2022
2-Person Exhibition
Planet Eater: The Godzilla Show
September 30 - October 28, 2022 at The Art Base in Basalt, CO
with Brian Colley & Andrew Roberts-Gray
In researching the roots of Ishirō Honda’s 1954 Japanese motion picture “Godzilla”, it is clear that the film is primarily a strongly imaginative and fantastical reaction to the nuclear tests ongoing in the Pacific Ocean as well as the 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In the original movie, Godzilla is portrayed as the anthropomorphic “God of Destruction”, awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation and created as a direct metaphor for the dangers of nuclear weapons.
As the ever-expanding film series narrative now includes over 30 titles, the antihero Godzilla continues to act as a mirror of humanity, shining a light onto the nature of man’s “good intentions” though often morally questionable motives, assisting in the search for balance and order in this chaotic world.
"Godzilla's Senbazuru" (acrylic and resin on panel, etched plexiglass, LED lights, 48"x72"x2+")
Series of hand embellished linocut prints titled "A Blessing and A Curse"
"The Best of Intentions (A Warning & A Wish)" (acrylic, silver paint pen, and resin on panel, 40"x64")
Display of uranium glass under a black light (SOLD)
Ceramic bomb vases (1 available)
Disco Bomb "Hoping For The Best, But Expecting The Worst" (mirrors, styrofoam, motor, magic, 20"x9"x9") SOLD
"The Creator/Destroyer of Worlds" (etched plexiglass, LED lights, two 36x18" panels, 3/8" thick)
Another view of "Godzilla's Senbazuru" (acrylic and resin on panel, etched plexiglass, LED lights, 48"x72"x2+")
Series of hand embellished linocut prints titled "A Blessing and A Curse"
Series of hand embellished linocut prints titled "A Blessing and A Curse"
Series of hand embellished linocut prints titled "A Blessing and A Curse"
Series of hand embellished linocut prints titled "A Blessing and A Curse"
Series of hand embellished linocut prints titled "A Blessing and A Curse"
Series of hand embellished linocut prints titled "A Blessing and A Curse"
Ceramic nuclear cooling tower mugs (3)
Ceramic plate thrown by Annette Roberts-Gray, sgraffito Godzilla added by Brian
Another view of "Godzilla's Senbazuru" (acrylic and resin on panel, etched plexiglass, LED lights, 48"x72"x2+")