David Chien | gustywindsmayexist

SUMMER WINDOW SERIES   RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
HOUSTON, TEXAS   ON VIEW UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER 2002


Warning.

Gusty winds may exist.
Large-scale vinyl characters in various states of flight.

Rice University Art Gallery
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Entrance 1 off of Main & Sunset

Look for the screaming man.

Exhibition screamer
Exhibition screamer		 Exhibition view from right
Final - View from the right		 Day 6 vinyl application
Process - Day 6 Vinyl application


Closing.

Thursday (Aug. 29).
Noon - 1PM at the Rice Art Gallery.

Join artist David Chien (Rice '02) as he fights for his own free slice of pizza. A few words (sans pizza) will be spoken at 12:30pm.

Closing party poster 1
Closing party poster 1		 Closing party poster 2
Closing party poster 2


Notice.

Festive Gallery open house from 3:00 - 5:00pm this Saturday (August 24). Gallery talk by David Chien at 4:00pm.

Free Blue Bell ice cream and soft drinks. Artist designed t-shirts and exhibition stickers for sale.

 Gallery Talk poster
Posterific depiction of the gallery talk		 Introduction by Kim Davenport, Director of the Rice Art Gallery
Introduction by Kim Davenport, Director of the Rice Art Gallery
Photo by Ipek Martinez		 The talk
The talk
Photo by Ipek Martinez


For sale1.

Adorably cheeky t-shirts designed with love and produced with affection. Front features the Tweed-suit figure. Sleeve features exhibition title. Available on-line or at the Rice Art Gallery.

$13 (includes shipping).

Sold out!

 Line up of shirts
The line up


For sale2.

Handmade stickers featuring the gallery screamer. Available in various sizes. Each is unique and produced by David Chien.

$4 each. $10 for a cluster of three.

Sold out!

 A select row of stickers.
A select few. All between three to six inches tall. Made out of vinyl.


On view.

Limited edition handmade puppets designed with love and crafted in sweatshop-like conditions.

Featuring two characters. Magnetized. Opposable arms. No longer for sale.

 Close up of Blue-suit puppet
Blue-suit puppet (pictured with well-groomed thumb)		 Puppets with instruction manuals
Puppets with instruction manuals.		 Puppet instructions
Puppet instruction manual
(click on image for full text).


In process.

View the process snapshots. Long hours and lots and lots of vinyl.

 Day 1: The Canvas
Day 1: The Canvas		 Day 2: Close-up collage of blue-suit
Day 2: Close-up collage of blue-suit		 Day 7: Blur of work
Day 7: Blur of work		 Day 10: XIST
Day 10: XIST


Elsewhere.

Rice University Art Gallery write-up featuring the origin of the exhibition title. Rationale... editorial cartoon featuring the Everyman character. Screamer sighting in Marfa. Gusty winds in the Mirror Project. Appearing in the Rice News. Recommended by Glasstire. Other projects by David Chien.



Contact.

To contact David Chien, please visit NAKEDGREMLIN.