WorldWiDeTour

"BigHat" Grand Finale DoNotBaFraid2Dance:TODAY! (The Last Inventory) from 6 to 9pm @ the ArtLot.

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THANKS! to WorldWiDeTour09, B+ Productions, Jim Osman, TheArtLot, Mazzat, Jimmy, Tessa, Linnette, Dave, Ann Chen, John Bjerklie, Matt Blackwell, Thomas, Everybody at Sackett and Columbia and of course, HIBS. What a great Time we have had!! To Celebrate "BigHat" does his televised Grand Finale Dance-Off somewhere between 6 and 9. Come on down and Do Not B Afraid 2 DANCE!!!

BBQ

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A Great BBQ @ ArtLot! Thanks for comin' out!!

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WorldWiDeTour09 "Dead of Winter" BBQ; Come 'n Gettit!!

2010-01-10T08:30:00.000-08:00

Now that WorldWiDeTour09 is completely out of date, we would like to honor that fact by getting all of our Dead Wood together, toss it in a can, light it up and throw whatever holiday leftovers we have on the grill and....Yep! Have a "Dead of Winter" Barbecue! Join your hosts Matt Blackwell & John Bjerklie for the first BBQ of the year and Come on Down to the ArtLot!! We have some stuff to throw on, but if you wanna bring something too, Bring it on! We are starting at 2pm this Sunday, January 10. worldwidetour09.blogspot.com ArtLot is at 206 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

Serious inspiration for "BigHat" when Brooklyn Poet Irving Barry makes a studio visit to the ArtLot

2010-01-06T12:03:00.000-08:00

Brooklyn Poet Irving Barry paid a visit to WorldWiDeTour's "BigHat" down at the ArtLot the other day. Here is a shot of Irv reading a poem about his grandfather dreaming of herring at the Metropolitan (Museum of Art, that is). "BigHat" responded with a drawing inspired by the reading. Barry read 7 or 8 poems (some of them two or three times so "BigHat" could think about it, if you get the drift), including his notorious "Pancake Heaven", inspired by his many visits to the "Hook & Anchor" here in Redhook.

PANCAKE HEAVEN by Irving Barry

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Pancake Heaven

In pancake heaven
the waitress smiles
like you’re the only one
while a homemade mix
of bygone music plays:
Louis Armstrong,
Lady Day, blazing.

Coffee arrives in
its own sweet time
pancakes too
golden brown
buttered and beautiful,
thirsting for syrup
like me.

Irving Barry

Bad weather over Holiday does not clog outpouring of Masterpieces during "Spectacular Special" event @ ArtLot.

2010-01-01T16:53:00.000-08:00

Back on December 19th when a blizzard paralyzed the New York Art Worlds evening of fetes and fundraisers WorldWiDeTour09's visiting itinerent interloper artist in residence "BigHat", showed up as scheduled for the Live "Request-A-Painting" Broadcast kickoff from the ArtLot in Redhook, Brooklyn. As the B61 Bus plowed ahead, "BigHat" took callers requests to paint sites, memories and incidents along the B61 route. With the woodstove stoked, "BigHat" forged ahead. Have a look.

Big Snowstorm @ ARTLOT

2010-01-01T15:57:00.000-08:00

Back on Saturday night December 19, 2009 a foot of snow fell on the ARTLOT, paralyzing the New York Art World. It was the kickoff for the series of live broadcasts by WorldWiDeTour09's visiting artist "BigHat". The lone Super-Duper Pleinair Modernist was not thwarted by this turn of fate. Before an audience of undetermined number "BigHat" turned out numerous paintings, keeping pace with the changing weather conditions as if he was in Central Park on a perfect June day. I witnessed the event from my well protected perch and here is some of what I saw.
Hibs

Big Snowstorm @ ARTLOT: Does not stop Super-Duper Pleinair Modernist Painter "BigHat" from turning out masterpiece.

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WorldWiDeTour09 wishing you a Holiday Special Greetings from the ArtLot

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Drawing Smackdown @ Art Lot a huge success!

