Yesterday’s Blues
This was my first solo show outside of the US at Raum fur Illustration in Hamburg, Germany. The show included four 3-layer screenprints, sculptures, and a wall installation. Also, I worked with my friends at Sunroom to create a book for the show that contained drawings, sketches, concepts from around that time that helped give some context for the show.
The book contained, more or less, the “liner notes” of the show. The images were selected from drawing sessions, sketchbooks, odds and ends from the studio, etc. to gain some continuity, but also to deepen the story. I’ve always been a big fan of “b sides” and outtakes in music, and these drawings are quite literally that (alongside some photos of sculptures and other fun things).
“Yesterday’s Blues” as a concept felt like it was both cataloging and expanding upon a really reflective period in my practice. Drawing without a goal in mind is critical to my process in image making, and everything in the show naturally grew out of that ritual.
Huge thanks to Philipp Schultz for inviting me to Hamburg. :)
