I'm very excited to share the art piece that Heather and I created that has been included in a new show at the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art called The Museum of Real and Odd.
Our piece is entitled "Field Kit of the Cryptozoological Studies and Observations of Dr. William Oliver Raymond". It includes about 20 specimens and several photographs, all documented in the accompanying Journal. It was a lot of fun to create and we made a great team pulling this all together. Heather brought her expert painting skills and overall concept (and quality control) to the work. Meanwhile my own interest in the subject matter paid off in research and sculpting most of the custom specimens. We already are planning what our next "kit" will be!
From the Press Release:
The truth is out there. And so is the art. In partnership with the Big Car, we bring the work of 13 contemporary artists exploring the idea of UFOs and the paranormal to the Tube Factory at 1125 Cruft St.iMOCA’s Museum of Real and Odd, curated by Jeremy Efroymson, is a commissioned exhibit with artists from around the country making new work for the show. After an open call for submissions received 250 proposals, Efroymson selected the 13 artists: Nayda Collazo-Llorens in collaboration with Ander Monson, Scott Raymond & Heather Abels, Jennifer Scheuer, Robert Thurlow, Katy Unger, Alex Grabiec, Julio Orta, Pato Herbert, Cassandra Klos, Josh Haines, and Michael Jordan, aka Alkemi.Efroymson feels high-caliber artists are well poised to remove some of the negative associations with the unknown. “The folklore and mythology of the paranormal has really saturated our society,” he said. “Especially with the ghost hunter shows on television and the prevalence of the topic in movies. I remember the movie Poltergeist from my childhood, which really scared me. While we still have scary movies, I think maybe we now have a more open view to paranormal experiences of a positive nature. I’ve seen shows and artwork that deal with these topics, but they are not always of the best quality. I wanted to curate a show on these topics with high quality art and artists.”
Find the iMOCA's site on the show HERE
An article from the Indianapolis Star (with a slideshow of the exhibit) can be found HERE
