 The show was recorded "live", without a net. Even though it's a live recording it won't air until July 24th at 8 pm. It will be on KBYU radio, Sirius 143, and online at: https://www.byuradio.org
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Hey everyone! My good friend and gentleman of the river (Grand Canyon boatman), Roger Patterson, has opened a massage and yoga studio/art gallery that will be featuring the work of regional artists from the Southwest. Every time we go down the river together we talk about this dream of his and it's exciting to see it finally become a reality! Roger has asked me to be the guinea pig for his first exhibition. I'll be showing around 36 recent paintings from in and around Kanab, Utah. If any of you are passing through in the next 6 weeks, see if you can stop in for a look and perhaps a massage or yoga class. Make sure to call ahead of time if you can't make it to the open house or reception. Thanks! Josh  Many people believe when music is tuned down by 8 Hz it has a more relaxing effect on the psyche. 432 Hz, also known as Verdi's 'A', refers to the 'A' above middle 'C' being tuned down from 440 Hz to 432 Hz. Verdi, one of the greatest composers in the operatic genre, was a proponent of 432 Hz because it caused less strain on his singers voices.
Gjøa was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. With a crew of six, Roald Amundsen traversed the passage in a three-year journey starting in 1903. Two of the years were spent anchored in Gjøahavn (Gjoa Harbor). Amundsen called Gjøahavn "The finest little harbor in the world". The expedition made friends with the local Netsililk Inuit, traded items, and learned how live off the land. During their extended layover, the expedition did important research on the magnetic poles, proving the magnetic north pole is constantly shifting its location. When the frozen sea finally melted they continued their journey Westward towards Alaskan waters and finally finished the journey in 1906 as they sailed through the Bering Strait.
A commission from game designer, Jordan Baird, for his new smart phone game called: "RunBoy!". For more information go to: itunes.apple.com/us/app/run-boy/i…8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
The Charles H. Spencer was a stern-wheal steamboat that was briefly used on the Colorado River to transport coal for gold refining operations at Lee's Ferry. The old rusted out boiler is all that remains of the ship since it sunk in shallow water during a flood in 1921.
I painted these paintings for a picasso themed fundraising event for the annual Sighthound Shivoo (formerly the Greyhound Gathering) in Kanab, UT. Each of them were inpsired by actual Picasso paintings.
2017 Arches Director's Choice Award, Utah Dance Film Festival
FILM DESCRIPTION The Grand Canyon is typically recognized as a spectacular landscape of light and space. Most people visit to catch a sunset or witness the extreme distance beyond its rim. This film is about the canyon being a landscape of time and motion. No part of the canyon is at rest and every element is in constant motion. Even the old walls of the canyon are moving on a geologic timescale. This performance filmed in real time and timelapse at Angel's window, expresses many of these movements found above and below the canyon rim. The duration of the actual performance was over 40 minutes during which time the performer moved approximately 2 inches every 6 seconds to create a total of 30 seconds of timelapse video. This video and other realtime footage edited to varying speeds was used to create this film. The film is monochrome to better help the viewer focus on the motions of the canyon without the distraction of color. DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER STATEMENT "With the world moving so fast and everything right at your fingertips, the idea of slowing down to reflect natures speed perked my curiosity. To feel the texture of the stone under my feet; the wind push against against my body; the ants discovering the crevasse of my toes; the trembling of my limbs; and to look over the abyss of the Grand Canyon’s extraordinary North Rim gave me the deep sense of spirituality. Mother nature enlightened my soul about patience, acceptance, and discovery which I tried to reflect within my movement." -Alissa Schirtzinger Baird
"Windows of Time" was composed for "Canyon of Motion", a dance film project I produced and directed in collaboration with my sister-in-law and accomplished dancer/choreographer, Alissa Schirtzinger-Baird. We wanted a piece of minimal, ambient music representing immense time and space. The film won the Arches director award at the Utah Dance Film Festival.
Recent Films CANYON OF MOTION & VIRGA Officially Selected for the 2017 Utah Dance Film Festival1/10/2017 We're thrilled to announce our recent film, "Virga", was officially selected by the Utah Dance Film Festival www.utahdancefilmfestival.org. The event will be hope you will be able to attend the festival on February 24-25, 2017 at SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem, Utah. You can read more information about each of the films below:  A few paintings inspired by the cliffs of Zion National Park. The Tiny Steps series are generally 5x5 in. or 8x8 in. paintings that have no specific locations. They are totally improvised and inspired by the blocky formations and layered bands of color found throughout the Colorado Plateau.
Liz Adair is a prolific author and Whitney Award Winner living in Kanab. I got to know Liz and her husband Derrill while we were all trying ot figure out how to raise funds to build a skatepark for local teens. The Adairs were imensely helpful, and probably never got the credit they deserved for the work they did researching costs and developing strategies for our skatepark committee. I've done some quick book cover jobs for Liz, including the Spider Lathim Mystery Series above. But the title and chapter page illustrations below were the most fun and renewed my love for pen and ink drawing:
The little drawings below were used on the chapter pages...
 These were some initial drawings I did while researching a developing ideas for a poster concept for the 2017 Greyhound Gathering.
I recently pulled my woodcut supplies out of the closet and got to work on some new designs. The image on the left is entitled: "Juniper Fields", on the right is "Castle Rocks". I drew them with a simple sharpie at 2x3 in.
 We're thrilled to announce our recent film, "Virga", was selected by New Jersey's www.theoutletdanceproject.com to be screened at their dance on film festival! "Virga" is a collaboration between choreographer, Alissa Schirtzinger Baird and her brother-in-law, artist & director Joshua Baird. For those who are able to attend, the festival will take place on October 27th at 7 pm at The Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptor's Way, Hamilton, New Jersey 08619.
