talking about the EVIL EYE, or is that, the . . THIRD EYE !!
ADRIAN K . . ‘Fish Foods”
image via Instagram – @adriankart
it’s kind of dopey, but that’s part of its charm – it’s also so totally OFF THE WALL.
we. me & Theo . . . meet ADRIAN K at Grumpy Bert a while back – in fact we bought his ‘Dragon’ series – on red envelopes for Chinese New Year 2016.
~Adrian K . . fish out of water | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 18th, 2016, 12:36pm
@REGELVERK . . in @sm111le cap. / @krasemel graff/artwork on the wall behind him.
@regelverk is putting together the first ever sticker art sticker show – in Sweden. ‘awesome’. there’s . . still time to get your work – in !!
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS !! FROM MALMO, SWEDEN
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – FOR STICKER / PASTE UP – SUBMISSIONS
STICKERFEST – DEADLINE: 10 JULY 2016
SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: J.TJERNGREN – BROBYGATAN 14
21443 MALMO, SWEDEN
here’s a submission of stickers by . . a Swedish artist: gosta_fjortis.
I really like this, though I’m scared when there’s ‘lettering’ in a foreign language, I don’t want to be an idiot and support any beliefs I do not share. or that are nasty, but somehow this feels good vibes . . . ?
here’s hoping.
I like many things about this, here are some: the multi-colored American cowboy ‘bandanna’ imagery, the mid-eastern evil eye, the up-right palm, the cultural smash-up.
I also use ‘cowboy’ bandannas, esp vintage ones – to repair my quilts. they are still so cheap, $1 a pop – in a 99 cent store. and, still 100% cotton.
100% American.
all images via Instagram – @regelverk
~REGELVERK . . STICKER FEST, MALMO, SWEDEN / sm111le, krasemel , gosta_fjortis | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 17th, 2016, 3:48pm
regelverk’s sticker art . . arranged (though he probably doesn’t know it) in an early American piecework quilt . . pattern / lay-out. I don’t remember how I exactly stumbled upon regelverk’s Instagram feed.
but I do know . . the patterning of his hand-drawn sticker presentation – is what instantly attracted me, myself being a deep lone wolf believer – in early American quilts, with quite a large personal collection – running in age from the recent to the very colonial, and all in various states of condition, from well-worn but preserved, to excellent condition – to the ultra raggedy. I have also studied quilt patterns & their lore for many, many decades by now.
some people have pigeons, I have quilts. my most favorite thing to do – is to hand-stitch and repair thesequilts. esp the most raggedy. .
as well, the warm vibrant colors in the regelverk sticker art – also resonated with my quuilt. they echo the simple but rich hued home dyes of long ago fabrics. as well as the wood block printed & stenciled textiles that evolved.
I always think . . it must have something to with being the outsider, the ‘Montrealaise’ Canadienne . . coming to America. and esp finding my inspiration in the North East Kingdom. we didn’t have a tradition of quilts in Old Montreal, we had . . furs.
kind of like ‘The Revenant’ – the film.
this lay-out would be . . a very early & simple patchwork pattern, called: Postage Stamp.
sticker. sticker on the . . tape roll. the essence of ‘piece’ work.
if you follow my quilt work, you know this is how I like to photograph my repairs, laid out on the floor like this, rather than on a bed.
the better to see the ‘plastic’ formality.
I also use many, many patches, both old, archival pieces I’ve found over the years – as well as patches made by contemporary artists, and ribbons, too. to make the repairs, so … this really rocks for me.
as well I like bold, graphic design, that is open to many interpretations.
I’m talking about .. the Finger, lol.
all images via Instagram – @regelverk
~REGELVERK . . STICKER ART – in EARLY AMERICAN QUILT / FORMATION !! | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 17th, 2016, 2:50pm
JENS REGLER TTT aka regleverk . . .
street artist – based in Malmo, SWEDEN.
@regelverk: “I want to believe.”
image via Instagram – @regelverk
I want to believe, too.
I want to believe . . . in the beauty of the world.
~regelverk . . I want to believe. | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 12th, 2016, 12:40pm
“PHRIENDS PHOREVER” . . . . !!!!!
ABE LINCOLN JR. X PHETUS – LIVE PAINTING COLLABORATION
TODAY – SAT JUNE 11, 2016
WELLING COURT MURAL PROJECT, QUEENS, NYC.
~ABE LINCOLN Jr . . . & PHETUS: LIVE PAINTING TODAY, WELLING COURT, QUEENS | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 11th, 2016, 11:12am
SEAN VEGEZZI, OLMO SCHNABEL, and PARIS VENTURE . . .
at the JIM JOE opening, at THE HOLE, NYC. April 28, 2016.
MERCER TULLIS, ANDREW KASS, and SPENCER TULLIS . . .
JIM JOE opning, THE HOLE, NYC. April 28, 2016.
MERCER TULLIS . . did the awesome, ghostly-realistic pencil line drawing on my copy of the ’34 JOEY’ BOOKLET. Put out last DEC 2015, along with the crew’s short film: WWW.34JOEY.COM – the ad hoc booklet, was a hand-published, DIY limited edition of 40, with each cover a unique drawing by different members of the crew & their friends/collaborators – at the time. it’s kind of a fluid, floating scene. hooray.
very . . born & breed downtown local, Tribeca NYC scene.
tight knit, but fluid. always, right on the – mark.
34JOEY BOOKLETS on display, just outside the 34 Street – Hudson Yards Subway Station, West Side, NYC.
