I agree that IS a motherf*cking drawing! Or were you being facetious, leisurearts?
Sorry if my "museums and art objects" comment sounded so hoity-toity, sheesh. I'm not saying I PREFER art that refers to art to the Incredible Hulk, by all means, quite the contrary. But I was just making a humble observation that I am beginning to see a thread in some of P.M.'s work here: a recurring theme of art being looked at, made, shat on, displayed. Witness:
"Back Online" post from 2/23- i need not say much to point out the art-object-as-subject-matter here.
"(nmnbnd)" post from 3/3 - to me (to agree with the Stuart Davis thing, whom I also love) this looks like all the black lines in a Stuart Davis painting got together and jumped ship and became a giant wire-mesh-bionic-man sculpture about to break out of the musuem (oops! I mentioned musuems again!!)
"(wtrtwrcrcss)" post from 3/8 - great comments on this post, including yours, leisurearts, though none directly addressed this drawing, which to my feeble mind suggests many things, including a graffiti-covered pedestal (pedestals usually display things and are found in art-viewing places) and ladder, meant to perhaps erect some sort of monument, or pterodactyl skeleton or fucked-up Mark di Suvero. I know I may be doing a disservice to the work by making these base, literal readings, but just tryin' to elucidate my "art objects and museums" thing a little.
Even the very first "Let's see if this Piece of Shit.." post from 2/3- P.M. picked a panel from his comic that directly refers to the art-making process (and its results), in a very funny, critical and frank way.
I am just encouraging the Professor in his wide range of visual explorations of this theme. He seems to fuck with the highmindedness of art and is good at it.
'Pat is the only one of my friends who
is an 18th-century roue. Despite what
people say about Pat's lack of "life-
skills", what he really lacks is "dying-
with-dignity" skills; instead he opts
for the "drink oneself to near-death
and then resolve to turn over a new
leaf with a transparent lack of
commitment" skill set. Pat is
surprisingly intelligent given the
prolific amount of booze and drugs he
has taken over his life. Which is to
say, he is mildly retarded. I have
known Pat for fourteen years, and at
the beginning he would play the
vicious, intolerant bigot to my
verminiferous Gollum. Now, he plays the
vicious, intolerant bigot to my
vicious, intolerant bigot. I'm amazed
we've stayed friends despite our
multiple attempts to derail that
friendship. By the way, Pat will die of
Hodgkin's disease.' --Bobcat, 2004
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Now THAT's a motherf*cking drawing. Thank god I'm ignorant enough (unlike sharky perhaps) to not see this "relate to museums and art objects."
Play nice, Randy.
I ALWAYS play nice. Now where's my copy of October: The Second Decade...
I agree that IS a motherf*cking drawing! Or were you being facetious, leisurearts?
Sorry if my "museums and art objects" comment sounded so hoity-toity, sheesh. I'm not saying I PREFER art that refers to art to the Incredible Hulk, by all means, quite the contrary. But I was just making a humble observation that I am beginning to see a thread in some of P.M.'s work here: a recurring theme of art being looked at, made, shat on, displayed. Witness:
"Back Online" post from 2/23- i need not say much to point out the art-object-as-subject-matter here.
"(nmnbnd)" post from 3/3 - to me (to agree with the Stuart Davis thing, whom I also love) this looks like all the black lines in a Stuart Davis painting got together and jumped ship and became a giant wire-mesh-bionic-man sculpture about to break out of the musuem (oops! I mentioned musuems again!!)
"(wtrtwrcrcss)" post from 3/8 - great comments on this post, including yours, leisurearts, though none directly addressed this drawing, which to my feeble mind suggests many things, including a graffiti-covered pedestal (pedestals usually display things and are found in art-viewing places) and ladder, meant to perhaps erect some sort of monument, or pterodactyl skeleton or fucked-up Mark di Suvero. I know I may be doing a disservice to the work by making these base, literal readings, but just tryin' to elucidate my "art objects and museums" thing a little.
Even the very first "Let's see if this Piece of Shit.." post from 2/3- P.M. picked a panel from his comic that directly refers to the art-making process (and its results), in a very funny, critical and frank way.
I am just encouraging the Professor in his wide range of visual explorations of this theme. He seems to fuck with the highmindedness of art and is good at it.
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