August 21, 2009
australian moleskine
["Advertising Moleskine". 5"x7". Framed. Click on image to enlarge etc.]
[Unframed. Click on image to enlarge etc.]
Just shipped this off in the mail today- a commissioned, framed Moleskine drawing.
Dave Whittle, an advertising executive down in Australia, commissioned me to draw him a Moleskine, based on an old cartoon print-out of mine, that he had hanging on his office wall.
A Cube Grenade. Exactly.
I sold my first Moleskine to a collector in Paris. This one is going to somebody in the South Pacific. I love the way the Internet gives relatively small operations like my own a global reach. Thanks, Dave!.
[gapingvoid commissions...] [More Moleskines for sale on the gallery page here.]
June 7, 2009
advertising moleskine
["Advertising Moleskine". 5"x7". Click on image to enlarge etc.]
Dave Whittle, an advertising executive down in Australia, commissioned me to draw him a Moleskine, based on an old cartoon print-out of mine, that he had hanging on his office wall.
A Cube Grenade. Exactly.
Yes, I'll have it framed, like this one.
It was a fun project. It turned out well. I am pleased. Thanks, Dave!.
May 25, 2009
now accepting private commissions for the marfa series, moleskines and cube grenades
[Privately-commissioned "Cube Grenades" i.e. limited edition, fine art prints that I did for my Brazilian client, agenciaclick. Click on image to enlarge etc.]
I'm currently accepting private commissions for The Marfa Series, Moleskines and Cube Grenades. Please read on for more details, Thanks! [email: gapingvoid@gmail.com]
THE MARFA SERIES
[Originally posted on the blog, August 27th, 2009]
The plan is to make a series of large, 48"x48" [4 foot-by-4 foot] canvases, i.e. exactly the same height, and one-half the width of desertmanhattan. The wee sketch above should give you an idea what I'm talking about.
I'm thinking of calling these "The Marfa Series", named after Marfa, the next town over from Alpine, 26 miles away. I drive there and back about three or four times a week; it's one of my favorite drives in the world. The drive inspired the idea for the the series in a SERIOUSLY big way.
Some will be cranked out in a couple of days. Some will take a lot longer, even a couple of months. I have no idea where this is taking me, other than I think I'll end up somewhere pretty interesting. Look for them for sale over on the gallery over the next few months or so, or feel free to e-mail me if you're looking to commission one. Thanks.
CUBE GRENADES
"This, I believe, is where my cartoons work the best- 'Cube Grenades'- small social objects that you 'throw' in there in order to cause some damage- to start a conversation, to spread an idea etc."Probably the job I'm most proud of recently, is when I was hired by a Brazilian ad agency, agenciaclick to create a privately commissioned edition of cube grenades i.e. fine art prints. See photo above.
They didn't want these prints for themselves; they wanted to give these out to their clients, as conversation starters.
"All brands are open brands? Huh? What does that mean? Do you agree with it? Why? What does "open" actually mean? What does "brand" actually mean...?" You get the picture. The same idea that made The Blue Monster so successful. Again, it wasn't about the message, the object. It was all about the social.
My long-term goal is to make more privately-commissioned "Cube Grenades" for more clients like agenciaclick. It was a wonderful working experience for me, and I want to spend more time in that business.
MOLESKINES
["Moleskine 42" in a nice wooden frame. Click on image to enlarge etc.]
["Moleskine 42" before the framing, approx 5"x7": Click on image to enlarge etc.]
[Close-up view]
In May, 2008 I blogged about a new drawing, "Moleskine 42".
Since then I've gotten a lot of requests for them. So I plan to be doing more in future.
As always, feel free to contact me if you find either of these ideas interesting, Thanks!
[The Moleskine archive is here. and The Cube Grenade archive is here..]
April 30, 2009
new work for sale
["Murmer". Ink & Pencil on Moleskine. April, 2009.]
I have some new original pieces for sale on my gapingvoid gallery page, including three new "Moleskine" pieces.
I'm asking myself a lot these days, "How did I get into the art business?" It certainly wasn't intentional. That could be a good thing, of course...
I hope you'll check them out. Thanks, Everybody!
April 21, 2009
moleskines
["Moleskine 42" in a nice wooden frame. Click on image to enlarge etc.]
["Moleskine 42" before the framing, approx 5"x7": Click on image to enlarge etc.]
[Close-up view]
In May 4th, 2008 I blogged about a new drawing, "Moleskine 42".
I'm planning on doing more of these. I like their simple, plain, black & white austerity.
Yes, I'll be selling them. I'll also be taking commissions, just like I did with The "Wikipedia" Moleskine. If you're in the market, feel free to let me know via email, Thanks.
February 13, 2009
February 10, 2009
wikipedia moleskine
["Wikipedia Moleskine". Click on image to enlarge etc.]
Somebody recently commissioned me to draw them one of my Moleskines. The idea is to frame and mount it, like "Moleskine 42".
The guy has issues with Wikipedia. Long story.
June 13, 2008
June 1, 2008
May 31, 2008
"moleskine 42" framed
["Moleskine 42" in a nice wooden frame. Click on image to enlarge etc.]
On May 4th I blogged about "Moleskine 42":
It was a single drawing in a brand new Moleskine notebook. Which as you will see from the photo above, I went out and got mounted and framed.
[Overview: Click on image to enlarge etc.]
[Close-up view]
"Moleskine 42". A wee sketch I did over the weekend in my Moleskine notebook. Approx 5x7 inches.
This will look good on somebody's wall. Yes, it is for sale. We're talking in the $700 range.
[UPDATE:] Somebody made me an offer for the piece, and I accepted it. Rock on.
May 4, 2008
moleskine 42
[Overview: Click on image to enlarge etc.]
[Close-up view]
"Moleskine 42". A wee sketch I did over the weekend in my Moleskine notebook. Approx 5x7 inches.
