united nations of cupco @ damien minton gallery (dec 10-20)
Cupco's THE UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO [www] group plush-show features customs from 70 international artists [tagged] - "Working with the basic CUPCO doll template each artist offers their own solution to world peace and the advancement of humankind" Luke Temby (aka CUPCO) then hand-sewn said template into plush-form when the artwork was returned to him. The result can currently been seen online @ www.cupco.net/cupcounitednations.html (click on artist-names to view), and is due for an exhibition @ Damien Minton Gallery, from December 10th to 20th (with an Opening Party on Dec 16).Participating Artists include APAK + Bwana Spoons + Nakanari + Euan Macleod + J. Otto Siebold + Sixty40 + Diego Medina + Leo Robba + Abi Temby + Scrappers + Le Merde + Furi Furi + Kazmo + Little Frends of Printmaking + Arbito + Snaggs + Oliver Hibert + Wrecks + Dehara + Sam Gowing + John Yates + Shawn Wolfe + Yupyland + Kiyoshi Nakazawa + Shawnimals + Jeremyville + MCA + Peskimo + Steven Moore + Johnny Ryan + Abe Lincoln Jr. + Chris Magnusson + Nerissa Lea + Reg Lynch + Reach + Jude Fowler Smith + Chris Magnusson + Tado + Jon Burgerman + more :)
"Over 70 international artists unite to increase world peace! Working with the basic CUPCO doll template each artist offers their own solution to world peace and the advancement of humankind.
the project echoes the egalitarian charter of the united nations. all artists (nations) are given a voice, a means of inputting into the collective form of the united nations of cupco. luke temby makes a call to expressive arms whereby each artist (nation) is given free reign to express their individual voice disparate and completely particular from its fellow members. bound by the articles of a structural template the dolls are created in isolation and come together to grace the walls of damien minton gallery. a meeting of nations in a plethora of colour, texture, and individual interpretation, multi faceted flags of expression."
