Wayne white is worth admiring in the beauty is embarrassing. Special features full screen slide show featuring original wayne white art. Photo by future you productions the tennesseereared jackofalltrades wayne white can be. A funny thing happened on the way to the grand ole opry i torture the banjo and threestring cigar box guitar as a hobby, wayne white told whalebone when we asked about his musical endeavors. At its core, beauty is embarrassing shows what it takes for one uniquely talented, profanely hilarious and utterly uncompromising artist to make it in america. I learned this by watching beauty is embarrassing, a 2012 documentary about white by l. He recently had his first solo museum exhibition at the taubman museum of art, roanoke, creating a large sitespecific installation complete with puppets operated at. Artists wayne white poses in front of some of his artwork in the documentary beauty is embarrassing. Berkeleys movie finds virtually nothing to fault in mr. In 1980, he published his first cartoons and illustrations in the.
These moments elevate beauty is embarrassing beyond mere tribute to an undersung artist into a far rarer thing. You may think you dont know the work of artist wayne white, but if. Artist wayne white joins the show to talk about how his life and art have changed since he starred in the documentary beauty is embarrassing which, if you havent seen it, go do so now now now. Beauty is embarrassing is a documentary about the life and work of wayne white. Rent beauty is embarrassing 2012 on dvd and bluray. The exhibition is produced in collaboration with brkly and marty walker gallery and exhibits through april 19, 2012. Beauty is embarrassing the wayne white movie decoding. Beauty is embarrassing the art of wayne white domy books austin march 2012 photos by carling hale with beauty is embarrassing, a documentary about his career opening in theaters this september, we spoke with wayne white about creating the look of peewees playhouse, new york in the and why freedom is oxygen to an artist. Raised in the tennessee mountains, wayne white started his career as a cartoonist in nyc. Wayne whites trip to the top came relatively early in life but was.
Berkeley either didnt look hard enough or didnt include in the portrait all. Beauty is embarrassing, directed by neil berkeley the new york. Wayne white is an american multidisciplinary artist, working as a painter, sculptor, illustrator, animator, set designer and comics artist. Talking to wayne white about cartooning, peewees playhouse, and prior to the release of the 2012 documentary beauty is embarrassing, artist wayne whites work had much more. Last february i came across the trailer of beauty is embarrassing, a documentary about artist wayne white by neil berkeley. Rent beauty is embarrassing 2012 starring wayne white and mimi pond on dvd and bluray. It remains a story at all times theres a moment at a book signing.
Listen to songs and albums by wayne white, including all day dat feat. Season 14 episode 6 1h 25m 24s take a ride through the life and current times of one of americas most important artists, wayne white. Beauty is embarrassing season 14 episode 6 independent. Giant puppets, painted words, and what art is all about. An affectionate portrait of one creative man, beauty is embarrassing may make you wonder how many other artists like wayne white have stories just as deserving of a cinematic telling. Beauty is embarrassing, a wonderful documentary about pee. And the thing about books, of course, is that theyre filled with words. Get it at the shop along with clothing, prints and. This movie ought to be required viewing not just for oscar voters, but for every aspiring artist wondering how to build a life doing what they love. The film chronicles his early days as a creator of the peewees playhouse, his work as an art director for smashing pumpkins, and his current turn as a star in the fine art world. Podcast success is embarrassing the virtual memories show. Beauty is embarrassing for subversive artist wayne white. As a comics artist he is best known for his series miss car, which ran in the east village other.
Wayne white beauty is embarrassing 2012 is a funny, irreverent, joyful and inspiring documentary featuring the life and times of american artist wayne white. Beauty is embarrassing is the story of the vaulted highs and crushing lows of one of americas most important story. I bought this book after watching the beauty is embarrassing documentary. See more ideas about wayne white, painting and art. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the peewees playhouse tv show which soon led to more. Filmmaker neil berkeley delivers a personal look at what its like to follow your passion and do what you love. Beauty is embarrassing, directed by neil berkeley, traces these ups and downs of whites life, from his youth as a. Life and career wayne white was born in 1957 in chattanooga, tennessee. I must confess i wasnt familiar with whites art until that moment and yet the trailer made me fall in love with it, instantly.
