the return of light

after the dark months around the holidays, the 11 rough nights (11 Rauhnaechte) there is a return
of light. The sun rises earlier, the days get longer.
In the new year I have always felt the joy for the increase of light.
With this exhibit we are celebrating at this early time of year

march 6 - 19 2009
opening reception 6 -9 or until..
artists: Uta Brauser, light sculptures and Jersey City's famous Norm Francoeur with his funky creative light
sculptures and installations

the lights here are made of household objects, in this case icecube trays
his "chill-lights"






sponge light

Norm enjoys to use common household items as even these colorful kitchen sponges.
they are lit from behind. This is a standing floor lamp
Here we see the flamingo light, the bendie foam floor lamp, and the wall heart feather piece.The sculpture with neon wires is Uta Brauser's work .

" I like drawing with light", a new feeling to draw with light wire instead of ink.
We have a strap-on brain with illuminated brain curves..
and hats with the drawings in light wire. They have a steady mode and blinking modes.
miami
"heartbeat"
all portable pieces as hats or bags have a portable battery power pack with the right inverter.
Only a change of batteries is needed every so often.

Dolls Different Dec 5

sculptures as dolls, the unusual toy, designer dolls, odd collectibles
a group show at Fish with Braids Gallery
Dec 5 - 12 2008
opening reception dec 5th
6 -9 pm

machine made man 1.1sewn shut


cognitive surgery installation live at the opening
drawings on the wall of the showcase window onto medical stats
and the casting of body parts, bones and a heart with
hydrocal and fabric.
Lee has to treat his anger and resentment for the medical machine through art therapy..
He might start a national movement of expression against the unfair, inhumane apparatus
of privatized health industry in the US.


Rio Mae
by Maggie Ensthe booklet with
thoughts and details
about this piece

boobs and bellies

" I am the living bread that came down from heaven"
milk fountain installation by Laura Dejean
standing for the literal interpretation that symbolizes the nurturing bread of life, the placenta, the woman's body. The carrier of life.

fountain detail

handing out the flyers for the show
Uta and Laura in action

we have to be a pair..



artwork by Laura Dejean:
belly casts, a breast fountain, the fruits of labor is every mother's experience and theme
art to eat..

opening reception friday nov 7 2008 at 6pm
mother earth
funky pears

Belly casts to be custom made, by Laura Dejean. please contact us

Halloweeeeen

For Halloween a lot of our Funky City Baby hats have matching tails or mittens
to complete the look.
The window was created to show how we celebrate: odd, ugly, scary but with art !

swallowing monster

the rat

headless woman with fish baby

Robot show

the Robot art exhibit
robot sculpture by Eric "Legomaster" Sophie, Mech Bay 13, Eric sculpts with LEGO blocks for 18 years, teaches LEGO robotics and has a large selection of robots in LEGO. this piece is $17,500
Sean Montgomery explores the interface between biology and technology, with biofeedback apparels, a strap on heart robotic device as an interactive display. Everybody delights to view their own heartbeat on display or their truth telling metered by the truth wristband.
The new superior robot being with the "produce..consume" repetitive motions, distilled from otherwise frivolous human behaviors to support maximal expansion of the economy.
Sean's heart wristband is $350 plus the wireless heart monitor used for gym, $50
the robot is $3,000
truth wristband $350
Ezra Brauser(age 9) is Uta Brauser's son, an avid LEGO architect, built a few samples of his
favorite creativity and theme. His pieces range from $20 to $28, the proceeds of the sales go into his piggy bank.
Ezra's vessels and robotsFred Kluth

Fred created short stories of Singleton(the dog) with his robot.
Always charming, very close to life humor, and lovely caricatures of our lives in his
urban style.
The robot's portrait original is $295, the pages with cartoons are $30.

housing crisis art

No credit check, no mortgage needed, no tax payments with this independent housing concept.

This special lightweight house folds up flat, can go on a handtruck or luggage wheels,
has the one room which expands with a hatch for legroom to sleep, is equipped with a
snap on bathroom/shower, to be use with a camping shower.

legs come through the slumber hatch, a curtain could be attached to the wood..

the front door has a high tech LED sign that can be programmed to any message,
battery powered. in our case it says "home sweet home"
These solar lights self charge for the night's use. Proposed is a solar folding panel that is battery charger and inverter to charge any type of battery.
I invited taggers and graffity art to go onto the walls, the result was within hours fabulous!
Coming from small and big children.

In my search for material I came across some amazing solutions on the internet: on
INHABITAT.COM you can see designs for prefab treehouses,
a rolling small house (very close to my concept), more fierce prefab architecture, super low
environmental impact, cheap, stylish. The future.



the rolling mobile haus
the new global nomadI believe that we will adopt new ways of dwelling, more mobile again, very minimalistic, basically the old ways of nomadic people. The indigenous traditions of the Americas of the
non agricultural tribes.

If anyone is interested in a large camp out in The City(NYC), please contact me
fishwithbraids@comcast.net