Struck by the cinematic qualities of these drawings, and by elements in them that reference specific movies, Peter Lucas glimpses beneath the stitches of Bise's drawings, with a DVD extra!
Michael Bise
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Michael Bise’s adversity has produced a suite of drawings that offer us an alternative and unblinking view of the experience of death, illness, and our medical system. Luckily for us, he is brave and skillful enough to share it.
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If the 2011 Biennial was, as some claimed, too slick and shiny, the massed works by the 2013 juried artists counter with a rumbling texture reminiscent of worsted wool.
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Some weeks, in the sun-beat end of the Texas summer, you can count really good shows on one hand, with some fingers left over to scratch. But this week, the drought is over.
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Thursday is a busy evening in the Houston art scene but, for antisocial art-lovers who just want to stay in, there is also a (relatively) new half-hour TV show on…
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British artists Emma Biggs and Matthew Collings are known as much for their beautiful tessellated abstract paintings as their staunch defense of them. Their current show, Suspicious Utopias, at Fort…
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Last month marked the one year anniversary of my heart transplant. This chapter, and indeed, this entire comic is dedicated to all the many people in the art community in…
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There has been a lot of excitement about painting in Houston this year, with Aaron Parazette’s In Plain Sight at McClain Gallery and a big exhibition planned for the CAMH’s…
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The Glasstire Drawing Project presents Chapter 2 of Michael Bise’s “Life On the List,” an autobiographical comic about life on the heart transplant list. For Chapter 1, click here. CHAPTER…
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Houston Finalists Named for Sixth Round of Artadia Awards, Winners To Be Announced at TX Contemporary Art Fair Oct. 19
Panelists Michelle White, Curator at The Menil Collection; Margot Norton, Curatorial Associate at the New Museum, New York; and N. Dash, a New York artist, named have selected ten finalists…
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Mark your calendar for Glasstire’s first annual Texas Auction! On Friday, November 2 from 6-9pm, Sara Friedlander a vice oresidnet at Christie’s, New York, will auction off a bucket of…
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Houston artist, Glasstire contributor and heart transplant patient Michael Bise has been awarded the Hunting Art Prize for 2012. The $50,000 unrestricted prize is the largest in North Amerca, and…
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Fab artist and GT contributor Michael Bise continues to recover from recent heart transplant surgery- he’s home from the hospital and is doing well.
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This Sunday evening there will be a benefit for Houston artist and Glasstire contributor Michael Bise, who is awaiting a heart transplant he can’t afford, and can’t postpone. The cover…
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Setting a high-water mark for art-dealer niceness, Moody Gallery has sent out an open letter asking for help for artist (and Glasstire contributor) Michael Bise, who, as you may have…
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Glasstire Drawing Project #1: Life On the List, Chapter 1
by Michael Biseby Michael BiseThe Glasstire Drawing Project debuts with Chapter 1 of Michael Bise’s “Life On the List,” an autobiographical comic about life on the heart transplant list.
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BLOG CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED!!! The Texas Contemporary Art Fair is open! The Glasstire staff will be live-blogging the fair through Sunday. Come by and see us at our booth, with Art…
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There’s a person somewhere in Houston. They are healthy, just entering the prime of their life. They’ve left childhood but haven’t entered old age. They might be next to you…
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Glasstire audio slide show profiling Michael Bise. The artist talks about drawing from old movies, Disney vs. religion and why art should be hard.
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I come from a young family. I’ve been lucky enough to grow up with my mother’s parents playing a significant role in my life. When I was very young my…