The Fountys
The Fountys: An Award Show Honoring the Heroes of Art History was a parody awards show produced by Max Rykov as a benefit for Space One Eleven. Inspired by Marcel Duchamp's infamous 1917 masterpiece, Fountain (the urinal), this award show featured local art fans costumed as famous artists to present the awards. Artists and artworks represented include Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, The Mona Lisa and more. Awards were presented to historical works of art in categories such as "Most Confusing to the General Public", "Most Whimsical Representation of the Human Body", "Most Posthumous Success", and even, "Best Picture". The awards themselves, the Fountys, were gold ceramic urinals created by artist Katie Elkins. It took place on December 12, 2014 at Bottletree Cafe.
List of Participants and Artists and Artworks Represented
- Celeste Pfau and Tony Rodio as American Gothic
- Mercedes Tarasovich as The Absinthe Drinker
- Paul Cordes Wilm as Vincent Van Gogh
- Alexa Hayes as Venus de Milo
- Kathleen Hamrick as Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow by Piet Mondrian
- John Lytle Wilson as Claude Monet
- Wassan Al-Khudhairi as Yoko Ono
- Alabama Funk Collective as Dogs Playing Poker
- Aaron Head as Magritte's The Son of Man
- Sarah Heath as Mona Lisa
- Kristina O'Quinn as Georgia O'Keeffe
- Ann Hataway as Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Matthew Layne as Pablo Picasso
- Creighton Tynes as The Saviour by Andrei Rublev
- Merrilee Challiss as Medusa by Caravaggio
- Omari Jazz as Jean-Michel Basquiat
- John Gaiser as Damien Hirst
- Katie Gaiser as Damien Hirst's Assistant
- Katie Elkins as The Scream by Edward Munch
- Lillis Taylor as Frida Kahlo
- Graham Boettcher as Andy Warhol
- Daisy Winfrey as The Winner by Norman Rockwell
- Heather Spencer Holmes as Bansky
- Jonathan Purvis as Michelangelo's David
- Chatham Hellmers as Rosie the Riveter
- Andy Jordan as Salvador Dali
- Ian Crawford as Rembrandt
- Carrie Montgomery as Cindy Sherman
- Travis Swinford as Roy Lichtenstein
- Liesa Cola as a Roy Lichtenstein's comic book girl
- Sasha Kasman, concert pianist
- Leah Eiland, opera singer
- Chiharu Roach, conductor
References
- Strickland, Susan (January 15, 2015) "View The Fountys awards show vividly portraying the History of Visual Art" al.com