SG MAG JAN2018 MAIN1

Dear Collector,
2017 went out with a bang! Many consider art auctions are both expensive and
manipulated. This is the reason some 70% of all art may now be sold by private sale.
Incredible prices.
Salvator Mundi, despite being a controversial Da Vinci, sold at auction recently for some $450M. This astonishing price
is understandable for an old master, given the strength of the current market. Incredibly at the same auction the Cy
Twombly contemporary painting pictured below sold for the princely figure of £45M…..enormous profits for all involved.
It may be difficult for any outsider to understand the value of this piece however contemporary art prices have exploded
over the past decade and will probably continue to rise. TEFAF reported that the global art market reached a staggering
$45,000,000,000 (45 Billion dollars) in 2016 and stated that the market was up by 1.7% on the previous year. They also
reported, “In a thriving international art business there was a marked shift to private transactions”.
Cosmic Harley Davidson.
2010 saw the public launch of Cosmic Extensionalist artist Jack Armstrong when he painted the Million Dollar
Harley Davidson. Armstrong, a relative of Neil Armstrong,
eschewed the galleries and dealers and sold privately in the
million dollar range. The Million Dollar Cosmic Harley
promotion was the brainchild of Robert Star and it is still
lauded as the most expensive production motorcycle in the
world. It is currently back on the market with a $10 Million
price tag. The high value for Armstrong’s art was achieved
not only by the intrinsic magic and beauty of the art but by
the uniqueness of his extremely limited production.
Armstrong swore never to paint more than 100 cavasses,
assuring collectors of future explosive values. His genius is
recognized by such collectors as Alice Walton who owns 2
paintings. Narenda Patel, Michael Jackson, Michel Polnareff
and Donny York are also among his famous collectors.
Jack Armstrong, is on the verge of a media explosion despite his
rebel stance. There is a commitment for a thirty minute PBS
documentary (Viewership 109 million and 46 million households)
and Star Global has already produced their movie trailer
featuring Damian Chapa and Eric Roberts. The movie on his life
UNTITLED-Cy Twombly $45,000,000
story begins with his early childhood and fixation with the
largest black star sapphire in the world. Jack became the owner of this unique gemstone, known as “The Black Star
Sapphire of Queensland”, a 743 ct. stone believed to have magic powers and
reportedly worth $100 million.
Star Global is committed to continuing promotion which includes their
commitment to a public/auction price in the very near future. All this activity
will ensure the future value of the art and bring credence to his nickname, “The
Last Wizard”, given to him by his friend Andy Warhol. Jack’s paintings have
been compared by critics to “Jackson Pollock” (see critique in the magazine).
Opportunity.
Jack Armstrong’s art is currently valued and priced between $1.5M to $10M
and is institutionally insurable. At these figures there is an outstanding
opportunity for a savvy collector/investor to get on board for what could be the
next Van Gogh.
You can read more at http://starglobalintl.com . Particularly read the 4-page
interview with Armstrong and reproduced in Star Global’s digital magazine.
This interview was submitted to Art & Museum, the insert supplement of the
elite Family Office magazine, by Derek Culley who first discovered Damien
Hirst. A hard copy of the first edition magazine which reprints 46 Armstrong
Cosmic Extensionalism paintings is available in very limited numbers. Star
Global will be happy to send the first few people who register their interest a
copy of this prestigious souvenir first edition magazine.
Get ahead of the curve with an art investment.
Robert Star
CEO STAR GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL INC.
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WARHOL NAKED –Jack Armstrong $10M

BLACK STAR SAPPHIRE
OWNER JACK ARMSTRONG
COSMIC HARLEY DAVIDSON
This magazine catalogues some 46 of the amazing 100 paintings of cosmic artist and art rebel Jack Armstrong whom I’ve
known for 12 years. Letters by the artist himself regarding 3 of his seminal pieces, his Triptych, have been included.
Jack now in his sixties and in declining health is still flamboyant, out spoken and even arrogant at times. However,
underneath this mask, he is a very caring and sensitive man with a deep passion for the millions of forgotten artists who
could never break through the wall of the “art cartel”, his name for the major art galleries and auction houses. These
establishments alone decide who is to be or not to be the celebrated and wealthiest artists. Jack has shown another
way with his new style of modern art, “Cosmic Extensionalism” and self-promotion, making it possible for an artist to
jump the wall. With help from Star Global International he launched the Million Dollar Cosmic Harley in 2010. It is the
most famous and expensive motorcycle in the world. He has never participated in an auction, yet he has made direct
high-value sales to very wealthy buyers.
