I was watching The Rescuers Down Under the other day. This came out in 1990. The lead character Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) was easily the most sylish mouse in film to date, if not the most stylish male lead I've seen in a while. It struck me how much contemporary art and fashion is relishing in late-80's-early-90's colors, sounds, shapes and culture. I mean, I could see Kanye West sporting this outifit today.
I was 8 and the colors of the day were so fresh. Think Charlotte Hornets when LJ and Alonzo were in their prime. Very clearly, this movie's colors, lines and textures carried over into a couple paintings I made today.
The stuff reminds me of Wham, back when women still thought George Michael was straight. This is how Bill Cosby would've designed road signs in 1986.
It was this time last year that I made music for the first time, and it's rad to start 2011 with a new creative outlet. Stay tuned for more.
1 comment:
the person who took the shot of you and your beauty captured the creative girth of BOTH the painting and the BTHOMP.
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