TRANSMISSION 0039 : 12.19.06
SUGAR PLUM FAIRIES ARTICLE IN WICHITA CITY PAPER

Sugar Plum Fairies land at the Firehouse
By Spike Hemans

Dec 7, 2006

Quite festive decorations adorned the walls and window sills of the Firehouse Gallery, 1402 W. Douglas, on Saturday, Dec. 2, as local artists Dustin Parker and Wade Hampton hosted their one-night-only reception for their show “Sugar Plum Fairies.”

Hampton and Parker have quite a chemistry together, their work fits together well in the cozy Firehouse Gallery.
The cheap holiday decorations at the Firehouse stood out like sore thumbs against the works of the two artists, and I was intrigued as to why they chose to decorate with, well, so much festive crap, since these and the aesthetic of the works contrast sharply.

“Since it was December, we wanted to a show that was ‘Christmas and its marketing,’ Hampton said. “We just wanted to have fun with the show.”

In addition to the tacky décor, the artists use colored lighting to differentiate the works, Parker using a cool blue and Hampton a somewhat harsher red, which reflects the color choices in the works.
And fun seems to be a prevailing element of parts of the show, such as the two videos the artist compiled and have playing on a loop at opposite ends of the gallery.

“We went out to take the photos for the show and I brought a friend to shoot the video, and it grew from there…. In the end we’ll probably have more people comment the videos than the actual artwork,” Hampton jokes.
The videos feature the two, dressed in dingy suits and fairy wings, prancing around in the Kansas countryside, spreading pixie dust and doing the usual fairy things.

“We wanted each of the Fairies to have different personalities, to reflect the differences in the works,” Parker said.
“Well, we get along so damn well, it’s been really fun working together on this show,” Hampton said. The two artists also work together professionally, at Resort Promo Wear, a screen printing and embroidery company, doing graphic design.

“It was the logical step to show together,” Hampton continued. “I haven’t shown in like a year. I originally was planning on a solo show, but I decided I didn’t want to do one, so I asked Dustin to do one up here with me.”
Hampton has been showing on the Wichita scene for quite awhile, “starting with the Famous Dead Artists, 1993 I think,” he said. Parker himself is no novice either, he has been actively showing his work for about eight or nine years, but, like Hampton, his memory is a bit fuzzy on the exact time frame.

The two works ultimately fit well together, both seem centralized on the human figure and their consistent execution make the show flow well. Parker’s work seems to start on a strong central figure in the composition and overlays with loose, dripping paint that still seems wet and alive on the canvas. His work is powerful and striking, but one would like to see more variance in the layouts of his work, they run the risk of becoming monotonous.

Hampton’s works contains a startling number of different element, but seems to be based on a strict pattern, with a large centralized figure turned at a sort of three fourths angle, then he overlays a variety of elements, from distorted old black and white photographs resembling school or formal photos, to painted animal characters. Also featured were crayon drawing done in the style that resembles a small child’s renderings in elementary school art class. His works are heavy on text, most feature the title painted on them with either stenciled or hand written blocky text.

The show seemed to be a smashing success, the works almost jumping of the walls, but in the end it came off as a bit narcissistic, almost jokingly a celebration of the artists themselves rather than letting their work stand for itself. One case in point is the two self portraits frames in glittering plastic tinsel that assault someone as they first walk up the stairs to the gallery. But most likely this is just another device in their light hearted show that most definitely captures their eccentric personalities quite well, even though appearing a bit disjointed in its overall theme. Stay on the lookout for these two artists to be showing in the near future, for their work is not always to be taken lightly.

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TRANSMISSION 0038 : 11.21.06
PARKER FEATURED IN INICIATIVA COLECTIVA

Dustin Parker is featured in the premier issue of Iniciativa Colectiva, an ezine featuring paintings, illustrations and photographs by emerging artists, published by Chixink Media Services.

Click here to read the zine or visit www.iniciativacolectiva.com

TRANSMISSION 0037 : 11.14.06
THE ATTACK OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRIES

Dustin Parker has teamed up with Wade "Fairy X" Hampton for an exhibition of new paintings at
the Firehouse Gallery. The exhibition is titled "The Sugar Plum Fairies" and has spawned a
myspace page, a collection of original songs, a music video and much more.

