Absent With Out Leave - SQUARE FOOT is in the House

700 artists, 1200 works of art, $225 each.

Catching up...not with Depeche Mode

This is no excuse to not update my blog, but I was away in NYC at the Affordable Art Fair with AWOL Gallery. As always New York is always fun without any dull moments. The artwork at the fair was very inspiring. My favorite neighbourhood this time around was DUMBO. Gotta go back there when the galleries are open.

AWOL Gallery, AAF 2010

I'm also very excited to announce that a selection of the "1985" Part 1 - Cassette series will be exhibiting with Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery from London, England in the San Francisco Fine Art Fair running from May 20 - 23, 2010. And then heading over to London.

more info: http://www.sffineartfair.com/index.php

"1985" Part 1 - Cassette Series, Ricky Schroder, mixed media on cassette case, 2010

25th Anniversary today!

25 year ago today, I figured out what I wanted to do...forever....
which is to draw and listen to music on my sony walkman.


I want to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped me put the "1985" show together last month. With out your help, it wouldn't have been what it was, a fun trip back to 1985!

1985 (part 1) - Installation views

"The Bedroom", 2010

The Cassette Series, 2010

"1985" Pre-Show Elements

Once the show is over, I will post the full installation with detailed shots. For those who have not seen it yet, these are some of the things/elements that make up "1985" (Part 1) An Installation of Dreamy Pin-Up Drawings from 1985. And for those who have seen it, this is is what it looked like in the studio.

The Buttons.

The Cassettes....waiting in line to be recorded.


The Vinyl Stickers that go on each Poster Pin-Up Print.

The Drawing tools for the Poster Pin-Up Prints

The Poster Pin-Up Prints, in a box waiting to be taped to the wall.

The painted Cassettes, waiting to be displayed.


Just some other stuff...

1985 (Part 1) - Opens This Week starting Thursday

Opening Reception is on Friday, April 9 at 7pm.

It should be fun and a heck of a trip back to 1985!

1985 (Artist Statement Part 2/2) An installation of dreamy pin-up drawings from 1985.

There are two parts to this installation. The first part is based on the physicality of my bedroom from 1985, located in North York in a town house complex, which was and still is a haven for the ultimate suburban life. The posters in the gallery are duplicate prints of my original drawings printed on poster paper. The original desk and the ghetto blaster I used to listen and record from are also included in the installation. The soundtrack in the gallery is played from the mixed tapes I recorded from the radio and TV in 1985 and respectively from 1984. These are the cheesy retro 80’s songs I listened to while I drew, it was the most comforting thing for me at the time.

(image: Cassette Series (Tears for Fears no.1), Mixed Media on Cassette Case, 2010)

The second part involves my current art making practice mixed with the 1985 drawings traced directly on the cassette case. It’s an installation with a grid of cassette cases hung on the wall. Each one is individually drawn and painted on the inside of the back door of the case. And each case is accompanied with a mixed tape I made from my collection in 1985.

(image: Cassette Series (Ricky Schroder no.1), Mixed Media on Cassette Case, 2010)

This exhibition is a celebration of knowing what I wanted to do with my life 25 years ago. I knew after the 3rd or 4th drawing in May of 1985 that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Draw and listen to music. Life didn’t quite turn out that way, but it’s pretty close since I still do it in my adulthood along with other responsibilities and events that occur daily.

(image: Cassette Series (Prince no.1), Mixed Media on Cassette Case, 2010)

This show is dedicated to Sylvia Horowitz who shared that experience with me in 1985.