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Said the Guests: Keith Greiman
by Sean
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Keith Warren Greiman is an artist and illustrator from Philadelphia. I've never been to Pennsylvania but when I imagine the place I picture old grey buildings, plain beards, basketball, puritans. I definitely do not picture the stuff of Greiman's work, all pop-culture cave-drawings and technicolour caricature. It's a viciously live look and it's fascinating to see it in the service of three very different songs, illustrating each. As reggae plays, leopards kill each other and ride bicycles; Shuggie Otis drifts easy toward his psyche-de-tra-la-la-lic home; and the Make-Up look blissful in their chemical reverie. Thanks so much to Keith for sharing his work. Please leave a comment telling him what you think! -- Sean ![]() ![]() ![]() [Keith Greiman's website is here. He has a screenprint available for $20 at Little Paper Planes.]
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i like 'happy house' the most of those three. the skewed, sparse, bizarre nature is fun. reminds me of some of marcel dzama's rootbeer watercolours. oh, and it reminds me of laura owens's folky paintings a little bit. Posted by harry at January 18, 2007 9:13 PMsean: that is, without a doubt, the most ill-informed description of pennsylvania i've ever read. if i were you, i'd ask for a refund from that community college creative writing course Posted by john at January 19, 2007 8:38 AMI think that should read "Alton Ellis". Posted by Saelan at January 24, 2007 3:37 AMi really like "my hero." is it available as a print or poster anywhere? Posted by katie at January 25, 2007 5:55 PMLikin' 'Blue is Beautiful,' the song at least. Post a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by .
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