FOOX: STUDIO E says OHM
Dec 1, 2008 11:14:03 AM - David Foox
Dear FOOX,
Hey guys I met you all at the Addidas store a year ago, I'm the yoga instructor who had his 6 year old son with him. I've been getting your mail since and want to tell you what you all are doing is remarkable. My son is in to art and I have shown him some, he loves it. Keep up the awesome work.
Also I have been searching for the piece with Obama in a Superman outfit where can I find that?
Continue being significant,
Bruce Boyd
Bruce, firstly, thank you for the kind words and thoughts. There is much significance in a wish to always remain significant. In my opinion this is the ultimate goal of every artist, whether musician, actor, film maker, or painter. Secondly, to answer your question regarding Obama in a Superman outfit, I will have to demur to my colleague DASCO at the Mongrel. His email is dascoart@gmail.com and he can send you the image or print! The wonderful thing about Obama's successful campaign is the positive energy it has instilled in everyone from artist to accountant. The message of HOPE, CHANGE, and PROGRESS certainly do sound appealing especially in light of the alternative words of despair, stagnation, and regress.
This weekend we met with some really amazing art galleries (Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Joshua Liner Gallery, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Gallery Nine5, etc. ) and were privy to some great advice for young rising artists.
Perhaps your son would like to know that the common theme between all of these galleries in advising young artists was simply "to start creating and never stop" and "to make sure to give your artwork to those that love and cherish it". I think this is sound art career advice.
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Aunia Kahn: Piss on it, or love it - you choose.
Dec 1, 2008 10:48:29 AM - David Foox
Again it's the holiday season filled with commercial bull-shit. Holidays are not like they used to be, and never will be. It's all about the gifts and the "what can you do for me" kind of thinking that pisses me off.
I just hope this year with the economy in a less than favorable position that those of you who are able to eat (anything to fill you tummies) are somewhat thankful and look to help those that are not.
We live in a "get in now" society and when we don't have the internet, or we can't buy something we want we feel poor. Sadly what we view as "poor" is pretty ridiculous. We have so much, even those of us with very little in the USA still have such much, yet we bitch and moan while others starve (literally) and have nothing, not even a blanket.
I guess with all that holiday music playing in my head almost 3 months in advance killing the spirit before it got started just made me quite ill. They don't play it the day after Halloween to get you in the mood (what is the mood anyhow?), they play it to promote you to shop. Ever heard of making someone something?
Do people sing carols anymore? People are more rude during this season than any other time. Ever heard of Black Friday. Do you want to get an eye poked out or a broken arm, over "stuff"......sickening.
As many of us are struggling to pay our bills maybe looking to those who have a shit ton less, and helping them could ease the pain of this bull-shit consumerism and the sad state of our economy.
So go help a soup kitchen.
There are lots of lonely old people......
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Aunia Kahn: 24 Hour Black Friday Sale
Dec 1, 2008 10:47:49 AM - David Foox
Save yourself the hassle of going out this "Black Friday" in the cold by shopping on-line. With the release of the new store at WWW.AUNIAKAHN.COM we are running an awesome 24 hour sale this "Black Friday", November 28th, 2008.
24hrs. ONLY!
Get every print at 40% off!!
The updated store not only rocks but has more options, more selections, jewelry, buttons, scratch and dent items and even Gift Packs featuring my work.
If you go out shopping make sure you wear an eye patch, I have heard you might lose one! :) Be safe and happy shopping!
Much Light
AK
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FOOX: Sneak a Peak: Art of Walk
Nov 30, 2008 8:25:37 AM - David Foox
Julie Kaye, KFC Member and Artist Extraodinaire, has already uploaded some good images from yesterday.
Here's the rub:
Peter Chang = Puma
Babychicken = Panda Bear
Julie Kaye = LIon (she's English)
Dasco = Shark!
