:::::: funnel : eric kass : curation :::::

2011-01-19T12:56:00.001-05:00

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2010-09-16T16:57:00.003-04:00

::: #1. i ( name ) take you ( name ) /// #2. or for worse /// #3. do us part :::: /// // 2010 : 16 x 20 : collage : eric kass ///

2010-07-19T10:41:00.004-04:00

*f_collections :::: // / photos : eric kass //_print and ca magazines from the 50's and 60's that i found at a used book store years ago *view the photo set at *f_collections

2010-02-23T15:52:00.004-05:00

*patina / persona / pastiche* // 2010 : 1150p x 480p ::: self-portrait // / :: *click image to enlarge_

2010-02-13T11:46:00.005-05:00

::: the german love :::: // robert indiana /// serigraph 1968 : 94/100 : 22x22 /// --- the only piece of "real" art from a well known artist in my collection --- i love type*

2010-02-06T14:34:00.006-05:00

*still* // 2010 : 1050p x 789p ::: self-portrait assemblage // / ::

2010-01-05T14:24:00.002-05:00

::: futile attempts to halt transgression :::: /// 2009 : 16 x 20 : pencil / white charcoal / acrylic on canvas : eric kass ///

2010-01-04T19:04:00.009-05:00

*f_ephemera :::: // / photos : eric kass //_items from decades past from my great aunt and uncle's farm where i grew up *view the entire photo set at *f_ephemera

2009-12-17T00:22:00.003-05:00

*lie_to_me* // 2009 : 917p x 453p ::: web cam self-portrait // / ::
*infinite_regress* // 2009 : 917p x 453p ::: web cam self-portrait // / ::

2009-12-10T09:01:00.003-05:00

::: a little something about gesture and violence ( in response to "memories multiply casting shadows that seep beneath our faulty foundations" ) :::: /// 2009 : 36 x 48 : pencil / white charcoal / acrylic on canvas : eric kass ///

2009-12-04T15:19:00.015-05:00

::: memories multiply casting shadows that seep beneath our faulty foundations :::: /// 2009 : 36 x 48 : pencil / acrylic on canvas : eric kass ///

2009-11-10T16:01:00.013-05:00

::: funnel studio soundtrack :::: /// compiled by eric kass /// ***listen to the ((( funnel studio soundtrack ))) to hear what's spinning day and night on the *Funnel ipod inspiring the work, poor but passionate sing-alongs and dreams of living the rock-n-roll lifestyle*

2009-11-04T12:32:00.003-05:00

::: Spoonful Magazine Issue #1 /// "( over )" 2009 : 8 x 10 : collage : eric kass ///:::: / asked to contribute an illustration to the new Spoonfull magazine with the only requirement being that it contain a hot air balloon --- "Spoonful is a short and inspiring little publication which, in light of our insanely busy lives and increasing 'oh no, I must find time to read x' can be finished by the end of a train ride. It's quick to consume, beautifully soft, & after reading will genuinely make you smile." _Spoonful

2009-09-25T12:49:00.009-04:00

::: desperation & deterioration :::: /// 2009 : iphone 3Gs photos by eric kass processed w/ camera bag app ///

2009-09-14T13:54:00.008-04:00

::: auto_type :::: /// photos by eric kass /// --- even at the recent carmel "artomobilia" collector car show, that took place on main street in front of the funnel studio + gallery, i was able to satisfy my type nerd tendencies *view the entire photo set at ***funnel_curation // auto_type

2009-08-07T12:33:00.010-04:00

::: death to intent in constellations of the heart :::: /// 2009 : 26 x 31 : pencil / white ink / coffee / folds / holes / scratches on paper : eric kass ///

2009-07-31T16:35:00.004-04:00

::: hermes 3000 :::: /// photos by eric kass /// --- meet hermes 3000 the newest addition to the funnel studio ---

2009-06-15T16:11:00.013-04:00

::: type found :::: /// photos by eric kass /// --- highlights from a collection of hundreds of typography photos i shot while traveling the united states from black hills south dakota to tarpon springs florida *view the entire photo set at ***funnel_curation // type_found

2009-05-11T16:10:00.005-04:00

::: just beneath the surface lurks :::: /// 2008 : 26 x 39 : pencil on paper : eric kass /// --- drawing by eric kass included in a show at Harold Lee Miller Studio-Gallery / Indianapolis / 3 - 2009 ---

