Whether you’re a serious fine art aficionado or true hip-hop head, Fabian Williams’ brainchild, Paint, Sketch or Draw…Blood!, had something for everyone. D.J. Cha-Cha Jones was on the ones and twos while Fabian “OccasionalSuperstar” Williams and Dwayne “Dubelyoo” Wright served as commentators. Spectators crowded around every inch of the vibrantly colored Stuart McClean Gallery to get the best views of the action.
Artists competed in two brief rounds apiece – first, “Figure Drawing” where they sketched a live model and “Face Off” where they did their best – or worst looking –drawings of each other, for maximum comedic effect. The crowd picked winners of each battle with applause.
Before any exhibition took place, the talents of the respective artists already made them winners – nearly all of them had works displayed in the gallery for viewing prior to the show.
And if the scenes below sound completely outrageous, they are. You just had to be there.
The Battles:
Joshua Hooper as Juicy J vs. Jason Phillips as Motown Showdown
Juicy J entered as the hilariously eccentric Brit with a straight bobbed wig and fitted t-shirt. He made it rain all over the gallery floor with his own fun brand of counterfeit cash. Motown Showtown hailed from the Motor City with a black suit and wide collar straight out of a 70’s Blaxploitation flick. In the figure drawing round, Juicy J made an otherwise innocuous pose of a sweater wearing model ultra-sexy, while Motown Showdown aimed a little truer to live. The “Face Off” resulted in a double DQ as both artists pulled out amusing caricatures of each other before the time was up.
Crowd favorite: undetermined.
CP the Artist as Apocalypse vs. Justin Huff as J. Steez
J. Steez looked like he stepped out of an 80s time capsule. The straight-outta-Compton styled artist was described by his opponent as a cross “between Eazy-E and Tiger Woods.” Apocalypse appeared fresh from a kill in psycho serial killer getup, complete with a blood-stained shirt, and black face mask with goggles. Their figure model was a curvy blond named Heather who wore a white midriff top and skimpy black bottoms. The battle stopped for a hilarious skit when J. Steez’s “girlfriend” confronted him about cheating on her with Heather. Crowd favorite: Apocalypse.
The WWAF (World Wide Arts Federation) Presents:Paint, Sketch or Draw…Blood 2nd Annual Art Battle at the Stuart McClean Art Gallery in Atlanta, GA.
“An Art Battle is a love art competition where artists paint in front of an audience. An Art Battle is a platform allowing emerging artists to break down barriers, connect with art lovers, and change the way the world views art.”-The WWAF
Where: Stuart McClean Gallery, 684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave, Atlanta, GA 30312
I’m happy to announce Paint, Sketch, or Draw…Blood! This is the next art battle out of The WWAF. We’ve got a line up of some really talented artist that you may or may not know about. The format is a little different this time around plus we’ve managed to correct some things to make it even better.
We’ve made the show better, bigger, and even more awesome. Ofcourse, you will be able to purchase the artwork on the walls and that’s created that night. They’re will be prints for sale as well limited edition posters for your collection because we know we’re making history. Come through and enjoy yourselves and tell a friend.
$15 for Entry. Join us for an eclectic eventing of art, aesthetic theatrics and music. Complimentary hors’ dourves will be served. Valet Parking is free.
Here’s how it goes:
2 Rounds per Bout
Artist are interviewed where they engage in trash talk. After trash talk, artist take their places and begin to battle.
1st Round:Figure Drawing
Model is pulled from the audience and drawn or painted by competing artist for 10 minutes. Crowd pics favorite piece to determine winner.
2nd Round:Face Off
Artist draw or paitn each others challenger as a monster or caricature. Crowd pics favorite piece in 15 minutes.
Artist are interviewed after battle to analyze the victory or defeat and more trash talk.
Referee decides crowd favorite overall artist.
4 bouts
* Not necessarily in the same order Grace “Strange’” Kisa vs Jessica “Lady Luxe” Scott-Felder
Justin “J Steez” Huff vs CP The Artist “Apocalypse”
Jason “Motown Showdown” Phillips vs Joshua “Juicy J” Hooper
Michi “King Cotton” Meko vs Charly “Artus The Great” Palmer
Come see me, Joshua Hooper as Juicy J at Paint, Sketch, or Draw…Blood! An Art Battle, from 7pm – 11pm, Stuart McClean Gallery, 684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave, Atlanta, GA NE:http://schmap.it/vk4fs9 Go to www.thewwaf.com for more!
Here is a T’shirt design I made to featured on Threadless.com, but the good people over there didn’t take kindly to my concept or my sense of humor. I’m now in the process of designing two limited edition Tees that will be sold and featured on my site. Look forward to it. Thanks.
Finally got on the metro and was able to catch a view of this poster I designed for Emory Health Care. It turned out better than I expected. It’s a good feeling to see you r work in a public space. This is what people must mean when they say, “I get high on life.”
A quick flyer I did in the wee hours of the night for my DJ friend who goes by the alias Vinyl Pimp. (www.vinylpimp.co.uk) for his release party! Not too much I can say about this. There was allot of copy! Actually there was even more text, but I left it on the editing room floor. I guess people love to over-kill these things by dumping tons and tons of information, forgetting that people for the most part loathe reading, especially the type of person who might be interested in said Dance Party. I guess in design school the teach you early on, “less is more,” and now I get that. Oh’ Well!
Just finished designing and sending my 2009 Christmas Cards to the Printers. I guess I’m cutting it close, but better late than never right? I like the idea of Christmas, but not so much the actuality of XMAS. Lots of Traffic, Stupid people cluttering up the stores and cafes I frequent, vagrants are extra vigilante,trying to capitalize on the Holiday Hustle! It’s all enough to make you day dream about mowing down annoying shoppers at mall with an AK-47. But there is another side of Christmas. Chillin at home with the ones that you love. I tried to personify that homie Good Vibrations in this card… + gratuitous sexuality. Happy Holidays. -Joshua
Happy Holidays. -Joshua
