Solid Art Services Newsletter #6
Happy Spring!!
Here at Solid, we're excited to be moving out of winter and into spring!
Our woodshop is staying busy fabricating crates, pedestals, and exhibition build-outs—not to mention installing, packing, transporting, and shipping art!
We also offer secure fine art storage for both short- and long-term needs.
Should you need any of these services, please reach out to us at office@solidartservices.com.
Damien Hirst, Radiance, 2018 , Butterflies and Household Gloss on Canvas Zimmer Family Collection
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Solid Artist Spotlight:
In this edition of our newsletter, we’re thrilled to spotlight the amazing artist Cameron Michel who is also one of our skilled art handlers. Keep reading to explore his amazing work!
Bio
Michel has been an apprentice to established artists Matthew Barney (NY), Sterling Ruby (LA), and The Haas Brothers (LA). He co-produced Anti-Rabbit Art (2006), an installation created for the Multispecies Salon Exhibit (2010) in New Orleans and was published at Yale University. He also co-founded the Live With Animals Gallery (est. 2008) in Brooklyn and is a member of the renowned post-punk synth band Sextile. A self-taught artist, Michel is a craftsman with an affinity for raw concepts and impermanence. His abstracted arrangements are intimately drafted without defined strategy. Predetermination defeats the element of discovery and overthrows the power of the experience. This process of cutting and manipulating paper ephemera is a meditative instinct that seems a welcome remedy for an unwanted kind of dissonance.
Artist CAMERON MICHEL (b. 1978, Atlanta, Georgia) currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Tell us about your studio practice.
Generally I am surveying many books and printed media to use as source material. I’ll cut up and rework many different images. Once I’ve constructed a character or landscape of sort I will
start with painting and resin until I feel something is balanced.
Do you have any shows coming up?
I don’t have any shows booked at the moment but am open to booking one this year in Los Angeles where I’m currently living.
What do you listen to in the studio?
I’m a music lover so I’ll find myself listening to a wide spectrum of music while in the studio. When I’m not listening to music I often enjoy listening to long form interviews with physicists and engineers. Sometimes silence is happening too.
What projects do you have coming up?
I’m currently working on a large body of new work. Mostly collage paintings and some sculptures. Outside of visual art I’m also putting together a record of audio recordings. I enjoy going back and forth with visual art and sound.
Who are your favorite local LA artists?
Ivan Morley
Benjamin Turner
Theodora Allen
What are your three favorite books?
“Everything is Architecture” by Hans Hollein
“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
The Cosmic Connection” by Carl Sagan
What are your three favorite movies?
“Anamorphosis” by Quay Brothers
“Dr Strangelove” by Stanley Kubrick
“Microcosmos” by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou
Who are your three favorite artists?
My favorite artist is usually always changing but at the moment it’s
Gee Voucher’s Collage works
Kentaro Kawabata’s ceramics
Ivana Basic’s metal and glass works.
To View More of Cameron’s work, please visit his website - www.cameronmichel.com
Solid Playlist
Here is a little playlist of music we’ve been listening to at our facility! Enjoy :)
