Clay Doran show at Blow Out Hair Studio
06/17/08 • Posted in: Art, Events, Riverside by Joey Marchy 2 Comments »
This Saturday (6/21) my friend Clay is having an art show at Blow Out Hair Studio in Riverside. The show will feature new paintings and photography from the artist also know as Squid Dust. Clay has reluctantly been at the center of a controversy in the Jacksonville art community regarding the value of monster art. Clay had this to say in response to the critique:
Do you feel that art is only pure if it is a comment on society? Do feel like artist such as DuChamp, Darger, Basquiat or even Rothko and Pollock are cheapening art history with their loose interpretations of Art? Do the twisted monsters of Bosch, Murakami, and Steadman not qualify as true “art”? What about the wonderful worlds created by edward Gorey, Richard Scarry, and Maurice Sendak? Do they not qualify under your “this is art guidelines”?
I don’t expect you will see any art from Clay’s alter ego Squid Dust at this show, but you will see one of Jacksonville’s best (in my opinion) and most active artists.
Here’s some more links on Clay and his art
Finders Keepers show
Bright Young Things Show
Squid Dust Kicks off Urban Jacksonville Mixtape artist series
Squid Dust website
Clay Doran’s website
