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These Are Their (Art) Stories

Artist Brandon Bird summons a rogues gallery of his peers to paint, photograph, stitch, sketch and sculpt episodes of Law & Order.

By Matt Lopez  |  Aug. 2, 2010

    
 I'm gettin' too old for this stitch.
 I'm gettin' too old for this stitch.
As you saw here on Screened earlier in the day, Dick Wolf has officially declared Law & Order dead and buried. But with so many spin-offs and an astounding twenty seasons of stories it is by no means dead in our hearts, let alone the nation's art community. Case in point, artist Brandon Bird recently curated a show at Los Angeles' Gallery Meltdown called "These Are Their Stories" featuring Law & Order-themed work from a plethora of artists whose inspiration was the single-line episode synopses from DirecTV's listings for that show. The results, whether painted, sketched, photographed, stitched or sculpted, were pure magic. 

This show unfortunately closed Friday, July 30, but reminded me strongly of the Crazy 4 Cult collection from a couple months ago. If you're like me and didn't make it because you accidentally washed your tux with the whites and lost your platinum credit cards while frolicking merrily in the vineyards, don't worry, I've collected much of the artwork in a gallery below for your perusal. Check here to see which piece corresponds to which one-line synopsis.

Filed under: Dick Wolf, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Carolyn McCormick, Sam Waterston
28 Comments
Hadoken101on Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:05 p.m.
There is a lack of orange jumpsuits and Rikers.
Armandoon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:08 p.m.
is that sopranos vs law and order
Mistress_Redheadon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:13 p.m.
nice.
Tartaruson Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:14 p.m.
There is some seriously creative people out there.
LordKoraxon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:22 p.m.
I was about to ask what the hell some of the stranger ones were, and then saw the link to the list. Some of these things are surreal.
sissylionon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:33 p.m.
Let's Eat Each Other Out (Tonight) is probably my favorite album to use to set a romantic mood.
IrishGeorgeon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:35 p.m.
oh wow, this is great! haha
Moviefreakon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:43 p.m.
Awesomeness, looks great
alternateon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:43 p.m.
these are real classy
Floppypantson Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:46 p.m.
Generic comment made for the sake of completing a quest/achievement.  I could really care less about this story.
thabigredon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:46 p.m.
@Hadoken101 said:
" There is a lack of orange jumpsuits and Rikers. "
PirateNealon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:54 p.m.
Ooooo.... art
Olivawon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:54 p.m.
Oh man are those some Kate Beaton works?
 
They are!
 
Awesome in every sense of the word.
Hawkeyeon Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:55 p.m.
These are straight-up marvelous.
ImHungryon Aug. 2, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.
I love the cutsie hide and seek game with the racist.
BetonneTomon Aug. 2, 2010 at 1:13 p.m.
These look amazingly nice !
DBoyon Aug. 2, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
Very nice work. I'd actually buy a couple of those if I could.
MrMazzon Aug. 2, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
i dont get the Glee picture someone explain?
Popogeejoon Aug. 2, 2010 at 1:31 p.m.
I really like the piniata(sp?) one. It's worryingly adorable.
handmadesoapon Aug. 2, 2010 at 1:46 p.m.
They do look truly funky 

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