William Lamson's "Work and Trade" collection of 285 trades at Pierogi Gallery (including a MACRODON! -seen third shelf from top, center-right; between two shelves with foliage; to the right of a green vigil praying candle, with what I am assuming to be an illustration of a MACRODON on it; and in front of what appears to be a surrealist painted backdrop of the MACRODON's natural habitat, and to the left of what I imagine to be a sci-fi anime VHS movie, a Christmas card, and a unicorn mug), see pixelated detail below:
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again, below is Will's automatic drawing traded for a MACRODON:
and, here is another reimagination of Will Lamson's automatic drawing -in a way, coming full cirlce, back to my initial interpretation of the similarites between Will's drawing and the MACRODON figure traded- by referencing that original MACRODON figure in this recreation Will's drawing:
now, what is happening here, I am not so sure of...
a) MACRODON emitting a burst of smoke/fire
b) MACRODON fart (wow!)
c) whale like blow-gusher?
d) inhalation/absorption of another MACRODON
Opening this Friday, May 29 at Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn (MAP), William Lamson's solo exhibition "Work and Trade", features projects in which the artist creates a mark-making system through collaboration with forces outside of his control , including a device that consists of a ceiling fan, string, a balloon, and a marker, to create "automatic" drawings. As part of the "trade" component, visitors are invited to offer Lamson something in exchange for a drawing of their choice, at which point the traded item becomes part of a collection of unique objects on display in the gallery. Among those traded objects a MACRODON can be seen... and below, the MACRODON appears alongside it's trade:
just to elaborate a bit on William Lamson's automatic mark-making process, check out this rad video he shot at Pierogi gallery documenting a work in progress:this is but a taste of this fascinatingly clever concept -allowing visitors the ability to make a trade for a drawing, and through a dialogue with the artist, also to determine the content of the exhibition as well as a system of value for the work offered and traded. check out William Lamson's "Work and Trade" blog, for such gems of trades, such as a cast of a dog skull, several apples, and what appears to be a Fabio CD (?!).I'm not sure if Will selected the drawing he did for our trade because of a slight MACRODON resemblance in the scribbley-mess (it is not unlike many of my own scribbley-messes), or not, and it was rather subconscious, or simply a serendipitous occurrence... but I saw something there which prompted a theme in today's illustration, a sort of re-interpretation, or response to Will's drawing:
more links:
- williamlamson.com - Pierogi - macrodons.com - MACRODONS on Etsy -