2009-01-27T17:11:00.001-05:00

::: red items on desk :::: /// photo by eric kass ///

2009-01-27T16:19:00.010-05:00

::: potential out weighs the plans set forth in youth for a life to fill essential emptiness :::: /// 2008 : 26 x 39 : pencil / black + metallic silver ink on paper : eric kass ///

2008-08-31T16:16:00.005-04:00

::: 8/8/1949 Life Magazine :::: /// collection of eric kass /// --- my good friend darryl brown gifted me this vintage Life magazine a few years ago which features the article "Jackson Pollock. Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" that helped launch him simultaneously into popular culture and perhaps personal downfall at the age of thirty seven --- i've also included some editorial and advertising content from the same issue for context --- "When I'm in my painting," says Pollack, "I'm not aware of what I'm doing." To find out what he has been doing he stops and contemplates the picture during what he calls his "get acquainted" period. ---

2008-06-08T22:25:00.012-04:00

::: 1955/56 Graphis Annual :::: /// collection of eric kass /// --- i discovered this mid-century Graphis The International Yearbook of Advertising Art, several years ago at a used book store --- it's filled with wonderful work from famous designers and artists including early commercial artwork ( pictured top right ) by andy warhol --- listed in the back of the book in a section titled "these artist will help you to solve your problems" is : Warhol, Andy 242 Lexington Avenue, New York City, N.Y. ( Tel. MU 3-0555 ) Illustrator --- original book sellers label from inside front cover pictured at bottom ---

2008-04-22T22:53:00.000-04:00

::: brown + type :::: /// photos by eric kass ///

2008-04-22T10:08:00.000-04:00

::: velvet jesus :::: // artist unknown /// photo by eric kass /// --- my entire life in my grandma dorothy's 1960's ranch house in st. petersburg, florida this magnificent painting of jesus on velvet has hung above the console tv, which upon a mirror, majestic clear glass swans filled with turquoise water proudly display plumes of fiber optics creating quite a modern alter of reflection and inspiration ---

2008-04-21T21:07:00.005-04:00

::: bulging book of ephemera :::: /// collected and compiled by eric kass /// --- for years i've collected mundane, yet evocative, printed materials from the past and present --- one day in a frenzy i covered the floors of my studio with these bits, edited them to an essential collection and pasted up spontaneous spreads to enjoy and share --- these little "soul souvenirs" of our lives made into this little book bulging with life has become one of my favorite pieces that i truly love --- ( showing 18 of 216 pages )

2008-04-21T21:06:00.002-04:00

::: listening list :::: /// collection of eric kass ///

love is hell : ryan adams
free jazz : ornette coleman
greetings from michigan : sufjan stevens
plays music : 33.3
in case we die : architecture in helsinki
transfiguration of vincent : m. ward
light green leaves : little wings
best bit ep : beth orton
the most important jazz album of 1964/65 : chet baker
moanin' : art blakey & the jazz messengers
( blue album ) : weezer
the blues and the abstract truth : oliver nelson
yankee hotel foxtrot : wilco
carryin' on with johnny cash & june carter
funny little frog : belle & sebastian
stylings of silver : horace silver
practice tape no. 1 : bill evans
where were we? : the lucksmiths
root down ep : beastie boys
it's hard to find a friend : pedro the lion
happy end of the world : pizzicato five
crystal : new order
abc music : stereo lab

2008-04-21T21:02:00.003-04:00

::: reading list :::: /// collection of eric kass ///

beat poets : various
the catcher in the rye : j.d. salinger
schott's original miscellany : ben schott
emigre no. 69 - the end : emigre
wabi sabi for artist, designers, poets & philosophers : leonard koren
on the road : jack kerouac
jackson pollock - energy made visible : b.h. friedman
galapagos : kurt vonnegut
blue note - album cover art : graham marsh & glyn callingham
reading jazz : robert gottlieb
the elements of typographic style : robert bringhurst
boring postcards : martin parr
peanuts - the art of charles schulz : chip kidd
chinese whispers - feng shui : rosalyn dexter
printed ephemera : john lewis
visual explanations : edward tufte
american metal typefaces of the twentieth century : mac mcgrew

2008-04-21T20:54:00.003-04:00

::: business cards :::: /// collection of eric kass /// --- just a few examples from a larger collection of mundane, mediocre and marvelous cards found over the years ---

2008-04-21T20:53:00.011-04:00

::: typography photos :::: /// photos : eric kass /// --- small sampling of pre-digital photos of signs and type from around the united states ---

2008-04-21T20:53:00.010-04:00

::: sketchbook :::: /// pencil drawings, wrinkles and burns by eric kass /// --- wabi sabi inspired studies ---