That’s me speaking from my latest interview with Dahlia Jane for her newly relaunched Upon a Midnight Dreary site.
She’s a dear friend, and we go back donkeys years, or at least not
too far back to the days when I couldn’t get arrested, let alone any
interest in a show. Thankfully, she didn’t let that stop her, and in
fact this excellent article she penned, was the only notable exception to the complete indifference for my Purgatorium show back in 2014.
She’s been radio silent for a few years, plotting her next move, but
in her absence, the blogosphere has filled up the void with dark art
podcasts and the like, but I maintain she was the first, so they are all
really just riding her coattails.
At any rate, she’s bringing her original blog back, as a chronicle
for how artists busy themselves in such times as we live in, and I’m
honored to be among the first to be included.
So here it is, in which I chat about daubing during Covidolation, my
next series “Infernal”, Fred and Rose West, toilet paper and more.
Give it a gander and spread it about, but please stay home while doing it.
"David said to me that if we could unburden our preconceptions of what
the artist is supposed to be, we could get back to the experience of
art."
As has become customary, the marvelous Upon a Midnight Dreary blog has gotten there first and reviewed my forthcoming Purgatorium show ahead of the rest of the World. It did help that Dahlia Jane, had the opportunity to see a couple of the works first hand, whilst she was here for the SD expo. You can read her spiffing review in full from the link HERE. Thank you Dahlia.
In other quarters-the Social Media ones-regardless of algorithm impediments, it's been well received from what I can tell. With that said, I happily welcome any prospective bloggers, writers or editors to cover my show, and should any of my readers happen to know how to get my work before the right ears, eyes and noses for periodicals like Hi Fructose, Juxtapoz (all the usual suspects), I'd appreciate it. Any buzz generated will make all the difference to the outcome.
A sneak preview of my upcoming show-Purgatorium-has just been very kindly posted over at Upon a Midnight Dreary, as the grand finale for a 2014 Gothic Summer drive,in what writer Dahlia Jane is predicting as "the most significant solo show of the year".
So,no pressure there then.
Go See HERE
I'm very honored to have been a guest and interviewed on a podcast show, by LA's homicidal hostesses-Dahlia Jane.
Dahlia of course, is one of my biggest supporters and has done a sterling job in the past of promoting my work on her awesome blog.
There's plenty of food for thought, as I talk about Art, the Man/son showcase, horror movies and future projects over on Upon a Midnight Dreary. Grab yourself a brew and a plate of cookies and listen in. Thank you Dahlia.
Upon a midnight Dreary podcast link
Saturday was the official opening night of the Man/son showcase, and was easily my most successful show to date. I could give you all a full account, except the wonderful people at Cartwheelart have done it so much more eloquently than I could. Thank you Lisa at Cartwheel, thank you Hyaena, thank you Dahlia Jane who looked incredible in her Manson dress especially made for the occasion, and thank you everyone who came out and supported me.Cartwheelart article
The ever eloquent Dahlia Jane, has just previewed the show over at her darkly blog-Upon a Midnight Dreary-where you can see previews for three of the works for my Man/son show, alongside her usual razor sharp insights by clicking the title link below. Thank you mon amie...
Man/son and the haunting of the American Madonna
Written by the delectable Dahlia Jane for her blog of all things macabre-Upon a midnight dreary-the first review of Dead/Ends is in, and its really rather wonderful.
You can read it in full from the following:
Dead Ends Review
If I was a little wilted upon returning from Monterey-then I was welcomed with the spirit, lifting herald of this tremendous featured write up on Dahlia Jane's wonderful blog-uponamidnightdreary. I had the pleasure of talking at some length with the lovely Dahlia, last week at the Hive, and I've not read anything so perceptive about my own work before-certainly I don't believe the stalwarts Juxtapoz or Hi Fructose could have done better, so rather than have my own limited words fail me, here are some of hers:
"At first glance, David Gough’s paintings seem to be about death. Human forms stripped of their skin, hollow eye sockets and sinister grins against an apocalyptic sky challenge the viewer. But, after speaking with him I realized that his paintings are actually about the experience of living in a profound way. David uses death as a window into life the same way that Bowie used outer space as a metaphor for inner space. By exploring and demystifying the symbolism of death, David opens up an avenue for us to confront the way that we live."
You can read the full article from the link here:
Uponamidnightdreary David Gough artist profile
Thank you Dahlia. x
