I just ran across these awesome illustrations by artist Jeffrey Thomas. these delightfully devious Disney derivations make me wish that these weren’t just stills – i’d love to see the whole movie from whence these came…
snow white and the 7 goulies!
view the entire series here
this little film is so beautiful… almost made me cry… had to share.
A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano
happy Friday…
Concrete Things by Komplot for Nola
i love seeing art that functions – especially when it’s done well.. these cool concrete cubes are a great green goodies form the creative minds at Komplot – gotta love the Danish designers! my only complaint would be rainwater pooling up in the seats… otherwise, brilliant!
i kinda want to make something like this and then all gorilla style, drop them in random places in the city… i mean, who has the means to remove them if they just show up somewhere?
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so last night was First Thursday again and along with my artistic partner in crime, we set out to check out the artistic happenings here in the lovely city of Portland. like most art walks, it’s best to start with a drink or two to loosen up and prepare for the hordes of people walking around, smoking, drinking, and just plain stinking… so we threw back a couple of tasties at the Gilt Club while enjoying the cooler weather outside.
this night, unlike other art walk nights, my mission was really to introduce my friend to the scene here. having been involved for so many years, i felt like i have a pretty good handle on where the cool spots are and what galleries might be into his work. you see, my friend is looking to break into the art scene but since he’s a semi-recent transplant as well as a semi-recent graduate, his understanding of the local art organism is fairly limited.
a fantastic piece by Marco Zamora over at the Fifty 24PDX gallery at Upper Playground.
over the corse of the evening, we went to about 15 galleries or so – some good, some bad, and some we didn’t even make it over the threshold. but as we meandered along the sidewalk, navigating through the retro-dressed hipsters and decked-out fashionistas, our conversation went from “this could be you.. ” to “i think i’m going to do it my way first..” being a fairly connected individual himself, he had been approached by a reputable ad firm to showcase his work at their space.
he recounted to me the reasons why it was better for him to do this – they don’t take a commission, they have a big space, it’s not as scary… i get it, but in my experience, those shows don’t really amount to much other than a big party – which is fine if you just want to have a party, but then why make it an art show? my felling is that it’s better to save the work and the invitation to your hopefuls for a real showing. the reason you show your work is in hopes that someone will buy it! people at parties don’t buy art, they party and get wasted and dance and take home the first person they think they’ll get lucky with…
a sweet installation piece over at "The Life Gallery" in the Everett Station Lofts & Galleries
now admittedly, most of the galleries at the Everett Station aren’t that impressive – in size or scope. but i don’t think that matters. what matters is visibility. on a good night a gallery on that block might see 500 people walk through the door. true, most of them aren’t buyers. however, they are in fact, appreciators! appreciators turn in to buyers eventually. and if they connect with your work enough, they will become advocators for you … see where i’m going with this?
it’s a fairly simple idea – show your work where you will get the best exposure and hope that those seeds will either bear fruit right then and there – or over the long term. sometimes, people connect with work and just can’t buy it at that moment for whatever reason. but those people might come back. i have seen that happen before in galleries, but almost never in a party scene – probably because they were too wasted to remember!
i just think that if you expect to be taken seriously as an artist, you have to take yourself seriously first! that starts by showing in a proper space – not a bar or at an ad agency but in a gallery. there are so many little galleries out there that are hungry to show good work that it kills me to see people with real talent go other places just cause it’s easier. and remember this, when you show at an agency, you’re doing them the favor. you’re allowing them to look cool cause they have your work on their walls.
ultimately, your future is in your hands – what you do with it is up to you. everyone has their own path to take. sometimes i feel like a parent who is trying to get through to his kid with the experience and knowledge he has only to realize that the child is going to do whatever they want too regardless… most people need to learn the hard way – through experience. i just want the best for my friend, and all you other fledgling artists out there – i’ll just keep shaking my fist like an old man and hope for the best.
"Trap" by 2cents - screenprint on archival paper
this is just one of many wonderful pieces at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight’s show titled “Crazy for Cult 3D: 100 artist pay tribute to classic cult films”. the show runs through august 8th, so if you are in the LA area, go check it out!
there’s some really really great pieces in this collection – i really had a hard time just picking one. however, what i liked about the above piece was that it reflects what i believe to be an appropriate use of the stencil and can technique. having lived downtown for 8 years, i often saw a lot of graffiti and most of honestly, was really bad. usually the handy work of some drunk idiot who decided it would be fun to write their name on the wall. a signature they’ve been practicing for years but were too drunk to pull it off.
my favorite moment was when my gallery window got tagged with this glorious signature style. what was ironic about it was that the show that was on display was a graffiti show! certainly i was pissed that my window was tagged – i mean, you can’t get rid of scratches on the window without replacing them so yeah i was mad. but even worse was that the asshole who did it didn’t realize that i was one of the good guys – go do that to some huge corporate jerk off not a small local gallery. i mean, I was working towards legitimizing that form of artwork. but sadly, without thinking, this unknown artist proceeded to identify themselves as a true moron.
way to go.
unfortunately, people will continue to see this form of art as vandalasim as long as these jerks keep doing stuff like that. do something with that talent of yours instead of marking your territory like some ferrel tom cat. take a real risk and put your work in a format that people can appreciate and provide feedback without having to wear a mask over your face.
just a little something i thought you might enjoy over the weekend.. more images at www.shiantology.com
you know you love it..
art is reaction and conversation.
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