A Short History Of The Comic Strip In Popular Culture XVI

1. Ben Wheele Apple Obelisk, 2012
2. David Shrigley Big Shoes, 2013
3. Zachary Leener 2014

The comic as sculpture. As grotesque mutant heads, funny elongated heels and naïve multi-coloured forms. Ceramic replaces paper and the shoe designer at Dior has something big to look up to.
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The Decorative Anti-Decorative II

Artworks Dewey Arsee

Carefree depictions of sexual practices. Appetite stimulating, or, dinner disrupting aphrodisiacs that come in homoerotic doses. Whatever serves our needs is hardly/greatly appreciated.
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Via PIN-UP Magazine

The Decorative Anti-Decorative

1. Pablo Picasso Vase deux anses hautes, 1953
2. Ancient pottery, Hohhot, China 500 B.C.
3. Ancient pottery, Japan, Dogu 3000-2000 B.C.

The archaic craft of pottery has recently developed a threatening strength amidst contemporary minimalism. A raw, unfinished and naive quality that makes it a strategically ugly intrudor in polished homes.
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