 14, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frau KOLB! \u00a0Frau KOLB! \u00a0FRAU KOLB! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last night, I hit the town with my camera and\u00a0tripod\u00a0in tow. \u00a0I love to get outside shots of a location at sunset. \u00a0It paid off. \u00a0Clips of good material\u2026\u00a0collected from the delicate surface of this tightly knit grid, loosely termed,\u00a0\u201creality.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ha! \u00a0Last night was an exercise in socializing. \u00a0For the first time in my life I found myself in the company of women as tough as\u2026\u00a0well anybody. <\/span>\u00a0Ginger Schulick-PorCELLA has balls.
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She was fearless on stage, a fierce visionary, on fire with a sense of urgency. \u00a0Schulick-Porcella radiates readiness to create a new mood around San Diego\u2019s diffused art community. \u00a0If anyone can do it, I believe this energetic, brisk\u2026\u00a0no-nonsense woman, with her past experience as an art consultant and curator, with focused\u00a0assistance, will bring to San Diego a new and improved public image.\u00a0 With our support, and her focused brain powering it, San Diego Art Institute has a good shot at becoming \u00a0something powerfully NEW,\u00a0\u201cradical,\u201d\u00a0to do in San Diego. \u00a0We can cluster and collude to create as much energy around the hot New York Curator, founder of\u00a0\u201cBig Deal Arts,\u201d\u00a0and veteran of the art scenes in Chicago, and Philadelphia; thereby ensuring our own success and brilliant social\u00a0calendar.
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The night\u00a0built\u00a0up in layers of late afternoon on the heals of a long day filled with calls and… an exciting whiff of opportunity\u2026 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile\u2026\u00a0On the Other Side of the Planet!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Artist, husband, and visionary:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Don Porcella is in Shanghai on An International ART adventure:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shanghai is where Porcella\u2019s ten year quest for the source of pipe-cleaner machines, and the signing of international pipe line deals by Putin and Chinese Officials, <\/span>Swatch Watch<\/a> Collecting, and George Clooney all come together in a twisted knit; so tight\u00a0and\u00a0strange, one does not know\u2026\u00a0what to make out of it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Over Skpe, a night or two ago, the artist, Porcela, confessed to being homesick, missing his wife, Ginger. \u00a0 Despite the fact that he is engrossed in his work and arriving at the apex of a ten-year search for the MOTHER, the source of infinite Pipe-Cleaner variety HEAVEN for an artist bent on creating drool-worthy meaning packed sculptures from fuzzy and brightly colored, typically throw-away objects, pipe cleaners, \u00a0he deftly weaves into otherworldly representations of world or found or art historically relevant objects, Shanghai with its endless supply of cheap labor is MECCA. He is far away, participating \u00a0in the Global Identity Project, an artist’s residency program. \u00a0He is not delighted to be so far away from home. \u00a0He is feeling lonely yet the opportunity to experience Shanghai and take in this key moment in history; and \u00a0to source his chosen material, Porcella is understanding more about the world by spending a month in Shanghai, China. \u00a0Producing new art, learning new rules of traffic and commerce, studying the core of human transaction, first hand. \u00a0At the nexus of global change is artist Don Porcella.\u00a0 Here we see Porcella among his peers.\u00a0 He stands with three artists and a movie star.\u00a0 Yes, it is true.\u00a0 You can believe your eyes.\u00a0 Artist Don in a dinner jacket with universal heartthrob, George Clooney<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Porcella had nothing but good to say about The Academy Award winning actor, producer, screenwriter. \u00a0Of Clooney\u2019s impeccable \u00a0conduct, his sincere interest in the artists participating in the Shanghai residency program. \u00a0“He took time to connect with each participant individually,\u201d reports Porcella, impressed from the first with the famous actors human charisma and evident, \u201cgenerosity,\u201d of spirit.<\/p>\n