Firehouse Gallery, 1402 W. Douglas
Exhibition: "The Sugar Plum Fairies"
Featured Artists: Wade Hampton + Dustin Parker
Reception Date:Saturday, December 02. 7:00 - 11:00 (ONE NIGHT ONLY!)

FOR MORE INFO VISIT

www.sugarplumfairies.org
www.myspace.com/sugarplumfairiesart
www.dustinparker.com
www.wadehamptonart.com

CHECK OUT THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRIES MUSIC VIDEO AT
www.sugarplumfairies.org/video.html

VISIT US ON MYSPACE (photos / art / music + video)
www.myspace.com/sugarplumfairiesart




TRANSMISSION 0036 : 10.24.06
PARKER IS READY TO SCARE YOU

Dustin Parker will be one of the featured artists in the CathARTic 2: What Still Scares You exhibition at Louise C. Murdock Theatre. Details are listed below.

20th Century Center/Louise C. Murdock Theatre
Exhibition: "CathARTic 2: What Still Scares You?" plus films "The Fearless Vampire Killers", Mark Walker's "Alien Pop Top" and "Twilight Zone" Episodes
Featured Artists: Kevin Brown, Sherry Carpenter, Mark Clarkson, Toby Dai, Jeremy Doughty, Jodi Anne Drinkwater, Shawn Freeman, Ann Krone, Jaki McElroy, M. Mrakota Orsman, Sarah Oldham, Dan Oropesa, Dustin Parker, Patty Ringgenberg, Melissa Slates, Tracey Sofian, Mark Walker and Martha Wherry
Exhibition Date: October 27th, 2006 (One Night Only)
Reception Date: Final Friday, October 27th, 2006, 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Contact: Matt Orsman, cell  (316) 680-1296 email matt@mirthquake.net
Web: http://www.mirthquake.net/cathartic

TRANSMISSION 0035 : 10.14.06
SAID AND DONE HITS THE ROAD

Dustin Parker will be one of the featured artists in the SAID AND DONE exhibition at the Antisocial Gallery in Vancouver, Canada. The exhibition will be on view November 3rd through November 29th, 2006. An opening reception will be held on November 3rd. The exhibit features works by James Jean, Ben Tour, Aaron Horkey, Michael Sieben, Don Pendleton, Jeremy Fish, Andrew Pommier, Robert Hardgrave, Travis Millard + 140 more brilliant artists. Color Magazine will we there as well with the release of issue 4.3. The exhibition is sponsored by Lifetime Collective.Antisocial Gallery, 2425 Main Street (enter in alley), Vancouver, Canada.
Exhibition: SAID AND DONE: collaborative project number two (curated by John Antoski and Dustin Koop)
Reception Date: Friday, November 3rd, 8:00 p.m. - ?

Visit
SAID AND DONE - www.saidanddone.ca
Antisocial Gallery - www.antisocialshop.com
Color Magazine - www.colormagazine.ca



TRANSMISSION 0034 : 10.07.06
PARKER FEATURED IN CARPAL TUNNEL MAGAZINE ISSUE #8

Dustin Parker is featured in the current issue of Carpal Tunnel Magazine, An Online Magazine dedicated to Design, Art, Music, Fashion, and DIY Interviews with Amazing Artists, from all over the world. Visit www.carpaltunnelmag.com to read the interview. CARPAL TUNNEL MAGAZINE - ISSUE 8 IS HERE!!! More articles than EVER!

In the Art section We have Tommy Kane, Dustin Parker, Chad Mount, Franx, Meatwig, in Design: Jesse Hora, Maycec, Ravi Vasavan, Main Street Graphics, Music: Shakti, and Slings & Arrows, Fashion and DIY go hand in hand with beautiful fashions from: Laurel Wells, Artistic Aya, Zaumlab, Chixinc, Donda Designs, Cheena Chandra Jewelry, and a write up on the Cardiff Expo.

