bye 2009

oh, 2009 you were a good year. 2 big solo shows, in a couple of art mag, sold some big stuff, gave my first "artist" talk (hell they flew out to sf for a day to do that one), got into a book, had a lot of good mnt bike rides, and got my roll!! but, 2010 think its going to a great year.

Honolulu art show

hey, for anyone in Honolulu. i have two paintings up in a group show. it's at the pegge hopper gallery in china town.

bling

one cool thing about being a bike nerd for more than 20 years. you sometimes find parts to didn't remember you had. just slipped a ti american classic seatpost into my globe roll. i love this seatpost! its helps smooth out the ride of any bike i have put it on.just nice little touch of bling.

oh, here a pic of my rides. well most of them, 3 bikes are not at my house right now (hell one not even in this country)

 

there was so much great art, by world famous artist, it was hard to remember to stop and take pics. well, i did get a few good ones.

best bar in miami

it's funny that during a week of super big and fancy art parties, that the one place that everyone goes is the club deuce bar aka "the deuce". even Anthony Bourdain stop in when he did his show in miami. when it comes down to it artist and the people that work in the art biz just want cheap stiff drinks. but one bad thing about the deuce, there is NO bike parking (hell that all of south beach). so, i had to make use of what i could.

george clinton at a random bar.

so, one of the coolest things about art basel week in miami, is the random cool things the are going on. on the big opening night of the for most of the art shows there are always big parties. this year a lot my friends were going to the same party. i "roll" up to the bar/club on my bike, and there are 50 people with $$$ waiting to get in. as i am just about to go back to my dive bar of choice (more about the deuce later), a friend see me in line, and she just grabs my arm. next thing i know i am inside at the bar. there i find an old friend from high school bar-tending. she smiles and just hands me 2 whiskeys. too top all this off, as soon as i turn around George Clinton start playing. the whole night just kept falling into place.

art basel miami

well, its been a week since i got back from art basel in miami. after a month of 14hr studio days, and a week of drinking till 4am just to get up at 10am to talk about art all day. i needed a week off. for those of you that don't know about art basel. it's the biggest art "thing" in north america. is the closest thing the fine art world has to a trade show. it's f****** great! for one week all of downtown miami, and south beach is all about art. there are more than a dozen "fairs" going over the week. art basel miami is the biggest one, and as far as the satellite fairs aqua miami is one of the higher profile ones. so, i was stoked to get a chance to show there.


i have been going down down 5 years know. it's only a 5 hour drive from gainesville to miami, and as i tell all my art friend here "its irresponsible for any artist in fla not to go to art basel!" (you guys know who you are). this was only the second time that i have got to show in miami. this time i got to show with my fellow aleatoric art artist.

what is an aleatoric artist you ask. well here is our mission statement:

MAMA is the Movement of Aleatoric Modern Artists,
the 21st century answer to the early 1900's art
movement known as DADA. Discover a new breed
of contemporary artists and learn about the early
practitioners of the "chance" theory. Employed
throughout history to create unique and compelling
works by artists you know and love, the aleatoric
methods are making a resurgence thanks to the
modern techniques used by a handful of rising stars
who emulate these great artists of the past. Our aim
is to bring together the best of these new aleatoric
artists from around the world and promote the
exchange of ideas, techniques and philosophies
about art and artists in the 21st Century. This page
will inform artists and art lovers of all that is
happening on the international scene with our
featured artists on AleatoricArt.com. Gallery
exhibitions, artist receptions and news and reviews
about ongoing shows will be updated often on this
unique site showcasing the best modern artists from
around the globe.

check out the website. there is a beautiful book as well.

more about my art basel week is coming soon.........

crazy art week in miami

i have lots of good pics and stories from my crazy week at art basel miami. but lets start with 2 vids i took with my iphone. 1st is me in south beach sat night traffic (beating friends to the party after dinner by 20mins). 2nd is riding back from a at the beach in key west.
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think i like the key west pace all little more.

bike lanes

i ride over the williamsburg bridge all the time when i am in nyc. there should be a bike lane there!

well, i know i have been slacking on the blog, but it's because of a deadline i was surprised with right before Halloween. i made 9 new paintings in one month. but the chance to show my work at the aqua wynwood art fair in miami (during art basel week) is to good to pass up for a normal sleep schedule. started off just making my panels out of alum, and its true, you can never have enough clamps! then it becomes hard to tell if i am making art or just a big mess. once the images are on the panels, it becomes all about layers of clear and color.




















































i am happy with the work. the screen i made turned our great! now its time to set up the show in miami. i brought my roll down, so lots of good pics to come!