John J. OConnor Flannel Tongue at PIEROGI

James Kalm circles back to central Williamsburgs Pierogi to bring viewers a season beginning report on the recent drawings of John J. OConnor. Using the humble materials of pencil on paper, OConnor expands both the scale and content of drawing and achieves some of todays most captivating abstraction. Combining brilliant color, obsessive patterning, bizarre correlations of data and a whimsical compositional sense, these drawings are sterling examples of what Ive termed Meta -Drawing a recent development in graphic practice that is extending the boundaries of what drawing can be. Featuring an in-depth interview with artist John J. OConnor.

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[jameskalm]

For those of you in the Greater Williamsburg Greenpoint area, a very insightful feature appears in this months WG Arts and News paper, written by Trent Morris, it includes a nice color reproduction of a painting by Loren Munk. Check it out folks, available at Spoon-Bill books.

[jameskalm]

Dear Kalm Report fans,

A wonderful interview of James Kalm with Hrag Vartanian appears at Art 21, check it out JK

The Kalm Report: Art Vlogging as Performance & Critique

By Hrag Vartanian

Then theres James Kalm, his alterego. James makes The Kalm Report, a serialized online video program that has toured the studios of many New York artists (Chris Martin, Phong Bui, Cris Dam, William Powhida), run into people at ...

[LawrenceCharlesMille]

Great ! Loved this one. Feel simpatico with the artist and his work. But I agree with MrWow about the paint on canvas.

Does Pierogi have a gallery in Europe now? And what is meta-drawing? Best-

[jameskalm]

Hey LCM,

Yeah theres Pierogi Leipzig, an attempt to get the Leipzig school connection.

Meta-drawing: Large scale drawing on paper that includes multi media, notes, diaries, diagrams, calendars, documentation, lists, portraits, landscapes everything that you can put on paper with a pencil in a huge scale that envelopes the viewer. Ive been writing about it since 2000.

[wood2323]

This sort of drawing is becoming a new academy. It's labor intensive character is ment to convince us of it's seriousness. But I'm not convinced.

[jameskalm]

In our world, where thousands and thousands of art school grads are pumped out every year, and most are tying to gain attention and start careers, academy-azation is almost instantaneous. But that still isnt a valid crit of the underlying work.

JK

[yfwphoto]

great show, thanks for grabbing him for a couple questions

[jerrysaltz2]

This is one of the best shows I've seen in the greater New York area this season. Virility, vitality, charisma. Each of John's works are like atom bombs. Explosive.

-Jerry

[hankjunior]

lsd architecture shamanistic, hell yea!

thanks james

[LawrenceCharlesMille]

Just read the interview. Thanks for your reports. They are important as documents. But, for me they are a window and part of my moveable feast. I'm a recluse in the salon. Best-

[MrWowforever]

hi mr. kalm, i checked out the article and really enjoyed reading your 'feelings' about james kalm. i feel honoured that i am a heavy contributor to the 128 comments on mr. twombly...my big f****** mouth is proud! i'm glad you got noticed:) thanks!

[LawrenceCharlesMille]

Thanks. I'm very interested in this and would love to read what you've written. Are there specific artists I should look at?