Art Paul Ð Hard Heads, Sweet Knees, Forked Tongues

Art Paul Ð Hard Heads, Sweet Knees, Forked TonguesAs a graphic designer, Art Paul has had an adventurous career as founding art director of Playboy magazine, designing its signature rabbit head logo, mentoring artists and illustrators (especially from Chicago), leading a revolution in illustration toward more experimental and personal work, and eventually organizing exhibitions for the magazine. The exhibition Hard Heads, Sweet Knees, Forked Tongues documents Art Pauls career as an artist after he

As a graphic designer, Art Paul has had an adventurous career as founding art director of Playboy magazine, designing its signature rabbit-head logo, mentoring artists and illustrators (especially from Chicago), leading a revolution in illustration toward more experimental and personal work, and eventually organizing exhibitions for the magazine.

The exhibition Hard Heads, Sweet Knees, Forked Tongues documents Art PaulÕs career as an artist after he retired from Playboy in 1982. The exhibit feature a collection of works from the ÒHeadÓ seriesÑinner portraits of anonymous faces that artist created over the course of several decades. Furthermore, there are also line drawings, cursive word drawings and several paintings. As a whole, the artwork refers to his personal values, satirical observation, and social commentary that is at times serious but streaked with humor.