#598, 8:19 PM. This was another manipulated snapshot from IKEA. Underneath the swirling lines was a digital snapshot of a colored fabric. The fabric’s color palette was so unaccustomed to me that I wanted to work it into my own design.
#595, 8:36 PM. This was a manipulated snapshot of a bed sheet that I saw at an IKEA store. I was so caught up in the pattern that I used it in my own painting later. A printout of it was collaged and further manipulated with some airbrushing, brushed on enamel paints, and smothered with resin at the end.
1:05 PM, Pasadena, CA. The pattern on this caught my eye. At first glance, the black “spots” appear to be random in their sizes, shapes, and positions but are in fact repetitions of a few sections. I thought it was a clever design from a clever designer. There was a white and black version too on the next rack.
12:00 PM, Pasadena, CA. Exaggeration counts in design. The labels on these red beauties said “Club Kids” and “Now”. At any rate, I’m sure they were perfect for someone that day at the swap meet. This meet happened to be in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl stadium that’s known for its epic size and amount of stuff to check out. Visit this one on the second Sunday of every month.
11:04 AM, Burbank, CA. Random snapshots of patterns from IKEA. Polka dots are expressive to me. Each one of these are slightly different in their size and shape but their serrated edges are especially interesting.
3:36 PM, Burbank, CA. Random snapshots of patterns from IKEA. The lips complete the picture.
#594, 10:45 PM. Random patterns. “In isolation, individual parts are lifeless, like a chopped off finger. The life of a finger, its effectiveness is determined by its ordered juxtaposition with other parts of the body.” –Kandinsky.
#593, 9:01 PM. Random patterns. “Theory is indispensable and fruitful. But woe betide him who would create a ‘work’ in this way alone.” –Kandinsky.
11:31 AM, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA. For fans of the zine, this was an interesting historical exhibit of its practitioners at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles. In particular, I think that adventurous commercial illustrators and progressive graphic designers would appreciate the zine as a form of expression and also self-promotion.
11:34 AM, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA. Words and images. This was one display case of several cases containing original Raymond Pettibon zines. There were a lot of Pettibons.