Somebody Brought Moonshine to this Picnic
You get a chance to go out to the park this weekend and sit under a tree or throw a frisbee? It’s not that far to walk really and its good to reacquaint oneself with nature and barking dogs and deviled eggs and other weird salad creations that Aunt Majiminy always forces you to try – even though you didn’t like it the last time she forced you to try it.
Peace Brotherman. Overunder (photo © Jaime Rojo)
But we don’t know what has been in that jug of punch at these little picnics that Overunder, ND’A and Chris and Veng from RWK have been throwing this summer. The characters, the proportions, and the mixing of elements are ever more stretched and eccentric and colorful. These kids are seriously playing with their food – mixing the olives with the jello ambrosia and spreading it on a grilled hamburger and crumbling some ranch potato chips on top.
Just then, a truck booked by. Booker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
A distant Street Art relative from Berlin named IRGH is in town this summer and these Brooklyn based artists have put down the gingham table cloth and a wicker basket of aerosol cans in multiple locations to welcome their cousin and put him to work…painting walls. We’ve been chasing them around town in Brooklyn and Manhattan and here’s the wackiness we found:
Overunder, IRGH, Veng RWK and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“I’m so excited to have IRGH visiting and get to paint with him. We developed our painting style in the same direction, but in separate scenes, and different parts of the world and now get to combine forces” ~ Overunder
Is this the beginning of Veng’s Blue Period? Or maybe his Blue and Yellow Period? Veng RWK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Come on in! The doors and the mind is open! Overunder and IRGH, and maybe a Celso over there in a frame? (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Looks like someone is making a very important decision, with counsel. Overunder, IRGH, Veng RWK and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Can you pass me the ball of limbs please? Overunder, IRGH and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Overunder, IRGH and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
A classic silver Kuma is next to Overunder, IRGH and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Don’t mind if I do.”, Overunder, IRGH and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Overunder, IRGH and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Can we talk about our relationship? I really would like to know where it’s going.” Overunder, IRGH and ND’A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IRGH and ND’A stop to smell the flowers (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Uncle Jimmy may have stopped smoking but he’s still hitting the bottle at this family picnic. ND’A and Chris RWK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ND’A with Chris RWK holding it down. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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