WOW LOTS TO READ and VIEW!

check it out!

www.carpaltunnelmag.com
www.myspace.com/carpaltunnelmag



TRANSMISSION 0033 : 09.27.06
SATURATION POINT

Dustin Parker is one of the Featured Artists in "SATURATION POINT" a postmodern photography show curated by Katie Sykes and Hosted by the Tangent Lab. This show marks Parker's debut as an exhibiting photographer. The show also features works by Katie Sykes, Ian Stewart, Jonathan Wood, Kelly Hauber, Nicole Mariani and many others. A public reception will be held on Final Friday, September 29, from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Tangent Lab, 143 N. Rock island, 3rd Floor (Rule Productions), Farm and Art Market Square, Rock Island Market Building
Exhibition: Saturation Point: A postmodern Photography exhibit Curated by Katie Sykes
Featured Artists: Katie Sykes, Dustin Parker, Jonathan Wood, Ian Stewart, Nicole Mariani, Kelly Hauber, Mark Walker and others.
Reception Date: Final Friday, September 29, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Regular hours: Weekdays by appointment only - email Brad
Visit: www.tangentlab.com for more information.

A Statement From Dustin Parker

"I don't consider myself a photographer. I'm a painter that happened to pick up a camera. All of the images were inspired by my girlfriend, and curator of the exhibition, Katie Sykes. She pushed me to drop the paintbrush and pick up the camera. The photos are intended to be a tribute to her and how she has changed my perception of the world around me. Her work has made me more aware of my own environment. We all neglect to see all of the beautiful things that surround us in our daily lives, we drive past them everyday but we fail to see them. Katie's work forces you to stop and pay attention. She has definitely changed the way I see things. So.... my amateur attempt at being a photographer is a reaction to her work. I wanted to get inside her head and try to see the world with her perspective. This is the first time I've exhibited photographs so it will be interesting to see how people react to the work and if photography becomes something I pursue on a regular basis."











TRANSMISSION 0032 : 09.16.06
MEMORY STAIN IS ALL THE FASHION

Be sure to purchase your one of a kind screenprinted MEMORY STAIN T-shirt tonight at the Firehouse Gallery. All of the t-shirts were hand printed by Dustin Parker. Each t-shirt is a unique one of a kind piece of art. T-shirts will be available for $5. Below is an example of one of the shirts.

STATEMENT FROM DUSTIN PARKER

I wanted to design a t-shirt that reflected my working methodology as a painter. I wanted to transform the t-shirt from a commercial product into a unique one of a kind piece of wearable art. I wanted to approach the printing process the same way I would approach producing a painting. This means I had to break all of the rules that most professional screenprinters would follow. I had to allow accidents and mistakes to happen. I had to forget that I was printing a t-shirt and just focus on making an interesting piece of art.  



TRANSMISSION 0031 : 09.12.06
MEMORY PREVIEW

--DATA LOST--



TRANSMISSION 0030 : 08.24.06
WHAT MEMORIES ARE MADE OF

Dustin Parker and Katie Sykes have collaborated on a series of new digital prints for the upcoming "MEMORY STAIN" exhibit at the Firehouse Gallery.

Below is a preview of some of the works that will be featured in the exhibit. Additional images are currently on view at Dustin Parker's Art BLOG at www.dustinparkerarts.blogspot.com.







TRANSMISSION 0030 : 07.27.06
OH, SNAP

Dustin Parker will be one of the featured artists in the second annual SNAP TO GRID exhibition at The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art. The exhibition will be on view September 8 - October 1, 2006. A public reception will be held on Thursday, September 8, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Los Angeles Center For Digital Art is located in the Gallery Row area of downtown Los Angeles, 107 West Fifth Street between Main and Spring.
Visit > www.lacda.com

Every year for 50 years the L.A. Municipal Gallery has held its "Open Call" exhibit where any artist can show up with their art and an entry fee (to benefit gallery programs) and the piece is shown. The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art decided to launch an international experiment of the same nature where the artists upload images that are printed and hung by the gallery. The hundreds of works are displayed in a grid like installation (reminiscent of postcard art shows of the 1980's) where every work submitted is exhibited. The usual (less than democratic) selection process where only the precious few are chosen is turned on its head in a curatorial anarchy where everyone gets to participate and the viewer is literally left to be the judge. The show represents a snapshot of a current moment in art history when digital imaging has reached the hands of the many, an age where culture belongs to the "mobblogers" around the globe. From Thailand to Texas, amateur to academic, beautiful to banal and beyond the monumental quantity and variety of "Snap to Grid" becomes an aesthetic experience where each individual piece adds to an agglomerative effect that has a life of its own.



