kosmik pup

extra gum

one thing i really love is discovering the magic and weirdness of things i loved and took for granted as a kid: muppets, peanuts, and gumby. we've all seen the jim henson experimental films, which are totally mindblowing, but here's one by art clokey, the guy who made gumby. i love biographies and documentaries about these guys, digging into their process and life journeys. (in fact i'm reading a charles schulz bio right now that is a total bummer) but i find at this age i'm in at the moment that i'm able to connect in a different way with the artists and their work that seems to be more about a sense of discovery and having fun in the world. and i really wish i could have hung out with art clokey before he passed. look at it:

deep face

fake gang tattoo

the infamous dog-paddler motorcycle gang of northern johnson county


don't tread on me

dawg daze

homewerk

news flash

hey look at this i get to be in this art show with all these amazing people.

A text-themed group show

Park Life Gallery, San Francisco

June 11, 2010 through July 18, 2010

Opening Reception Friday, June 11th 2010. 7 – 10 pm.

This exhibition will showcase work by emerging and established artists who deal with semiotics and whose use of type and language is a reoccurring part of their artistic vernacular. The work in this exhibition will both conceptually driven, purely abstract, or may use type expressionistically.

The artists were selected for their ability in uniting blunt technology with a straightforward and user friendly interface. In this way the show aspires to exhibit work that is very accessible, despite its potential to be either easily digestible or cryptic. The ultimate goal is to bring together a set of contemporary artists, designers, illustrators, and writers and examine how their various approaches contribute to the current state of language art.

The Artists:

Stephanie Brooks
Dana Dart Mclean
Michael Dumontier
Karen Flatow
Neil Farber
Ed Fella
Tom Friel
Jeff Gabel
Jason Jagel
Steve Lambert
Bob Linder
Tucker Nichols
Nigel Peake
Mike Perry
Jason Polan
William Powhida
Nathaniel Russell
Michael Scoggins
Josh Shaddock
David Shrigley
Zoe Strauss
Wendy White