Visited a Skullphone exhibition titled, DIGITAL MEDIA at Subliminal Projects, with Eras and Aaron.
Number 1: It was hot inside.
Number 2: Fairey had a carefully placed sticker over his “Obama” image on his laptop. Political imagery on personal items you can’t throw away is never a good idea to me.
Number 3: Skullphone had its primary series on display as soon as you entered the gallery. From a distance, it’s a wide collection of LCD screens displaying a collection of Skullphone (skeleton + phone!) imagery — as well as depictions of related media and landscapes (billboards). Considering the temperature inside, I assumed the screens were all overheating. If you could manage yourself through the crowd that night and observe the works closer, you’d find that they were actually paintings. All color halftone paintings layered and embossed in some kind of resin. I unfortunately don’t know much about the mediums used. With the right lighting, the works are vivid.
Number 4: Urine disguised as beer (Pabst).
The show was worth a smile. The technique was spot on. I recommend not attending that venue on an opening night though, when Fairey is there. Not quite worth it, even if you want to be seen.
aug4th says: August 2, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Hi.