RE-PURPOSED, OLD RUSTY SPRAY PAINT CAN / TAKE 2 !!
and, if you can find anything, anything !! anywhere – near as close to that glorious painting – in Miami this weekend / all the power to ya.
TAYLOR McKIMENS. .
just posted this great rendition / of a ‘re-purposed’, spray paint can !! / on IG !!
acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 in.
image via Instagram @taylormckimens
there’s also a great & extensive interview . . with TAYLOR that just popped up, on the OLD PAL . . JOURNAL !!!!
def, check it out: TAYLOR McKIMENS – OLD PAL
lots of great pix, too.
image via: TAYLOR McKIMENS – JOURNAL / OLD PAL
OLD PAL – LOGO
you . . got a great logo – we are putting it out there !!
artlovers is just as much about great graphic design, as it is GREAT ART & catching the mark – on the market / art market.
whatever.
damn, I so much liked what Charlie Finch used to call me – CRACKULA !!
sooooo much better than what Walter Robinson called me, but things being what they are: unfair.
and watered ? Waltered (!!) down.
art lovers – stuck.
we are talking: artnet – golden years 2002-2004.
& A HERE’S A LIL OLE . . . GOLDIE !!
FROM THE ARTLOVERS ARCHIVE – 15 YEARS AGO – SUMMER 2003 !!!!!!
A PRETTY MUCH, STILL PRETTY MUCH UNKNOWN . . . TAYLOR McKIMENS.
with an early one of his ‘hamburger’ paintings – behind him.
KENNY SCHACTER DOWNTOWN POP-UP / JULY 24, 2003
at CAPITAL.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~TAYLOR McKIMENS . . EXUBERANT, RUSTY OLE SPRAY PAINT CAN / plus: GREAT INTERVIEW on OLD PAL !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 4th, 2018, 12:49pm
IN-YOUR-FACE / DIY . . TAKE 2 !!!!
UP-CYCLE . . THOSE RUSTY OLD SPRAY PAINT CANS !!
LOW BROW ARTIQUE
143 CENTRAL AVE, BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN, NY 11221
HRS: WED-FRI 12-8 PM / SAT+SUN 11-7 PM
CLOSED MON +TUES / WINTER
@lowbrow_nyc: “Fucking white people with their arts & crafts…
Now making a bunch of these. For sale in the shop.”
image via Instagram @lowbrow_nyc
only $20 !! a pop !! / & NOT an edition.
damn. I had to get me one !!!
is the friggin’ L train running ?
yes . . it’s Thanksgiving weekend !! Praise the Lord.
I’m on !! Jersey to Bushwick . . in a hard-core heartbeat.
everything is so damn fraught . . today.
bring on the DAMN . . DIY !!!
the more in-your-face, and HOMIER !! the BETTER !!!
radical contrarians unite . .
in a new age of rebel arts & crafts !!!
Red rover, red rover, let the insider / outsiders . . . take over.
right in the heart of still authentic Bushwick – a rebel heart grows.
re-purposed rusty old SPRAY CANS bearing succulents – line one shelf.
a seed grows in . . Brooklyn
a radical ‘graff’ artist & purveyor of Spray paint supplies . . blossoms into a pop-up pocket DIY gardener.
take an old empty spray paint can.
the rusting is accelerated by an immersive water bath, first.
then . . “let them dry. Spray (the interior) with a clear varnish by either 94 or Gold.”
then throw in some dirt, & a baby succulent, and you are good to go.
this one is . . . mine.
best $20 – ever !!!!!
BISHOP.
artist/store owner. entrepreneur and . . gardener.
damn, check out the rows & rows . .
of color tonality on the wall / if that ain’t . . ‘pretty little maids all in a row’ / OG ‘garden’ metaphor !!
