TWO NEW SHOWS COMIN' UP

"DAEDELUS,

on the other hand"

and

"STRAIGHT EIGHT"

have been juried into an exhibit entitled

"ALCHEMY: ART AND SCIENCE"

February 15– April 11, 2010

at

CLARK UNIVERSITY

Traina Center for the Arts

92 Downing Street

Worcester, MA

The opening reception

will take place on

Thursday, March 4 from 4:30-6:00

"THE PLAY BY PLAY"

has been juried into the exhibition entitled

"SCORE!"

at the

SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER

in Cohasset, MA

February 25 through March 14.

for further information, visit:

www.ssac.org.

119 Ripley Road • Cohasset • MA 02025

H: Monday – Saturday: 10 – 4

Sunday: 12 – 4

T: 781 383 2787

"The Play by Play"

The Messenger of Luv

This little puppy is the kinetic offering to be at

the Annual "Artist Valentine" sale this year.

Party and Sale

The Artist's Valentine Party and Sale will take place on Sunday, January 31st, 2010, 2-5 pm at Kalliroscope, 264 Main Street, Groton, Massachusetts, a deconsecrated Baptist church which is the home of Paul and Mimi Matisse.

All sorts of artist-made valentines are offered for sale at prices ranging from $4 to $300. Light refreshments and live music make this a event a delightful winter afternoon.

Attendance at the valentine party and sale is free and open to the public. All proceeds of the sale fund the grant program for artists.

Photo of the Week

Christmas Day at the side door.

John Burke's picture of David Lang after repairing "The Castinetti Sisters" taken last week.

Creating Music on "White Wings"

Today friend and photographer John Burke and I did an extensive photo shoot which included this moment with a bow that belonged to my father. This image is of me performing on the sculpture "White Wings". The recorded work is rich and subtle producing surprises at every turn and lasts four minutes. It was remastered by David Williams, master flutist and flute maker in Artlington, MA. His work can be seen at www.williamsflutes.com

Picture of the week

West Halifax, Vermont, at the studios of painter David Brewster

"Play by Play"

"Radio Days" has now morphed into "The Play by Play" and sports a pair of quasi-transparent wings made of stainless steel mesh wings. The capacitor will be seeking and tuning into a broad range of sports highlights from the 30s thru the 70s. The wings are irridescent and very delicate. The broadcasts and components are vintage.

My First GSA Merit Badge

On December 3, 2009, both Virginia Fitzgerald and I hosted a visit from Girl Scout Troop 24, Natick. Nineteen exhuberent forth graders spent part of the afternoon with their troop leaders at our studios. We were each awarded the "Experience the Arts" merit badge.

This is definitely resume material !

Radio Days

This is a new piece that will randomly search for noted and historical sports events over the years. The capacitor will turn and tune by motion sensor. It still has a ways to go, but I am closing in on it. All of the parts are from the 30's, 40's an 50's except the tubes, which are older.

Picture of the week

Promise

. . . at the edge of the pond

Cable TV interview at Dana Hall

Yesterday was the last day of the Dana Hall show, and at the closing bell I was met by Paul Falcone from Wellesley Cable Access who shot a video interview of me speaking on the work. It was a delightful experience. Although not really kinetic, "Froggy" was the last piece to close out the show.

"Dreams Come True"

The Walt Disney exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Fine Arts is magnificent. The sketches and studies are absolutely wonderful! I just returned from a trip to spend time with my New Orleans grandchildren. Isabela's drawings are stunningly beautiful. Emilio is a passionate and creative force to contend with as well. We all pooled our building skills and built a super wooden play environment . . . and the beat goes on.

SPELLMAN MUSEUM OF STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY

235 Wellesley St, Regis College Campus Weston, MA 02493

www.spellman.org 781-768-8367

You are invited to meet and hear David Lang, well-known watercolorist photographer and sculptor discuss and demonstrate his kinetic art work.

“UNEXPECTED UNLIKELIHOODS”

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2009 7:30 p.m. at the Spellman Museum

Concord Art Association and Cambridge Art Association

Both the "Castinetti Sisters" and "The Swine Flew" are going to separate for a while, while one visits Concord, MA and the other travels to Cambridge, MA. They have been close studio mates for a while and I am sure will miss each other; but hey, that's what postcards are for, right?

"THE SWINE FLEW"

"The Swine Flew" is soon to take flight in the form of being featured on the holiday card from friends Scott Birnbaum and David Godkin of Birnbaum and Godkin, LLP in Boston. Ya' just never know what will tickle people's fancy; I just love it!

in the news

Chris Bergeron has written a gorgeous feature article about the new show at Dana Hall in Wellesley. Chris is one of those all too rare writers and supporters of the arts. What he does for one nourishes all of us; and we all thank him.

