Ein Herz für Graz (2009)
drawings, series of 4, pen on A4 paper
+ installation/acrylic wall painting, Graz, Austria + installation, cardboard, re-appropriated poster paper, acrylic paint, Linz, Austria
This small series of four drawings consitutes the second part of the "Tat Eve" exhibition at Forum Stadtpark in Graz, Austria (As well as at KAPU in Linz, Austria). In the first part, I made an installation in my typical style of tons of crap organized into some kind of structual anomoly. The Tat Eve exhibition's focus, however, was on the bridge between the worlds of drawing and music. The artists' involved were both accomplished drawers & musicians. I don't have many posted on this site but I actually do draw quite a lot. I tend to save drawings to work with in vector form or in multiplied photocopy form, rather than immediately "framing" my original works. Half of the exhibition in Graz was left open until close to the end of the exhibition's run for the 9 members of the Tat Eve concert performers, including myself. I drew 4 tributes to one of my favourite countries on this earth, Austria. Though, not all were completely shining examples of Austrian life. Nowhere is perfect and with these drawings I highlight existentialist issues (Why are we so happy? Why are we so unhappy? etc. etc.) as well as celebrating the general hilarity of Austria. For the installation of the works I took bits and pieces from each drawing and recreated them as a wall painting in which copies of te drawings were pasted up into. The exhibition and concert presentation also occured at KAPU in Linz, Austria. For that exhibition, following a great suggestion by fellow performer David Reumüller, a replication of Chicken & Monkey's performing tent was made out of an amalgamation of found cardboard and re-used show posters from the venue (KAPU is technically a performance space which branches out into the visual art field on occasion). At the solo performance in Linz, Chicken & Monkey performed in their own usual tent next to their false selves.
drawings, series of 4, pen on A4 paper
+ installation/acrylic wall painting, Graz, Austria + installation, cardboard, re-appropriated poster paper, acrylic paint, Linz, Austria
This small series of four drawings consitutes the second part of the "Tat Eve" exhibition at Forum Stadtpark in Graz, Austria (As well as at KAPU in Linz, Austria). In the first part, I made an installation in my typical style of tons of crap organized into some kind of structual anomoly. The Tat Eve exhibition's focus, however, was on the bridge between the worlds of drawing and music. The artists' involved were both accomplished drawers & musicians. I don't have many posted on this site but I actually do draw quite a lot. I tend to save drawings to work with in vector form or in multiplied photocopy form, rather than immediately "framing" my original works. Half of the exhibition in Graz was left open until close to the end of the exhibition's run for the 9 members of the Tat Eve concert performers, including myself. I drew 4 tributes to one of my favourite countries on this earth, Austria. Though, not all were completely shining examples of Austrian life. Nowhere is perfect and with these drawings I highlight existentialist issues (Why are we so happy? Why are we so unhappy? etc. etc.) as well as celebrating the general hilarity of Austria. For the installation of the works I took bits and pieces from each drawing and recreated them as a wall painting in which copies of te drawings were pasted up into. The exhibition and concert presentation also occured at KAPU in Linz, Austria. For that exhibition, following a great suggestion by fellow performer David Reumüller, a replication of Chicken & Monkey's performing tent was made out of an amalgamation of found cardboard and re-used show posters from the venue (KAPU is technically a performance space which branches out into the visual art field on occasion). At the solo performance in Linz, Chicken & Monkey performed in their own usual tent next to their false selves.