I don’t know what is.
oh yeah. somebody on your list, wants this.
so, take that brisk trek over to outer Bushwick,
take that lonely $20 bill in your pocket, and fork it over. no brainer.
or better yet, if you are flush.
pull that dirty, well-worn, w-i-d-e elastic band, off that wad of $20s, or if it’s:
Real-fake Basquiat forger / Alfredo Martinez style $100 bills burning a hole in your pocket /
my sincere advice is: flash the cash,
peel off those greenbacks . . & buy out the store.
def, check out: LOW BROW ARTIQUE
they have other merch, including logo t-shirts, graff-centered artworks, Boundless Brooklyn water tower & billboard kits, ink markers and, hands-dpwn,
. . “the largest aerosol color selection on the east coast.”
to peer upon that wall of cans, is to tremble / every time.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH / logos: LOW BROW ARTIQUE
~LOW BROW ARTIQUE . . RUSTY, OLE SPRAY PAINT CAN / ‘SUCCULENT’ PLANTERS |
Posted in If I had $200, The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 30th, 2018, 10:36am
IN-YOUR-FACE . . .
GLORIOUSLY OVER-THE-TOP, WICKED / BOLD & BEAUTIFUL.
IT’S NOT JUST THE SOCIAL POLITICS BUT, THE ‘VICTORY’.
THE ‘VICTORIOUS’ TRANSCENDING . . of the CULTURE, GENRE & ART HISTORY, that went before.
trampled. done. over.
I dunno, maybe that is .. politics ?
well, it damn well puts art history – in it’s place, anyways.
I’m for anything / but most esp. anything supremely ‘outsider/insider’. heavy with the w-i-t, & flat-out . . inspired.
plus . . it’s FUNCTIONAL.
most of these are already sold-out, so duh, it seems,
I’M not, the lonely & only . . one.
‘CULTURAL RECEPTACLE’ – SOLD OUT !! / was $250 ea.
HAND-MADE by DEVIN TROY STROUTHER / & founder of COLOURED PUBLISHING.
one-of-a-kind . . . NOT AN EDITION !!
‘GLAZED CERAMIC . . THAT FUNCTIONS AS AN ASHTRAY’, 6 x 5-7/8 x 1-1/8 in.
images via . . ‘CERAMICS – COLOURED PUBLISHING’
def, check out: CERAMICS . . COLOURED PUBLISHING
there are still some “PIPES” – LEFT !!
‘CULTURAL INSPIRATION (BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT) #20’
HANDMADE BY DEVIN TROY STROUTHER / ONE-OF-A-KIND / NOT an edition / each one is different.
‘GLAZED CERAMIC SCULPTURE . . THAT FUNCTIONS AS A PIPE’.
4-7/8 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/4 in.
$300.
image via ‘CERAMICS – COLOURED PUBLISHING’
to order, check out: Cultural Inspiration – COLOURED PUBLISHING
DEF, CHECK OUT: COLOURED PUBLISHING, BOOKS, etc
~DEVIN TROY . . COLOURED PUBLISHING / CLAY PIPES & . . . !!! |
Posted in If I had $200, The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 24th, 2018, 10:52am
just by, you know the power of the . . WEB !!
image via Instagram @2briidgesmusicarts
I was struck . . by the resonance of the Black Friday / day after . . THANKSGIVING IG POST
of . . 2 BRIDGES MUSIC ARTS,
so I decided to cruise their website offerings, Lol !!!
EDMUND CARPENTER, ‘Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!’, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972.
top right: ZUNI KATCHINA FIGURE, CIRCA 1950 (!!!!)
see: BOOKS – 2 BRIDGES MUSIC ARTS
is that not . . . MICKEY ?!!!!!
HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY – MICKEY !!
YOU . . should only live to be so old, and influential !!
~MICKEY MOUSE . . as a KATCHINA DOLL ca. 1950 / 2 BRIDGES MUSIC ARTS |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 23rd, 2018, 2:44pm
YEAH !! I GOT ONE !!!
$30 FRIGGING BUCKS !!!
EDITION of 20, signed & numbered.
& HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!
ABE LINCOLN, JR. – ‘BEWARE PILGRIMS BEARING BLANKETS’
hand-pulled serigraph, signed & numbered / Ed. of 20
incl. 1 (one) ‘fucking pilgrims’ sticker & 1 (one) ‘fuck racists’ sticker.
