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Paralysis of Choice Artwork Available
In case you missed last month’s Paralysis of Choice show at Elektrik Sheep, all is not lost. Although you can’t partake of what can only be fondly described as Absolute Doodle Claustrophobia, or touch those spectacular Deadgood chairs, you can still buy a few things. Check out the available items (at press time, 14 pages!) here. Or print your own catalog (worth it for the titles alone, not to mention artwork you can use to outfit your little dollhouse) by opening up this PDF.
Paralysis of Choice
Looks like Jon’s taking Poscas to recycled cardboard for his next solo show, Paralysis of Choice. Voluntarily lose your mobility at Electrik Sheep in Newcastle, beginning November 27th. Work from the show will be available to purchase online after the show opens. Note that pieces will NOT be sold through Burgerplex. If you’re jonesing to order something Burgerish from Elektrik Sheep right this minute, here’s where to do it. If you’re in the Newcastle area, head over to Bar Tokyo for the Paralysis of Choice after party. I think Jon will be there.
Mini-Skyscraper for The Butter Factory
In 2007, the Butter Factory brought Jon to Singapore for a muradoodle. In 2008, the Butter Factory launched BUTTER LOVES, their T-Shirt label. Naturally, Jon was included. So it only makes sense, then, that in 2009, when the club made its way to a venue of a grander scale, Jon would design a skyscraper. Obviously. Jon’s (first?) foray into architecture is a part of the “discopolis” in the club’s Fash room. I hope to some day get to Singapore and check this place out! Thanks to Adrian Wee for the photo and e-clubbing for the following info.
One of the most prominent features at The Butter Factory, apart from the music and entertainment, has always been the quirky artwork and visuals displayed throughout its venue.
The club at Robertson Quay was adorned with art & design contributions from prominent international pop culture artists and designers. The main room featured contributions from eBoy & Jeremyville, while the Art Bar featured character contributions from more than a hundred artists all over the world like tokidoki, Jeremyville, Gary Baseman, Devil Robots, Superdeux & Singapore’s Phunk Studio.
At One Fullerton, The Butter Factory retains this signature quirky look and feel. Bump keeps the ‘Great Indoors’ theme as seen at Robertson Quay. Only this time, The Butter Factory commissioned English pop culture artist Peskimo to design its interior which now dons the artist’s interpretations of the various sections of a house. Toys designed by Peskimo will also be displayed in Bump. The House of Peskimo is the first in a series of ‘Houses’ to be customized for Bump by a lineup of artists.
In the second room, Fash, various artists were commissioned to contribute their artwork for the “mini-city” that comes to life within that room. Themed ‘Discopolis’, each artist has been asked to give their vision of city landscape that reflects their styles. From pixel art to cartoon-ish drawings, international artists Rinzen, Jeremyville & eBoy have contributed to the walls of Fash. Artists have also been commissioned to submit 3D facades of mini-skyscrapers to spice up the Discopolis. There will be a tokidoki and Jon Burgerman skyscraper, among many others.
There will be some familiarity at One Fullerton. Our ‘friends’, the characters seen from the previous outlet at Robertson Quay, will also re-appear all over the new club with some new additions to join the party. All over The Butter Factory, you can view the character art from more than 200 artists like Motomichi Nakamura & Touma,
The artwork and design at the club is curated by The Butter Factory’s Creative Director Bobby Luo.
Broadway Cinema Beermats
Broadway Cinema launched its own ale, called Reel Ale, and to celebrate, they asked Jon to design some special beermats. One beermat (aka coaster) was available each week for four weeks. When bar patrons collect all four, they combine “to create an insight into [Jon’s] Broadway Cinema-going experience.”
Writes Jon:
For the last ten years I’ve been a regular at the great independent cinema, in the centre of Nottingham. I can’t even remember all the films I’ve seen there, but notable visits included viewing Cube, Funny Games, Cache, The Blair Witch Project, Rushmore, Pi, Dogville, Shortbus and a documentary about birds. I’ve consumed a fair amount of sweet popcorn, the odd ice-cream and since they’ve officially allowed it, many pints of beer in there.
If you were a coaster-completist, you’d also have Jon’s set of beermats for Propaganda.
