my love for you is a stampede of horses.

Philip Mcgaughy's Sheet Music for Drum Machines.

My friend Phil Mcgaughy shared some of his latest sculptures with me, Sheet Music for Drum Machines he also wrote what his inpiration was behind this series for us:

"So I'm happy to report that my "Sheet music for drum machines" series, (which I am still in the middle of) has cleared up a couple of nagging things in my art practice for me. I have somehow come to realize that all artists, in one way or another, are trying to tell to the future about what the past was like. I know this is kind of a no brainer, but it is a helpful thing to remember.

I also play the drums. I want to remind the machines of both today and tomorrow what it was/is like to not be so perfect. Having been involved with making pop music for around 20-25 yrs or so, I've watched my particular forte/genre come in and out of fashion, it is interesting to note how much machines have influenced what was at one point a very human endeavor. Can't sing? Here is an auto-tune app. Can't dance? Well....

I want my sculptures to confuse drum machines. But I also hope that they will be intrigued enough to recognize that an ancient drummer composed these pieces for them to decipher! Who knows, crazier things have happened... It would also be helpful if these music machines recognize that a considerable percentage of music people believe(d) in magic."

Michele Quan.

There is something almost magical about bells. I spotted Michele Quan's ceramic bells on one of my favorite tumblr's to visit, Love Adorned (which is also a brick and mortar store in NYC). Quan's work seems thoughtful and really moving in a way, like they've had past lives. Her bell garlands are my favorite along with her bells on twisted rope with porcelain.

Images from Michele Quan's site of her opening, Suzu at Love Adorned.

[hu]Man vs. Machine.

I spotted these string installations recently a few places around the web by [hu]Man vs. Machine. Pretty gorgeous, right?

Subodh Gupta.

Sometimes I see sculpture that I want to dive right into. This piece by Subodh Gupta, makes we want to do just that -- or least roll around in it.

images via www.hauserwirth.com and julienfoulatier.tumblr.com

Exclusive Sneak Peek: Scott Radke's 'Burlap'.

Andrew Hosner of ThinksSpace Gallery shares with us an exclusive sneak peek of Scott Radke's marionettes. The pieces you see here are part of Burlap, Scott's first solo show with twenty-eight works. I'm excited to see how these magical pieces transform the gallery space.

Burlap opens June 18th - July 9th, 2011. Jen Lobo, Inherit the Wound opens concurrently in the Project Room -- you can see a sneak peek of her work for that show here. I am also a big fan of Jen Lobo, her narratives always pull me.