Pop Culture Dads BBQ

With father figures like these, you are going to be one messed up kid. Dads by Nathan Stapley for his upcoming solo show at Gallery 1988. Looking forward to seeing a larger version, but so far I can identify Marlin (Finding Nemo), Poseidon, Walter White (Breaking Bad), Clark Griswold, Darth Vader, Henry Jones, Sr., Jack Torrance, Homer Simpson, Mr. Incredible and Mrs. Doubtfire, to name a few.

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Monsters Can't Hold Their Liquor

Gimme Two Homer Jay Dry Lagers And A Popeye Pilsner

Fantastic Forefathers

How-To Guide To Kill A Monster

Print this out and hang it on your wall for quick reference. It contains important information, especially regrading monster's nards. (Wolfman's Got Nards by Dave Perillo)

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Haircut For The Wolfman

Classic Movie Monsters From The 1970s

Monsters Can't Hold Their Liquor

Let It Pee (Wee Herman)

The Secret Word of the Day is tequila! Dave MacDowell's piece for the "I Know You Are But What Am I?" Pee-Wee Herman Tribute Art Show going on at Gallery 1988.

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Go Ask Alice, When She's Ten Feet Tall

I was unfamiliar with the game American McGee's Alice until I saw some of the art from Gallery 1988's show. Above is a poster from Ken Wong, the art director for video game design house Spicy Horse. It's wonderfully twisted.

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Alice In Zombieland

Pulp Fiction Wonderland

Through The Remixed Looking Glass

Be Excellent To Each Other

"Fourscore and seven minutes ago... we, your forefathers, were brought forth upon a most excellent adventure conceived by our new friends, Bill... and Ted. These two great gentlemen are dedicated to a proposition which was true in my time, just as it's true today. Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!"

Glen Brogan's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure piece for the Autumn Society and Gallery 1988's 3B show. Check out the other two, which are definitely not bogus.

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Super Mario's Closet

Who Wants An Everlasting Gobstopper?

Everybody has had one and one is enough for anybody. (Everlasting by Michael Steele for Gallery 1988)

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Oompa LoomPacino

The Depp Hatter's Tea Party

Willy Wonka Meets Darth Vader

3B: Back To The Future, Bill & Ted, Beetlejuice

The Autumn Society (which has introduced to a whole series of pop artists to me) is holding a 3B show at Gallery 1988 on May 5, paying tribute to Back To The Future, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Beetlejuice.

If Glen Brogan's poster for the show is any example, there is going to be some very cool art showing up over the next month.

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Make Like A Tree And Get Outta Here

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The Road To Shermer: A Tribute to John Hughes

Hats By Hughes by Ben Walker

I've been posting paintings from Gallery 1988's John Hughes tribute show for the past two weeks and last night the show opened and the rest of the paintings have gone online. Here are four more of my favourites.

Cameron by Israel Sanchez

The title of the show, The Road To Shermer, refers to Shermer, Illinois, a fictitious suburb of Chicago used in several of Hughes films: Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and National Lampoon's Vacation.

25th High School Reunion by John Rozum

Other than the thinning hair, Judd Nelson looks way better in this than he did when he showed up at least year's Oscar tribute to John Hughes.

Save Ferris by Joey Spiotto

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That's Why They Call Them Crushes

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: The Board Game

Pretty In Pink, Isn't She?

Oh Molly, will you ever end up with a boy that's right for you? I mean, of course not, the '80s are long gone, but Dave MacDowell perfectly captures her pining for the upcoming John Hughes tribute show at Gallery 1988.

And here's the Psychedelic Furs to get you in the proper mood:

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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: The Board Game

Gary & Wyatt's Guide To Actually Making A Girl

If Anthony Michael Hall was able to conjure Kelly LeBrock out of a computer in 1995, why can't I do the same on my laptop in 2011? Get on that, Internet!

Actually Making a Girl, by Dave Perillo. Inspired by Weird Science, for Gallery 1988's upcoming John Hughes tribute show. (Link via Clutch Blog)

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That's Why They Call Them Crushes

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: The Board Game

Sincerely Yours, The Breakfast Club

Claire's Breakfast in the East by Augie Pagan for Gallery 1988's upcoming John Hughes tribute show. Of course I don't think John Bender (or Judd Nelson for that matter) was ever that young.

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The Breakfast Club Vs. The Archies

The Breakfast Cereal Club

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: The Board Game

The question isn't "what are we going to do," the question is "what aren't we going to do?"