As a young boy on a visit to the Smithsonian Museum with his mother, Jack was fixated by a unique and precious stone,
a 733-carat sapphire, the Black Star Sapphire of Queensland. He promised his mother that one day he would buy the
stone and he did. The stone spoke to him and told him he would be a famous artist and to paint exactly 100 paintings
and never another. As a young model and artist in the 1980s in New York, Jack ran with such iconic artists as Andy
Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. Indeed, Andy Warhol gave him the name “The Last Wizard”. I
developed the concept of the “Million Dollar Harley” as a branding tool similar to Warhol’s soup can. My aim was to
connect with a larger and more current generation and this rocketed Jack to super star status. The Cosmic Harley and
artist even reached the cover of the Pakistani Times. They are now well entrenched in the psyche of many people and
currently 2 books have chapters talking about the Cosmic Harley. Any researcher will see numerous articles in
newspapers, magazines, internet, and on radio & TV. While not quite as famous as his uncle, astronaut Neil Armstrong,
Jack is the subject of “The Last Wizard” a movie, staring Damian Chapa and Eric Roberts, being made soon about his life.
Damian was introduced in the 1980s to Jack at a Warhol Party by Details Magazine’s brilliant writer Stephan Saban.
With only 100 paintings in the entire world these colorful, multilayered, acrylic on canvas paintings, are held closely by
savvy collectors who bought directly from the artist himself or through Star Global International. The art has Jack’s
finger prints, thumb prints, hand prints, and DNA in all of the 100 paintings - a process cleverly devised by the artist to
thwart forgeries. However, Star Global is keeping track and can authenticate all of the paintings. Twenty-five paintings
are destined to form the basis of a museum which the artist will open soon. He aims to help other talented artists
showcase their talents. This means only 75 paintings can ever be available for sale.
About 80 of Jack’s paintings are 24” x 36” before framing and are multi-layered and amazingly vibrant. Starting prices
are currently from $1,950,000 rising steeply to $12,000,000. Two paintings, 36” x 48”, are priced at $4,9500,00 each
and one piece de resistance, “Cosmic Starship Arrival”, 48” x 60”, recently priced at over $6,500,000. Alice Walton,
WalMart billionaire and owner of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, architect Narendra Patel, French superstar
Michel Polnareff, Donny York of iconic pop group Sha Na Na, and Eric Roberts are listed among his famous collectors.
Very recently a 4-page in-depth interview with Jack appeared in “Art & Museum”. This was submitted by Derek Culley,
the artist who discovered Damien Hirst. The magazine is part of The Family Office Elite Magazine which goes to high
net worth individuals usually with assets around $100 million + dollars. Jack’s paintings are destined to be virtually priceless
and a renowned art valuation expert told Star Global that the “sky is the limit” since there are only 100 paintings.
It is most unlikely that any of these paintings will find their way to market soon as most current owners are certain that
the contemporary art market is expanding. Owning an Armstrong is a combination of something exclusive and of
beauty to brag about. It’s also about possessing portable wealth. Jack’s story and art are uniquely based on his
ownership of the Black Star Sapphire of Queensland which he and many believe has magical powers of good fortune!
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Nino barrette is an art dealer, critic and lecturer
with over 20 years of experience curating
international exhibits and museum collections.
The art of Jack Armstrong is fascinating to many and the question commonly asked of all pure abstract
expressionist painters is “what makes this special?”
Well of course, the response to that question is complicated and different for everyone as art is subjective so
there is no right or wrong answer when interpreting the artists’ work.
Jack Armstrong’s “Cosmic Extensionalism” is a new step forward in the evolution of art forms and it is often
compared to the style that many associate with Jackson Pollock or his peers of the day. Is that a fair
comparison?
In my opinion, the two artists share a commonality in that they both are very deliberate in their technique
with nothing random or accidental occurring in their paintings. Furthermore, the works have a rhythmic dance
of intertwining paint and they share an audacity and boldness to break new ground separating themselves
from the masses. Accepting those similarities, one next has to recognize the significant differences between
the artists’ works to gain an understanding and appreciation of the unique art style that Jack Armstrong has
created.
