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Completed 5 of 15. The rest are assembled - sort of.

Have to pull apart and re-do another 5 because of vellum buckles.

Also, need to cut more glass for the remaining 10. All hardware has been installed on the backs.

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Cut all of the glass. Have assembled most of them, but will have to take apart and re-do about 6 of them because the vellum buckled.

I was using adhesive-backed vellum that I had forgotten is susceptible to humidity. Lesson learned. Have to re-print error messages and photos, then use spray adhesive to re-attach.

Need to buy more paint to finish the last piece.

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14 of 15 assembled.
6 of 15 completed.
Glass cut.
Hardware applied.

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Marc Moss will open his “REBOOT_” exhibit of sculpture collages fashioned from discarded computer parts and tastefully displayed nude photographs.

See human emotion translated into computer errors in this sensual exhibit at Computer Central June 6th, 2006 at 5PM– First Friday.

More details forthcoming. Subscribe to this blog to stay up to date.

As promised, the interview of me done by two Layola High School students, Trevor and Charlie.

Trevor and Charlie:   How did you come to have a show in the gallery?
 
Marc:  Well, I didn’t have a gallery show in April, but I have had them in the past.  To answer question 16, I’ve shown in Akron, Ohio, where I originate, once, and in Missoula about 8 times.  Some galleries will agree to let you show if you just walk in and ask, providing some examples of your work.  Others require you to write a proposal for exhibition.  I prefer face to face inquiries, but email and phone calls are a good first step.
T&C:  What does your series mean? 
 
Marc:  n/a, because it wasn’t a series.  It was a retrospective of previously displayed work, and there was no continuity among the pieces.
T&C:  How did you physically create your series?
 
Marc:  Again, n/a, because it wasn’t a series.  It was a retrospective of previously displayed work, and there was no continuity among the pieces.

 
T&C:   How did you determine a price for your artwork?
 
Marc:  I’ve written about this before.

 
T&C:  Do you sell many artworks?
 
Marc:  Not enough, but yes, I do sell some.  2 years ago, I sold enough one summer to pay my rent for four months.  Recently, I’ve exhibited less, and therefore have sold less.

 
T&C:  Tell us about your art studies. Did you major in art, go to art school or did are you self taught?
 
Marc:  I took a drawing class — figure study — in high school, as well as a photography class.  I have not formally studied artwork beyond that.

 
T&C:   When do you make art?
 
Marc:  When I’m not at work, I try to make art in the evenings and the weekends.

 
T&C:  Where do you make your art?
 
Marc:  In my apartment and in my garage, which serves as a studio.  Photography — on the streets and in nature.

 
T&C:  Have you always worked in the same medium?
 
Marc:  I work in a variety of mediums and am always experimenting.

 
T&C:   When did you know you wanted to be an artist?
 
Marc:  When I was 6 years old.

 
T&C:  What was the inspiration for the demonstration and the destruction of your artwork?
 
Marc:  This could be a lengthy answer, but for now, I’ll just say that The Open Field Artists contacted me to participate in this performance art.  They were the Secret Agents.  The inspiration was their “Secret Agents” collective character is meant to provoke questions among the viewers of how our current government is treating its citizens.  Our civil liberties are constantly being taken away, and they applied that to public art displays.
T&C:  What was the reasoning for having your gallery in the alley way?
 
Marc:  I’ve written about this before too.  After you read it, if you still have questions about why I like to show in alleys, let me know.
T&C:  Your work was currently in Taco del Sol, what’s your favorite thing to eat there if you do in fact eat there?
 
Marc:  1/2 size fish supreme, black beans, hot sauce and sometimes jalapeños.
T&C:  What draws you towards creating collages?
 
Marc:  Media agencies and corporate media have expended large amounts of money and time creating an art form which takes things out of context to manipulate viewers. We, the viewers, are bombarded with imagery and words until we become numb to their contexts and meanings. I take what this media gives us and build new contexts from it. Disjointed juxtaposed images with contrasting meanings work together forming new concepts, fresh ideas and layers of meaning. Recycling and renewing old ideas, thoughts and feelings from the discarded often brings unexpected, and always fun, results.
T&C:  What has been the overall reaction of the people who viewed your art?
 
Marc:  My art is well received, but probably a little too contemporary for Missoula audiences.
T&C:   How many other shows have you done in the past?
 
Marc:  See answer to Q1.
T&C:   What was the main inspiration for your pieces?
 
Marc:  It depends on the piece, or on the series of pieces.  Generally speaking, I draw from personal experiences/emotions, or ideas about how the word works or how I think it should work.
T&C:  What advice would you give a beginning artist who wants to be successful?
 
