Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
AGAIN
I started doing qwick sketches in Paris, France in 1981 out of shear desperation. As I moved around when I came to a new town, I would have to walk in with my equipment to the tourist area, then walk out.
Eventually I ended up in Charleston, S. Carolina. In the tourist area was a park that ran along the water. There was a pier there that went out over the water. That is where I worked.
By then I had a car, a little pick up truck. Along side the park was a dirt parking lot. That is where I parked. Sometimes when I got tired and needed a break I'd go crash in the back of my truck. Talk about easy.
It was heaven.
It was heaven.
Eventually they built a row of condos there and in the very center a big, bright, shiney, new art museum called Gallery One
One day I went and signed the building.
Years later I moved near Asbury Park, N.J.
To help make ends meet I'd sell art on the weekends
down on the boardwalk.
I found a really good place. What they called the old
power plant.
The walls were black a perfect place to display art.
Now they want to turn it into a museum called
The New Jersey Museum of Contemporary Art
NJMoCA
What, again ? Give me a break.
Do you think they'll let the guy who was there first in
?
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
ART
ART
Once there was a very attractive girl with well developed breast. She was very popular. Everyone wanted to be her friend. She was invited to all the parties
When she went to the ball it was warm, the lights sparkled and there was laughter all around. EVERYONE wanted to dance with her.
While the music played inside, outside standing by himself in the cold was an artist. He wasn't very attractive. Actually he was cold, broke, dirty and hungry. Nobody paid any attention to him. Under his arm he had some drawings he was trying to sell to get something to eat. There were no takers.
The years passed by, her beauty like a flower began to fade. Her large, ample breasts began to sag. Younger and prettier girls began to get more attention than her. She caught her husband with another woman, her boyfriend with another man.
He on the other hand continued to draw. He did this for years with little or no recognition. It was a long, hard, cold, difficult existence. Sometimes he was so lonely he wondered if he existed. He was so ignored he thought he was invisible. The good news was, he had a lot of time to practice.
Thru perseverance, hard work and dedication his work slowly improved. Modest sales began to improve.
When she got out of rehab for the third time they met at an exhibition of his work. She thought his work was beautiful. She bought some then tried to seduce him.
He felt sorry for her so he went to the bed with her but was "turned off" by her flabby breast that hung to her stomach.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
NJMoCA OPENING
ROBIN LIPSON / CAPT FLASH
When I introducd myself she said,
"I've heard of you"
Magin dat
THE ART
THE CAPT, JENN HAMPTON and JILL RICCI
of PARLOUR GALLERY
(Don't know who he is)
KERRY OF 2nd LIFE BIKES/CAPT FLASH
SARAH POTTER/JACK the RIPPER
ALF
Strongely endorses the concept of a major museum
opening in Asbury Park.
We feel this can only benefit and enhance the level of
cultural awareness
(Lord knows it needs elevating)
We stand behind it and urge others to actively
support it.
...........Capt Flash 4 ALF
Friday, October 22, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
AZZBERRI PAWK
ASSHOLES
I have heard a lot of negative talk about the people that run this town.
I tried to be charitable and not rush to judgement, then they chopped down the trees.
It's sorta' like suicide by character assasination.
This town has so little character Ocean Grove makes it look like a wasteland.
Cultural wasteland for sure
Now I heard from someone in L.A. Guess what, Asbury Park is the talk of the town
because they turned down the opportunity
to be the prime location for an on going mini-series The Boardwalk Empire
by Martin Scorse
I believe in not rushing to judgement
....but...!!!
...now that the evidence is in
I also heard that Madison Marquette is
opposed to the NJMoCA going up in
Ass bury Park
I'm not suprised. Cultural Fascism
seems to be the norm here.
Add to it the queer McCarthyism of
ARTSCRAP
...and that ship of dilussional fools
The Tri-City News
..it's a wonder there not throwing
"real artist"
into the bonfires on the beach
ADVICE
...go home and wipe your own ass
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
CULTURE COPS
ATTENTION;
It is with deep regret I have to announce the formation of the first
azzberri pawk
CULTURE COPS
Some thing has to be done about
the low level of cultural
awareness
...especially that low life
the
CULTURAL PYGMYS
East of Bond
on
Cookman
The objective will be to
identify and weed out
cultural fascist
First offense gets a warning notice
Second offense could possibly
result in an
AAA
ALF ART ACTION
Sometimes
this is not pleaeant
Get Smart
Get your
cultural
SHIT
2gether
or
ELSE
!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
ALF ALERT 004
ALF ALERT
THIS IS A MAJOR
ALF ALERT
All hands on deck. Artist to your ready stations.
