"The basic project of art is always to make the world whole and comprehensible, to restore it to us in all its glory and its occasional nastiness, not through argument but through feeling, and then to close the gap between you and everything that is not you, and in this way pass from feeling to meaning. It's not something that committees can do. It's not a task achieved by groups or by movements." Robert Hughes
Parody and Homage
My latest effort for the My Handsome Life project. Eventually most of the entries posted on the blog will be compiled into a parody of the J. Peterman Catalog . Note: "Put out your hand and touch the face of God" was adapted from the last line of the poem "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr. (1922-1941)
The Year the Comics Died
Calvin and Hobbes creator, Bill Watterson to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/1/10.
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| Watterson and I exchanged letters just before his new strip was launched in 1985. After previewing samples of his strip sent to the Palm Beach Post by Bill's syndicate, I sent him a fan letter predicting a hit. This letter is dated the day after Christmas, 1985 and reads like Calvin himself wrote it (a few lines are edited out.) It features an original drawing of Hobbes done in brush and india ink. |
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| One of the funniest captions ever written- (or was it "Look who just walked in- 'God's Gift to Warthogs." |
The syndicates made half-hearted attempts to fill the massive void left by the loss of their highest rated features ( notably The Argyle Sweater, Red and Rover) but the "fresher, livelier talent" never materialized. Today, newspapers (and most of the cartoonists themselves) are content to let the whole business die a miserable, slow death. Internet fans of these two great talents will see to it that Watterson and Larson never suffer the same fate.
Art School Ad
I built the matchbook from scratch in Photoshop. I can't resist doing a good lampoon- my favorite form of humor. I'm teaching art classes at a local school in the Fall and thought that a humorous approach would set the proper tone.
Prototype Book Cover
Update: I'm tweaking the cover a bit. The title needed to be larger. The font is too rounded for my taste and needs to be changed. A limited number of the books will feature glow-in-the-dark ink on the title and dial (numbers and tic-marks.)
Ain't Got No
Ain't got no apostrophe for this "aint!"
Our culture of complaint...the original was done in water color, gouache and india ink and measures approx. 25 x 30 inches.
Sketches for "Fresh Kills"
Business Card
I like to produce limited edition business cards that are hard to throw away. This one folds into a matchbook- like a little paper sculpture.
Mondobama
This video, of Obama's recent trip to South America, was shot by New York Times Photographer Stephen Crowley using a Flip camera. Great editing, soundtrack and use of ambient sound.
Curiously Refreshing Vacations pt. II
We shot this scene at the Sponge Museum in Tarpon Springs on Florida's west coast.
Tarpon Springs once had a large Greek population who were attracted to the area's thriving natural sponge industry.
This scene features "Gomek," St. Augustine's fabled giant, albeit long dead and stuffed alligator.
This picture was taken at Miami's Monkey Jungle. The model is wearing a vintage Girl Scout uniform to match the vintage tourist attraction. We were covered in monkeys during the shoot.
All photos by Scott Wiseman.
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