Playthink 2013: Invocation of the Androgynous Muse
Posted: June 11, 2013 Filed under: art, occult, painting, performance, performance, special events, Uncategorized | Tags: Aaron Knapp, androgynous, art, Chemical Marriage, festival, hideaways, homegrown, movement, painting, Performance, playthink Leave a comment »This was a pivotal work. It’s idea was beautifully simple…
Set up a stage.
Sit in the middle of the stage like a statue, shape-shifted into an androgynous goblin.
instruments are placed around the stage.
The Creature comes to life and paints if music is played.
When the music stops, the creature returns to middle, attaining stillness.
This lasted for 12 hours.
The melding of music with visual art is an age-old romance, but this was a rare occasion with diverse musicians present; the work was created in real-time; direct interface. The sound varied…the first person to play the animating music was a young boy, perhaps 5 or 6. And it went from there…
….ambient drone from metal drums, revolution songs, rock-a-billy blues….even a full brass marching band with accompanying hoop dancers. One of my particularly fond collabs was with the group Everyone Lives Everyone Wins , part of central Kentucky’s Concentric Drone Cult. Was able to entirely invest in the creature.
The physical demand was a challenge….
I eagerly accepted. Though my body disagreed quite a bit the next day. Totally worth it! This performance falls in line with an idea I’ve been flirting with of Endurance Art performances. An artist taking on a physical extremes in addition to producing a raw creativity. This is a budding idea that will present itself again in my work…hope you catch it.
Special thanks to Homegrown Hideaways for hosting and Playthink Festival for organizing.
For booking at your event, contact at info@chemicalmarriage.com
Newest Performance Ritual
Posted: April 23, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »I’m currently looking for venues that would like to host other performances. If you are interested please contact me at info@chemicalmarriage.com
Odd dolls and strange creeps.
Posted: March 28, 2013 Filed under: art | Tags: artist, dollmaking, handmade, imp, magical creatures, occult creatures, self-taught, sock creatures Leave a comment »See them here…
Imps, Homunculi, and Creeps
Posted: March 20, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: art, creatures, dollmaking, dolls, etsy, handmade, imps, OOAK, sock creatures Leave a comment »Many people have expressed interest in the handmade creatures I make from socks. Pleased to bring you a new Etsy site to showcase all the little creeps….more coming soon. Let me know if you like the look.
Mixed Genre Show in Berea KY. 3-1-13
Posted: February 8, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »Posted: February 6, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: art, artist, berea, imps, kentucky, Local, music, Performance, show Leave a comment »
Busy making creatures for the Mixed Genre Show in Berea, Ky! There will be awesome goodies from Chemical Marriage as well as a community painting from the side project, Gathering Grounds.
March 1st, 2013.
Russel Acton Folk Center, Berea KY (212 W. Jefferson St.)
Doors at 5 p.m. $6
A portion of the ticket price for this event will go towards funding for a new community/art center in Berea.
Mr. Saton & The Triple Six Shooters (Berea) http://www.facebook.com/MSATTSS?fref=ts
Sixteen (Bowling Green)
http://www.facebook.com/sixteenky?fref=ts
Playground Prodigies (Lexington)
http://www.facebook.com/Playgroundprodigies?fref=ts
Normandy (Somerset)
http://www.facebook.com/normandy.ky?fref=ts
Hey Driver! (Richmond)
http://heydriver.bandcamp.com/album/one-year-worser
Messes (Somerset)
http://www.facebook.com/messesky?fref=ts
Probably Not (Berea)
DJ Set by Super Nef
Featuring work from:
Housefire Collective
http://www.facebook.com/HSFRCOLLECTIVE
Broken Robot
http://www.facebook.com/BrokenRobotClothing?fref=ts
Vice & Virtue Tattoo Studio
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vice-Virtue-Tattoo-Studio/160652583964979
Chemical Marriage/ Gathering Grounds Community Painting
http://gatheringgrounds.tumblr.com/
Justa Wells
MORE TBA
Draw a Fibonacci Sequence (VIDEO)
Posted: December 19, 2012 Filed under: aaron knapp, art, drawing, golden ratio, mathmatics, nature, sacred geometry | Tags: art, Chemical Marriage, drawing, How to, mathmatics, pythagoras, ratio. fibonacci, sacred geometry, show Leave a comment »
Please share this with your friends. Much appreciated!
Large Jellyfish Art (Video)
Posted: December 13, 2012 Filed under: art, drawing | Tags: Aaron Knapp, art, artwork, deep sea, drawing, jellyfish, ocean, water Leave a comment »
Nicest parts of Hell
Posted: November 30, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »Ive started presenting certain works as snapshots from a dream. first one presented below…
Handmade Creatures.
Posted: November 19, 2012 Filed under: art, chemical marriage, magic | Tags: creature, creeps, cryptozoology, dolls, handmade, How to, imps, magic, magical creatures, sock animals, sock creatures Leave a comment »I make dolls. Really weird creeps made of socks. All are hand sewn, no machines. They make wonderful assistants in the lab of any puffer. They might also walk around at night when you’re asleep. Please visit the store for more details…
http://chemicalmarriage.com/products-page/dolls/







