Howdy folks, I’ve been working on TONS of art-stuff lately, but I’ve been too occupied to SHARE most of it. Here are a few things that I’ve uploaded to Redbubble. (I’m not necessarily hocking my wares, here, I’m just pointing at a few new things I’ve thrown together lately…)
(1) “Rubbish”
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/49595511
I’m into trash at the moment, and this drawing is LITERALLY made from trash (a chopped up Frosted Mini Wheats box), but I’m also a fan of “Trash Culture”: tabloid newspapers, colorful advertisements, concert fliers, comic books, nonsense t.v. shows about conspiracy theories and cryptid creatures hiding in the forests… #trashart #trashforlife
(2) “Various Flames”
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/49594536
This one was put together so that I could have an image for last night’s bedtime post. I ended up liking the finished image. The colors and the layers make me feel like I’m dreaming (in digital.)
(3) “"SLSFEVAFHARA"
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/49070202
Here…I probably need to explain a few things. This image is a tantrum on my part, something I was compelled to make in response to the horrors of modern life (and media), but the piece is at least PARTIALLY SATIRICAL. For one thing, I’m not a Satanist (I’m an atheist), but I’m outraged by people (who claim to be a variety of different “faiths”) who say horrible things and commit hurtful, violent acts under the cover of their religion. Thus I picked a contrary concept as my starting point. Next, I’m not a violent person. I think the concept of using a weapon against another person is abhorrent, but the idea that GOOD people (this may seem like a meaningless designation) are being hurt, exploited, oppressed, nullified, or even killed by AGGRESSIVE racists, sexists, homophobes, classists, fascists, and (possibly the most dangerous folks) those who try to FORCE their political and religious beliefs on everyone, not recognizing the rights of people to hold different beliefs. I wish (using my ART-MAGIC to ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE WORLD) that people could just believe their own ideologies, live by them, study them, and be happy, instead of aggressively pushing their political / religious / sexual / aesthetic beliefs and ideologies onto others.
(I know an image like this one runs the risk of pissing off, scaring, disturbing some people, and of turning folks against me, and I’m sorry for that. However, I CAN’T let the horrible things that are happening right now go by without acknowledging them.)
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In addition to my Redbubble objects, I’ve also created a new work of CRYPTO ART, a rare digital collectible tokenized on the Ethereum blockchain by the folks at MakersPlace. It’s a single edition, 1 of 1, and once it sells, it’s GONE. To be weird this time, I’ve decided not to set a price and let people decide what they want to pay. (This might not be a good idea! Ha!)
“Still Life with Water Bottle”
https://makersplace.com/richardyates/still-life-with-water-bottle-by-richard-f-yates-1-of-1-26713/
[Digital drawing. 2020.]
New experimental technique for me. It sort of reminds me of an old Intellivision game... (And that's good, in my opinion. That was a great, ridiculously underrated system.) In my notes to myself, I called this a "semi-self portrait," and I think that works as an interpretation, too.
And, before we get too nervous, the moon is still there, keeping track of things, so the experiment hasn't gotten completely out of hand... Just enough out of hand to be satisfying...
To see this piece in its natural habitat, as well as my nearly 50 other digital collectibles, check out my MakersPlace store / gallery… Even if you’re not a collector, there are a lot of funny things there that might give you a laugh!
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That’s about it for this post! I need to eat some dinner, and then start working on a few envelopes full of artwork to mail to some friends tomorrow, maybe a postcard or two, before I have to work... (I’ll likely write another short post before bed tonight, as well, because I’m enjoying doing that lately. I’m a creature of habit, and I like working in systems, and if I can get into a rhythm I really tend to function well!!!)
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