Artisans: Livingroom Johnston and other innovators ;)

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Author Content Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 20, 2007 05:07 PM Post #3760079 I like weird art, and wondered if anyone else here does. This is the first time I've ever posted on this forum. I found this artist on the web from NY by the name of Livingroom Johnston. He had so many pieces on his site, but these were easiest to copy. I tried to get the titles, but they weren't all available. Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 20, 2007 05:08 PM Post #3760082 "Dock of the Bay" Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 20, 2007 05:09 PM Post #3760084 If this one had a title, I missed it Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 20, 2007 05:10 PM Post #3760087 This is the last I'll post for now. "Livingroom Johnston Centaur Leaping through a hoop while a Minotaur stands with a mirror of his own mortality." Click the image for an enlarged view. ginger749 Gold Coast Australia July 21, 2007 04:58 PM Post #3763174 Yup T. This stuff is so Kewl . Congrats on having it on the home page . Now show us your record with Ali hanging on the wall . Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:09 PM Post #3763205 I actually wanted to try and showcase Livingroom a bit more before I move on to some others, can't help it, but I am personally moved by his work :) This one is titled: "Livingroom Johnston Angel flying above landscape with coathangers hanging from his pinkys with umbrellas hanging from the coathangers for extra balance and he IS NOT - I repeat - NOT - a LIBRA. " Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:12 PM Post #3763213 Sketch: "This book is for numbers" Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:17 PM Post #3763222 I beleive the title is "Globetrotting", another sketch Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:19 PM Post #3763229 "Escher Livingroom" Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:27 PM Post #3763249 "Livingroom Johnston Minotaur Walking on tightrope above the sea while carrying himself in a Frame" Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:28 PM Post #3763253 Not sure of title Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:29 PM Post #3763257 Untitled Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:37 PM Post #3763280 "Three coathangers into perspective while refusing an offer of a glass of milk. " Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:39 PM Post #3763286 No title I could find Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:41 PM Post #3763295 Unsure of title----I really love this one Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 05:43 PM Post #3763301 He also writes books, this was his first: More to come ;) Click the image for an enlarged view. Bettypauze Victoria Harbour, ON (Zone 5b) July 21, 2007 07:59 PM Post #3763679 congrats Tropicanna, you've found 'talent'... Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 08:53 PM Post #3763816 Sometimes it's an honor just to be an observer ;) ginger749 Gold Coast Australia July 21, 2007 10:29 PM Post #3764067 Touché LhasaLover (Tammie) Odessa, TX (Zone 7b) July 21, 2007 10:41 PM Post #3764105 those are really interesting. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) July 22, 2007 02:09 AM Post #3764525 i love the one on your home page. is it those S.B.'s making you dig this stuff? lol. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 12:24 AM Post #3772113 Must be it, mama ;) Not sure at all of the significance of all the elephants, but they are present in a lot of his stuff. "Child Theft in Reverse" This message was edited Jul 24, 2007 12:24 AM Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 12:25 AM Post #3772117 Unsure of title of sketch Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 12:26 AM Post #3772120 "Bodyguard Elephant" Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 12:31 AM Post #3772131 I can't recall the full title Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 12:34 AM Post #3772137 "To Translate Picasso Into SoulBrother Linguistics" Well, I regret to say that I have no more of the Great Livingroom Johnston's work to share at this time, but I'm sure there will be more later. More to come ;) Please feel free to share your thoughts Click the image for an enlarged view. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) July 24, 2007 01:22 AM Post #3772250 the elephants...maybe african heritage? Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 09:15 AM Post #3772768 There ya go, mama This is a different type of artist-don't even know his name Click the image for an enlarged view. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) July 24, 2007 10:58 AM Post #3773156 that last one is funny. took me a second to get it. for some reason when i saw the tv i thought of new orleans after katrina but they weren't throwing them away, were they? maybe they did after they realized there was no electricity. lol. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 04:26 PM Post #3774473 Yeah, I know very little about the graffiti artist other than he seems to be a pretty nice kid. We chatted briefly and he left this in an abandoned flower bed (under the mulch, there I was digging at 7am...lol) at a shopping center in town. Didn't ask for anything, I guess he was happy someone recognized his work. And yes, that is Muhammed Ali. Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 04:27 PM Post #3774480 A lot of people don't see graffiti as art, but many graffiti artists are really expressing themselves quite well, and openly. This is a stencil of Hunter S. Thompson if anyone knows of him Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 04:28 PM Post #3774483 another Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 04:29 PM Post #3774487 Hopefully this doesn't get me into trouble, but I'm just showing off someone's art, not trying to offend. Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 04:30 PM Post #3774490 Along the same lines...not pretty at all but the message is clear Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 24, 2007 04:31 PM Post #3774492 and another Click the image for an enlarged view. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) July 25, 2007 02:21 AM Post #3776657 he is very clever in his art. love the "bar"code...wonder why he didn't captitalize the "L" in slave? Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 25, 2007 11:50 AM Post #3777687 probably trying to be fast, I imagine...lol. I only have a couple of his left I'll try and load this evening. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) July 30, 2007 11:22 PM Post #3799429 how old is this "kid"? Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) July 31, 2007 05:50 AM Post #3799891 23, I think? PotEmUp Fremont, CA (Zone 9a) August 06, 2007 01:24 PM Post #3824508 He is 34 - Here is his MySpace http://www.myspace.com/12921_liv Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) August 06, 2007 05:05 PM Post #3825430 Pot Em Up...wow, thanks for your interest in Livingroom. I think he's amazing. The graffiti artist is unknown, but I beleive he said he was 23. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) September 05, 2007 01:09 PM Post #3940286 Just a quick update, The Great Livingroom Johnston will be granting me an interview very soon. I'm sure it will be very interesting, and I'm super excited! pepper23 KC Metro area, MO (Zone 5b) September 06, 2007 09:01 PM Post #3945576 All right!! Hope it goes great!!! mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) September 07, 2007 01:07 AM Post #3946379 kara, where does this guy live? and is there a reason you are meeting with him other than you like his art? ask him why he capped all the letters in slave but the "l". lol. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) September 07, 2007 07:01 AM Post #3946600 OK, just to clarify. lol Livingroom is in New York City and is the guy that did the first pieces (not the graffiti). I'm interviewing him because I like his art, but it won't be in person. The graffitit artist goes by Mako, I'll ask him about the lower case L, but he goes through vanishing phases. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) September 07, 2007 09:25 AM Post #3946984 so you are going to new york? well what are you going to do...have a phone call with livingroom? details, kara, details! Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) September 07, 2007 10:01 AM Post #3947105 No, not going to New York, I sent him some questions and he just had a show, so he'll get back soon. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) September 07, 2007 07:30 PM Post #3948927 well keep us posted. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) October 05, 2007 04:46 PM Post #4052454 wanted to update some of the newer stuff--this is a line drawing, 16 mirrors Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) October 05, 2007 04:57 PM Post #4052480 and this is his newest painting...can tell he's been in a good mood lately Click the image for an enlarged view. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) October 05, 2007 05:06 PM Post #4052508 So I asked Livingroom this question--after seeing the photo you'll know, he definitely has his own sense of style. : Do you find that you spend more money on clothing than art supplies? I spend wisely and balance out with the supplies and clothes. It varies. Click the image for an enlarged view. Seedtosser1 Glenview, IL November 04, 2007 09:55 PM Post #4158337 Hi Tropi... I really enjoyed the 16 Mirror. Also am Loving the last photo, you got some fantasic pieces..as much as i love the shoe the harmonica is gorgeous! Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) November 05, 2007 08:49 AM Post #4159250 I'm so glad you visited, I also like that one...what a creative mind. One thing he does on his myspace page is send out Inspirational Bulletins, usually quotes from famous people but he always finds something uplifting, it's pretty cool. Seedtosser1 Glenview, IL November 06, 2007 12:34 PM Post #4164012 Me too...Hey we miss you, in case you haven't found us we are on #19! What's his website maybe I'll wander through. Love to read inpirational sayings and quotes. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) November 06, 2007 01:18 PM Post #4164194 I need to stop by, ya'll know I love you, that thread goes so fast even I have a hard time keeping up... here's his myspace page (not sure if you have to sign up or anything to look at people's pages (the inspiration comes out as a bulletin for myspace "friends"): http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpro... and here's his site for his books, etc. At the bottom you can see he sells bricks but I think he still does...beverage bottles: http://www.magicpropagandamill.com/livingroom/ and here was his posted inspiration for today-- "We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee." Marian Wright Edelman Lobbyist on Behalf of Children Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) November 06, 2007 01:31 PM Post #4164250 and not sure how I forgot , but if you search "Livingroom Johnston" on Youtube, he has several videos Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) March 20, 2008 10:01 AM Post #4686180 had to bring this thread back up because of one of the quotes he sent out. I felt it was more than appropriate for Spring: "I wil޲޲l was޲޲te޲ not޲޲ eve޲޲n a pre޲޲ci޲o޲u޲s sec޲޲on޲d޲ tod޲޲ay޲ in ang޲޲er޲ or hat޲޲e or jea޲޲lo޲u޲s޲y or sel޲޲fi޲s޲h޲ne޲޲ss.޲޲ I kno޲޲w tha޲޲t the޲޲ see޲޲ds޲ I sow޲޲ I wil޲޲l har޲޲ve޲s޲t޲, bec޲޲au޲s޲e޲ eve޲޲ry޲ act޲޲io޲n޲,޲ goo޲޲d or bad޲޲, is alw޲޲ay޲s޲ fol޲޲lo޲w޲e޲d by an equ޲޲al޲ rea޲޲ct޲i޲o޲n.޲޲ I wil޲޲l pla޲޲nt޲ onl޲޲y goo޲޲d see޲޲ds޲ thi޲޲s day޲޲."޲ Og Man޲din޲o 1923-1996, Author and Speaker ..and then the bricks... Click the image for an enlarged view. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) March 20, 2008 10:42 AM Post #4686369 hey girl...do the bricks go together to make a big picture? that's a cool idea, huh? Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) March 20, 2008 05:24 PM Post #4687807 As far as I know, he paints them individually but definitely has some larger, mural type figure paintings in pictures of his studio. mamajack Fate, TX (Zone 8a) March 20, 2008 10:19 PM Post #4688966 well i like those bricks. that's my kind of art as it could be used outside in the garden. not to minimize his work but this is something that i could create or at least my sister could. Tropicanna Clemmons, NC (Zone 7b) March 21, 2008 03:41 AM Post #4689855 they o have those brick kits where you can put words on them for the garden. A really cool person is supposed to be sending some I'd like to talk Livingroom into sending me some of his fancy Brooklyn bricks...lol...He's got a lot of new stuff I just can't really get to it, my pc always freezes up

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