Killing Time time

This afternoon I dropped by GR2 to visit Albert, Matt, and Aiyana, and check out the installation of tomorrow night's art show, Killing Time.


I was stoked to see that Matt is already putting to use some of the ALF stuff that I gave him. One of the lunchboxes is now his manpurse. I suggested he load up the iPod with songs for tomorrow evening's reception.


It was cool to see the pieces in his large painting properly nailed up next to each other on a wall. At the time, the jury was still out regarding whether the parts would be sold separately or as a set. (I particularly like the ones with the Rubik's Cube dude and the Steve Cab dragon...)


Matt also made a ton of single portrait-style pieces. The amount of detail is incredible, as you can see in the close-up below. The head is maybe 6 inches tall.


There are also print versions of the artwork. Below, Matt's girlfriend/fellow artist Aiyana is hanging a poster-sized one with all of the heads on it.


Some of Matt's more colorful pieces waiting to be hanged can be seen in the next photo. They are in really small editions, like four. These are the ones that made Albert say, "Hey, I thought we were only going to use black and white!"


Albert puts up his artwork super fast. From this angle, you can't even see the mass of photos that are located to the right. The "U.S.A." image on the top is from a Neoprint!


There are also s0me bigger pieces. On the section of white door is Albert's depiction of Kate Moss. The wooden-looking one is a collab between Matt (who drew the eyes and teeth) and Albert (everything else).


Two more paintings by Albert, accompanied by homemade shanks. On the left is a shank made out of a cell phone. The one on the right makes use of a mirror shard.


Tru was working at GR2 today, and liked the feel of mirror one. I was horrified.


Below, Albert, Matt, and me, just killing time before tomorrow night. These photos don't capture the sheer volume of the show (there are tons more pieces of art), the detail of the artwork, or how much fun it is to hang out with the artists. Definitely hit the opening if you have a chance.