Mind Pathology 101

Originally uploaded by joeyhavlock

“The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created – created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making the, changes both the maker and the destination.” – John Schaar

Real Exposure Originally uploaded by joeyhavlock I still really enjoy this piece alot. The time period around me was intense in1995. I was living in Times Square on 23rd Street and 7th Avenue at the time. Originally the name for this piece came first. The name Real Exposure was the name of a modeling agency me and my uncle were going to create. Well, we never created the modeling agency but the name stuck with me and eventually I created a large online BBS system called Real Exposure. I created this painting as a visual to attach to this online beast that grew from nowhere. That is a whole different adventure to reflect upon later. This 30″ x 40″, oil on canvas painting was the end result of an absolutely wild adventure searching for Real Exposure.

Cutting Room, NY

Originally uploaded by Derren Raser

Hey, I did a few exhibitions here at the Cutting Room in NYC. My close friend Daniel Falgerho and I exhibited once together and we made a large canvas work of a photograph of a cute pair of small breasts. We mounted the canvas over a custom wooden box and made holes in the wood behind the canvas and made the nipples blink! It was great and got a lot of interesting comments and views…

Smiling Mind With Big Brass Balls

Originally uploaded by joeyhavlock

This sure was a fun piece to create. This one actually has a secret, if you squat down and look at the underside of the bottom, the smile continues and is grinning proudly at you. This piece is now at home to Derek Kirby in Virginia. Check out the Gallery if you would like to see the rest of the smile.

2003, Chelse Lounge, 26th Street, New York City

I was robbed, ripped off of about 90 original paintings.  What an experience this was.  At least I did get a free gallery space out of the deal for some time, and a few free spectacular martinis!

Someday I will have to elaborate on this…

Mr. Biggs, a true Master Mind 

For a period of time while living in Time Square during about 1996-2000 I was working with my friend ‘Mr. Biggs’, Scott Sternick, who was operating after hours parties in fancy upscale restaurants at night on the upper east side of Manhattan.  I would load my 1972 camaro with as many spall paintings as I could at 2 in the morning and go to the place and hang my artworks throughout.  Most of the places had really great lighting, so I was usually able to get great exposure for each piece.  What a surreal experience this was with all the sheer madness and mayhem of the subculture world of New York City at night.  I never actually sold any of the paintings there, I honestly never really tried or made them necessarily available for sale, but it was completely worth the tension and exhaustion just to see and hear the people looking, interacting and talking about the works.  Most of what I hung during that time was Master Minds works, though many of the body and Alchemic Works made it throughout as well.  I also displayed quite a bit of works over the course of a couple of years at Mr. Biggs itself, but that is a whole other experience….Joey