![]() ![]() ![]() Given our predicament how then do we work within the constraints in which we’ve found ourselves, how do we create art, forms and spaces for viewing that are accessible and relevant to this unending echo chamber in which we find ourselves? In an idealistic sense, art and its enjoyment has always represented a kind of freedom, even if it only be in an imaginative way, yet is that reality even possible at a time in which we are all stuck in a sense, for our own safety sacrificing so many freedoms that were once simply given? Much like Ron Burgundy bemoans, stuck in a phone booth in the 2004 classic Anchorman, we are all essentially stuck in a glass case of emotion. Our professional, social and leisurely impulses and obligations all pass through thin pieces of glass into machinery and networks far more complex than most of us can comprehend. I’m very interested in the writing of Carl Jung and the concept of the collective unconscious, the investigation of mythology and archetypal narrative throughout history, and the convergence of these with my own life, and now that of my children.Īmong a series of truths, the pandemic has made abundantly clear that so much of our lived days are mediated, experienced and augmented by the screens that create and insulate our realities. I’m interested in “fandom” in general and particularly pop culture material like the show that imparts archetypal myths / narratives that people intrinsically relate to. When I was boy I was obsessed with this show and would draw Ultraman all the time, and now as a father am experiencing it again through my son who has become obsessed with the character and makes drawings, his own masks, and collects the same toys that I did as a boy. chaos that are repeated throughout the series as well as the Kaiju monster sci-fi genre in general. I am interested both in my personal history and relationship to the show as a fan from childhood into adulthood, but also the metaphorical and psychological implications of the character's narrative, specifically the ideas of society vs. I use the iconic helmet as a jumping off point to create these compositions. ![]() We have a saying in my country the coyote of the desert likes to eat the heart of the young and the blood drips down to his children for breakfast, lunch and dinner.For the past two years my practice has focused on the iconic pop culture character Ultraman, and the many affiliated TV shows, movies, manga / comic books, toys, and other ephemera. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. In other words, Ron Burgundy was the balls. He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo. He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals. And in San Diego, one anchorman was more man then the rest. This was an age when only men were allowed to read the news. When people believed everything they heard on TV. When the local anchorman reigned supreme. When this all gets sorted out, I think you and me should get an apartment together. I miss being near you! I miss your laugh! I miss I miss your scent. Oh, Ron, there are literally thousands of men that I should be with instead, but I am 72 per cent sure that I love you! You're like a miniature Buddha, covered with hair. ![]()
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