Dots, Dashes

New Sketches. New Ideas.

"Recycled Words"

First Friday Opening: Friday, April 6th between 6:00 and 9:00pm

At: Evolve Gallery @ 100th Monkey Studio
110 SE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
www.the100thmonkeystudio.com
503-232-3457

Thanks for looking!
-Boz



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"Ceaseless"

Got some work in this show!
Got to mail out these pieces ASAP!








"Exquisite Corpse II" Graphite on Paper, 25" x 19" 2011




"Exquisite Corpse I" Graphite on Paper, 25" x 19" 2011

New Curator at Pop Up Art World Gallery!

I am so excited to officially be the newest Art Curator at the Pop Up Art World Gallery in Salem, Oregon. I am going to try to get a few new shows and artists in here ASAP so if you are interested in showing your work, or selling your local handmade products, please contact me at Boz@popupartworld.com. I will have submission guidelines and info for vendors very soon.




Thanks for looking! <3 Boz

New Layout At Pop Up Gallery

I've made a whole bunch of small prints of my work so I can display more and offer them at a lower price. If you are in the Salem, Oregon area please swing by the Salem Centre and visit the Pop Up Gallery. Thanks for stopping by!



The Pop Up Gallery will also be looking for new blood very soon. We'll need artists and vendors of all kinds! So if you make quality tshirts, jams, honey, pen, jewelry, zines, photography, paintings, pillows, scarves, anything, etc, etc, we want to hear from you. Head over to http://popupartworld.com/ and fill out an application. Thanks!


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"Autopsy"

Brand new piece!

I'm trying to stick with a theme (conceptually and stylistically) and I think I might be on to something here. I am enjoying exploring vulnerability and mortality in as non-morbid of a fashion as I can. I think too often I push thoughts of mortality and feelings of vulnerability to the side, but with this series I've been able to do some real soul searching. It'll be interesting to see what I make when I get back into doing self portraits. "Autopsy" is part of the Death and Dying Series.

Anyway here's the latest and greatest:







"Autopsy"
Pencil on Paper, 2012
22" x 30"
For Sale

Thanks for looking!
<3 B

Death and Dying Series

So here's my story:

I was going to send in some work to be juried into a magazine and then I forgot what the 'zine was called. Whoops! So since the magazine's theme was death my recent works all have very depressing titles. But I am liking this direction and I anticipate some good things to hopefully come out of the less-than-happy-theme.




"Memento Mori And Me"
Pencil on Paper, 2012
22" x 15"
For Sale

If you are unfamiliar with a Memento Mori I suggest reading more about it here: (Yay Wikipedia!) Basically a Memento Mori can be a reference to a genre of art or an actual object symbolizing mortality (usually in a portrait). It is a very old theme in art and is basically a reminder of one's mortality, to be aware of one's imminent end. Some of the symbolism includes the addition of a skull or text or a poem that references mortality. My symbolism (I think) is pretty obvious.




"Isis Moriendo Renascor"
Pencil on Paper, 2012
22" x 15"
For Sale

Isis Moriendo Renascor is actually a motto of the village Èze located in southeastern France. It translates to "In Death I am Reborn" and its emblem is a phoenix perched on a bone. Again, I think the death and resurrection I'm trying to convey comes across pretty clearly, at least I'm hoping it does.

Thanks for looking! I am going to try to stick with this theme for a while so check back soon to see what happens!

Please visit my website (www.BozSchurr.com) or my Flickr stream (Here!) to see some detail shots.