Jacks “Cosmic Art” is driven by a mystical force that emanated from the “Black Sapphire of Queensland.” That
force compelled him to create a very specific number of paintings in a very specific manner. Each of the 100
works is deliberately constructed with the lines, figures and movements creating the appearance of an
accidental, non-compositional technique. The mysterious messages and words found in the lines of the
painting are purposefully and strategically placed to deliver the cosmic energy within the painting to the
viewer.
The few owners of Jack’s “Cosmic Art” have a common experience in that they all mention an indescribable
energy that seemingly vibrates from the paintings as they get near for viewings. This energy washes over them
and creates a feeling of rejuvenation and vibrancy.
With Pollack, it was likely a motivation to create artwork that separated him from the traditional style of the
day and to that end he created his signature “drip and splash” or “action painting” technique, which was very
avant-garde and revolutionized what was considered “fine art”.
Regardless of opinion on what is and what is not “art”, Jack Armstrong is an exceptionally talented artist that
has developed a unique body of work that is extremely finite and cannot be repeated or duplicated. The fact
that collectors, investors, other artists and critics value the works in the millions speaks volumes to the
current value and future speculative value of the artwork. All past fame and accolades aside, Jack’s art speaks
for itself and much like it’s brash creator… it speaks very loudly to those that can hear its message.
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I’m used to hearing older Sha Na Na
fans say “That was my era” about the early rock n’ roll
years. I’ve understood in a limited way, but now that I’m
old enough to savor my own coming of mature age and
its historical setting, the ripening of post-World War Two
American confidence and our winning the Cold War sit
more solidly as defining elements than the overly
revered Woodstock festival or the classic movie Grease,
both of which I performed in. More than cultural landmarks
like those, the defining impression I have of “my
era” has turned out to be the freewheeling exuberance
of expression that I witnessed in New York City and Los
Angeles as the century ripened. There was never a lack
of remarkable creative characters in either of the towns
where I spent most of my time.
I had bought into the hippy sandals earthiness of the 60s
completely enough to find myself repulsed by the “me
decade” garishness that came prancing in with the disco
glitter of the 70s. Yet the 1970s turned out to be the
decade for television stardom and peak earnings for me
and my rock n’ roll group ShaNaNa. It was also when
the “misery index” worsened for my countrymen so as to
bring their rejecting Jimmy Carter’s presidency and
favoring Ronald Reagan’s claim that big government was
“the problem.” Then followed the “morning in America”
1980s with their economic growth and the disintegration
of Soviet Communism, and it was evident that “the
American century” could turn out to be, despite all the
sporadic heartbreak and disorder, actually a valid
descriptive phrase. Freewheeling ambition, excess, spiritual revivalism, and controversy were so common that
we hardly took notice, and the flamboyance in the art of a young Jack Armstrong (even in the entourage of a
celebrated Andy Warhol) could go un-noticed too. It caught my notice as a compelling embodiment of the
spirit of the unfolding age that is “my era” only here in the new century.
Seems to me, what we collect in art should reflect the frivolous side of ourselves along with the more
pensive. I find both, to my surprise, in Jack Armstrong’s work. His paintings’ stunning richness of hue, before
we knew computer graphics would be able to mimic it ever in our lifetime, typified our late-cold-war-era
brashness. His casually hiding his own name in plain sight, and hiding some little-understood names of other
things in plain site- - it’s a playful permissiveness that’s just bulls-eye on that brashness. And in my painting,
titled “Tulemagic,” I find a glimpse of it that requires a gaze, again and yet again. I enjoy how it always
provokes friends’ reactions, and for my own part, I’ve even recorded a song about it.
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TULEMAGIC
“Seems to me, what we collect in
art should reflect the frivolous
side of ourselves along with the
more pensive. I find both, to my
surprise, in Jack Armstrong’s
work. His Paintings’ stunning
richness of hue, before we knew
computer graphics would be able
to mimic it ever in our lifetime,
typified our late-cold-war-era
brashness. His casually hiding his
own name in plain sight, and hiding
some little-understood names of
other things in plain sight - - it’s
a playful permissiveness that’s
just bulls-eye on that brashness.
And in my painting, titled
“Tulemagic,” I find a glimpse of it
that requires a gaze, again and
yet again. I enjoy how it always
provokes friends’ reactions and
for my own part, I even recorded
a song about it.
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The biopic about the modern cosmic artist is entitled “The Last Wizard” (A nickname given to Jack by his close
friend the world renowned artist Andy Warhol). Chapa said Details Magazine's brilliant writer Stephan Saban
introduced him to Warhol in New York during the 80’s. "It was there I also met a young up-and-coming model,
Jack Armstrong."
