HARK EAGLE ROCK AND BEYOND! Finally, shop for all your rock and eagle needs!
In 1964 artist/musician/poet, Mason Williams joked around about the play between the words "Eagle" and "Rock," in reference to the LA neighborhood where his pal, Ed Ruscha's, studio was at the time. Mason conceived of a store offering quite literally and simply: eagles and rocks. Hubby became increasingly enamored by the concept of the shop, concocting an image of the store as an interactive community-enlivening project.
The art space/store features over 350 objects Hubby armchair and thrift-shopped from all over our nation. Using Ebay, Etsy and a bit of Amazon, Hubby mined the internet for reasonably-priced, rock n’ eagle-centric curiosities. The shop is filled with a melting pot of aesthetics - all representations of the eagle, and/or rock.
The objects range widely and humorously covering pet rocks, pop rocks, hide-a-key rocks, fake rocks with surprises inside, an eagle painted saw blade, the film Legal Eagles, eagle dream catchers etc., etc., etcetera. She designed and created the packaging for the idea; the logo graphically merges together the concept and the experience, and will be prevalent on merchandise such as T-shirts, temporary tattoos, badges, pencils, and tote bags.
With this project, Hubby explores a diversity of symbols at the crossroads of curating, collecting, commerce and performance. We as viewers/shoppers/participants are invited to wonder not only about the objects themselves, but about the people who sell them. The descriptions of the items for sale often reveal the seller’s unique perspective. Collected and archived, these objects and their stories comprise the project’s limited edition catalog.
Hubby has also invited artists to contribute a work of art relevant to eagles, rocks, and/or eagles together, so as to integrate a group show mixed within the scavenged items. This is meant to set the project teetering beyond, and to blur, the lines between art and kitsch, craft and commerce.
Participating artists: Suzanne Adelman, Chad Attie, Paul Cherwick, Paul Cleaver, Samara Golden, Dennis Hoekstra & Noah Olmsted, Bettina Hubby, Bolyn Hubby, Melissa Huddleston, Charles Irvin, Adam Janes & Ann Lynn, Jonesy, Karen Lee, Karen Lofgren, Shana Lutker, Michele O'Marah, Melodie Mousset, Mary Anna Pomonis, Melinda Rayman, Karen Rose, Amy Russell, Tif Sigfrids, Jim Skuldt, Mike Slack, Kirsten Stoltmann, William Stone, Kevin Sudeith, Valentin Toledo, Keith Walsh, Mason Williams, and Jessika Wood.
