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FILE UNDER: TINY = IMMENSE<\/p>\n

SUBJECT: STICKER ART<\/p>\n

& all of this – that’s been coming up on these pages:
\nNUDITY, BIO-NUDITY, BABIES, MOTHERS, (IN DEPRESSION), HUMAN SURVIVAL, FUTURE FORWARD \/ RATS EATING BABIES, CHILDHOOD gnarly <\/strong>scenarios, and now, sticker art & the scale<\/strong> of things, from the large ZROPRO birds chirping on street murals, to his tiny birds chirping on tiny stickers, and even including a brief run on . . the thirst<\/strong> for all things RETRO & DIY !!<\/p>\n

is leading up to . . . the BIGGEST & BEST – ‘BLUE CHIP’ SHOW OF THE SEASON . . . can you guess ?
\none hint: it’s in Chelsea.
\nposting – next !!<\/p>\n

SO:
\nis a ‘sticker’ . . like a snowflake ?
\neach snowflake is so tiny & individual. each a perfect art work. they fall where they will. the sun is never more beautiful than on a snowy day – after the storm.
\nand yet they . . . cover ground in masses that stops whole cities, these fragile puffs – even kill people.
\nthey are so mini . . nano small, breathes of cold air on their own, but perfectly express: infinite. aggregate. a huge huge concept – infinite. <\/p>\n

so, is a ‘sticker’ . . . like a virus ?
\nand . . in how many ways ?
\nand in how many ways – NOT.<\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO: EPA via daily mail<\/p>\n

the micro . . ‘cannot-be-seen-by’ the naked eye – ZIKA VIRUS.
\nvery small things – can be very distressing, our human babies are being threatened globally – in a very ‘sci-fi’ come-to-life . . scenario.
\nforget the ROBOTS WILL KILL of Blade Runner, tiny microbes will kill. or worse create a sub-human genre – they can feed off of.
\n4,000 and counting.<\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO: via DAILY MAIL<\/p>\n

though I would be willing<\/strong> to bet – it just might be the insecticides<\/strong> they are spraying that is causing the DNA damage.
\nthe super tiny enemy virus microbe using the tiny mosquitoes . . to bring us down ?
\nthe mosquitoes in turn engage the human chemical repellent – response.
\ndamn, they are using our own ARSENAL – against us. <\/p>\n

brilliant. why do we – as a whole overlook the really really tiny ?
\nwhy do we assume that what is super tiny – has no<\/strong> power to think, organize, evolve, destroy, feed. as in build a food chain ?
\njust because we<\/strong> need to carry big brains around, why do we think that’s the only way – to world domination.<\/p>\n

relative ‘scale’: big vs small . . is such an amazing thing to consider. it’s right up there with the concept of . . ‘infinity’. and . . aggregate.
\nfrom the tiny beetle that is destroying our forests, to the Zika virus deforming our babies . .
\nto the nuclear ‘particle’ of the CERN \/ Hadron Collider – Nobel scientists . . to the far flung reaches of the cosmos. and the search for . . microscopic life – coz no big, little green ‘fellows’ seem to be within our range, as of . . yet<\/strong> !!<\/p>\n

and right back – to the digital screen upon whixh you gaze, and all the tiny pixels that make up your incoming photos.
\nno to forget all the varying size formats – that your different ‘devices’ can call up. and how easily we all adapt.<\/p>\n

even these words aggregate, from keystroke, (what a pin drop used to be) – and flow outward – from a tiny pinpoint on a GPS map. in a house. in a room. with a desk. and a computer. <\/p>\n

‘social media’ – is a good example of both:
\n1) the concept of infinity – the mass \/ the web of non-stop information and data, and . .
\n2) the tiny. the infinite millions of individual contributors tapping away on their keyboards & uploading their photos, thoughts and info – all over the globe. and even out in space. <\/p>\n

our whole communication universe is so accessible democratic. and so huge.
\nand it all comes down to the – pixel. the point.
\nthe keyboard stroke. the small finger tip going – tap tap tap. <\/p>\n

and thus, scale.
\nscale in a digital word, is the new . . geometry.<\/p>\n

SCALE<\/strong>, or the size of things . .
\nis really important to artists, and graphic designers, (and let’s keep things simple and NOT get into music.) the size<\/strong> of the things you draw or paint, the focus & the pattern & the volume of the details, the brush stroke, whether on an 8 x 10 inch paper or on a large 8 x 10 foot street mural scale is the first ‘stop’. the first thing that needs to be considered. a tiny plastic anime figure on my desk – or a giant KAWS sculpture in an outdoor park – SCALE is the absolute basic – that every artist has to consider, and work with. from fonts to 3D hatch work – from early cave men to contemporary large projected CGI.
\nin a word: scale<\/strong> is . . an infinite topic in & of . . itself. <\/p>\n

