Morty the Dog

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Obscuro Bezango Show 3

Tom Rehm had been housing Maximum Traffic's Machine to Take Over the World at his cabin up in Butler County, Pennsylvania. We disassembled the piece, squeezed the thing into the back of a van, and reassembled it at the Future Tenant gallery in Pittsburgh. This interactive work of art became the centerpiece of the Obscuro Bezango show.

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Elma, Washington

Morty Comix # 2595

Morty Comix # 2595 was slipped behind the velcro of a seat pouch in a small jet at Newark, New Jersey. The craft looked pretty much like the one in the last photo.

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Postcard - Tumwater, Washington

"Olympia Brewery and Mt. Rainier, Washington. Majestic Mt. Rainier, 60 miles to the east, stands guardian over all. The scenery is great in Washington State."

1970s, I'm guessing.

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Favorite Movie Quotes: Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)

"There is nothing more deceptive than the obvious."

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Tumwater, Washington

Monday, August 5, 2013

Obscuro Bezango Show 2

I was invited to Pittsburgh to be part of a mission-- to assist Obscuro Bezango show curator Tom Rehm in setting up the exhibit at the Future Tenant gallery.

It is interesting Pittsburgh International Airport is not named after anyone. I propose they name it Borpo Deets International Airport after the mysterious West Pennsylvania art guru who apparently was a mentor to Tom, Maximum Traffic and Buzz Buzzizyk.

Anyway, I noted that a large T-Rex skeleton greeted me at Borpo Deets International Airport. And somehow, feeling like an old Newave dinosaur as I dove into this project, this seemed appropriate.

Tom took me up to his sanctuary in rural Butler County, where he had an extensive collection of art on display by Traffic, Buzz, Deets, himself, family members and friends. It is an impressive gallery I was honored to visit. Here's a sample: