Thinking Outside The Box

I started thinking "oustside the box" in first grade at Lake Otis Elementary School when I had a contentious argument with my teacher during my alphabet recital of the letter "z." I pronounced it "zed" thanks to having lived in Calgary, Canada for two years prior, where they pronounce "z" in Commonwealth English.

My teacher punished this academic insubordination by giving me a "timeout" in the small, dark space created by the open classrom door and the interior wall. She then pressured me further, by squishing me and leaning against the door with her full-sized figure. Even so, like the Virgil Hilts character (played by Steve McQueen) the legendary "cooler king" of The Great Escape, I still wouldn't submit "...w, x, y, zed, zed, zed!"

So, has anyone seen my box? Where is that friggin' box anyway? The closest thing I have to a box now is a empty. crumpled Half Price Books shopping bag.

From yee wiki:

Thinking outside the box (or thinking beyond the box) is to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel or creative thinking.

The term is thought to derive from management consultants in the 1970s and 1980s challenging their clients to solve the "nine dots" puzzle, whose solution requires some lateral thinking.

The catchphrase, or cliché, has become widely used in business environments, especially by management consultants and executive coaches, and has been referenced in a number of advertising slogans. To think outside the box is to look further and to try not thinking of the obvious things, but to try thinking beyond them.

The Nine Dots Puzzle

The "nine dots" puzzle. The goal of the puzzle is to link all nine dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once. One solution appears below.

One of many solutions to the puzzle at the beginning of this article is to go beyond the boundaries to link all dots in 4 straight lines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Yp2L6c2KM

10 days of Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Cowboys and Carrots by artist Andras Wahorn at gGalleryLA

10 days of Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Cowboys and Carrots

By artist Andras Wahorn at gGalleryLA

Five-time Emmy Award Winner Gabor Csupo, Director & Producer of The Simpsons, Rugrats and Bridge to Therabithia is proud to announce the first solo show of Hungarian artist Andras Wahorn in the United States via an 10 day art installation at gGalleryLA.  Wahorn will be painting live in the window of gGalleryLA, 319 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica from August 20, 2012 to August 30, 2012 to be followed by a month long viewing of the exhibit titled “Hungarian Cowboys Exchanging Carrots with Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis” from September 1, 2012 to September 31, 2012.

“I always enjoy supporting artists," Gabor Csupo, Founder of gGalleryLA, “and with Wahorn painting in the window is a way for the world to share in his genius.”


Andras Wahorn is a Hungarian born eclectic artist working in the mediums of drawing, painting, objects, film and music and is the Founder of the Wahorn Airport multimedia complex. Warhorn gained international fame when he was decorated with the Knight Cross, Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic - one of Hungarian’s highest civilian honors and the Australian International Video Festival Open Video Art Award.   Since then Wahorn has traveled the globe showcasing his work in well known galleries; from New York to the the Hungarian National Gallery and the Collection Riz Roma in Italy.

“Hungarian Cowboys Exchanging Carrots with Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis” is Wahorn’s interpretation of the experience of having both Hollywood A-listers Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis filming in his native Hungary earlier this year.  Pitt was shooting the much anticipated World War Z and Willis the fifth installment of Die Hard, A Good Day to Die Hard.

Known for his installations which showcase his purely mischievous flair - a canvas portrait of a Hungarian cowboy interacting with Brad Pitt with a carrot offered in greeting – continues that tradition. A recent painting shows young, cowboys giving each other carrots, while walking across a yellow landscape.  Wahorn takes popular culture and makes it infectiously playful.

“Warhorn’s work is very accessible. It’s pop culture-based, but I think that his work broadens his audience. I think he puts a lot of himself into his work. Art is about the energy of the person.” said Marc Schiller, co-founder of the Wooster Collective.

gGalleryLA will be hosting a number of events to experience Wahorn and his work. 

From August 20, 2012 to August 30, 2012 Wahorn will be painting live in the window of the gallery.

On August 30, 2012, gGalleryLA will host a Meet the Artist for the media from 11am – 4pm followed by a Ribbon Cutting from 5pm – 7pm and a then a private buyer’s reception from 7pm – 9pm.

On Saturday September 1, 2012, a reception for Wahorn will be open to the public from 6pm – midnight including beverages and a live musical performance.



All the artists' works are currently available for purchase. 'gGalleryLA' located at 319 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica is open to the public everyday weekly from 11 am to 7 pm. Every other Friday from 9 pm to 12:30 am features a salon of musical and visual medium artists.

For media requests and inquiries for private appointments, please contact: PPMG at 310-860-7774, or email: media@ppmg.info.

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Artist, Andras Wahorn