Christian SCHUMANN / Gary PANTER
Energy Regulation
11 SEPTEMBER 18 OCTOBER 2003
Boneless Turkey Overdrive, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Micro-Maritime Amusement Spore, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Profish, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Glorfing in the Flormlane, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Grokpit, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Doubletime Horrorstick, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Motherbox Mushroom Gauntlet, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Colossus of Hooverbag, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Bingwater Flavorpouch, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Mr. Bugg Goes to Town, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Palmodrome, 2003
Gouache on paper
20 x 30 inches
Temperature is Important, 2003
Gouache on paper
22 x 30 inches
Sandra Gering Gallery is pleased to present
Energy Regulation, an exhibition of collaborative drawings
by Christian Schumann and Gary Panter.
The title Energy Regulation
was chosen by the artists (pre-collaboration)
in anticipation of having to adjust their
output to accommodate the collaborative
process. Now, with the results of the
collaboration as evidence,
Energy Regulation seems a funny title for an exhibition of drawings that seem
completely un-regulated. A frenetic energy emanates from the allover compositions
that fill the pages. Psychedelic imagery spills across the field, in a fluid blending
of Schumann and Panter's distinctive styles. The artists refer to the process as
being an intuitive conversation; and like a good conversation, the drawings contain
recurrent themes, obscure references, tangents, and an interplay of ideas.
Christian Schumann had his first solo exhibition in 1992, and since that time
he has exhibited widely both in the US and in Europe. His work has been
included in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles Museum
of Contemporary Art, and the Dallas Museum of Art, among numerous other venues. He lives
and works in Brooklyn.
Gary Panter, the "King of Punk Art," is an illustrator, painter, designer,
and part-time musician. As a designer, he received the prestigious Daimler Chrysler
Design award in 2000, and received two Emmy awards as head set designer of the television
show Pee Wee's Playhouse. As a painter, he has had solo exhibitions around
the world, including an exhibition at Le Magasin, in Grenoble, France. As an illustrator,
Panter made famous his underground punk style through extended comic novels, numerous
album covers, and illustrations for magazines such as The New Yorker and
Rolling Stone. His animation series Pink Donkey and the Fly can be seen
online at the Cartoon Network website. Panter lives and works in Brooklyn.
