The
Original Towers were constructed in 1996. They represent any two
high
rises, any town USA.
The
crushed cans represent the lives within these high rises --
bent
out of shape, strung out on Coke, etc.
The
airplanes were a later idea, and came from a thrift store,
purchased
two months apart.
Work in Progress: Fred Burkhart 1996-2005
And now follows a new work:
"IN CASE OF EMERGENCY -- BREAK GLASS"
CONSTUCTION 2003
to understand the motive behind this artwork... read the story:
She Came In Through
The Bathroom Window
And now, here's another new work bearing the same name:
"IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS"
FOUND OBJECT, CIRCA 2000, ENCASED IN NON-GLARE GLASS By way of explanation, Amy Rhinestone peeled her panties off for so many of the guys around here - and elsewhere, I'm told - that eventually somebody had to tell the amazing story! Even I was tempted when she returned to my place late one night and sat for two hours on the couch weaving one of those self- revelatory adolescent fantasies she was good at, rubbing her crotch the entire time like a true bitch in heat, gazing into my eyes with a wanton abandonment and child-like glee. I still wonder why I just sat there so very bored and let her wet ass slip away....
Appointment: 1228 N. Noble St. (coach house) Chicago, 60622 (773 348-8536)