‘Psychic Portraits’
The car ride to the Other Art Fair on Saturday, May 4th, with Scooter was serene. I was going to assist him at the booth where he’d be upcycling preexisting artworks people would commission for him to intervene.
When we exited the car at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint, he asked if I would read the color auras of participants who would pose for portraits, and also sense numbers from their presence. Scooter would then incorporate both the aura color and the numbers into the finished portraits.
We needed a sign for the booth to advertise this notion; Scooter found a large silver-colored swath of bubble wrap lying around. With some white house paint and neon pink aerosol on hand, we marched to the parking lot. Under a drizzle of rain, he painted the sign as I held it against a wall.
Before taping the sign onto the booth, we found a spot—the DJ booth—to take a photo to promote and document the event. Once the (still wet) sign was taped onto the booth, people immediately came over and started lining up to get their ‘psychic portrait’ done.
One by one, onlookers sat in the booth while I explained I’d be reading the color of their auras and sensing numbers exuded by their presence, while Scooter would incorporate these elements into the art. Many participants were curious as to the meaning of the various colors—pink stands for opulence and beauty, while blue stands for balance, and orange for provision, for instance….
Often, the sitters would recognize the color of the aura as their favorite, or the numbers as resonant to their life: evoking the number of the street or house they live in, or the date of their birthday….
All in all, 45 portraits were executed. Mystical fun! We walked out feeling fulfilled from having experienced a window into other lives…glimmers of emotion in reaction to color and numbers….
For the occasion, Scooter wore Stephen Sprouse-bullet print jacket and jeans, his own handpainted Beavis ‘I Love Patricia Field Art Fashion’ tee, and Vivienne Westwood/Asics sneakers. I was wearing a vintage Pendleton shirt, Scooter apron and jeans, and Adidas Adicolor sneakers.
