Tag: nils westergard

owen at the crossroads; back to the future…

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2.  painting %22future%22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  with jeff wilson + clara bensen (styling)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  with jeff wilson + clara bensen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with jeff wilson + clara bensen

Artist Nils Westergard painted a mural in the fall of 2013 of a young man (Calvin Smith), from the community of Inscription House.  Last spring there was a day when the wind gusted up to 70 miles/hour resulting in several panels of the mural being blown off.  With great effort a friend and I repaired the painting.  (Thanks Stella!)  The same thing happened this spring; however, before being blown off a second time the piece was tagged by the Route 16 Lost Boyz.

I wanted to interact with Nils’ original piece and found a one of my favorite photos of Calvin Smith’s nephew, Owen + attempted to create a dynamic between them where they’re considering their futures.  Thanks to Jeff Wilson, Clara Bensen, Daniel Fararra + Nils Aucante for an amazing day!

 

edu millieris

 

owen-at-the-little-colorado-river-gorge1.jpg

owen at the little colorado gorge overlook

 

king fowler

king fowler at the old red lake trading post

 

 

jc in red lake

jc in red lake

 

 

king fowler by nils westergard

king fowler in red lake.  painting by nils westergard

 

photographer edu millieris visited the southwest this spring and found some painted desert project installations which he re-interpreted.  i’ve never met him and got these images off of facebook.

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