D. Foox = Wolf
J. Foox = Eagle
Stephen Snow = Zebra (he's really more of a Centaur)
non-artist participants:
Brenna Nolan = Onyx
Ben-jammin = Russian Bear
Asya = White Tiger
Jonnah-Motherf*cker = Bobcat
Painting coincidentally matched personality which coincidentally matched animal mask...
But today is Sunday and for the next few days, the members of KFC will be roaming the streets of NYC. We are around... :)
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FOOX: Visionaire
Nov 29, 2008 4:33:39 AM - David Foox
Amber at GalleryNine5 sent me THIS. It's called Visionaire and it is gorgeous. Quite a hefty price tag attached to the set, but I have to say "WOW it really is amazing."
I watched the video, as I unwound from a day in the city and wished I made each one of these beautiful 3D images.
I want this to play with. Happy Holidays! (and thanks Amber for the treat).
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FOOX: Twas' The Night Before...
Nov 28, 2008 10:56:56 PM - David Foox
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FOOX: WHO'S THAT GIRL?
Nov 26, 2008 12:08:11 PM - David Foox
RG to Foox:
yoooooo, that piece looks amazing!! wowo! I am majorly bummed out i'm not going to be here for the art of war show, but i am super excited to go to india, shit is going to be epic! adam said you guys were going to be over at his house friday night, i'm def gonna swing by. also, i have to tell you something really good. i was at a party two nights ago and met a woman who is an art dealer here in nyc, apparently she is a big deal i guess. anyway we were talking and i told her that i just worked with a really talented up an coming artist filming a tv pilot for him. she asked me the name , of course i told her it was you, and she knows of you! she knows a lot about you, she said your extremely talented and that she thought your art was going to be very significant for our time period. she has read a lot about you i guess and has known about your pieces too, so people on this side know about your stuff and think your gonna be big time! i told her about the art of war show and she thought the idea was super cool. anyway, i just thought that was so crazy i met someone in your field here that really thought very highly of you and your art - see you soon- peace
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FOOX: Art of Walk
Nov 26, 2008 8:33:15 AM - David Foox
WHAT: Art of Walk: Walking Exhibition
WHEN: 11:00 AM on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29th
WHERE: UNION SQUARE (opposite Virgin Megastore)
Contact Info: Please telephone 903 920 7056 or kungfoox@gmail.com or meet us there!
Jessica Foox: "Liberty Leading the Masses" 2008
Please join us at 11am in Union Square on November 29th to begin our Walking Exhibition. We will crisscross Manhattan and Williamsburg visiting NYC's flashest galleries. Included in the list of stop offs are:
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
33 Bond Gallery (hopefully)
ATM Gallery
Joshua Liner Gallery
Deitch Projects
Denise Bibro Fine Art
among others...
We will also stop off at:
MOMA
the Met
SOHO House
and a few other art establishments
Participating artists include:
FOOX (CO), Julie Kaye (repping Leeds!), Peter Chang (DC), Dan Barojas (DC), Babychicken (DC), DASCO (NYC), and Stephen Snow (TX)
SUMMARY of ART OF WALK from each artist:
FOOX: History has shown that in warfare, usually the overwhelming force is triumphant. However, equally represented throughout history are those times where disproportionately weaker forces are able to overcome an established and entrenched power and snatch victory from the more powerful player.
For instance, the Maori warriors of ancient times were considered the underdogs to the organized and well funded British forces. By using guerilla tactics (ie: moko on face, Taiaha in hand, and tongue sticking out) the Maori managed to chop off the heads of their enemies and adopted the musket very quickly into their battle strategy.
The British were not expecting that - and the Maori were victorious. The Maori succeeded where other indiginous peoples failed.
But this is not about warfare. This is about ART! Here we have rising artists engaging in a battle plan against an established art world with the sole purpose of showing our artwork, in the flesh and blood, to the world at large. Our debut is in New York City!
JULIE KAYE: The show is an opportunity for us to get our work noticed and to do it in way that has not been tried before.
For me, anyway to take my work out to people and to collectors in this way is special because I get to be witness to their reaction first hand.
I get my work into galleries I would never have had the opportunity to do this before I was in contact with Mr Foox.
