Photo by @Joey_Hudy
My artwork was featured by Zazzle at their Maker Faire booth. Attendees were invited to finish paint-by-number artwork from Bay Area artists like me and Ben Walker. My artwork featured a robotic goat piloted by a real goat. Big thanks to Manifold for putting the whole thing together.
Art provocateurs Monochrom buried me and several other brave patrons as part of their 20th anniversary closing exhibition at MUSA gallery.
The exhibition featured several dioramas that recreate different happenings and events of historic importance to Monochrom. The casket is a recurring piece that has traveled the world, appearing at the sex and culture summit in San Francisco, "Arse Elecktronica". For that event, partners were allowed to be buried together. Monochrom co-founder Johannes Grenzfurthner explains that it's about recreating the sensationalism and mythos around the possibility of being buried alive. "It's an experience. Americans love experiences."
Getting to work on some stuff after a 13+ hour trip to Vienna. This is my make-shift studio on my friend's kitchen counter.
On Saturday, May 27th I'll be attending the closing night of monochrom's 20th anniversary exhibition at MUSA in Vienna. I created a portrait of Johannes Grenzfurthner and Franz Ablinger, the founders of monochrom and it will be great to see the artwork in person at the gallery. Also, there will be a performance art piece in which I will be buried alive with other brave volunteers.
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From May 10th-20th, I'll be a visiting artist in the small village of Anger, Styria, smack-dab in the middle of Austria. This is the third installment of their KOMM.ST "New Art - Old Places", in which modern artists are invited to create works in an old-world setting. For my residency, I'll be creating a mural on bridge pilons at the entrance to the village. My concept is to pay tribute to pioneering astronomer/mathematician Johannes Kepler and his semi-fictional description of the Moon, "The Somnium". Kepler studied and taught in Styria at Graz in the late 1500s-early 1600s where he dreamed up his story of beings from the Moon that could be summoned to Earth and subsequently transport humans with them back to the lunar surface. His story, in manuscript form known as "Lunar Geography", is considered the first published science fiction and caused problems for Kepler throughout his life with the Church and a populace of superstitious witch-burning villagers.
Here are some of the sketches and plans for my mural in Anger. I'm excited to get started!
Carl Sagan best described the plight of Johannes Kepler in this segment from "Cosmos.
Head due north to Seattle, Washington for The Tentacles show on Saturday May 4th! Ltd. Gallery is hosting this impressive collection of artwork curated by Bonnie "May the 4th be with you." Burton. Come see my latest work, "The Madame" in person.
I'll be exhibiting again this year at the annual Robogames competition in San Mateo, CA. Find me in Artist Alley, just outside the wildly popular Combots battle arena. I'll have robot related artwork and lots of other things too. Hope to see you there. Here's Laughing Squid's great write-up on the event.
"The Madame" was created specifically for an upcoming tentacles-themed art event at Ltd. Gallery in Seattle, WA. The show features a myriad of pop-culture influenced artists and is curated by Bonnie Burton. My piece is inspired by black velvet pin-up girl art, black-light poster art, and the tireless work of Jacque Cousteau. 12x18" prints of the image are available right now at the Prints section of my website or directly below this post.
Here are some process shots of "The Madame".
Pencil/Ink sketches on paper.
Ink drawing on bristol board.
Basic vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Detailing in Manga Studio and Photoshop.
Ready to frame with edge-to-edge black background. Each print is signed in blue pencil.
These two paintings were for for a group show at Fabric8 Gallery called "Hot Fudge". The 2011 exhibition featured works created on the loose theme of sweetness. In addition to "Chocolate" and "Vanilla", there was a "Strawberry" but that little sweetie is long gone. You can find these pieces for sale in the Originals section of my Store, or just add them to your cart from below!
Here's another original work from the archives. This one was for MaxToyCo's Toy Karma show at Rotofugi Gallery. It went unsold there, sadly, but now's your chance to hang it in your home. Eyezon, attack!
Take of piece of The Daily Slimer home with you with this one-of-a-kind gouache painting. It's got a bright magenta background and is already framed. Slime your wall with a sinister spectre! $200!