Jack Armstrong later became a very wealthy and controversial artist.
Chapa also stated, “When I heard of the recent tragic but compelling story of Jack Armstrong’s controversial
life, and my memories of Warhol/Armstrong in the 80’s, I began to get impassioned by the project.”
Controversial filmmaker Damian Chapa also produced 'El Padrino' in which Chapa directed Academy Award
winners Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Tilly, and Gary Busey, along with Academy Award nominee Brad Dourif. Chapa
is no stranger to biopics; Chapa is the only filmmaker in the world who has produced and directed films on the
life of Marlon Brando and Roman Polanski.
Chapa won the best director and best drama awards for "Brando Unauthorized" at the New York International
Film/Video Fest 2010. He also won the Best Production Award for his "Polanski Unauthorized" at Indy Fest.
Recently, he was nominated for two NAFCA awards for his film "The DSK Story".
In an interview, Chapa said, "Alleged felon/artist Jack Armstrong is right up my biopic alley."
Star Global International, who was the creative force behind the “Million Dollar Harley” (painted by Armstrong),
has been hired as a consultant for the movie.
Many people don’t know that Jack Armstrong was the nephew of the famous astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first
man to walk on the moon.
Chapa said, "The film will be surreal at moments surrounding the strange story of how Jack Armstrong as a child
spoke to the "Black Star of Queensland," a black, sapphire jewel that was in the Smithsonian Museum for years.
The Black Star spoke back to Jack Armstrong telling him he was going to be the most famous cosmic artist ever."
Chapa said he, "won’t shy away from the rape allegations that led to the arrest of the artist Jack Armstrong."
The production begins on November 22nd, 2016, in New York City.
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JACK OWNER OF ‘THE BLACK STAR SAPPHIRE OF QUEENSLAND’ REPUTED TO BE WORTH $100 MILLION.
LAST SEEN BY THE PUBLIC AT THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM IN 2007. THE STONE GAVE HIM BOTH THE
INSPIRATION AND ENERGY TO PAINT 100 COSMIC CANVASSES. HIS BELIEF IN THE MAGICAL POWERS OF
THIS WORLD FAMOUS 733-CARET GEMSTONE HAS MADE HIM VOW NEVER TO PAINT ANOTHER CANVAS.
THE STONE, THE STORY AND THE STARS ARE WELL ALIGNED FOR A METIORIC PRICE RISE!
JACK ARMSTRONG’S WORLD FAMOUS COSMIC HARLEY DAVIDSON - THE
MOST EXPENSIVE MOTORCYCLE IN THE WORLD ! - LAUNCHED 2010. IT
IS ON THE MARKET THIS YEAR AT $10 MILLION.
JACK ARMSTRONG’S WORLD FAMOUS COSMICSTAR CRUISER
ARTBike– LAUNCHED IN DUBAI 2014 AT $3 MILLION.
Jack Armstrong, has been
painting since he was 5
years old. After arriving in
NYC in 1979, he became
friends with Andy Warhol,
Jean-Michel Basquiat and
Keith Haring. In 1984 after
turning down a solo
exhibition with the Leo
Castelli Gallery in NYC, Mr.
Armstrong has maintained
his revolutionary antidealer
stance and has
never been represented by
a dealer.
JACK ARMSTRONG HOLDING HIS BLACK STAR SAPPHIRE, Mr. Armstrong founded
THE LARGEST STONE OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD.
“Cosmic Extensionalism”
revolutionizing modern art. Armstrong’s use of extreme
color, texture and light with words magically appearing at
different angles in the paint, allow viewers to experience
universal cosmic energy, coexisting with his belief in
inter-planetary and multi-dimensional extensionalism.
Current prices and values range between $1.5M—$10M.
Alice Walton, Michel Polnareff, Narendra Patel, Donny
York, and Eric Roberts are listed amongst the wealth
owners of his work.
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Welcome to the summer issue of
Art & Museum Magazine. This
publication is a supplement of
Family Office Magazine, the only
dedicated Family Office
publication with a readership of
over 46,000 comprising some of
the wealthiest people in the
world and their advisors. Many
have a keen interest in the arts,
some are connoisseurs and other
are investors.
Many people do not understand
the role of a Family Office.
