DANK Video 010 | Three Gorillas | Music by WHITE ARROWS

Monday, November 29th, 2010



(having trouble viewing the above video? go here)

An experiment with latex paint…

MUSIC IN THE VIDEO
Coming Or Going (RAC Mix)
ARTIST: White Arrows
ALBUM: Coming Or Going (RAC Mix) Single
SONG: Coming Or Going (RAC Mix)

A few months ago my friend Creeping Elm introduced to the tunes of the WHITE ARROWS and they’ve been echoing off my studio walls ever since. Originating in NY and now calling LA home, this is definitely a band I’m looking forward to checking out once I get back to Socal. The song in the video, “Coming Or Going (RAC Mix)”, along with the rest of the White Arrows discography is available on their website here. The White Arrows can also be found in the following places: http://www.myspace.com/whitearrows
http://twitter.com/whitearrows
http://www.facebook.com/whitearrows

ART IN THE VIDEO
The three gorilla paintings were inspired by a stencil I made about a month ago. Rather than just letting the beast live out on the streets of Buenos Aires, I thought I’d domesticate him and let him live on indoor walls.

THREE GORILLAS
15″ x 20″ (38cm x 51cm)
Latex paint on wood panel
2010

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Madly

Madly

Madly

COMMISSION PAINTING | Ape Flyer

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010


Ape Flyer

APE FLYER
15″ x 15″ (38cm x 38cm)
Acrylic and Argentine newsprint on wood panel
2010

Above: A recent commission piece for a pilot friend of mine over at Jet Blue. This painting is based loosely off of one of my previous paintings, Big World, the first painting I completed after moving to Argentina.

PAINTING | Boombox Pilot

Friday, November 12th, 2010


Madly

BOOMBOX PILOT
28″ x 37″ (71cm x 94cm)
Acrylic and Argentine newsprint on wood panel
2010

He started as drawing a couple of months ago in my sketch book. He then lived on in a time-lapse video set to music by Harlem Shakes. In his latest incarnation he is 400% bigger and completely hand painted. Once again, I present to you…The Boombox Pilot.

The Sketch: Boombox Pilot

Above is the original Boombox Pilot sketch. Click to enlarge.
Check out the time-lapse video of the drawing here.

PAINTING | “Madly”

Monday, November 8th, 2010


Madly

MADLY
14″ x 19″ (36cm x 48cm)
Acrylic and Argentine newsprint on wood panel
2010

This piece started as a commission based off of the original Orange Gorilla painting I did earlier in the year. The commission fell through but still thought it was a piece worth finishing.

Orange Gorilla
Click on the image above to see the original Orange Gorilla painting.

PAINTING | “Stillness”

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Stillness

STILLNESS
24" x 24" (61cm x 61cm)
oil on wood
2010

Over a decade ago I experimented with a style on 5 or 6 paintings (see “Untitled #2″ below) that was much different than the style I have developed over the years. It was free and loose, and used a palette knife instead brushes to apply the paint. Last week, after hitting a creative wall in the studio, I decided to revisit that style and see what happened. “Stillness” is the piece that resulted.

StillnessWeapons of ChoiceUntitled #2 (1997)
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