the real Jon BOLLO

Several Pieces in San Francisco

2012-01-18T12:19:00.000-08:00

There is an "You Are Beautiful" Exhibit in San Francisco
Opening Reception is this Evening
at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
Jon has 3 to 5 drawings/paintings in the show

Saturn 2011 summer

2012-01-03T23:02:00.001-08:00

Box

2011-12-28T17:24:00.001-08:00

Diminisher, K Bear, Dots

2011-12-23T14:32:00.001-08:00

Second in the Socks Series

2011-12-13T14:28:00.001-08:00

Rat ? Tale

2011-12-01T23:26:00.001-08:00

Rogers Park ArtWalk 2011 Exhibition

2011-10-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

Rogers Park ArtWalk 2011 Exhibition

A project of Rogers Park Business Alliance

October 15 to November 6, 2011

A storefront art installation within the Glenwood Avenue Arts District

BrainStorm Magazine

2011-08-29T17:22:00.001-07:00

here
and the video is here

Maus

2011-08-24T11:51:00.000-07:00

Revisited and Finished, on Monday

Unfinished Adhesive Composition

2011-02-07T21:56:00.000-08:00

Probably made some time in 2008.

Last of the April 2010 FLAT Scetches

2011-01-25T22:44:00.001-08:00

The former would have had a styro center, the latter would have incorporated a birdcage. And a real chili pepper and a real fishing lure.

Original Pepper Drawings

2011-01-24T12:26:00.000-08:00

Notes from a FLAT6 Meeting

2011-01-22T16:04:00.000-08:00

If anyone knows anything about Henry Rollins buying cassette tapes, let me know.

Pup and Cat Pendants

2010-12-17T14:43:00.000-08:00

This drawing, from earlier this year, was a to-scale representation of proposed color flash glass pendants. Media: sand-blasted glass, hung by ribbon or yarn.
Though shelved, at present, the series remains possible and alive.

The drawing was done on tan construction paper, with ebony pencil.

Judas Preciate

2010-12-16T14:41:00.000-08:00

With a mere two Judas Priest submissions on Album Tacos,
(now up for a Urlesque award [read more here]),
and both of them lampoons of British Steel [1980], I whipped up a little

Turbo Love and Ram it Down,
for, really, is there a better plan for your taco? ram it down.

also ... on a note of neighborhood pride,
I resented the white-bread tacos
in a vast majority of the submissions
so I photoshopped a very local, true, yummy

Term End Drawing

2010-11-23T13:31:00.001-08:00

Artists Supporting Artists

2010-11-12T11:13:00.000-08:00

The above was my Threadless submission for Marwen Foundation's Artists Supporting Artists t-shirt campaign. A finalist but not the winner, it was great fun to do.
A thousand thank yous to Lily and Alana.

2010-11-05T13:12:00.000-07:00

The Coffin makes a second showing, and the Hoverfly its first ever tonight at Marwen.

Marado Black Warrior & Foray

2010-09-17T16:23:00.000-07:00

Site specific. On cut paper.
Taken.
To good end I hope.
I want to thank my students for the great inspiration.
Long live "courtesy."

FLAT 6

2010-09-16T11:28:00.000-07:00

FLAT 6 was a big success and the folks at Floor Length And Tux will soon hold their seventh.
This is the first study I drew for the Infinity Room themed pepper. More photos and links are on their way, here in September.

Web Site is Now Up & Running

2010-03-12T10:41:00.000-08:00

well, it has been a while
but JonBolloDotCom
is up and running and full of more stuff than
ever

the animated three-d views of sculpture got my bandwidths in serious trouble before, so I decided it is better to be stuffed than lively

Haiti, Flo, Sue, Larks, Hope

2010-01-23T14:56:00.000-08:00

Contribute and Own ART and BAKED GOODS just go here.... Last week, my friend Flo passed on during Haiti's devastating earthquake. There is a wonderful tribute to him on his brother's blog. Maybe you have contributed, maybe you're going to do it again, but Alex Polotsky, fellow Chicago artist, is running a raffle whereby you can come away with an original drawing, a pile baked goods, a photo print, just for chiming in. If you can, please take the time. Flo was awesome and I cannot imagine how many other awesome people we lost last week. My friend Sue, who was down there doing the same good work narrowly escaped.

W ordpress has instructions on how to help and participate
flickr, so you can look at what you want Chicago Tribune article on Sue and Flo ABC Chicago 7 News Story

That's Sue!

Nice Coverage from Last Year

2009-11-15T18:56:00.001-08:00

Some choice coverage from last year's sticker event in Tehran.

...and a familiar face

Iranian Preview

2009-11-08T12:36:00.001-08:00

Thought Processor Closes Soon

2009-11-05T11:55:00.000-08:00

But you can still see it....

you can view the pieces on-line and even purchase them on-line
or visit in person until Saturday the 14th
Consult ohNo! Doom for hours

Thought Processor

2009-10-21T11:44:00.000-07:00

This Saturday, Logan Square

Jon's friend and collaborator Eric Broers (Phoneticontrol) returns to Chicago to curate Thought Processor, the last show to be held at OhNoDoom!'s Logan Square storefront gallery. It's going to be a colorful show....

here is a preview

For more information including directions head to OhNoDoom!

who wouldn't want to show in Iran a second time round

2009-10-17T11:58:00.000-07:00

after all....
لطفا برای اطلاع از فراخوان نمایشگاه خیابانی به ادرس اینترنتی زیر مراجعه کنید !!
check out the concept and progress at بRainسtorm

from the last show
big gratitude goes out to A1one
Event date is the 1st of December 2009

blog is to sidecar, as website is to...

2009-10-12T14:58:00.000-07:00

in an effort to update more frequently and carelessly, I am going to link a blog to my website jon Bollo Dot Com

the website will continue to house images of art and process, statements and events will be featured on the blog

they will be updated more frequently and less meticulously