Peter Dobill Ab Uno at ENGLISH KILLS ART GALLERY

[kirkdify]

wow, absolutely amazing. you're so brave peter, it's ridiculously inspiring/intimidating. look at what we're capable of:) good for you. love love love. congratulations, you achieved something so unique

[chadwicklee4509]

Yes I know your no longer equipped, btw what porn site is this guy on. If you want to see real talent look at Odd Nerdrum, I was once told taht to do abstract you have to know what your doing in all the levels of painting or sculpture, being a classical realist not giving names, this is complete junk.

[fox408]

haha, yay! ...bout time performance art made a BIG comeback! awesome vid james, thanks!

[bobwilsonray]

I was at a show in Knoxville,TN. where there was a shirtless artist in a wheeled cage. He would move about and finally started reading a poem. A friend was busy heating up a twisted copper wire with a torch while he read it. It was a home made branding iron. At a specific point in the reading the friend branded his back (it was red hot) while cage man kept reading the piece. I watched even though I knew what was going to happen! Was it art? I don't know, but it's all I remember from the show.

[rocketjim54]

once again, thank you james kalm

[deepseal]

I like his denial of theater..

[lefthandrighthand]

wow, this was crazy!!

[RonSchira]

Would we as the art viewing public be complicit and partially responsible if an artist were to die or become seriously injured in the process of making art? An artist bleeds to death after cutting his penis, they die from an infection or receive internal injuries in a car crash, possibly, or get shot by their own volition. What's the purpose?

I still watched it, of course.

I'm reminded of Videodrome, and JK, is this the art underground or are there other things to quell my morbid curiosity?

[jameskalm]

I think we're in a summing up period of re-discovering and re-presenting modes of work from the past. Performance has been getting some serious attention, and this is a new offshoot of that type of work. Morbid curiosity is one of the human foibles that attracts and holds the observer.

[ajules66]

I've never seen something so stupid!!!!!!

[RonSchira]

not offended but would love to discuss it

[RonSchira]

Brus, Shwarzkogler, Nitsch.... just don't die in the artistic process of self abuse.

[AmandaDelight]

I dont know what to say,

other than Im speechless...in a good way.

[LawrenceCharlesMille]

Thanks for this. Just checked out English Kills and was stunned into submission by painter Andy Piedilato.

Thanks James Kalm.

Best-

[RonSchira]

Just saw your show at Freedman, LCM, excellent, writing on it but can't make the opening, email me?

[LawrenceCharlesMille]

Hey Ron - Tried to contact you, but don't know if I got through.

Thanks for the "excellent". Best-

[jameslour]

The fact that Mr. Dobill cares about the visual aesthetic and not just theatre raises this work up into the fine art category. Bravo!

[artistkeith3]

Can't endure the subtleties but I'm down with the suffering 'cause I'm lactose intolerant. BTW, hanging is one possible solution to being in Champaign, IL.

[jameskalm]

"Butt flavored flan", an instant classic.

[spawndawnacl]

Pussy. The greatest risk here is a sinus infection. Permit me to be the first to admit that I am not equipped as an audience to be impressed. Barnum and Bailey meets Clive Barker. It would be more impressive if he consumed some of his butt flavored flan. Why we pasteurize. Many, many thanks for the production.

[chandru1103]

Damnit missed first comment by 16 minutes!!! excellent show!

[frege666]

Terrific, as always.