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LONDON, 10 APRIL 2007� Hibernator, a new site-specific work by London Fieldworks, takes as its starting point the myth of Walt Disney­ cryogenically frozen at the point of death and put into cold storage until technology can bring him back to life. On this foundation, the artists engage in multilayered riffing on Disney's animate, animatronic and animated creations.

The artists have created an animation studio within the Upper space at Beaconsfield and, for the duration of the seven-week exhibition, are engaged in the making of an animated film, Hibernator: Prince of the Petrified Forest.

Labels: animation, Art, God(tm)

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I drew this for one of my fans, Nic from Georgia. He's the first fan to drop some cash into the paypal.

I'm thinking I might do commissions for fans soon. But I'll get to that when I get a bunch of things out of the way.

Thanks again Nic!

Labels: Art, God(tm), my work

Check out the pics @ kirai.net

Why must be there robots in Japan and not in my backyard? America, see what happens when you let creationism take over the school? We don't have any awesome giant robots!

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One of the featured artists at Physical Nostalgia was Kiyoshi Nakazawa. He does a great zine called Drunken Master.
He has this very raw yet graphic style. Some of it reminiscent of Zen Brush Painting, some of it more urban and punk rock.
He also sells original prints if you're interested. www.luckynakazawa.etsy.com

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http://blogs.laweekly.com/style_council/art/rorschach-blue-marilyn-watchme/



"So wrong, and yet so dead on."

Labels: Alan Moore, Art, comics, my work, review, Watchmen

I just sold this piece at Meltdown Comics. As I've heard, a guy who works on Family Guy bought it.

It was placed at this weird corner which was sort of hard to see. My friend who curated the gallery said that he put it there so that the laughter would echo in the room. I think that's one of the reasons. But I think, partially, its because of the subject matter.

I'm not complaining. I'd put it there too and I was a little worried on how it would be received. The thing got sold. And it was fun standing there to see people's reactions: laughter or confusion.

I have two other pieces at the gallery show.

And not only am I referencing Watchmen but also old ads you'd find in comics.

(added March 12)
Also, because I didn't expect for this piece to get so viral, I'd like to give credit where credit is due. Some panels (especially panel 4) I "inked" from the original Gibbons work. Some, I copied by eye. Some, a combination (in panel 3 its the same pose for the Comedian, but different costume).

The joke wouldn't be as clear if I didn't "ink" Mr. Gibbon's fine work.

And since I made money on this and I am not a thief, I will share the meager 150 bucks I made on this piece with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ONLY in the form of a meal on me, or perhaps some drinks, or maybe pie.

yes... a fruit pie.

Labels: Alan Moore, Art, comics, my work, Watchmen

PHYSICAL NOSTALGIA

@ MELT GALLERY

7522 Sunset Blvd, L.A., CA, 90046

323.851.7223

March 7 – 22, 2009

Artist’s Reception Saturday, March 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

The Melt Gallery at Meltdown is proud to present PHYSICAL NOSTALGIA, A group art showing that will serve as an examination of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s graphic novel WATCHMEN and how the themes and images contained therein have permeated pop art culture.

An artist’s reception party will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and is sponsored by Asahi beer.

Curator Marz Richards says, “PHYSICAL NOSTALGIA will exhibit a wild variety of art styles and media to present facets of this seminal work that will be lost as WATCHMEN transitions from the page to the silver screen. Now is the last moment for the knot-tops and grizzled vigilantes of art to stand up and show us what WATCHMEN means to them as the last five minutes of the doomsday clock tick away.”

Exhibiting artists include Eldon Asp, Steven Daily, Howard Hallis, Mack Hill, Jim Mahfood aka FOOD ONE, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Jeret Ochi, Osgood Perkins, Raymond Persi, Renfield, Fill Marc Sagadraca, Christopher Stangl, Elan Trinidad and Gustavo Garcia Vaca with items from the private collections of John Cogan and David Mandel.

The show will continue in exhibition from March 7 until Saturday, March 22 at the Melt Gallery.

www.meltcomics.com

Labels: Alan Moore, Art, comics, events, my work, Watchmen

So I saw my cousin Saturday, and I haven't seen her for years, but she's been doing some really interesting work.



Like growing your own vaginal cells to create art. Its creepy and cool, and does what conceptual art is supposed to do.

So check out my cousin, Julia Reodica's, work at phoresis.org

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I'm probably inviting something I could do without by posting this. So I'm not going to criticize the subject matter of Holy Comics!

I will, however, criticize the artists' limited understanding of human anatomy. Stringy arms. Stiff pose. Has he ever spent hours just looking at fabric? How it flows and dances with a slight breeze How its slavishly married to the forces gravity? The body looks flat. The waist is so thin. He could use a figure drawing class or two.

Also, the stroke around the "The Most Marvelous Mortal Man" is much too thick. I would stick with all caps. The logo in itself is pretty clever. But I think it could use a 3D element like Steranko's X-men logo.

I don't understand the cast shadow in front of Captain Miracle. Is there another Captain Miracle standing in front of him? And cast shadows are rarely that dark unless there's a powerful spotlight that's so hot, all the color would be washed out on the figure. Cast shadows usually fade off under usual lighting conditions.

Labels: Art, comics, religion, review

I've been giving you "cute weird" lately. We need crazy Eastern European weird.

Labels: animation, Art, artists, puppets, video

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I know, I'll blog something smart. This is sort of an amendment to an old blog from my old myspace blog.

LIFE AS ART

In Buddhism and Hinduism, you are told that reality is an illusion. In Taoism, reality is like a dream. In Gnosticism, you are told that reality is a creation by a misguided deity. These are all very similar views. The basic idea is that this reality that we find ourselves in isn't all there is. And of course, all the sages of these traditions had a biased point of view. The Taoist sages were dreamers of sort. The Gnostics came from an oppressive empire. Hinduism and Buddhism were coming out of an older religious system.

I am in no way any sort of sage, by the way. I'm just someone who likes to doodle.

But my approach to viewing reality is more like that of a piece of art. It's very constructed. In some way, it's sort of predictable. It's not GREAT art, but it's art none the less. It's enjoyable.

Everything one does on the canvas is part of this cosmic play, dharma, circle of life, system, or dream.

Everyone is sort of a piece of art. They play their role. They live their life. Eatting is an art. Sleeping is an art. Making love is an art.

For example, my ego is a constant performance. The way I dress says something about my place in this world. The color of my skin says something about my heritage. The way I speak, the way I walk, what I choose to do in my spare time.

Now the thing about Art is that it is essentially a form of communication, even if what you're communicating has no words to convey. For example, when R. Mutt, aka Marcel DuChamp decided to put a urinal on a pedestal, he created art.

In my view point of life, this essay puts a frame around the world, and now it is art.

A photograph of the planet Earth is art. But not the planet Earth. Well, how about we take out the middleman? Look how beautifully constructed the world is. Either crafted by Deity or by probability.

And the thing is, if you realize that your life is Art, things don't anger you so much. It is just something that is fabricated.

Labels: Art, Lessons in Cartooning, Life, philosophy