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The Canvas Party
An experiment in collaborative art
BARONFIG PROJECT — NEW YORK CITY — IN COLLABORATION WITH FRIENDS & VISITORS
THE IDEA
What happens when everyone (and no one) owns the canvas?
We set up a temporary gallery space in New York City with blank canvases. Titles accompanied each of the canvases and served as prompts for visitors to create visual works of art with friends and strangers.
THE RULES
Collaboration works best with a little structure. We kept the rules simple so everyone could focus on making something together.
- No obscenities.
- Respect other people's artwork.
- Enjoy yourself.
THE PEOPLE
Our goal was to bring together people of different backgrounds, cultures, ideas, beliefs, and skills to work together to transform blank canvases into original pieces.
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Maria Burgis
Lori Capuz
Pat Cha
Susan Cha
Ariana Cofone
Joey Cofone
Garrett DeRossett
Hope DeRossett
Caitlin Elgin
Daniel Fishel
Eric Friedensohn
Sean Gilmartin
Chris Golinski
Danielle Golinski
Erin Greenberg
Mala Grewal
David Kupiec
Adam Kornfield
Matthew Lettiri
Alicia Lo
Claudia Lopez
Erica Manta
Lara McCormick
Jessica Mendoza
Christina Ng
Caroline Nelty
Katelyn Notman
Celeste Olds
Kenton Quatman
Alejandra Ramos
Chandler Reed
Alexis Reid
Byron Rodriquez
Kristin Robinson
Dylan Seeger
Liang Shi
Roberto Stefan
Ilana Tarr
Corey Thomas
Andrea Velåzquez
Jeff Vari
Caroline Weaver
Pamela Wong
THE CANVASES
Each canvas was paired with a title for participants to interpret however they wanted. Titles triggered memories and sparked new ideas.
Mediums of various colors, textures, and sizes were distributed around the room for collaborators to add to drawings or fill in blank spaces.
The Gripe He Had With a Willow
If the Internet Could Speak
The Bee With the Human Face
The First Eye to See
The Parameters Of
Dividing Infinity
Ignoring Gravity
The Woman With a Million Children
The Skyscraper Made of Jello
Humpty Dumpty
It Speaks to Me Before I Wake Up
About Baronfig Projects
Baronfig was built on questions.
On bringing ideas to life.
Here you’ll find projects that blur the line between art, design, and philosophy.
From interactive installations to collaborative design experiments, this is where we explore ideas beyond the page.
Thinking, made visible.