Remember last week how I shared the sentiment that everybody should like everybody with the accompanying Warhol print? Well, it seems that the über hip design and decor flash sale site Fab.com read my mind and is offering a gazillion affordable brightly colored prints from this same series! *Please note that Fab.com is membership only so you’ll have to join to view the sales.
Welcome to Wolfgang. Our house finally has a name: Wolfgang Manor. Honestly, my brother and I usually aren’t posed on the couch like this when people stop by to visit. We just did a shoot for a Swatch / POP Magazine collaboration and took a few extra photos with one of the setups.
Passports. My brother decided that he wanted to go to the Olympics (long story) so we showed up at the post office Tuesday morning for passports. My photos look like mug shots. His make him look like a 70s era Journey roadie.
Mall Food. We then stopped at the mall food court because he was hungry. He is always hungry. Always. Then we bought matching gray jeans at Forever 21 (as seen on our motorcycle shot below). Finally, we forgot which parking garage we were at. Four hours of my life I’ll never get back….but it was worth it.
Fool’s Gold. I have the best aunts ever. For Christmas, one gave me a huge gift basket full of candy and miscellaneous treats. The other delivered cashmere socks and gold coins. Wait….are those chocolate inside?!! Short-changed again, Auntie Nubs!
Space Room. Earlier in the week, I joined a pack of snowboarders at the Space Room for good conversations, cheese fries and drinks (be careful, they are strong). Don’t you love the ambience? They decorate it for every holiday.
Jam Time. Afterwards, I kept them company in the basement while they had a jam session. We then watched a documentary on Aliester Crowley. Black magic is always a great way to end the night!
Like Brother, Like Sister. My brother and I went jeans shopping at Forever 21 and came out with the same skinny, shredded gray jeans. We thought it was so funny that we hopped on the back of his motorcycle for photos and threw on our white leather jackets to complete the look.
Paperdolls. I just completed a piece for the upcoming M.I.S.S. Paperdolls show at FIFTY24 Gallery in L.A. The ‘dress’ is affixed with gold nails and lifts to reveal the body underneath.
Until Next Week,
I was recently cleaning off my computer and came across a folder of collages I made back in 2007 as an experiment for Black & White Graphic Insight. Working with your hands opens up your mind to think about design in a completely different way. After sitting in front of the computer for the majority of this year, I am itching to get back into collaging to break up my routine in 2010.
My friend Jay at Nemo HQ made these two awesome Nubby spreads and I thought I’d share. I love seeing how other designers interpret my work. Thanks to Jay’s mad design skills and hard partying ways, there is never a dull moment at the office.
Over the weekend, I was digging through a box in my basement and found two pieces of art from 2007 that were never listed in my online store. Here’s your chance to own a one of a kind piece of artwork for a great price! The backsides of both are labeled, signed, and dated.
Broken & Bionic is 17 x 11 inches and features collage, ink and resin on wood. It is wired, ready to hang and was featured in the Black & White Graphic Insight series. It is available for purchase here.
Mouth With Psychedelic Pill is 17 x 11 inches and features collage, ink and resin on wood. It is wired, ready to hang and was created for a New York-based show in 2007. It is also available for purchase here.
If you have any questions or need more detailed images, please email me at nubby @ nubbytwiglet.com.
Heat of Summer was a quick collage series that I did on hardboard during the summer of 2007. In a way, it was a practice run before committing fully to Modern Baroque.
After the whirlwind that was three solo shows last year, I took six months off but have finally felt the urge to dive back into fine art again. I’m starting a new series next month that will perfectly merge fine art and graphic design more-so than my past work has. Stay tuned.
When putting an art show together, how do you chose which pieces you should put in and how they all go together? I’m having a hard time of it!
When viewing gallery-based art shows, you’ll notice that the featured work is usually grouped together in some manner whether that be by genre, subject, medium or color palette.
A body of work is a collection of pieces that represent an artist’s style or techniques. There tends to be a common characteristic that pulls the work together. As an example, my work is usually collage-based and composed on a bare wood surface with a resin finish.
If you’re interested in seeking gallery representation, most curators will expect that you’ve developed a minimum of 15 to 20 pieces that demonstrate your skill and style, but I usually aim for closer to 30. Sticking to a consistent vision for the entire series may seem contrary to what being an artist is about (i.e. freedom of creativity and expression) but it announces to the art world that you have developed a focus and can carry it out to completion. Also, as you move along, try envisioning how your work will look hanging together.
When you’re starting out, sticking to a specific style may seem boring at first, but if you’re looking for representation, a gallery wants to see consistency. If you get signed and show up with illustrations of women painted with oils one month, screen printed rock posters the next and landscapes in watercolors shortly thereafter, the curator is going to think that you’ve completely lost your mind.
As you develop your style and begin to build a following, people should have a general idea of what to expect as they come back for more of your work. This is not in any way suggesting that all of your work should look the same; that would be boring! Rather, these general guidelines are more of a friendly reminder as you dive into the creative process.
There is no right or wrong answer when considering what order to hang your work, but try to consider contrast or unity. Visualize how you’d like the show to flow from beginning to end and in which order the patron will be viewing it.
Once you’ve hung your work don’t forget to leave room for an artist statement. Most often it is placed at the beginning of the exhibit so that the audience can gain a better understanding of the context behind the work before viewing it on a more detailed scale.
Since fine art is such a personal exploration, the rules aren’t set in stone but rather a general consensus to get you going. And, it should be noted that if you plan to make art for personal pleasure and not for consumption on the gallery circuit, then feel free to throw caution to the wind!
Talk about a blast from the past! I just got an envelope in the mail from the nonprofit arts organization Artworks with a letter and a stack of postcards of one of the works I donated back in 2007 for the Secret Artworks event. My piece was chosen as one of the 100 best out of the thousands of submissions and put into production!
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