FILM DESCRIPTION The true motion of clouds is almost imperceptible. Timelapse photography reveals their motion is quite complex; like dancing. They roll and twist, rise and fall, shrink and expand, appear and disappear. Virga is a tiny reciprocal act of acknowledgement, imitation and appreciation for this aesthetic natural wonder that has been occurring for over 4 billion years. This performance took place during monsoon season on a plateau near Kanab, Utah. While being filmed in real time and timelapse, the performer, Alissa Schirtzinger Baird, moves at a speed similar to the perceived motion of clouds, approximately 2 inches every 6 seconds. DANCER / CHOREOGRAPHER STATEMENT "I was intrigued and eager by the challenge to dance as slowly as a cloud. What I didn’t expect was the absolute feeling of serenity. Just as the wind moves clouds, I was inspired to feel the wind and reflect it’s touch. To discover how a small initiation reverberated into every inch of my body was so powerful and a lesson in the unification of mind, body, and elements." -Alissa Schirtzinger Baird  FILM DESCRIPTION
The Grand Canyon is typically recognized as a spectacular landscape of light and space. Most people visit to catch a sunset or witness the extreme distance beyond its rim. This film is about the canyon being a landscape of time and motion. No part of the canyon is at rest and every element is in constant motion. Even the old walls of the canyon are moving on a geologic timescale. This performance filmed in real time and timelapse at Angel's window, expresses many of these movements found above and below the canyon rim. The duration of the actual performance was over 40 minutes during which time the performer moved approximately 2 inches every 6 seconds to create a total of 30 seconds of timelapse video. This video and other realtime footage edited to varying speeds was used to create this film. The film is monochrome to better help the viewer focus on the motions of the canyon without the distraction of color. DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER STATEMENT "With the world moving so fast and everything right at your fingertips, the idea of slowing down to reflect natures speed perked my curiosity. To feel the texture of the stone under my feet; the wind push against against my body; the ants discovering the crevasse of my toes; the trembling of my limbs; and to look over the abyss of the Grand Canyon’s extraordinary North Rim gave me the deep sense of spirituality. Mother nature enlightened my soul about patience, acceptance, and discovery which I tried to reflect within my movement." -Alissa Schirtzinger Baird
Local musician and former state champion fiddle player Russell Wulfenstein played the lead fiddle on this track. We recorded multiple takes, but his first take is the one featured in this mix.
Pahreah (now spelled Paria) is a ghost town where mormon settlers attempted to establish a community in the late 19th century. They got as far as a few hundred settlers and a post office, but their buildings, farms and other infrastructure were continually destroyed by floods many years in a row. The town was gradually left behind by early settlers. The last citizen of Pahreah was a lone prospector who eventually abandoned the site in 1929 leaving the colorful desert valley as empty and desolate as the day the early pioneers arrived. 2017 Audience Choice Award winner, Utah Dance Film Festival
FILM DESCRIPTION The true motion of clouds is almost imperceptible. Timelapse photography reveals their motion is quite complex; like dancing. They roll and twist, rise and fall, shrink and expand, appear and disappear. Virga is a tiny reciprocal act of acknowledgement, imitation and appreciation for this aesthetic natural wonder that has been occurring for over 4 billion years. This performance took place during monsoon season on a plateau near Kanab, Utah. While being filmed in real time and timelapse, the performer, Alissa Schirtzinger Baird, moves at a speed similar to the perceived motion of clouds, approximately 2 inches every 6 seconds. DANCER / CHOREOGRAPHER STATEMENT "I was intrigued and eager by the challenge to dance as slowly as a cloud. What I didn’t expect was the absolute feeling of serenity. Just as the wind moves clouds, I was inspired to feel the wind and reflect it’s touch. To discover how a small initiation reverberated into every inch of my body was so powerful and a lesson in the unification of mind, body, and elements." -Alissa Schirtzinger Baird These most recent abstract oil paintings represent a new development in the Colorado Plateau Series. This series concept has been evolving for over a decade. The idea is to capture the light and space of the Colorado plateau with the most minimal emphasis on specific location as possible. (The location of the Colorado Plateau is the most specific I want them to be). I want these paintings to be compositionally sound, but also remain open and universal to the viewer.
This series began with pastel sketches while I was studying at Utah State and later stepped up in size to 18x24 acrylics for my senior show at Southern Oregon University in 2005. I did a show at the Best Friends Village artspace and one at the Kanab Healing Arts Gallery trying the idea in watercolor. The watercolors were later translated to oil through a number of different approaches and most recently the concept has landed in this form. These paintings are small 8x8 in. frameless paintings on board with heavy patches of oil paint illustrating the light and space of the landscape of the colorado Plateau. This recent series is quite abstract up close, but not so much from a slight distance. I'm really liking this balance of representation and abstraction and I'm excited to do a few more before deciding where to go next or to keep doing them. These are available at Raven Heart Gallery in Kanab, Utah. Kanab Clouds from Joshua Baird on Vimeo.
Kanab Clouds from Joshua Baird on Vimeo.
After buying an iphone, I decided to play with the timelapse function. I taped it to a tripod and took it outside on a cloudy day and hit record. The tape gave out a couple times during one of the most epic cloud formations, but I kept the footage in the reel. It was too amazing to cut out. I ordered an iphone tripod mount the same day. This video inspired me to ask my sister in law Alissa if she was interested in being filmed while dancing at the speed of a cloud. She said yes, drove down that weekend and we filmed "Virga" that very Saturday, and "Canyon of Motion" on Sunday. |
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