mnartists.org: Sean Connaughty

drawing class demo

Sean Connaughty — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:30 GMT

Made this in class, as demo Fall 2009 ink on paper

Bigloo Versions 13, 14 and 15 Best Friends Forever

Sean Connaughty — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:58:48 GMT

Minneapolis band, [url=http://say-and-stay-said.com/][i][b]"Best Friends Forever"[/b][/i][/url] recorded their latest release[url=http://Minneapolis band, "Best Friends Forever" recorded their latest release"Bigloo Sessions" in Bigloo versions 13, 14 and 15, March 8th 2009. See video from this session here http:][i][b]"Bigloo Sessions"[/b][/i][/url] in Bigloo versions 13, 14 and 15, March 8th 2009. See video from this session here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAQ59Pm55Mk To purchase a BFF recording: http://say-and-stay-said.com/

Bigloo Versions 13, 14 and 15 with thermal shield

Sean Connaughty — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:53:56 GMT

The Bigloos are covered with the thermal shield that designer Matt Zaun and I developed. These were created in a south Minneapolis backyard, winter 08/09. The Bigloo is designed for recording music. Help building Bigloos versions 13, 14 and 15 from Scott Puhl, Soozin Hirschmugl, Elaine Evans, August, Craig, Peet Fetsch. Thanks to all my friends for helping! The Bigloo recording sessions continue every weekend until they melt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P332w9ksvfM

Bigloo Versions 13, 14 and 15

Sean Connaughty — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:43:12 GMT

These were created in a south Minneapolis backyard, winter 08/09. The Bigloo is designed for recording music. Help building Bigloos versions 13, 14 and 15 from Scott Puhl, Soozin Hirschmugl, Elaine Evans, August, Craig, Peet Fetsch. Thanks to all my friends for helping! The Bigloo recording sessions continue every weekend until they melt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P332w9ksvfM

Gray Water recycling planter

Sean Connaughty — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:32:22 GMT

This is a planter I designed and built, through which graywater is filtered and drained to be used in the garden, via the gutters. This is my third floor studio and waste water such as clay water and whatever other non-toxic water excess is poured into this planter, should work winter round. bonus, I can grow plants in good light too! Questions? contact Sean at: vnc333@earthlink.net

Parasomnia 1993

Sean Connaughty — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:08:15 GMT

This was painted in 1993 based on sleep disorder suffered at the time, which culminated in a broken leg after a fall from a loft in my warehouse space. Images are from dreams/episodes. During REM sleep the body produces dopamine to paralyze the body to prevent one from acting out dreams during this most active dream period. At that time the intensity of dreams was such that this paralysis was overridden. Usually the dreams involved immediate mortal danger, and naturally one attempts to flee danger. On these occasions there would often be some injury. Normally the awareness and inherent knowledge of the space would limit any injury. However after moving from one warehouse space/loft to another was the most dangerous time. At that point one still has the previous space in mind and in a flash went over the edge of the loft causing a broken leg and other less severe injuries. Thus the title "Parasomnia" acrylic on canvas 120x72" to see a higher resolution image go here: http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/vnc333/Early%20Works/Parasomniawhole-2.jpg

La Mano Poderosa

Sean Connaughty — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:36:00 GMT

Sean Connaughty 2007 oil on paper 24x24" album cover for March Madness

Burdock

Sean Connaughty — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:26:27 GMT

Sean Connaughty Oil on panel 48x36" 2005 to see a larger image: http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/vnc333/Early%20Works/burdock.jpg

Bird Feeder Mask

Sean Connaughty — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:47:37 GMT

GARDEN PROJECT The Garden Project is a multi media installation exploring urban ecosystems and greenspace. The Garden Project also includes video, audio, paintings, prints, and sculpture. This work is dedicated to the memory of Matt Zaun. The Environmental Protection Agency tested the soil of backyards in the Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods soil and discovered unacceptable levels of arsenic due to pollution from a 1950s pesticide manufacturer. The soil was removed to a depth of 18 inches and replaced with clean soil. For more information visit: http://www.seanconnaughty.com/?p=19 Or email: sean.connaughty@gmail.com

Bird Feeder Mask

Sean Connaughty — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:35:39 GMT

GARDEN PROJECT: The Environmental Protection Agency tested the soil of backyards in the Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods soil and discovered unacceptable levels of arsenic due to pollution from a 1950s pesticide manufacturer. The soil was removed to a depth of 18 inches and replaced with clean soil.The Garden Project is a multi media installation exploring urban ecosystems and greenspace. The Garden Project also includes video, audio, paintings, prints, and sculpture. For more information visit: http://www.seanconnaughty.com or: http://www.myspace.com/seanconnaughty Email: vnc333@earthlink.net to order a Garden Project cd or thumb drive edition

Human Head Bird Feeder

Sean Connaughty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:48:55 GMT

Porcelain Sean Connaughty 2008 GARDEN PROJECT: The Environmental Protection Agency tested the soil of backyards in the Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods soil and discovered unacceptable levels of arsenic due to pollution from a 1950s pesticide manufacturer. The soil was removed to a depth of 18 inches and replaced with clean soil.The Garden Project is a multi media installation exploring urban ecosystems and greenspace. The Garden Project also includes video, audio, paintings, prints, and sculpture. For more information visit: http://www.seanconnaughty.com or: http://www.myspace.com/seanconnaughty Email: vnc333@earthlink.net to order a Garden Project cd or thumb drive edition

