Gallery show featuring portraits of Morrissey and other rockers
posted by davidt on Thursday August 02 2007, @11:00AM

Fran writes:
Saldamando's delicate portraits to be shown at Tropico de Nopal - LA Times

Excerpt from article:

This dialogue between middle-class Latino kids and working-class Britpoppers is at the heart of "The Holy Quatro," four ballpoint-pen-on-handkerchief portraits of rockers Morrissey, Siouxsie Sioux, Robert Smith and Dave Gahan. "Handkerchiefs are the traditional medium for many prisoners, since they don't have access to drawing paper," Saldamando says. "The handkerchiefs make the work more delicate, sort of precious. And the quality you get is really nice, because it's so soft and easy to blend."

 
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Another precious excerpt (Score:1)
I really had a good time reading this article, especially the response from the artist's parents:
[i]"They would look at my work and ask, 'Why are you painting Morrissey? Why don't you paint Cesar Chavez?' "[/i]

Hmmm...mebbe I'll even hazard a visit to terminally hip Echo Park this Saturday for a looky loo!
Mel Torment * -- Thursday August 02 2007, @03:40PM (#270515)
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    Swallowneck On The Wall (Score:0)
    I have a rather fetching portrait of Swallowneck from the mid-90's when he had a bowl haircut and a tanned leather jacket. It is framed and it is on the wall in my hallway.

    His toothsome grin - captured outside The Hope pub at the bottom of York Road in Leeds - was also a regular addition to all of his classified adverts within his favourite contact magazines in the years that followed...

    He had many takers!
    MarkFromScatter -- Friday August 03 2007, @08:43AM (#270545)
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    If you don't like me, don't look at me...
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