artists get this. it’s just one of the tools in their tool box. it’s just a given. Quilters get this – even more. the infinite world of quilt patterns – that never once repeat. even within specific patterns. no two quilts are EVER the same. also: the tiny pieces that make up the patchwork patterns, the tiny stitches that hold those pieces together. the aggregate blanket itself. . no, Quilters do<\/strong> not dismiss the tiny, oh no.
\none stitch gone wrong – can put the whole thing out of kilter. so much so that a mistake – is seen as the ‘hand of God.’ in that – it’s considered prideful to think a human<\/strong> can be perfect. a concept that is universal among all hand skilled-based communities from ancient times, around the globe. including knitters & weavers. <\/p>\n

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\nof course, there have always been stickers<\/strong>, as in retail ‘price’ stickers, ‘star’ for school achievement stickers, opaque labels to cover typos, etc etc. in the 50s they had a big culture of Christmas ‘stickers’ to place on your Xmas card envelopes.
\nback in the early 90s ‘stickers’ – had a big renaissance with books of photographic animal stickers – that you moved into the correct place in the accompanying text. and then, of course . . . ‘Hello Kitty’ hit hard.
\nKate used to collect tiny, colorful & so sweet . . . books of KERROPI stickers !! back in the early 90s.<\/p>\n

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\nKEROPPI STICKER BOOK – COPYRIGHT 1995. Sanrio, produced in Hamburg, Germany.
\nall of 2-1\/4 x 2 inches.
\nand so: sunny side up.
\ndamn, no wonder the Millenniums turned out – they way they did.
\nlol, and NO. I’m not<\/strong> joking.<\/p>\n

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\nSTICKER ART, JAN 2016. collab: ZROPRO \/ @zeroproductivity & @its_mittens
\nimage via Instagram via @zeroproductivity<\/p>\n

so, STICKER ART . . is in a big revival \/ renaissance right now.
\nit seems to make perfect sense, given the ‘fracturing’ of the whole society \/ global community we are entering into, big<\/strong> time.
\nthe digital evolution.
\nas well, technically, computers with their DIY graphics platforms – and DIY home self-printing helps. incredibly, of course. <\/p>\n

also the way we see<\/strong> things now, so ‘birds eye’<\/strong>, from the little circle ‘logos’ & icons<\/strong> of our profiles on Instagram . . to the way way we scroll<\/strong> through small ‘mini’ images – on our phones.<\/p>\n

and the way we do things now, like this blog: you just put it out there.<\/p>\n

it’s like street art – but the ‘walls’ – are the ‘web’.<\/p>\n

brick and mortar walls vs<\/strong> digital walls ?
\nthat’s also a matter of: scale. <\/p>\n

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\nsticker art by REGELVERK
\nimage via Instagram @regelverk<\/p>\n

like bite-sized ‘street art’ . . stickers, they come in very different sizes and . . voices.
\nbut the key is: voices<\/strong>. and, yes . . it’s global.
\nsticker art – the ‘creative’ VIRUS !!<\/p>\n

some are unique, one-of-a-kind hand drawn images, maybe repeated by hand, others are printed, and even die cut. some are stenciled. and so yes, calligraphy<\/strong> is a big<\/strong> thing now too, esp free style \/ hand style.<\/p>\n

some are on ‘found’ labels, USPS – I hear are ideal. and free. others on new, specifically designed permanent sticky back product. eggshell stickers are stickers that can NOT be peeled off like run-of-the-mill . . decals.
\nthey will just fragment and splinter \/ shatter into a million pieces – just like, well: an eggshell. so these are more designed for the street. so people can’t grab them. the best<\/strong> way to collect these is take a photo – and yes, there’s a whole mini sub-culture devoted to just that !!
\nfinding and identifying them. esp on IG \/ Instagram. they travel further on the IG than then do on the street, anyways – and they fit that format perfectly. as witness this page of re-posting. personally I don’t mind seeing them on a utility pole in Brooklyn, but I hate the smart u guys s who slap them on bus shelters. it’s like silence – can be golden. <\/p>\n

also: damn, did SHEPARD FAIREY initiate the calling, with his small square shaped OBEY GIANT paste slaps ?<\/p>\n

