Sneak preview - this one's called A Subtle Invasion.
Howdy! My name is XTIAN, I am a surrealistical artist guy from Melbournia. This be a blog of my arts, a sort of "what's new?" with regards to everything from collages to music to film. I make a lot of stuff (mostly collages though. Do you? Get in touch.) WARNING: some of this gear may be NSFW. For more of my stuff see www.gadzooxtian.com .
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
New collages @ website
Hit up gadzooxtian.com for a bunch of new collages.
Sneak preview - this one's called A Subtle Invasion.
Sneak preview - this one's called A Subtle Invasion.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Portrait of me
Portrait of me drawn at work by a chap named Bishoy. There was a whole story there as well of me being an environmentalist jinn, who makes lions into vegetarian lions just to piss them off...
Love yer work, Bish!
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Gadzooxtian.com - website update
Hello,
Added a bunch of FREE lo-res pdf preview files of books and comix to the merch and collage pages.
The point is for you to download these suckas and see if you wanna buy the actual book versions.
Merch page [HERE]
Collage page [HERE]
Oh and there's this:
Added a bunch of FREE lo-res pdf preview files of books and comix to the merch and collage pages.
The point is for you to download these suckas and see if you wanna buy the actual book versions.
Merch page [HERE]
Collage page [HERE]
Oh and there's this:
It's called "On the 19th day" and I love it to death. You can grab a print of it from my redbubble store [HERE].
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
New T-shirt added to redbubble
Wow, buy this for your mum for Xmas!
[click image to go there - opens in new tab/ window]
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image c/o redbubble.com
Random thoughts on collage
1. Collage is not safe.
2. You do not connect with collage "intellectually" but "viscerally".
I tell you now I'm not speaking for all practitioners because 1) I don't know them; and 2) too many "craft" practitioners. Toooo many...
1.a - Collage that I do - not safe. If you want to make some money as an artist, take up painting, maaaaybe digitial art, but definitely painting. The idea that painting is proper art, capital "A" ART, is drummed into us all. People going to a gallery expect to see some "stuff" but definitely at least a painting or two. Otherwise it's not an art gallery, and you're just seeing weird shit or amateur crap. This is drummed into us early on.
So collage, is obviously amateur crap that anyone can do anyways. For you (me), the practitioner, this is not a safe path to take... Make sure you have a day job, kiddies!
2.a - Comprehension of the image is not necessary - but you do connect with it, on a gut level or some other no-words-for-it-but-it's-there level. You connect. How come? It makes no fucking sense and you're not dreaming, so how come?
For me the more incomprehensible the final image, the better it is. Something is happening - but what? - is a good enough response. Make mysteries, not answers!
2. You do not connect with collage "intellectually" but "viscerally".
I tell you now I'm not speaking for all practitioners because 1) I don't know them; and 2) too many "craft" practitioners. Toooo many...
1.a - Collage that I do - not safe. If you want to make some money as an artist, take up painting, maaaaybe digitial art, but definitely painting. The idea that painting is proper art, capital "A" ART, is drummed into us all. People going to a gallery expect to see some "stuff" but definitely at least a painting or two. Otherwise it's not an art gallery, and you're just seeing weird shit or amateur crap. This is drummed into us early on.
So collage, is obviously amateur crap that anyone can do anyways. For you (me), the practitioner, this is not a safe path to take... Make sure you have a day job, kiddies!
2.a - Comprehension of the image is not necessary - but you do connect with it, on a gut level or some other no-words-for-it-but-it's-there level. You connect. How come? It makes no fucking sense and you're not dreaming, so how come?
For me the more incomprehensible the final image, the better it is. Something is happening - but what? - is a good enough response. Make mysteries, not answers!
Friday, December 5, 2014
New T-shirt design
Added a new one to redbubble just then:
Click the image to go there (opens in new tab/ window.)
It just popped into my head whilst having dinner. If you check out pix of the original Space Invaders, the aliens are shooting crosses at you, hahahaha!
Pyew-pyew!
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It just popped into my head whilst having dinner. If you check out pix of the original Space Invaders, the aliens are shooting crosses at you, hahahaha!
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