BBC World Service Documentary

As an avid listener of NPR and the BBC World Service I am beyond honored to have been chosen as a subject for a documentary on streetart in New York. A wonderful reporter spent the better part of a week hanging out with me discussing art and life. For more information on the program and how to subscribe to the podcast click here. The program goes live on the 21st.

Chalice Begonia

Chalice Begonia 2008

Charcoal and acrylic paint mounted on reclaimed lumber on birch support

35 x 46 inches

Doodlers Anonymous

I am completely honored to be the featured artist on this great blog called Doodlers Anonymous.

They asked me to show the drawings I have been creating on the subways. You can view the set here. And make sure to check out the rest of the artists as well.

Brooklyn Block Party

Nature Study 2008

Linocut and acrylic washes on paper

19 x 26 inches

Brooklyn Block Party, a group showing from Richard Mock, Swoon, David Ellis, Mike Houston, Martin Mazorra, Dennis McNett, Judith Supine, ElbowToe, Gaia, c.damage, and Imminent Disaster comes to Ad Hoc Art on Friday, December 12th, 2008. 
Brooklyn Block Party will showcase both wood and lino hand-cut original blocks (get it…Brooklyn Block Party) along with the prints pulled from each block created by these prolific artists. 

On top of all that, C215 will grace the project room with his solo show, Junk Store. 

Both Brooklyn Block Party and Junk Store run December 12th, 208 - January 4th, 2009. 

More at adhocart.org

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Linocut and acrylic washes on vellum, pasted on wall by street artist ELBOW-TOE. 6 x 10 feet. My current body of work is an allegory about memory's power to hold us back or move us forward. The central character in this parable is a 6 x 10 foot linocut of an Everyman, who has lost it all and wanders the plains with all his belongings strapped to his back. He navigates a world in crisis by learning from his past. The remainder of the characters that he encounters are individuals lost in regret. I have developed these paintings and prints during the American housing and credit crisis of the past year. In contemplating where we are and where we might be, I have found myself looking back at history, remembering the Great Depression, and considering what effects it had on the American psyche. The uncertainty that existed then is present now, and I am addressing the kind of escapism through nostalgia that can occur in the midst of calamity. Every character that the Everyman sees is gripped by this need to escape their present circumstance. They are people lost in a memory at the very point when they should be paying attention to what lies ahead. Many different artists have inspired the flavor of this world including the photography of Walker Evans, the films of the Cohen brothers, the music of Tom Waits and the theatre of Robert Wilson.

For more info on the title

Big props to Wheeler, Luke and Michelle.

Lowering the big boy. Hope to print the first pull today. 6 x 10 feet, 3 months of carving later.

Interview with Jet-Set Graffiti

I am totally excited and completely honored to have been interviewed by Jet-Set Graffiti. To see the video click here.