I had an idea for a new mask, which, at the outset, could've been finished tonight; however, I don't think I have enough paper in the colors I want to do what I was envisioning. Also, I started cutting into the cardboard to make some elements fall away and others come forward, and it made me think about Rammellzee.
The first time I'd heard of Rammellzee, I think he had already passed on (he died in 2010). It may have been the April 2011 issue of Juxtapoz - the Art in the Streets issue. I was so entranced by the full-body costumes he'd construct - to this day I'm longing for available space to allow me to create and store something similar. (Even in my most recent move, a month ago, the masks could've wound up being a casualty. I threw out all my scrap cardboard.) Although the article from Juxtapoz is not on their website, this feature from The New Yorker is very good. Street Art NYC has some good photos of Rammellzee's work here. I was lucky to be able to see 'The Equation', which featured his letter racers, in 2012. It's unfortunate that we don't have more of Rammellzee's work out in the world; he was very prolific in multiple forms, and I wish he was more celebrated. Just from what little information I know about him as an artist, I'm so astounded by his mind and his creativity. It's very difficult for me to work from scratch, and Rammellzee was out here building whole worlds, probably inventing concepts that we'll never get to lay eyes on. And I think we're poorer for it intellectually! Long live Rammellzee.
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