The Teddy Bear Market Uprising
A work of surveys, drawings, and chance. 2010
A work of surveys, drawings, and chance. 2010
Che Guebeara, acrylic on paper, 22"x30"
Teddy Bear Market Uprising survey form.
Out in the street engaging people about the teddy bear socialism.
Out in the street engaging people about the teddy bear socialism.
Color coded drawings depicting the results of the survey.
Random percentile rolling of dice to determine visitors' social class. After this was determined, they wore appropriate color coded badges making their social class known to all.
Random percentile rolling of dice to determine visitors' social class. After this was determined, they wore appropriate color coded badges making their social class known to all
The original drawings of the warriors.
The original drawings of the warriors. In 2010, I was invited to be a part of the New York City perfomance festival Art In Odd places. I decided to do a public work that questioned random New Yorkers about there social class as well as their attitudes towards a socialist revision of the United States. To convey the friendly face of this uprising, I created Che Guebeara, a cute socialist revolutionary with an AK47. Then with some help from friends, we went and asked random strangers to fill out our questionaire, asking the participants social class, and whether or not they supported the Teddy Bear Market Uprising. The results were translated into a series of drawings, color coded to depict the social class of the participants, and arranged on the wall on the left if they supported the uprising, and on the right if opposed.