Ron Nagle: Shameless Punner, Clay Form Stunner

 

 

A number of small sculptural reliefs (stage sets, really) and three preparatory drawings. The air-brushed mind in perpetual reveal. Bummer that his recent CCA talk was some pappy bullshitter, fuck-you-if-you-use-your-brain kinda stuff. Brought up his dad, that a-hole, round about 13 times. Dude's got an ax to grind with anybody who wants to talk about it. What a Bay Area shame. DOING IT BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT (modest/proud) doesn't mean you have to play dumb. That's kid stuff, Rondo.

Miraculous, however, that this is the recent work (b. 1939). Old dog, rad tricks.

Thin Fin, 1994

Knights of Franconia, 2008

Little Egypt, 2005

Johnny Cakes, 2008

Untitled 5, dunno

Untitled 8, dunno

Untitled 12, dunno

More Cups.

Interview with Bill Berkson you don't need to read.

Super Harvest Moon

"FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 20 YEARS..." (click this jammer)
Auspicious lease-signing day, I'm thinking.

Epigraperfection

m. nordman titles via j. roloff collection (unparalleled)

the three of us had lunch at greens (hilarious)

she wants to "enact" a book with his students (won't explain further)

But really. To give this writing a particular time.

The implications, slumbering present-tenses, hands hold.

Bloomy, Indy