The 60 Years Project
The 60 Years Project aims to creatively commemorate the 60th anniversary of UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights): the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. Zara Arshad invited designers to take part by writing or drawing on a mini protest board to exercise their right to free speech and self-expression. One of the key roles of the project is to highlight a serious issue through the creative. The project will culminate in an installation that showcases the protest boards (and, hence, the design work) of creatives of varying backgrounds, as well as promote the UN and commemorate 60 years of human rights. Check out Jon’s board (Ambition is Misleading), as well as those of many other artists here.
Lickens (Reclaimed) Screenprint
Lickens is an edition of 20 prints painted in white by Jon on pieces of reclaimed cardboard packaging and then screen printed by hand in yellow and black water-based inks. Every one is different. The prints are approximately 25 cm x 33 cm in size and have been signed and numbered by Jon. £70 at Idressmyself, the eco-friendly screenprinters (while available).
Anserine Apparitions
Entitled Anserine Apparitions, Jon’s exhibition in Hamburg, Germany “offer[ed] viewers the chance to devise and enjoy their own modern day pareidolia and non-religious apparitions.” Pareidolia (says Wikipedia) describes a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common examples include images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon and hidden messages on records played in reverse. Anserine (says the Dictionary) is an adjective indicating stupidity or a marked lack of intellectual activity. Finally, Apparitions are things that appear, often suddenly and unusually, sometimes linked to ghosts or specters. Anserine apparitions have become a part of popular culture. In fact, anserine Internet casino Golden Palace kicked off a firestorm of pareidolia when they purchased a $28,000 grilled cheese sandwich on which there was an apparition of The Virgin Mary. In a bizarre yet intriguing PR move, Golden Palace has continued to grow their collection. Read about that here. Now that you have a bit of context for the vocabulary, back to Burgerman! Here’s how he described the show:
The psychological phenomenon of pareidolia and related apophenia is the experience of seeing patterns and connections in seemingly meaningless data or forms. Apparitions are a form of this, people often seeing religious forms in their tea-leaves or statues crying. The show will feature drawings, paintings and mini-idols, in the hope that visitors may have their own invented experiences. The audience are also invited to contribute an object to a shrine of anserine apparitions:
MixtART Group Show
I was very happy to attend a group show with several pieces by Jon on Saturday, September 20th 2008 at San Francisco’s Giant Robot. They hosted an art exhibition spanning the genres of illustration, character design, street art, tattoo art, urban vinyl and indie comics sponsored by Hands-On Mobile. Some of the artists who showed work as part of the new mixtART service included: Jon, Alex Pardee, Buff Monster, Patrick Ma, Patricio Oliver, Ekundayo, Dave Correia, Brent McHugh, Astro and Noferin. For $1.99 you can download their art to your cell phone.
In addition to his MixtART Mobile Phone Wallpaper, Jon had many new reclaimed cardboard pieces in the show, and he also did the artwork for the flier.
Pop Idle Reclaimed Cardboard
Pop Idle was Jon’s solo show that ran in April of 2008 at London’s Concrete Hermit Gallery that had, among other choice objects d’art, several large sculptural pieces, prints, reclaimed cardboard art and a zine. The work featured offered visitors “a chance to worship and share private prayers with the idle Idols. Redemption, salvation and salivation are all promised.” Here are the (sold) reclaimed cardboard pieces.
This Is Us at Upper Space
Upper Space in Manchester launched February 29, 2008 with the group show, This Is Us. The collection of works and wall drawings included pieces by Jon, Dist, Inka, Laurie Pink and others.
The Upper Space gallery is the North West’s first designated street art and graffiti gallery space. Expect the most contemporary street artists from across the UK and further afield as we try and raise awareness to this art form and push things forward. Upper Space is situated on the 2nd floor of an old textile warehouse in the Northern Quarter of Manchester city centre, our 2000 sq.ft. exhibition contains two exhibition areas. The second half of our warehouse contains a newly opened cafe, bar and event space. Expect to see live hip hop, spoken word and the best of Manchester’s underground music scene in our unique space. Welcome to the ‘Upper Space’……….art // music // food // culture.
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