“This invitational collection began when Whitfill sent original, de-commissioned patent books dated 1961 to 1965 to U.S. and international artists. They, in turn, sent back a piece of art that was inspired in some way by their book. Some artists responded to the physical nature of the thick, mustard-colored volumes, while others responded to the books’ contents. All books document the inventions and proposed inventions during this innovative time in history. The exhibit highlights the spirit of human inventiveness, the bizarre and technical aspects of the patent process, and a good dose of mid-century kitsch.
From Art Exhibits Inspired by the Inventions of the 60s
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Maisie Marie Alford (Lubbock, TX)
Sheepred Joglekar (Manhattan, KS)
Hills Snyder (San Antonio, TX)
Lloyd W. Patterson (Chicago, IL)
Valérie Chaussonnet (Austin, TX)
B.C. Gilbert (Wichita Falls, TX)
Byron Rich (Meadville, PA)
Suguru Hiraide (Wichita Falls, TX)
Ven Voisey (Oakland, CA)
Joe Barrington (Throckmorton, TX)
Jordan Vinyard (Chickasha, OK)
J. Eric Simpson (Lubbock, TX)
Alvaro Perez (Laredo, TX)
Jonathan Whitfill (Lubbock, TX)
Ian F. Thomas (Slippery Rock PA)
Chad Plunket (Lubbock, TX)
Victoria Marie Bee (Lubbock, TX)
Katrina Prow (Lubbock, TX)
James W. Johnson (Lubbock, TX)
Jeff Wheeler (Fallon, NV)
Matthew Dean Williams (Amarillo, TX)
Anne Elizabeth Gedicks (Germany)
William Cannings (Lubbock, TX)
Shannon Cannings (Lubbock, TX)
Brandy González (Lubbock, TX)
John Poch (Lubbock, TX)
Randolph Carter (Lubbock, TX)
Valerie Komkov Hill (Lubbock,TX)
Diane Worth Doty (Plainview, TX)
Ryan Collins (New Bedford, Ma)
Catherine Prose (Wichita Falls, TX)
Chase Yarbrough (Dallas, TX)
Irby Pace (Montgomery, AL)
Jacqueline Hunt (Emlenton PA )
Wesley Harvey ( East Point, GA)
Michael Mazurek (Lubbock, TX)
Andrew W. Martin (Lubbock, TX)
Roger Holmes (Lubbock, TX)
Randolph Carter (St Eugene, OR)
Dirk Fowler (Lubbock, TX)
Janet Decker Yanez (Lubbock, TX)
Kurt Dyrhaug (Lubbock, TX)
Jesse Baggett (Wichita Falls TX)
Madeline Alison (Houston, TX)
Abed Monawar (Lubbock, TX)
Ryder Richards (Lubbock, TX)
Sam Ayers (Lubbock, TX)
Michael Mazurek (Dallas TX)