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whole, small DIY companies have grown up around this. I guess the question that is next – is when<\/em> are the commercial ‘albums’ . . in which to collect them gonna . . spring up ?<\/p>\n

you can order many different kind of stickers, some are even seasonal<\/strong>, i.e. red Chinese New Year stickers are hot right now . . .<\/p>\n

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\nALERT THE MASSES
\nSTICKERS . . from BlankStickers.bigcartel.com
\n@blank_stickers \/ image via my IG feed screenshot. <\/p>\n

STICKERS.
\nit makes TOTAL SENSE. in a digital world and, ergo . . it’s a ground up . . phenom.<\/p>\n

we live on & via . . social media. everyone can put their voice out there.
\n – everybody<\/strong> can print out, draw on . . scribble, type, stencil, voice their thoughts, and fears and dreams. on stickers. it’s not a huge commitment either. which perfectly suits the IG world.
\nit’s like a huge, collective<\/strong> . . ‘canary in the coal mine’.<\/p>\n

anybody can make their mark on stickers, and disburse them. esp over the web. they make for excellent Instagram posts. but they are also tangible<\/strong>. people collect them and exchange . . they are not<\/strong> all destined for slapping on streets and mailboxes.
\nthey are, in essence the tangible<\/strong> side of social media. little birds<\/strong>, little messages . . that fly & flitter, online – and, offline.
\nnot many things can experience – both<\/strong> lives.<\/p>\n

and they are tiny<\/strong>. individual units – like, well SNOWFLAKES.
\nand they rule.
\nan infinite universe. <\/p>\n

I think it also – works into . . TATTOO CULTURE. putting messages on your skin. expressing individuality. <\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

TRUDIE KAISER . . painting on a Boundless Brooklyn DIY water tower, from the recent Jan 2016 . . ‘TAT IT UP’ exhibit at GRUMPY BERT, in Brooklyn.
\nI think these kind of custom-izable – DIYSMALL<\/strong> cardboard kits . . are an incredibly creative – outgrowth of both street & sticker art. <\/p>\n

plus it gets the art inside, and on platform where it can really be kept safe, appraised, experienced, and maybe help . . the artist make some coin.
\nplus it’s small<\/strong> and easy to keep, and collect.<\/p>\n

like a sticker . . . anyone can make a kit – and paint it.
\nit’s a great ready-made ‘stake-out’ – for your ‘footprint’. just add your voice to the ongoing Babylon. and it’s so fun, and so . . . retro !!
\nit’s very democratic.
\nit’s your<\/em> voice – damn it, speak !!<\/p>\n

plus eventually with tattoos you run out of skin. <\/p>\n

and re: street art – do we really want it stuck up all over the place, no. so from ‘stickers’ to kind of . . 3-D ‘stickers’, si all fine with me.
\nthe key is: SMALL.
\nthe key is: UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE & and infinite. and, c-a-t-c-h-y.
\nlike a virus – just a more creative one.
\nyikes.<\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

virus ?
\ndid somebody say . . VIRUS ?
\na deadly Virus . . . threatening human babies ???<\/p>\n

TRUDIE KAISER, painting on a Boundless Brooklyn water tower kit, Jan 2015 – in ‘TAT IT UP’, GRUMPY BERT, BROOKLYN ($200)
\nCOLLECTION: NANCY SMITH . . . oh yeah !!!<\/p>\n

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\nRWK \/ ROBOTS WILL KILL, sticker – actual size: 2 x 2 in.
\nCOLLECTION: NANCY SMITH \/ gift of the artist.<\/p>\n

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\nNANCY SMITH – ARTLOVERSNEWYORK LOGO. NYC.<\/p>\n

it was adapted from my ‘business card’ in the days when I was a young art student in MONTREAL, the late 70s. I was so counter-culture even back then, I was in an MFA program and it was all about color field<\/strong> painting and AGNES MARTIN !! – so you can just imagine !!
\nrebel, rebel INDIE !!<\/p>\n

it was derived from an HENRI ROUSSEAU image, the early version \/ business card had a galloping horse. I’ve posted it on artlovers, a few times. just recently – on the 2016 New Year’s CRISIS – rant, lol.<\/p>\n

I always thought the horse was a bit dorky – so I deleted it.
\nand then I stopped using it, even altered – because the ‘girl’ was too idealist, but there<\/strong> I go. nothing’s changed !!
\nso – yeah, I could<\/strong> have been a sticker artist !!<\/p>\n

I guess artlovers is kind of a digital sticker – if you really think about it.
\nand, I do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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