~Friend and Fellow artist Goons in Orbit commercial!

...support yer local artist

(pics from the website)






goonswood.com

goons flickr

An another blogger on Goons...
Totally sweet in Chicago

Be Golden

~Cody Hudson...New website coming soon....

Ive been a big fan and following this guys work for awhile now...his simple stated shapes and color patterns combined with strong graphics and humor make for some amazing art....

..altho i really dont care for empty drug references... the rest of these shirts are must haves...


STRUGGLE INC



...the only thing i wanna Cook,Cut,Measure,Bag and Sell is Wheat bread...=)


Please Be Golden

~Principality of Buz Blurr

(photo by MARTHA COOPER )


"Icons, in essence, are symbols: people who singlehandedly represent a culture or idea larger than themselves. “Monikers” are not so different—icons all the same, but symbols that represent people, primarily those living and working on and along American railroads. A moniker, simply put, is a signature and simplistic line drawing designed for quick, repetitive application on boxcars—a representation of the artist’s presence. Often thought of as hobo drawings, monikers are primarily the work of railroad employees who express themselves on the sides of freight cars while they work. With the growing popularity of traditional graffiti and street art, this “boxcar art” has experienced a rebirth within America’s youth."...

read more HERE

more buz blurr images HERE

lots of other hobo monikers and info HERE

Be Golden

Goonskum tons o fun, Goonslips shake yer hips, Goonswood well, thats the website......Goonswood.com

Fellow Chicago artist and friend Goons has finally put out a website...
a rare glimpse into the world of one of Chicago's most elusive street artist.
A fragment of his paste ups and posters are here along with the abilty to purchase artwork direct from the big Goon himself...fun and crazy, goonswood.com has what you need..

(from the website)





Support the Goons
Be Golden

GoonsWood.com

Goons Flickr

~Beautiful Crayon Works By Christian Faur

...Found this amazing work on the popular site...Drawn
the process on these must be mind blowing.

from the website...christianfaur.com

"The things that inspire me to create, I find, are buried deep within the structures and systems that form the underpinning of our natural world. My studies in the natural sciences have made me aware of these hidden layers of complexity present in even the simplest objects. These invisible layers are seen most clearly through the lens of logic, which is used to decipher the underlying rules and laws that govern the physical world.

In my work, I try to mimic these elegant structures of nature by developing systems of my own with which to express my thoughts and ideas, so that the medium and the message appear as one."

Enjoy

Be Golden

~Two great artshows Open this weekend...Deborah Simon and Christa Donner

One of my favorite artist christa donner and soon to be fave deborah simon are havin artshows this weekend.


Friday at Packer Schopf
942 w Lake
Opens 1/9-2/14
5-8pm
312-226-8984

Deborah Simon is showing these bats...yippee!

and possibly these other works from her website.

spotted hyena (watercolor)


marten (oil painting)


..excited to see what else this artist has in store.

...An artist Ive been follwoing for about 6-7 years now Christa Donner is showing new paper cut illustrations.


Friday at Three Walls Gallery
119 N Peoria
312-432-3972
6-9pm
1/9-2/13

(Images from christa's website)







Join me for Christa Donner's artist talk at 3 walls on January 29th at 6pm.

for more info:
deborahsimon.net

christadonner.com

See ya there
Be Golden

(update):
a few pics from the actual opening...




photo credit: Mike P.

~Amazing Old Illustrations...

Beautiful Huh? there are more of these wonderful illustrations found CLICK HERE



this kind of work is really inspiring....
enjoy
Be Golden

~Cost Revs Interviews from 1993

(click image for larger view)










...Found these on the interweb, searchin around for info on my favorite graffiti writer Revs....
15 years ago...Long before people formed a flick group in their honor,or the use of the internet at all for that matter, i was obsessed about this duo


My favorite thing these guys ever created....

MOUNT KRUSHMORE!!! featuring Andy warhol & Keith Haring and the two artist in their version of Mount Rushmore (wheatpaste and spray paint)





to find out more about these two amazing artist....go google 'em, cuz im not tellin ya anymore,its a secret =)

Be Informed
Be Golden

~The Universe of Keith Haring...Chicago Premiere!

A 2007 documentary about artist Keith Haring is showing at Gene Siskel Theater
164 North State St.

Showing from October 31st-November 6th


Showtimes includes:
Fri, Mon and Wed at 6:15pm
Sat at 3:00pm and 6:30pm
Sun at 5:00pm
Tue and Thurs at 8:00pm


...this you shouldnt miss, one of our most influential artist ever...