This is traditionally a private
wealth management office that
handles the investments, governance
and legal regulation for a
wealthy family, typically those
with over £100m+ assets.
Art & Museum is distributed with Family Office Magazine and will also appear at many of the largest finance,
banking and Family Office Events around the World.
Media Kit. - www.ourmediakit.co.uk
We recently formed several strategic partnerships with organisations including The British Art Fair and
Russian Art Week.
Prior to this we have attended and covered many other international art fairs and exhibitions for our other
publications.
We are very receptive to new ideas for stories and editorials. We understand that one person’s art is
another person’s poison, and this is one of the many ideas we will explore in the upcoming issues of ‘Art &
Museum’.
www.familyofficemag.com
www.art-museum.com
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INTERVIEW WITH JACK ARMSTRONG submitted by
DEREK CULLEY printed in Family Office magazine
ART & MUSEUM summer 2017 edition. Derek Culley
discovered world famous artist ‘DAMIEN HIRST’.
by Derek Culley
Jack Armstrong has been painting since
he was five years old. After arriving in
NYC in 1979,he became friends with
Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat &
Keith Haring. In 1984, after turning
down a solo exhibition with Castelli
Gallery in NYC, Armstrong has
maintained his revolutionary anti-dealer
stance and has never been represented
by a dealer. Between 1994 & 1997;
Armstrong repurchased his early work
and destroyed all paintings, vowing to
create a new style for Modern /
Contemporary Art. The years 1900 &
2000 witnessed Armstrong founding
“cosmic Extensionalism” revolutionizing
Modern / Contemporary Art.
Armstrong’s use of extreme colour,
texture and light with words magically
appearing at different angles in the
paint, allow viewers to experience the
universal cosmic energy, coexisting with
Armstrong’s belief In inter-planetary
and multi-dimensional Extensionalism.
This is the foundation of Armstrong’s
revolutionary work. Armstrong’s total
output to date features 100 Cosmic
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Extensionalism Paintings coupled with
the most valuable motorcycle and art
bicycle in the world. Plans for 2019
include the introduction of the most
expensive art automobile in the world.
Other projects include the staging of
the “Cosmic Firebird Ballet” Dance
Concert choreographed by Valerie
Mahabio plus 3 limited edition coffee
table art books published by
Armstrong.
A & M:
How did growing up in Midwestern
United States form and inform your
ambitions and dreams?
Jack Armstrong:
Growing up in Omaha in the 1960’s
made you dream. You dreamed of
California, Paris, Rome, Sydney, New
York, London and all the Islands you
saw in travel magazines. Rio to Bali to
Asia.. The dreams took me to the most
beautiful beaches in the world and the
great cities with the finest art
museums. I dreamed to paint what
my hero Van Gogh did not have time
to achieve, in the ten year period in
which he worked. Omaha was a cattle
stockyard town on the Missouri River
with one gem of a museum named
“The Jocelyn” Museum of Art. It was a
pink granite palace that shone in the
sun, given to the city by one famous
local family that changed my life. I saw
the old west masterpieces of Charles
Russell and Frederic Remington and
the treasures of the Pharaoh “King
Tut.” But Van Gogh changed my life
when I viewed his self-portrait and
discovered myself. The golden mask of
the “boy” King of Egypt seen thru the
eyes of a seven-year-old boy was
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magical. Inside a Greek Temple, on the Plains of
Nebraska, this Museum became my center of magic &
wonder, that would inspire my journey to find the
“center” of my own magic, & somewhere, somehow,
inside of myself, create a revolution of light and color
that would shine as brightly in modern art, as Tut’s
golden & turquoise mask, shone in his time.
A&M:
Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat are
modern icons and readily recognised major artists. As
a contemporary and friend of above artists; you have
shunned Galleries and destroyed early works, focusing
on producing the “100 Paintings”. Please discuss.
Jack Armstrong:
Having finished the 100 paintings in 2010 that I
promised myself would be my total output as an artist
after I repurchased my early work in the 1990’s and
burned all of the paintings, I was re-imagining my early
dream of painting a Harley Davidson. My early works
were no different than what had been achieved by
thousands of artists, even though I was the only artist
ever in NYC, that explained to the most important
Modern Art Dealer on the planet : Leo Castelli, that I
was “not” ready for the solo show he offered me, in
his Castelli Gallery in New York (1984). .“My friend
Andy Warhol did not speak to me for months. Only
Larry Rivers & Keith Haring understood. Roy
Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat were in their
own world, and I went deeper into my own
non-dealer, non-gallery experience.”