ALF senses an opportunity. It is called;
NJMoCA
The New Jersey Museum
of
CONTEMPORARY ART
Can I get an amen....and a
KA-CHING
ALF
Officialy endorses the concept
and will be doing all it can and mustering all of it's resources to
see that the dream is
realized.
We strongly feel that such an institution
can only help the culture of
Asbury Park
We strongely urge interested parties to do what they can to help manifest it into reality
for further information
ALF
Will be attending the opening
event
Saturday, October 9, 2010
ARTSCAP
ARTSCAP
The arts coalition of Asbury Park
is a charade. They put on an arts fair Sept 25, 26, 27
It was a major flop, but I did manage to get a few good shots
Friday, October 8, 2010
GOT LUCKY
GOT LUCKY
NORMA TOLLIVER
of
MAIN ST GALLERY
in
OCEAN GROVE
......gave me a bunch of matts of various sizes.
I went home, sized them and immeadiately matted up twenty pieces
WHAT A MAJOR SCORE...!!!
.....life effected in fine art...!!
is her slogan.
Need something framed up or perhaps some fine art.
ALF
RECOMMENDS
MAIN AVE GALLERY
57 MAIN AVE
OCEAN GROVE
NJ, O7756
CONTACT:
(732) 988-11002
SHOP ON LINE
Thanx Norma.....!!!!
Capt Flash (ALF)
Thursday, October 7, 2010
ALF ALERT 003
ALF
Will be using this site as a clearing house for the
cultural skinny from the streets in
Azzberri Pawk
It is a a viable alternative to the the gay mafia
and queer MaCarthyism that sufficates creatvity and freedom of expression in
Azzberri Pawk
.....not to mention that ship of fools
Tri-City News
who are "out of touch".
This will be a venue giving exposure to a wide
spectrum of expression
including but not limited to
all the
arts
ALF ALERT 002
ALF
The Arts Liberation Front
of Azzberri Pawk
......is a "CULTURE CLUB"
...an on going, sometimes based in reality
cultural experience
The main objective is to have Azzberri Pawk declared a
"Cultural Sancturary"
A place where a musician an artist, etc. can put down a hat with out a license, without having
to pay taxes. Where people can exercise the right to show thier appreciation by making a
donation
Can I get an ...amen and a ....KA-CHING
The end goal is to turn Azzberri Pawk in to the Venice Beach of the E. Coast
An open city
Last spring I attended the ARTSCAP planning meeting for thier recent "Art Fair" At that meeting I presented a paper that first
called for the de-criminalizing of culture in AP
When Dennis Carrol called for suggestions I made four. they are:
A. A buskers fest. "Busking" is the termed used for musicians who stand on a corner and play for tips. A prize for best could be awarded at the end of the year.
B. A chalk fest. It is done all over like in Florida and Chicago
What it is, is camera candy? It washes away with the first rain. Prizes could be awarded.
C. A Doo-dah Parade. A Doo-dah parade occurs in Pasadena, Calif. the day before the Rose Bowl. Azzberri Pawk could hold a con-current one. Any thing goes from drag queens to precision brief case teams. Google it up and view it for ideas.
D. Turning the casino and the space between it and Stella Marina
into a performance space to entertain the people in the restaurant.
The casino could be used for ongoing art shows. Art contest could be run as a way to generate income. Charge an entry fee and award a prize. People could vote for best of show.
These are goals and a the direction of
ALF
To achieve this objective ALF needs to raise seed money for
things like advertizing, etc. To that end there are currently two ideas brewing. They are:
ONE PLANET
ONE PEOPLE
...stickers, T-shirts and flags. Interested parties should contact ALF
for details
BALANCE THE UNIVERSE
EAT THE RICH
...also, stickers, T-shirts
and
..........A FUND RAISER
To generate seed money for ALF
Someone offered a venue but no date. ALF doesn't play open ended waiting games so we are seeking an alternative venue for the event.
ALF is offering a 50/50 split with an interested party
The Capt would do his famous performance piece, the "Last Hippy" and be doing qwick sketches and portraits on the spot and accepting commission for other works.
Contact ALF for detaitls
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
HOORAY
HOORAY
It appears as if I've finally succeeded in getting
ALF
The Arts Liberation Front
up and running
ALF will now be operating in cyber space. The address is
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