{"id":8595,"date":"2011-12-07T13:25:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T18:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=8595"},"modified":"2011-12-08T10:08:51","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T15:08:51","slug":"james-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2011\/12\/07\/james-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"~JAMES MOORE . . . MAGIC MUSHROOMS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nillustrator, painter, sculptor and installation artist . . . JAMES MOORE at the 3rd annual BROOKLYN COMICS and GRAPHICS FESTIVAL, DEC 3, 2011<\/p>\n

FILE UNDER: the table of the three wizards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

JAMES MOORE<\/strong> was seated at a 3 man indie table, which quickly morphed into my fave. at the table, situated in the downstairs level, after a few twists and turns – you found James Moore displaying his goods on the left. at the center you found VICTOR KERLOW<\/strong>, and on the other side of Victor, at the table’s right – was J.T. YOST<\/strong> !! <\/p>\n

if you know the names – then you can already grasp the leap !!<\/p>\n

without wanting to get into any trouble here – I guess you could say Victor<\/strong> at the center – was the centerist. His work had a combination of drawing and narrative. His narrative was self-centered, in that it was all about inspired musings on his life in general, life in general, thinking and thought , and . . . girls. or the ultimate life force !! His calm but evocative graphics were part and parcel of his narrative, his story.
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\nJames Moore<\/strong> at the left of the table. well, he was coming from as far out of left field as a comic book artist could – his solely graphic, make that pictorial <\/em> work, i.e. no text – though often with some great calligraphy flourishes . . . stemming more from an art world stance, than a publishing venture, even a small indie one. he would be making multiples – but they would be stickers, as opposed to small edition books. he still told stories, but they were literally wordless ones, totally dependent on illustration, and illustrative manipulation.<\/p>\n

well, the event does<\/em> bill itself as: the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics<\/em> (!!) Fest.
\nthough I don’t recall too many – graphics per se – exhibitors ? and, in fact I think James would rather be defined as an artist – as opposed to a graphics person, and he would be right. well maybe they . . that would be graphic designers . . . were the BIG unseen elephant in the house. all those books, and posters – many of them were made with the generous helping hand of many a talented, and often unaccredited . . . graphic designer – bet on it !! <\/p>\n

James would be more likely to explode into an elaborate window installation, as he did recently at DESERT ISLAND or a bonafide art gallery exhibit, then he would be to produce a book. . . unless it might be a collection of his works, ha. <\/p>\n

you just have to trip out on his – website \/ JAMESELLIOTTMOORE.COM <\/a> – to get a sense for his wordless, creative, explosive dimensionality. the word: magic comes to mind. and so does sci fi – in the terms of where the planet, also known as our home – is heading. <\/p>\n

J.T. Yost<\/strong>, who was on the right, on the other hand – is the conservative of the group – he comes straight out of the legacy of CHARLES SCHULZ. Charlie Brown and throw a bone to Bart Simpson. a post on his work . . . comes up next. <\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – detail of the fold-up . . . or is that fold-out ? PAPER Spaceship poster that he did, and which he is holding in the photo at the top.<\/p>\n

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\nthis is what it looks like – folded down.<\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE poster.
\nyou should check around, play around his website to see – what digital magic he did to this. <\/p>\n

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\nhe had one of the best cards, from an art world, even folk art world, point of view – yes, it did strike me in fact, as being more of a stand-alone art object. a cut-out art object, rather than a business card. <\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE, his acorn ‘business’ cards – nice, dancing line quality on the front, enchanting calligraphy, his web contact – on the back.
\nthat’s what I mean by magic. Lord of the Rings . . . meet the web biz.<\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – big mushroom – sticker. <\/p>\n

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\nTAYLOR McKIMENS and JAMES MOORE.
\nby chance, as if to emphasize Moore’s art world background and ambitions – just then, in strolled Taylor McKimens – the biggest contemporary artist to be found at this Saturday afternoon in Williamsburg fest. what, not in Miami, Taylor ? Taylor McKimens is one of the few contemporary, as in cutting edge, artists to successfully straddle the art world, with one big foot dipping, make that dripping ? – into the comics world. <\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – acorn card.<\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – reverse acorn card.<\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – mushroom sticker.<\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – ‘stem re-birth’ – off his website.<\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – the magic of digital.<\/p>\n

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\nJAMES MOORE – a view of his DESERT ISLAND window installation\/sculpture – from his website. see more views: desert island window<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH \/ unless otherwise noted as from James Moore website.
\np.s. sorry for the thin blue line in some of the pix – luck of the Irish, not !! my camera broke down – right then & there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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