I hope I can return the favour by giving my fellow artists a great experience in the UK too. I will experience New York for the first time as an artist as well as a visitor. I get to see and learn from the people I am about to meet.
I will learn a lot from this.
STEPHEN SNOW: Modern military camouflage is borrowed from nature. Animals use camouflage as an adaptive survival technique.
to blend in, to hide.
Now with us wearing the animal masks and black clothes, the animals have cast aside their anonymity (camo) and are refusing to not be seen.
This mirrors how artists themselves are less known than their art. And how making art itself is pretty much the opposite of using
camouflage. You take wild color from inside you and bring it out and
preserve it for all to see. Make more visible. People tie a artwork to
a name. Our art is a representative. a mask.
BABYCHICKEN: The show is a cool new approach to looking at Arts and Conflict. Like a strange mix of Randy Culture and Andy Warhol is what I see. What also gets me crazy in thinking about this show is that the folks on the street that witness this are getting something special for nothing as the initial action is a fake protest, finding out later that it is not. This is analogous to police officer pulling you over, walking to your window, and writing you a ticket that actually a free coupon for candy at city hall. Just a little fun and eye candy in a situation were pedestrians would expect to be inconvenienced, hindered or offended and instead find themselves drawn into our world of art and beauty.
PETER CHANG: I was bred to be in the military... Destiny has taken a different turn for me... However a lot of my art still reflects and emphasizes that background I grew up in. I think the fact that the show emphasizes the art more then the artist is great because in the end thats what its about right? the ART! The diverse array of artists involved in the show all focusing on a similar theme will also be very interesting to see. I think New Yorkers are gonna be in for a total surprise this weekend when we take to the streets!
Brandon Hill 2008
Peter Chang "Kaboom" 2008
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FOOX: (Formerly) Art of War (Redux)
Nov 25, 2008 10:14:33 AM - David Foox
We are looking for 2 volunteers to participate in the Art of War Walking Exhibition in New York City on November 29th and 30th. We will be starting out at Union Square and heading to NYC's really great Art Gallery scene.
Any volunteers must be ok with walking and with carrying a broomstick with painting attached at the end. :)
It's going to be a great couple of days and we hope to accomplish much over this time.
(emails sent to kungfoox [at] gmail dot com)
Image courtesy of Julie Kaye participant in Art of War Walking Exhibition.
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FOOX: Cool Images Post
Nov 24, 2008 9:19:38 PM - David Foox
Ok everyone,
I was looking through all the images on my computer today... ones that I have uploaded from either my cell phone or from my digital camera and I found some cool ones. Its very random stuff.
David and I have done a lot in the past year or so and all these images are from many different times and places.
Check em out...
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FOOX: Pictures of Stolen Prints
Nov 24, 2008 9:03:40 PM - David Foox
I found these pictures today on my phone - they are pictures I took of the table before anything had happened. Had a good laugh and wanted to post them.
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FOOX: The Mongrel writes about FOOX at the Night Life Awards
Nov 24, 2008 10:08:29 AM - David Foox
FOOX Exhibition at Paper Magazine’s Nightlife Awards
David Foox rocked Paper Magazine’s Nightlife Awards Sunday night in Chelsea…
Want proof? Take a look….
(David Foox and Christian Siriano)
(David Foox and Amanda Lepore)
(David Foox and Tony Hawk)
(David and Jessica Foox)
Everybody say “Awww… how romantic.”
(David Foox and Mark Ronson)
(David Foox and Dasco)
And yet another piece is sold…
As you can imagine the crowd was massive…
This is the look of someone that has had one hell of a successful night.
Kudos to Foox!
P.S. There was also art on the walls…
The artwork exhibited was from David’s series of illustrated imaginary
currency. The work was individually encapsulated in resin. It was
stunning in person. Each piece was so meticulous it should be minted by
the U.S. Treasury and deemed legal tender. Bravo.
If this wasn’t enough, get your Foox fix here!
