"Looking at the characters Howell draws-in a self-described "loose, weird style" he developed back when he was going to punk shows in the Bay Area in the 1980s and 1990s and got into the zine culture-the viewer feels a rough, joyous, sharp, mischievous essence pervading throughout characters, even as they sometimes express the sadness, frustration, or boredom we all experience."
""It's all about me. Seriously, though, if you don't put yourself into the work entirely, then it's not about you, so I try to put as much of myself into it as possible. I don't like to do political art or anything like that. I'm mad, like you are: I just don't want to draw about it all day long. I'm mad enough, and art is something that brings me joy, so I like to separate it.""
Howell developed a loose, weird drawing style during punk shows and zine culture in the Bay Area in the 1980s and 1990s. His characters convey a rough, joyous, sharp, and mischievous energy while also expressing sadness, frustration, or boredom. He consciously puts himself into his work and avoids sustained political art, preferring art as a joyful outlet. Drawing people and animals, especially dogs, brings him joy because of their pure affection. A DIY punk ethos informs his approach and helped him form career connections, including meeting Loren Bouchard and creating projects like Forest City Rockers.
Read at Hi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
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