CHAD PERSON

@Pay

2012-06-10T04:00:37Z

@Pay is an amazing technology that should have existed years ago. They send money through email. It radically simplifies purchases, donations, political contributions and pooling money for causes.

I was recently hired to help re-brand and launch this exciting start up. I encourage you to check them out at www.atpay.com

Go East at Joshua Liner Gallery opening April 19, 2012

2012-04-13T14:34:18Z

Barbarian Dominion, US Currency on canvas, 16" x 16" 2012

This piece (along with several new works) will be on view at Go East (curated by Mark Moore Gallery) at Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC. The opening reception is Thursday April 19th from 6-9pm.

Please join me at the gallery on May 5th, 2012 for an after-party coinciding with the PULSE and Freize art fairs.

Address: 548 West 28th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Please visit the gallery's website for additional details.

Go East at Joshua Liner Gallery preview

2012-03-25T16:47:55Z

Kraken, US Currency on canvas, 16" x 16" 2012

This is the first of a small series I am exploring. It will be shown alongside other new currency collage work at Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC next month.

Please visit the gallery's website to learn more and get details about the opening.

Interview in One Two One Two Microphone Check

2012-03-13T02:48:15Z

Here is the transcript of a recent interview I did for Issue #12 of One Two One Two Microphone Check. If you haven't read this interview-only magazine before, I highly suggest you check it out!

Chad Person; Artist
The Work Questionnaire.
What made you go the way you chose to go?
I was headed toward a career in advertising and realized that producing creative wasn't nearly as much fun as being creative. Projects and deadlines are awesome when they relate to my own work, and not so awesome when I am not personally invested.
What's the greatest difficulty you had to overcome to do what you're doing now?
Hubris, particularly as it relates to production. I still struggle with it, as I tend to be a bite-off-more-than-I-should-chew person. That tendency can be hard on the people around me, particularly when I'm under the gun prepping for a big show.
What's the greatest difficulty you face on a daily basis to keep on doing what you're doing?
There really never is enough time...
When did you find yourself thinking, "Well, this is it. I'm really doing what I want now"?
Ask me in 2 years. Seriously. I'd love to say I'm there, but I have never been fully satisfied with "what I'm doing right now." Maybe I'm restless by nature, or perhaps it's just the nature of looking forward to the next thing. I love starting new projects and when they are finished I dive into the next.
How do you imagine the future?
Better, worse, easier and possibly a bit more challenging. I'd love to realize some larger, monumental scale works and/or a public art project or two.
What would you consider to be the main quality in order to survive in your field?
Tenacity. It takes a lot of energy to continually produce things that the markets may or may not want. When you add in the emotional and creative risks that artists have to take every day, it's easy to see why so many of us quit making things over time.
And what is the indispensable flaw that someone should have in order to get into your business?
If you are going to pursue the arts, it helps to be a little off.

TTF Video Excerpt

2012-03-08T04:46:07Z

A sample from TTF, a dual channel video (28 minutes, looping) that I made in 2011.
This clip is an excerpt and montage of the two screens.

New Money Art

2012-02-14T05:06:51Z

I'm working on some new money art that breaks ranks with the subject matter I have been consumed with for the past several years. Stay tuned, I hope to have an image to share soon...

In the meantime, enjoy another look at this collage of Pepper Spray Cop rendered in US Money.

West Collects Prize 2012

2011-12-27T07:33:23Z

The West Collection is conducting an exciting collection competition this year. West Collects 2012 will award a substantial cash prize to the winner of an iPhone/iPad based popularity contest.

To vote, you will need to download the West Collects App from this link.

Please download the app, search for me by name, and click "I Like" next to each of my images. View this image for instructions.

If you remember to, please vote for me as many times as possible in the next 150 days. (Users are allowed to vote once per day).

Your vote(s) means a lot to me. Even if I don't win the competition, getting into the Top 50 will ensure that my work is seen by the West Collection curators, possibly providing other collection opportunities.

Thank you for your support and have a safe and prosperous 2012!

Repent in Haste Pepper Spray Cop!

2011-12-09T14:31:11Z

Repent Pepper Spray Cop; REPENT!

This is a collage (US Currency on a vintage book cover) that I created to donate to:
Spread the Word" • An Art Auction Benefiting 826LA. I felt that is was about time that Pepper Spray Cop should brutalize protestors in an original artwork.

Spread the Word is a one-night auction at Mark Moore Gallery set up to benefit 826LA, a non-profit writing and tutoring center with locations around Los Angeles, CA.

Please attend, it looks like its shaping up to be an incredible evening. You can buy tickets here.

From the Facebook Event Page:
A one-night exhibition held on December 17th, 2011 at Mark Moore Gallery, "Spread the Word" will showcase works by over 80 contemporary artists starting below $100 - with special emphasis on local talent - to raise funds for 826LA!

