Fruit Loop Chuck Close Part IV

I recently put the two pieces of Chuch together. Wow, they look great, I am quite pleased. I begun the third piece yesterday, so hopefully before the end of March Chuck will be 3/4ths finished.

These two pieces together are 5 feet by 8 feet.

Binge and Purge

My friend, Noel Heberling, has secured a gallery to curate a show he has titled “Binge and Purge”. Binge and Purge will open on June 22^nd at Magnan Projects in Chelsea, Manhattan (http://www.magnanprojects.com). The show will feature six artists (Audra Graziano, Lai Chung Poon, Kelly Mola, Carlyle Micklus, Joshua Howard, and myself).

Most likely, this show will be the first public display of “Fruit Loop Chuck Close”, so I hope to see all the Crateart fanatics present for the opening. All of these artists are amazing, and this is bound to be a show unlike anything else.

I will present more facts about this show as I get them. Until then, here is an excerpt from the press release by Noel Heberling:

“Each artist in this exhibition binges on a different cultural buffet; work, politics, advertising, gender roles, art history. Whatever it may be, these artists have had too much. Rather than let it destroy them, they've used the experience to fuel the creative process. The images, concepts, or tactics employed by the artists reveal the specific overindulgence that serves as their inspiration. In order to purge themselves properly, they must translate the language of their respective assailants into their own language of art.”

Fruit Loop Chuck Close Part III

To update everyone on the progress of Fruit Loop Chuck Close, I have just completed the second of four pieces. I have taken pictures throughout the creation of this piece and even made some digital film of it being made. I cannot put the film here for everyone to see, but if you are really interested in seeing it I would be happy to send out a disc on WMP (MVI) format. Tomorrow, I will begin the third part of this amazing piece and I am very excited. I am halfway finished now and I cannot wait to put the final canvas up and see the giant Fruit Loop Chuck head take over my studio wall.

The images you are about to see are from not very far away because the piece is still wet (dark spots) which means that it must lay flat. Once the piece dries, I will be removing the grid brackets and hanging it next to the first piece so expect FLCC part IV soon with images of the two pieces together.