John Tindel
Visual Artist / Designer
Owner/Art Director at Tindel Design Group
Founder of TheCreativelife.com | A Creative Outlet
Collaborative Partner in TINDELMICHI: Two Fat Southern Boys Who Paint.©
Member of Sunday Southern Art Revival
I am addicted to creating and arranging ideas. I used to have a fluffy artist statement.
John Tindel is a skilled visual artist, designer, and illustrator. His work is deeply rooted in the contemporary South, which he tries to understand and explore through the lenses of personal history and wit. His visual style is recognizable in the large variety of projects he coordinates and is defined by an experimental and stimulating use of techniques. John’s creative addiction keeps him involved in several projects at any given time.
“The techniques used in the my artwork was developed over the last 10 years. Within the last 3 years a new technique has evolved using “one-time stencils” I hand cut directly onto the work using razor blades and tape. Through layers and repetition of this technique, the dialog, pattern and colors evolve and mutate into my newest work.” -TINDEL *** Note to self: I NEED TO UPDATE THIS 11/16/11.
1999 John Tindel – B.F.A. Bachelor Fine Arts
Graphic Design / Marketing
University of South Alabama
Museum/University Exhibitons:
2011 – Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Ga
2010 – Southern Art? – University of Georgia, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
2005 -Boca Raton Biennial, Boca Raton Museum of Art
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2012
PAPERCHASE, SpaceEight, St. Augustine, Fl.
BAPTISM BY FIRE, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, Ga (Nov. 16)
2010
IMAGINARY BEINGS, DeFoor Centre, Atlanta, Ga
2009
FOLK HYSTERIA and the Epic Freshness, Alcove Gallery, Decatur, GA
CONSENT TO DREAMS, Art Department Gallery, Atlanta, GA
A collaboration between John Tindel, Michi Meko, Alex Feliciano and Maxwell Sebastian
2008
ELECTION, Art Department, Atlanta, GA
2007
HAPPY BABY, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
BOMBAY Exhibit, Mason Murer Gallery, Ga – October 11, 2012
GreySCALE, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
FUN IS THE LAW, Parlor Gallery, Asbury, NJ – March 10th, 2012
MONSTERS, Kai Lin Gallery, Atlanta, Ga – Septmeber 9, 2011
THE SHOP GRAND OPENING: The Shop, New Orleans, LA, October 2011
LIKE A LOYAL SICKLY HORSE | Sunday Southern Art Revival | May 2011 | Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta
ARIZONA SB1070 – License to Ill, Archetype Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
AMERICA, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
The New Pan-African Ideal, Archetype Gallery, Atlanta, Ga
SCALE, Studio 900, Atlanta, Ga
CONSENT TO DREAMS, Art Department Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
GREEN, The Art Department Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
Tindel vs Michi , The Art Dept. , Atlanta, GA
Hambidge Foundation Annual Art Auction, 2008 -2011, Rabun Gap, TN
Art Beats & Lyrics 2007-2011 CHARLOTTE, NY, CHICAGO, LA, WASHINGTON, ATLANTA, QUEEN CITY, DC, DALLAS
Art ART PAPERS 9TH/10th/11th/12th Annual Art Auction, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
RED DOT, New York, NY
Toyland, Alcove Gallery, Decatur, GA
Sons of the South, Rabbit Hole Gallery, Atlanta, GA
OTHERWORLDS, Foundation One Gallery, Decatur, Ga
Coast to Coast Butter Toast, Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
La Calaveras Pop, Foundation One, Decatur, GA
2006 Art Basel Scion Installation 3, Miami, FL
Redneck Graffiti, Castleberry Hills, Atlanta, GA
NYC Redneck Graffiti, Jack the Pelican, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Boca Raton Museum Biennial Exhibit, Boca Raton, FL
W Hotel, Birmingham, AL
King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA
CW Network
NBC
Scion (Toyota Motor Corporation), Los Angeles, CA
MetroPark USA Inc; Atlanta, GA
Usher Raymond Recording Artist, Atlanta, GA
Bibliography:
“The New Pan-African Ideal at Archetype Gallery”
ArtRelish.com, Ryan Nabulsi, April 24, 2010.
TindelMichi—Election for “Cring of the South”
Burnaway.org, Susannah Darrow, October 23, 2008
“Tindel Baits”
Atlanta Creatives Project, Neda Abghari, November 2008.
“Country Crunk”
Atlanta Magazine, Kimberly Turner, March 2007.
“La Calaveras Pop”
Creative Loafing, Debbie Michaud, February 7, 2007
“Spotlight: John Tindel”
CLOSER Magazine, Gabrielle Schaffer, June 2005
“Know Their Names”
The New York Sun, Johanna Lenander, September 12, 2005
“Double Trouble: Two artists find new inspiration in collaboration”
Creative Loafing, Felicia Feaster, September 2, 2004.
“5 Star Service, 4 Star Town”
ATL Mag, Chad Sheer, October 2004
Grants & Awards:
2008 Forward Arts Foundation, finalist
Commissioned Design:
Good Food Truck
W Hotel
CW Network
Scion Toyota Motor Company
Soda Salon
Jose Cuervo
Jack Daniels
Sneaker Pimps
Music Midtown
Project Alabama
Café Tu Tu Tango
“Through the filter of an artist’s thought, imagination gains its physical shape. Dialog forms within these images, the complex interwoven symbols of language. From our culture, these details gain strength and pattern. History and environment seek a deep root within these patterns. As light attaches to a contemporary color palette, the emerging images showcase an inner dialog of culture and pattern.” – TINDEL (whisper voice)
