law of falling bodies

artists get paid for art - breaking news

South Park artists Matt Stone & Trey Parker managed to strong arm VIACOM - my brother would die again if he heard this one>>> from the new york times::: "The contract creates a new digital hub for all things “South Park” and also brings Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker half of the ad revenue their show generates. Historically, that kind of revenue sharing goes entirely against the principles of Hollywood."

My messiest fuck-ups in my early foray into art (and dating) was to commit to work without drawing up a contract that I created myself at least in part.  And holy shit did these guys prove it works.

HooRAY!  Seriously, guys. hooraaaay!
link here for NYT article

blogging woes

so i've republished the site & lost just about every image inserted into entries----
i'l post a few from the archives to make this art site a bit more, um, visual, seeing how, sorry to pun, but as this is a visual format, i shall go forth and post some images.

here's one.  trying to figure out a way to haul this painting to my place in brooklyn from chicago.

Comic Book Panels - First public showing of Artist LARS LARSEN!!

When I first started at University of Kansas about ten years ago I learned, as the other incoming freshman learned, that Lars was the top illustrator in the school.  I wondered who this really tall guy with the Doctor Who scarf on was - and how the hell he came up with the deranged shit he churned out, primarily during classes instead of note taking or listening. 

He was best friends with this other scary ass punk rock guy from an Iowa farm, connected by comics, horror, punk rock and metal.  I married the best friend. 

I ran into Lars who stopped in at our fire sale before we moved to NYC last week and learned he still illustrates his bizarro shit, but rather than during lectures he has the opportunity during business meetings.  Here are four panels he's created specifically for the CHARCOLL show on October 12 -
the gallery of forking paths

   

Kinara Indian Restaurant

Just up the street from my new place is an Indian restaurant that serves their menu 1/2 price from 12-4pm.  It's good.  I went on a heat-advisory day, the day the tornado hit Brooklyn, so not many were about.  It was fucking foul outside.  There were a few intrepid heat travelers there and a very over heated server who looked like he might run into traffic at any moment.  He seemed surly at first but was fine at serving, and I'd have been WAY surlier if I were working in a half price environment.   6 bucks for lunch with a samosa appetizer, which comes with two giant samosas on a half / half bed of tamarind and cilantro-mint sauces.  I got the black lentils as the main course. I tipped based on the full price bill, but guessing from the elated response of the server this practice is rare.

I know already that they deliver and think i may end up eating there a whole lot.

Check it out - UNDER 7 DOLLARS - park slope
Kinara Indian Restaurant

473 5th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 499-3777

 

i finally got a place in brooklyn

It's been 110 melting cement degrees in manhattan and the two hour commute back and forth from my sister's & brian's, (the guy who owes me a fucking robot,) new place in new brunswick, nj, is about to come to a gloriously time saving end.  I'll miss hanging out in a back yard here - though in the new place we do have a fire escape out the bathroom opening out to the crowded interior space buttressed by close set cement and failing brick buildings, mainly store-backs, overlooking the top strata of settling detritus collecting in the ground level walled in patch of pavement.  Prospect park is pretty close by, though, and it's nice and it's huge.

Zsofia Otvos & Lara Rivera will be putting together the CHARCOLL shows this fall. 
So far we have two:::::: pilsen art walk :: sept 29-30 & oct 1 - at 818 w. 18th street,
and the Gallery of Forking Paths :: Friday, Oct 12th Opening Reception for Cultural Center's Chicago Artists' Month 6-10pm- also at 818 w. 18th street