OBAMA x ALEX PARDEE x UPPER PLAYGROUND

Hey everyone.

I am not normally one to get too political in my art, unless of course you look VERY deeply into some of my naked 4-armed retarded beasts or my over-cross-hatched wrinkles.
However, I am a huge Obama supporter and I JUMPED at the chance to help out in any way I could with the campaign.
I am honored to participate in Upper Playground's OBAMA 2008 Campaign, in which a select handful of artists (Shepard Fairey, The Mac, Sam Flores, Munk One, Morning Breath, among others) have donated exclusive campaign art and designs that are being used on screen printed posters (courtesy of the amazing BURLESQUE DESIGN guys!!) to campaign around the remaining primary states. All proceeds from the sales of each poster will go directly to creating more campaign T-shirts, posters and stickers by other artists.

The poster that i did is available in 2 different colorways and is something that I am extremely proud of!

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE THE POSTERS, CLICK HERE!

LAZYFACE: Secret Solo Show @ Upper Playground in Berkeley

My face feels like its melting.
Not because i have been drinking Deathklok riffs for breakfast.
And not because i decided to bob for apples in the Toxic Avenger's piss.
Sometimes...you just wake up, and your face feels like it's melting. Like your face is too lazy to even tense itself up enough to keep all of your facial features intact.
Unfortunately, I have woken up with lazyface every morning for the last week because I have been overwhelmed with a bunch of projects.
I think Eeyore probably felt like he had lazyface every day, but he didnt, he was just a fucking negative bum.
Anyway, in the midst of my body's onslaught from the Lazyface virus, 5024SF and I decided to put up a little secret, unadvertised show over at the new UPPER PLAYGROUND STORE IN BERKELEY, CA on Telegraph ave.
So i holed up in a bunker for a bit, channeled Vigo from Ghostbusters 2, and knocked out some quick paintings that, when finished, pretty much perfectly (though unintentionally) portrayed the way i have been feeling since this Lazyface virus hit me.

As of tomorrow, the show will be on display with a handful of brand new paintings, alongside a few of my other favorite recent paintings. So if you are in the area, and want to escape from the bullies who try to sell you knitted beanies and way too much incense, duck into the Upper Playground store and check it out.

LAZYFACE
A Small Collection of New Work by Alex Pardee
@Upper Playground
2509 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA

You can view most of the new pieces OVER HERE , and I believe the paintings will be on sale HERE. soon.

My New Responsibility

Regardless of whether or not I'm going to be there, I am working feverishly on a new book in time for Comic Con in San Diego.
Here is a hint at both the power and the burden of my new responsibility:




Also, spoke briefly with Cage tonight, and it looks like i'm going to be starting work on his new album soon. I'm fucking excited.

Too bad I can't end my excitement with Grand Theft Auto 4, because it seems as though i reserved my copy at the ONE SINGLE GAMESTOP IN THE STATE that didnt open at midnight to sell it. Rad.
Guess i just have to pass the time with Flavor Flav and MC Serch on TIVO.

Good night.

Cutthroat Island

Jon Dragonette and I collaborated on a photo for an Upper Playground magazine ad and it turned out effin sweeeeet, like the frosting on an apple fritter. Shut up. YES, i put frosting on my apple fritters. Ridiculous frosting that is made of clouds and sugar and car parts and troll tears. Its delicious.

So, after i ingested every color of house paint, we slit open my neck and froze the arterial spray in time with Jon's flash.
And now, the ad is running in a bunch of magazines this month, like Juxtapoz, Mass Appeal, VIce, and maybe more, so keep your eyes open. Hope you like it.

We had fun, and Jon decided to celebrate the debaucherous photo shoot by getting a skateboarding ticket an hour later. He rules.

PS, Jon's photography is awesome, and he just launched his new portfolio site, which you should CHECK OUT HERE

ALL IN FLAMES ART UP FOR EYE-VIEWINGSSS

So the IN FLAMES album, "A Sense Of Purpose" was released last week. Go get that shit. It's metal. It's viking-like. It's heavy. It's dope.
I drew the pictures in lamb's blood with a touch of bloody snow and a dash of ancient dagger-shavings.
You can view all of the art over on my MYSPACE PAGE in its own little album thingy.

Enjoy.

MTV and In Flames defend me from scary people with long hair who hate bright colors

Right before the IN FLAMES album came out, MTV ran a really cool article that addressed the number of people and IN FLAMES fans that criticized my use of bright colors and "non-metal" imagery for the artwork found on the cover and throughout the new album packaging.
In Flames has been extremely supportive of my art direction throughout this entire process, securing their place on my "Do Not Rape WIth A Shark Fin" list.
I love those guys.

Check out the article HERE.

HURLEY X ALEX PARDEE Part 2

Coming Soon from Me and Hurley, together again.
I'm not kidding. This is serious.
Pay attention.

