Matchstick Wall Street

I was emailed by a professor at the College of Arts Media & Communications at CSU Northridge that my paintings inspired a project for her students, an entire Matchstick Wall Street! I had to go out and visit to see the project in person and it is EPIC! Here's some photos and and video to give you a better feel for it. I have been invited to be a guest of honor at the Official Burning Ceremony what takes place Friday, October 13th; sounds like an appropriate day. I can't wait to see that!!! There better be a film crew there catching it all on video because this would be great for youtube! Protest! Express your ourage! The hearts and minds of the people need to change because our leaders are not going to do anything for us.

savvy bidders and amazing bargains!

The first auction has closed and this time the COLLECTOR made off well! this means owning a painting by Alex Schaefer is within reach of ANYONE! The latest Chase Burning is off to New Zealand! Don't miss the second auction! The bidders are a lot smarter this time and there are DEALS TO BE HAD! An original Schaefer could be yours for a steal!! This auction closes at 6pm today! with the internet, anything goes!

CLICK HERE for the ebay auction: WALL STREET RIOT!

Great review on ArtweekLA for Alex Schaefer!

http://artweek.la/issue/may-28-2012/article/alex-schaefer-irrational-exuberance

Happy Memorial Day!

Just blocking in a new painting in Eagle Rock! Our forefathers fought for freedom and against tyrrany, and we do today. Freedom from economic tyrrany!

Here's how the painting turned out after a few hours. It was amazing today! People were honking at me giving thumbs up, I had folks wanting to take their picture with me. Everyone was in total agreement: that these banks are the terrorists America need to be fighting against in order to preserve Freedom. Our forefathers fought for our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Today our elected representatives, our military, and our police swear an oath to uphold our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Our wars are supposedly meant to spread the values laid out in our constitution and bill of rights; but I'm not sure how well that's been going in the last 40 years. Seems like our wars and our leaders are not REALLY spreading the values of the Constitution and Bill of Rights after all. Instead, everything they are doing in in opposition to the values of our constitution and Bill of rights.

H.R. 347 in this country, Bill 78 in Canada, our leaders, in order to "secure the homeland from terrorists" are are stripping us, the people of our country, of our basic human rights.

THIS IS THE ONLY THING WE ALL NEED TO REMEMBER: THE BANKS HAVE CREATED THIS ENTIRE CRISIS AND THEY NEED TO BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL!

The painting needs a few details and exquisite flames and brushstrokes, but it's getting there! oil on canvas, 24 by 30.

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winning hearts and minds

How heartwarming is this? here's an email I got recently from a fan. People are waking up. I plan to visit the installation next week! I'd love to hold one of the matches when they burn it all up! ahahahahah!

"I am an art education professor at State University Northridge, and was very inspired by your burning banks paintings. I read about the incident in Van Nuys in the LA Times, and decided that it would be a good idea for my classes-all non-art majors-to do a group project called Burning Wall Street. Students researched the Wall Street bailouts and were required to listen to or watch "Democracy Now" on their computers. It didn't take long, even for the freshmen, to make the connection between their personal financial disasters and Wall Street. As one student put it, "this project is like Burning Man, only relevant."

Anyway, I want to thank you for triggering the idea. The banks are made of wooden matches and wood glue, with some paper panels cut from the Wall Street Journal. 150 students participated in the project. The first photo is one we took in the classroom, with banks on both sides of Wall Street, which is constructed from play money. (Instead of the Wall Street bull we created a Wall Street pig also covered by play money.)

The exhibition, which in this venue is 40 ft long, is installed in Manzanita Hall on the CSUN campus, where it will be safely behind a plexiglass wall for the summer. In August it will move to the West Gallery in the CSUN art department. After that, we plan on rescuing the tiny "occupy" people, and take the banks to a special area to be burned.

If you would be interested in visiting the installation, I would be delighted to show it to you.
Thanks again for inspiring what turned out to be an educational experience that has really resonated with students."

I'm taking her up on her offer and will be visiting next week!

UPDATE! NEW 3 day auction listing: Wall St Riot! CLICK HERE FOR THE AUCTION!

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Chase burning: 6th and Fig

I scouted out this nice view from the end of 6th street before the freeway this morning and went out to block it in this afternoon. I'm liking it work in progress so far! All I got from passers by was compliments and "are you the guy who paints burning banks?" seriously, from a "man on the street" perspective, a LOT of people no NOT like chase bank!

