Bootlegs
INDIVIDUAL BOOTLEGS (by last name): A B C D EF G HI JKL M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ
The Bootlegs are unauthorized copies of artworks by more than 100 different contemporary artists. The series includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, drawings, collage, and video. Most of the paintings are created using a combination of collage and acrylic paint. This allows me to reproduce them quickly while maintaining the look of a hand-painted picture. The works are created in open editions -- when I sell out of a particular design, I make more.
Like the vendors of counterfeit designer handbags, I sell my Bootlegs on the street at prices far below those charged by "legitimate" dealers. I can often be found selling Bootlegs on Saturday afternoons on West 24th Street in Manhattan's Chelsea gallery district or outside of art fairs. These installations/performances/sales are often guerilla interventions but I have also been invited to sell my work at venues including the Scope Art Fairs (Miami, London, and Hamptons), ArtLA, GEISAI Miami, The Nova Art Fair (now called Bridge), Flash Art Fairs (Italy), the Whitney Museum, MUSAC (Spain), and the Centre' d'Art Santa Monica (Spain). I have also exhibited works from this project in museums and art galleries.
I've met many of the artists I've copied while I've been out selling paintings on the street. Most of them have been supportive and only a few artists have demanded that I stop selling my Bootleg versions of their work (their images have been blurred on my web site). I haven't had any serious legal trouble, but an art dealer called the police on me in 2005 (I wasn't copying the work of any of his artists -- he was just angry that I had a rent-free location in Chelsea). I had to pack up for the day, but I completed the paperwork to become a licensed vendor and eventually the gallerist apologized.
To view individual works, please follow the links below. I am no longer selling Bootlegs on the street, but most of the works are still available for purchase: works on paper are priced from $75 - $200, paintings and sculpture range from $300 - $500. Worldwide shipping is available. Please for more information on pricing and availability of these works.