ZED's Dead, Babe. Zed's Dead.

Zed's not really dead.
Don't EVER listen to Bruce Willis. He's a liar. He told me Die Hard 4 was going to be good. He even specifically used that word, GOOD. What a dicking liar.

My friend, Michel Gagne, however, is neither a liar, nor dead.
He is very much alive, and he is one of the most prolific and beautifully unique animators working today. He's worked on some of my favorite films, including the Iron Giant, Osmosis Jones and the Clone Wars. He also writes and draws a fistload of books, like Insanely Twisted Rabbits, which i am sure you have heard of because somehow, he drew bunnies with spinal menangitis and made them beautiful enough for everyone in the world to discover and appreciate.
Anyway, why do i bring up this wonderful Canadian's name?
Well, because his new issue of ZED is coming out soon, and he asked me to do a pin-up drawing for the issue. I happily obliged, conjured up as much cute blood as i could, and drew me some Zed.

Keep your eyes open for ZED #9 and check out Michel's art on his own site, GAGNE INT.

SURU LA X MOI

The only LA solo gallery show with all new pieces that i am having this year will be at SURU
on Melrose on July 12th.

More info soon, but for now, peep a new SURU Logo T-shirt design that i did for them above.

word.

Citrus Report Interview

I don't talk to people through telephones very much. Apologetically, that includes my parents and good friends most of the time. Not solely because I'm a dick, but because I have seen every Asian horror movie about unexplainable technology ghosts that exist inside fiber optics and satellite signals and, even though NOT ONE OF THEM makes an ounce of believable sense, I am convinced that bad technology ghosts are real. And they camp out inside my Blackberry.

So fuck that.

However, Brad from the Citrus Report secured a LAN line that we ran through many poltergeist tests and determined that it was safe for me to transmit my voice signals through without the fear of getting eaten by an imaginary thing that makes loud noises and looks like a dumb kid.

With that said, here is an interview that I did for the Citrus Report shortly before the opening of OWLEX in Portland back in December.

GO CHECK IT OUT HEREEEEEE

Photo by Jon Dragonette

FInally...Alex Pardee x ZeroFriends HOODIE!!!!

Hola everyone.

I tried cupping my right hand next to my mouth and screaming this announcement upon the world, but that took place 2 nights ago on my fence and so far the only person to respond to it was Henry, the bum who lives by the creek, hides in the bushes and pretends he is a duck so passers-by throw him bread. And he didnt even want to BUY anything. Dang.

So therefore i am now turning toward the internet.

We at Zerofriends are proud to announce our very first hoodie!!
Featuring an extremely close representation of one of my favorite recent pieces on the back, and 2 new, mystical editions to the Zerofriends family on the front!
Why is it my favorite? Well, because usually i paint naked men with only TWO owls coming out of their shoulders, and this time i went the extra mile and made THREE! Plus, this was done during my sleep deprivation period, so i kinda dont even remember doing it, which makes it cooler.

Full Zip. White Hoodie. American Apperal. 2 Sleeves that easily rip off if you are stronger than me, cuz i cant rip them off. I tried.

$50.00

Available in Men's sizes S to XL.

ALSO, IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST ORDER WITH ZEROFRIENDS, BE SURE TO TYPE IN "HELLO" AS A COUPON CODE AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 10%!!!

Go cop one of them thangs right now HERE!

I need your ASS...istance

Hola everyone.
Alex Pardee here.
I to ask a huge favor from anyone / everyone.

A year or so ago, me, along with a group of my good friends and collaborators started ZEROFRIENDS, an art/video/music/business collective, which has been somewhat of a dream of all of ours for years.
Though ZEROFRIENDS will eventually expand larger than Raven Simone's stretch pants, for the last few months we have focused on creating exciting, high-quality apparel and Giclee art prints of some of my favorite work.
Things have been going rad, business is increasing, and we appreciate all of the support that you guys have been showing us, but when we started ZEROFRIENDS, we made a goal that within a year, ONE of the following events would occur:

1. Zerofriends would make it to the NBA Playoffs, despite Darren's bunk ankle.
2. Zerofriends would appear on that heinous dance show that Randy Jackson thinks he's part of where every ethnicity in the world wears outfits from old episodes of IN LIVING COLOR and pretends to have epilepsy in unison, and then people talk about it or something.
3. Zerofriends would save a cat from a burning time machine.
4. Zerofriends would have more customers and friends than we ever thought possible.

Unfortunately, throughout the year the first 3 have been eliminated from the list due to certain aspects of life, so we are left with #4:

"Zerofriends would have more customers and friends than we ever thought possible."

This is where you come in.
I need your help in spreading the word about Zerofriends so we can continue to increase our quality and quantity of products for you, my faithful supporters.
We have some exciting new projects and products coming up in the future that may only be possible with your help with spreading the word and letting people know about Zerofriends.

