The Doof Museum of Culture and History - established 2005
Fine Arts
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Fictional Doof Artists
The Doof Museum of Culture and History is proud to have in it’s collections hundreds of artworks created by Doof artists. On the walls of our galleries or in the cavernous halls of the Doof archives, where everything is kept at the correct archival temperatures, are the works of some of the greatest Doof artists who ever decided to take up brush, pencil or chisel to create Doofs. Amazingly there were some Doof artists who spent years creating Doofs while there were other Doof artists who were happy by just making one. The sheer overwhelming diversity of artistic mediums and expressions found in the Doof Museum of Culture and History is a guarantee that everybody will find a Doof that appeals to their own personal aesthetics. By browsing through our numerous virtual galleries you can view a portfolio of work and read about the history of the artist responsible. You can learn about and see the Doof infested landscapes by eccentric T. L. Douveres or take in the enchanting Doof assemblages by the reclusive Agatha Gloop. There are many more artists, each with their own unique perception of the Doof. There are Doofs created by naive artists, graffiti artists, fine artists, wood artists, fabric artists and con artists. Each Doof an invitation into the working of an artist. |
MY DOOF CONTEMPLATIONS
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My Doof Contemplations
My obsession with the Doof started in late 2004. At the time I was making graffiti type paintings and the Doof’s image appeared by way of a happy accident. The image of the Doof offered me a chance, since the focus of my art has always been an ongoing examination of method and materials, to do just that. I first began applying the Doof image on top of every type of background support I could find. After that, I started making 3D Doofs using children's craft materials such as paper-mache and Sculpey. A momentum developed and work was developing and evolving at a rapid pace and soon I was aware that some of the artwork was done by me and some was done by other hands. This line of thinking led to a question about the idea of creating fictitious artists that were inspired by the Doof, like I was. So along with creating artwork for them, I have endlessly explored the Doof in 2D and 3D forms because of my own Doof inspirations. In all modesty, I have to say that my Doof artwork takes up almost 1/2 of the museum’s collection. Stay tuned for more! 
"The Great Wall of Doof" installed 2013 at Echo Gallery in Calistoga, CA
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