Worker Poet Covers Obscuro Bezango

Our old friend Mike Hill has some coverage of the Obscuro Bezango show, including a few unusual photos:


Check it out at this link http://workerpoet.blogspot.com/

 

Morty Comix # 2613

Morty Comix # 2613 was placed in a nonfurtive way in Bruce Chrislip's drawing notebook during the Obscuro Bezango show opening at the Future Tenant gallery in Pittsburgh. In fact, Mike Hill even photographed the event and the flash on his camera was caught in my first photo here.

Morty Comix # 2610

 

Morty Comix # 2610 was slipped behind an emergency contacts sign at the Future Tenant gallery during the setup for the Obscuro Bezango show in Pittsburgh.

Future Tenant Interviews Obscuro Bezango Curator Tom Rehm

Here's the Link!

Morty Comix # 2599

Morty Comix # 2599 was taped under the top rung of a stepladder while the Obscuro Bezango show was being set up at the Future Tenant gallery in Pittsburgh. At the time I had no idea where the ladder actually lived, but as it turned out it was on loan from a resident of that fine city. So it was returned home, complete with a Morty Comix.

Obscuro Bezango Show 6

The Opening Night.  An astounding thing happened. Five of us from the old City Limits Gazette crowd were there at one time: Left to right, Bruce Chrislip, Tom Rehm, Wayno, Mike Hill. I was the 5th but how can I be in two places at once?

I was too busy schmoozing to take many photos, but I did document the following for you students of Newave Comix.

 Hillary chats up Bruce

Wayno, Chrislip, Hill. This was first time I have actually met Wayno in person, even though we corresponded off and on since the 1980s. He was a wonderful contributor to the Bil Keane Watch in City Limits Gazette and a major part of the spark in that title. He brought me a package of coasters, in part to replace my coffee stained and much loved Scottie's Bar coaster in my studio.

 Mike Hill, Bruce Chrislip

A graphic of the mysteriously vanished Maximum Traffic is on the wall

Bruce braved a four hour drive from Cincinnati to attend this opening. As the historian for our brand of comic art, his presence gave the event a a few more "chops" as they say in West Pennsylvania.

But too soon it was all over and the crowd spilled out to the night streets of Pittsburgh. Buzz Buzzizyk, Maximum Traffic, Tom Rehm, all free spirits inspired by the shadowy Borpo Deets, had their night of being honored.

Obscuro Bezango Show 5

A large piece of foamboard in the front window was open for graphic expression by gallery attendees

Morty Comix # 2597

Morty Comix # 2597 is part of the unseen art of the Obscuro Bezango show in the Future Tenant gallery in downtown Pittsburgh. As we were setting up, I taped it on the inside door of the electrical panel.

Obscuro Bezango Show 4

By the time I arrived most of the setup work was already done, but there were plenty of last minute details to work out.

Mike "Worker Poet" Hill also showed up. Both of us were documenting each other documenting the show.

 Picking up the programs at Sir Speedy in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Just about done. But one detail remained. On the far end you see a flat display with a red cover over it. Tom asked me to remove that cover and roll it up ...

... And when I did he surprised me with a display of my own work!

For a few seconds I couldn't speak.