July 2008 Archives

Julian Schnabel - Better Director than Painter

By Chad Person on 28 July 2008

Having finally seen The Diving Bell & the Butterfly, Julian Schnabel's latest film, I was truly impressed. Clearly, his artistic voice is most eloquently translated in a directorial role. 


Paralysis, and imprisonment in one's own mind are two of my absolute greatest fears.  Eight years ago I suffered a burst fracture of my L1 vertebra, narrowly escaping paralysis in the process.
I am thankful each day that I can go on living, breathing, feeling, touching, loving, and creating with both my mind and body.

The film is beautiful, terrifying, and inspiring - all that one could ask for from an artwork. If you haven't seen it, the eye-closure scene alone is worth the rental fee.


New taxCut Suite Available

By Chad Person on 23 July 2008
3 small pieces in a suite are now available for purchase through my gallery - Mark Moore Gallery, All pieces are US Currency on Canvas


Guided Deliverance, 6" x 6", 2008

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Body & Blood, 6" x 6", 2008

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The Altar, 6" x 6", 2008

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Online Barter Services, and why I am a fan

By Chad Person on 16 July 2008
I just read a blurb in the NY Times about JoeBarter.com which is an online directory of services up for barter. 
I LOVE THIS. Barter is the such an old yet currently progressive idea. I barter often with friends and strangers for all sorts of services (cars/dentistry/photography/remodeling/etc/etc). 
My 2 favorite things about bartering services:
1. No tax paid (i.e. no death-funding on the exchange)
2. It leaves me feeling both generous and thankful for the exchange in a way that paying for a good/service just doesn't do for me. 
So, thanks to all those traders out there. Thanks to Joe Barter, Craigslist, and anyone not afraid to offer up a trade instead of a crisp bill.
 

New taxCut Work Available

By Chad Person on 12 July 2008
2 new pieces in the taxcut series are now available for purchase through my gallery - Mark Moore Gallery, All pieces are US Currency on canvas

JSF, together we achieve more; 16 x 20; 2008 















Comanche; 10 x 19; 2008 












fighting the good fight; the uphill battle of an artist emerging

By Chad Person on 11 July 2008
Why is Art so rewarding? Because the evolution of game has made this into an uphill battle. Creation is so effortless and pure. Steep that in the noxious brew of peer competition, the economics of survival, self-doubt, and self-pity, and things get a bit ugly and complicated.

I have a friend who is obsessed with Google surfing his peers and measuring himself against them... It doesn't make his work any better.

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Small Wonders at Garson Baker Fine Art, New York

By Chad Person on 5 July 2008
A few of my Worshipping Mammon pieces have been included in the Small Wonders exhibition at Garson Baker Fine Art in Chlesea NYC. It looks like a really cool show. 

Show runs June 26th-Aug 2nd, 2008.
511 W 25th St, Suite 401, NY, NY 10001
hours: Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm
212.675.8200



this piece is: George Foreman Grill and Coconuts
18" x 24" Glue, Resin, Plexiglas, inkjet print, US Currency

*Only 3 pieces remain from this mosaic series, get 'em while they're hot

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