crystal clear hi-fi

acrylic on board, 30"x14"

This is my piece for an upcoming show at Gallery Nucleus, Yesterday's Tomorrows.  I love the look of vintage stereo equipment.  I don't know what anything does, but it doesn't matter...it's so boxy and cool and complex!  I enjoy the idea that there was a point where advancing technology meant more complicated stuff.  More buttons and switches and little blinky lights.  Infinite options and settings and modes for a really simple thing...like just listening to music.

stereo girl

I did this for my friend's zine!  I remember wanting to make zines when I was in high school and college, and then never doing it.   Sometimes I would even do a bunch of drawings and be like, "This is for the the ZINE!" And then the drawings would sit there forever and ever the end.

I'm not sure where this girl came from.  I did a super rough sketch of her a few years ago and I just liked the idea that her clothes (and maybe also her body?) are like a stereo, but a cool analog stereo, that plays how she feels.

In these drawings she's in a joyful dance-y kind of mood!

What's she dancing to?  Maybe THIS?  That song always makes me feel joyfully dance-y, even though it's not necessarily super dance-able.

Or THIS?  I mean, you can't really argue with that.

In other news, I've been around old CalArts a lot this week looking at student portfolios!  I have a workshop-stype situation going on.  SO MANY PORTFOLIOS!  It's great though.  I get to meet the students and hang around in the faculty lounge.  I'll be there next week too!   Busy busy!