Me & Magmo will be headed back to the almighty Pittsburgh
for the CONCIEVED BULLY closing party..

The party is on Saturday Oct. 27th from 6pm till about 9 or so
at the Digging Pitt Gallery
located at 4417 Butler St. - ph:412.605.0450 for more info
& if for some reason ya wanna fax em: 412.605.0451

For a review of the show by Lissa Brennan of the Pittsburgh City Paper
Click HERE.

JC.One was the guest curator of the C*B show & he recently passed over a few
questions for me to answer:

JC : is the devil one of your infuences or is that just your name?

MCA : In many people’s minds the Devil is the ultimate Evil & I am Evil Design, so does that mean that I am part of the Almighty Devil’s master ‘design’ or master plan!? - No.
I am not a member of the Church of Satan, although I would liked to have met Mr. Anton Lavey.
He seemed to have his thing going good for him & he always had hot ladies around the house.
I use the term ‘Evil’ in my name in a more ironic way. Evil that is dreamt up in the minds of suburban moms who find the ‘Diary of a Madman’ record under their daughters bed. The Evil that is used to describe youth gone wild that are loose running in the streets, this is the evil I enjoy.
I think that people need to look towards the Three Stooges to see the actual divine plan.
One Stooge represents God, One Stooge represents the Devil & One Stooge represents Man. You must look deep inside yourself to choose which is which & learn from this.
I have gained must information & influence from this blue print of the Three Stooges.

JC : What lead you to designing and were you determined from the beginning to get involved with toys?

MCA : I always have drawn pictures ever since I can remember.
I learned to draw from my grandfather; not in an academic way, but just from observing and drawing with him. It was just a thing that I never stopped doing.
As far as becoming a ‘designer’ - I dunno, I just still do what I always did, draw goofy characters & stuff.
Once they get applied to record covers, t-shirts or toys – now you’re a designer.
As far as having a determination to design toys from the get-go – no.
I had no clue I would ever get the opportunity to design my own toys.
One day I got an email from Toy2R & that was my starting point.
Designing toys has been the most fun I’ve had in the ‘design’ world,
it’s pretty awesome when a box of your newest toys comes in the mail & you get to rip it open and hold the finished piece.

JC : I remember we spoke about your "Simian Show", is the ape based on a real life person or is it a representative of an idea?

MCA : The ‘Simian Nation™’ show in Boston was at a shop/gallery called The Lab.
I just wanted to do a show all based around my Evil Ape character.
As far as the ape being based on an actual person, not really, more of a big mix.
I do think artists put themselves into their work & I do like giving people a dead stare now & again,
but that’s where the similarities end.. I think.
We’re all monkeys anyways – right? So take your pick.
(It would have been great to have Billy Barty do the voice in an Evil Ape cartoon, I picture an older Ape talking like that.)
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So yea, if you think you may stop by & say hello &/or if ya know any crazy places to check out while we are in town - let me know