Wesley Willis Documentary...Saturday Oct 25th @ AMC RiverEast 21

As part of the Chicago Film Festival... A Documentary about the late wesley Willis will be shown at 2:15pm...
...it should be very interesting



Be Golden

for more info..click here

#~favorite painters 1(Contemporary & Modern)

Ann Gale~


Yang Shaobin~


Jenny Saville~


Dana Schutz~


Lucien Freud~


~Chuck Close


~Jean Michel Basqiuat


~Pobert Rauschenberg


~Botero


~Gustav Klimt


...And finally ~ Pablo Picasso in the 1920's when he painted both like this and this...


..there are about 20 more painters who I love their work..but, these few took 2 hours to assemble....peace

The comments from myspace.com

Brooks

*erin	there is a very good range here. not that i would expect it from you, but i'm glad you didn't just stick to one genre. how boring would that be, eh? i wish i had the time and the skill for painting. we still need to work on my wall sometime!!! Posted by *erin on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 2:01 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Brooks Blair Golden	Thanks Erin, I do believe that variety is the spice of life and couldnt imagine life without a huge range of interest..especially art-wise...As a side note..I wanted to add that all these artist were picked because they have for many,many years directly had a affect on my work in one way or another....dont get me wrong, I like lots of fleeting,trendy artist but these artist have changed my work and how to see my work in relation to all artworks. Posted by Brooks Blair Golden on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 4:31 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Dreams [Now available in HD]	I like the Yang Shaobin. Picasso is an clear choice. And the Basquiat you chose is different that the works he's known for. Interesting. Posted by Dreams [Now available in HD] on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 9:14 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Brooks Blair Golden	Yeah, Yang shaobin has been a bit of an obsession for about 4 years now, I had a chance to see some his paintings at Art Chicago in 2002, i was blown away and so totally consumed, that i went back the next year just to see his work...he also has a book out that is a complete retrospective of his current work, there is such a huge range...amazing..it cost me about 30USD... ...Picasso is really the shit, the academic painting,the red(rose)& blue periods,Dada,Surrealism,Sculpture,Artist as Celebrity...Supreme Metamorphosis during his long life..he was the best, Almost no one can fug with his catalog of influence on the present art world. It was hard to admit my love for Picasso, but having examined him and written a thesis about his pyscology..he was a art genius plain and simple. ...Finally Basquiat,after years of admiration from afar, I clung closely to the worlds most recognized African american Painter,but for many years I didnt enjoy his work and couldnt understand his appeal,as I read more about his life ,Dove deeply into interviews with his contemporaries and Finally being able to see his paintings in person last year at The Brooklyn Museum of Art...Roughly 100 pieces of his works which I only had the priveledge of seeing in books, I saw with my eyes...The Freedom in his painting style,the obsessive writing,and the historical references were hard to deny the power in his paintings. Having looked at these works first hand I was really changed,i realized credited or not,everybody is doing faux-basquiat..he had a large sense of genius as artist that was so natural it came across as naive,he was a true visionary,who saw the world through a lens that was blurred with,prejudice,fame and finally drug addiction...his candle had burnt out...at both ends....thanks gabe Posted by Brooks Blair Golden on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 6:27 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	MARIO DESA	i wish i could remember artists' names better...but i like the ones you mentioned, at least the ones i know. i just saw that jenny saville has a book out, i need to pick it up, i've really been digging her stuff for the last couple years, at least the few paintings of hers i'd seen. Posted by MARIO DESA on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 1:52 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Brooks Blair Golden	yeah I figured that you would like her paintings...theres a theme in her newer paintings of Trans-gender politics, physical brutality,and child abuse..interesting huh? Her newer work have a more expressive Brush stroke and arent as refined, I like to see the brush marks, theres something great about art being recognized for something other than how technical you can be..You might like Yang Shaobin's paintings too, his are litrerally about "fighting" I have a great book of his if youd like to check it out , let me know.......he's real fresh...peace homie Posted by Brooks Blair Golden on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 4:41 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	MARIO DESA	i'll check it out. i looked at the jenny seville book the other day. it has awesome photos of her studio, real close up shots of alot of her reference materials and "tools". alot of it is unsettling...weird photos of dead bodies and injured people. but, youknow me, i love that shit. also has alot of close up detail photos of her paintings. the thick layers of paint and brush strokes are very "violent"...definately goes with the subjects. damn...i'm an artfag inside...did you know that? Posted by MARIO DESA on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 1:26 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

Brooks Blair Golden

YEP!..well, an aspiring art fag at least.... Come out the 'art closet' an be free like me, All yer tough guy posturing.......is..well........attractive..jk,jk,lol.......wait ,I guess that makes me a FULL BLOWN Art Fag....whimper ,cry...whimper...... Posted by Brooks Blair Golden on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 4:00 PM