CHRISTIAN MONTONE
Paintings: "12th Street NYC Rooftops" #1 & #2.
18 x 24 inches each. Acrylic on masking tape-covered drawing pad covers.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Archive: "Spaceboy #2" (1996)
CHRISTIAN MONTONE
"Spaceboy #2" (1996)
Acrylic on cardboard LP cover and board.
Approx. size: 16 x 24 inches.
DETAILS BELOW:
Yet another painting created at the height of my vintage toy fascination.
The toy that inspired this piece actually sits atop a high shelf in my living room today.
Many other toys and games collected during this period have been sold, broken down and worked
into assemblage pieces or given away to friends, but this particular item has a special place in my heart.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Archive: "Bunny Trike" (1996)
CHRISTIAN MONTONE
"Bunny Trike" (1996)
Approx. size: 22 x 22 inches. Acrylic on compressed board.
This piece was painted on pre-printed compressed board that was pulled from a remodeling/construction site by my friend Jon. It's a 1960s Kay-Bee Toy Store Student Science Accesories point-of-purchase display backboard that ended up informing my color choices for the painting. As I had been doing for months, I was once again depicting (and working to give an animated, humanized feel to) another one of the many vintage toys I had begun collecting.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Archive: "Barrel Robot" (1996)
CHRISTIAN MONTONE
"Barrel Robot" (1996)
Approx. size: 11 x 20 inches. Acrylic on cardboard box and board.
From what I recall, the 1960s Maxwell House box came from either the basement workshop in my
Staten Island grandparents' house or the (many years defunct) bar in my Pennsylvania grandparents' house.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Archive: "Desk Bear" Paintings (1996)
CHRISTIAN MONTONE
Paintings: 1996
"Desk Bear #1" (Acrylic on plexi, collaged paper and cardboard box) Approx. 10 x 12 inches.
"Desk Bear #2" (Acrylic on household wall paneling) Approx. 24 x 24 inches.
When I painted these pieces, I recall that I enjoyed the disparity in the textures
created by the rough collage under #1 and the comparatively smooth
1960s / 1970s striped paneling under #2. The paneling for #2 was pulled from
a remodeling / construction site by my friend Jon (as were the grounds for other pieces of this period).
Friday, July 15, 2011
Archive: "Spaceboy #1" (1996)
CHRISTIAN MONTONE
"Spaceboy #1" (1996)
Approx. size: 11 x 17 inches.
Acrylic on vintage tobacco premium coupons and foamcore.
The coupons upon which this is painted came from a large stash that had been
squirreled away by my grandfather Phillip Montone from Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Upon clearing out his old house (and shuttered neighborhood bar, which comprised most
of the downstairs level) by Dad came upon these... and knew exactly who to give them to.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Archive: "Jalopy" & "Jalopy/State" (1996 & 2008)
CHRISTIAN MONTONE
Paintings: "Jalopy" (Acrylic on wheapaste and plexi) & "Jalopy/State" (Acrylic on paper & board)
Approx. size: 16 x 20 inches each. (Begun 1996, revisited and completed 2008)
Friday, July 8, 2011
Archive: "BBQ Piggy #1" & "BBQ Piggy #2" (1996)
CHRISTIAN MONTONE
Paintings: "BBQ Piggy #1" (Acrylic on wheatpaste and board) & "BBQ Piggy #2" (Acrylic on wood)
Sizes: 17 x 21 inches and 9 x 12 inches respectively. (1996)
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