gibbons animation

Friday, October 10, 2008

Earlier Works 1993 - 2001

The Art work listed below spans 1993-2001 approx.

pigeon



1989 a found pigeon rebuilt with brass, wire and an armature for animation

Cat_Skellie



1990 this is an example of reconstituted road kill into an animateable puppet, bone, brass, string, feathers, wire

hermaphrodite_03



1993 stop-mo puppet made of stitched together Barbie and Toy skins anatomies

hermaphrodite_02



1993 stop-mo puppet made of stitched together Barbie and Toy skins anatomies

hermaphrodite_01



1993 stop-mo puppet made of stitched together Barbie and Toy anatomies

disneyland



1999
5' x 7' acrylic on masonite

the Emporium



this painting was done at the old Steel mill location in Emeryville as they were tearing it down after 1 to many explosive accidents. Ironically i evolved it into this disfunctional Shopping Mall. several years later IKEA was built on the same site.

the Plough and Stars Bar S.F.




my friends Gary and Julie in the Pub

George & Walt's oakland



George and Walt's Bar in Oakland around 1992 before it became a sports bar

Danny's Bar S.F.




one of S.F.s oldest Bars and yess the dog is a regular customer

the Bird's Last Thought

Double Standards

the Wife and the Dog

the Queen

the Frog's Tounge

Breathe

AcidAlice Wonder Land

Strained Mercy



article on Aids and the use of Morphine

Gerald's Game



book review, "Gerald likes tying up his wife in Stephen King's new book"

Psych Ward Saturday Night



illustration about Highland Hospital's Psychiatric Emergency Service Clinic

the Hunger Strike




book review, "Biting at the Grave" about the Hunger Strikes in 1981 Belfast's Maze prison.

Social Emotion




illustration based on an article about, "weather the feelings of workers have become about being commodities, to be bought and sold and therefore must wear many "false" faces to keep their jobs"

Saturday, October 4, 2008