Debauchery

Debauchery - the ubiquitous and broad theme for a pair of blank canvas shoes, soon to be defiled.  I'm thinking about the concept now, slated to be displayed in Dark World Gallery's next Skate of the Art Show.
The collective work is auctioned for a local charity, and has featured artistic spawn on skateboard decks in the past years.
In the meantime - there is much work to do!  The studio is a mess...

     

     

Art All-State

Breaking artistic bounds in project rooms, filled with young artistic think-tanks. The reults were admirable. More pictures soon.:

The 24th annual Art All State went down last weekend, a gathering/smattering of high school juniors in a communal exploration of installation art. Trippy. The event was well-organized, a symphony of left and right-brained balance. We were well fed, slept in some pretty spartan college dorms, and filled entire studios of the Worcester Art Museum with visceral and challenging artwork. Each team worked with three materials, one of which is a surprise.

We had soda cans, sheets/blankets, and our surprise material were these plastic baby pouches...for lack of a better description. We quickly disected the baby pouches, yielding clear plastic, and strong nylon cords. This array of materials enabled us to take on an engaging concept; that is the Childhood Tent. A fortress of youthful innocence, fabricated entriely out of your mothers fabric. Despite the safety of the fortress - a tentacled monster lurks beyond the plastic windows! Ahhhhh!

New York City

Shipwreck Zombie

Plastic Monsters are Here

This is the Plastic Monster - a horned, lizard like creature that will be available on March 5th, 2011 during the opening of "On Fire and Out Of Control II"
$20 for one Monster - your purchase includes the plastic casted and custom painted sculpture, as well as a unique box with text.
Email me now to reserve yours for pickup on March 5th.
(Presently limited to 20 pieces!) These "toys" are the mascots of the show, and accompany the work nicely.
keenanfc@gmail.com
Enjoy!

EDIT: There are a number of toys left at the gallery!

On Fire, Part II

On Fire and Out of Control II is (sort of) here! Join the community and I on March 5th at Dark World Gallery Worcester, 7-10 P.M.
I'll be spreading these flyers and subsequent postcards with the goal of engaging everyday folks with some art.
I'll see you there -


In the meantime, I have a lot of work to do...



EDIT: We hung the show on Tuesday the 2nd, and some pre-opening coverage is available here and here.
Thanks to the Telegram and Gazette, Worcester Magazine, and Artscope for helping get the word out.

EDIT: The turnout on Saturday night was great, thanks to everyone for the support and kind words. The show is on the walls of the Dark World for the entire month of March.

Toil

I've been involved with a multitude of local events and projects as of late, many of which I covered here. I'm also currently preparing for a March 5th art show!

I had a lot of fun taking on work at the Worcester Art Museum (I helped out at this years hectic First Night Workshop) and trying out some freelance writing for Worcester Magazine.

I also found myself doing a live painting session on the Palladium balcony in November, to the sounds of EPICA below.

Overall; just taking in good music & art. 2011 will be fruitful, and I have announcements to make soon. In the mean-time, here's some new pieces laying around the studio:

"Disparity & Brotherhood", "Harvest Man", and "Nostalgia Speaks"