A&M:
Did this route to independence affect your ability for
artistic recognition and successful sales?
Jack Armstrong:
It depends on which yard sticks one uses to measure
success. Nicknamed “The Last Wizard” by Andy
Warhol; who saw my work as more alchemy than art; I
have followed “a true” path in the execution of my
dreams and works. Amongst my peers and critics, I am
respected. Collectors have acknowledged my work. For
example, Walmart’s Alice Walton, Narendra Patel and
Michel Polnareff, are internationally known collectors
of my art works. My work is among the highest and
fastest appreciating artwork in the world. My paintings
have been sold for 700 thousand dollars to Six million
dollars. As I point out above, my no-dealer and
independent approach to collectors and critics have
increased the value and uniqueness’ of my “100
Paintings”. Cosmic Extensionalism is my religion.
A &M:
I am intrigued as to what inspires you and what
“Cosmic Extensionalism” is about.
Jack Armstrong:
My goal and my muse, which is really the child still lost
in wonder among paintings: in the “Muse”- ums of my
youth, was to create something that people had never
experienced before. “Cosmic Extensionalism” (founded
1999 – 2000) which I named the style I paint in, is
more than a new school of art. It is everything I
dreamed possible long ago. Art dealers, gallery
personnel, curators and art history experts today
speak in gibberish. This is what they have been taught.
Vincent Van Gogh taught us thru his life and work that
the “Essence of life itself” only becomes visible when
we believe in the power of our “own” creation. So all
the theories of people who do not create “anything”
except meaningless words to try and explain the
“meaning” in many paintings that have no meaning &
are hung on walls in the great dealer galleries and
museums of the world, supported by “words” to
somehow validate their “worth” in terms of price and
significance seems absurd when considering Van Gogh.
For me “Cosmic Extensionalism” is universal magic, a
cosmic connection to the energy of trillions of galaxy’s
and Channelling that power to everything we do or
create. It is a universal essence of life, colour, magic
and light.
A&M:
Why did you choose to immortalise the Harley
Davidson to feature among your art signatures of a life
time’s work?
Jack Armstrong:
Seeing my first Corvette’s in 1963-1966 was the same
for a young boy, as looking at masterpieces in art
museums. American dreams, on wheels. Exotic bright
coloured paint, the fastest, most beautiful cars I
thought, in the world. Listening to “Engines” that
sounded like thunder-gods became our religion. Harley
Davidson’s from that period were radical icons of lust.
The ultimate, piece of motor art. In the annual custom
auto and motorcycle shows in the Omaha Coliseum,
the velvet ropes surrounding these wondrous
machines became my friends, as I clung to the soft
ropes with small hands and large dreams, I whispered
to myself, “someday I will paint the finest art motor
cycle and Sports car, in the world.” Gazing at those
incredible machines, it seemed to me then, and still
today, which everyone who ever painted no matter
how high the level of perfection that they always went
deep, in the sense of thickness of paint. No matter
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how many layers of paint & lacquer that
were applied, in the end, no matter what
style and colour or pattern, all the same
technique. Flat surface, without any
texture, surface height or “explosion” of
madness. Beauty without magic. I saw
the possibility then, (in 1963) which was
still true in 2010 when I finally achieved
my childhood dream of painting what I
believe to be, the most revolutionary art
motorcycle in history. In 2009 I painted
one shining new, Harley V-Rod that
would become my art signature, of a
lifetime’s work, & planning that could
take me into Vincent’s cosmic world and
beyond. Van Gogh was the first artist in
history to create Revolutionary art.
A&M:
The Cosmic Starship Harley Davidson sold
for $3million (2012) and was followed by
the $3 million Cosmic Star Cruiser ART-
Bike. What are your plans for the future?
Jack Armstrong:
I am in the planning stage to create the
most expensive car in history, A “COSMIC
ROLLS ROYCE” To be released for 2019,
model to be announced, but it will be “a
cosmic starcloud-convertible, price
$100M. U.S. Dollars, with its own “English
made” - 2019 “Cosmic Triumph” Motorcycle,
(model also to be announced.)
