May 5, 2009
Filed under: Feed, Mondays, Outside CPH — Thomas Hallas Øvlisen @ 8:15 am

 

Glen Baldridge, Lucky Sevens(Peters) 2008, Glen Baldridge, Lucky Sevens (Peters), 2008

Oh my god! Best show ever. I have only seen images on line, but I have seen enough GB work to know that this show is the most amazing thing I have ever seen or not really seen. If I could I would get my self and who ever I could bring to Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery and check it out.

 

Glen is the most amazing printer and for this series of prints he has used scratch off ink. How awesome is a casket catalogue printed with scratch off print titled Lucky Sevens…

And even better adding to the shows value is a work like Collection 2004-2009 - A 5 gallon glass carboy, losing scratch off lotto tickets, milk crates, and acrylic paint. No explanation needed. What a great use of found objects relating critically to our lost hopes and golden dreams of quick richness. What nice touch of process the white paint adds and how beautiful the glass case sits on its pedestal. The same goes for Gentleman’s Toothpick a similar sculpture consisting of painted milk crates a wooden tablet with folding knives stabbed into a slightly slanted display like cut. The entire gallery is bordered by a sun set screen printed on perforated vinyl.

The show transforms the entire gallery and displays Glens awesome ideas and insights and skill not only as a skilled printer, but also and most importantly as a great artist.