Now, we can ALL at www.talkinggrid.com LOVE \u00a0George Clooney with greater ardor!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(Oh how we love George!\u00a0 The love of Clooney, was never so moony\u2026 well\u2026 excuse me\u2026 I\u2019ll write an ode to Clooney\u2019s eyes another time.\u00a0 We must stay focused on the PIPECLEANERS!)<\/p>\n

Question:<\/p>\n

When is a PIPE-CLEANER not merely a PIPE-CLEANER\u2026 when does a PIPE-CLEANER transcend its status as ready-made trash and become an immortal record of our moment? \u00a0Well, I can take you to the world expert on these deep philosophical questions, my NEW ART BRO, Don Porcella.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

What do: pipe-cleaners, Putin, and George Clooney have in common?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ask yourself: if a hat is made by out of pipe cleaners is it still a hat???<\/p>\n

For More ON:<\/p>\n

Don Porcella\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

www.donporcella.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Follow artist Don Porcella<\/a> on his Shanghai ART Odyssey\u2026\u00a0<\/span>find yourself on the other side of the world and<\/span>\u00a0Talkinggrid is now in ASIA; covering Shanghai from the unique perspective of San Diego based artist:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

DON PORCELLA!<\/span><\/p>\n

SEE: <\/strong>what you are not getting from the mainstream media; believe it or not, the real deal is here, <\/span>YOU <\/strong>too can be a part of the<\/span> NOW. LEARN about how to master the SEA of CHANGE! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

**** this website is not intended to cure, treat, or cleanse any disease other than the\u00a0malaise.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be left behind. \u00a0Keep up. \u00a0Things are moving FAST! \u00a0Hold your HAT! \u00a0The winds of change are blowing and here we <\/span>GO!<\/span><\/p>\n

Do YOU SEE the SEED of CHANGE as ART becomes the new international currency?<\/p>\n

Ah! \u00a0Very Enlightening\u2026\u00a0<\/span>Can you detect; the NEW PATTERN of INTERNATIONAL TREND??? Can you? \u00a0Thanks to an intimate midnight art chat with the dashing young artist, California Native, with a New Yorker heart: Porcella ROCKS!<\/span><\/p>\n

Last night, I had the pleasure of a serious art chat\u2026 with artist Don Porcella: not only did I learn a lot about the history of pipe-cleaners, which I will share with you\u2026 when you clamor for more information because it dawns on you that this is news of vital importance; you may not understand what is going on but the man in the dinner Jacket is artist <\/span>Don Porcella<\/a>, weaver of\u00a0pipe cleaner\u00a0hats and perfect sneakers in ideal boxes; all hand made in Porcella\u2019s secret method\u2026\u00a0I see a trend, blossoming, among artists trying to\u00a0reinvent art from the scraps of a dying civilization. \u00a0Schools in America might start teaching armies to create, the only thing of actual worth: condensed thought, philosophical understanding, and the capacity to invest the\u00a0creative\u00a0impulse in objects of singular significance and, therefore, enduring value.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Casually, California, Porcella introduces us to his art residency fellows: Mauro Andrizzi and Cecilia Jansson two artists in the residency with him in the photo (above). Also, included are a few photos from the Global Identity Project. \u00a0Above see images of three\u00a0talented fellows posing for Porcella, \u00a0“The Mao Hat,” he wove in his\u00a0unique technique which he\u00a0developed over years of\u00a0experimentation based on his mother\u2019s interest in the weaving of fabrics\u2026 interesting the way that the meaning always loops back to textiles\u2026 \u00a0to the\u00a0\u201cwoman\u2019s work,\u201d of weaving or growing silkworms for gowns and cloth, which\u2026 end-up defining reality and distinguishing one from the other. \u00a0\u00a0Speaking of\u00a0\u201cdistinguished,” did you catch Porcella\u2019s dinner jacket, he matches the movie star, George Clooney, at the center of the image, next to Ms. Jansson, in panache. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the actor, Porcella reports,\u00a0\u201cHe was\u00a0genuinely interested in communicating with the artists in the program, giving them individual attention and connecting with every artist in the program.\u201d \u00a0He says that the actor was,\u00a0\u201cgenerous,\u201d with his time and he could see why he was in demand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ageless, good looks aside, Clooney, sounds like a lovely human. \u00a0I\u2019d love to meet him, too!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey Man!\u201d Clooney is reported to have said to Porcella as the men locked eyes for a first moment of mutual approval. \u00a0The expression, a throwback to black American\u2019s men\u2019s struggle to graduate from being “Cow-Boys,” grown men, called “Boys,\u201d by white men to indicate their junior status\u2026 was adopted by the hippy movement, out of San Francisco, when our own\u00a0\u201ccultural revolution,\u201d perhaps began.. or not\u2026 the details of history are always murky.. yet, we know, Clooney and Porcella connected in a hallway in Shanghai, last week. \u00a0(How is it that genius knows genius when it sees it?). \u00a0Well\u2026. Porcella\u2019s art adventure is not only punctuated by glamor and marked by messages ticking, throbbing, pulsating in the public sphere which are every where: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(All the photos, here published, are done so with\u00a0permission of the artist, Don Porcella, \u00a9 2014)<\/span><\/p>\n