Marc:  Make. Art.  Lots of it.  Never take “no” as an answer.  Practice.  Pay attention to finance classes available to you.  Pay attention to history and to current events.  Imitate artists you love in order to learn from them.  Explore.  Ask lots of questions.
T&C:  What do you think about our current president?
 
Marc:  He should be ashamed of himself.  Only 258 days left. (as of the writing of the interview).
 
T&C:   If you don’t mind me asking, who are going to vote for in the upcoming election?
 
Marc:  You can probably guess.

Last month, I set up a DIY art show in the alley next to The Catalyst.  A fellow artist, Gretel Stoudt, had an opening exhibition inside The Catalyst.  I noticed an unusual amount of high school students milling about, some of them with clipboards and notebooks in hand, heading into The Catalyst.  I realized that it was an art class field trip to First Friday Gallery Walk. 

Many of them stopped by the alley to admire my work.  Two of them asked if they could have one of my cards and contact me later for an interview.  I gave them a card, and last week they got ahold of me with an email interview. 

They asked some good questions, and I tried to answer them as best as I could.  But I did so on the condition that they also submit to a similar interview.  They agreed.  Here is the interview I did with them.  I chose my question to mirror the questions they asked me.  Tune in tomorrow to read the interview they did with me.

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INTERVIEW WITH CHARLIE PRITCHARD AND TREVOR DIEHL

Marc: Where is your favorite place to see art in Missoula?

Charlie: I like to see art in public places like parks, street corners, and alleys I think its better than a gallery because all kinds of people will see it not just people that like a certain type of art.

Trevor: Sometimes the Art Museum and random restaurants like Taco del Sol and Bernice’s Bakery.

Marc:  Where is your favorite place to find art online?

Charlie: Probably www.artnet.com

Trevor: Banky’s website and now trying to find art that’s from the Cannes Festival.

Marc:  Who are your top 3 favorite Missoula artists?

Charlie: Marc Moss, Andrea Brew, Dennis Sloan.

Trevor: I’m a horrible person for this but I literally don’t even know three.

Marc:  Who are your top 3 well known national/international artists (dead or alive)?

Charlie: Basquiat, Banksy, Keith Herring.

Trevor: Banksy, Jean-Michael Basquiat, Jasper Johns.

Marc:  What is your favorite kind of art to view and why?

Charlie: I really like graffiti art because I think it makes the place it’s at unique and original

Trevor: Impressionism and Graffiti. Probably because I’m trying hard right now to understand and create art like that.

Marc:  What is your favorite kind of art to make and why?

Charlie: I also like to make street art for a couple of reasons, first is that it can be seen by people who love and hate it and second is that it requires alot less drawing (Something that I’m not very good at). I also am trying to make music too.

Trevor: Graffiti stencil art because…the culture around it and everything makes it interesting to me. If doodling in class counts as art (which I’m guessing it does) thats my second favorite kind to make.

Marc:  If you were going to have an art show in Missoula and could show anywhere, where would you want to show and why?

Charlie: Good question, I’d want to have an art show under the Higgins Bridge, and I guess because it would be just a fun place to have my art.

Trevor: Maybe in the Wilma theater or on top of a building or something,

Marc:  What is your favorite thing to eat @ Taco del Sol?

Charlie: Oh, this is an easy one, 12″ Fish Supreme with refried beans, medium sauce, and a Jumex nectar to drink.

Trevor: Easy. 12 inch fish supreme w/ mild sauce

Marc:  Have you ever publicly displayed your artwork/poetry/fiction? If so, where?

Charlie: No, but maybe sometime in the future.

Trevor: Only within the walls of Loyola Sacred Heart.

Marc:  What is your favorite thing about summer?

Charlie: Not being in school and being able to just hang out downtown.

Trevor: All of the free time and riding my bike everywhere.

Marc:  What inspires you when you create art?

Charlie: I get inspired by Music.

Trevor: Weird things that I see in town and things my friends and family do.

Marc:  What is your favorite thing about high school?

Charlie: Well, to be honest it’s probably graduation now.

Trevor: Besides all the homework…not alot…I guess my friends.

Marc:  What do you think about our current president?

Charlie: I think he is the most inept president this country has ever had and will ever have. I’d go on but I’d end up getting a migraine thinking of all the problems he created in the world.

Trevor: I think he has sprung the US into a downward spiral that will eventually lead to the destruction of the middle class. I don’t like him.

Marc: If you could vote, Trevor, for whom would you vote to be President of the United States in the upcoming election? Charlie — are you registered, if not, why not, and for whom will you vote?

Charlie: Yes I am registered and I am going to vote for Obama in the primary and general election when he’s the nominee.

Trevor: I’m voting for Obama…or Ron Paul.