Showing posts with label surrealism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surrealism. Show all posts

Thursday, January 8, 2015

I'm de best, shut yer mouf (FREE STUFF FOR YOU)

I wrote a book. It's great because it's funny. I wrote it in a week or so. If you're expecting amazing literature from a week of writing - you're an idiot. It's also illustrated, like ALL books should be. If you're expecting some pretty weird and funny stuff - grab it from here FOR FREE:

http://gadzooxtian.com/BackStrokingGnostic.pdf
(Opens in new tab/ window.)

Here's the cover:


(Iz da Bibble faw da peepl !!1)

Oh yeah, you can buy it as a proper book from here: lulu.com/gadzooxtian .

Friday, January 2, 2015

New Collages (the last of 2014)

Happy New etc -

Some new collages on ye olde website [ HERE ].
Like this one:

(Oh my god, worst scan job ever... )

I call this one Ancient Aliens - I donno why...

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:

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

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!