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D. Foox: Formerly "The Art of War"
Nov 23, 2008 9:28:46 PM - David Foox
"Life, Death, and Everything in Between" 2008 FOOX
This is my painting for "The Art of War" Walking Exhibition in NYC coming up! Since the theme is a quasi-art-guerilla-times-of-our-lives event, I decided to base the painting around one central them - the caduceus - or medical staff.
The intertwined snakes represent two opposing passions finding peace by balancing each others' desires.
A fine theme for an "Art of War" Event.
Coming hot off the heels of this painting (below), it is apparent the direction I am taking my artwork and the themes that are developing.
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Aunia Kahn: The Drawing of the Three
Nov 22, 2008 8:39:13 AM - David Foox
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FOOX: Singularity... same same but different
Nov 22, 2008 8:28:32 AM - David Foox
Firstly, I should profess to be nothing other than a lowly artist = and therefore please chalk anything I write here up to "the ramblings of an artist procrastinating from wet blending the animal skulls".
So here I ramble:
I have heard that "the Singularity" is the point in which MAN and MACHINE become one. OR. The point in which Artificial Intelligence becomes "real". If mankind does not destroy itself then a possible result of all this technology is Singularity.
So, I imagine it taking place something like this:
Computers get smarter and smarter. Storage and processing power continues to double every 18 months (yes an exponential curve). And humanity slowly starts replacing worn out body parts with either biologically grown organs OR mechanical versions of the old organ (think android body parts or "enhancements").
It is only a short step from this point - the point in which mankind has more technological "aids" that surpass human sensors and senses - to the point in which we simply upload every aspect of our beings (including consciousness) to some form of computing device (think SUPER-STEROID Facebook).
Perhaps the time will come for mankind to relinquish the physical form in lieu of immortality. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, is reduced to information that is stored somewhere and accessed by the remnants of what humanity calls "the soul".
Now, why is this important? Because outta nowhere, there is THIS article that says all matter does not exist except for in the FLUCTUATIONS OF VACUUMS.
In other words, everything I wrote above about humanity and the Singularity... IT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
We already live in a computer simulation - Nick Bostrom says so. And now we have the beginnings of a field of scientific research - a theory starting to ooze upwards to the surface - that life as we know it is merely stored in some mammoth computing device and run on heinously complex software where the "rules" are just software parameters and "bugs" are... ???? I don't know.
Regardless, the notion that humanity can reach a "posthuman" or "Messianic" stage is pretty optimistic thought! In this sense, both science and religion are working towards a common goal: Immortality and Salvation. (weirdly intertwined).
:)
Finally, I will close with the opening proviso - "just an artist rambling and procrastinating"
Back to work now.
:)
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FOOX: Nerdcore calendar 2009
Nov 21, 2008 6:41:31 AM - David Foox
I got this in an email today... I think its hysterical and really cool. If you are going to do porn, I think this is definitely the way to go. I mean what chic doesn't want to be a sexy az super hero?!
In
the great lineage of comic books, no one has explored heroes and
villains quite like Nerdcore™. In this 12-month, 2009
calendar, heroines and their evil counterparts square off in
quite revealing ways!
This heavy duty calendar is printed on
heavy, archival-style paper stock, as well as a glossy, UV coating,
giving the calendar an extended lifespan long beyond 2008.
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FOOX: Symbolism, The Power of Thought, and the new Paganism
Nov 21, 2008 6:27:10 AM - David Foox
Every truly great artist - visual or otherwise - will eventually bump heads with Paganism (or the Occult). Why? Because artists pay attention to detail and it is only in the details that symbolism can exist. And symbolism is the purview of Paganism (although Judeo-Christian symbolism makes quite a splash too!).
Or to say it differently, "the devil is in the details".
Now here is what is most interesting (to me anyway); Symbols have NO power unless they are given power and by giving them power you are challenging the theory of monotheism for some rudimentary, old world, paganism. What is more interesting than that is the global movement towards the Occult - the movement back to pre-Christian paganism.
