I made a little collage kit. It comes with glue, scissors, images and words. I'm happy to say that it will be for sale at Art Metropole for Gifts By Artists.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
BRING ME THE WORLD BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BRING MYSELF TO IT
I normally wouldn't do this because I like to pretend to be mysterious, but I feel compelled to share my day. It was a normal and simple day.
I have a sore throat. Laura and I did laundry in the morning. I am preparing a multiple of Fantastical Geographic STORMY WEATHER COLLAGE KITS for Christmas sales. So, there's been a lot of scissors and National Geographics. My most favorite thing ever is simultaneously reading articles as I destroy them, and then creating new stories from the words I've cut out. Here are some samples of collected words today.
struggles to conjure the pomp of a hundred
Mark Smith lit a cigarette as he leaned
rolling dough with a bourbon bottle for a fresh batch of sticky buns
At Jimmy'z, a glass of champagne costs $40
Most valley's are long and gentle
"yeah, I have to," he said
Chili Bob, who was named after a memorable pot of chili he once made for his friends, lives in a trailer
inside the tent the girl died beside her
this bridge for his soul
furs, amber, honey, wax, weapons,
and embossed with pigeon droppings
"same old trees," said Glenn
The articles that I was reading/destroying were about a bunch of people who live in the desert towns, Monaco: a special place where only rich people live, an American river-town full of booming industry and history, and an article about the Vikings and the places where they travelled. This way of making poems is so special to me, I can hardly even properly convey it to you. You should ask me about it. To put it simply: it's like an article contains a special and truer meaning, and it's my task to cut it out of the paper that it's on.
Laura and I went to the art supply store, the video store and we got take-out fish and chips and pop. I rented some old movies. I tend towards old movies, but last night while watching The Magnificent Ambersons I spent a lot of time looking at the sets and backgrounds. Wow!
Today in my findings I found a paragraph and picture of a fire that's been burning underground for 23 years in an abandoned coal mine. It was discovered by a 12 year old boy who fell down a hole. Everyone who lives in the area is worried that their house will burn down on any day, but they keep living there.
PORTRAITS
My brother draws portraits and I think they're really good so I'm putting them here.
Jay Leno as a beef patty
The Joker
Britney Spears
Stephen Speilburg
a self portrait
cary grant
This one is James Cameron and he did a funny interview with him that you can read. http://tomdhenry.blogspot.com/
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
THIS IS HAPPENING
I have a video in a screening at Double Double Land this Saturday. All the videos in this show were a part of a group show called Peripheral Redundance at DeLeon White Gallery in September.
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In this show there is a very goofy and revealing video of me singing in the shower.
Here's what I wrote about it:
You sing in the shower because for one reason or another, it feels safe. The sound of gently rushing water obscures all sounds of the outside world, as the curtain creates a highly personal environment. Your voice is accentuated by the tiled bathroom acoustics. A routine hygienic task becomes a glorified moment of transformation and escape. Greatest Hits of the Shower is an experiment in unveiling private realities, performing without an audience and acknowledging the significance of personal meaning.
At DeLeon White Gallery: photo by Xenia Benivolski
I also have a new video screening in a show at GOOD BLOOD BAD BLOOD this Tuesday, November 17th from 6 -10. Thats 13 Kensington. This show is a little bit more exciting for me because there is no footage whatsoever of me singing in the shower. PhewF!
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A VIEW OF THE WEST
My apartment lacks a little bit in the area of scenic viewing. Most windows look out onto other windows of other people. The back porch is somewhat of a letdown in that there is garbage and rats and an endless noise of some kind of machine. However, you can view the sunrise in the East and the sunset in the West, and there's plenty of sky out here. There's also a magical billboard that's half covered by trees. The leafy or naked branches usually obscure the product or service that's being advertised and something magical happens where you get all kinds of special messages delivered to you. Once there was a big heart and a cats face, once there was a lady wearing all purple, once it said BIG DECISIONS? WE CAN HELP, which felt especially meaningful. Once it was just a Big Mac floating against the sunset. Today's message: Meet the Future
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