Moksha is excited to present:

“Sound and Vision”
Part 2 of 2, series finale to 2009′s- “We are the Dead”.
An obsessive ode to David Bowie & vintage comic book art.

WHEN: Opening Reception, FRIDAY OCT 21st @ 7pm

WHO:
Luke Yates
In the year 1980, a baby was struck by a series of gamma rays, giving him strange powers. Later that night, the very same child was carried away in the night by a pack of wolves. An upbringing in Portland, OR under the care of said creatures, gave him a “super” sense for the strange. As he grew into a matured humanoid, a relocation to Seattle, WA, laid the ground work for him to co-form the super team Band Vibes. This set him on a dangerous path of freelance design and art projects for various splinter factions around the globe.

WHY:
We’ve got Ziggy Stardust. A mysterious, cosmic character. A fictitious rock entity who came to earth heralding tales of space, love and dystopian futures. Who better to be re-imagined as a super human from the Golden Age of comics?

Mr. B is shown in an homage collection of comic covers from artists/characters who sparked inspiration at a young age. A love letter to some of the comic books that stayed in my brain all these years, and continue to keep me in love with their colors, composition and design.

WHAT:
Using my favorite Bowie songs, the tracks represent the “comic title”. Taking a que from the quintessential bold phrasing and tag lines that vintage comics would use to grab readers, I pulled lyrics from these songs to build the image and give a story. Below each piece will be the lyrics sheet, so you can see where some of the concept comes from.

Each piece is 12×18″. Mixed media. Pencil, ink, watercolor mixed with digital coloring. Then heavily weathered to give that yellowed, dog eared feel to an old book. They are essentially put together like a “real” comic. Heavy paper stock front/back cover. Bound newsprint pages(22). And to complete the feel of a good, back issue bin comic, they are bagged and boarded.

To top if all off, wrangling the help of the illustrious country western band- the Lonesome Billies, we put together a live music ensemble, to provide you the show goer, with a mutli-dimensional experience where we play some of the pieces/songs featured on the wall. All set in a futuristic space western. Lo and behold the Lonesome Bowies were formed. Be sure to shine up the space boots and don’t forget your cowboy hat!