Tuesday, January 29, 2008
January 30, 2008, Apocalypse House Newsletter
Here are a few announcements that may interest you. Hope you can make the Lawton Gallery opening of the 34th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition. I'm sorry I cannot be there with you in person but it should prove to be an outstanding experience. Professor David Damkoehler and I have collaborated on an apocalyptic sculpture (described below). Please forward this announcement to your friends and contacts, especially if you are in the Green Bay area.
Thank you.
Norbert H. Kox
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 34th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition
Lawton Gallery
Norbert H. Kox
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 34th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition
Lawton Gallery
January 31st – February 21stOpening reception: Jan, 31st, 4:30 - 6:30pmArtists’ talks at 5:00pm
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (collaborative sculpture by Professor David Damkoehler and Norbert H. Kox)
Norb Kox and I collaborated on this faculty show artwork. We have worked together for many years teaching sculpture and together we should be in the faculty show. I have always admired Norb’s calligraphy, which can be found in pencil on many of his paintings. I suggested that we design forms, which would be covered with his writing.
I pictured the words as operating as texture at first sight and then on close inspection one can read the text. Artist Shirin Neshat uses Persian calligraphy to cover photographs and Cai Guo-Qiang and other Chinese artists have used calligraphy to similar effect. Norb and I decided to use very thin sheet metal to make the forms and paint the surface in white primer with black paint pen for the calligraphy. I have been interested in using perforations as a way to fold metal without the need for a brake. A brake is a sheet metal shop tool used for folding metal. I thought of using perforations some time ago and in the meanwhile the design group Blu Dot created a series of furniture using the same concept – they got their idea from a pizza box.
We made the forms in an intuitive way, making them up as we went along. After completing two of them, I said that they reminded me of certain ‘70s chopper gas tanks. Then I said, “what if the four horsemen of the apocalypse were actually riding choppers rather than horses”. It became an inspiring idea for Norb, along with a background in chopper culture and art; the Apocalypse is an important aspect of his study and artwork. Norb’s website is apocalypsehouse.com and his most recent book is The End is Come: New York in Prophecy. With the four horsemen in mind we created four “chopper tanks”. Each tank is associated with each of the four horsemen. The four horsemen, who figure in art history as well as the bible, are Death, Famine, Pestilence, and War and each has a color: white, red, black and pale (pale green). But the chopper tanks explain this, Norb’s writing spells all this out – with his art, erudition, humor and urgency.
David Damkoehler
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New York is obliterated in Apocalyptic Prophecy presented in the new, non-fiction book, The End Is Come.
What happens when the scientist's predictions of impending natural disasters fall on deaf ears?
The United States' most populated city is on course for ultimate destruction by not one, but two natural disasters and no one has heeded the warnings.
The End Is Come is a new book written by American Visionary Artist, Norbert H. Kox, following thirty years of investigative research. This book details the imminent and violent destruction of New York City, which may be the catalyst to domino the entire US into oblivion. Hurricanes and earthquakes are about to disintegrate the heart of this country. Documented with rock-solid evidence from a variety of trustworthy resources, both scientific and prophetic, this manuscript rings with truth that will have you gasping at the horror of such profound revelations.
See additional information, summary description and table of contents, http://apocalypsehouse.blogspot.com/2006/12/new-apocalyptic-book-by-n-h-kox.html
The End Is Come (221 pages) now available for $19.95, plus shipping and handling. Press release, description and order at, http://lulu.com/ApocalypseHouse (within six weeks it will also be available for order at amazon.com, and through bookstores).
If you live in America, especially the New York City area, you absolutely need to know these facts. New York is about to be destroyed and very few are aware of it. This will be the worst disaster in modern history. My new book tells all the facts.
Don't wait! Order online now at, http://lulu.com/content/1137043
A book signing will be rescheduled for Green Bay in March or April. In the mean time if you purchase a copy of the book online, or through your local bookstore, just bring it along to the book signing and I will personalize it for you.
If you have ever wondered about my motivation and messages, and why I paint what I paint, this book is just what you need. This is not an art book per se although it does have some pictures, but as you read through its pages you will recall various paintings of mine that have portrayed the very messages that are now being revealed and expounded in text. Order your copy today at, http://lulu.com/content/1137043
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Armand Hein introduces Norbert H. Kox's apocalyptic paintings to Luxembourg, Europe
Trapped is an exhibition of the works of nine international artists including Norbert H. Kox, Pascal Bernier, Isabelle Dame, Christian Frantzen, Luc Grossen, Ysan Kim, Johan Muyle, and Jan Vos, at Armand Hein's Galerie TOXIC.
EXHIBIT RUNS JANUARY 17 THROUGH MARCH 8, 2008, at La Galerie TOXIC, 2, rue de l'Eau L-1449, Luxembourg, Europe. Tel. (+352) 26 20 21 43, E-mail: toxicgalerie@voila.fr (Website: www.galerietoxic.com).
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Sincerely, Norbert H. Kox
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