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Live Art Jam 17.01.09

Last Saturday I hosted a collaborative mural painting jam at Project Slogan 2 where I've been artist-in-residence on their 3-month New Work program. I started at the end of November with the intention of making a mobile interactive sculpture to take out into the streets of the city centre. So I set up a studio space in the gallery and started painting and drawing on the walls to get some ideas flowing. I'm really interested in the possibility of art being a tool to help people "stop the world"(Castaneda), which is the notion that in order to perceive the true nature of things ("seeing") we must first question, then strip away, the consensual/accepted version of reality. If this can be done for even a moment, it can open up a world of infinite perceptual possibilities, give a glimpse into the mysteries of the universe...

So i'm thinking of a sculpture which deals with 'seeing', and infinite perceptual possibilities... i've been working with human-powered mechanisms, mirrors, video, wood, fibreglass, and i've been learning alot about these elements as i go! The finished sculpture, and documentation of the processes behind it, will be on show on Fri 6th Feb, with some forays into the city around that time.

So, the Live Art Jam. The wall i'd been painting ideas and things on was in need of action, so I invited everyone I knew to come and help paint it. My good friends Gabberdeen came with their new PA and some hardcore tunes to set the musical tone for the night, and the wall got a good paintin'! Loads of people contributed, which made for an eclectic mix of styles and imagery, some amazing, some jarring, some not so good (there was lots of booze on hand...). But I was stoked that so many people took part and had a good time. Here's some pics:

Dee from Gabberdeen keeps it real on the wheels of steel.

Nicole and Steel

I think everyone who was there painted something, thanks everyone!

The Notorious D.O.V

Al, Nicole, Steel

Mark and John from Gabberdeen represent.

Al 'Steady Hand' Pusateri in action..

'Japanese Knotweedist' Brian Ross

'..give us this day, our daily beast...'

Sauced

M.O.C

These guys were 'fighting' outside the gallery. It looks more like they're doing some kind of finger-snappin' 80s dance routine though... like Bowie and Jagger

Big Sculpture

Project Slogan Kal-eye-doscope

Unfortunately have ran into some technical problems with the mobile interactive sculpture which was due to be finished for a performance this weekend. Postponed until very soon!

'Castlegate' at Peacock Visual Arts

Looking forward to (and super-busy making work for) my upcoming solo show at Peacock Visual Arts which opens on Fri 13th Feb.

Its great having such a big space and great people to work with, should be fun!

Kill Tool

An amazing piece from last night's Live Art Jam by "non-artists" Gabberdeen.
A full report on the night to follow...

LIVE ART JAM! 17/01/09 with GABBERDEEN

LIVE ART JAM!

Collaborative mural painting in the gallery space at
Project Slogan 2, Langstane Pl, Aberdeen.

Starts at 3pm, with sounds from
GABBERDEEN from 8pm.

Come along and add something to the walls, grab a cold oat-soda and relax to the soothing sounds of proper hardcore....


Upcoming Events

Sat 24 Jan - Public performance of mobile interactive sculpture.
From 2pm, starting at corner of Union St/Market St
Aberdeen.

Fri 6 Feb - End-of-Residency Exhibition.
See the results of the residency - sculpture, drawing, painting, and
documentation of the project by photographer Jo Lyczko.

Slogan latest...

Just got back from an amazing festive holiday with Allison's family in Pennsylvania and straight into crazy busy-ness with finishing off the interactive sculpture for this project and starting to prepare for the solo show at Peacock Visual Arts, which opens 13th Feb. If only the day job didn't eat up all my precious time...

Anyway, the residency is going great. Although I'm only getting down to the gallery space in the evenings and weekends, the time and space to focus on making stuff has been cool. I've had some good random visitors popping their heads in - the best idea i've been generously gifted so far was from a guy called Stewart who suggested I make a "giant throat lozenger". Ace.

Here's some pics of the project up till now:

pic by Jo Lyczko

pic by Jo Lyczko

It got so sweaty at the christmas party, I came in next day to find the sign i'd painted on the door had slid down! Looks cool though...



The inner frame of the interactive sculpture, I have to work on the construction in my studio at home, which has a big door and is a better place to do fibreglass work.

pics by Jo Lyczko