TRANSMISSION 0029 : 07.26.06
IT IS DONE

Below is Dustin Parker's Completed submission to the SAID AND DONE project.



TRANSMISSION 0028 : 07.19.06
ATTACK OF THE BLOG

Dustin Parker has created a blog to document works in progress. Be sure to visit http://dustinparkerarts.blogspot.com

"The blog format allows me to document the progress that I am making on a daily basis. I want to show the viewer how my paintings develop and how they evolve over time. A traditional portfolio site is designed to showcase a creative product. You are only showing the end result, but I think the road that you travel to reach that final destination is much more interesting. I want this blog to place an emphasis on process. I want to push the idea of art being a process rather than a product." - Dustin Parker

TRANSMISSION 0027 : 07.19.06
SAID AND DONE

Dustin Parker has been selected to participate in a collaborate art project called Said and Done. The Said and Done project was created as a means of uniting the artist community of A.C.A.D (Alberta College of Art and Design), with other artists in communities from around North America. Each selected artist receives a serigraph print (7" X 11") and is encouraged to embellish / alter the print in any fashion they choose. The artist must sign and date the back, and the format must remain the same size. Upon completion of the print is returned to sender, and the piece is considered a finished work of art.

You can view examples of some of the finished submissions at www.saidanddone.ca or visit Dustin Parker's new blog at www.dustinparkerarts.blogspot.com to preview a step-by-step breakdown of the creation of Dustin Parker's submission to Said and Done. The submission is still a work in progress. The finished piece will be posted in the very near future.

TRANSMISSION 0026 : 07.19.06
GOING GUERRILLA

Dustin Parker has been accepted in a juried exhibition hosted by Altered Esthetics in Minneapolis, MN. The exhibition titled "Guerrilla Art" will be on view from August 26 - September 29, 2006. An opening reception will be held on August 26, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m and a closing reception will be held on September 29, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
For more info please visit www.alteredesthetics.com

TRANSMISSION 0025 : 07.19.06
MEMORY STAIN: NEW WORKS BY DUSTIN PARKER AND KATIE SYKES

Dustin Parker and Katie Sykes will showcase new and recent works in "Memory Stain," an art exhibition at the Firehouse Gallery on September 16th 2006. A public reception will be held on September 16, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.



TRANSMISSION 0024 : 07.10.06
PARKER SELECTED AS EDITOR'S CHOICE AT ILLUSTRATIONMUNDO.COM

Dustin Parker has been selected as the Editor's Choice at www.Illustrationmundo.com, an online directory of illustrators. Be sure to Check it out!

www.Illustrationmundo.com or visit Dustin Parker's profile by clicking HERE

TRANSMISSION 0023 : 06.17.06
PARKER FEATURED IN LOOK LOOK

Dustin Parker is one of the contributing artists in the current issue of Look Look Magazine.

Additional info: Look-Look Magazine is a bi-annual magazine for young people by young people. It features their photographs, their writings, their drawings, and any other art that can fit between the pages of a magazine. 100% of the editorial content is the work of young people. It is all theirs, completely uncensored. The first magazine of its kind, one made up wholly of submissions from the inside of the outsider's minds.

Visit: www.look-lookmagazine.com or www.look-look.com for additional info.



TRANSMISSION 0022 : 04.26.06
PARKER ON THE RADIO

Dustin Parker will be featured on KMUW 89.1FM this WEDNESDAY, April 26 (TODAY!) at 4:00 P.M. Parker will be talking about the artwork he created for the KMUW FM89 Wichita Public Radio Spring 2006 Pledge Drive. An exhibition of recent works will be on display at the KMUW office (3317 E. 17th St. N.). Be sure to show your support for public radio by making a pledge.

For more information or to make a pledge visit www.kmuw.org

TRANSMISSION 0022 : 03.30.06
KMUW PLEDGE DRIVE - SPRING 2006

Dustin Parker is the featured artist for the KMUW FM89 Wichita Public Radio Spring 2006 Pledge Drive.

"Many of our listeners are familiar with Dustin Parker’s distinctive paintings (primarily celebrities, would-be celebrities and self portraits), as well as his digital works, all of which that have been exhibited throughout the area. But even if you don’t get out to the gallery scene, you very probably still know the KMUW FM89 Wichita Public Radio Spring 2006 Pledge Drive artist.

