ZacharyBK Photo Blog

It’s rare to come across someone as enthusiastic about their work as Bren Bataclan is.  October marks the 6 year point since Bren’s first appearance at Cambridge Open Studios.  Since then Smile Boston Project has been helping to make people smile all throughout the world by leaving free paintings for people to take, each with a sign saying:

“Everything will be all right

this painting is yours to take for free!“

When I asked Bren how many paintings he had left, he commented that “they are all serialized… but somehow I lost count.”  I hope that you enjoy the shots of Bren and if you see him around the streets of Cambridge feel free to say “hi” and SMILE!

Bren light painting some of his most popular characters

I attended my first Cambridge River Festival this afternoon and I didn’t know what to expect.  What I got was gorgeous weather and lots of good people watching.  I took some inspiration today from Bill Cunningham of the NY Times.  The first image is of Suzanne, she runs Fusion Ethos Fashion.  Enjoy!

Fusion Ethos Fashion

Street Fashion at Cambridge River Festival

I always enjoy when I’m able to find other people that share my passion for and create their own type of art; In November 2008 I found such a person.  Shortly after I started to work with Katrina Fedukowski I really found how how talented and detail-oriented she was.  After a few months of getting to know her I found out that she was into a number of artistic endeavors— sculpture, sewing, and digital graphics.  She not only created great pieces, she studied how they should be constructed and went about creating them, she constructed and re-constructed them late into the night.

After another lengthy study session she recently started to create art out of reclaimed silver wire.  She would probably correct me on my definition of what she is doing and creating, but there is no denying that she has made a few great pieces.  I was lucky enough to get my hands on the Torque (Torq) and Wand that she created and to photograph them.  The images of the Torque and the Wand demonstrate her detailed studies of the style and I’m happy to share her art with you.

The other related subject that I find interesting which I would love to discuss is: No matter what artform you choose— paiting, sculpture, etc.– digitization and the internet forces you to change the art’s medium so that you can communicate it with the masses.  I’m happy to say that digital photography has made this all possible.  Don’t believe me?  Try shopping on Zappos.com to find your next pair of shoes.  Impossible without digital images!  I’m definitely not trying to say that digital images are replacing other forms art, far from it, but they make it more accessible to the masses and I’m happy to be bringing part of it to you!

Katrina Fedukowski’s other art work can be found at DeviantArt.com under Catalyst Design

Wand

Torque