January 26, 2008...3:39 pm
Punchlines Might Hurt
It was a long 24 jaunt from Buenos Aires to Santiago, Chile, literally crossing the whole continent by bus. Luckily the scenery was quite beautiful once nearing and crossing the Andes. Ironically as we neared the mountain range they decided to play the Motorcycle Diaries on the bus. As Che and Alberto passed through here so did we, although with a slightly different mission and just about as little organization.
So upon our arrival we were greeted and shown around by the guys from Contragolpe and Risk. Big thank you for all the help and place to stay while we were in Santiago!
Above: This is a close up teaser of what is to come. I believe there is enough hints there that you can figure out what the whole piece reads. Any guesses? email us your ideas.
Ripo: Anonymous vs. Famoso (Famous)
Above: Associations with words, sounds, situations, and past experiences are the main foundation (or spark) for the Word/Play paintings. I couldn´t help but associate this large brown river with the movie Charly and The Chocolate Factory and furthermore Willy Wonka´s chocolate mixing river. Having to paint this piece while laying on my stomach and reaching down towards the chocolate water with the paint roller I felt like the character Augustus Gloop (the fat one) trying to reach in the river to drink more chocolate.
Ripo: A few days after arriving to Santiago my wrist began to swell up and hurt quite a lot. After going to a doctor I was informed I’m suffering from tendinitis, directly linked to the amount of painting I’ve been doing! I’m not going to stop painting, but look forward to some funky (perhaps shitty) lefty styles. For the time being I can only hope for a quick recovery!
Above (Yeah Right) & Ripo (Thumbs Up): This is the punchline… Stay tuned for the joke!
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