More printed material

Here are some quick peaks at some of the printed material I've designed/photographed/help print....

Crime and Punishment Book Design







Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Annual Report (Full Color, 24 pgs)



Finch Paper Brochure (Full Color, 10 pgs)





Katie Moore Business Cards



Close Only Counts "Do Bad Things" Stickers





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Student Show Work.

I finally got to take some photos of all 5 pieces that I had in the SOCA Student Exhibition...Check them out!

I will start with the photograph that I entered into the show. I haven't posted this one yet but it is one of my favorites out of the five. I basically just grabbed a camera and riled my dogs up enough to the point where they just attack each other a bunch and I ended up getting some really good photos. The poem over the piece is an excerpt from Greater Love, by Wilfred Owen.




Deaf-Haven





close-up




Where Is Thy Sting?




Fluorescent




Red Eye




Dormant

Student Show Exhibition

Yesterday I turned in my final pieces for the SOCA Student Show and I am glad to have everything finished and turned in...a lot of weight and stress has been lifted from my shoulders. Out of the 5 pieces I entered, three of the paintings and one photographic print are new and unseen...the other is a piece from the Under the Cloud series. I am very pleased with my entries and even more pumped to see what crazy stuff everybody else is doing. There are so many awesome artists in this school that it is going to just be a sick show.

I am going to talk about the 3 new paintings in this post because I feel those are the main components of my entries. They all go together; measuring the same size (26"w X 3'h), painted on similarly built panels, same mediums, and the same content. The series focuses on depression, as a lot of my work does, but goes about viewing it in a completely different direction. In a way, I wanted to explore the different stages of depression...the evolution that one goes through when seriously ill. I represented deities, saviors, and kings throughout the pieces to personify the illness into something that physically controls you. Depression takes a hold of every fucking aspect of your mind and your heart and the figures represented throughout the pieces are illustrating that exact point. They are not here to save you but only to drag you down. They are the depression, the sting, and the heartbreak.

I also utilized a lot of writing in this series all over each piece, although it may be hard to see. The writings are just abstract sparks of words that convey emotions but never anything specific. I wanted it to be kind of like an uncontrollable journal of thoughts just free-flowing on to the panel. The writings help me express feelings of loneliness, confusion, and ambiguity a lot more precisely, it is how I felt at that exact moment. No censoring either...I wrote down whatever came to my mind in whatever fashion I liked. Some of the phrases are absolutely impossible to read, almost jibberish-like, while some are clearly legible. These are definitely pieces that require a good amount of close-up studying. I want the pieces to beckon the viewer to take a closer look at the painting and read it like a book. I will have to post close-up detailed photos of the pieces. I wanted to create paintings with a crazy amount of depth, not only through technical application but through content.

The pictures are kind of shitty, but I will have better ones up shortly...these were taken right before I delivered them to the school. CHYEA.

Here is everything together...ready to go:



Pieces:


Fluorescent



Red Eye



Dormant

Putting finishing touches on the work:





AGAIN, BETTER PICTURES WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY.
HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!

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CHLORINE NIGHTS READY!!!

Finally, it has seemed like I have been working on this book for 4 years now...going through printing issues, price dilemmas, miscommunications. However, it is now complete and ready for purchasing. For those of you who do not know, Chlorine Nights is essentially a visual interpretation of depression complete with illustration, photography, collage, and a bit of writing. My goal was to reach out and express something that is nearly impossible to express. The feelings, emotions, and helplessness of depression can seem so fucking overwhelming at times that I feel it is only necessary to try and create a body of work that people can relate to.

Chlorine Nights comes shipped in a 100% recycled envelope with a "CN" stencil stamped across the front. The front and back cover are printed on a white 80lb cover paper while the pages are completely black and printed on 80lb text paper. The entire book is 8x10" and full color. Get your copy here:

www.tannerwilson.bigcartel.com










forever under the cloud...

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Getting ready for Chlorine Nights!!

CHLORINE NIGHTS should be here in about 5-6 days so im just getting some of the packaging ready...
I just saw the proof today and its lookin' slick.
The book is an 8x10" and will be shipped out and wrapped in 100% recycled Clasp Envelopes.

I prepared a couple stencils to decorate the paper and so far they are looking slick...GET READY TO PURCHASE YOURS!!









More updates on purchase options soon.
Thanks to everyone for staying so patient w/ this release, I encountered many problems during the printing/pressing process that it seemed hopeless. However, it is finally ready.

A taste of things to come...

It has been a couple weeks since I have updated this site with any new work, however that does not mean I haven't been doing any! School and other commissions have bogged me down so heavily to the point where its hard to archive each new piece and put it up on here. However, I feel its only fair to exhibit a preview of some of the new shit I have been working on. Most of these pieces cannot be unveiled until April do to many of them still being a work in progress but I would like to share some samples with you guys. Some are independent works and some are commissions.

I will post the finished material very soon...





















Hope you enjoy. Stay tuned for more news very soon!

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Black Cloud...

I have been asked by Dusty Neal to participate in a collaborative art zine, Black Cloud, featuring more than 25 awesome artists. The cover of this book will be in color while its pages remain a potent black and white. Each artist is to submit about 2-3 spreads (4-6 pgs) of artwork to this 6x9" collaboration and so far I cannot wait to see this in print. Some of the artists include Give up., Eric Tarr, Nathan Abels, Aaron Minier, Patrick Taylor, Dusty Neal, Ryan Pickard, Nate Click, Dan Eells, Nick Fabini, and so many more!

Keep your eyes peeled for updates about this zine.
Here is a mock-up image of what the cover will resemble (w/ new photography)...made by Dusty from Sistine Press:



GET STOKED.
Hopefully we will see a bunch of progress by middle-may.