Dustin Parker will be familiar to anyone on or of the art scene in Wichita from his incredible service as the town crier for the arts with his daily e-mails on news and events of a cultural nature. In 2003 Parker was awarded the Wichita Sedgwick County Arts and Humanities Council Art Awards Individual Artist Award for his listserv and other work in the local art community. If you know what’s happening in town, it’s probably because you heard it from Dustin.

So, it seemed only right that when we were looking for the artist to design our Spring 2006 Pledge Drive artist mug and shirt - the 5th in our Artist Series - it should be Dustin. What KMUW aspires to do - promote arts and culture in Wichita and South Central Kansas – Dustin does every day through his listserv.

“The Sight of Sound” represents the emotionally engaging, intellectually challenging, richly intricate and finely tuned “pictures” that Wichita Public Radio broadcasts throughout Wichita and South Central Kansas 24 hour a day, 7 days a week; “pictures” that connect you to your world."
-KMUW FM89



ARTIST STATEMENT

After I graduated from college I began working as a graphic designer for a local screen-print shop. My experience as a graphic designer began to influence how I approached the process of making a painting, and eventually I began to experiment with making "paintings" with a computer. I wanted to create the illusion of a real painting. I wanted to use a machine to create something that had an emotional impact. Something that looked organic and raw like a real painting. Most computer generated art is very cold and artificial and lacks that human element that makes paint on canvas so engaging.

I produce all of my digital paintings entirely in the digital realm. Meaning, I don't scan or photograph my drawings or paintings and incorporate them into my digital paintings. However, I have recently started to use found images and diagrams in my work, much in the same way Robert Rauschenberg would incorporate found images into his work.

I usually begin by developing the "underpainting," which helps me define the color scheme and atmosphere of the piece. The underpainting is usually multiple layers of colors and textures. I might pull elements from old works or I might start from scratch. Once I'm satisfied with how the underpainting is looking then I will start searching for images that I might incorporate into the painting or references for drawings that I might incorporate into the painting. These images range from anatomical diagrams to geometric patterns to architectural blueprints. I enjoy the process of hunting for images because the act of searching often reveals new ideas or possibilities that I hadn't considered before.

The digital medium is extremely forgiving because all of your actions can be reexamined. Every action can be undone. Nothing is permanent. I can rewrite history. I can correct mistakes. I am not limited to one final outcome. Whereas painting is a very linear process. You have to be a certain about the decisions you make because all decisions are final. You can't negotiate with paint like you can with pixels. You don't have the luxury of going back three steps to achieve a different outcome. You have to make a commitment and stick with it.

When I paint I'm much more concerned with the struggle that occurs between the forces of logic and instinct. I'm interested in the conflicts that occur between opposites and how they ultimately feed off one another. The process of painting is a demonstration of that conflict. In my paintings you will often see these more controlled or representational elements battling with more abstract or expressionistic elements such as drips and splatters and scratches. I often spend several hours painting an image only to cover it up with drips and splatters. Or I may remove large portions of the image with electric belt sanders and razor blades. This act of "destruction" is intended to bring back an element of chance. To give my work an element of surprise or spontaneity. I'm fascinated with the process of painstakingly building an image only to destroy it.

My paintings tend to focus more on the process of manipulating paint rather than making any sort of political or social commentary. As a painter I am concerned with HOW the painting is made and not WHY it is made. I think this is due to the time intensive nature of painting. Whereas digital art can be produced at a much faster pace. So, my digital art tends to be more political and reactionary in nature.” Dustin Parker, 2006

TRANSMISSION 0021 : 03.30.06
PARKER FEATURED IN F5



Dustin Parker's Appetite For Destruction
Originally published March 30, 2006
by Jedd Beaudoin
jbeaudoin@f5wichita.com

I have pretty grandiose ideas about shows," said Dustin Parker, whose show "Create and Destroy" opens and closes Friday, March 31 at Tangent Labs. "You should have pyrotechnics, a rotating stage, dancing girls, video screens. That's what I have in my head when I start a show. When you actually get into it and budget constraints come into view, you get down to the basics."

Parker's idea of paring an idea down to its bare essence is at the heart of "Create and Destroy."

