Lincoln? Meet Obama, the president of the United States.

This piece was done in honor of Lincoln's 200th Birthday.  It was a submission for the Chicago Art Department (Same gallery where I submitted the zombie Poe painting) who was holding a art show specifically for the occasion.  I had some help from my metal's experts in LA and Peccatonica.  Thanks Michael and Eric!  I needed to oxidize pennies and fast.  They pointed me to Liver of Sulfer, a noxious chemical that turns copper black is seconds fast!  I made the stencil out of a picture I found online and modified it to my needs a-la-Shepard Fairey.  I hope I don't run into retarded legal trouble for it...idiots.  The piece might have worked better with new pennies but I like the fact that they were all from different years.  I think it reflects how Obama's rise into history came from all these factors from our past.  And the juxtaposition with Lincoln is just perfect.

"Change"

14" x 18" Mixed Media

2009

Beacon of White

Finally!  After 2 years of working on bikes, researching components and bike building skills, I finally finished the Beacon frame that was "rescued" from my condo bike room.  You can't imagine how difficult it was to find white bicycle parts!!!  So I ended up custom painting the pieces myself.  Note* never mix enamel and acrylic!  She's at the MAX! (at least to my standards)  Shimano Ultegra crankset, headset, and front brake.  VeloOrange pedals, SRAM aerobrake, carbon fork, Specialized Toupe carbon seat and white elkskin leather handle grips.  I strapped a couple of white frog lights on for safety.  My back is hating me for this but I love this baby!

Master of the Macabre

My friend Kerry Flaherty, an incredibly talented plush artist, is a resident artist the Chicago Art Department http://www.chicagoartdepartment.org/ and she hosted a show called "Night of the Living Artist" We were having lunch one day and she said, "Let's turn our favorite artist into a Zombie." To which I replied, " Yes, lets." And so she made a whole production out of it and had artist from around the nation contribute pieces for the show. This is my rendition of Edgar Allen Poe as a resurrected raven zombie. I used Tempera paint on floorboards and it's about 3ft tall. Killer.

VollyBot

Ah! Domo Arigato Vollybot! I created this guy for a charity event that was vollyball related. Not quite sure what the cause was for but the big idea was to take a vollyball and to "decorate" it and sell it off in a silent auction. The proceeds obviously going toward the cause. I used a pre-existing toy, a Mighty Mugg Silver Surfer, and cannibalized it for this guy's body. It's all custom painted. I heard afterwards that it went for something like $280, the highest bid for any piece! I hope he found a happy home. Go Vollybot!

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Welcome to Chung's Blog Page! This is an experiment in creativity, happiness and the cultivation of my artisitic endeavors in an effort to define my self identity. This will be a collection of artifacts consisting of thoughts, drawings, and pictures that hopefully I can look back upon and have a better answer to the question we all face - "Who Am I?" So, with your help, let's begin this digital adventure!