Whales and Wiener Dogs

Sun Warm Wiener Dog Dachshund by V...Vaughn

This 5 in. x 5 in. painting by V…Vaughn can be yours for only $190.

It Was Now Clear Sunrise by Matt Kish

The above drawing is for page 97. Check out all the “One Drawing For Every Page of Moby Dick” art here.

I don’t know if this person is selling them or not. More pics here.

This stuffed wiener dog is awesome

Ms. E, a school librarian, posts on her blog that she plans to read “The Hallo-wiener” to students this week. It’s the story of Oscar the Wiener Dog who dresses up like a hot dog on Halloween. Another wiener dog idea I should’ve had before someone else, in this case, Dave Pilkey.

This is some rather excellent wiener dog-related art from DieToonDie.com (a web site that appears to use the very same exact wordpress skin as WAWD).

According to their Web Sheet:

Moby-Dick is the second show in a trilogy of Wattis Institute exhibitions that are based on canonical American novels. The first, The Wizard of Oz, was presented in fall 2008; the third will be The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in fall 2010. All three stories have major themes related to exploration and (self-)discovery, and the corresponding exhibitions function as metaphorical journeys through which the audience experiences various notions of America’s reality, both contemporary and historic. Established and emerging contemporary artists from around the world are invited to address the key themes of the books and the historical moments in which they were written. Many of the artists create new commissions specifically for the shows.

This investigation of America and its realities through the lens of literature by means of artworks, artifacts, and historical documents is unique to the Wattis Institute. Moby-Dick will encompass a wide range of works, including sculpture, film, video, drawing, and photography.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Kenneth Anger, Matthew Benedict, Mark Bradford, Marcel Broodthaers, Angela Bulloch, Tom Burr, Tacita Dean, Marcel Dzama, Ellen Gallagher and Edgar Cleijne, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Rodney Graham, John Gutmann, Susan Hiller, Evan Holloway, Peter Hutton, Colter Jacobsen, Brian Jungen, Buster Keaton, Rockwell Kent, Mateo Lopez, Jorge Macchi, Kris Martin, Henrik Olesen, Paulina Olowska, Damián Ortega, Jean Painlevé, Kirsten Pieroth, Richard Serra, Andreas Slominski, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Adrián Villar Rojas, Orson Welles

I think I’ve heard of Orson Welles! (I mean, he’s no Bill Shatner, but…)

Sounds pretty cool. If I’m out that way, I’ll check it out. Runs 9/22 - 12/12.

Also known as “doxula” - the above wiener dog is the creation of wiener dog artist Terry Pond, who’s lately been posting a “Doxie Doodle of the Day” on herWeiner-dog blog.

She offers up a pretty much endless selection of Wiener Dog-related art in her cafe press store.

It's a painting of a wiener dog

Get yours here.

Etch A Wiener

This is the first time I’ve publicly shown this particular item from my private collection.

The wiener dog on the above etch a sketch was drawn, or etched if you will, by a well known NYC artist whose work has been shown in the Museum of Modern Art. However, you’ll have to pardon me for not divulging his name, as this work was commissioned as a favor for a friend of his, who then gave it to me in return for yet another favor.

As you can see, I keep this wiener dog displayed in front of a whaling-related piece, a copy of the Whalemen’s Shipping List and Merchant Transcript from 1873.

I didn't pay 90 bucks for that Whaling-related newspaper, btw

Whale by Tristan Lowe

Available for your view pleasure through “the summer” at the Philadelphia Fabric Workshop And Museum. 52 feet of felt covered inflatable whale.

The whale is called Mocha Dick after the supposedly-real whale that inspired Moby Dick.