Parker's work can perhaps best be appreciated by anyone who's ever stripped wallpaper in an old house. One layer gives way to another which gives way to another, which gives way to paint, which gives way to wallpaper. At some point, bits and pieces of one layer blend with another or overlap. The pattern that was once a replacement is now a compliment.

Parker said that the works in the current show mostly began as representational paintings, worked on them until they were nearly fully realized and would then take an electric belt sander and scratch away at the surface.

"Basically, I worked on destroying the image, using the portrait as a background for an abstract painting," he said.
Interested in the idea of duality, Parker said that the paintings touch on two distinct sides of his artistic impulses.

"Some days I just want to throw paint and be crazy, make a mess. Other days I want to see something come out of it."

He began using his destruction method a few years ago and some will remember similar techniques from his "Destruction Method" show some time back.

"I had a painting that I started to sand down and I liked it because down in the layers I saw this kind of ghost image. I took the first couple of layers off and you could still see that. I didn't think of that as a finished painting or anything you'd want to see in a gallery. But it stuck in my head," he said.
Eventually, he began working with the method more often.

"I thought, 'Let's go in an destroy something. Let's go in and sand somebody's eyeball out, or drip paint until someone's face is mostly obscured by scratches and drips.'"
Parker pointed out that it's not a highly reliable method of working.

"There are paintings where destroying them makes them work. They're shitty paintings and they become better as the result of scratching them or whatever. There are others," he said, "where I think at the end, 'I should have left that alone.'"
He added that one of secrets behind this show — and most of the work he does in general — is not to lose his spontaneous edge.

"I don't edit really. I like a show to be a representation of what I've produced in a given amount of time," he said.
The show will feature a film titled Transmission Zero, plus a live music score from Parker's friend Arran Lowe.

"You get your dancing girls and pyrotechnics beside everything else," said Parker. "I think that it turned out pretty well. I had a documentary film for my last show. I didn't see it as artistic, with this I took the approach that I was making a painting that moved. It's like you're looking at one of my digital images, plus live images. It was a fun experiment.

"Especially," he added, "when you start dealing with all these layers." VISIT WWW.F5WICHITA.COM

TRANSMISSION 0020 : 03.24.06
PLAYING WITH DOLLS

Artwork by Dustin Parker will be featured in the CD booklet of the Dresden Dolls' sophomore album, "Yes, Virginia." The album will be released on April 18th via Roadrunner. The artwork for "Yes, Virginia" was culled from over 600 submissions from fans, painters and designers from around the globe. Each panel of the booklet includes original images directly inspired by the songs. Featured is up-and-coming New York painter Barnaby Whitfield, who plays Warhol to the Doll’s Velvet Underground, creating beautifully disturbing scenes within the CD booklet reminiscent of post-WWI German Expressionists Otto Dix and Christian Schad. "I submitted three computer generated paintings to the contest, and my portrait of "Hiltler in drag" was selected to accompany a song called Mrs. O. I was really pushing the deadline on that one. It was the last of the three that I created and I sent in my entry with a few minutes to spare. I almost didn't make the deadline." "I first discovered the Dresden Dolls in 2004 when they opened for Sonic Youth at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City. I was blown away by their performance and I instantly became a fan. I think it was their cover of "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath that got me hooked. They had this great punk cabaret sound that I never heard before. I never thought a band could rock so hard without guitars."-DUST

Click Here to Purchase the Album
View the E-CARD (preview more album art and listen to songs from the album)Visit> www.dresdendolls.com | www.myspace.com/dresdendolls

STILLS FROM "TRANSMISSION ZERO" (2006), DIGITAL VIDEO, 13 MINUTES

TRANSMISSION 0018 : 03.01.06
GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE

"My obsession with Abraham Lincoln continues with another digital portrait of " The Great Emancipator." I love painting Lincoln. I am also working on a new portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Everyone loves Marilyn. I have posted two screen captures showing the two WORKS IN PROGRESS. Be sure to come to the Tangent Lab on March 31st to see the finished product!"

-DUST


"THE LAST HONEST MAN" PORTRAIT OF LINCOLN IN PROGRESS.


PORTRAIT OF MARILYN MONROE IN PROGRESS AND "HAIL TO THE KING" PORTRAIT OF ELVIS PRESLEY.