Wayne white is an american artist, art director, illustrator, puppeteer and much. N eil berkeleys beauty is embarrassing is as puckish as its subject, so steeped in artist wayne whites creative juices that it makes you want to go straight home and start making things. Beauty is embarrassing is a funny, irreverent, joyful and inspiring documentary featuring the life and current times of one of americas most important artists, wayne white. Beauty is embarrassing wayne white is an american artist, puppeteer, sculptor, set designer, cartoonist, art director, animator, and illustrator whose influence on popular culture has been quietly vast. Part biography, part live performance, beauty is embarrassing tells the irreverent and inspiring story of this oneofakind visual artist and raconteur. If you can get through the first scenes in which berkeley interviews waynes parents, willis and billie june white, without thinking the word sweet, you have a cold, cold heart. So glad someone told me about the documentary because im a huge fan. Wayne white born september 17, 1957 is an american artist, art director, puppeteer, set designer, animator, cartoonist and illustrator.
Neil berkeley is raising funds for help get wayne white. Beauty is embarrassing dvd the seattle public library. In march 2012, beauty is embarrassing, a documentary about wayne white s life, premiered at sxsw in austin, texas. Beauty is embarrassing artist wayne white independent. Giant puppets, painted words, and what art is all about you may think you dont know the work of artist wayne white, but if you watched videos or peewees playhouse, you.
On saturday, a pack of sxsw filmbadgers sat down at the vimeo theater to watch a documentary on the life of relentless artist wayne white. Maybe now ill get the respect i so richly deserve is a monumental 400 page look at the deadpan, strange and endlessly mesmerizing body of work white has created in his 30 plus year career as a fine artist, illustrator, and director. White, the subject of the 2012 documentary beauty is embarrassing, is portrayed as an inspirational figure and hardworking rebel rather than tragic artist hero. Recently his word paintings featuring pithy and often sarcastic text statements finely crafted onto vintage.
Beauty is embarrassing at domy books, march 11 adobeairstream. As a designer, painter, puppeteer, sculptor and musician, white created images and ideas that are an integral, yet sometimes subconscious, part of the popculture lexicon. To the right on the easel is waynes painting, spark in the void. Beauty is embarrassing, directed by neil berkeley the. Since the books release wayne has been traveling the country delivering an. Beauty is embarrassing artist wayne white independent lens pbs. White may keep it to no more than five strings aurally, but in the visual arts he pretty much has done it all, the wildly imaginative equivalent of a princelike multiinstrumentalist. I grew up watching peewees playhouse but had never heard of wayne white.
Beauty is embarrassing, one of this years documentary films slated to debut at sxswfeaturing the art of wayne white, also comes in the form of an art exhibition at domy books in austinopening sunday, march 11 th, 7. Neil berkeley directed beauty is embarrassing, a documentary about wayne white, an amazing emmyaward winning artist whose resume. Puppeteerartist wayne white on his fascination with. This room contains the cardboard head of lyndon johnson that became a feature of the neil berkeley movie made about wayne in 2012, beauty is embarrassing. The film traces white s career from his stint as an underground cartoonist in new york s east village to his big break as a designer, puppeteer and voiceover actor on peewee s. Beauty is embarrassing looks at the artist wayne white, known for his work on peewees playhouse and other projects. Wayne white, mimi pond, gary panter, mark mothersbaugh, ric heitzman, paul reubens, matt groening. A puppeteer from chattanooga who gets his big break in new york developing a groundbreaking television show that ends up influencing a generation, then goes on to make his mark in the art world not a story you hear every day, but one that describes the beginning and current career of artist wayne white.
Beauty is embarrassing spotlights the offkilter sensibility of artist wayne white, an iconic auteur of the weird, the silly, and the joyfully absurd. Raised in the mountains of tennessee, wayne white started his career as a cartoonist in new york city. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the peewees playhouse tv show which soon led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. With his bright blue eyes, mountainman beard, gently sardonic humor, and highly calibrated bullshit meter, white comes off as a funny, charismatic, endlessly inventive character, though hes also. Heres the trailer for beauty is embarrassing, a documentary about artist and pee wees playhouse set designer and voice actor wayne white. Beauty is embarrassing, one of this years documentary films slated to debut at sxswfeaturing the art of wayne white, also comes in the form of an art ex. For more than 30 years, wayne white has made an indelible mark on the creative world. But beauty is embarrassing is essentially a portrait of the old school, with no inherent drama but that to be found in its subject. In june 20 the interactive, sitespecific installation halo amok debuted at the oklahoma city museum of art. I also bought his book after viewing, which i highly recommend.
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