The opening for the 10 Days project was last Friday in Vienna. The projections for the day were cold, foggy, and big.
click the above two images to see them clearer… like I said it was foggy.
This was our secret weapon for projecting, built by the Viennese branch of G.R.L.
The projections wouldn’t have been able to happen without Nicholas. Thanks for busting your ass for this, and we’re all glad you didn’t electrocute yourself trying to set it up.
By the end of the night everything was looking like those bars above.
‘10 Days’ is a study of news headlines taken from the BBC News Online between May 6-15th, 2009.
The painting is acrylic paint on two wooden panels, in total measuring 234×170cm.
The painting was created during a residency at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Austria. Since the process behind the painting is really what the piece is about this time lapse video fills in what seeing the painting alone simply can’t.
I’m happy to be able to finally present the video and have the painting installed outdoors at the MuseumQuartier this Friday, Nov. 20th.
To accompany this we’ll be finding some visible places to project the video around the city leading up to the opening. Keep your eyes open.
Was in Jefferson City, Missouri for the 2009 Art Inside the Park which will open on October 16th. Here’s a video from the 2008 event. Sadly you can see around the 7:00 minute mark how serious ignorance and closed-mindedness by some locals led to all of the murals that were created last year being blasted off the wall. Unbelievable.
Incorporating familiar objects into artwork can sometimes get people to open their minds and take a closer look before deciding to dismiss something or accept it. Also the idea for this year’s show was to create pieces that floated so what better way to combine both of those than use one of the most non-threatening canvases imaginable, paddle boats. For the first one (of four) here’s an egotistical take on the theme of “Man’s Best Friend”.
This Saturday, May 2nd ‘Caligrafia‘ opens at Choque Cultural in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It’s a big group show of some really talented people all working with letters and calligraphy. I’ve got three pieces in there. Wish I could be there to see it myself.
Last Friday my first solo show, “…is what I meant to say” opened up to a steady crowd of visitors here in Brussels. Here are some photos from the installation. All the photos, drawings, mirrors, and the centerpiece sculpture are for sale (and very affordable if I say so myself) at the No New Enemies online shop.
They’re going quickly so check to see if there’s anything that sparks your interest. You can see more photos of the installation on their site too.
(click photos to see larger)
these are the stories
The drawings here might benefit from an explanation. Each one is a headline taken from this past month’s news and rewritten along with their date. As all the news go digital and print newspapers start to fail these hand written headlines make each story, many we quickly forget in order to make room for the new news, resound a bit longer while also making us question the information we’re fed and how it’s fed to us. March 20th: Chimps armed with clubs plunder beehives for honey. True story. You can’t make this shit up.
I’m not going to be updating here as much as I’d like to, just too busy setting up the exhibition. But check out the No New Enemies website for updates about the progress of the show, one week left! And much thanks to everyone who’s written and shown support. Hope to see you there.
