#christopher burch

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(Check out Michael Ulrich’s photography!)

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The Junction

Christopher Burch and Joonbug 

West by Midwest Photography

Webster at 15th Street in Oakland, Ca 

This was painted while these artists had a month long residency in August titled The Function” at @1amgenerator . This mural is no longer up. __ We are showing it since these artists are not very active on the streets but are in the local emerging art community. They are members of the Black Mail Collective a group of over 10 talented Black artists who converged in the SF Bay Area from diverse backgrounds and grew up in different parts of the country. __ They have a show titled “Black & White" at the 3rd Street Village Gallery on 4716 3rd St in the San Francisco Bayview District. It closes Nov 3rd. __ Check out these artists and support them by going to the show. __ Their pages https://www.christopherburchstudio.com/ http://www.bugs87.com/ https://www.blackmailcollective.com/

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SOMEBODY GET THAT MAN ON THE MUSIC TRACK

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Sun Ra

Christopher Burch (Goya Goon)

By Gough St in Hayes Valley in San Francisco, Ca

Christopher Burch paints mural of Sun Ra in Hayes Valley not far from another he did a few years ago with a Brazilian theme.

Christopher Burch aka Goya Goon is a story teller who sketches and paints every detailed art mainly in black and white. He mixes up his subject matter with people or animals as the focus. If you like Br'er Rabbit you will love his art inspired by the tales.

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(Do forgive me for the less-than-stellar writing quality; I’ve not written much of anything in weeks, and I’m tired.)

So Sarah Palm (Lady Gisborne ) is absent this weekend.  At first I was afraid she was ill, but it turns out that she was/is simply at a wedding.  Obviously, her parts in the combat shows needed to be filled in.  At Chess, Nicodemus subs for her, Jeff Wolfthal being the wonderful swing fighter that he is, but for Bloody Best and the Melee, Chris Burch fills in.  This was extremely interesting, because it’s an opportunity to see how the actors direct the content of the jokes.

Comparing Bloody Best in particular today to the other times I’ve seen it, there was a marked difference beyond simply Chris’s performance being different than Sarah’s.  Everybody else’s interaction with him was slightly different than it is with her -- more than just having to look three feet up in order to make eye-contact -- and the jokes surrounding him were completely different.

The Melee was even more intriguing.  I cannot speak for anyone else, but because I’ve not interacted with Lady Gisborne a good deal, my entire interpretation of her is from the Melee.  I know that character first and foremost as an art thief and a framer of cinnamon rolls who is extra and badass and quite funny but not the greatest person, and I got that all from the melee.  But Donny as the Jade Fox (the Jade Fox!?) is more interesting to me, because I already knew his character, and I got that information from unrelated shows and interactions.  For example, it made the Sheriff’s total doubt of his guilt more believable because (good ol’ show-not-tell) we’d previously been witness to his personality and actions that would bespeak innocence, rather than simply hearing of a connection to the mayor.  Similarly, because I’d already fallen in love with his character in the previous weeks, I wasn’t completely rooting against him as I do against Lady Gisborne (again, it comes back to knowing her only from Melee).  In addition, it seemed to me that because Donny is a commoner and cinnamon roll, the other characters were more familiar with and closer to him, resulting in his reveal as the Jade Fox (the Jade fox!?) seeming much more of a betrayal to them.  And of course, you have the dynamic of cinnamon roll pitted against cinnamon roll, which is engaging, if nothing else, because it is uncommon.

I am not sorry Donny’s tenure as the Jade Fox (the Jade Fox!?) is temporary, not in the slightest.  Overall, I’d say the dynamic of the shire works better with Lady Gisborne as the art thief, and Sarah really does do a killer job at portraying that character.  She is a joy to watch.  Nevertheless, this substitution was fascinating -- absolutely fascinating -- and I’m glad to have had the chance to see it.

All of which is to say: anybody at the Faire tomorrow, I strongly recommend attending the Melee and Bloody Best so you can witness this alternate version, which is interesting at worst and really cool at best.