Weapon inspections
dal 2/7/2004 al 3/8/2004
Segnalato da
2/7/2004
Weapon inspections
McCaig-Welles Gallery, New York
Weapon Inspections challenges the individual artist by giving them a particular and specific canvas to work on (i.e. the Weapon). What new breed of art does a proposition and a show like Weapon Inspections bring about? While most artists are stubbornly accustomed to working on their personal mediums - be it canvas, metal, walls or sculptures - using the Weapon as a neo-canvas forces them to think outside the box.
WORKS BY
SEEN (UA) - Kel 1st (roc) - Dash (fc) - Wane (cod) -
Wen (cod) - Phem9 - Shock 123 - Baby 168 Angel 179 -
GONZO247 - Christian Azul - Bezerk - Jester ,- Color
One- ManOne (crewest) - Monk - Speed One - The
Reverend Butter - Merge360 - Mr. Bristle- Brett Webb -
and more to be announced ...
Purpose: To juxtapose fashion contra function. When
designers in the fashion industry undertake new and
fresh endeavors (hopefully desirable to mainstream
youth) the question arises - 'Should the article of
clothing be more fashionable or functional?'
Unfortunately, and inevitably, the decision is made,
the answer is given and the designs are made at the
expense of one or the other. Aerosol Warfare's Weapon
Inspections hopes to blur the line between fashion and
function so in the end both are indistinguishable
within a particular article of clothing. We hope, with
this show, to redefine that fine line so that an
entirely new breed of Converse Weapons (as
contemporary art) takes the scene by storm. Is it
fashion, or is it art?
Mission: Weapon Inspections challenges the individual
artist by giving them a particular and specific canvas
to work on (i.e. the Weapon). What new breed of art
does a proposition and a show like Weapon Inspections
bring about? While most artists are stubbornly
accustomed to working on their personal mediums - be
it canvas, metal, walls or sculptures - using the
Weapon as a neo-canvas forces them to think outside
the box. How many different directions can the Weapon
and the art go? How does each artist interpret the
Weapon, its form and layout and use it in conjunction
with their own designs to create art? By pushing the
envelope with the Converse Weapon, Aerosol Warfare
hopes to successfully conceive an entirely different
form of art that would have otherwise never been born
and bring the Weapon to new audience with higher
visibility.
Forecast: Aerosol Warfare (through its Weapon
Inspections) plans to reemphasize the connection
between hip-hop culture, - which is currently becoming
a measure for all that is mainstream - and style. With
earlier generations, when hip-hop was first
developing, there was a strong emphasis on what shoe a
person wore. It was the shoe that measured how
mainstream a person was. How cool they were, or how
'wack' they were. Aerosol Warfare is placing the
Weapon back into the hip-hop mainstream culture.
Implementation: Aerosol Warfare has invited cutting
edge, well-known & underground artists from various
disciplines - hip, DJ, graffiti - to craft art in a
new arena : Converse Weapons. Each artist will then
manipulate and transform the shoe utilizing their
particular variety of artistic styles. This final
product will then be collected and showcased in
Aerosol Warfare's Weapon Inspections show opening in
New York City, Summer 2004
More Info: http://www.aerosolwarfare.com
July 3- August 3, 2004
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 3, 2004 7-10pm
Live Ice Sculpting by The Reverend Butter
Sponsored by Sneaker Freaker Magazine
McCaig Welles Gallery
129 Roebling St
Suite B
Brooklyn, NY 1121