VII Deadly SinsA fellow Sacramento burner named Kim Buonocore enlisted me and others to help her with her group art project, The Seven Deadly Sins. Kim found a old woodcut, eighteenth century or before, that was probably a reworking of a medieval original, and artist Jim Bowers of Colfax, California, gave it his interpretation, with input from the group. Now that I had a cartoon (preliminary drawing), I took over from there and the painting and any subsequent redrawing were mine. I think enough of it is mine now that I'm going to take the liberty of signing it on the front, and the history of its origin I just gave can go on the back. These bizarre hybrid animal-humanoid figures were the entrance to the project, and each of these had a cutout where onlookers could put their faces through, in the time-honored carnival tradition. Each deadly sin (sloth, lust, etc.) had its own eight-foot panel, and other people have done those. The "official" site for this project is here: http://www.eyesofgawd.com/sinner/index.html |
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Burning Man 2004 Photos taken on the playa in the context of the larger art installation. |
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Gluttony, by Kim Buonocore |
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Anger and Pride |
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In the foreground: A Wheel of Sins (Spin the wheel, then insert body part through the appropriate panel and/or receive a spanking). To the left of the wheel, a burn barrel and some firewood. In the background: Greed, Lust, Sloth, and Envy. |
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Work in Progress—Summer 2004 | |
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Getting Started | |