The Artist’s Communion of the Senses
Come Up 2023 celebrated the five human senses: Touch, Taste, Scent, Sound, and Sight and was a communion for artists to experience the awakening of each sense through play, joy, and expression.
Origin Studio House presents Come Up annually during SXSW in Austin, Texas, in partnership with The Contemporary Austin, to showcase those molding the future of Black Austin. With a focus on creativity, innovation, and collaboration, Come Up is an inspiring day of discovery with some of the city's most impactful brands, vendors, and local businesses.
Explore Come Up 2023 below.
Our Featured Artists
Jacob Guzman
Jacob Guzman was born in 1994 in Austin, TX. He is self-taught in various mediums and uses raw materials to construct every aspect of his works. Guzman’s work depicts aspects of daily inner-city struggles, cultural values and aspects of spirituality, especially rooted in knowledge of self. Inspired by the sounds of Jazz and Soul music, he finds inspiration in a wide array of their characteristics, from the instruments being played to the cover of the album itself. His first endeavors into selling artwork were small notecards sold to classmates in early grade school. Eventually selling small drawings out of his car in 2021, Guzman found himself in quick emergence as an artist. He currently lives and works out of Austin, TX.
taylor barnes
taylor barnes was born in 1993 in Austin Texas. She received her MFA in Fibers from the University of North Texas. She has exhibited in solo exhibitions at 154 Contemporary African Art Fair, Harlem NY, Big Meduim, Austin TX, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas TX. Her numerous group exhibitions include Untitled Art Fair in Miami, FL and Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX, and Temporary Collective in Dallas TX. barnes received the Dallas Museum of Art's Arch and Giles Kimbrough Fund Award 2021 and was honored with the Sylvia Houlgand Emerging Artist Award for Make Art with Purpose 2020 and multiple art focused scholarships throughout her education. Her work has been featured on Artsy, and in publications such as Glasstire, KERA, and The Dallas Morning News. barnes lives and works in Austin, TX.
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Engage with The Contemporary Austin
Visit the Jones Center downtown to explore the current exhibitions on view. Use promo code COMEUP2023 for free general admission through the end of 2023. Become a member and enjoy exclusive perks at programs, events, and exhibitions offered at both locations! Use limited time discount code ORIGIN20 for 20% off.
About The Contemporary Austin
We believe in the capacity of art to transform lives. We dream of a future where more eyes, ears, hearts and minds are opened by contemporary art in all of its forms.
We invite you to discover contemporary art in settings that provoke thought and joy. Our programs join art with place in pursuit of a deeper experience, a bigger conversation, and a closer community.
Locations
The Contemporary Austin comprises two locations: the historic Jones Center on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, and Laguna Gloria, a unique, fourteen-acre art-in-nature site that includes the landmark Driscoll Villa, the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park, the Art School at Laguna Gloria, and the Moody Pavilions.
Jim Hodges, With Liberty and Justice for All (A Work in Progress), 2014–2016. Stainless steel, Dichrolam, acrylic, enamel paint, and LED lights. Installed, 84 x 1,737 x 10 inches. Installation view, The Contemporary Austin – The Moody Rooftop at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas, 2017. Artwork © Jim Hodges. Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels. Image © The Contemporary Austin. Photograph by Brian Fitzsimmons.
About Art School:
The Art School is located on the fourteen-acre Lake Austin site of historic Laguna Gloria, a natural setting conducive to the creation of art. Our studios have direct access to the outdoors, and we encourage you to explore the grounds while working on class projects. Our goal is to foster your creativity, enhance your visual awareness, and improve your technical skills in your chosen medium. Our small classes increase your interactions with our credentialed and talented faculty members.
About Membership:
Learn about our Membership program here.
Wangechi Mutu, Water Woman, 2017. Bronze. 36 x 65 x 70 inches. Edition 2 of 3, with 2 AP. Collection of The Contemporary Austin. Purchased with funds provided by the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation, 2017.5. Installation view, The Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria, Austin, Texas, 2017. Artwork © Wangechi Mutu. Image courtesy The Contemporary Austin. Photograph by Brian Fitzsimmons.