ZEITGEIST:
Dieselpunk Tinkerbots by Dan Jones

June 12 - 24, 2012
The Gearld and Inez Grant Parker Gallery

Self-proclaimed “junkaholic” Dan Jones, presents his auto-assemblages in a special two-week installation from June 12 to 24. In conjunction with Art After Dark: Cruisin’ Culture on June 22, this display of approximately ten assemblages of robots, ray guns and racing machines explore Jones’s interest in the Diselpunk aesthetic. Expertly crated from vintage machine parts such as cars, radios, and appliances, Jones upcycles discarded objects with youthful wonderment.

Dan Jones is a San Diego native who has been tinkering with found objects for over a decade. From his backyard lab and studio, Jones takes great joy in creating whimsical Steampunk or Dieselpunk themed sculptures out of what most people would consider junk. His work combines his love of science fiction and the mechanical aesthetics of distant temporal domains.

Meet Dan Jones during Art After Dark: Cruisin’ Culture on June 22 from 7 to 10 p.m. and enjoy a creatively charged evening featuring four additional exhibitions, live music, art making activities, live art, video art, a fashion show and dance performance, an open bar and light appetizers. Tickets for Art After Dark: Cruisin’ Culture are $20 for OMA members or $30 for nonmembers. Visit oma-online.org, call (760) 435-3721 for reservations or get your tickets at the door the night of the event. OMA invites guests 21+ to attend Art After Dark.

Zeitgeist: Dieselpunk Tinkerbots by Dan Jones is guest curated by Emily Tyler, MFA Candidate at California State University, Fullerton.

Above left to right: Dan Jones, Dormer 5, 2009; Dada Voltaire, 2012; Tinkerbot.