Some HVW8 Political Minded bootleg shirts were spotted in a Bangkok. Political Minded was a series of artshows/ installations done by HVW8 artists Dan Buller, Gene Pendon and Tyler Gibney in Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, San Fransico and Munich from 2003 to 2006. The idea was to promote political awareness through art and music during the dark years of the Bush administration. HVW8 would take over a space and spend a week working while literally inhabiting the ‘guerilla gallery’, painting the walls with politically inspired murals. There would be an opening event with music and live t-shirt silkscreening. These (bootleg) t-shirts above are an example of the designs.
More information of HVW8’s in the gallery webite HERE.
Finally received a couple copies of the “Art Of Obama” book featuring artwork in support of Obama for the 2008 Presidential election including work from the HVW8 Art Installation.
100 percent of the proceeds go to charity. You can order directly from the publishers website.
There’s also a few of the HVW8 Obama prints left in the online shop.
Past pieces by the HVW8 Art Installation for it’s Political Minded series.
Art and Politics are tricky bedfellows, which is again demonstrated in the controversy over the role of the NEA and the promotion of policy objectives. The role of art in politics isn’t truly defined, but its presence is regularly invited and appreciated. HVW8 works to open dialogue and to include those in the conversation that will be impacted. We can only note that completely shutting the door rather than keeping that conversation open derides youth involvement.
(For the record we’re Canadian and don’t qualify for NEA funding).
These are the actual graphic layouts that Donald Rumsfeld would supply George Bush on his daily briefings before America’s crusade to war in Iraq. Crazy!
Got to meet the President last night at a DNC fundraiser at the Beverly Hilton. Snapped a few picks of Obama, Earth, Wind and Fire, Jennifer Hudson along with a little of the action around the President. Must say it was pretty inspiring to shake his hand!
