ALTERNATIVE COMCS HARD RAIN

HEY APATHY! Alternative Comics HARD RAIN

I am working on some  stories and statements for my website .I already posted Chapters 1,2,3 but am going to write up Chapter 4 tomorrow,here's a little gathering of words to help me prepare for my essay in the morn....

All sides are revealed at once as the monstrous metropolis is stained, twisted and deformed by the horrors of war and fables of inevitably battles to come. Thrust out of our daily routine by the cataclysmic aftermath of a vicious attack, the denizens dawn blackened appendages a take the place of the imaginary bombardier. Buildings crumble, peoples are lost, the clouds mock faces and skeletal creatures are relieved from the psyche taking on physical forms. Confused and detached from the chaos below, the citizen bombardiers continue to plight there unseen enemies. Like all of us, these little soldiers can't help but feel responsible, yet sincerely detached from the destruction of places far off from their own.

The Hard Rain drawings were created in the 6 month period following Sept 11 2001 and were exhibited during the first week of bombings in Iraq. The series explore the dark side of guilt and the power of fear. During that time we all had so many questions and concerns for the future, all of which revolved around a despairing uncertainty regarding the probable developments. In order to capture this terror I created a large scale cityscape installation utilizing sculptural building stretchers and intricately draw layered illustration of any and all insecurities which I could process in my mind. The project was a great critical and actual success fully realizing my initial vision and exhibited complete with red gallery walls. The entire show featured 250 small works, 13 large murals, and an animated comic. The Hard Rain drawings are included in Chapter 4 of the unusual and experimental monster comic website http://www.heyapathy-comics-art.com/

Hard Rain cover story from NOW Magazine

Rain Murals at the Cambridge Gallery's HEY APATHY Retrospective exhibition.