Illustrator Maxim Dalton's piece for Gallery 1988's upcoming John Hughes tribute show. Click through to his site for some game board details. (Link via Nag on the Lake)

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John Candyland: The Sweet Little Game With The Big Laughs

Omar's Coming! Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

Ferris Bueller’s Social Media Day Off

That's Why They Call Them Crushes

I'm guessing this is pop artist Audrey Pongracz's piece for Gallery 1988's upcoming John Hughes tribute show.

I had such a crush on Molly Ringwald. The opening scene of Pretty in Pink where she rolls a pink stocking up her leg, as the The Psychedelic Furs sing, permanently seared itself into my teenaged brain.

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Scooby, Scooby John Hughes, Where Are You?

If He Gets Up, We'll All Get Up. It'll Be Anarchy!

Come And Play With Us, Danny

Scooby, Scooby John Hughes, Where Are You?

What if quintessential '80s teen movie director John Hughes had made an episode of Scooby-Do? Pop artist Dave MacDowell answers with Scooby Hughes, and nothing could thrill me more expect his revelation that Gallery 1988 is planning a John Hughes tribute show. That is going to be awesome!

It's funny, I love The Breakfast Club and have seen it innumerable times and yet the character's names outside of John Bender (perfectly cast by MacDowell as a dog).

I see the brain (with Anthony Michael Hall's introduction to pot as Shaggy), an athlete (Emilio Estevez as Fred), a basket case (Ally Sheedy as Velma), a princess (Molly Ringwald as Daphne) and a criminal (the aforementioned Judd Nelson).

Seriously, the details are perfect in this - be sure to click through to see them. (The Breakfast Club! in "The Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebie" by Dave MacDowell)

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Q*Burt Reynolds & the Q*Berts

Illustrator and designer John Solimine's (Spike Press) take on Q*Bert for Gallery 1988's Multiplayer show. Even Burt Reynolds' mustache can't make Q*Bert look cool.

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Scarface Angry Birds

Hieroglyphics Fighter

The Gamer’s Alphabet: A-Z

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Woody Allen's Glasses (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Brandon Schaefer shows us The Many Faces of Woody Allen for Galley 1988's Is This Thing On? He's got such range!

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Andy, Did Ya Hear About This One?
John Candyland: The Sweet Little Game With The Big Laughs

Enlist In The Orkan Guard!

The Trouble with Rogens (And Hills And Farrells)

So I Got That Goin' For Me, Which Is Nice

What's This? It's Richard Pryor Running Down The Stree

Andy, Did Ya Hear About This One?

Dave Perillo takes on Andy Kaufman for Galley 1988's Is This Thing On? "I thought the paper doll cut-out idea helped convey his many personalities."

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John Candyland: The Sweet Little Game With The Big Laughs

Enlist In The Orkan Guard!

The Trouble with Rogens (And Hills And Farrells)

So I Got That Goin' For Me, Which Is Nice

What's This? It's Richard Pryor Running Down The Street

John Candyland: The Sweet Little Game With The Big Laughs

Another great piece from Galley 1988's Is This Thing On? I hope Ian Glaubinger displays a bigger version soon as I'd love to see all the details, but just the references to Stripes and Spaceballs is enough to keep me happy for now.

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Enlist In The Orkan Guard!

The Trouble with Rogens (And Hills And Farrells)

So I Got That Goin' For Me, Which Is Nice

What's This? It's Richard Pryor Running Down The Street

Enlist In The Orkan Guard!

I didn't realize there was another whole page of cool prints from Galley 1988's Is This Thing On? Shazbut! If I had seen this Mork & Mindy propaganda poster back in 1978 I would have joined without question. Nanu-Nanu! (Mork poster by Tom Whalen)

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So I Got That Goin' For Me, Which Is Nice

What's This? It's Richard Pryor Running Down The Street

What's This? It's Richard Pryor Running Down The Street

Dave MacDowell takes on Richard Pryor's most infamous moment for Gallery 1988 and Funny or Die's new show, Is This Thing On?

Drake Brodhal takes on Gilbert Gottfried as the parrot Iago, but in an even more annoying fashion. I don't know how Jafar can stand it.

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So I Got That Goin' For Me, Which Is Nice

You Didn't Think It Would Be That Easy, Did You, Hello Kitty?

Breakfast Hawks