by Gordy Grundy (Author)
Like something wild unleashed from Pandora's Box, ARTIST'S PANTS introduces us to Gordy Grundy, a Los Angeles based artist with a penchant for comedy, tragedy and mayhem. His column 'Genuflect' has kept the art world in stitches. Now, the best-kept secret is out. It's our turn. This first collection offers 38 essays that will make you laugh long and laugh loud.
"Hold onto your cocktail and tighten your ascot: Gordy Grundy's prose takes you on a trippy cruise through the laughable bourgeois art-world." -Tulsa Kinney, Artillery magazine "Mr. Wisecrack himself, Gordy Grundy offers insightful and humorous commentaries on the art world; especially relevant for readers who are considering jumping feet first into its treacherous waters." - Frances Colpitt, Art Writer and Professor of Art History "His writing accomplishes exactly that to which serious fine art aspires yet rarely achieves: it makes us see the world in a different way." - Shana Nys Dambrot, Arts Writer, Flaunt, Huffington PostAuthor Biography
Gordy Grundy is an American artist and arts writer. A native of Newport Beach, California, he has been influenced by sunny flights of SoCal fancy, the bold stroke and the grand gesture. Hollywood, Disney, the secrets of re-creation and the Healing Power of Pop continue to fascinate him. Grundy is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Economics. He makes art daily and shows frequently. In addition to a career in the arts, he has served as a nightclub impresario, lifeguard, film producer, tennis instructor, promotionalist, and theatrical producer. Always a volunteer, he has served in leadership positions with many arts and civic organizations. As a writer and columnist, he has written for Artillery magazine, the Huffington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly, ArtNews and many others. His visual and literary works can be found at www.GordyGrundy.com
Number of Pages: 278
Dimensions: 0.58 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: June 05, 2014
