Robbie
Conal - Guerilla Artist
I grew up as an "art brat" in New York City. I got kicked out of every
major museum and every public library in town; got psychedelicized at San
Francisco State University in the '60's, and professionalized at
Stanford University in the '70's. When I moved to Los Angeles
in the '80's, encroaching adulthood forced me to integrate my personality--
put my art and social concerns together-- and finally make pictures
about subjects that were important to me: Politics, power and the abuses of
both. I quickly realized that art institutions are a very limited arena
of reception for ideas about public issues, so I made posters and
ran around the streets like a midnight maniac, spattering glue in
every major city I could get to on my no budget, non scheduled, total
loss, rock'n'roll poster tours...building up a volunteer guerilla postering army as
I went.
"Newtwit posters are
available at Vidiots & Midnight Special Bookstores in Santa Monica. Robbie's
work can be viewed anywhere...just look out your window.Send questions and inquiries to info@artz.com
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