Joseph's Chicken Coop Project

Photo by Kanokwalee Pusitanun

This past weekend I worked on a panel for my friend Joseph's new chicken coop (that he constructed himself!). Here's a link to Joseph's chicken coop project.



OBEY on South Congress, Austin TX


My intention was for the rooster to be colorful, but it didn't end up that way. Earlier that day I had taken a walk down South Congress in Austin. I stopped to stare at the OBEY wall installment by Shepard Fairey next to Homeslice Pizza. Shepard Fairey's work looks like propaganda, and I can see where this style emerged in my rooster. My friend Joseph grows his own garden and is raising chickens so that he can have fresh eggs. He also makes his own compost. This inspired a feeling of rebellion in me - "I want FRESH homegrown food!" I started to listen to songs like "Battleflag" by Low Fidelity Allstars and "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes while I worked on it, so the rooster ended up looking like he was ready to fight by the end of the project.



"ILL Gallo" The finished piece