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Shredder rides around in a drill tank with a Rhino and a Warthog and we still considered him a ninja.
This past weekend I took a stab at the Foot Clan's main mode of transportation.
The wheel assemblies here aren't accurate to the tank treads from the TV show, but they do actually allow this model to roll.
2010
Acrylic on paper
38 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches
SOLD
I had been meaning to make this piece for about a year after I began notcing the Twin Towers in backgrounds of various videogames. I liked the idea of how pre-September 11th games now carry an unintentional political/emotional charge if they contain any images of the twin towers.
I am intrigued by how that kind of worldwide trauma even finds its way into the most innocuous corners of our experience. There's a kind of echo that happens whenever we see images of the twin towers in old movies, photos, anything, even video games; it's a kind of sad "well, there it is, we know what's coming". And that's not even taking into account the active charging of such imagery after September 11th. My goodness, it's quite a wallop in total!
I was tempted to give this thing several titles. I thought of calling it "Murmur", because it is exactly that and also because I was listening to REM's first album a lot.
I was also tempted to make a reference to a really weird art/historical reference I hadn't intended (kind of like the guys who made the graphics for this game, eh?). As I worked on the image, I remembered a painting by Rene Magritte called "Le Chateau de Pyrenees". Once I sat down to the old computer and did a little online research I found out that Magritte had been commissioned to paint "Chateau" by his lawyer Harry Torczyner to cover up a window in Torczyner's office.
Guess where Torczyner's office and, subsequently, "Le Chateau de Pyrenees" were? Manhattan Island. Not in the WTC, though; that would have been too freaking weird. But still, it's pretty damned weird enough. Is it some kind of hyper-particular collective unconsciousness?
PS: I put a note on the image marking the likely location of Torczyner's office.
So what is the title? The zip code for the World Trade Center (Torczyner's office was in zip code 10017). The number is now a reference to something that isn't there anymore.
As for how it was made, I laid out all the elements on a square background and then composed it using the Fibonacci Spiral, albeit crushed into a square surface. I did alter the nearest two towers to the right of the WTC to fit the arc, which begins with the WTC, grazes the falling debris on the right near the island, cradles the two large clouds at the bottom and left, and terminates with the falling debris on the left. I wanted to have as few dead areas as possible without conversely overcrowding the image with unnecessary info.
I used no tape to mask edges. The island is 100% painted by hand with a #2 bright Winsor Newton Galleria brush. Of course I switched to something larger for the sky, because I'm not that much of an OCD psycho ;)
© Ashley Anderson
Krang probably blends in with the buildings too much for this to be a great photo, but it was a lot of fun to set up anyway. Many battle noises were made.
My first attempt at the Party Wagon was about five years ago, and it was showing its age. LEGO introduced some new parts (and some old parts in new colors) since then. So, I decided to have another go at the Turtles' primary mode of transport.
I tried to recreate the old toy as best I could, even including the rear engine (just a sticker on the original toy).
I couldn't get the seat on the Foot Tenderizer to work as well as I wanted it to and still be able to hold all four turtles when it was closed up, so for now that element is just a rack with some spare ninja gear. I'll probably revisit that later.
NECA 1/4 scale TMNT Movie Raphael / Jada Toys Batmobile/Penguin Car/Delorean / Micro Machines Star Wars (assorted) / Mattel Mega Construx MOTU figures (assorted) / Funko Pint Size Heroes He-Man & Skeletor / World's Smallest GI Joe Roadblock
SOOC. No processing whatsoever. I created this image in a drain with my spirograph wheel, and an iPad with a preloaded image of Raphael and Mario. Watch the behind the scenes of how it was made.
Début de la déambulation à Strasbourg par ce street-art perché rendant hommage à la pop-culture des années 80 rendant eux même hommage à d'illustres peintres.
Source : Wikipedia sur les Tortues Ninja (Multi) && Sa fiche sur le site des graffitis de la ville (FR)
My first attempt at the Party Wagon was about five years ago, and it was showing its age. LEGO introduced some new parts (and some old parts in new colors) since then. So, I decided to have another go at the Turtles' primary mode of transport.
I tried to recreate the old toy as best I could, even including the rear engine (just a sticker on the original toy).
I couldn't get the seat on the Foot Tenderizer to work as well as I wanted it to and still be able to hold all four turtles when it was closed up, so for now that element is just a rack with some spare ninja gear. I'll probably revisit that later.
Borgo San Paolo, Torino, giugno 2009
per il mio contributo ad un reportage sul writing e sulla street art torinese:
This is some, weird-ass Ninja Turtle bootleg. Looks like a cross between a turtle and dinosaur or something. Pretty neat... ugly... weird... great!
Today was mucho fun.
Cascais was so incredibly full, because it was so warm that EVERYONE came out. Haha. I had to babysit Tomas towards the end of the night and he's a hard one =P - but I FINALLY managed to take him home. (:
And this is a circle of Marta's. ;D it's kinda badly done haha, but I like it.
WORLD WAR TANK GIRL # 2 (2 OF 4)
Third of the three brand-new mini-series in the Tank Girl trilogy from the mind of Tank Girl co-creator Alan Martin!
GOTHAM ACADEMY SECOND SEMESTER # 9
“The Ballad of Olive Silverlock” part one! With alliances irrevocably shifted, the loyalty of the Detective Club undergoes its most crucial test. The time has come to leave school behind and fight for each other and the city they love.
FUTURE QUEST # 12
The most daring heroes and greatest minds of Earth and a distant solar system make their last stand against the World Ender. How can we survive when other more advanced worlds have fallen? Get ready for the cosmic finale that shapes the Hanna-Barbera action adventure universe forever!
BATMAN TMNT ADVENTURES # 6
Months after the conclusion to their adventure, Batman and the TMNT discover that the hidden threat has not passed, and now Gotham is in danger! A last ditch effort may be the only thing that saves two worlds!
AMERIKARATE
Sam Kickwell is captured by the nefarious henchman Bloodbreaker! The evil dictator Neon gloats, certain he has imprisoned the only thing standing between himself and world domination! But Kara-te MasterForce Agent Cynthia Weaver has infiltrated the megalomaniacal tyrant’s lair, and is pre-pared to kill her way to the top—with karate!
Mario and Luigi intrude on the Turtle Lair.
Man, Mario's torso sticker is in bad shape. I should fix that.