Click here to view the article and be sure to watch the video.
The show, "David A. Lang: Kinetic Sculpture", runs through Nov. 24, 2009.

DANA HALL SCHOOL IN WELLESLEY

Kinetic sculptures at Dana Hall in Wellesley will move you - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News Source: metrowestdailynews.com

www.metrowestdailynews.com/multimedia

Chris Bergeron has written a gorgeous feature article about the new show at Dana Hall in Wellesley. Chris is one of those all too rare writers and supporters of the arts. What he does for one nourishes all of us; and we all thank him.

Barnacle Consternation

Things are in a frequent state of befuddlement on the drive mechanism for this baby; but were hangin' in there!

DANA HALL SCHOOL IN WELLESLEY

We had a very full gallery of people at the Dana Hall Opening of David's Kinetic Sculpture on Tuesday October 20th and another planed for this Friday for Parent's Weekend. Kathleen and I were very, very pleased to see many old friends that we had not seen for a while.

One picture is worth at least a thousand words

The NAOS Open Studios October 17th and 18th were absolutely wonderful this year. We had many, many visitors both Saturday and the rainy Sunday. Quite a number of families came back with the other parent or grandparent the second day. Virginia Fitzgerald's stunning work was both downstairs in my studio and upstairs in hers.

Virginia Fitzgerald's Installation in Boston

Be sure to see Virginia Fitzgerald's spectacular installation at "Medicine Wheel" in South Boston before it ends this Friday, Oct 16th!

Lang and Fitzgerald on October 8th at the Natick Studios

Ron Hersch in a moment of "levity"

Ron Hersch who works on our behalf at UBS hosted a Studio Evening of wine and festivities at our studios in Natick.

Studio Party October 8th

On October 8th, our good friend Ron Hersch sponsored a wonderful studio party for Virginia Fitzgerald and me at our studios in Natick. Debuting were a number of new kinetic works, including "the Swine Flew" and a number of Virginia's stunning pieces. The work all seems to compliment each other so gracefully and elegantly.

1951 Ford Pick-up desk.

Greg Paul and I have been working on a motion activated set of flashing lights for for a desk, featuring a 1951 Ford Pick-up grille and light assembly that I purchased several years ago in Hershey, PA. the "Greg Board" has a grab bag of electronic parts, a small motor, some micro-switches and relays enabling the whole thing to run for 25 seconds. You wouldn't think there could be so much fussing and fooling to get stuff to work properly.

Daedelus, on the other hand . . .

Daedelus was the first kinetic work that

draws from Greek Mythological themes.

Some of the others have been "Odysseus:

the Return from Troy" and ""Aphrodity"

The Day the Castinetti Sisters First Learned to Fly

"Let the Good Times Roll"

This little gem is 3" in length. The wheels roll in response to the viewer. It is included in a show at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA entitled "The Perfect Fit"

NEW TURNINGS OF EVENTS AT THE SHOP

There are a lot of things brewing from now until the end of November, what with several very complicated new pieces, and with the encouragement and support of Gregory Paul who also happens to live near the studio, electronics and sound tracks are coming into the work. Greg is a superb furniture builder, inventor and kindred trouble maker. The collaboration is wonderful! STAY TUNED!

"Straight Eight" will appear at Dana Gallery at Dana Hall School from October 20th thru November 24, along with other kinetic works. The opening reception will be on Tuesday October 20th.

Natick Artist's Open Studio" (NAOS) will include David' Studio on the weekend of October 17th and 18th, at David Lang Studios, 25 Washington Avenue, In Natick MA 01760, featuring many new works, as will the work of Virginia Fitzgerald, creator of "The Dress Project"

"Pipe Dreams" is pictured to the left.

Daedelus touches down in East Boston. "Daedelus, on the other hand . . ." was awarded "Best of Show" at "The Biennial Project" at Atlantic Works Gallery in East Boston in August, 2009.

"Extraordinary Rendition" was selected as "Best of Show" at Lynn Arts, Inc. as part of a show entitled "War and Peace: Conflict and Resolution in the 21st Century".

The show was juried by Ken Hruby. His own sculptural work is absolutely spectacular. Look him up on the web at www.kenhruby.com

"Purple Reign"

"Purple Reign" is a new piece that evolved out of an earlier piece that had "technical" difficulties. It is enjoying a new color, which seems better suited to its identity.

"Hey Bob, are you there?"

Recently, but what seems like forever, I have been working on a sculpture of debating barnacles, to be titled "Hey Bob, are you there?" The mechanism are driving me nuts, because five or six things will need to happen in sequence. This all started after "White Wings" came to completion.

David's First post

testing, testing.... anybody out there?????