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John Sauer
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Non AI degenerate, pencil chewin’ artisté. Oct 12: Fish In The Percolator; a David Lynch tribute @ spring arts gallery, LA johnsauer.com
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 3d
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 3d
It's that tine of year, and I want to remind everyone to know the difference. The brains you save may be your own!
#brrraiinnnzzzzz
A public service announcement: Zombie, or Drunk?! Know the difference!
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 4d
Are You Sure? 4"x6" oil on prepared postcard.
This is for the upcoming annual Brassworks Postcard show.
Stay tuned for more, and make sure you follow @brassworksgallery.bsky.social
Also - Happy Halloween!!
#art #surreal #popsurreal #postcardshow #johnsauerart
A small oil painting of skeleton in a paisley print smoking jacket, enjoying a pipe, and emitting a pink smoke nipple bomb. As one does.
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 5d
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 6d
Agree!!
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 7d
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 10d
Truth....and Hieno!😁
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 10d
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 11d
The Spellcaster 8"x8"oil on panel, 2023 (sold)
From the Love Or Whatever group show in NE MPLS a couple years back. A little scene depicting some midnight love potion hoodoo in the works.
#art #surreal #popsurreal #lovepotion #hoodoo #johnsauerart
A small surreal oil painting depicting a goat masked hoodoo practitioner working up a midnight love potion.
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 13d
100% agree. But, I also have a love of trashy Z-grade cinema, so I'm usually willing to jump into anything that looks okay. I'll admit there are far more disappointments, but the rare gem makes up for a lot.
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 13d
I didn't know anything about it, or who he was. Just thought it might be interesting. By the time it was done I realized it was a new all time fave 🙃
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 13d
Cool!💥
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 18d
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 18d
Hey, per our chat @acidkeg.bsky.social
Thing is, I just can't seem to escape my juvenile inclinations 🤪
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 18d
Misfit, 10"x12" oil on panel 2023 (sold)
From a group show a couple years back.
I've always felt Charlie had issues.
#art #surreal #popsurreal #islandofmisfittoys #borntolose #johnsauerart
A small oil painting depicting Charlie In A Box from the Island Of Misfit Toys making a getaway after torching an ice cream truck in a suburban neighborhood.
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 18d
Totally agree. And that's been like a little cloud hanging over me for a while. I still love a good mix and match and clever turn, but have become so much more aware of it, especially in recent years. I have to say, just chatting about it like this has been good. I sincerely appreciate it!
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 18d
I don't miss that at all from the days of mostly doing illustration work. When I was young and eager, I took on anything and thought myself as being a sort of visual handyman. I felt it was good on the job training. But I quit taking work in other styles long ago. Don't enjoy it like I did.
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
OH, btw!! I'm open to any and all opinions on all this.
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
deep talk and rando analysis 😂
This has been something that's been swirling my brain drain for a while now, and why not get it out? The result I think will be more focus on my own path, free of pop culture litter.

Okay, done now 🤪
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
what I feel like I should strive for going forward. Being compared to AI doesn't make me happy. And as much as I love all this pop culture detritus, maybe peppering my stuff with it really isn't what I want to do anymore, and besides, it's really been done to death. Sorry for the -
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
is filled with that in art, music and literature, right? Inspiration pulled to try something new in a similar style? No defense for AI here (I hate it), but technically I see the point. It seems a very grey area. But these conversations lately have really made me reconsider my position and -
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
And one old friend compared what I'm doing to his use of AI for making prints. He prompts up pop culture stuff in the AI machine and makes gel prints of the return. I suppose I understand in a way. To him, I'm just a meatbag doing the same thing, compiling reference into something new. But history -
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
Love it!
I've always liked the whole lowbrow popsurreal thing and have admired so many of the artists that hit on this stuff, so it's a great pleasure to sprinkle it in when I can. BUT....it's been getting me thinking again about what I'm doing and why.
I've had some talks with friends recently...
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
And every time I'm putting ideas together, I think "I could do this or that!", you know, a series. But then, everytime I do one like this, I feel like I get over it. I had a whole list of goofy ideas with Ratfinks, but tossed em all, satisfied I got it out.
Cahtharsis of some goofy sort I guess.
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John Sauer @johnsauerart.bsky.social · 19d
Right?! I love 'em and the other groovy variations from that period, and always wanted to reference them somewhere. Same with Ratfink, and other monster, hotrod and weirdo things from when I was young. I touched on the Ratfink stuff in a painting last year. It sort of scratches an itch, you know?
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