Featuring a live set by 88.9FM KCRW's Jason Bentley, craft beer tasting provided by Brouwerji West, local food truck eats by Holy Aioli and unique artworks for sale from artists such as Gary Baseman, Jessicka Addams, Dave Eggers, GLEE's Dianna Agron, Ryan Travis Christian, Okay Mountain and more!

A $25 ticket gets you an evening of art, music and culinary goodness, plus all proceeds from ticket and art sales benefit 826LA's incredible volunteer-based programming.

Founded by celebrated novelist, Dave Eggers, 826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 years old with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. By providing after-school tutoring, evening and weekend workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English-language learners, and assistance with student publications, 826LA is a pioneering non-profit focused on youth literacy, creativity and fostering unique voices in the arts.

Participating Artists include:

Aaron Kraten, Adam Miller, Adam Tullie, Alex Moore, Ali Smith, Alison Blickle, Alison Rash, Allison Cortson, Amir Fallah, Ana Villarruel, Andrew Schoultz, Angie Lacerenza, April Street, Ariel Erestingcol, Brett Amory, Brion Nuda Rosch, Britton Tolliver, Bryce Oprandi, Bumblebee, Caroline Geys, Carrie McIlwain, Chad Person, Chris Stanton, Chris Trueman, Christopher Davison, Claudia Parducci, Cole James, Colin Roberts, Dani Tull, Dave Deany, Dave Eggers, David Rathman, Deborah Hede, Devon Tsuno, Dimitri Kozyrev, Feodor Voronov, Gary Baseman, Gin Stevens, Ian Trout, Irina Alimanestianu, J.P. Roy, Jade Townsend, Jason Ramos, Jay Erker, Jessika Addams, John Mills, John Scane, Jon Flack, Jordan Christian, Julie Henson, Keith Schwartz, Kiel Johnson, Kimber Berry, Know Hope, Leora Lutz, Levon Jihanian, Ryan Travis Christian, Mark Mulroney, Matthew McGuinness, Max Presneill, Megan Olson, Mia Taylor, Michael Dopp, Nano Rubio, Nathan Spoor, Nicolas Shake, Noah Thomas, Okay Mountain, P-Jay Fidler, Roni Feldman, Ryan Wallace, Sage Vaughn, Scot Nobles, Shagha Ariannia, Stephanie Washburn, Talley Matthew, Thais Beltrame, Tom Neely, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Travis Millard and Virginia Martinsen

We Are The Many

2011-11-13T02:41:12Z

A friend just shared this fantastic folk-rebellion song on facebook. I am shocked it has so few views. This is a really nicely put together piece that encapsulates a number of my personal frustrations with the current state of the Union.

Please enjoy and share!

*Update >> Makana played this at the APEC dinner in Honolulu this week! Read the full story here.

Select Press for A Hero Never Fails at Freight + Volume

2011-08-25T18:45:49Z

The press response for my show A Hero Never Fails has been stellar. Here are a few of the must reads:

Art in Review by Ken Johnson

Best in Show by Robert Shuster

Giving up on Underdog,
an Interview by Mayukh Sen

Installation Artists at Chelsea Gallery...
by Alison Martin

A Hero Never Fails is on view through September 10th, 2011.

Freight + Volume

530 W. 24th St.

New York, NY

The Dying Gaul - RMCAD - Sept. 9th

2011-08-12T04:54:28Z

Please join me at the opening of a new solo exhibition at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design.

Opening Reception
Friday, September 2, 3:00 - 7:00 pm
Exhibition dates: August 26 - October 7, 2011
Philip J. Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design

About the Work
"The deflating white whale symbolizes a cyclical end to obsession. Much like a beached whale, which dies when it's
non-buoyant mass collapses under its own weight, human obsession frequently spirals out of control until its bearer can no longer support its mass. ...it inflates until full and then slowly deflates, collapsing inward on itself, and without witness, the cycle begins anew."

Similar to its original installation in the desert of Marfa, TX, The Dying Gaul installed in landlocked Colorado will be left out to dry. The sculpture will fill the east wing of the Philip J. Steele Gallery along with photographs of the piece in situ.

Person's work is exhibited courtesy of Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles.

A Hero Never Fails - Freight + Volume, Aug. 4th

2011-07-16T06:56:09Z

My first solo show in New York, A Hero Never Fails, opens at Freight + Volume on August 4th, 2011.

The centerpiece of the exhibit, is a defeated caricature of the 60's cartoon character Underdog titled "Hero." The goofball "hero who never fails" has resigned to abject apathy. Strung out on the "super vitamin pills" that provide his super powers, he sits slumped forward, meditating on his iPhone.

