• January 19

Squad19 January News

ChuckU – ROBOZOOLOGY


Chuck U’s work makes us fall in love with the line again. Every artist uses it, but few are able to take the line and turn it into a drawing, nay work of art, that elevates the pen from a writing tool to a co-conspirator. If you’re not familiar with his work, or you need a kick in the pants to pick up drawing again, check out Chuck U’s Robozoology. It runs through January at Nicademus Art in St. Paul.

Death Metal


A sheep is a domesticated animal. The sheep man is a regular nine-to-fiver hoping to collect on a Christmas bonus as early as July. A goat is a curved-horned wildman that will eat anything. The goatman lives in a mountain, eats dead batteries and plays the kind of death metal that makes you want to take a shower before you flip the record from side A to B. The goatman doesn’t go to the dentist, he goes to the medieval weapons expo. The goatman doesn’t have a furnace, he lights his home with a viking funeral pyre. The goatman doesn’t pay taxes.
This homage comes from DWITT, an illustrator from Minnesota. Entitled “Death Metal,” it’s a 12.5″ x 19″ print on 100 lb. deep blue paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 50 for only $20 (+$5 shipping).

Get it here: Death Metal print by David Witt

Road Trip


Adam Turman’s latest project, “Road Trip,” is a state-themed print that will be released on the 11th of every month. Sounds interesting, but I’ve got a few questions for him.

Are these places you’ve been, or want to go?
Both. I’m sticking primarily with places I’ve been, and think are awesome.

How are you choosing the states?
Tell you, I’d have to kill you. Starting on the West Coast, and heading East.

Favorite road food:
A&W Rootbeer and Combos, any flavor.

Favorite road tunes:
AC/DC and Iron Maiden, and anything punk rock (old school Lookout Records stuff).

Favorite roadside stop:
Truck stops with those “fantasy knives” and pornos wrapped in black plastic, you know what I’m talking about.

The panopticon is the 18th century idea that Americans’ love of vistas and monuments is a way to collectively connect with each other over monuments. Do you think this project is a modern execution of that idea?
I’ll say sure! I like that idea. I also thought of it a little bit like those stickers you’d get when traveling through different states or national parks. My wife and I get a magnet from every state we visit as a reminder of our travels.

Get on with it here: AdamTurman.com

Dice Houses


Horrible ways to pass the time: daytime tv, reading Ayn Rand, solitary confinement. Great ways to pass the time: playing board games, competing against strangers, ice fishing. Whether you agree with these lists or not (what’s up, fellow Ayn Rand haters?) you’ll still have a good time at the dIcehouses, part of the Art Shanty 2010 project. Check it out online here: diceshouses.blogspot.com, then check it out in person at Medicine Lake.

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