by | Dec 10, 2016 | Awards, Festivals, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, On Site, Site Specific Installation, Turning
turning at Luna Fete turning at Luna Fete “Turning” (Prayer wheels in action) at Lafayette Square on temporary loan before it’s final...
by | Jul 11, 2016 | Environment, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, Public Art, Site Specific Installation, Turning, Uncategorized
“Turning” has image/maps of the Mississippi river in three different phases which are being cut with a high velocity stream of water and garnet powder at a fabrication studio right beside the Mississippi River. Map by Kate Orff / SCAPE from Petrochemical America...
by | Jul 10, 2016 | Biennials, Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Environment, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, Public Art, Time Lapse, Turning, Video
Creating one of the 3 mosaics as a base for the “Turning sculpture (prayer wheels)” with Italian porcelain. The pattern is of the Mississippi River creating new land over thousands of years (from the Fisk Maps of 1944). Each mosaic weighs about 200 lbs as finished...
by | Jul 9, 2016 | Biennials, Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Environment, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, Public Art, Turning
Engraving and water jet detail on Turning Prayer wheel The wild Mississippi River detail from “Turning” prayer wheels sculpture.. #turning #livingwithwater #mississippiriver...
by | Jul 9, 2016 | Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Environment, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, Prospect4, Public Art, Turning
Detail on Turning Prayer wheel Here’s a sneak peak at engraving and waterjet cut details in progress “Turning sculpture” #lafittegreenway...
by | May 15, 2016 | AerialPhotography, ClimateChangePhotography, EnvironmentalPhotography, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, Performance, Photography
NPR featured a story from an earlier interview for a nationwide theatrical performance on WATER+/- featuring “Edge of the Marshes” image. The Edge of the Marshes featured in NPRs national Water: event...
by | May 15, 2016 | Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Environment, Gallery, Group Exhibitions, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, Photography, Wetlands
Goodchildren Gallery hosted the Story of Water video as part of the Wetlands Art Tour along with photographic work by Elizabeth Shannon. Above is a sculpture by Aaron McNamee and a still by Varisco Exhibition at Goodchildren featuring “A Story of Water”...
by | May 15, 2016 | AerialPhotography, Fluid States, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, Photography, Reviews, Wetlands
Big thanks to D. Eric Bookhardt for his review of Fluid States shown at Octavia...
by | May 15, 2016 | AerialPhotography, ClimateChangePhotography, Contemporary Art, Digital, Environment, EnvironmentalPhotography, Exhibitions, Fluid States, Gallery, Gulf of Mexico, Installation shots, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, Octavia Gallery, Photography, Wetlands
Octavia Gallery hosted Fluid States on Julia Street Installation view at Octavia Gallery from Fluid States Installation view at Octavia Gallery from Fluid States Octavia Gallery Installation “Rooted” at Octavia Gallery...
