So the next show has been booked for November 5th 2009 that will debut at the Cre8ery Gallery. It's called Illustrious Pink Elephants and is very political in nature. I am hoping this show will be as well received if not more so being that it is the debut of my signature style which my manager kept telling me I needed to conceive as well as it's message. Illustrious Pink Elephants, for those of you who didn't guess is a play on words, and deals with a lot of different issues I strongly believe we as human beings need to stop and take stock of. Here is a list of the concepts for the show.
1. 2 men kissing. *nudity present. (deals with sexual preference).
2. Woman lying against a wall, legs out in front of her, she's cut her wrists, continuous pool of blood beneath her. 2 panel piece. *nudity present. (deals with suicide).
3. Woman in clawed foot bath tub, cigarette in mouth, whiskey glass half full in her hand over the side of the tub, a plugged in toaster sitting on a table at the foot of the tub, her toe rests under one edge, entertaining the idea of pulling the toaster in with her. *partial nudity. (deals with depression, alcoholism & suicide).
4. Woman standing, whiskey bottle in mouth, words along the side of the canvas read; "if this is the life, then why does it feel so good to die tonight?" *nudity present. (deals with depression & alcoholism).
5. Man laying down, hooked intravenously to TV, stereo, computer, magazines. *nudity present. (deals with the media spoon feeding us opinions about everything from how we're supposed to dress, talk, buy, watch, play think, eat...)
6. Woman sitting on the floor, pulling out a love handle and going to cut it off. Pieces of herself are laying in front of her like meat. In the shape of the knife are in words the thoughts in her head. *nudity present. (deals with women feeling that their bodies will never fit into the impossible mold the media spins, she hits her breaking point).
7. Woman curled around a toilet. *nudity present. (deals with eating disorders).
8. Guy sitting in a chair with a remote in his hands, about to change the channel. Woman behind him with a crazed look in her face, a cast iron frying pan above her head about to strike. *partial nudity present. (deals with domestic abuse).
9. Woman touching her face, a disgusted look on her face. She seems to be looking at a reflection of herself, clearly what she's seeing is a misrepresentation. Piece will be framed with glass so the audience will see their own reflection. *nudity present. (deals with women looking at themselves in an unrealistic view).
10. Guy with an elephant nose. *nudity present. (the signature piece; the pink elephant being the perpetual issue no one wants to talk about).
11. Girl in a thong and 4 inch stiletto heels standing in front of a mirror, looking at herself in awe, cigarette in mouth, huge goat horns protruding out of her head. Instead of the brand name on the cigarette it says 'bahhhhhh'. *partial nudity present. (deals with conformity).
12. 2 women kissing. *nudity present. (deals with sexual preference).
13. Grown man in a diaper, shaking hands with a man in a suit, standing in front of a brand new Lexus. Diaper is representing the media. *no nudity present. (deals with conformity).
These concepts I will be presenting are all issues that I believe many if not all of us have encountered on some level. Perhaps you had a brother or sister who came out and had to deal with it's results in a less then welcoming fashion. Or your best friend had problems with alcoholism and you didn't know how to deal with it. Or maybe you grew up all your life feeling like you needed to fit into what someone else thought was beautiful and with so fought with an eating disorder. We all can't pertain to think these issues don't exist. Through these pieces I hope we will realize that while these are very serious situations, we are also not alone.
At this time I have begun the preliminary photos for the show. I have already had one successful photo shoot, and will be scheduling more in the months to come. I hope to have all the preliminary work done by the beginning of next year. I am also working on obtaining a grant from the Winnipeg Grants Council.
I will keep everyone posted on advancements!