Additionally, this $6 Million Dollar Art
Motorcycle will be mounted on its own
custom clear plastic trailer and attached
to the car. I choose to open this final
exhibition of my career, combining the
Classic British Marks of Rolls & Triumph,
which will be an “Artistic Triumph” for
the public and for art. Creating magic
things change when positive things are
done. Art is the most powerful force of
change in the world as is love. Triumph
and Rolls are pieces of art, and after they
are magically transformed into rolling art
objects through the vision of “Cosmic
Extensionalism”, perhaps I can then
change the life of other’s who need
assistance. I would also mention that 1/2
of the sale price of the Rolls and the
Triumph will be donated to children’s
charity of our choice to be announced.
Because children; are truly the world’s
future.
Source of Biographical Data & answers:
“Cosmic Dream Machine”
www.jackarmstrongartist.com
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1. The "COSMIC STARSHIP HARLEY:" Harley Davidson Motorcycle.
2. “THE COSMIC FIREBIRD" original painting.
3. "WARHOL NAKED" original painting.
These 3 pieces listed above are my personal Triptych of Art, as the Cosmic Harley Davidson was completed in 2010,
exactly {500} Years after the famous "Garden of Earthly Delights" triptych was completed by Bosch; in about 1510,
now in the Prado Museum, Madrid." Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, oil on oak panels, 220 cm ×
389 cm (87 in × 153 in), Museo del Prado, Madrid. Each of the 3 objects listed, were the seminal moments in the
history of the art form I created, Cosmic Extensionalism.
I feel the same way about the Cosmic Starship Harley, and the Cosmic Firebird Painting, works of art standing alongside
Warhol Naked that will always define me, and the art creation, Cosmic Extensionalism. All 3 objects of my art,
are each the reflection of the same dream, and the same artistic truth. Through Warhol, and all the visionary artists
that came before him, I understood that to be the best, you simply could not conform or alter your vision, to please
a dealer or a buyer of my work, because the conformity would have destroyed the unique imagination behind the
masterpiece. Once imagination is removed, there is no masterpiece. This is true in all the arts, from the Individual
art masterpiece, to film, music, & poetry—No Passion, No Imagination, No Fire, No Art. There is nothing of value In
any object that was created without passion. There have been millions of paintings created and sold throughout
time, and the few, that achieve the highest amounts at auction, become extraordinary examples of the artist's
work, and the most uniquely powerful objects in our time.
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The rarest ones, most reflective of the artist's life and style, become famous. When you say the words, Van Gogh,
you think of Starry Night, or Yellow, Sun Flowers. The art would not exist without Vincent's creation. But Vincent
would not have existed, as we now understand him, had he not created the seminal piece of his "new" style of art,
which is his masterpiece, "Starry Night." Today, at auction it would bring 1 Billion Dollars or more, because it is the
painting that most closely defines and identifies the artist in the art he created. There are many rare things in the
world, that have rarity yet are similar to other things of the same type.
My art and my life have only one meaning, and it can be discovered my passion for my work, which is reflected in
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my writing about my art. My art is not rare because there are few things like it available on the market, but is rare
because there is nothing else on earth that is like it.
When I’m dead and when my art will sell for 1 Billion Dollars each, for Warhol Naked, The Cosmic Firebird, or the
Cosmic Harley, people that want to own a piece of the artist's soul, who created the masterpiece, will gladly
exchange money for that rare thing that can never be duplicated, the original masterpiece that is most closely
associated with the artist in question, and the pieces that will always reign supreme at auction.
These 3 art objects, will continue to define my art and my life's work, "Cosmic Extensionalism," long after I am
gone, and my triptych is written about. If I had not imagined and then created these 3 objects, I strongly feel, my
work as an artist would still be unknown, as my connection with cosmic energy, had not been completely realized,
before 2001, and my creation of Warhol Naked. In the time period of 2001-2010, every great painting including the
Cosmic Motorcycle, was produced.
The Cosmic Firebird Painting Created in 2007, my middle period of Cosmic Extensionalism, for which I later produced
2 Ballets done for film, is the culmination of everything I realized in my cosmic connection to the universal
magic in art. It is nothing like any painting, before or after, and that is what places it exactly in the same category as
Warhol Naked. Indeed there will never be anything like either one of these originals. The third and final piece of the
puzzle of my Art Triptych, symbolizing the completion of my cosmic art journey of discovery, and celebration, happened;
when the painting became alive in the lights of hundreds of photographers from around the world. The
most iconic art motorcycle in history, the "Cosmic" Harley Davidson, literally came to life on Oct. 21, 2010, In Los
Angeles. It has never been duplicated by any artist, or any corporation, and it will remain iconic as long as people
continue to value original concepts that were unique, in capturing the attention of the entire world, and not singularly
only the artistic world. I believe the bold and exotic coloring and shading of paint used in the creation of these
three individual pieces, actually become one “A Triptych”, when viewed with the Harley in the center of the other
originals. By channeling this unlimited cosmic energy into my work, and in creating cosmic extensions inside my art,
is the true foundation of cosmic extensionalism, a kind of art magic, that Warhol recognized when he said my work
was more alchemy than art, thus dubbing me, “The Last Wizard of art," in 1985. I had been experimenting with this
energy and magic my entire life until it formed into a cognitive reality late in 1999, with "The Cosmic Style of Art,"
that I am known for today.