12-1/2 x 16 ins.
suitable for framing
($30)
ORDER YOUR SET TODAY: SHOP – ABE LINCOLN JR
def, CHECK OUT: ABE LINCOLN, JR
~ABE LINCOLN, JR . . ‘BEWARE PILGRIMS BEARING BLANKETS!’ . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 22nd, 2018, 9:38am
‘MUTANT MICKEY ‘ . . . . lol !!!!
just keep putting that GMO/pesticide-laden food on our plates & chemicals in our water / and guess what ?
you, or your grandchildren . . are next !!
just in case, you were wondering, as I was !!
if, the inflatable ‘Mutant Mickey’ was j-u-s-t a concoction on paper, no.
WIZARD SKULL did fabricate it & he’s got the pix – to prove it !!
and, yes !! damn it.
time for JEFF KOONS – to move the hell over.
the 80s are long gone.
Miami: time to replace that over-size condo-ballerina with – a real sign of the times !!
art decorating goes stale, if it’s not updated – every decade or so.
ditto: Brant Foundation / Eli Broad Foundation
& stop being so DAMN STODGEY. this is the art world, dudes.
try to muster at least a tiny bit of . . vision & imagination ??
I wanna see an over-size ‘Mutant Mickey’ out there, pronto / and, not by Urs either.
image via Instagram @wizardskull
WIZARD SKULL COMES TO MOMAPS1, as a life-size . . ‘MUTANT’ MICKEY !!
SEPT 25, 2018
PS: I def think Wizard, you could go commercial with that !!
Halloween 2019 / Walmart – next !!
image via Instagram @wizardskull
WIZARD . . also made a small resin ‘MICKEY’ . . !!
WIZARD SKULL, hand-painted resin figure, ‘Mutant Mouse’, edition of 17.
about 10 left as of Nov 7, signed & numbered. 16.5 cm. x 12 cm. x 6 cm.
available thru > > MOOSEY ART, UK. / mooseyart.co.uk – which is apparently a total trip unto – itself !!
Happy Sunday browsing !!!!
lol: moosey art
& see: WIZARD SKULL- ‘MUTANT MICKEY / moosey art !!
THE LONDON POLICE, ‘Dissected Lad’ . . Moosey ART / PRINT SECTION
give it a few decades . .
lol, this is definitely – where we are heading.
a combo of mutant biology & robot / computer augmentation !!
and, that’s without – even getting into Nano & AI / & Alien Astronaut Ancestor Theory.
~WIZARD SKULL . . the REAL FAKE INFLATABLE MICKEY !! . . . w THE LONDON POLICE on MOOSEY ART |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 18th, 2018, 9:25am
the ROY WADE – ‘MICKEY MINAJ’ piece . . below is only $150 !!!!
and it’s an original – not a print.
HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY, MICKEY !!
MICKEY MOUSE . . made his debut on Nov 18, 1928.
note: even though the press release (quoted below) clearly states work by WIZARD SKULL,
will be featured in the show, his work is on the (supremo) flyer / with no other pieces in the show. but I still think that makes him a very big PART – of the show.
it’s a great image.
lol, Brandon M. Wisecarver, Managing Director of Con Artist Collective writes:
“He was going to be in the show, but got pulled away to be featured in the official show in Australia.’ !! (SUN NOV 19, 2018)
Long Live . . all the Mickeys, mutants, con artists and real fakes . . everywhere !!
ta-ta-talk about . . BRANDING !!
and, yes.
File under: the REAL FAKE !!!
‘UNAUTHORIZED’ – MICKEY !!!!
OPENING PARTY !! FRI NOV 16 / 7 – 11 PM !!
the show runs thru . . NOV 23, 2018
CON ARTIST COLLECTIVE & GALLERY, 119 LUDLOW ST., L.E.S,, NYC, NY 10002
HRS: MON-SAT 11am – 7pm
“JOIN US . . in celebrating 90 years of a cartoon icon with this unauthorized exhibition of artwork featuring the world’s most famous rodent. An open-call to the general public, this show will feature work from collective members like WIZARD SKULL, DEAN MILLIEN, JAUAD BENTAMA, SASHA LOV, and TERRI FROHMAN as well as newcomers making their Con Artists Collective debuts like JASON MALSTROM, EMMANUEL LAFLAMME, SHITHOUSE MOUSE, IKORA and . . more.” !!
~CON ARTIST COLLECTIVE
INFLATABLE MICKEY SUIT by WIZARD SKULL
image via CON ARTIST
ROY WADE -‘MICKEY MINAJ’
looks like colored pencil on paper, maybe 8 x 10 in.