Please Re-post this bulletin, verbally tell your friends, write "ZEROFRIENDS IS NOT SUPER DUMB" on your forehead, and / or, more importantly, take a minute to visit the store and check out the art and the products that we have for sale.
Without you, Zerofriends would just be...umm...Zero.

PS. We created a secret coupon specifically for anyone who is awesome enough to read this whole thing.

USE COUPON CODE "HELLO" TO RECIEVE 10% ON YOUR FIRST ORDER (if you're already a customer, you can still use the "HELLO" code on your next order).

Thanks again for all of your support.
Word.

Alex Pardee
Zerofriends.com
http://www.myspace.com/alexpardee

CHECK OUT ZEROFRIENDS HERE.

Extremely Limited "Guilty Smurf" Giclee

"Guilty Smurf" Giclee Print
by ME!
Limited Edition of 26

What’s cute, blue, as tall as 3 apples, and has an extremeley checkered past?
YES! Of COURSE I’m talking about Guilty Smurf!
One of the most secretive and mysterious of all of the Smurfs, Guilty Smurf kept to himself the entire time all of the other Smurfs were basking in the glory of the limelight from the Saturday morning cartoon show and the popular toys. In fact, there wasn’t a single MENTION of Guilty Smurf in all of Smurf-lore until after the…incident.
Envy had built up inside Guilty’s soul as he sat in the darkest mushroom apartment, silently pining for the attention and fame that the other Smurfs were getting. But he was too prideful and stubborn to join the party after they were famous.
So instead…he sat. And HATED.
After 6 seasons of cartoons, he couldn’t take their arrogance any longer.
In one smurfy afternoon, Guilty emerged from his mushroom abode and bare-handedly slaughtered all 24 of those famous tiny blue fame-whores.
And then, he did something the others could never do.
He murdered Gargamel and his pet cat Azrael, too.
With blood drenching his blue hands, Guilty Smurf returned to the now-quiet (and cancelled) Smurf village and slept quietly and happily forever.

ZeroFriends is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Guilty Smurf’s massacre with an extremely limited Giclee print featuring the only known portrait of Guilty Smurf, painted by Me for the recent “Gag Me With A Toon” show @ Melt Gallery.

There are only 26 prints. One print for each Smurf that Guilty slaughtered.
Each print is hand signed by Me, numbered, and is dedicated to the loss of one of the fallen Smurf brethren.

Printed with archival inks on Velvet Rag Fine Art Paper.

The Numbered Prints and the corresponding Smurf/Victim that are available are as follows. PLEASE NO REQUESTS FOR A SPECIFIC SMURF / NUMBER. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PRINT IN THE ORDER THAT WE RECEIVE THE PURCHASES. LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER. THANK YOU.


#1. Papa Smurf
#2. Lazy Smurf
#3. Handy Smurf
#4. Brainy Smurf
#5. Clumsy Smurf
#6. Tailor Smurf
#7. Farmer Smurf
#8. Dreamy Smurf
#9. Harmony Smurf
#10. Painter Smurf
#11. Hefty Smurf
#12. Vanity Smurf
#13. Jokey Smurf
#14. Smurfette
#15. Poet Smurf
#16. Grouchy Smurf
#17. Baker Smurf
#18. Greedy Smurf
#19. Baby Smurf
#20. Grandpa Smurf
#21. Nanny Smurf
#22. Clockwork Smurf
#23. Tracker Smurf
#24. Wild Smurf
#25. Gargamel
#26. Azrael

get one here at http://www.ZEROFRIENDS.COM

For years of my life, all I ate was TOP RAMN.

Bay area independent rapper TOP.R is an extremely talented artist and a very interesting person.
The very first day I met him, around 1995, I was at the Albany wall painting with Use, Quake, Posh, Ole, Dalek and a couple of other people, when TOPR, who then may or may not have had pink hair and just got out of jail for the night, gave me a nice big John Elway smile and said "Who are you supposed to be, faggot?"

This was the beginning of our beautiful relationship.

Flash forward like the new season of Lost. Its 12 years later. We've worked together a ton of times, he's lived on my couch and got everyone sick, we've travelled together, and complained together. Our relationship has, indeed, matured.
I know this for sure because when I presented him with the artwork for his new album, he responded with "This is what you call art, faggot?"

So, now, as loveable as he is, and as good of friends as we have become, i am very proud to be a part of TOPR's new album, "The Marathon Of Shame", which I think is his best work to date. This is his 7th album, and it's being released tonight at Topr's record release party at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco.
Also Performing are resident rad-asses:
DJ Quest, Conceit, Ras One, and more.

12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St
$10

here is the artwork and also, SF WEEKLY ran a review of the album too, so check it.