Cold Bacon: Real Life Project

Groupdraw Super Public Rebirth in NYC?

2011-05-14T15:25:00.000-07:00

Valerie Leige
I need a Wacom tablet so I can start contributing.

Cold Bacon
oh shit. if that's all it takes... i'll send u one tomorrow. shiiiit.

Cold Bacon
seriously.

Cold Bacon
i mean. i don't name names on the videos even though 20 people may have contributed. but it's not like i'm making $ off it. so ... plus i don't even know who does what sometime. people are free to post comments and claim credit. and also if i ever do get a real gallery going and sell stills of these things in frames? then i can cut the other people in.

Valerie Leige
If you have an old one laying around, then fine, but don't put yourself out for me.
The brilliant part of your work is the concept. GDSP stills might initially sell a bit to people involved in creating them, or designers looking for the nex...t big kitsch, but I think it's the fact that your events and artmaking process literally constitute a creative community hub that will be the thing that garners recognition and, hopefully, funding. Maybe you should put a proposal together and apply for an NEA grant or even a MacArthur Genius Grant. Seriously. A girl in Austin got one for writing a short play a day for a year. And I'm pretty sure the flashmob Random Acts of Culture people got grants, as well. Grants would give you the ability to essentially create a LAN cafe specifically devoted to GDSP, or even the equipment to create a mobile setup for surprise events in public places.
It could be very cool.

Cold Bacon
are you trying to get in my pants?

failed artist seeks protege to justify existence

2008-09-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

formal request forthcoming.

prompting the question

2008-08-18T12:50:00.001-07:00

"...do you always scan your lettuce before you eat it?"

the plot thickens

2008-04-27T18:56:00.000-07:00

cold bacon artist in residence program

2008-04-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

Apply now for your position in the Cold Bacon Artist In Residence Program. Design and create your installations in the Cold Bacon Art Space located just ten minutes from where you’ll be staying. During your stay you’ll enjoy:

Luxurious living space

(chair can be replaced with air mattress if required)

Free internet.

Complimentary mirror.

Minimal indoctrination.

A lot of grass.

(actual yard may vary)

Coffee.

More internet.

All the equipment you will need.

Maximum stay time: 2 weeks.

another long day at the art gallery

2008-04-15T13:32:00.000-07:00

a rush to get home...

legit sized video here.

future home of coldbacon super public (v. 1.0)

2008-04-11T09:51:00.001-07:00

this is a very special street by the way.*

* The Cold Bacon artist is a reluctant artist. It is someone who has as much or as little talent as any would-be Chelsea artist in Manhattan, but for some reason or another has taken a different path. It is someone who is as likely to spend time alone in a virtual or private world creating works of art never to be seen or enjoyed by the broader audience at large. It is someone capable of greatness, yet living in anonymity. In my ten years of internet travels, I have found such people. I have discovered the most unexpected and truly inspiring talent hidden behind geographical and psychological distances. It is time to use the modern tools now readily at our disposal and bring these talents out from the shadows.

proof of concept

2008-04-10T09:54:00.001-07:00

for too much explanation.

and special thanks to David Jameson (Groupboard.com) for helping us with some (very important) technical stuff.

so i changed it

2008-04-08T16:02:00.000-07:00

i changed things.

carrie made fun of me

2008-04-02T09:17:00.000-07:00

for having a CRT.

i'm going to change it

2008-01-23T13:29:00.000-08:00

some day. i will change this template. you bet your ass.

this template really sucks

2008-01-15T21:51:00.000-08:00

what the hell was i thinking?

i guess daniel johnston was right

2008-01-11T22:52:00.000-08:00

some things do never change.

someone should blog about a recent trend at foxnews

2008-01-09T21:20:00.000-08:00

someone at foxnews got the idea it would be cool if camera and stage crews would periodically laugh in the background during taping of shows. it's completely intentional and completely annoying as hell. it started in their late night show red eye, which i have never scene. that was annoying, but not surprising given the nature of the show. but today, i just heard it for the first time ever on both hannity and colmes, and even o'oreilly. apparently, the memo has now made its way to prime time.

i remember the good old days

2007-12-17T13:30:00.001-08:00

when my desktop was hardly cluttered at all.*

* this is not a memory, it's just a picture; you can click it, but i assure you nothing will happen

yogurt party

2007-11-02T13:09:00.000-07:00

just a band

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