Twit-volutionary Ideas 003: Take That
The revolutionaries continue to walk the ghost of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr down the path and plight of the movie Red Tails.
Dear god, Sean and Brandon are brilliant.
Mandatory viewing for 75% of the Tumblr user base. Thank you.
Mandatory viewing for anyone who thinks they should become an “artist”. If you have never had someone cause you to have an emotional breakdown over your work, you are doing it wrong.
Do you know what is shitty about this situation? I posted this originally. It is from a show I curated last year and I posted it as a promotion. I had a write up about the show as well as the artist. Here is what I had:
Day of the Dead Show Sneak Preview: Cody Schibi
Cody Schibi is pretty much the polar opposite of who I am as an artist, but I think that is why I like him so much. He is a horror artist, which allows him to play with the intricate details of every gory inch of his pieces. Despite his residence in Austin and mine in Detroit, we’ve actually done quite a few shows together now (included places far away from both of us). I’m really happy he wanted to participate in this show. I’m also stoked that he gave me two excellent new pieces to put up.More of Cody on the web:
website :: twitter :: facebookDay of the Dead
Opens October 7th
7-10pm
Starkweather Arts Center
219 N. Main Street
Romeo, MI 48065
586.752.5700
Now, I can understand people not wanting to include all of that. I really do. But there is NO goddamn excuse for cutting out the artist’s credit. None. Now, that was cut out a long time ago (this is now approaching 12,000 notes). I didn’t get TOO pissed because I had put Cody’s website as the link when you click the image.
Roll over the image right now. Go ahead. Does that say http://www.codyschibi.com? No. No it does not. It says http://michaelmammino.tumblr.com.
That is complete and utter bullshit.
Now, this isn’t really that user’s fault. He wasn’t even the one to remove the link. That happened well before he found it. I could spend hours clicking around to find the original user who deleted the link from the image, but my time is more valuable than that. I just want to point out something that seems to be a major issue on Tumblr. People being callous dicks to content creators.
It is great that you all like Cody’s work so much, but if you want folks like Cody and I to keep making art then we have to get paid for it. How do we get paid to make art? By people hiring us. How do people find us to hire us when folks are actively making that more difficult?
KNOCK IT THE FUCK OFF, ASSHOLES.
Super secret sneak peek at a work in progress for LoveSick (well, as secret as something posted on my website can be).
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery Presents: “LOVESICK” with Art by Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
From LIFT (via):
The cute, grotesque and surreal meet in LIFT’s first show of 2012! Metro-Detroit artists Heather Hansma and Josh Buckenberger are joined by Austin, TX illustrator Cody Schibi for the LOVESICK exhibit. Bask in all the adorable, horrifying and moody just in time for Valentines Day!
LOVESICK
new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
Saturday, February 4th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245Hot from their recent Huck Gee signing event, LIFT Detroit is gearing up for a big show! Oh, and about that Huck Gee signing - they have a few “The Art of Huck Gee” books available. Going forward, we’re very excited for this new show and to educate ourselves and you (the reader) about the three artists participating in “LOVESICK,” there will be some posts in the coming days showcasing our favorite work by each individual. For instance, check out this fantastic print (above) for sale by Heather Hansma!
Getting some love from Opportunity LOL! Which reminds me: I sketched out a new custom toy design for the show last night. ^_^
The cute, grotesque and surreal meet in LIFT’s first show of 2012! Metro-Detroit artists Heather Hansma and Josh Buckenberger are joined by Austin, TX illustrator Cody Schibi for the LOVESICK exhibit. Bask in all the adorable, horrifying and moody just in time for Valentines Day!
LOVESICK
new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
Saturday, February 4th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
I don’t think I could come up with a better description of this show. Now excuse me while I dive back into this vat of paint I have set-up to assist me in creating all this new work. ^_^
I like using Hipstamatic for sneak peaks because it skews the colors while still showing a hint of what I’m up to. This is the progress on that New Years painting I showed you last week.
Some People, by Luke Pearson (click for full size)
Words cannot express how amazing this is. Take a few minutes and take this all in.
I drew this up today while waiting in a doctor’s office. Consider it a sneak peek at a new piece for LoveSick.
Is it weird that I’ve never actually seen this movie yet I’m making a parody painting of it?
Exciting news, folks! I’ve been hunkered down working on pieces for a new show that opens in a month at Lift with the mega-talented Cody Schibi (who is artist behind this piece) and Josh Buckenberger. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, LoveSick will feature brand-spankin’-new art from all three of us. I am so ridiculously excited for this show.
LoveSick
Opens Saturday, February 4th
7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W 4th St. :: Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
Postcard designed by Kill Taupe