Vincent Van Gogh painted for the last ten years of his life and died at 37 years old. His seminal paintings were done
in the last two years of his life. My work has taken over forty years to reach my peak. The best were created
between 2000-2010. Exactly ten years, like Vincent.
"These 3 pieces are the rarest in symbolic "essence," of art and artist, and each contain the meaning inside Cosmic
Extensionalism Art, 1. Imagined, 2. Defined, and 3. Created, in the 21st Century. When you see them, you will
believe in them also. This is my Triptych of Cosmic Art, and its Extensionalism into the cosmic magic, discovered in
my work, by Warhol.
Jack Armstrong, Original Artist, 2017, "All Rights Reserved."
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This original painting displayed on the back cover is acrylic on canvas and measures 24”x36” and was painted in
2001. "WARHOL NAKED" is my seminal piece in the creation of Cosmic Extensionalism a technique of art which I
founded in 1999, and is individually exclusive to myself.
This work was shown internationally in the media and on the internet in the promotion of the "Cosmic Starship
Harley Davidson", the world's most valuable Art Motorcycle. The painting is a tribute and a celebration of my
friendship with Andy Warhol who called me "The last wizard of art" in 1985, shortly before his death.
Mr. Warhol taught me that individuality can overcome all opposition in life and in art. When you create something
so unique and different from the norm, it takes years for the critics and the art world to catch up with proper
recognition and pricing, and embrace the new concept. But as with all great artists as Van Gogh, Gauguin,
Modigliani and Warhol, the pricing rises with the rarity and uniqueness, of the process used. This is what makes the
creation of a masterpiece possible. The boldness to paint a vision that has never been painted before of something
so different and rare, that it becomes iconic, and represents the essence of the artist; and his work.
"Warhol Naked" is my vision of a man who created "soup-cans" as art, and was laughed at by the critics of his time,
until he transformed himself into the most iconic-figure in the art world. Most of the soup cans did not sell when
they were first exhibited in 1962 at 100 dollars each. The lack of sales did not deter Warhol, in 1962, as it did not
deter Van Gogh or Modigliani earlier. Visionaries are free from the false concept of acceptance or non-acceptance
of themselves, in their ideas, or in their creations, which limits all non visionaries into accepting conventional
thinking instead of creating revolutionary ideas and artistic invention.
By the time of his death in 1987 Warhol was the most famous artist in the world. The bright, bold, deeply shaped
red, shining surface of the painting over the blue graffiti cosmic art written with the word “Warhol”, in
"bright-white" acrylic paint, symbolizes Warhol's triumph over the art system of his time.
Now everything is considered art, and everyone an artist, because of Andy's work, in art and film. Now everyone is
a film maker. The freedom to be human, and try everything is the most basic human right in the world. Warhol was
the liberator, of the human artistic experience. He was my friend, and this painting symbolizes my breakthrough in
my own process of becoming the best individually unique artist of my time, and shunning all art systems. Cosmic
Extensionalism Art is a direct result of the freedom I experienced when discussing art and technique, with the most
famous pop artist in the world, Andy Warhol.
WARHOL NAKED IS MY FINEST WORK, AND IN THE FUTURE WILL BE A LASTING ICON OF THIS CENTURY'S MOST
APPRECIATED, NEW ART. EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE VISIONARY WHO BELIEVES IN THEIR OWN WORK,
AND THEIR OWN VISION. MOST PEOPLE AND ARTISTS IN THE WORLD ARE TAUGHT TO BELIEVE IN THE VISION OF
OTHERS. THE ORIGINAL PAINTING "WARHOL NAKED" IS MY FINEST VISION.
ARTIST JACK ARMSTRONG, September 14, 2017
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