Opening April 1st at gallery hanahou, “Out of the Black” is a solo show of new works by artist and creative director Matt Campbell. The show runs until April 30, but you can preview the works in the show and comment on them on http://www.outoftheblack.org.
In the artist’s words: ”This work embodies the state of mankind today and our imprint on the planet. We take natural resources and create garbage and pollution. We invade the habitats of other life forms and take them over and drive them out. We know it’s bad but we can’t stop – because we love all the cool shiny new stuff we make. We love technology – we love Tuna and we just want to keep eating it.”
The pieces are cute and sad, and they definitely evoke a reaction. And isn’t that what art is all about?
I love shiny new stuff… and tuna, too… damn it. hehe.