For a couple years now I’ve been painting this mythological beast on empty beer boxes, salvaged wood and anything else I can wipe a brush on. Character-art has always been something I hate because it’s not typically used to express anything human, it’s typically used to sell stuff (cartoons, video games, t-shirts, toys and art). So, to get over this grudge I decided to use the media to sell something that’s at the core of who I am as an artist; the Pacific Northwest.
Loggers are what I usually use to speak about the unique cultural identity of the northwest. By creating a new folk hero (Babe Bunyan) out of two (Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox) I hoped it would remind folks that local mythology keeps you tied to the land, connected to something real through something make-believe.
So from the Northwest comes Babe Bunyan. He bring one solid message Stay Wild.
The toy was sculpted and cast in hard plastic by a local Portland-based toy-maker ARNE.
If you’re in LA go see this show. I’ve got some funny pieces of art in it.
If you’re not in LA go here: http://www.gr2.net/
Man, I can paint some trees.
I swear I would do it all day if it paid the bills.
If you’re in SF go see the show!
I’ll have an original and some prints at this show.
I’m in a show at my own gallery!!!
I made some art for this amazing book and some prints for the show.
My Beast is the Beaver!!!
Watch the Video!!!
THE UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO
100 international artists received a felt template
of a Cupco Doll from Luke Temby/CUPCO.
Come and see the 70 that came back.
DAMIEN MINTON GALLERY
61-63 GREAT BUCKINGHAM STREET REDFERN
damienmintongallery.com.au
December 10 - 20, Opening Party December 16th
Artists include APAK + Bwana Spoons + Nakanari + Euan Macleod + J.
Otto Siebold + Sixty40 + Diego Medina + Leo Robba + Abi Temby +
Scrappers + Le Merde + Furi Furi + Kazmo + Little Frends of
Printmaking + Arbito + Snaggs + Oliver Hibert + Wrecks + Dehara + Sam
Gowing + John Yates + Shawn Wolfe + Yupyland + Kiyoshi Nakazawa +
Shawnimals + Jeremyville + MCA + Peskimo + Steven Moore + Johnny Ryan
+ Abe Lincoln Jr. + Chris Magnusson + Nerissa Lea + Reg Lynch + Reach
+ Jude Fowler Smith + Chris Magnusson + Tado + Jon Burgerman + more..
