Ju Ju Art Opening for Joe Bansuelo this Friday!

“female" © 2007 by Joe Bansuelo

The Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Art Gallery Codially Invites you to the Opening of

"JUST ANOTHER STICKER JUNKIE"

The Photography of
Joseph Bansuelo
Opening Reception
Friday July 6th, 2007 from 6:30 pm to 10:30pm at
Neptune Beach Amusement Museum’s
The Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Art Gallery
713 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, Ca 94501

Runs from July 6th to July 31st, 2007.

See Website for more information: http://www.ujuju.com/ or http://www.nbam.org/

The past 20+ years playing in bands, touring and recording music has earned me a Masters Degree in duct tape and its never-ending fix-all properties. My Dad fixed everything with a little tape, this should have given me a clue to my eventual addiction to adhesive backed products!
I have friends that used to keep razor blades in their wallets just to lift cool stickers they would come across. Instead of an old shoebox full of baseball cards, I have the back of a van full of stickers. I feel that stickers never really reach their true potential in life until stuck someplace or on something. There is nothing more satisfying than a properly placed sticker! Whether it's on your car, skateboard, bicycle, guitar, motorcycle or refrigerator. It is amazing how much money is spent on endorsements and advertising with the end result being the proper placement of a sticker. Today's NASCAR is cut up similar to the way a side of beef is laid out by the butcher. The tastier cuts costs more money.
The area of pop culture is a slippery slope. The idea of sharing a portion of today's sticker culture is one that I have been excited about for a long time. With the ever popular online community and photo sharing websites it's amazing how many others are documenting and sharing what you are thinking about doing right this moment! I have chosen to share a few locations that are actually indoors as opposed to the popular street locations that many people see everyday. Maybe you recognize these places and actually slapped one of the pieces up personally?
The next time you go out to see some live music or are waiting for a taxi at the airport, check the back of a sign or pole for a few of the vinyl and paper messages left behind. Don't be so quick to dismiss these little artistic artifacts left by some nomadic art lover.
Enjoy, Seph
Notes from the Curator
This is Joe’s 2nd time here at the Trans-View and his first solo. Joe has been haunting the Ju Ju since its inception and thru Oakland’s Pinball Mafia has been providing us with protection services from day one. But it is not thru any “favorism” that Joe is gilding the panels of the Trans View. Joe has taken more pictures and has an appreciation for graphics and the printed image that far surpasses anyone I’ve ever met. He can study the silk-screened lines of a playfield and soak up the minute detail waxing eloquently on their aesthetic qualities. His keen eye captures a story and gets it into the camera like no other. I never had a taste for stickers until I met Joe. And now, we’ve got a whole room full to share with everyone! Thanks Joe!