This first one is called "Hey! Look Up!" Moon started it with a textured triangle and a line cutting the diagonal, and to tell you the truth, I was completely stuck. Like seriously stuck. Like I sent the photo to a friend and pleaded for help. "What do you see there?" We decided it looked like sky, he suggested I paint a Voyager space probe on there, but I liked the lines of Sputnik and set about making a Sputnik stencil. This stencil then added to my current reusable stencil collection and I made my own stand-alone Sputnik piece, also further exploring aerosols as a way to show the Milky Way. And...I don't have a picture of it, but Moon does, so I'll post that as soon as I can. In the meantime, let's regard it as a MYSTERY that can only be viewed if you attend the Mad Collab show this Saturday night at the 3040 Indie gallery on Indianapolis's northwest side. (76th and Michigan St, to be exact).
The second one is called, simply, "Cap." Moon started out with some textured circles and some bubble wrap impressions and I went with my favorite circle design: Captain America's shield. The usual red and blue coloring was NOT going to work with the jewel tones Moon started it in, so I went with gold and green. I'm liking it. This one came to me super fast; I had it done in a day with little pondering. Hey, I get to win sometimes.
Our last collaboration is "Level 13." This one is a green take on my "Orange Options" acrylic and aerosol, where I made three shades of green similar to a paint sample chip. Then Moon added the circuitry. And it rocks. It reminds me of some kind of apocalyptic future, all Bladerunner-style. My dad told me a joke once about how the 13th floor of a hospital was where they took the crazies, (or at least at the hospital he was joking about), so I think it kind of works there. The MAD SCIENTIST will GET YOU there! Muwahahahahaha!
And this last little piece of work has absolutely nothing to do with the Mad Collab show, and everything to do with the upcoming Art With A Heart charity auction! This one is aerosol and acrylic and I got to use two of my liquitex colors! It's a battery giving off red charge and a 'light up' heart on the wall. I figured it was like a second chance at life, like from a heart transplant, so I called it "Life Recharge." And, if you're interested in getting your bid in, you can go to their website and they'll take you through the process. If I understand right, you can even pre-bid online.It's a good cause, so, you know, do it. Please?
Last little bit I'm going to share is a video. Because the Five Year Mission rules! George Takei, aka Mr. Sulu from the original Star Trek, turns 75 today. So the Five Year Mission put together an original song and music video (shot on their laptop's camera of all things!) to celebrate it. I'm proud to say their video has gone viral. As I write this, they're at nearly 50,000 views on Youtube, and they've gained about 5,000 since I last looked an hour ago. It's such a happy song, such a Five Year Mission song, and the video is so them too. I'm very impressed with the work of a laptop cam too! Just the whole concept, execution and sound, and, of course, the response. Mr. Takei was thrilled by it, reposted it, and I'm pretty sure the guys are floored. I'm floored FOR them. I'm proud to say I knew the Five Year Mission before they went viral, and for that honor, I'm donning the Orko costume to see them play at the Freaks and Geeks concert at the Melody Inn, in about...2 hours. Because I'm a Star Trek fan, and Star Trek is cool. So there. Oh yeah, and they'll be at the Art Bank for First Friday on June First. Double so there!
FIVE YEAR MISSION RULES!
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