TRANSMISSION 0017 : 02.22.06
BLOOD PAINT AND PIXELS

"I thought it might be interesting to give everyone a behind the scenes preview of the new work I'm creating for CREATE + DESTROY, my upcoming solo exhibition at Tangent Lab. Check back periodically for further previews and other updates."

-DUST


"UNTITLED" SELF PORTRAIT IN PROGRESS

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"UNTITLED" PORTRAIT OF ANDY WARHOL IN PROGRESS.


NEW + RECENT DIGITAL PAINTINGS ( PICASSO /  BASQUIAT /  HITLER / LINCOLN / WARHOL /  BUSH ).
THESE DIGITAL PAINTINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AS GICLEE PRINTS ON 102 LB.  SOMERSET PAPER.

TRANSMISSION 0018 : 02.18.06
CAUTION: POLICE STATE!

Dustin Parker will be one of the featured artists in a one day exhibition titled CAUTION: POLICE STATE a politically inspired art show at Gallery DV8 in Austin, Texas. Gallery Dv8 is an outdoor, guerrilla gallery, curated by Wade Beesley, former owner of Mojo’s Daily Grind. Dv8 represents raw, innovative artists whose works often don't get recognized or appreciated by traditional galleries.

Once again, Wade is turning his backyard into an art extravaganza; however, this time the art is all politically inspired. Artists have been urged to search their psyches in order to vent their frustrations regarding our current, tumultuous political situations. There will be painting, sculpture, performance, live graffiti, live music, and of course libations.

The “Police State” will be a one day affair, SUNDAY, February 26th 1pm-dusk. This show encourages artists and viewers to rethink our political system. Don’t miss it. Open your eyes!
Some of the twenty artists already scheduled for the event: Michael Schliefke, Nathan Jensen, Ana Rodriguez, Angel Ortega, Colin McIntyre, Nathan Nordstrom, Tim Scott, Ian Shultz, Lee Bolton, James Webb, Glenn Bryant Worley, Dustin Parker, Mike Parsons, Hope Perkins, David Atherton, Bart Berggren, JD Fanning, Augustina Rodriguez

Live Music by Ikipr and Canartic.Visit > www.gallerydv8.com for additional info.

TRANSMISSION 0017 : 01.10.06
ART SHOW NOTICE - KICKING & SCREAMING

Dustin Parker will be one of the featured artists in "Into the 21st Century, Kicking & Screaming," a digital art exhibition at Lawrence Photo, Inc., Wichita, KS. The exhibit will feature digital artwork created by  Doug Billings, John Boyd, Clark Britton, Curt Clonts, Wade Hampton, Rebecca Hoyer, Dustin Parker, Diane Tigue, Gator Russo, and Jonathan Wood. A public reception will be held on Final Friday, January 27th, 2006 from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.



TRANSMISSION 0016 : 01.09.06
ART SHOW NOTICE - CREATE + DESTROY: NEW WORKS BY DUSTIN PARKER

"Create + Destroy," an exhibition of new and recent works by Dustin Parker, will be hosted at The Tangent Lab on March 31st, 2006. The exhibition will be a ONE NIGHT ONLY event. Tangent Lab, 209 E. William, Sutton Place, 2nd floor, Wichita, Kansas
Exhibition: CREATE + DESTROY: New Works By Dustin Parker
Reception Date: Final Friday, March 31st, 2006 || 7:00 p.m. - MIDNIGHT

Original Music by Arran Lowe

Visit > www.TangentLab.com

Check back for details

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Poster Design by Dustin Parker

TRANSMISSION 0015 : 01.05.06
ART SHOW NOTICE - PARKER GETS SAVAGE IN TEXAS

Dustin Parker will be one of the featured artists in "The Twist Of Modern Day Savages" art exhibition @ the Gallery Lombardi in Austin, Texas. the show will feature new works by Tabitha Bean, Curt Clonts, Wade Hampton, Dustin Parker, Gator Russo, Byron Smith, Greg Turner, and Jenni Urbanczyk.

Gallery Lombardi, 910 West Third Street, Austin, Texas
Exhibition Date: March 3, 2006
Closing Reception Date: March 3, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

with LIVE MUSIC by The Addictions.

Show Curated by Greg Turner || Poster Artwork by Wade Hampton

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