So, do I paint with much symbolism? YES. Do I give those symbols power behind their meaning? YES. Do I camouflage and shade those symbols or do I hold them out for the world to see? BOTH (Just need to know what you are looking at).
Why do the symbols I use carry power and weight? THEY DO NOT. They only have power if I believe they have power, but the true source of power comes from within.
And that is the artists' dilemna. Symbols created with meaning (and therefore power) and symbols having no power but for what is given from within.
Regardless of the heretical views on symbols or power, wealth, love, affection, etc, I still include them in my artwork simply because they "look cool" but also perhaps because my subconscious desires of happiness, love, peace, fun, and adventure are all bubbling to the surface.
I wish I could claim that my artwork infused with my life passions and goals would transfer in part from the painting to the new owner. I guess in a sense it is like Feng Shui - the art of arranging one's home for perfect harmony. I would advise someone with a painting of mine carrying heavy strength symbols to display that piece closer to the front of the home rather than say in the bedroom.
Regardless, symbols, both surreptitious and overt, have burrowed their way deep into my art and will continue to remain the providence of my art from now on - I declare! :)
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FOOX: Organ Donors by FOOX- exclusive pictures
Nov 20, 2008 1:22:16 PM - David Foox
We just snapped some new pics of the Organ Donor resins especially for Kung Foox readers!
Enjoy kids!
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FOOX: FOOX prints stolen from The Mansion, NYC
Nov 20, 2008 1:17:49 PM - David Foox
Two handfuls of FOOX prints were swiped on Sunday at the PAPER Mags party in New York City.
Brenna Nolan and Travis McCoy both witnessed two dudes in black trench coats fly past the FOOX table and grab as many as they could! The next time we all turned around they were gone!
I have to say that ever since Lori Early's show at The Jonathan LeVine Gallery I thought it would be really cool to have some of my art stolen. Someone wanting my art that badly, and thinking it was even valuable enough to plan the heist is even more complimentary!!!
Good luck guys... I hope you become rich... very very rich.
PRINTS coming soon at FOOX-U.com
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FOOX: FOOX-U is now open!!!
Nov 20, 2008 7:33:59 AM - David Foox
The site is up!!! It look awesome!
CHECK IT!
You can take a look at the Scary Money Series in it's entirety by clicking on "Art"!
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D. Foox: Mark Ronson
Nov 19, 2008 4:31:09 PM - David Foox
Mark Ronson's got one of my skateboard decks! He was presented with it at PAPER Mags NightLife Awards this past Sunday.
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FOOX: IdN Article
Nov 19, 2008 4:27:17 PM - David Foox
IdN is international in scope, they have amazing graphic design and they are not afraid to tackle quite controvercial issues. The magazine is a very complex art form in and of itself. This magazine has been the benchmark for us in terms of guiding us and has always been a huge source of reference images as well.
One of the first things we had ever decided we wanted was to be mentioned in the likes of IdN magazine. This is a great honor.
Coming hot off the heels of the PAPER Magazine's night life awards party is a nice little editorial on the art of FOOX.
Don't be bums... go out and grab yourself a copy of this months IdN.
Also featured in this issue is Karim Rashid, dieLamb, and the Barbican Art Gallery.
ALSO, CHECK OUT THE IdN LINK ON DAVID'S NEW WEBSITE: FOOX-U.COM
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D. Foox: The Mongrel's Exclusive on FOOX X Paper Mags Nightlife Awards Party Spectacle :)
Nov 19, 2008 2:55:35 PM - David Foox
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FOOX: FOOX @ Nite Life Awards
Nov 15, 2008 8:37:21 PM - David Foox
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Jessica Foox: PLAY WITH KUNG FOOX
Nov 14, 2008 2:12:42 PM - David Foox
I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE KUNGFOOX WEBSITE WAS INTEGRATED WITH THE BLOG TODAY. it's the blog and website in one!
START PLAYING AROUND WITH THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THIS BLOG AND CHECK OUT THE NEW SITE!!!
:-)
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