Wednesday Edition: Coke Wisdom O'Neal
Needle-Needle-Nee by Coke Wisdom O'Neal
10"x8" ($20) | 20"x16" ($200) | 36"x24" ($2000)
Close Call by Coke Wisdom O'Neal
10"x8" ($20) | 20"x16" ($200) | 36"x24" ($2000)
Wednesday greetings to all you fine collector folks. Did you know that today is National Punctuation Day? I did not, but was thrilled to discover it. Grammatical goodness and elephant appreciation all in one week!? Mercy me, I'm overcome. Next thing you know, someone will email me a link about Frank O'Hara appreciation day being this Friday, or some such thing.
In other appreciation news, I proclaim it JB BFF Appreciation Week here on 20x200. Today's photography editions Needle-Needle-Nee and Close Call are by Coke Wisdom O'Neal, who went from being Facebook friend number eight-hundred-and-thirty-something to #1 favorite on my iPhone in record time. It's a fitting follow up to yesterday's bookish editions from #1 girl crush Ms. Jane Mount (who assured me via IM that the feelings are mutual. Phew.)
In spite of their very different approaches, these two artists actually have more in common than being objects of my unending affection. Both are creating portraits of people via their things, providing glimpses into what Coke describes as the "unguarded identity" of their owners.
Another BFF of mine, David Steward, once described New Yorkers' preoccupation with fashion and appearance as "carrying their houses around on their backs." With most of us living in cramped quarters, we tend to convene in bars and restaurants for our socializing. An invitation to someone's home for dinner is a rare thing indeed, making access to someone's medicine cabinets (or bookshelves) an unusual happenstance in and of itself. Who can blame us then, for seizing upon these infrequent opportunities to plumb the depths of our hosts' psyches?*
Coke's side job as an architectural photographer has given him ample opportunity to plumb these depths, and plumb them he has. I'm particularly taken with the narrative and cinematic potential contained within each portrait. As I've mentioned before, I love an image that tells a story, and these images are particularly ripe with potential plot lines.
The prints themselves are pretty amazing too. Coke chose to make digital c-prints, using a metallic paper that works perfectly with the surfaces of the cabinets and their contents. Even better, the image dimensions of the largest prints in each edition are the exact size of the original cabinets, giving a well-trimmed print a sort of tromp l'oeil presence.
As I mentioned, Coke and I met via Facebook. I added him since I was familiar with (and a fan of) his work, and he subsequently messaged me, suggesting that I should develop an iPhone app. I countered with a suggestion that he do a 20x200 edition. He ponied up with the editions right away, but the iPhone app is still in development (really!) Not wanting to appear app-less, I created a 20x200 application [note: you must be logged in to Fb for that link to work] which allows you to share 20x200 art with your Facebook friends.
That's 4 prints + 1 app so far this week, which is a whole lotta 20x200 love. But that's not all, I've got more love to give — there's a bonus edition coming from a 20x200 fave on Friday, so keep an eye on your inbox and look for me then.
*Naturally, I'd never crack open someone's medicine cabinet for any reason beyond needing an Advil or two to address a splitting headache, but I do confess that I've removed a prospect or two from the dating pool based on my evaluation of his library.
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