And don't forget the latest painting on ebay! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AUCTION!

shout out to the European bidders!

good news for bidders and watchers of my ebay auction from Europe of! I just searched google maps and discovered that the painting I have depicted here ablaze is also the Los Angeles headquarters of the bank BNP Paribas! ahahahahahaha! too good to be true; two birds with one stone! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AUCTION!
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sell your facebook shares and buy this painting!

What a great compliment, and good advice at the same time! aahahah CLICK HERE FOR THE LISTING ON EBAY

Chase Burning, Figueroa and 7th listed on ebay!

CLICK HERE FOR THE LISTING ON EBAY During the May Day protests in Los Angeles, I screwed a stick to this painting and used it for my protest sign. I'm still painting these because nothing has changed. Banks continue to wreak financial terrorism across the globe and politicians continue to do nothing to stop them. But I think we are slowly waking up! In light of recent protest and publicity I'm going to list this painting for auction on ebay. It's a plein air painting, 22 by 28 inches, oil on canvas. I'm going to start the bidding at $1500. cost of shipping will vary depending on location Here are some links of interest:
http://alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com/2012/05/keiser-report-guernica-of-financial-war.html
http://alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-day-2012.html
http://alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-paint-burning-bank.html
http://alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com/2011/07/chase-bank-painting-en-plein-air-and.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/28/local/la-me-bank-painting-20110828
http://artinvestment.ru/en/news/artnews/20110915_burning_bank_painting.html

trade hard

That line was was taken from some MF Global advertising copy. That's right, trade hard. Jon Corzine was paid $8 million a year as CEO of MF Global. The company gambled like a crack addled sex addict and LOST. And in the the chaotic days of the collapse, MF Global stole $1.6 billion of segregated and untouchable private deposits to cover their ass; outright theft of money that most directly affects the farming industry of America. People we need to reframe the definition of terrorism in our mind because Jon Corzine still walks free. This painting is work in progress but you know me I can never resist posting. I'm trying to channel a little George Bellows in this one, I think I'm the Neo-Ashcan. This painting hearkens back to a day when human beings actually performed trades with each other... Now it's all super-computers and the borg!

Keiser Report: Guernica of Financial War

I can't believe this was only taped four days ago?! So awesome! Turn in some of your federal reserve notes for art that will stand the test of time! the show is up at the Charlie James gallery through the end of the month; open Wed through Sat from noon to 6pm and by appointment 213-687-0844. cjamesgallery.com

live richly

I need to get back in the blogging habit. I have a big backup from not posting for the show at Charlie James Gallery. Ok, a new post a day for the next week! Here's a painting from a series of bacchanalian debt parties coupled with bank logos and slogans; I find the juxtaposition of the two to be so perfect. Live richly indeed! acrylic on canvas, 24 by 48 p.s. click here for last week's episode of the Alex Schaefer Hour!

five minutes of Max Keiser at the Last Bookstore in Los Angeles

this was so spur of the moment it was exciting to be swept along and get it on film! Max got up from the table at dinner and ran across the street to get a newspaper. Stacy said "Alex follow Max!". It was a brisk walk charged with silence and brief moments of impending excitement. We got to the Last Bookstore in Los Angeles where it was open mic night. There was a strict five minute limit and with about 2 minutes preparation Max spit these amazing beat-poetics grinding off the theme "austerity".

Boozing Bankers and Burning Banks

Here's a great recap of Max Keiser's talk in Chinatown! http://supportcreditunions.com/blog/?p=47

Max Keiser's Stand Up Rage event in Chinatown.

What a fantastic event! Here's the first video I've found uploaded to you tube. Max and Stacy brought their own camera crew so they're going to edit a much more exciting version, but in the meantime this gives you the message... And if you're in LA come out to the Charlie James gallery and see the show while it's up! Here's some online notice of the event: http://silvervigilante.com/max-keiser-brings-stand-up-rage-tour-to-los-angeles-11-may-2012/

MAX KEISER IS COMING TO LA!

Folks this is for real. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are coming to Los Angeles and he will be performing Stand up Rage! part of his world wide speaking tour about the economy and our criminal banking system. This is NOT to be missed! It is FRIDAY, MAY 11th at 8pm at the Charlie James Gallery in Chinatown! click this link for location -> cjamesgallery.com and visit Max's website daily for real news about the economy: maxkeiser.com

MAY DAY 2012

It was pretty exciting. I made a protest sign by screwing a stick to a painting and on the back I stapled a piece of torn canvas with the words "Our Banks Are Now Terrorists". The sign was a hit with everyone! If you listen to today's episode of the Alex Schaefer Hour I break down what the protest meant and felt like to me. I might be able to add some links in the near future to other photos and videos, but so far here's what I have!

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