Says Chr!s Sm!th:

I’m part of an upcoming group show at Argyle Fine Art Gallery called Vinyl View. The deal is that a bunch of artists were given records and free reign to do whatever the hell we wanted. Woohoo! No rules… this is so much better than when I was in the army! What the hell was I thinking back then? Anyway…

Maybe the army planted bit of a love of guns in me though. I made a pistol packin’ record as you can see. Oh yeah, the barrel of the gun is the record hole:

http://funkfactor.com/VinylView-web.jpg

Thanks to the crafty gang at Maritime Digital Colour for getting my photo onto a record.

If you’re Facebook-capable you can see more artist’s vinyl creations here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11675097691

Swing on by for the show opening this Thurs from 7-9pm.

Here’s the full official press release:

ARGYLE FINE ART

1869 Upper Water Street
Historic Properties

www.argylefa.tk

VINYLVIEW: Putting a New Spin on the Art of the Vinyl Record

Show opens this THURSDAY, JULY 10th. Doors open at 7pm. Show continues until August 4th.

And so like all good ideas at Argyle Fine Art, they usually begin with some great conversation over a glass of wine, talking about music and art and everything in between. Many conversations in fact about vinyl, nostalgic stories and fond memories of listening to that perfect sound that only a record can produce. Then we thought what a perfect medium for visual art too..on records that have seen better days. This is how our upcoming show VINYLVIEW opening this THURSDAY, JULY 10th, 7-9pm, was born– an exciting exhibition combining both the musical and visual arts.

Artists were asked to create works using vinyl records, and if desired, record sleeves. We put an open call for submissions out there in the great wide world, and the results we think you will agree are AMAZING! Every medium has been explored by artists from all backgrounds from local artists to artists living as far away as Las Vegas. Expect the unexpected! The gallery will close at 5pm to prepare for the opening, with the show beginning at 7pm.

While here on Thursday evening you will be treated to lots of surprises including a Live Performance by emerging musician Chuck Blazevic of Dreamsploitation. If you like the music, show your love and buy his CD here too!

While viewing VINYLVIEW, you may find a favorite work and we ask that you let us know by voting for the People’s Choice Gold Record Award (just for fun!) throughout the evening or afterwards by sending us an email. The winner will be announced on our website on Monday, July 14th and on our facebook group page:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2367640788&ref=ts

Thank you goes out to TAZ Records for providing the vinyl for our artists.

SEE YOU AT THE SHOW THURSDAY! ALL THE WORK WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE after the show has opened at www.argylefa.tk

Related posts:

1. VINYLVIEW: Putting a new SPIN on the ART of Vinyl
2. FRIDAY: Rock the night away with REPIXX opening @Argyle Fine Art
3. Argyle Fine Art Presents: Signt on Sound
4. Saturday Night: GGMU EP release w/Dreamsploitation
5. Ghostly Swim = Beautiful Cover Art [good music too]

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