MARKHAM MAES – LETTERS and LADIES
02.12.08
Markham Maes, the shittiest of kittens, never ceases to amaes. Markham is a rare creature, and an artist in the purest sense. In a time where computers and all things digital prevail, Markham sticks to pencils, pens, paints, paper, canvas and sometimes wood. He’s been know to work on paintings in his car while stopped at traffic lights. Sure, we scan his work once in a while or digitally manipulate it for various commercial appliques, but when it comes to his real artwork – that shit is analog – all day long. And yeah, lots of artists still work almost entirely old school with little to no reliance on the computer, but Markham takes it to the extreme. Can you name the last person you know who hand-drew screen printed and hand-painted their announcements for their latest show, themselves? I can, it’s Markham Maes and he’s a gem of creative talent. But, blah, blah, blah, see for yourself – and be sure to check out his latest body of work entitled Letters and Ladies on December 12th at the D-Note.
glimpse of incomplete painting for Letters and Ladies
hand-drawn screen printed and hand-painted opening announcements
Tags: d-note, Letters and Ladies, markham maes, shitty kitten
Category: Art
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Shitty rules. The dude is my favorite art hero of all time. You’d be silly to miss his show, and even sillier not to buy some of his shit!
December 2, 1:44 pm Scot LefavorEthics, Heart & Fine Art. Yeaher, that’s my homey, fo sho.
December 2, 1:45 pm Scot LefavorWatashi wa geijutsu wo kanshousuruno ga sukinanda.
December 2, 2:56 pm LIFTER BARONHaha, you totally need to shack up with ‘em – you totally seem to have a crush!
Hand-painting screens is actually way easy – just get some drawing liquid and pencil in your design on the screen and fill it in! When it’s dry, wipe some screen filler on everything, dry that and wash all the blue gunk off.
Hand printing post cards is fun! You can sign/number/date them and give them to pretty girls you like.
I must be naive about how illustration works these days – is pencils and pens so passe as to be forgotten?
December 2, 6:30 pm Alex Skazat[...] “Shitty Kitten” Maes, sent us a mini preview for his upcoming show, Letters and Ladies (December 12th at the D-Note). [...]
December 10, 12:19 pm LETTERS and LADIES – PREVIEW!