"Fawkes"
2012
"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having"
30" x 24"
acrylic on canvas
"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having"
You can grab a print here.
art by Randal Roberts
"A message of hope for those who choose to hear it, and a warning for those who do not." - Tool
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An explanation of some of the symbolism in the Fawkes painting:
At the bottom we see dual goddesses - this is Ma'at, the winged deity of harmony, justice, and truth. When one dies, so the ancient Egyptians said, their heart is weighed against a single one of her feathers, and having lived a life of integrity, passage is granted to the next world. If the heart is heavier, it is eaten, and it's owner condemned to purgatory.
Those old Egyptians had a pretty strong moral code (and an understanding that people weren't perfect) so there were ways to atone. Being kind to each other was high up on this karmic list.
On either side of Ma'at are symbols for "Shanti" (peace) and the sacred mantra "Om".
Moving up from the center, we see our living heart, which, having viewed the atrocities of mankind, sheds tears of compassion that flower into (the hands of) action, aided by consciousness blossoming from a pineal seed. Above, the pearl of wisdom dispenses nectar when light is filtered through it - these nectar droplets are distributed through information grids (such as the interweb) to feed the hungry blossoming consciousnesses. The central message of the the nectar is "YES".
In the margins, neurons have begun attaching their synapses to an Akashic matrix. As the little guys attach, they're electrified with the energy of universal interconnectedness. Feeding on the vast grid, they are excited in a new way. More and more neurons (just like the ones in your head) follow suit. A flood of nourishing divine energy into our physical reality begins. On the left Ganesha, a remover of obstacles, blesses this union of happy neuron and divine matrix with a mudra of protection. In his free hand he offers prasad, tasty sacramental treats for budding boddhisatvas.
Above the eyes of the mask are paisleys, decorated with the beacon-eyes of enlightened teachers, emanating their light of truth. The paisley shape itself is a very old symbol of abundance.
Above it all, "The Peacekeeper" throws his hands up in rapture. Having glimpsed his noble destiny, he dons the one true crown. The fierce, owl-like eyes of an angelic denizen of a holy-fire realm can be seen. This alien angel visits and guards him.
He is surrounded by a multitude, enthusiastically on their way, and ragin' it peacefully as they go. They are going to the big party, the moment, the funeral pyre, the bonfire, the Orgasm, the Self, The Festival.
They are listening to very good music.
Through the eyes of fear the group can, sadly, appear like some heathen mob, maybe coming for the castle gate; the eyes of love reveal simply a benevolent celebration.
You are invited.
To those whose hearts cry out for positive revolution, Fawkes's visage can look like potential, participation, real democracy, and inherent human morality. It might look like something we can do right. A grinning buddha. A friend.
The choice and the work is ours. Like Fawkes, out of a violent past we can become something more. The warning is merely that we might wish we did.
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Bless up to Guido Fawkes, and shame on those who tortured him. Bless up to Alan Moore and the groovy shit he channels.
To all brave teachers and all hard workers. To altruistic tricksters.
Bless up to Anonymous & Occupy & all the Love Tribe. May we do our best, and may our best serve the highest good.
Do your best. Smile. Believe in each other.
SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
Group show in SF @ Public Works - September 17th
My dear friend Jason Cohen hooked up show at Roll Up, an intimate gallery which is part of the popular Public Works in San Francisco. I'm working like crazy on a cluster of these little God's-eye hearts which will accompany some prints & work by other amazing Bay area artists.
The evening will also include Jason's awesome drawing party event in the massive space upstairs, so you creative types be sure to show up like bosses with your Microns & Moleskines. Going to be an amazing night!
Event links:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=242868105749053
http://publicsf.com/exhibitions/the-reverse-side-also-has-a-reverse-side-6088
* p.s. - Bassnectar is also playing just down the street on the 17th, if you want to rage into the night!
The evening will also include Jason's awesome drawing party event in the massive space upstairs, so you creative types be sure to show up like bosses with your Microns & Moleskines. Going to be an amazing night!
Event links:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=242868105749053
http://publicsf.com/exhibitions/the-reverse-side-also-has-a-reverse-side-6088
* p.s. - Bassnectar is also playing just down the street on the 17th, if you want to rage into the night!
New prints ..on vinyl
The big vinyl banners produced for the wonderful GetUp Gallery at July's legendary Camp Bisco festival are now available as a limited run. These monster near-original sized prints are sure to light up any space!
Now $175 - includes shipping inside the U.S.!
There are also a few prized signed blotter prints left, after what we've come to lovingly refer to as "boingboing madness" happened earlier this summer. It was quite exhilarating sending all those potentially contraband prints through the U.S. post office out to all their new homes!
Thank you everyone for the support, and special thanks to the always awesome boingboing.net.
Now $175 - includes shipping inside the U.S.!
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| A happy patron @ Camp Bisco :D Photo by Andy Milford |
Thank you everyone for the support, and special thanks to the always awesome boingboing.net.
New originals
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| New work: "Gnome Sane" 11"x27" / acrylic on found wood |
All work is available on a sliding scale or installments, so if there is something you like and you're ballin' on a budget, get in touch. "If nothing else, believe in art."
New stuff will also be announced on the FB fan page, so like it like it like it if you'd like to be notified!
Store - originals
Yay electronic music is awesome
free mp3 mix downloads:artists: Dillon Francis & Nadastrom
lovestep summer (pt.2) - "When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep."
various artists
artists: Rebecca Black, J-trick, Slink/Rodrigo y Gabriela, Buzztech, AC Slater, Black Eyed Peas (Afrojack & Lee Swagger rmxs), Flux Pav & Doctor P
Painting on found stuff
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| You can find stuff like this... |
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| ...and turn it into stuff like this. |
The result can be a unique piece of art, hopefully embodying some essential sliver of impermanence, the profound actuality that every form changes and changes. Hopefully this relays how the process can be beautiful.
It can be rewarding to observe and participate in the (re)cycle of existence this way - try it yourself!
All you need is some gesso and a little of your precious time.
"The Goddess of Creation"
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| "Goddess of Creation" 36" x 48"/2010-11/acrylic on canvas |
For the ancient Greeks, Creation was the child of Chronos and Ananke, or Time and Inevitability. Here she emerges from a cosmic egg, gently brandishing a lotus of divine inspiration in one hand while using the other to self-generate into physical form. She sings as she arrives, and a tiny perfect being, a delegate angel of the higher Self, materializes in her heart to witness in calm compassion.
As Shiva's corpse lays beneath his beloved wife Kali, so the artist rests his weary bones beneath the Goddess, leaving behind only humble instruments once used in devotion to her. The dewy forest will consume the rest; nourishment for the sacred place where She, blazing and vibrant, arrives from darkness and gives birth to darkness.
♥ thank you Zita!
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