Paul McCarthy Opening @ National Arts Club NYC

Here are a few phone camera pics from the the Paul McCarthy opening tonight.

Village "Chick-o-lita"Series, Part II

We got lost on our way to the Village Voice and a mysterious woman appeared? She "channeled" the magical powers of the Chicken and showed us the way!

Flip4Mac for Mac Users

ATTN MAC USERS WHO CANNOT PLAY MOVIES (.wma and wmv.) ON YOUR COMPUTER FROM THE INTERNET...HERE IS THE PLUGIN DOWNLOAD FROM MICROSOFT, FLIP4MAC.

Disneyland Memorial Orgy

This "stupidshite" was lifted and quoted from: illegal-art.org:

Wally Wood
"Disneyland Memorial Orgy"
Poster, 1967

One of the original Mad Magazine illustrators, Wally Wood published this poster in The Realist, an underground newsletter, in 1967. An inside source at Disney told Realist editor Paul Krassner that the company chose not to sue to avoid drawing attention to what could ultimately be a losing battle. However, Disney was not so reluctant when an entrepreneur pirated the drawing and sold it as a black light poster. The blatantly commercial nature of the bootleg--as well as its potential to reach an audience far larger than the Realist--prompted Disney to file a lawsuit, which was ultimately settled out of court.

"Freak Bikers" Sighting.

Last night, while riding my bicycle over the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, I bumped into a group of "freak bikers." It appears that these adventurous and outgoing individuals like to get together in groups and explore urban environments on their hand crafted cycling machines. I thought these folks were really cool and asked if I could take their pictures, which they agreed too. Two clubs were riding together, The "Black Label Bike Club" from Brooklyn and the "Rat Patrol" from Chicago. Good Stuff!! Thanks! And GOOD Luck with your event this weekend!

Chalkboard Drawings

This is an anonymous submission, sort of referencing a caveman drawing, or a desperate attempt to find "language." Also, could be a possible response to the Saltz excerpt below. Nontheless, this is potential "ARTMODS" material. SEND IN MORE SPONTANEOUS CHALKBOARD DRAWINGS, I THINK THEY ARE COOL!

"Can Art Change the World?"

This is an excerpt from an article by Jerry Saltz titled, "The Whole Ball of Wax, Can Art Change the World? A Holistic Theory." Jerry is the the head art critic for the Village Voice. The entire article can be read by clicking on the title of this post.

"The closest I've come to getting a handle on all this is something painter Eric Fischl has talked about. Imagine calling two pets, one a dog, the other a cat. Asking a dog to do something is an amazing experience. You say, "Come here, Fido," and Fido looks up, pads over, puts his head in your lap, and wags his tail. You've had a direct communication with another species; you and Fido are sharing a common, fairly literal language. Now imagine saying, "Come here, Snowflake" to the cat. Snowflake might glance over, walk to a nearby table, rub it, lie down, and look at you. There's nothing direct about this. Yet something gigantic and very much like art has happened. The cat has placed a third object between you and itself. In order to understand the cat you have to be able to grasp this nonlinear, indirect, holistic, circuitous communication. In short, art is a cat."

STUPIDSHITE "ARTMODS" is coming!

BE A PART OF NEW MOVEMENT IN ART, POP CULTURE, and ENTERTAINMENT! APPLY FOR "ARTMODS" TODAY!!

Just thought I would give you all a heads up that I am planning on starting a wacky and goofy visual art section in this blog which will be dedicated to digital art submissions/reviews. Please send images/links of your wacky, goofy, funny, and witty TWO DIMENSIONAL MEDIA (videos, paintings, drawings, photographs etc.) If you are chosen to be an "ARTMOD" on STUPIDSHITE, your work will also be posted here on STUPIDSHITE and www.artmods.com. (under construction) Until then, please feel free to submit digital images/links of your art work to aplupiani@gmail.com. By sending your images, you are agreeing to have me post them on this blog and to use these images and your name for the promotion of www.stupidshite.com and www.artmods.com. Please send your BEST STUFF! I will not be following up with folks who submit. If your work is posted, then you will know you have been selected.

"Google" Images of Painter Barnaby Furnas!

BARNABY FURNAS


Barnaby Furnas "Untitled Battle"
photo: Barnaby Furnas/Clifford Smith Gallery

"Pickle Surprise" by Tom Rubnitz

Deputy AngryJohnny from TomGreen.com gets props here for plucking this peach from the YOUTUBE cyber tree!

Village "Chick-o-lita" Series, Part I

In a quest to shock the world in one day, Deputy Alan Lupiani and Special Agent (over 18) Lenny Tim have embarked on a journey (with a RAW chicken in hand) through the East Village in New York City to spread the word about tomgreen.com and The Channel. This will be a multi-part series, so stay tuned as the plot and chicken broth thickens!

STUPIDSHITE SUPER SITE OF THE WEEK!!!

Hello all, check out the http://www.archive.org. It's loaded with great and accessible moving images, music, text and much much more! It's this week's SUPER STUPIDSHITE SITE!! http://www.archive.org/

http://www.jackshainman.com

Check out Nick Cave's "sound suits!" They are really cool!



Nick Cave Soundsuit, 2006, Mixed Media, 100 x 30 x 20 inches
Photo: Nick Cave/Jack Shainman Gallery

Bunny Chicken

Actually, I think it's a Bunny Rooster thing!

Conan and "Faces of Death" w/Muppets!

I thought this was funny...

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/

cool indie music shite...I mean SITE!!

http://www.ironictimes.com/

check it out!

Improv Everywhere, Cool Dudes! Check out the site!

http://www.improveverywhere.com/home.php