I went to try on some Vibram FiveFingers yesterday & today - no luck finding my size anywhere. At least I have deduced that I am not a size 42, 39-37 so I am most likely a 40. I would be able to walk "barefoot" every day!
Dan Lydersen
"Memento Mori"
oil on canvas
26 x 36 inches
I was staring at this painting on another blog. That blog, btw had a whole bunch of pics - but I'm not going to link back to it, since it doesn't name any of the artists to go along with the borrowed pictures. It only gives a link back to the official Lost Underground Art Show page - I get the jitters even using someone else's work without notifying them first... but sharing is caring, and I'm a fan of linking back when I can, so I will do it now.
Back to the subject here... this f*ing amazing painting. Something so familiar to it, I couldn't quite figure it out. I had to see who the artist was. Turns out it's familiar because it's my friend Dan. Dan Lydersen!!! (http://www.danlydersen.com)
I went to school with Dan, I printed tshirts for his band... Dan & I were in the same summer abroad painting class. We traveled to Rome for a month, with I think close to 7-8 other girls & 2 other dudes. That was the year the American University in Rome rented a house for us to use as a studio, I can't remember the exact reason why but there was some sort of classroom space conflict. Anyways, this gave us a slight advantage because there was no time limit to working in the studio. The University closed at a certain hour, which I think was 6pm. It ended up that Dan, Andrew & I were late night painters - and took advantage of the studio space while everyone else took advantage of the night life.
We were kind of like the 3 amigos in Rome - that time was seriously fun. Anywho I miss my friend Dan & I wonder what Andrew is doing.... Long Live Super Alcoholico, Tobacciana, & Cavatappi (I forget?)
always admired his attention to detail, ability to paint a twisted, surreal reality. This painting tells so much of the story, but doesn't give away too much, so much like LOST. It doesn't really surprise me that he's a fan, even though I haven't hung out with him in close to 10 years. I wonder if he'll ever see this? If he does he better email me.
Ok…. so I have about 5 minutes until the leader hour of the final season of LOST blows my mind…..better get it together! Awesome
Serious radness... Go to the site - & grab the file to download & print your own beer labels.
