Monday, September 29, 2008

Watch out! Radioactive man

My radiation treatment is finally over and today is my first day back in the saddle. I wanted to thank everyone for their kind words and support over the past week, it always keeps me going. Since my diagnoses 6 years ago, I have viewed life with a very skewed perspective. Somehow being confronted with a serious disease like cancer has made me appreciate the world around me more than I ever did before I became sick. I can find beauty and enjoyment in just about every aspect of my life. It led me to art, and remains to be the driving force behind the enormous amount of time that I dedicate towards my craft. As strange as it may sound, I view my illness as one of the best things that has happened to me.
I know I have said this before, but hopefully in a couple of weeks once I get all of my test results back, I will have promising news. Anyway, I will keep my fingers crossed, thanks again everyone.
Love,
Johnny pants

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Stencil history x tour


Stencil History X, curated by Samantha Longhi, charts the origins and history of this popular form of street art expression and Ink_d presents a leading roll call of stencil artists who have defined that scene.

Original works from C215, fellow French stenciller Sadhu and three quite amazing US artists - Adam5100, Broken Crow and Koleszar and UK artist SNUB, HUTCH & FARK- are taking over Ink_d to showcase the re-written rules on this artform.

Private view at the gallery - Thursday, 4th September

Friday, August 22, 2008

First Friday

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Back Home

I have returned home from Australia this week and I finally have found a few minutes to catch up on my reports from abroad. This was my first true trip overseas and I can tell you that I was spoiled rotten from the get go. The People of Melbourne are some of the nicest, most generous, beautiful people I have ever encountered. I only wish I could remember all of the names of people that I came across in this great city. I would like to thank Coops and Adi from the MSF team for making my time at the festival so informative, the gang at the home on argyle for making me feel so welcome, A1one and Stefan for their friendship, Peat Wollaeger for taking the time to show us new guys the ropes, Meri Hietala for showing me the city and teaching me a lot about life, Russell Howze for showing me all of the best stencil spots in town, Phuong and the rest of the guys who patiently spent 2 hours with me in my workshop, All of the reporters and writers who were curious enough to want to interview me about my art, the good folks who came through the festival and made me blush with their flattery, and finally the people of Australia who for the first time in my life actually made me contemplate moving overseas with their generosity and humanity. I know I may sound like I am overstating things, but honestly I am not. This was an experience of a lifetime, and I wish everyone were able to experience Australia. Four days was not nearly enough over there, and I plan to return again one day.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
John

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

melbourne stencil festival

Hopefully I can make an impression on Australia

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Monday, April 28, 2008

Tote show

Check out pictures from the tote show.


Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Color halftone bus

Still trying to push the idea of a cmyk style stencil. This time I worked with Blackbooks to try and push the idea a little further than the monarch piece before.
This one was 6 layers
stenciled on to canvas

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Collab with jw miller

This is my portion of a collaborative effort with JW Miller. Total of 15 layers.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

cmyk monarch

cmyk monarch 12 x 16

Sunday, February 3, 2008

1st ave

Here is a new painting that I finished today. 15 total layers and somewhere around 20 different colors. 30 x 40" stenciled spray paint on canvas

click on the picture below to see the animation


Sunday, January 6, 2008

Veni Vedi Veci

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Thursday, December 13, 2007

20" x 20"

Friday, December 7, 2007

walk on!

Sunday, October 21, 2007