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From YouTube: Here/now: Artscape: Spring Solos
Description
A segment of AVN's monthly magazine show, "Here/now", "Artscape" takes a look at all things cultural around Arlington. This episode takes a look at the Arlington Arts Center's annual round up of extraordinary artists from the mid-Atlantic region: Spring Solos.
A
You
know
one
of
the
advantages
of
living
in
our
area,
the
amount
of
great
free
resources.
We
have
a
very
important
advantage
in
this
economy
and
today
we're
going
to
visit
a
couple
of
places
in
Arlington
that
provide
free
fun,
educational
and
exciting
trips
for
the
whole
family.
We're
going
to
start
with
the
Arlington
Arts
Center,
truly
a
world-class
cultural
institution
right
in
our
backyard.
For
the
past
month,
they've
been
holding
their
annual
look
at
some
of
the
best
young
artists
in
the
mid-atlantic
region.
B
C
D
B
D
B
Paintings,
you
see
them
in
reproduction
and
it
doesn't
really
help.
You
know
what
they're
going
to
look
like
firsthand
they're,
so
meticulously
made
and
sanded
and
sprayed
and
respray,
and
the
surfaces
so
worked
in.
Rework
their
really
complex,
just
just
delicious
pieces
in
terms
of
just
formally
gorgeous
but
they're.
Also
really
smart
and.
D
C
D
Original,
or
is
this
a
reproduction
playing
with
this
notion
of
what
you
expect
to
painting
to
look
like?
What
do
you
think
photographs
look
like?
Where
do
you
realize
that
there's
even
this
question
of
authenticity
at
play,
I
mean
most
of
what
we
experience
is
actually
a
reproduced
image
on
the
screen.
There's.
B
E
Well,
in
general,
my
work
is
about
the
history
of
materials
and
the
history
family,
and
so
in
this
show
I
propose
that
I
would
work
with
my
mom
and
we'd
always
make
posters
and
signs
and
stuff
like
that
together,
but
I
kept
at
the
piece
where
we
really
collaborated.
The
most
was
on
our
halloween
costume,
and
so
for
this
show,
I
decided
to
to
go
back
to
that.
B
Where
I
grew
up,
it's
a
project
that
people
can
really
respond
to
because
he's
working
with
his
mother
there's
something
really
charming
about
that.
At
the
same
time,
that
he's
asking
some
very
serious
questions
and
he's
relating
this.
You
know
serious
heady
kind
of
avant-garde,
idea
of
art
too
stuffy
w/e
with
a
kid,
so
that
was
very
appealing
stuff.
E
There's
always
a
history
to
the
materials
and
I
think
that's
one
of
the
great
things
about
working
with
fabric,
as
it
does
have
this
innate
history
and
people
look
at
it
and
they
make
associations
with
it
has
a
lot
of
cultural
significance
as
a
material
just
on
its
own,
and
so
then,
when
you
put
it
into
these
compositions,
it
kind
of
you
know.
It
strengthens
the
composition,
the.
B
Things
that
I'm
always
seeing
that
I'm
always
looking
for
these
kinds
of
engagements
with
daily
life,
as
it
actually
is-
I
mean
people
think
of
art
and
contemporary
artists
for
bidding
as
scary
as
somehow
not
something
they
have
access
to
lining.
Eita
specialists
help
me
understand
this,
but
the
truth
of
the
matter
is
I
mean
the
thing
that
distinguishes
contemporary
art
from
fine
artist.
But
it's
about
the
stuff
that
passes
in
and
out
of
your
life.
You
know:
Joe
Lupo's
work
is
about
the
receipts
that
he
carries
around
in
his
back
pocket.
B
He
draws
receipts
and
they're
so
obviously
lovingly
meticulously
made
completely
out
of
this
proportion.
With
these
things
that
you
would
this
car
in
a
minute
and
instant
every
day,
and
that's
another
thing
that
I
I
love
and
that
I
think
a
lot
of
contemporary
art
says.
Yes,
you
can
have
humor,
but
we
can
also
explore
serious
subject
matter
and
that's
what
we're
after.
A
Aside
from
the
spring
solo
exhibit
Arlington,
art
center
is
also
hosting
the
2009
congressional
arts,
competition
featuring
the
work
of
local
high
school
students
and
the
funded
project
which
uses
grade
school
kids
work
to
help
raise
funds
for
New
Orleans.
They
also
have
workshops
for
kids
and
adults.
They
provide
studio
space
for
local
artists.
They
even
have
a
piece
of
art
that
doubles
as
a
playground
for
local
kids.
It
really
is
an
amazing
resource
for
our
community
and
there's
always
something
going
on
there
so
get
down
there
and
check
it
out,
we'll
be
right
back.