Transhumanism

I am working on a new manifesto. I am moving into new territory with my artwork and I want to make a statement about how I intend to go forward with it all. I’ve been thinking a lot about being nostalgic of the past and how this keeps me protected from fears of the...

Spiritual Grand-Daughter of Henri Rousseau

Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau was a painter living in the last half of the 19th century, naïve, perhaps delusional and yet powerful, compelling, dynamic, forceful and therefore thoroughly modern. He was made legend by all the newspapers and critics that mocked his...

Jean Carroll: Tattooed Lady

Jean Carroll Jean Carroll, like many tattooed ladies before her, adopted a fabricated name and a fictional narrative to captivate the public’s interest in her tattoos. Crafted stories were essential for selling acts to the audience, and she ingeniously wove one around...

Why I Love Performance Art

This blog article first appeared on the website of:     Why I Love Performance Art by Sunny Buick I studied performance art in college in the early 1990’s. I was already curious. My first performance was at age 15, when I was invited to assist in a...

New Paintings New Work

New Work Here's all the new work that I've finished so far this year. Some are old projects that I finally completed (after years of being stalled) and some are just recent work that I wrapped up. Some are digital illustrations, some are color pencil drawings and some...

Art Show in Strasbourg

J’ai présenté à l'atelier Pour la Vie deux posters édités en tirage limité (50 exemplaires, 100x70 cm) par Venomen. J’ai aussi exposé une sélection de peintures originales de différentes époques et formats. C’était l’occasion pour les visiteurs d’acquérir des tirages...

Recurring Symbols in my Paintings

Here are some of the recurring symbols that I use in my paintings: Eyes Fauvres Shoes Tattoos and Tattoo Symbols (Boats, ships, Anchors, rope, Skulls, Hearts Roses) Butterflies Death Dice Mouth of the beast Water Hybrids- mermaid, flower woman, cat woman, spider woman...

Stella Grassman

  Tattooed Women Tattoo History Stella Grassman is the 9th in my series about the history of the tattooed lady. Grassman was a tattoo artist and a tattoo attraction. Like many of the famous tattooed ladies, Nora Hildebrandt, Emma de Burgh, Maude Wagner, Annie...

Sci Fi Western 20 Years

https://youtu.be/Bhoarz1uBGQ 20 Years Anniversary of the Opening Party for the Sci Fi Western Art Show Sci Fi Western is an art movement, also a video documentation of a huge art opening, first shown at the 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco, California on January...

Artoria

  Women have always been involved in modern tattooing. Some were married to tattooers, some were circus performers. Don't let anyone lead you to beleive that this is masculine job. Women play an important part. Our bodies have been the best billboards for this art,...