December 2008
San Francisco, CA: The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to announce that Gene Colan is the recipient of the 2008 Sparky Award, which was presented to him by CAM founder Malcolm Whyte during the museum's "Salute to Gene Colan" on Thursday, December 4, 2008.
The Sparky Award is named in honor of Charles "Sparky" Schulz, the creator of Peanuts. Schulz was nicknamed "Sparky" after the horse Sparkplug featured in the comic strip Barney Google. The Cartoon Art Museum would not exist without benefactors like Sparky Schulz and his wife, Jeannie. The Sparky Award is presented on behalf of the Cartoon Art Museum and the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Library.
The award celebrates the significant contributions of cartoon artists who embody the talent, innovation and humanity of Charles M. Schulz. Past recipients include Schulz himself, Sergio Aragones, Gus Arriola, Carl Barks, Will Eisner, Creig Flessel, Phil Frank, Lou Grant, Chuck Jones, Ward Kimball, Gary Larson, John Lasseter, Stan Lee, Bill Melendez, Dale Messick, John Severin and Morrie Turner.
Brian Sherwin, Senior Editor of the site www.myartspace.com, who is well-known for his fine interviews, discusses the Miami Basel Art Fair, taking a long term view of his impressions.
Gallerists, collectors, and art appreciators were fully aware of the dark cloud-- psychologically speaking-- looming over Miami during the recent art fairs. The 'rain' fell on Scope, Pulse, Bridge and other art fairs-- they fell on Art Basel Miami Beach as well. It was a psychological rain and with it came great concern and fear surrounding the stability of the current art market. The streets and busses were filled with rumors and dark predictions-- this collective voice of dissatisfaction blared throughout the length of the Miami fairs. ...
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Proximity magazine number 3 has just been released. One of the features, as mentioned before here, is edited by your friendly EuroShark. I am organizing short theoretical essays from other active artists. The Proximity editors are also gracious enough to allow us to publish the essays on Sharkforum as well as in their magazine. They would love subscribers, though!
This issue and next issue feature a wonderful two part essay I solicited from renowned NYC painter, David Reed, titled Jackson Pollock and Piero della Francesca Ride Lonesome. Here is the first part ...
As Lisa Hunter, the Intrepid Art Collector reports, "here's a treat for serious collectors: Juliana Beasley, heir apparent to Toulouse-Lautrec, is having a holiday print sale. She's selling four images from her series "Last Stop: Rockaway Park" in a nice size (18x18) for $250 to $300.
These images were shown at Freize and are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. But you don't need to read her CV to know that Beasley's the real deal. This holiday edition is limited to 15 prints, so don't dawdle."
The image is "Leopard Lady" by Juliana Beasley. See her website for more images.
A super short (2 min. 35 sec.) TV video clip of the exhibition "Out of Sequence: Under Represented Voices in American Comics," which is on exhibition at the University of Illinois' Krannert Art Museum. This video tours the exhibition with its co-curators, Professor John Jennings and PhD candidate Damian Duffy. Mark Staff Brandl's corner Panels painting-installation and Covers paintings in the spinner rack are prominently featured.
So much to say, so little time, coming in the next weeks from the Supreme Dictator For Life- that would be me, The Shark himself,...several things that I will be circling around here in some brand spanking new, pools of blood!....
Former phone salesman has paranormal experience while trying to phone home. The visions prove to be life changing as he divines 19 seers to bravely take up the ancient challenge of completing the oracle. The twenty texts, subsequent phone calls, and nitro-booty mixtape that result change the course of global warming, end all war in the Middle East, and create a generally cozy feeling among all the world's peoples. Lives out days as a Human Nature D.J.™, three-legged furniture salesman, and breeder of world-class talking parakeets.
Dear Seers,
I don't feel responsible for my visions. The Gods are to blame. I must confess that I have been hearing voices and succumbing to seizures for the last few years that intensify when I huff the vapor and/ or hit the bottle. I have been completely unaware of their purpose until now.
The phenomena became impossible to ignore when I rented a rat-infested coach house built on a weird steaming chasm. The only place in the house where cell phone reception was to be found was the decrepit pantry. This seemed to link up nicely with the voices in my head and my day job, as I sold telephone book advertising from under the dim bulb there. The house burned down in 1978. Only to materialize like a ghost ship, long enough for me to sign the lease and set sail. My little home was most definitely haunted by the ghost of the Thick Grandmother who perished in my bedroom, lit cigarette at her fingertips. I was positive that I was sensing her balmy presence and green aura lurking over me while I tried to sleep. She smelled like onion borscht. I felt her cold breath on the back of my neck whenever crossing the threshold
After the Shark, now the EuroShark is interviewed on the award-winning podcast website Bad at Sports! Episode 170: Mark Staff Brandl. As they write on their blog, "Duncan "the fieldmouse" MacKenzie interviews Mark "The EuroShark" Staff Brandl, theorist, writer, professor, artist, and contributor to Art in America, Sharkforum and Bad at Sports. Richard expresses concern that Duncan is off his meds."
Go on over, listen streaming or download the mp3 and listen to it on your iPod. Then join in the discussion! Link: click here!