The work is three parts culture, one part self portrait. In a political state dominated by an agenda of distract the public and rob what's left, with two endless wars draining the last of my great grand-children's hope for prosperity, why be anything but apathetic to injustice?

Hero is a metaphor for my own vocational and economic struggle, my country's role on the global stage, and whatever is left of my American dream. Has the time come for heroism? Or should we just give up, sit back, and have a good laugh?

The opening reception will be held Thursday, August 4 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
A Hero Never Fails is on view through September 10th, 2011.

Freight + Volume

530 W. 24th St.

New York, NY

New work available through Mark Moore

2011-06-03T03:27:51Z

A few new taxcut pieces are now available through Mark Moore Gallery. Get em while they're hot..

Bada Boom, 14" x 11" , US Currency on canvas, 2011

Visby, 14" x 11" , US Currency on canvas, 2011

Save Our Democracy! Don't buy Koch Industries' products.

2011-03-01T02:32:38Z

Please avoid buying Koch Industries products. American Democracy needs your vote today, tomorrow, and every time you encounter a Koch brand. Choose any other brand, and keep boycotting this Plutocracy-fueling schlock until these jokers learn to keep their greedy hands off of working people's throats:

Don't buy Koch Industry Gasoline:

Chevron

Union

Union 76

Conoco

Don't buy Koch Industry/Georgia-Pacific Products:

Angel Soft toilet paper

Brawny paper towels

Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups

Mardi Gras napkins and towels

Quilted Northern toilet paper

Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper

Sparkle napkins

Vanity fair napkins

Zee napkins

Don't buy Koch Industry/Invista Products:

COMFOREL® fiberfill

COOLMAX® fabric

CORDURA® fabric

DACRON® fiber

POLYSHIELD® resin

SOLARMAX® fabric

SOMERELLE® bedding products

STAINMASTER® carpet

SUPPLEX® fabric

TACTEL® fiber

TACTESSE® carpet fiber

TERATE® polyols

TERATHANE® polyether glycol

THERMOLITE® fabric

PHENREZ® resin

POLARGUARD® fiber and

LYCRA® fiber

Don't buy Georgia Pacific Building products:

Dense Armor Drywall and Decking

ToughArmor Gypsum board

Georgia pacific Plytanium Plywood

Flexrock

Densglass sheathing

G/P Industrial plasters (some products used by a lot of crafters)-

Agricultural Plaster

Arts & Crafts Plaster

Dental Plaster

General Purpose Plaster

Glass-reinforced Gypsum (GRG)

Industrial Tooling Plaster

Investment Casting Plaster

Medical Plaster

Metal Casting Plaster

Pottery Plaster

FibreStrong Rim board

G/P Lam board

Blue Ribbon OSB Rated Sheathing

Blue Ribbon Sub-floor

DryGuard Enhanced OSB

Nautilus Wall Sheathing

Thermostat OSB Radiant Barrier Sheathing

Broadspan Engineered Wood Products

XJ 85 I-Joists

FireDefender Banded Cores

FireDefender FS

FireDefender Mineral Core

Hardboard and Thin MDF including Auto Hardboard,

Perforated Hardboard and Thin MDF

Wood Fiberboard -

Commercial Roof Fiberboard

Hushboard Sound Deadening Board

Regular Fiberboard Sheathing

Structural Fiberboard Sheathing

list borrowed from Dangerous Minds

BATFE: Stealing my art, violating speech and wasting your money

2010-11-19T04:28:11Z

Today, officers from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives in Los Angeles walked into Mark Moore Gallery and confiscated one of my recent pieces; "Improvised Shotgun: White."

The officers also requested the current location and bills of lading of recently shipped work of a similar nature. I assume they plan to seize these works as well. The receipt for the initial seizure is shown below.

As of this posting, I have not received any official complaint, cease & desist, nor notice of any kind from the BATFE. Likewise, they've made no requests pending on other pieces in my growing body of RECESS work.

I assume that the actions of the BATFE are a misguided attempt to develop evidence against me for alleged crimes they believe I have committed.

As I have made clear on this blog, other internet sites, and through my demonstrated exhibition record and career - I am an conceptual artist. My highly public and often controversial works have at time created both challenging and meaningful public discourse. This is the nature of my purpose.

The seizure of my works is a seizure of my voice, and a terrible injustice. I believe the actions of the BATFE today are a violation of my first amendment rights, and an act of overt theft. I am saddened and deeply disgusted that in the midst of this terrible recession, Federal tax dollars are being spent to stifle my rights, seize my work, and question my patriotism.

Everything you can learn about me is here. It is in the combined effort of my labor and the illustration of my ideas. My works are my words, my passions, and my livelihood. Draw your own conclusions and pass this along if you refuse to believe in an America where questioning culture is a crime.