shame.less.

i gave up, gave in, caved in.
popular art culture seems to dictate that in order to validate and legitimize "street art" it is necessary to document the work and then post it on the internet to be worshiped or berated the world wide.
while this is an idea that i still struggle and disagree with i suppose bands want to tour, records want to be distributed, magazine articles want to get published - and i want my shit to be seen by more than just the handful of people who walk past a sticker on a light pole in houston, texas. or poster, stencil, etc in whatever other city i happen to roll through.
so after years of fighting inconsistent internet access, computer illiteracy, personal conflict and reasoning, and factors outside the realm of technology and questionable artistic integrity - i started this blog in february 2007.
because i want proof for both the doubters and the dealers. i want posterity. and i want my ego fellated.
but it didn't take long to realize what legitimate web designers have known long before - that the difficulty doesn't so much lie in creating the site, but in getting people to look at it once it's finished. so just like promotion of the work necessitated a website, the website is now necessitating promotion. and what better way to promote a website than through a more popular website?
welcome myspace.

www.myspace.com/ingivingup

lonely days and wasted nights

can't seem to get my head right past the laughter and the good times








you never know what you might find

scream tradition

as mentioned in the previous post i did a piece for the 'public domain' show at tradition. the theme being classic skateboard graphics re-worked. this is my interpretation of the santa cruz screaming hand. the show opens in westlake village, ca on february 2nd. i'm realistic about the probability of any of the 10 or so readers of this blog going out to the opening, so i'm going ahead and putting the picture up here now.

4 color screen print. acrylic on chipboard 26"x12". numbered edition of 35.
for information on purchase contact:
andrew@shoptradition.com
or
ingivingup@yahoo.com

public domain

andrew just sent me this flier tonight. i had been waiting to mention this show until i had something to post. i'm really excited to be a part of this and to get to show along side the other artists involved. generally i don't like theme shows, but this is pretty cool. if you're in westlake next month check it out.

hiatus on hiatus

took a break from taking a break. but effort still takes effort. stencils are easy enough though.



real bloggers take pictures of their food.

sometimes promises to yourself are the hardest to keep. painted a fucking fence.

out with the old

haven't updated in a while. lack of motivation. lack of effort. nothing new worth mentioning. got caught up and couldn't catch up. finally abandoned the old studio.

somewhere between the things that keep me up and the things that hold me down i found time to shoot photos for some new pieces. think there's a theme developing.

the AW guys have been working real hard to get their new art space/boutique open and are offering me a show. doors are scheduled to open early february. it will be the first chance to show/see the new work i've been laboring on in secret. more info on that as the time comes.

i got nothing..

but will's got this:

new solo show opening december 14th. info at www.domystore.com

sunrise and the city

acting up in morning traffic

abandon sleep

been getting ready for my next solo show. the date is still tentative so i'll post more about that later. i'm keeping most of the new work under wraps until the opening, but here are two for now.

was really excited to get the opportunity to shoot some photos of apnea for a print. numbered edition of 40, acrylic on newsprint 24"x36".
also did a special numbered edition of 6 on 25"x38" 80lb white paper; five of which will be available exclusively through lithium picnic to help with their legal fees.

contact: www.apneatic.com or www.apneaticmedia.com

not such an exciting back story on these. just into organic themes and hooded figures right now. numbered edition of 41, acrylic on newsprint 24"x36".

circles and intellect

received yesterday this flier for the "don't sleep" group show that opened on the 16th at premium goods, featuring nobody i know. i've posted pics from other shows they've done at premium goods in the past. but for the 10 (+/-) out of towners that read this blog and don't know about premium goods, it's a sneaker boutique for all your super limited crazy colored nikes that also hosts outsider and street level group art shows every couple months. i don't know who did the flier, but couldn't help but notice the use of the GIVE UP razor image in the collage. without permission or having my work affiliated with the show in any way. i can't really get down on premium goods because i know the owners have a "curator" for the shows and have little more to do with them than the lending of their walls. but what is especially humorous is the fact that their former, and i assume current, curator - who's work is also featured in this most recent show - told me when they first started toying with this art installation idea that my work was too dark and "apathetic" to ever be shown there. i guess not enough so to keep them from using it to get people to their openings though. but PG is still a cool place to get clown shoes, if that's what you're into.