Work In Progress

While I often complain about the echo chamber that is art school and tend to seek out people who are not necessarily fine artists, every now and then I run across stuff at the school that brightens my day. First was a sneak-peak at a show about redefining gender. One particular submission was hilarious. And while I was walking around I noticed they finally replaced the dead flourescent bulbs. Yay now I can see the flaws in my project more clearly…Finally someone appears to have installed 2 arcade games in their studio. One of them being a neo-geo machine featuring free plays of bust-a-move. Pretty sweet. In fact I immediately called Zole to tell him about it and he too agreed that it was pretty sweet. I really wish I had taken a pic but I hate carrying my camera around. More reason to start seriously considering a camera phone. Yeah the pics suck but its nice in a pinch like this.

I have noticed that Zole and I do entertain guests every now and then. And these guests while charming, witty and very good looking, they are not very useful to me. To that end I am creating a studio assistant/guest position. This will give you immediate acess to the glamorous world of art-making. You as my guest and friend will come to the house for your usual reasons, wii usage, guitar hero, our comfy futon etc. And I will ask you if you feel like making $20. Here is how it breaks down for now:

1. Stencil Cutting

For my project I need to cut a lot of stencils. This is done with thin sheets of mylar plastic and a stencil cutter which is basically a woodburner. Stencils range in size and difficulty. The easiest being small images, the hardest being word phrases. I will train you and overall should not be very difficult. However I should warn you that there is a slight melty plastic smell.

For every small stencil cut you will make 5 dollars.
For every medium stencil cut you will make 10 dollars
For every large stencil cut you will make 15 dollars

You are not allowed to make more than 20 dollars per visit.

2. Box sealing and painting

I also need to have many boxes sealed tightly and painted white. You will be given boxes and special tape and trained on how I want them sealed. If time and money allows you can also move to the next step of painting the box white. I suggest not wearing a fancy outfit for this job if you plan on painting.

1 hour of work is 10 dollars. No more than 20 dollars per visit.

3. Miscellaneous. There will be times where I may need you my guest for other tasks. The pay will be $10 per hour. Experience with C language, love of servo motors a plus. Again you cannot make more than $20 per visit.

FAQ

1. This does not sound very glamorous. When do we get to do drugs like in Warhol’s factory?

While Warhol let freaks and drug fiends hang out in his factory, when it came to serious artwork he only allowed his paid help to be around. Warhol also never did drugs although would take the occassional diet pill to help him concentrate. The freaks were only used to make lengthy films in which they did a lot of drugs and said stupid stuff on camera. I would prefer everyone work sober or mildly caffeinated.

2. What if I screw up and ruin your art?

Not really a problem as I am using disposable materials. If you really fuck up something you are working on, it can be scapped and done again. The only way to ruin everything would be to burn the house down.

3. Is this for real? Can I really make $20 dollars in between guitar hero and dinner?

Yes! I am for real. It is very time consuming and tedious to do what I am doing. Any little bit of help is always good.

4. Can I work for free?

Maybe. One of the reason’s I am offering money is to ensure a quality product and to distance you from my art project. Also I don’t feel like owing you any favors later on.

5. Wow I am going to visit all the time.

Please call ahead. I also reserve the right to refuse work or visits.