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NICK AT NITE !!

NICK KUSZYK - 'High Density Ritualscape #2', painting on panel,
14 x 11 in. ($2,400).

NICK KUSZYK previews 'JAMMER SLAMMER: The Evaluation' - to a small gathering of friends. Friday, March 6, 2009. the show runs thru March 29th.
McCAIG WELLES, BROOKLYN.

before everyone else arrives we get a chance to chat with Nick's good buddy - BOBBY PULEO, whose knowledge about the infrastructure and history of NYC - is impressive. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES,
March 6, 2009

BOBBY PULEO turns out to be a p-r-e-t-t-y good skateboarder. see: clips/areyouavictim !!

there also some great shots of him in action on TRAFFIC SKATEBOARDS outta PHILLY, where is a member of the team. see: TRAFFIC SKATEBOARDS !!

NICK'S college buddy, BRAD BACON, a professional sign painter outta Richmond, VIRGINIA, came to see the show, and help Nick paint in, the big mural on the gallery's back wall. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

NICK - hates !! to have his picture taken, though he slings his own camera around, in front of your face. often enough !! actually we know a few people like that !! don't worry we got him full face, at one point, below !! 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

check out: Nick's site - Rrobots !!

read: the review

Nick's buddy - FROOZ, a documentary filmmaker just graduated from UCLA - came to see the show, and also helped fill-in the big back wall - mural.
'JAMMER SLAMMER',
McCAIG WELLES,
March 6, 2009

the mural on the back wall, NICK KUSZYK put up just for the show. it's painted directly onto the wall - so that means it'll be coming down - and, its a definite sight for contemplation !! so catch it - while you still can !! 'JAMMER SLAMMER',
McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

BRAD BACON in front of the NICK KUSZYK mural. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES,
March 6, 2009

it's the spilling internal 'guts' vs. the hardware that really turns Nick's Robot art on point !! we all know these computer-driven machines - need juice - and, that juice gotta flow - somewhere !! as, fuel in, garbage out ? or what !! esp. strange, as these seem to be primitive, as in early generation - worker robots !! 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES,
March 6, 2009

waste or life-force ? that's the question. re-cycling, repairing or just stealing ?
sure looks organic. maybe . . . it's a futuristic CSI (crime scene investigation) !! detail, NICK KUSZYK wall mural. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

you tell me !! detail, NICK KUSZYK, wall mural. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

detail, doorway, NICK KUSZYK wall mural, 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES,
March 6, 2009

Nick and a friend contemplate the largest, (apart from the mural), and most complex painting in the show. it rests on a small platform attached to the wall. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

NICK KUSZYK, 'Jammer Slammer', ($9,800). apart from the inventiveness of the narratives, and the human-like struggles of this lowly robot clan - we'd have to say color and composition, and well: detail !! - rule !! 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

detail, NICK KUSZYK, 'Jammer Slammer', in the show, which I guess takes its name from this piece - 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

detail, NICK KUSZYK, 'Jammer Slammer'. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

detail, NICK KUSZYK, 'Jammer Slammer', JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

detail, NICK KUSZYK, 'Jammer Slammer'. 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

detail, NICK KUSZYK, 'Jammer Slammer', 'JAMMER SLAMMER',
McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

detail, NICK KUSZYK,
'Jammer Slammer',
'JAMMER SLAMMER',
McCAIG WELLES,
March 6, 2009

"WAR IS HELL, EVEN IF IT IS ROBOTIC" - MARK MAZZETTI, NEW YORK TIMES/FRONT PAGE/WEEK IN REVIEW SECTION, SUNDAY
MARCH 22, 2009.

the main body of the works, were varied in size and price. and arrayed on the wall in rhythms of scale . . NICK KUSZYK, 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

center: NICK KUSZYK, 'High Density Ritualscape #3', ($5,400). 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES.
March 6, 2009

the very small painted canvases, range in price from $20, to $30, to $40, $50 and $60. those with tighter budgets, were picking small assortments - for a couple of hundred bucks. though, let me tell ya, they were having a hard time, nailing down their faves !! if you got your hands on even one, and one of the the smallest - you did good.

NICK KUSZYK, 'JAMMER SLAMMER', McCAIG WELLES, March 6, 2009

the larger piece in the center, paint on panel, is 14 x 11 in. ($2,000). the smaller pieces are approx 2 x 3 in. and are priced pretty much - under $50 bucks.