S<\/span>peaking last night, early morning in Shanghai in intimate ART CHAT Stealth mode, in his cool California tones, Porcella told of his early love of Swatch Watch collecting\u2026 remember when that was the rage\u2026 well, time pieces\u2026 time is a tool; a construct, much like currencies are indicators of voltage and might; being exchanged for silk and weapons; power and glory. \u00a0Porcella is connected to the pulse of the universe. \u00a0He is there at the center\u00a0where\u00a0the big political drama which will define reality for billions of humans is unfolding right out side the general public\u2019s attention, as usual.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Putin\u2019s Visit to Shanghai<\/a><\/p>\n

P<\/span>orcella thoughtfully, reminds us that the current Russian policy toward homosexuals, and others not conforming to party\u2019s\u00a0vision\u00a0is aggressive,\u00a0condemning\u00a0 and repressive. \u00a0Those holding opposing views or living as homosexuals in Russia are being violently silenced. \u00a0One of the artists, participating in the\u00a0Global Identity Project, is a Bulgarian and he expresses concern, fear\u2026\u00a0even\u2026\u00a0over Putin increasing grip over his native Bulgaria and Putin’s anti-gay campaign. \u00a0We have witnessed the\u00a0incarceration\u00a0of the female punk band, Pussy Riot<\/a>, over antics that would hardly raise an eye-brow, in Los Angeles, but which are treated as grand\u00a0offenses\u00a0to the\u00a0state by Putin\u2019s Russia. \u00a0We must take note.<\/span><\/p>\n

Putin\u2019s vision for the world is not that which most artists and creatives would crave to regress into the discrimination and state sanction of violence against minorities and other non-conformists. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ignore, the implications of this new Chinese and Russian trade agreement at your own risk. \u00a0(Meanwhile, I\u2019m learning Mandarin. \u00a0So that at least I will know which restroom to use in the future. Thank you) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow Porcella on Instagram to see more pictures!<\/span><\/p>\n

A place where people are not afraid to buy, to shop is an ambition, an achievement. \u00a0Cheap, willing,\u00a0and grateful labor\u2026\u00a0Can America compete with this? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Think\u00a0about\u00a0it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We will discuss this topic, with Don Porcella, and other intellectuals working in the arts, later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for reading.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eternally yours,<\/span><\/p>\n

Frau Kolb<\/span><\/p>\n

With daily uploads on ART, life, and everything that binds the bits: including the king of Pipe-cleaner ART forever, Don Porcella<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

***Porcella\u2019s story is a complex and multilayered mystery which may take years to unravel or ravel, depending on your standpoint.<\/p>\n

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