Solid Art Services Newsletter #3
Hello all!
We've been hard at work here at SOLID, and we're thrilled to announce our expanded climate-controlled storage capacity, ensuring your art stays nice and cool š
Did you know we also offer exhibition build-outs, art installation, packing, shipping, and custom crate and pedestal fabrication?
If you're interested in any of our services or would like to receive a quote for your next project, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Tell us about your studio practice?
My studio practice is essentially a chaotic organism. To me, it's a sanctuary where I can go to create big messes and try and channel it all into weirdly satisfying results. I paint with acrylics and inks, or anything that dries quickly. I like to cut into the things i'm working on and move things around and glue it back together in different arrangements. Each project turns into a lengthy undertaking. I have a rule to try and not waste any material or substance that comes into/out of my studio. I keep all my scraps and never completely destroy anything. More often than not, it's the scraps/detritus from past projects that spark the next project. It just keeps feeding itself.
āKnowhere specialā
9x11 ft
Acrylic, paper, grommets and collage on canvas
2018
Do you have any shows coming up?
I am working towards a show, but nothing is scheduled. :(
āMe timeā
6x6 ft
Acrylic, ink, paper and collage on canvas
2021
What do you listen to in the studio?
Lately, I can't get enough country. But more often than not, I enjoy silence. Even if the music is playing, I can get so zoned out and wonāt hear anything except the music/voices in my head anyway.
āThe feed of the feeding feeder & the feedback fiendā
6x6 ft
Acrylic, ink, spray paint, paper and collage on canvas
2022
Tell us about your first experience making art.
I don't know if this is the first experience I had, but it's one that always makes me laugh. In middle school, during class, I thought it would be fun to draw a naked chick. Just as I finished it - proud of my accomplishment - I realized the teacher was standing behind me and snatched the drawing off my desk. She seemed really mad. I denied it was mine and blamed it on my friend sitting next to me. He got in trouble and I did not.
Scraps used in other paintings
What projects do you have coming up?
At the moment, I am working on a painting titled āThe Pinky Promiseā. This is the 8th painting in a series I've been working on since 2020. I am really excited about it.
Aside from that, I have been slowly/periodically working on a graphic novel since 2016 called āA holeā. I'm getting close to completing it. My aim is to eventually reproduce it into a zine/ booklet/ book/thing with multiple copies. Essentially, it's about a void, and a character named A who stumbles across a hole, and eventually somersaults into it, embarking on a hole journey.
āWallsā
5x5 ft
Acrylic and collage on canvas
2021
Who are your favorite local LA artists?
Mike Chattem, Greg Eberhardt, Cameron Cummings
āThe channel changerā
6x6 ft
Acrylic, ink, spray paint, paper and collage on canvas
2021
What are your three favorite books?
Shel Silverstein āThe Giving Treeā
Cormac McCarthy āBlood Meridianā
Orson Scott Card āEnders Shadowā
What are your three favorite movies?
The Matrix
The Breakfast Club
Terminator 2
Who are your three favorite artists?
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Philip Guston
Kirk Hayes
Solid Playlist
Here is a little playlist of music weāve been listening to at our facility! Enjoy :)
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