Michael Rees

Kick off the weekend and come check out our new midtown Kingston digs, the artworks are inside and out. “Garden of Delights” exhibition filled with surprises…. It is wonderful to see art in the outdoor context with the sky as the background, the ever changing light of the Sun and the sounds of the city humming. We have created a little art oasis in the center of Kingston and this is just the beginnings of our plans. More artists to plant their creations in the garden. This is still all new to us being outside with large -scale artworks and small artworks hanging inside in the intimate gallery rooms. It’s an adventure to check out. Giant foot by @xmichaelrees Colorful balls #katedood Upcycled plastic flowers @artbynatalya Rock/sand installation @mariamarkham Solar water piping cloud @sergeyjivetin #Outdoorsculptures #sculpturegarden #plantingart #kingstonny #kingstonart #upstateart #upstateny #upstateartweekend #indooroutdoor #hudsonvalleyartist

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Tech at its best?

Reminder - Please join us for The Rees Effect: A Sculpture Demo from the studio of Michael Rees detailing his process from Virtual Reality to 3D printed piece. This real-time demo will show you what he sees as he carves, sprays, paints, models and manipulates digital forms that will be output as biodegradeable works for the gallery. WHERE: Chill / Glen Hansen Studio 1560 Young's Ave Southold, NY 11977 WHEN: 3:30-5pm Michael Rees is the director of the Center for New Art at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. E-flux writes "Rees' sculptures challenge the viewer to experience how the boundaries of physical and digital experience converges." Zoom link also available in bio with passcode. #sculpture #northfork #3d #vr #virtualreality #digitalart #virtualart #southold #conceptualart

Me trying to remember just where did I put that snow shovel…

Professor Michael Rees returns to our annual faculty exhibition with four new sculptures composed of biodegradable polylactic acid, recently shown as part of the exhibition “Next to the Wild” at the Athens Cultural Center in Athens, NY. Working out of the pandemic and prior to that, a cancer diagnosis, these sculptures explore the physical influence of the molecular body with shifting scales and strange intersections. Rees reflects: “Cancer is the rude intrusion of the wild on the body, a kind of out-of-control cellular onslaught. The physical imagery of my sculpture is derived from meditations, visualizations, and dreams. The augmented reality experiences, already a sort of portal through the physical sculptures, invite the presence of the body in repose. Usually, the body in recline is erotic or the result of violence. In this work, the bodies float and move in an eerie nether region. They are restless and alive but remote.” Rees received his MFA from Yale University. Come see “Arterial entanglement,” “Reticulated venous synapse,” “Vein O”, and “Magic Mountain” by Rees, as well as the work of 10 other artists and members of the Department of Art faculty, in our 2024 Faculty Exhibition on display in Court Gallery, Ben Shahn Center for the Visual Arts. @xmichaelrees @jerseyarts #njsca #njartists #contemporaryart #williampatersonuniversity @wpunj @wpcahss @wp_visualart #wpunj #willpower #WeAreWillPower #wpugalleries #universitygalleries #sculpture #3DPrint #art Slide 1: Michael Rees, “Arterial entanglement,” 2023-24, PLA (biodegradable polylactic acid), target image, artist authored AR, 11 ½ x 7 x 6 inches, courtesy of Jessica Talos Slide 2: Michael Rees, “Reticulated venous synapse,” 2023-24, PLA (biodegradable polylactic acid), aqua resin, target image, artist authored AR, 7 ½ x 13 x 7 inches, courtesy of Jessica Talos Slide 3: Michael Rees, “Vein O,” 2023-24, PLA (biodegradable polylactic acid), aqua resin, target image, artist authored AR, 8 ½ x 12 x 6 inches, courtesy of Jessica Talos Slide 4: Michael Rees, “Magic Mountain,” 2023-24, PLA (biodegradable polylactic acid), target image, artist authored AR, 11 ½ x 11 x 8 inches, courtesy of Jessica Talos

Mushroom love! I’m eating chicken of the wood.