When our friends at www.studioumido.com came up with the idea of an actual exhibition we were thrilled by the possible final result. We had a few pictures that i submitted to Geep in the past months that he customized with his strong pop culture related colors and logos. It was just six photos but it was really enough to build the core of what bleak pops is: an overview on forgotten and abandoned pop icons and ideas.
The most of the photos of the exhibition were shoot between California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and Illinois. The desert area south of Palm Springs in particular really embodies the definition of bleak pop, the area that surrounds the Salton Sea with all the abandonment of what it was supposed to be the "new riviera" in the 50's offered a good start for the whole meaning of the three acts installation.
Geep touches over the photos are the perfect embodiment of that bleak pop feeling and idea. Pure desolation surrounded by loud and cheesy tones that perfectly define the sense of despair that those areas and the old and forgotten pop era has. Some people are devoted to rescue and restore the old american icons and bring them back to their initial beauty, we were more interested in discover the cemetery of those icons and analyze where they go to die.
The day of the exhibition almost everything went smooth (other than some minor electrical issues) and a lot of people visited us in the heat of the Italian summer. We unfortunately do not have photos of the actual opening day but we would like to present the six photos customized by Geep and the exhibition views in order to give you an idea of what it looked like.
Thanks again to the guys at Studio Umido for the help and the guys at Doomsday Society for the support.
www.studioumido.com / check their facebook page too
www.doomsdaysociety.com
http://geep374.tumblr.com/
http://iacokitchen.blogspot.com
www.amadteapartyphoto.com
These are the photos that Geep painted on using acrylic and stencils. I was personally stocked seeing the result since i didn't have a clue of what was in his mind until i have seen the final product. One good component of this collaboration was that we both trusted each other work and we were sure something good was coming out.
these are some of the exhibition views in the incredible space of the guys at www.studioumido.com
great guys, great professionals and innovators. The space is just stunning and kind of in between a contemporary art gallery with an old italian heritage flavor, very very charming.
We do not have unfortunately photos of the actual event but it was packed, you will have to trust us on that.
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