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Feb 3rd, 2012

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Today is Friday. (finally)

Bash at The Beach ‘98 (Karl Malone & Diamond Dallas vs. Dennis Rodman & Hollywood Hogan WCW). The purest form of American entertainment is on display folks. There’s even some belt whipping. 

Feb 1st, 2012

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i really love the goons from omfgco, and this shirt is awesome too. 

omfgco:

These were sold out for a spell, but our Goons tee is back in stock and redesigned for 2012! Redrawn and discharge printed big on 100% cotton AA tees right here in Portland, Oregon.

Get yers in Ye Olde Web Shoppe.

Jan 30th, 2012

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Excited about the visiting artists series for this term, we’ve got a tremendous lineup. This week is MATT CONNORS! More info below. (flyers made in collaboration with the one and only Sean Schumacher)

psustudio:

As you’ve probably seen peeking around the corners of buildings on campus, Matt Connors is coming to Portland State this Wednesday!  On February 1st at 7pm, the PSU MFA Studio Lecture Series kicks off the new term in our new location in the Central Auditorium of Shattuck Hall with Matt speaking about his work; then, on Thursday the 2nd at 5pm, Matt’s work will be on view for DARK ROOMS, presented by C-O-O-L ART, in the downstairs gallery of the Art Building.  From the exhibition statement:

The effects of colours are unpredictable. Our architecture is not delicate enough for pure and strong tones. At the Bauhaus, Marcel Breuer attempted to introduce colourful and cheerful furniture into the apartments. The solution he found for my bedroom was surprising. He painted it black. Black is the colour of sleep; the colour that best allows us to forget our memories of reality. I protested that black is, strictly speaking, the colour of death and that I would like to see a little blue, or at least grey-blue, on the ceiling, The architect, however, justified his notion on solid grounds. He said: “Black is the colour of death only when it is painted matt on a rough foundation. Highly polished, on a smooth surface, it does not have a dreary effect. Depending on the angle of the light falling upon it and the colour of the light source, it reflects white or coloured light. The bedroom would certainly not have the effect of a death chamber. It would probably be the best solution for bedrooms as a whole, as dreams could no longer take hold so easily. They, too, would fall asleep.”

He dismissed my wish for a midnight blue ceiling as romantic, youthful ignorance. He was all for polished black. When I returned from a journey, my room was painted black. I laid myself down to sleep, and would have been grateful if a little blue had shimmered above me since, behind the shaded ceiling light, the promised reflections of the painted black were swallowed up in an infinite depth that seemed to reach further than the cosmic dome of the nocturnal skies. My romantic fantasy seemed cruelly dismissed.

In the morning, I grasped my new circumstances. I remembered the comforting effect of the white reflections and found the white bed linen mirrored on the wall and ceiling. I was appalled when i sat up and saw how my God-given body was reflected, swollen and torn asunder - made surreal by the unevenness of the four walls. After this demonstration, I never entered the bedroom again. It was packed full with cases and superfluous household objects. White would have been good enough for that, too.

DARK ROOMS runs through February 24.

Jan 30th, 2012

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The Dunk by Pippen. Great interview with Pip talking about that nasty epic jam he put on ole long armed Ewing. Those were some epic match ups!

Jan 30th, 2012

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In December Jessica Goldfond asked me to contribute to her Things I Love feature. Here are some of those things…

You can see the full feature here (with links and some typos you’ll just have to ignore).

Jan 27th, 2012

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I am so warm, comfy, and feeling ridiculous right now….

theokbb:

Poler Napsacks are HERE! Will and I are so very warm and happy in our new Poler Napsacks! YEAH!!! #campvibes #freelancervibes

Jan 26th, 2012

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Wish I could see this in person! (ps miss you Russell) 

domybooks:

Joshua Saunders on Flickr.

Crip/Blood
Joshua Saunders

Domy Books - Austin
January 14–March 1, 2012

photos by Carling Hale

Jan 24th, 2012

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NEW! DIGITAL! PRINTS! 

