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Re: Coping with California’s Record Drought

kaigh — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:34:13 -0000

can you please talk about new construction. all the short showers in the state can't slow the water use when new construction is still out of control.

Re: Does Barry McGee Have Something to Prove?

kaigh — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:52:06 -0000

JD, we all get that you don't like graffiti. I'm curious if you see all if the work in the show as directly relating to graffiti? Do you see any artistic value in what Barry McGee has produced?

Re: Does Barry McGee Have Something to Prove?

kaigh — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:18:34 -0000

It's just as obvious that you are not a "fan" of graffiti as it is that I am a "fan." But we can move past that.

I have issue with your calling them "fake tags" drawn by an "artist's assistant."

From an outsider perspective I can see that. But when one takes the time to try to learn more about the work, that assumption falls apart. As any artist to use a manaquin in art does, it is to make effort to re-create an act. The re-creation is in fact not a real act, yes. But that does not then make it fake. It's a sculptural work. Nothing more. And if tags inside the museum is to be brought up, I believe the only spray tags are dirrectly associated with these anamatronic figures. The three that I can recall are all of the writer "amaze." He's a real guy, spraying his own tag. And in most cases, the sculptural work is a dirrect recreation of a real event; think the bathroom tagging piece.

And please let's not get into the evaluation of maturity levels. That's your own prejudice that you may want to think deeper on.

Re: Does Barry McGee Have Something to Prove?

kaigh — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:05:12 -0000

Ha! I love it. The old, "He's got assistants!! O.M.G!!"

Such a great point to take.

Re: Does Barry McGee Have Something to Prove?

kaigh — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:53:22 -0000

Barry McGee is more than the sound one man painting. So much of what he creates employs the skill and dedication of the people he surrounds himself with. Literally. His crew of assistants is both his machine, and his inspiration. In the vitrines he gives many of his peers and crew members a bit of his spotlight. And in doing so, he builds on the cacophony if visual information bombarding the viewer. The show is all Barry McGee in that it is without a doubt, his art. His vision. But he gives shout outs and respect to his crew mates; THR, PVC, DFW, CBT. In a way, he has very little of his own, "graffiti" in the show. It's him paying respect to those that are still out there, still doing graff. He loves that, so he folds it into his art. Barry McGee is the sound of all people painting....all at once.

Re: Does Barry McGee Have Something to Prove?

kaigh — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:46:56 -0000

It can also be noted that this is a retrospective exhibit of his past 20 years of work. It's no to be seen as one body of work. The main open area is his current work, with smaller rooms and side areas being older works. Many of the vitrines are works and photos contributed by his friends and associates. The show is all Barry McGee, but not nessasarily all by McGee.

Re: Sexpigeon - Somewhere behind those perfect red windows, there.

kaigh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:30:24 -0000

that's a great tag.

Re: Sexpigeon - This may very well be the TurboGrafx-16 of...

kaigh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:28:13 -0000

on your bed? really?

at this point, you may as well keep it.

Re: Sexpigeon - It is a free couch.

kaigh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:15:40 -0000

that's one saucy sofa free! i'm sure it would receive a good tongue lashing here.