* Visit the Peter Tunney Experiment at 666 Fifth Ave
* Great pop Artist
* Messages battle cultural blindness, lack of American responsiblities, and certain evolutionary theories
* All sales benefit Spirituality for Kids.
If you walk down the main strip of Fifth Avenue in New York City you will be greeted with the smell of cigarette smoke, a feeling of smallness, and possibly a wave of clausterphobia after dealing with major crowds. Should you need a relief, there is a place worth going. The door to 666 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10013 is actually in between Fifth and Sixth Ave. on 53rd Street. And if you are lucky enough to go to that door, you should.
For a limited time, The Peter Tunney Experiment is showing in the downstairs gallery of an office building. Right in the middle of a corporate world is an artist who challenges conventional thinking and promotes conflict resolution and positive change. If you look at Tunney's webpage you will need to hunt around for good examples of his work - and even then the more gripping and wonderful pieces are not featured. For that you shoudl visit the gallery itself.
After researching Tunney I was surprised to learn that he began his career as a Wall Street investor. He is a reformed party-goer whose earlier works featured a lot of nudity and drug. This gallery exhibit, and the work he now shows, is nothing like that. In fact, his work promotes change. It is fitting that Tunney should be the first person featured on this blog because he changed himself, and now he is trying to change the world. When asked about 'The Peter Tunney Experiement,' Peter Tunney said it "will as ever be telling tales and art stories and hosting good, clean American fun on Fifth Avenue . . . Hopefully, it will be a breath of much-needed fresh air and splattered paint."
I myself would not describe the work as "good, clean American fun." It is reminescent of street art and it features collage and screenprinting techniques that are pristine. Most of his work relies on the use of text, but it is incredibly visually appealing and really captures its audience's attention. With messages such as 'we are all stumbling human beings' and 'there are no accidents in the universe,' Peter Tunney tackles important issues such as cultural blindness, evolution, and the American lack of initiative.
My favorite pieces by far by Peter Tunney are plays on old seeing test charts - only they are printed on origami like paper and they spell out messages such as 'the truth always shappens.' Not only do these pieces make you think, but they are really just amazingly well done and would make any apartment look great (though I doubt they're cheap). Proceeds from sales of art Tunney produces there will go toward Spirituality for Kids.