Once again the fine folks from Buy Olympia are taking good care of me. I’ve reworked some old pieces and created some new ones that are now shipping as archival inkjet prints. The fancy people call it Giclée, but some dude totally made up that term to make it seem more official. (Which these prints are)

- Still Life No. 2

- Good Vibes

- Work Hard & Eat Lots of Sandwiches

- Still Life No. 1

- Trust Your Gut

- Wack

Jan 24th, 2012

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Grateful that someone else (Ashley!) posted this for me. Thanks to Matt Connors the Memphis Group is all up on my mind as well!

studio-psu:

I’ve just started to do research on the list of things on Matt Connors’ mind right now and immediately came to the Memphis Group. Even with a design background, I somehow had never come across this group of designers and now I’m in love. Maybe it’s because I’m a child of the 80’s and I’m feeling nostalgia or because Postmodernist design is having a resurgence of popularity, who knows. Anyway, I thought I’d do a quick rundown on the group:

The Memphis Group was founded by Ettore Sottsass in 1980 and they designed furniture and architecture that was a combination of Postmodernism, kitsch motifs and gaudy colors. Their unique designs created an interesting mixture between high brown and low brow designs. My favorite quote to describe the work is a “shotgun wedding between Bauhaus and Fisher-Price”. The group created influential work from 1980 - 1987 and during this time the design community’s opinion on them was quite polarized. Some people absolutely loved the freedom and playfulness of their designs while others loathed the gaudiness. 

In preparation for Matt Connor’s visit I’m also having the book he mentioned “Memphis: Research, Experiences, Results, Failures, and Successes of New Design” delivered from the library.

Jan 24th, 2012

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Weird mashup of late 90s Bulls highlights, mostly Rodman, mixed with All Alone by The Gorillaz.

Jan 23rd, 2012

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Finally spent some solid hours in my studio at school. 

willbryantmfa:

Wandering & Wondering - Supposedly humans are equipped with a powerful intellectual capability. I’m not sure if I am ready to test that theory, but this new grouping of work is documenting the process of discovery.

It is also starting an internal dialogue, a dialogue between the individual pieces, and explores the role of curator by incorporating pieces from my friend’s collaborative zine (Anthony Zinonos x WAFA). I’m interested in seeing how different mediums interact with type driven pieces and what connections are made between the content. The display style is deliberately crude, but in a gallery setting would only slightly be modified by framing some of the elements.

The line drawings were created with a limited colored pencil palette that’s intentionally primitive with a loose reference to the google tool. You know, the internet search engine. Anyways, by listening to music and flowing with the vibe I’m creating these drawings and trying to reduce abstract ideas and feelings to simple forms. I aim to keep drawing in this method until I have a pile of them to sift through. 

note: not sure how I ended up with so many chairs. 

Jan 20th, 2012

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Brian DeGraw is a visual artist (Whitney Biennial 2008, James Fuentes 2011) and musician (plays electronics in Gang Gang Dance) that has an incredible energy to his work. There’s a strong tribal influence and visually he isn’t limited by a particular medium. 

Recently he performed an hour long dj set at WFMU, and you can stream it out over on mudd up! It’s going to be my studio companion over the weekend. 

(Source: willbryantmfa)

Jan 19th, 2012

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LA folks, go check out this beautiful shop! They’ve got some of my work and should be getting some more. Even better, they carry ole Ashkahn’s stuff. 

hemingwayandpickett:

Fun new print by Will Bryant picked up in Portland.

Jan 16th, 2012

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great photoset of David Byrne and The Talking Heads.

[ via youmightfindyourself ]

Jan 16th, 2012

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Mr. Powers is so good. 

via jenbee:

1) Pick Yourself Up

2) Dust Yourself Off

3) REPEAT

Until darkness.

(I <3 Steve Powers.)