Photo: Dec 12. 2015
ANDREW KASS and SPENCER TULLIS, with the pop-up display of 34JOEY BOOKLETS.
note . . the new building construction – going up behind them !!
Photo: Dec 12, 2015
which meant . . real time / real life – ‘Joeys’ – as construction workers are fondly known as in NYC – were watching the action, but without knowing . . they were indeed – the focus of attention.
Photo: Dec 12, 2015
see: WWW.34JOEY.COM
ALL PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~SEAN VEGEZZI, OLMO SCHNABEL, PARIS VENTURE, MERCER TULLIS, ANDREW KASS & SPENCER TULLIS & even some 34JOEY !! | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 10th, 2016, 12:51pm
up-date: SUN, JUNE 12, 2016 – biggest, mass killing in the USA – homophobic/terrorist.
“The whole narrative of ‘Snow Cab’ is to comment on the commercialization / monetization / ownership at work around us – specifically to do with terror attacks, pain, anxierty, etc.” ~ SEAN VEGEZZI, via email.June 10, 2016.
end – update.
also – last, ok a few . . weekends ago:
NYC-based SEAN VEGEZZI . . launched a new indie book, ‘SNOW CAB’ . .
with LOOSE JOINTS, a cutting edge publishing house and design studio in London, UK.
the launch took place last Thursday, May 27, 2016 – in a suitably vacant, retro-commercial space.
you can just file it under: industrial & raw, urban exploration art !!
this was the flyer for the launch . . .
“SEAN VEGEZZI . . . selected One Crown Court as the location to for his book launch, due to its versatility, clean lines, excellent natural light and interesting floor plate.”
do they mean . . floor plan ?
knowing Sean well, I would also add, that he was most likely attracted as well – to the ‘outsize’ retail dimensions, the now vacant barrenness, and the outmoded interior look – which is actually quite ‘sweet’ meaning slick and scary !! – looking back, with newborn industrial post-modern eyes.
“Classic Sean Vegezzi being a flirt at our Studio with the wet proof of Snow Cab book available next week @offprint.projects.”
image & text via LOOSE JOINTS – @jointsloose
yes, see: OFF PRINT LIBRARY – LONDON 2016
which happens to be . . an ‘avant garde’ art publishing fair – featuring books & items on art, photo, design, music, architecture @PalazzoClerci, Milano & Tate, London.
this is the 2nd edition – and it looks totally happening.
GO, SEAN !!
the book is also available online at LOOSE JOINTS . . .
LOOSE JOINTS is . . . LEWIS CHAPLIN . . & SARAH P-ESPENON.
(with a most minimal style approach, btw)
love their home page !!
super classic.
the SEAN VEGEZZI book . . is currently the 2nd box in from the left – on the top line.
here’s the specific link to the book: SEAN VEGEZZI – SNOW CAB
~SEAN VEGEZZI – LAUNCHES NEW BOOK, SNOW CAB . . LOOSE JOINTS, LONDON ………… UP-DATE: JUNE 12, 2016/2:03 PM | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 9th, 2016, 9:53am
NYC-based DREW MILLER . .
was in a pop-up group show last weekend in SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
ok, so the show is down. damn, blinked and missed it, but the poster is GREAT !!
and looks like the show – was too.
so . . here it is:
see: Common AREA Maintenance – fb
~DREW MILLER, ESSENTIAL SKIMMING . . SEATTLE | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 9th, 2016, 9:32am
ps: that’s SAMMY, on the right.
CHESTER BROWN and SAMMY HARKHAM – IN CONVERSATION
(ART, GOD, MOTHERS, TOM DEVLIN)
AT CAKE, SUNDAY, JUNE 12th at 11:30am
– COFFEE & DONUTS A POSSIBILITY TOO –
CAKECHICAGO.COM
from the artlovers archive:
SAMMY HARKHAM . .
at the ‘KRAMERS ERGOT 7’ book release party, Desert Island, Brooklyn, NY.
DEC 8, 2008.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
the cover of ‘KRAMERS ERGOT – 7’
image: artlovers archive.
lol:
the book listed for $125 – when it first came out in 2008, and there was a lot of bitching back then – about the ‘high’ price . . . even though it was a huge 16 x 21 in. coffee table sized hardcover, a very high quality / full color production . . and an amazingly hard-core, cutting edge, curated anthology – with many, very talented contributors.
it now lists, used . . for $268.99 on amazon.
I believe SAMMY HARKHAM did the cover art.
~CHESTER BROWN & SAMMY HARKHAM, CAKE . . CHICAGO | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 8th, 2016, 11:12am
ANYA DAVIDSON . . . ‘PLANET GLOOM’
“FRONT COVER for a new 14 page riso zine about street harassment, misanthropy & robotics engineering I’m working on for CAKE – printed by MATT DAVIS of PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE PRESS”.
see: ANYA DAVIDSON – tumblr
http://anyaisdead.tumblr.com/
(lol, Anya .. is dead !!)
CAKE – CHICAGO ALTERNATIVE COMICS / is this weekend / JUNE 11 & 12, 2016 / 11am – 6pm
cakechicago.com
from the artlovers archive:
ANYA DAVIDSON . . .
at the (now defunct) BROOKLYN COMICS and GRAPHICS FESTIVAL, Brooklyn, NY.
DEC 3, 2011.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~ANYA DAVIDSON, CAKE . . CHICAGO | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 8th, 2016, 10:23am
