Lowbrow Literati BLOG

[The Gorgon]

Dear Art peeps,

Fellow ARTCHIVAL members and I started an art & culture blog named Lowbrow Literati (www.lowbrowliterati.com).

We are dedicated in documenting the history and influences of the lowbrow art movement one artist at a time. Our first article is on Tim Biskup. This is part one of a seven part series. We're not asking fluff questions, but rather getting deep into the details on what their influences are. I bet you'll be surprised once you read all seven articles on Tim.

Since you guys are my main audience, are there any artists you would like me to cover? Please reply to the post or send me an email at

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Any suggestions and comments are welcome.

www.lowbrowliterati.com

[The Gorgon]

Thanks @insomniac. Any artists you would like to see interviewed in the future?

[The Gorgon]

"Burning Brushes and the Great Art Machine"

"Now that Tim has honed his natural talent and evolved it to his own personal style that defines him. The artist needs to connect to the collector, and the gallery is going to act as the middleman. Around 1997 he preceded to La Luz De Jesus gallery, which Shire owns and handed him a portfolio of his latest work. With his trademark raspy voice Shire calmly says, “It looks like Shag.” Bewildered Tim admits, “I’ve never heard of Shag before and was like…what?” So he immediately went online, Googled Shag and concedes, “I see what [Billy] sees.” At this point he gave up on finding a gallery and decided it wasn’t going to happen. Life is funny sometimes, because the minute you stop looking for something, that something present itself to you."

To read more. Click on link:

www.lowbrowliterati.com/Lowbrow_Literati/Lowbrow_Literati/Entries/2012/5/31_Tim_Biskup_Part_3_-_Burning_Brushes_and_the_Great_Art_Machine.html

[svenman]

i've read and enjoyed the first 2 articles gorgon, so i'll look forward to taking a look at part 3 later.

who else are you planning on featuring in the future? i like the style of the blog, delving a little deeper than most, but keeping the interest by breaking the articles into smaller chunks. seems like a good formula to me.

[The Gorgon]

Hi Sven,

Thanks man! That means a lot coming form you.

I have several Artchival staple artists that have agreed to interview, but we're still in the coordination process of actually booking the interview. I don't want to reveal too much as of now, because I want you guys to be surprised.

But are there any one in particular you would like to see? We're open to suggestions.

The Gorgon

[The Gorgon]

Tim Biskup Part 4 - Catharsis

"In 2006 his work became more serious –but even the word “serious” is an understatement. A more appropriate word is darker. His Berlin show, “Vapor,” contained really disturbing images of his trademark character Helper, who is normally cheery, with an axe and the words “Something is Wrong” painted in the background with blood red vermillion. He concedes that his impulse to paint this way was uncontrollable, “This is what my brain was going through, yet it was also a conscious decision to do work that represent what was visually going on inside.” He was going through psychological training and learning how to connect his emotional life with his art and declares, “This is what art school is suppose to teach people.”

To read the full article, please click on link:

www.lowbrowliterati.com/Lowbrow_Literati/Lowbrow_Literati/Entries/2012/6/4_Entry_1.html

[rhythmgtr5]

I'm looking forward to the next few installment of the blog. The first 4 have been really good. Some of the artists I'd like to see interviewed would be

Jacub Gagnon
Martin Wittfooth
Andy Kehoe

[The Gorgon]

Jun 4, 2012 19:44:18 GMT -8 rhythmgtr5 said:

I'm looking forward to the next few installment of the blog. The first 4 have been really good. Some of the artists I'd like to see interviewed would be

Jacub Gagnon
Martin Wittfooth
Andy Kehoe

Thanks for the kind words. My comment button on the blog is malfunctioning so every little bit helps. I will do my best to fulfill your request.

Please spread the word. I need all the help I can get.

[The Gorgon]

Tim Biskup Part 5 - Critical Mass

"Tim summarizes the theory in plain English, “The control is in the hands of the people who talk about art and not the artists.” This explains why there are so many good artists out there that barely sell their work for hundreds of dollars, yet painting sell at auction for millions of dollars and you scratch your head asking, “My kid could paint that?”

To read the full article. Click on link:

www.lowbrowliterati.com/Lowbrow_Literati/Lowbrow_Literati/Entries/2012/6/8_Tim_Biskup_Part_5__Critical_Mass.html

[The Gorgon]

Part 6 - "When Success Hits the Sky was Falling"

"With his newly found education Tim’s next show was titled, “Operating Systems” or O/S in Paris’ Addict Gallery on October 11, 2008. You may have forgotten, but this was an important week around the world. Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and was sold for 8 cents on the dollar on October 10th. As a result of Lehman’s bankruptcy, the stock markets of European nations began to crash on October 12th. Anecdotally, Tim tells me that not a single painting sold during that show, yet it was a successful art show. "

To read the full article click link:

www.lowbrowliterati.com/Lowbrow_Literati/Lowbrow_Literati/Entries/2012/6/11_Tim_Biskup_Part_6_-_When_Success_Hits_the_Sky_is_Falling.html

[The Gorgon]

Tim Biskup Part 7 - There is no Art without Risk

This is the final installation for the Tim Biskup interview. Please enjoy.

"His most interesting and most daring work to date is his submission for the 25th Anniversary of La Luz De Jesus gallery in 2011 appropriately untitled. It is painted in his signature polygon style, which Tim has perfected, but to be delicate, it depicts two heterosexual couples engaged in a pubescent boy’s wet dream. This piece is not to be shown in polite company. Anecdotally, Tim admits that he had to conceal it form his 9-year old daughter whenever he worked on it. There were over 260 artists that participated in the event, and no one was talking anything else, but Tim’s piece. Warily he admits, “I can’t tell you how many people have commented on this painting.”

To read the full article please click link:

www.lowbrowliterati.com/Lowbrow_Literati/Lowbrow_Literati/Entries/2012/6/13_Tim_Biskup_Part_7__There_is_No_Art_without_Risk.html