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Holy hot damn! I'm back, people. Don't worry... I wasn't kidnapped by terrorists. After Thanksgiving, I was simultaneously tackled by a flu bug and a mountain of deadlines. Since we last spoke, I've rocked a wedding invitation for two LA friends/collectors, two new comic strips, a piece for Mad Magazine, and 13 new paintings for the four fine art shows I'm in during December. Simply put, life has been fucking insane.
But now that things have slowed a bit, I have time to update the blog. Dig some of my new stuff below!
"Urban Flight" - one of four recent pieces where
I've collaged a sketch onto wood and made a painting out of it
"You Don't Know What The Hell You're Talking About"
- an example of how I've been using a lot more collage, lately
"Donkey Punch" - the boxer pieces just keep getting
curiouser and curiouser.
"Nat Narwhal" - I've been making a series of Animal Alliteration pieces.
It's fun art for all ages, and totally takes me back to Sesame Street and
all the other cool creative learning devices of my childhood.
"Uva Unicorn" - another of the Animal Alliteration pieces.
"John & Jenny's Wedding" *done after the classic Bill Seinkiewicz "Elektra" cover
All the info for the December exhibits is posted on my site, www.hiredmeat.com, along with a bunch more new art. If you're gonna be in The Bay Area between now and mid January, come to San Francisco and check 'em out!
I'm getting a head start on my paintings for 2009, so look for samples of that stuff as we get closer to the year's end.
Happy Holidays,
-Bunker, out.
Hey out there! First and foremost, HELL SHIT YEEEEAAAAAH!!! OBAMA!!! I know there's a still lot of work to be done in the USA. But for the first time in a long while, I feel like Americans are really about to come together and make a concentrated push to turn this ship around... to keep us from launching off that cliff it's felt like we've been driving toward for so damn long.
And talk about true democracy in action. Big ups to everyone who voted yesterday, both the winners and the losers. It's about time we all washed that bad 2000 Presidential Election taste out of our mouths.
On a less political note, thanks to everyone who came and showed myself, Deadbeatsister, Food One, and Scott Morse love during APE weekend in SF. And much gratitude to the people who made it out to the Live Art Party at Space Gallery. I'll be popping photos from the night up here ASAP.
In the meantime, I wanted to let everyone know that I've still got a few copies of "Sender/Receiver" left. It's a super-limited edition (Seriously, I've got about ten copies left!), mini-art book that debuted at APE. It's the next step in my progression of self-published minis, featuring 32-pages of drawings, black & white versions of paintings, commissioned works, and stream-of-consciousness sketch pages. The whole thing comes packaged in a hand-printed, silk-screened manilla envelope. Both the books and envelopes are signed and numbered in editions of 25.
They're $10 each, plus $5 for shipping in the USA. Hit me up to ask about International shipping.
Much love,
-Bunker, out.
Hey yo! I did another Sketch Tuesday at 111 Minna, in downtown SF. I didn't have my camera on me, so there aren't any photos of kids rocking it. But I did bring home 3 of my pieces from the night. I did a fourth, but it sold just as I was packing up. The artwork below is all for sale. I'm asking $50 each, plus $6 for shipping in the US. Hit me up if you're interested.
"Draw." acrylics & on cardboard
"Experience" acrylics, white-out, & ink on paper
Box." acrylics, white-out, & ink on paper
That's all for now. I'm working like a 2-legged ferret, busting out artwork and collaborating with Deadbeatsister, in preparation for The Alternative Press Expo (APE). I'm sure I'll look like a burnt-out toaster oven by next Friday, but it'll be well worth it. I love the smell of print ink and glue sticks in the morning. It smells like... victory.
The horror... the muh'fuckin' horror!
-Bunker, out!
Dig it, kiddies! Here's the black & white version of my flyer for our upcoming APE Live Art Party, along with a "Smoker Study" that's soon-to-become a new Hiredmeat/Deadbeatsister (DeadMeat) apparel design. Rawr!
I'll have the flyer colored and disseminated online in a couple days. Jim Mahfood has also done a design, with colors by Justin Stewart. We'll have printed postcards with both our pieces in the next week, just in time to blast SF with word of the event. If you're in The Bay Area during APE (The Alternative Press Expo) weekend, you should come join us. It's gonna be a night of visual, musical ecstacy!
-Bunker, out.
Chiggety-check yo'self before you wreck yo'self! Dig this collabo-commission by myself and the mystical Food One. It's for my friend, Mikey, aka Zombie Monkey. He's a big fan of the undead.
Hit me up if you'd like to commission me for an original piece of art.
-Bunker, out!
Last Tuesday, I got in on some sketch-madness with a room full of Bay Area artists! It was on like Donkey-Kong! They were playing Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow's "Brainfreeze" thru the sound system, the bar was churning out $3 Dewer's drink specials, and the room was packed with artists sketching, painting, collaging, and having a creatively awesome time. Everyone was encouraged to tack their finished pieces to the wall and try to sell 'em off on the cheap. I was lucky enough to grab the last open table and bust out a couple bangers.
Nate Van Dyke was in the house!
Below is yours truly with my favorite Krull-fan (besides my dear ol' Dad, that is), Skinner. This kid is a riot... super-talented, fun as hell, and an all-around nice guy. Check out his work at www.theartofskinner.com. If you're in SF, you should see the mural he did on the side of Lower Hater (corner of Haight & Steiner). And yes, that's his art on the shirt he's wearing.
Skinner at work. Or is it play?
Two of Skinner's pieces from the evening. See, I wasn't kidding about that Krull thing. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out. Movie's got a cyclops in it, and a dude who can turn into a tiger. That's right, a TIGER. Hell yeah!
These were my contributions to the wall. One is another of my boxers, called "Here Comes The Haymaker." The other is one of my Savage Soldiers, only high-tech, called "Modern-Made Soldier." I still have these for sale, if anyone is interested.
I get the whole "Great Emancipator" thing, but this piece (Ron English's "Abraham Obama") really freaks me out. It's kinda creepy!
Yours in capitalistic democracy, always.
-Bunker, out.
"Urban Flight" - one of four recent pieces where
"You Don't Know What The Hell You're Talking About"
"Donkey Punch" - the boxer pieces just keep getting
"Nat Narwhal" - I've been making a series of Animal Alliteration pieces.
"Uva Unicorn" - another of the Animal Alliteration pieces.
"John & Jenny's Wedding" *done after the classic Bill Seinkiewicz "Elektra" cover
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