Garden Project CD

Sean Connaughty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:08:05 GMT

"The Garden Project" CD is made from hand-made porcelain and uses the gold archival CD rated to last 300 years. Also available for sale are 10 hand-built porcelain eggs which contain the thumb drive edition, which includes video and photos, as well as the tracks from the cd. The Garden Project is dedicated to my collaborator Matt Zaun, who passed away last November. Matt, contributed on every track as well as a host of other local greats. The Garden Project was recorded in the summer of 2007 in a backyard in South Minneapolis. GARDEN PROJECT: The Environmental Protection Agency tested the soil of backyards in the Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods soil and discovered unacceptable levels of arsenic due to pollution from a 1950s pesticide manufacturer. The soil was removed to a depth of 18 inches and replaced with clean soil.The Garden Project is a multi media installation exploring urban ecosystems and greenspace. The Garden Project also includes video, audio, paintings, prints, and sculpture. Garden Project Musicians: Sean Connaughty, Matt Zaun, Jason Kesselring, Paul Metzger, Scott Puhl, Bryce Kastning. Elaine Evans, David Pitman. All the music was improvised and recorded in the garden. For more information visit: http://www.seanconnaughty.com or: http://www.myspace.com/seanconnaughty Email: vnc333@earthlink.net to order a Garden Project cd or thumb drive edition CD 30.00 Thumb drive 50.00 Sean Connaughty 2008

Garden Project thumbdrive edition

Sean Connaughty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:26:27 GMT

"The Garden Project" CD is fashioned from hand-made porcelain and uses the gold archival CD rated to last 300 years. Also available for sale are 10 hand-built porcelain eggs which contain the thumb drive edition, which includes video and photos, as well as the tracks from the cd. The Garden Project is dedicated to my collaborator Matt Zaun, who passed away last November. Matt, contributed on every track as well as a host of other local greats. The Garden Project was recorded in the summer of 2007 in a backyard in South Minneapolis. GARDEN PROJECT: The Environmental Protection Agency tested the soil of backyards in the Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods soil and discovered unacceptable levels of arsenic due to pollution from a 1950s pesticide manufacturer. The soil was removed to a depth of 18 inches and replaced with clean soil.The Garden Project is a multi media installation exploring urban ecosystems and greenspace. The Garden Project also includes video, audio, paintings, prints, and sculpture. Garden Project Musicians: Sean Connaughty, Matt Zaun, Jason Kesselring, Paul Metzger, Scott Puhl, Bryce Kastning. Elaine Evans, David Pitman. All the music was improvised and recorded in the garden. For more information visit: http://www.seanconnaughty.com or: http://www.myspace.com/seanconnaughty Email: vnc333@earthlink.net to order a Garden Project cd or thumb drive edition CD 30.00 Thumb drive 50.00

Human Head Bird Feeder

Sean Connaughty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:37:08 GMT

The Garden Project is a multi media installation exploring urban ecosystems and greenspace. The Garden Project includes video, audio, paintings, prints, and sculpture. At a residence in south Minneapolis, The Environmental Protection Agency tested our soil and discovered unacceptable levels of arsenic due to pollution from a 1950s pesticide manufacturer. The soil was removed to a depth of 18 inches, and replaced by clean soil. This project documents the process of removing and replacing the soil. It documents the destroyed ecosystem with plant samples, paintings and prints made from impressions of plants. Several raised rings of stone in the new space are sown with seeds from the destroyed ecosystem. Two apple trees, having survived the soil removal, are the site for bird feeders made of porcelain. The bird feeders hanging from the trees are shaped like a human head and birds eat from the mouth. This concept developed into the human head bird feeder mask, which is worn while birds feed from the mask. During the winter months the garden area was transformed. Each garden ring of stones becomes an igloo. Three igloos are used to record musicians and are infused with collected seeds to become part of the garden in the spring. The Garden Project exhibition includes these artifacts: Plant samples from destroyed ecosystem. Paintings made from plant samples Prints made from plant sample paintings Video documentation Photographic documentation Audio (improvised music) recorded in the garden Hand built porcelain 'Human Head Bird Feeders' 'Human Head Bird Feeder MASK' with specially designed and silk-screened apple tree camouflage garments.

Bigloo version 9

Sean Connaughty — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:40:04 GMT

Recently, our community suffered a loss in the death of artist, designer and musician Matt Zaun, My name is Sean Connaughty and I am a Minneapolis based artist. Matt and I collaborated musically and artistically for 9 years. In the Winters of 2005/2006 we built five igloos and an ice amphitheatre. Loosely based on traditional Inuit snow structures, we designed the igloos as environments for recording and playing back music. Matt and I had planned to travel to the North Shore of Lake Superior to build our latest version of the Bigloo. After Matt's death, myself and many friends of Matt decided that It would be a fitting way to honor Matt to build the Bigloo. So in Finland, Minnesota on the snow belt of Lake Superiors North Shore we built the largest Bigloo to date. The abundance of snow and amenable temperatures were perfect and we spent ten days in the woods building and experiencing the Bigloo. The Bigloo crew included Samuel Morrison, Heidi Prevenost, Susan Stone, Stacie Engholm, Sarah Heimer, Dan Hill, Luke Aune, Brad Nelson, Ryan Murphy, Trudy Fredericks, David Pitman, Kristen Murray. We ate like Kings and Queens and biglooed like a well oiled machine! From ice to tip this Bigloo measured about 16 feet tall and could accommodate 10 people comfortably.