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MARCH 'SILHOUETTES' SHOW BY SANDYJONES IN HIS OWN WORDS...

SO I HAD ONE WEEK TO PUT TOGETHER AN IMPROMPTU COLLECTION AND SHOW FOR A FRIEND WHO CURATES THE SPACE AT A DOWNTOWN PORTLAND JOINT CALLED CAPTAIN ANKENEY'S WELL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AGREED AND GOT TO BUSTING BUTT. THE RESULTING WORK WAS A NEWER THING FOR ME... SAME SUBJECTS THAT MY USUAL INFATUATIONS INSPIRE ME TO PAINT, WOMEN, BUT IN A NEW WAY.





IN ALL HONESTY, THESE ARE (OR WERE) ONLY HALF-FINISHED. I INTENDED TO PAINT HIGHLIGHTS ON TOP OF THE BLACK SILHOUETTES AND ACHIEVE SOMETHING LIKE A VELVET PAINTING IN STYLE, WITH SOME GRAF FLAVOR (HENSE THE DRIPS). WHEN THE DAY OF HANGING THE SHOW ARRIVED, I WAS ONLY HALF WAY THERE. I DISCUSSED IT WITH A FRIEND AND DECIDED THEY COULD FLY AS-IS AND I'D SIMPLY CHANGE MY AIM WITH THE PIECES. IT WAS ACTUALLY AN AWESOME EXERCISE IN RESTRAINT. AT TIMES, I CAN PAINT A SINGLE CANVAS FOR MONTHS... OR LONGER! SO FOR ME TO STOP AT SUCH A RAW STAGE WAS OPENING A NEW VULNERABILITY FOR ME.






I EMBRACED THIS NEW TRUST IN OUTSIDE VIEWS OF THE ART AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT... SUCCESS! PEOPLE RESPONDED REALLY WELL TO THESE PAINTINGS AND I LOVE IT! THE REACTION WAS SO WELL THAT I SOLD THREE OF THE PIECES BEFORE I EVEN HUNG THEM AT THE VENUE!!! THREE MORE SOLD THE OPENING NIGHT (TENTATIVELY, AS THEY WERE OVER-EXCITED BOOZE-INFUSED OFFERS...) THERE ARE STILL A HANDFUL OF THE PIECES LEFT FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN OWNING PART OF THIS COLLECTION, SO DON'T FRET.






THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT, AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO OPTED TO 'TAKE A LADY HOME'... LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THESE ON A DIFFERENT CANVAS. THE ORIGINALS ARE ON FOAM-CORE WHICH BOWS AND ANNOYS THE SHIT OUT OF ME, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE LIGHT AS FUCK AND EASY TO HANG. I MAY TRY MASONITE OR STRETCHED CANVAS NEXT ROUND... AND I AM ALSO GOING TO PAINT THE TYPE OF IMAGE I HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO, A FULLY DEVELOPED PORTRAITED SILHOUETTE. STAY TUNED!

-SANDY



HERE ARE A FEW ADDITIONAL SHOTS OF THE OPENING NIGHT AND SOME IMPORTANT PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE:










THANKS TO ANKENEY'S, REBECCA AND JOHN FOR PUTTING ON THE VENUE, AND TO MY FRIENDS WHO SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT. LOOK FOR UPCOMING SHOWS THROUGH MYSPACE.COM/SANDYMFJONES AND THIS BLOG. THE RESTAURANT 'HASH' WILL BE HOSTING A SHOW IN MAY FEATURING THE WORK OF SANDYJONES WITH BETH MYRICK AND A KID NAMED MATT. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE NEWS ABOUT THIS TO COME.

FEBRUARY 2009... ALLEYCAT RACES HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN THE METROPOLITAN BIKE WORLD FOR DECADES.

::: BIKEANOMICS :::

WE ALL KNOW GAS IS A HIGH PRICED GAME TO PLAY THESE DAYS, BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON TO GRAB A BIKE AND ROLL. SOME OF US HAD BIKES BEFORE THE GAS WAR KICKED IN. AND SOME OF US HAD BIKES BEFORE IT WAS HIP TO FIX YOUR GEARING AND MATCH YOUR OUTFIT TO YOUR DEEP-V'S.

THERE MAY BE TWO TYPES OF BIKERS OUT THERE, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL RIDE TOGETHER... SOME OF US MAY JUST HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WHILE THE REST OF US ARE HAULIN' ASS.

::: LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN... :::

IT WOULD SEEM THAT TIME IS INDEED FLYING... FAST AND HIGH, RIGHT OUT OF OUR REACH. IT WAS LIKE, 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO THAT I STARTED THIS BLOG... 4 OR 5 THAT WE STARTED THE CHEAPFAME MOVEMENT, AND HERE I AM STARTING THE WHOLE THING OVER.

YEAH, I ERASED THE ENTIRE ARCHIVE OF POSTS AND PICS FROM THIS BLOG (FOR PROBABLY THE 3RD TIME) AND I AM ATTEMPTING A REVAMP. THIS TIME IS GONNA HAVE TO STICK. I MEAN, I'M GETTING UP THERE IN YEARS AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SETTLE ON THINGS IN A PERMANENT WAY, RIGHT? I SUPPOSE THIS BLOG CAN BE THE EXERCISE OF THAT CONTROL FOR ME. HOW ELSE AM I GONNA GET YOU KIDS ON THE CF TIP IF IT'S NOT RELIABLE?


