A MORNING IN LITTLE ITALY
Mike Nesbit + Thomas Prinz, 2020
Digital Exhibition 10
"One Thursday the robins flooded my morning. American, orange breasted on bare branches, aiming for the light behind thin clouds.
I find out philodendrons need indirect sun. I move this living thing closer to shadow."
- Khadijah Queen, "False Dawn", Harper's Magazine, August 2020
Mike Nesbit + Thomas Prinz, 2020
Digital Exhibition 10
"One Thursday the robins flooded my morning. American, orange breasted on bare branches, aiming for the light behind thin clouds.
I find out philodendrons need indirect sun. I move this living thing closer to shadow."
- Khadijah Queen, "False Dawn", Harper's Magazine, August 2020
an orange sun glows through white curtains
soft and warm bare feet on whitewashed plywood
the train makes its presence
a view out the window towards a sliced shed
jeans and boots with no socks
a studio shirt worn many times
a brush of the teeth
a swirl of mouthwash
a twist of the back
mask in the back pocket
imitation Purell in the front
sunglasses hooked to the shirt
the door opens
humidity present
on a deck and in the landscape
a few steps towards a deconstructed box
revealed studs
horizontal and vertical cuts of landscape
the orange morning light
a family of ten wild turkeys meander and peck
fall in line from tall to short
short to tall
in the distance wild berries
burgundy with a bit of pollen
boots press upon gray limestone
white wildflowers collaged with berry stems
green leaves and dried wheat
perched upon EIFS sprayed block
the orange sun rises
the Little Italy canopy more apparent
a colonnade of branches cathedral like
the landscape magnetically placed
a Toyota truck cruises towards a morning stop
soft and warm bare feet on whitewashed plywood
the train makes its presence
a view out the window towards a sliced shed
jeans and boots with no socks
a studio shirt worn many times
a brush of the teeth
a swirl of mouthwash
a twist of the back
mask in the back pocket
imitation Purell in the front
sunglasses hooked to the shirt
the door opens
humidity present
on a deck and in the landscape
a few steps towards a deconstructed box
revealed studs
horizontal and vertical cuts of landscape
the orange morning light
a family of ten wild turkeys meander and peck
fall in line from tall to short
short to tall
in the distance wild berries
burgundy with a bit of pollen
boots press upon gray limestone
white wildflowers collaged with berry stems
green leaves and dried wheat
perched upon EIFS sprayed block
the orange sun rises
the Little Italy canopy more apparent
a colonnade of branches cathedral like
the landscape magnetically placed
a Toyota truck cruises towards a morning stop
Self-isolated viewing of A MORNING IN LITTLE ITALY in Little Italy, Omaha:
Photos Courtesy of Dan Schwalm
Video from Mike Nesbit:
Video Courtesy of Mike Nesbit
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Photos Courtesy of Mike Nesbit
Video from Mike Nesbit:
Video Courtesy of Mike Nesbit
About the Artists:
Mike Nesbit is a fine artist based in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, his multidisciplinary trajectory greatly informs his artwork, allowing Nesbit to explore areas between art and architecture with a focus on technique, repetition, and representation. Nesbit has participated in solo and group shows throughout the United States. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles and played four years of professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners.
www.mikenesbit.com
Thomas Prinz is an architect and fine artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master of Architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. In 1990, Prinz established Arc-Studio to explore the disciplines of art and architecture. He creates works with thoughts of structures as well as paying homage to many past great artists like Giotto. His works are collages, monotype and digital prints on paper.
www.thomasprinz.com
Mike Nesbit is a fine artist based in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, his multidisciplinary trajectory greatly informs his artwork, allowing Nesbit to explore areas between art and architecture with a focus on technique, repetition, and representation. Nesbit has participated in solo and group shows throughout the United States. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles and played four years of professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners.
www.mikenesbit.com
Thomas Prinz is an architect and fine artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master of Architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. In 1990, Prinz established Arc-Studio to explore the disciplines of art and architecture. He creates works with thoughts of structures as well as paying homage to many past great artists like Giotto. His works are collages, monotype and digital prints on paper.
www.thomasprinz.com