Month: August 2007

  • The Shotgun Project Show and Other Tidbits, Feb. 8th-14th

    On a cold wintry day last February, I walked by Union Square to find this.
    SPSBl - 01

    Yes. They made a mountain of now in the middle of the city.
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    A few days later my friends John finally had his first show in Manhattan.
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    I came a bit early to get some shots of the set up, like this:

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    Of course Mr. T came out.
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    And the best Portrait Mclane has ever made.
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    “Enough About You,” the tryptic I named, sadly lay on the floor.
    SPSBl - 07

    To make room for a projection of all the shotgun explosions that I cut together.
    SPSBl - 08

    Photography by the great Ben Rose also made it out.
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    The red paint explosion piece.
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    ComBOBulated Mced for a bit.
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    Red splatter.
    SPSBl - 12

    A remembrance of Nick and John’s crazy fall, black suits, painting and all.
    SPSBl - 13

    Paint, ready and waiting.
    SPSBl - 14

    Close up hearts.
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    Shell Casing.
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    Not my favorite portrait.
    SPSBl - 19

    The second best portrait Mclane has made. “John Mclane,” by John
    Mclane. The character that bears his name with one of my favorite
    quotes.  
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    Splatter.
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    More Ben “the Rose” shots.
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    Mr T. Elephant combo.
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    A mischievous three.
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    Niki de Saint Phalle portrait. She also liked to shoot paintings, but with rifles, not shotguns.
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    Josh and his friend came to see it.
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    Elephant hero shot.
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    Nick hero shot.
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    The performance from the outside.
    SPSBl - 30

    Last splatter.
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    Last photo.
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    John came out and did a quick work.
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    So maybe this is the last splatter.
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    The publics watched.
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    Even his blurry dad.
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    The finishing touches.
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    The Mclanes.
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    Geoffry.
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    Nick.
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    Josh’s friends. (god I’m terrible with names six months later).
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    Finally, after the painting, they let us inside.
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    See.
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    All in all, the show left me a bit underwhelmed. I guess John and the
    curator who is also named John never saw eye to eye about what was
    going down, and it felt unorginazed. But it was nice that John finally
    got his own show in the great NYC.
    SPSBl - 47

    Jenna came and met me after a horrid day of work, and being in an
    unkown branch of midtown, had to settle for some bland tex mex.
    SPSBl - 48

    But at least Jenna could get a margarita, which she probably really needed.
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    The next day, I hit up a thai place with short visiting Aaron.
    SPSBl - 50

    And john and nick of course, who went off to a power hour in Brooklyn.
    SPSBl - 51

    While Aaron and I reminisced and played pool.
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    At this weird bar where that did Coyote Ugly type shenanigan’s with fire.
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    Not such a bad night.
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    Two days later, Jenna bogeyed.
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    Because two days after that Valentine’s Day came a-knocking.
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    I got the excellent first season of “How I Met Your Mother” (don’t
    knock it till you try it) and she got a one hour massage at Ohm Spa.
    SPSBl - 57

  • The Shotgun Project Show and Other Tidbits, Feb. 8th-14th

    On a cold wintry day last February, I walked by Union Square to find this.
    SPSBl - 01

    Yes. They made a mountain of now in the middle of the city.
    SPSBl - 02

    A few days later my friends John finally had his first show in Manhattan.
    SPSBl - 03

    I came a bit early to get some shots of the set up, like this:

    SPSBl - 04
    Of course Mr. T came out.
    SPSBl - 05

    And the best Portrait Mclane has ever made.
    SPSBl - 06

    “Enough About You,” the tryptic I named, sadly lay on the floor.
    SPSBl - 07

    To make room for a projection of all the shotgun explosions that I cut together.
    SPSBl - 08

    Photography by the great Ben Rose also made it out.
    SPSBl - 09

    The red paint explosion piece.
    SPSBl - 10

    ComBOBulated Mced for a bit.
    SPSBl - 11

    Red splatter.
    SPSBl - 12

    A remembrance of Nick and John’s crazy fall, black suits, painting and all.
    SPSBl - 13

    Paint, ready and waiting.
    SPSBl - 14

    Close up hearts.
    SPSBl - 17 SPSBl - 16 SPSBl - 15

    Shell Casing.
    SPSBl - 18

    Not my favorite portrait.
    SPSBl - 19

    The second best portrait Mclane has made. “John Mclane,” by John
    Mclane. The character that bears his name with one of my favorite
    quotes.  
    SPSBl - 20

    Splatter.
    SPSBl - 21

    More Ben “the Rose” shots.
    SPSBl - 23 SPSBl - 22

    Mr T. Elephant combo.
    SPSBl - 24

    A mischievous three.
    SPSBl - 25

    Niki de Saint Phalle portrait. She also liked to shoot paintings, but with rifles, not shotguns.
    SPSBl - 26

    Josh and his friend came to see it.
    SPSBl - 27

    Elephant hero shot.
    SPSBl - 28

    Nick hero shot.
    SPSBl - 29

    The performance from the outside.
    SPSBl - 30

    Last splatter.
    SPSBl - 31

    Last photo.
    SPSBl - 32

    John came out and did a quick work.
    SPSBl - 33

    So maybe this is the last splatter.
    SPSBl - 34 SPSBl - 38 SPSBl - 37

    The publics watched.
    SPSBl - 35

    Even his blurry dad.
    SPSBl - 36

    The finishing touches.
    SPSBl - 39 SPSBl - 40

    The Mclanes.
    SPSBl - 41

    Geoffry.
    SPSBl - 42

    Nick.
    SPSBl - 43

    Josh’s friends. (god I’m terrible with names six months later).
    SPSBl - 44

    Finally, after the painting, they let us inside.
    SPSBl - 45

    See.
    SPSBl - 46

    All in all, the show left me a bit underwhelmed. I guess John and the
    curator who is also named John never saw eye to eye about what was
    going down, and it felt unorginazed. But it was nice that John finally
    got his own show in the great NYC.
    SPSBl - 47

    Jenna came and met me after a horrid day of work, and being in an
    unkown branch of midtown, had to settle for some bland tex mex.
    SPSBl - 48

    But at least Jenna could get a margarita, which she probably really needed.
    SPSBl - 49

    The next day, I hit up a thai place with short visiting Aaron.
    SPSBl - 50

    And john and nick of course, who went off to a power hour in Brooklyn.
    SPSBl - 51

    While Aaron and I reminisced and played pool.
    SPSBl - 52

    At this weird bar where that did Coyote Ugly type shenanigan’s with fire.
    SPSBl - 53

    Not such a bad night.
    SPSBl - 54

    Two days later, Jenna bogeyed.
    SPSBl - 55

    Because two days after that Valentine’s Day came a-knocking.
    SPSBl - 56

    I got the excellent first season of “How I Met Your Mother” (don’t
    knock it till you try it) and she got a one hour massage at Ohm Spa.
    SPSBl - 57