WHAT IS CHEAPFAME? THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK...

CHEAPFAME IS WHAT IT STATES... A CREW OF YOUNG URBANITES LIVING THE LIFE OF AMERICAN YOUTH, SEARCHING FOR IDENTITY AND SIGNIFICANCE. STRIVING TO DEFINE OURSELVES AMIDST THE MACHINE OF CONTROL THAT IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HYPOCRITES. WE'RE RAISED TO MIMMICK THIS IDEAL THAT RUNS OUR COUNTRY YET, A FEW OF US WON'T SETTLE FOR THAT. WE FALL INTO 'ALTERNATIVE' LIFESTYLES... STRIPPERS, TATTOO ARTISTS, SKATERS, CRIMINALS... WHATEVER, BUT IF YOU'VE EVER CHECKED YOURSELF, THESE 'ALTERNATIVES' ARE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR HIDDEN DESIRES AND INNATE NATURE LEAD YOU TO.


HOW MANY STRAIGHT LACED YUPPIES HIT THE BAR AFTER WORK? HOW MANY 9 TO 5'ERS HAVE LITTLE TATTOOS HIDDEN UNDER THAT UNIFORM? MOST OF YA DO SOME FORM OF INTOXICANT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO ESCAPE FROM THE MONOTONY OF THE 'AMERICAN WAY' WHETHER IT'S AS ACCEPTED AS CIGARETTES, PILLS AND BOOZE OR AS SHUNNED AS HALLUCINAGENS, POT OR COKE. WE ALL DO 'EM, OR ARE RECOVERING FROM DOING THEM TOO MUCH ALREADY.


WELCOME TO AMERICA.

THE WESTERN WORLD HOWEVER, IS IN IT'S DECLINE. THINK ABOUT IT... HOW MANY PAST GENERATIONS' TRENDS AND STYLES HAVE WE RECYCLED IN THE PAST 10-20 YEARS? WHEN'S THE LAST TIME WE'VE CREATED ANYTHING NEW IN OUR CULTURE? NOT SINCE THE BIRTH OF HIP HOP HAS ANYTHING GENUINELY NEW AND AMERICAN COME TO US. (I JUST MADE IT IN MY GENERATION TO BE ONE OF THE LAST ORIGINAL MA'FUCKERS UP IN HERE...) OUR COUNTRY OWES SO MUCH MONEY TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, I'M PRETTY SURE CHINA OWNS US NOW... AND OUR GOVERNMENT HAS RUBBED SO MANY OTHER COUNTRY'S THE WRONG WAY, WE ARE NOW THE DEUSCHBAGS OF THE WORLD! WTF?!


THE ONLY DECENT PEOPLE IN OUR HOMELAND ARE THE ONES WHO COME OFF AS 'UNDESIRABLE' AND ARE CONSIDERED OUTSIDERS, OR JUST PLAIN OLD SCARY. WELP, THAT'S MY FAM. WE BOMB WITH IDEAS AND MEDIUMS, STYLES AND SOUNDS IN ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM AN INDEPENDANT IDENTITY ASIDE FROM THE HOMOGONIZED AND OUTDATED IDEALS OF THE U.S.A. WHETHER CONSCIOUSLY OR NOT, WE ARE ALL FIGHTING FOR OUR MINDS AND BODIES IN A FUCKED UP COUNTRY...


CHEAPFAME IS JUST ANOTHER CREW OF KIDS WITH SOME OF OUR OWN IDEAS, SOME COMMON IDEAS WITH OTHER CREWS AND THE MOTIVATION TO DO SHIT ABOUT THINGS. I DECIDED TO START A BLOG TO TRY AND FIND COMMON GROUND WITH MY PEERS WHILE LEAVING A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. MAYBE I'LL GET PAID WHILE I'M AT IT! WHILE I HAVE TO DISCLAIM THAT WE DON'T ENCOURAGE OR PROMOTE ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OR SUBSTANCES, IN ORDER TO PROTECT MY ASS... THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T LIKE ALOT OF IT. FUCK YOU ASSHOLE AMERICA WHO HATED ME AND MY FRIENDS WHILE WE WE'RE JUST KIDS TRYNA FIGURE OUT LIFE... THE ONES WHO PUT ME IN JAIL FOR A YEAR BECAUSE SOMEONE CALLED THE PO-PO'S ABOUT SOME GRAFFITI AND I HAPPENED TO HAVE PAINT ON MY HANDS... THE ONES WHO STARE AT YOU BUT CAN'T SAY HELLO WHEN YOU SAY HI AND GIVE A FRIENDLY NOD... THE ONES WHO TRY TO BE HEROES AND START LAWS OR INITIATIVES AGAINST SHIT THEY'VE NEVER EVEN LOOKED INTO... THE RACISTS, THE SEXISTS, THE SQUARES AND THE LIARS. I COULD HATE YOU, BUT REALLY I JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU. YOU CAN LEAVE US ALONE AND IT'LL ALL BE GOOD.


WOW, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA WRITE ABOUT WHAT THIS BLOG IS GONNA ENTAIL... HMMMM, I GUESS YOU GET THE IDEA THOUGH, EH? STREET ART, STREET FASHION, STREET LIFE... AND I'M NOT TALKIN' GHETTO STREET... I'M TALKING INTELLIGENT MEN AND WOMEN WHO CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY WITH SELF CREATIVE LIFESTYLES. THE REAL PEOPLE.

THIS BLOG IS FOR YOU.

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