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About CatRutgers4Art

Original art by Catherine Rutgers, with musings on the media and the methods. Founded in 2010. “I believe in magic moments. Am not afraid to be sentimental, and adore a tweaked cliché. Two of my favorite pastimes are watching paint dry and observing green tendrils unfold.”

Serious Playground: A Time-Release Capsule of Art in the Studio

Posted on January 13, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Actually, this is a capsule released from time, a chronicle of my own invention, tapping into the ridiculously potent tools of digital media. The photographs span roughly five years, showing artwork that meanders through decades. With one exception, they were … Continue reading →

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Night Moves

Posted on January 4, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Do you love taking photos at night without using a flash? If you do, good, because that means you’ll understand my attraction to these deeply shadowy, obscure, and ambiguous images. There seems to be very little information, data, whatever you … Continue reading →

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Home Zone

Posted on December 15, 2012 by CatRutgers4Art

You might relate to this circumstance: almost every day I’m manipulating the universe behind the glass over many daylight and nighttime hours. This is often wildly pleasurable, but to curb a total disconnect from substantiality, I have a personal mantra. … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning of Time

Posted on December 11, 2012 by CatRutgers4Art

One of my major topics, time is. So it was certainly serendipitous to meet Olga Ast, who invited me to participate in the ArcheTime project, beginning in 2009. Most recently, I’ve been inspired by the roundtable discussion at New York … Continue reading →

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I’m Hopelessly Devoted to You: Addenda, Credenza, Epilogue (Everything Plus the Atelier Sink)

Posted on December 7, 2012 by CatRutgers4Art

“My head, it says, ooooooh, forget it. My heart, it says, don’t let go.” This is how I remember it, anyway, and let us run with whatever wings our way at the moment. Theoretically, this is the end of the … Continue reading →

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