Tyrus's Eye on Art

Musings on Contemporary Art and Artists: For the average person the contemporary art world seems to speak in a foreign language. I have found over the past decade that many people have an interest in art but feel like outsiders to a very insulated conversation. The purpose of this blog site is two-fold. First, it includes thoughts, observations, and analysis of contemporary artists and their works. The second type of blog entry is based on my own artwork.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Hiding, Seeking, and Culture Warring

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If you came across the recent reports on visual art in the news this past December, you may have considered checking the year on your calend...

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Cildo Meireles: Expositor of Brazil's Christ-Haunted South

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Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles’ work, often considers the ongoing confluence of Christian European culture with that of the peoples of Sout...

Sunday, October 17, 2010

I Come to the Garden Alone

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Over the past two years I have grown more accustomed to sharing the stages of progress of my work. It remains somewhat difficult at times to...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Art Prize: The Popular vs the Progressive

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Today begins the second installment of a unique public experiment. Grand Rapids, Michigan is in the throes of Art Prize . Through October 8,...

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

And the Text Became Image, and Dwelt Among Us

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A few years ago I began to think about changes I might make to the designs of my woodcuts that would better weave them into the other text-...

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Tim Rollins and K.O.S: A History

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There has been sufficient literature on the collaborative works of Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) since their debut in the mid-1...

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Artistic Fathers: Masters of the Readymade

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I have a friend who is a traditionalist when it comes to his taste in art. Craftsmanship is an essential element for him. This automatically...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Dick Swift: The Art of Physical Printmaking

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Many people first discovered my artwork through publications or exhibitions that included my printmaking. In truth, I had never worked in an...

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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Public Observations of Private Lives

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More and more, I believe that the role of the artist has less to do with the creation of a specific object or thing and more to do with obs...

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Bravo’s Work of Art

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I think we have all seen enough examples of reality television shows over the past two decades to understand that they might better be dubb...

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Musings on Contemporary Art & Artists: Tyrus Clutter is a painter and printmaker who was born and grew up in Michigan. He holds a BA in Art from Spring Arbor University and an MFA in Painting from Bowling Green State University. His work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout North America and in Europe. Clutter’s work can be found in several hundred private collections as well as in the Print Collection of the New York Public Library, and the collections of the Museum of Biblical Art, the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas, Spring Arbor University, Calvin College and Union University. Tyrus has taught art and art history at colleges and universities since 1995. He also served as the Director of the international art non-profit CIVA from 2003-2008. From 1999-2001 Clutter was art critic for the Boise Weekly newspaper in Boise, Idaho. He continues to produce art, teach, and speak on topics of art, art history, and aesthetics around the country.

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