I have to say the show comming up is one of the ones i've looked forward to the most in a while. Some work we show more complex than others and a more involved introduction is warranted and I have to say I wrote a pretty kick-ass press release (which isn't always he case.)
I thought I would post one of the pieces by Michelle Blade that isn't on the website and that no one else except the 12 loyal readers of this blog will get to see before the show. Michelle is an artist whose work I first caught my eye a couple years ago. She went to grad school in San Francisco last year and the sophistication of her work has developed dramatically . More importantly she's just a sweet person so it's really a pleasure to see her producing really great work. For no reason really I ask her a bunch of random questions (which she gamely answered) to include with the picture so without further ado"
1. You're in an 8x8 stone corridor the prince of darkness or
"Beelzebub" if you prefer, appears before you. What do you do?
I would want to know what he thinks about life, death and capitalism.
2. What snack would you live on if you had to?
I am a huge fan of Doritos Munchie Mix. They are so unhealthy, but
they give it away on jet blue flights and I love them. I probably
wouldn't live long off of those though.
3. Please break what you did yesterday into percentages, misc. should
be no more than 10%
10%- Waking up, drinking coffee in my pajamas, checking some emails,
and loafing around the house.
10% -Riding my bike to the post office and to the party store to buy
a pink heart shaped balloon and a happy birthday sign.
10% -Decorating a tree at a haunted hospital for its birthday, taking
a couple photos, and talking to the security guard.
10% -Riding back to my house to pack a small lunch and catch the bus
to my studio
10% -Riding the bus (the 33), reading (Art and Revolution), listening
to some jams (mostly an awesome old 90's compilation)
10% - Getting to my studio and started working on a large sign to put
on my roof for a Goggle Earth experiment … Chatting with Hanna, my
studio mate…and listening to some more jams
10% -Coffee and chocolate croissant break with a friend at Axis Cafe
10% - Working on my sign a bit more before getting picked up at my
studio and heading home to my cozy house
10% -Hanging out with James and making dinner (peas, orange chicken,
and white rice)
10% -Watching some TV before falling asleep
4.if you could have $200,000 cash OR experience the greatest single
day anyone has ever had experienced which would you choose.
I would take the 200,000. Not because I am money hungry, but because
what would there be to look forward to if you had already experienced
the greatest day/experience ever?
5. If you could taste colors, what would the color blue would taste
like?
I imagine blue tasting very rich, almost decadent. Similar to the way
I imagine velvet tasting.
6. If you could add or retract one new law what would it be?
It would be a tie between legalizing gay marriage and/or implementing
free health care.
always he case.)
To see more of the work from the next show check out http://www.juncgallery.com/main.html