About this project
This show is a culmination of two years of work- it's been sitting in my studio for a long time, and I think it's time for people to see what I've been hiding.
So here it is:
The Concept: Using imagery that is un-abashing to it's perversity and provocation, my large scale sculptural paintings communicate themes of sexuality, death, and a glimpse of alluring darkness. The show is loosely titled "Allure of the Macabre," and is about the allure of the darker side of things, the human curiosity of the afterlife, and romanticism of death and illness.
The Presentation: This show really means a lot to me- it will be held in a space that isn't intended for an art gallery. I'll be creating a fully immersive environment in a warehouse, or storefront, or abandoned home- a space that has been lived in or worked in, and a space that isn't made out of four sterile white walls.
Your support will help me:
- Rent a space, and gather materials needed to install the work
- Frame and present the work
- Publish my first book, "Lush"
- Throw an awesome opening party- which you'll be invited to!
Painted Ceramic Skulls
MANY, MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
- Jonny
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I'll thank you personally on my blog, and keep you updated as the show gets closer. And I'll give you a hug next time I see you.
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I'll send you a postcard set of 5 prints from the show's work, AND thank you personally on my blog AND facebook.
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I'll send you a custom silkscreened hemp tote bag designed by yours truly. You can use it to carry shit. Or at the farmers market. snap.
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For $40, I'll send you a leather-bound sketchbook, customized with a drawing on the cover using a woodburning tool. I'm fancy. Plus, I'll send you the postcard set. Just cuz.
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For $60, you'll receive a signed, limited edition copy of my book, "Lush." Hustle.
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For $100, you'll receive a Jonny G hand-painted ceramic skull. You can pray to it, put it in the bathroom, use it as a paper weight, whatever you want, because it will be yours. And, we can take a picture holding hands together at the show.
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For $150, you'll get an 11" x 17" signed mixed-media painting, by me, with my signature on it. One of a kind.
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For $250, you'll get the signed painting, a copy of my limited-edition book, the tote bag for farmers markets, and the custom sketchbook. Plus the postcards. SWAG
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For $500, I'll make a custom portrait of YOU, or someone of your choice. No babies though. I don't do baby portraits. They all look the same.
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For a G, you can walk out of my show with an unsold drawing on paper of your choice. If they're all sold, I will make one for you. Special.
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Jon Gomez is a Mexican-American artist living in Los Angeles, CA. Gomez graduated from California Institute of the Arts in 2007, and works across disciplines as a visual artist, animator, filmmaker, and photographer. He is best known for his multi-media ephemeral drawings that often demonstrate lust and allure through unearthly and often grotesque images. Gomez has featured work in several exhibitions along the west cost, and has worked as a conceptual designer for several multi-media projects including Clive Barker’s “Fear Project.” Gomez was instrumental in organizing a gallery show of Ray Bradbury’s short stories and novels in Los Angeles, including Fahrenheit 451 and the Martian Chronicles, which took place at a working forge and attracted over two thousand guests in one night. Gomez has lectured for the Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawaii, Riverside Community College, and is a full-time faculty member at California Institute of the Arts within the esteemed Character Animation department.
