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PARK TOWERS: Issue #1 release, Sept 25th 2003
Magazine Release, Park Towers Issue #1, Bistro 104, Stratford ON, Sept 25 2003.
Now at this time I was getting a little tired of designing and painting covers for imaginary books, so I decided it was to to start my own literary magazine, in spite of the fact that I can’t spell and read or write. Thus I designated my self “Editor and Chef,” and began the task of producing a magazine.
Park Towers was submissions based, and included drawings, photos, short stories essays and poetry. The majority of which was being made by 19yr old, so as you can imagine, Park Towers was really really good!
Nevertheless, it occupied a pretty large part of my time, and cost me a good amount of money too. So I’ve decided to include in this little history of events, despite it’s embarrassment factor.
THE NAME: “Park Towers” was the name of my beloved retro appartment building, where I lived with my Mother and Father from 2000-2003. It had a huge red sign that broadcast it’s title, and was one of the tallest buildings in Stratford. During my series of Pulp Fiction paintings, I would use the Park Towers image as a publishers emblem, to make my “novel covers” look more authentic.
Here’s a scene from life in Park Towers, 2002.
KINDNESS: Group Show, Sept 12th 2003
Kindness, Group Show, Studio 4, Stratford On, Sept 12th 2003
It was shortly after the failure of this show that I abounded idealism and began to do it all for the money. Four Years later and I still can’t afford an ipod!
RED LIGHT: 1st solo exhibition of paintings
RED LIGHT , Jack Dylan and his Tragic Beauties
At Studio 4, Stratford On, August 23 2003
This was my 1st Solo show, and was co-produced by a group of actors from the Stratford festival. And because this lucky union, the event featured a burlesque troop, Can-Can dancers, and 8 of my “post apocalyptic cocktail waitresses.
The work, which I suppose I should mention as well. Was my first series of paintings, featured almost in it’s entirety, (we borrowed back all but one of the previously sold works.) This was the Pulp Fiction collection, of over 20 paintings which I had amassed that year during my final year at Bealart. The series was inspired by the artwork of Pulp Fiction Novel Covers from the 50’s and 60’s, and included several interpretations of Shakespearean plays, as well as original titles like “Nicotine Yellow”, “Eat the Roach”, and “Younger Hotter Sister.”
JACK DYLAN & SERIPOP: Stratford On, 2003
Jack Dylan & Seripop. Daygristle Gallery, Stratford On, July 3003Â
JACK DYLAN & SERIPOP: The short lived “Daygristle Gallery, was actually an old car garage on the outskirts of town that my friend Nick was living in. This was the first time I met poster artists Seri Pop. And unbeknown to them, my evesdropping on a conversation about Montreal, would be the cattelist for my move there four months later. Pictured above, a young Graham Van pelt at the Daygristle Gallery.
2003 BEAL GRAD SHOW:
OLD SCHOOL: This was my second show I believe. And my second crack at doing some real posters. Note this clever photo shop creation above. Here’s the first bite of Press I ever received, notwithstanding the funny hat contest I won at age 11…
Yup. This happy young man is a 19 yr old Dylan. And if you look closely, you can see the hemp necklace I made, which dangled a wooded violin tuner around my neck. (this was to symbolized my atonement to the universe).
CHRONIC BEAL:
My first art show, was a group exhibition of students from Bealart. This was also my first poster. Which I actually spelt as “poaster” on the first run of these. Those babies are going to be worth a fortune.
Also, you may have noticed that there is a heavy amount of drug content here for a height school art show. This is because the staff and students were having a difficult time coming up with a name for the show, when I jokingly suggested “Chronic Beal.” The faculty, not failure with the works of Dr. Dre at the time, felt the this name did a good job of conveying the shows no-stop nature.