ONLY: $150 & ORIGINAL !!!!!!
image via Instgram @roywade
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&: *check-out* *check-out* *check-out* !!!!
def, check out: WIZARD SKULL / WIZARD$KULL
def, check out: ROY WADE
~’UNAUTHORIZED’ MICKEY . . incl WIZARD SKULL & ROY WADE / CON ARTIST, L.E.S. / OPENS FRI NOV 16 |
Posted in If I had $200, The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 16th, 2018, 4:38pm
NIGO . . just posted this / re: MERCH PRICES
just in case you were wondering . . . ????!!!!!!
not too pricey / not too shabby, either.
just about right.
I mean, a bandana is just . . . $16 !!
image via Instagram @nigo
~NIGO . . just posted this |
Posted in If I had $200, The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 16th, 2018, 12:22pm
HUMAN MADE ORIGINAL RECIPE COLLECTION . . . !!!!!
NIGO . . HUMAN MADE X KFC – POP-UP !!
ONE DAY ONLY !! – FRI NOV 16, 2018 / 11 AM – 6 PM
KFC – 242 E 14th ST, DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN, NYC NY 10003
they say: NIGO !! will be in attendance !!
it’s gonna be a mob scene, I bet !!
image via Instagram @nigo
def, def, MOST DEF, CHECK OUT: NIGO HUMAN MADE X KFC & EVERY LOOK . . on HYPEBEAST !!!!
NIGO / behind the scenes . . NIGO X HUMAN MADE X KFC
video screengrab via Instagram @KFC
LEARN MORE – LISTEN UP !!!!
AMERICANA – RULES !!!!
so, DOES JAPAN !!!!
GRAPHIC ARTS / FOLK ART / BRANDED PRODUCT / BRANDED ART / ART + ILLUSTRATION + FASHION
HIGH ART MEETS LOW ART or . . ‘LOWLY’ ART (!!)
RIGHT DOWN TO THE +++ PERFECTO FONTS / COLOR & COMMERCIAL DESIGN / UTILITY !!!!
NOW, THAT’S WHAT I CALL – A GREAT SOCIAL MEDIA + ART CAMPAIGN.
~NIGO / HUMAN MADE X KFC POP-UP / NYC !! . . TODAY – ONE DAY ONLY !! FRI NOV 16 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 16th, 2018, 10:14am
LETHA WILSON . . has several pieces in a group landscape photography show, ‘LANDED’, & looking . . GOOD !!!
curated by MILLEE TIBBS !!!
‘LANDED’ – CURATED BY MILLEE TIBBS
OPENS FRI NOV 16 / 6:30 – 9 PM
the show runs thru . . DEC 15, 2018
DETROIT DARKROOM, 1111 Bellevue St, Suite 110, Detroit, MI / MICHIGAN 48207
FREE PUBLIC WALK-THROUGH . . . of the exhibit with the curator & artists on FRI NOV 16 at 6:30 PM
with reception to follow.
RSVP – on WEBSITE
LETHA WILSON, ‘Joshua Tree Steel Cut (Slash)’, 2015
C-print, steel. 24 x 20 x 1/2 in.
Image via Instagram @letha.wilson
LETHA WILSON, ‘Diamond Sunset Steel Pipe’, 2015.
archival inkjet print, aluminum & steel. 56 x 56 x 10 in.
image via LETHA WILSON – ARTWORKS
LETHA WILSON . . .
born in Honolulu, Hawaii was raised in Greeley, Colorado / currently lives & works in Brooklyn, NY.
1999-2003 MFA in Combined Media, Hunter College, NY
1994-1998 BFA Syracuse University, NY
see: more & CV / exhibits
LETHA WILSON, ‘SLOTTED SUNSET’, 2015
archival inkjet print, aluminum 72 x 8.3 x 4.1 in.
image via LETHA WILSON – ARTWORKS
check out: LETHA WILSON WEBSITE – ARTWORKS
~LETHA WILSON . . ‘LANDED’, CURATED BY MILLEE TIBBS / DETROIT DARKROOM, DETROIT / OPENS FRI NOV 16 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 15th, 2018, 10:49am