2009-12-22T11:13:00.000-08:00

Back on December 6th Matt Blackwell presided over an assembly of high powered artists who kindly volunteered to help keep the WorldWiDeTour09 project off course. The price for participation was to write down an idea for a drawing and throw it into a hat. When an idea was selected the group would draw for 15 minutes on that theme and then send it over to the WorldWiDeTour09 Gallery for viewing. Some of the topics were things like: "A new train system for America", "A website menu page for the Angel of Mercy", "Blau, Blah, Blue", "Lunch break at the battle of Gettysburg", "The God particle meets Henry Hudson", "The darkest part of your soul revealed" and "The importance of food". It was a mighty cold day, but the drawings this otherwise motley group produced are red hot! Take a look. Participants included John Wilkes, Alex Gingrow, Ann Chen, Summer Wheat, Michael Scoggins, Ian Burns, Sue Canning, Bill Riley and of course Blackwell and Bjerklie were there.

Maybe! It's the Drawing Smackdown, back on December 6.

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Den of Iniquity @ ArtLot?

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backyard @ artlot in a windstorm

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blackwell's good ole sun in a windstorm

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night wanderer @artlot

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The artist previously called Uproarious Big Hat will once again be broadcasting his studio activities live, this time from Red Hook, Brooklyn. In times past, Big Hat only worked from undisclosed locations (due to unfair licensing problems). Finally Big Hat has found an actual location and an official permit to broadcast. A television monitor will be stationed at the outbound B61 bus stop at Sackett and Columbia Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Big Hat will be painting live and taking requests from all serious art lovers to make a painting of any location or incident they might have seen along the B61 route. With the holidays in sight, Big Hat will be offering many Holiday specials. Prices are negotiable and all offers will be considered. In between the live painting sessions, there will be plenty of guests, comedy, poetry readings, money making, dancing, pie fights and deals, deals, deals.Festivities begin on Saturday, December 19th, 2009, from 6pm til 10pm. A more detailed calendar of events is forthcoming. Events will continue through New Year's and probably after that too until John and Matt, the World Wide Tour artists kick him out.World Wide Tour '09Art Lot206 Columbia StreetBrooklyn, NY 11231
worldwidetour09.blogspot.com

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Hibs keeping an eye on Matt and John from his perch.

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Many thanks to everyone who helped put it all together over here at the Art Lot, kicking the WorldWideTour off in style!

Ann Chen, Thomas Coderc, Dan Quinn, , Michael Woody, and Nick (not pictured) from Fairfield and Parsons New School.

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Meet Hibs, the resident owl.

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Hibs gots his eyes on Matt's lil' critters

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Over the weekend, Matt and John installed a few more pieces in between naps and fireside chats in the shack/cabin/shanty. Last night, many friendly Triangle folk came by to view the ever-changing show. To ward off the evening chill, many of us spent the night huddled around the stove drinking cider and red wine. The conversation drifted from tips to attract crows, rabid squirrels and apple orchards in Maine and France.

Both Matt and John come to the Art Lot several times a week. If you see the gate open, stop by and have a look!

Here are a few more pictures, taken by our friend and talented photographer, Etienne Frossard. More to come soon.

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"yep, there are things you can plant in November"

Photos from opening on Halloween

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John Bjerklie & Matt Blackwell, WORLDWIDETOUR

2009-10-29T16:23:00.000-07:00

John Bjerklie & Matt Blackwell
WORLDWIDETOUR
Curated by Jim Osman

October 31, 2009 - January 15, 2010

Opening: October 31, 2009, 2-6pm
Raindate: November 1, 2009, 2-6pm

ART LOT
206 COLUMBUS STREET (CORNER OF COLUMBIA AND SACKET)
BROOKLYN, NY
HOURS: 24/7

The ART LOT is pleased to present WORLDWIDETOUR, an outdoor sculpture installation made in collaboration by John Bjerklie and Matt Blackwell. The installation, made in over a week, is a combination of pre-existing work, found materials and objects (including a few lumber yard items) created to form small compound where the artists will continue to work in throughout the show.

Bjerklie and Blackwell intend on exploring a series of activities and events in the space, transforming a typically static model of exhibiting into a continuous, ever-changing artifact of process. Upcoming events will be listed on the project website.

Sponsored in part by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by The Brooklyn Arts Council. Special thanks to Jim and Bobbi Vaughan for their contribution and support of the ART LOT.

More installation shots

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photos courtesy of John Wilkes

Installation shots

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10/19/2009

Matt Blackwell finishes the roofing for the cabin.