Regal Beagles

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Way Kool Art Show * (Part 1)

Thanks to everyone who came out last night. Thanks to Kyle and Brown and Lance for DJing. Thanks to Cory and Avi for the music. Thanks to Tristan and Danger Danger Gallery for everything.

Look at Ralph's tiny little staff.

Advice I usually don't follow.

Holy Shit! It's like a picture of the Loch Ness Monster and Saquatch.

Downtown Jeffery Brown

Hot Ass Jackie

Black Cory

Ben's a trooper but he didn't quite make it.

Yeah, I took this picture.

Timmy's got the moves.

Anyone who took picture if you could send them to me that would be rad. I think I'm gonna try to do a zine.

Friday, August 28, 2009

RIP DJ AM

I only met the guy a couple of times but he was always very cool. One of the most talented DJ's I've every seen... RIP

Vick is a Dick

This is in Kensington.
Fuck this dude.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

How dissapointing is the internet sometimes? I basically assume that everything that's ever been, and ever will be, is on the internet in some form. And i think it should be easily accessible. When it's not, I feel really let down by the internets. You know what I am saying? I mean there's too much crappy crap and not enough of what I need.

Anywho, I am trying to find some old Nike air max tennis sneakers that I had when I was younger, I'd say 1993-1996 would be the range. They were endorsed by Pete Sampras. I've tried a variety of searches through the Google and haven't been able to find them.

Some things I understand not finding on the web, but Nikes? I figure there should be a Nike database that has every single Nike ever, just photos, easily, neatly organized. That has to exist right? And if it doesn't, one of you dudes should make it happen. It would be a HUGE business.

If it already exists tell me where.

People of Walmart

exactly what it sounds like

City Paper loves.......................

Oh!Pears.

Oh! Pears

Killing time..............................

Epicly Later'd

Monday, August 24, 2009

Cory Robinson Interview

Andrew P. Warcraft: A'ight dude, tell us your name and some stats.

Cory Robinson
Age: 30
Occupation: display artist part time lurker oh! And sometimes I have art shows. Are you gonna ask more questions or should I keep telling you stats.

APW: No, no, no. I wanted to ask you, how did you end up in Philly?

CR: Love park!! To bad the day I moved they shut it down. But as of recent you can get a hour before the cops come then you gotta run.

Downtown Jeffery Brown

APW: So did you plan on going to art school or did that happen later?

CR: I went to school at Central Connecticut State University. I then decided that I had to get out of CT so I moved to Tampa Florida. I lived there from 1999 till 2002 and that's when I started painting. I moved back to CT and started going back to CCSU. I became a painting minor and my painting teacher almost failed me because I didn't use conventional canvas set ups or color palettes. The first couple of paintings I sold I would photo copy the check and mail them to her. I thought that I was sticking it to her but now that I think back...... that was just ridiculous.

Tiny Teddy
APW: So have you always painted on windows? Why windows?

CR: No I tried a lot of things but windows is what works. If I was doodling on canvas in the same form people would probably be like "eh whatever". I did a bunch of abstract paintings I guess you would call it that that I am into as well. Like canvas transfers and stuff. Very mixed mediums... the windows present themselves you know. It makes it smooth.

APW: What about your characters? Have they always been kinda the same? If not how have they changed over time?

CR: My characters have developed over time. I have always been a doodiler. It kinda crept up and developed what it is now. I think I started drawing a lot when I was real little my parents still have some of my original drawings. I told my girlfriend that most of the time when I am spacing out that I am thinking of animals playing or doing funny things. A lot of thoughts about kittys.

Sammy
APW: So you're constantly coming up with ideas? Do you paint them as you come up with them or do you wait until you have a show and then crank them out?

CR: Crank em out!!!! I just got done painting 50! I definetly jot em down when I come up with them or text the idea to myself.

APW: Yeah, I guess when you have a show every month you have to crank them out. What was your first, not "I made it" moment but "this is awesome" art moment? I remember overhearing strangers saying that they saw one of my pictures on a telephone pole and they liked it so much that they took it home and hung it up. That was my moment. Do you have a story like that?

CR: That my friend said that she saw one of my paintings in their boss's house. Or that a woman emailed without having gotten a business card and still managed to track me down. It was pretty awesome. Or when sold out of a show in one week. It was rad.

Gammy

APW: So, you have a ridiculous amount of shows, you've sold, what hundreds? of paintings, you're practically an honorary Way Kool Dude. What's next? What is your goal or goals for your art?

CR: My goals I guess are to write a childrens book and make a million like madonna only not about some lame kabalah shit. I have baby clothes in some boutiques around Philly and also have been making children's puzzles with the help of my dad. As long as people want me I will keeep showing and like Quack says oversaturating the market.

APW: Awesome. Do you have any last words, or shout outs, or trick tips?

CR: The beagle, Jenny Jean, 1222 , Brown Jeff, All the people who have believed and supported through the years. I don't have to name you know who you are. Philly for treating me well. Mom and Dad. Stand duck foot when you do nollie frontside fullcabs.