I think a portrait can be anything that represents what the person is known for. But a portrait does not need to be an image of the person. Image courtesy King Gimp-Dan Keplinger Image courtesy King GimpĪlexandra Wang: Which styles or themes do you enjoy the most?ĭan Keplinger: I like portraits. As I work with images of wheelchairs or headsticks, I also look at Chuck Close since his work is made up of a lot of marks. Guston started to developed his own iconography to help tell stories about his own world.

He started in NYC with group of Abstract Expressionists, but then broke off to do his own thing. During my MFA work, I discovered, Philip Guston. After all, I was an artist.Īlexandra Wang: Which artists inspired you in your work as an artist?ĭan Keplinger: I feel like my work needs some narration about what I am trying to express. I think they knew that I was a hard worker determined to get everything done.Īlexandra Wang: How were you viewed by your peers?ĭan Keplinger: I would like to think they thought of me as a cool geek. In my last year of high school, I had four periods of art. That is what almost kept me from being an artist. Ironically, to be a free creative artist, you must first fit in a box to see if you understand the fundamentals. They did not even know if I could understand the assignments, let alone have the ability to do it physically. They thought that maybe I could not be in the class. I do not think art is not merely decorating, but a bridge between different groups to start conversations.Īlexandra Wang: How did your art teacher at school initially respond when you started making art?ĭan Keplinger: At first, they really did not know what to do with me. These feelings could be complete bliss, or could be troubling to others. Nobody can take that away from you.Īrt is a place to express your true feelings, no matter what. The idea is to have freedom of expression. Image courtesy Cerebral Image courtesy ABILITY MagazineĪlexandra Wang: How can art be a place of passion for people with Cerebral Palsy (CP?)ĭan Keplinger: Art is its own language there are no rights, or wrongs. You will do anything to reach your dreams! That passion is a seed to goals and dreams. So, I fully embrace it for the good and the bad.Īlexandra Wang: What would your advice be for others to turn those kind of words into something positive?ĭan Keplinger: Find your passion in life.

I look at my disability as part of my personality. You need to turn the bad around, so it makes you better as a person. So, I fully embrace it for the good and the bad. I look at my disability as a part of my personality. I once even asked a Biblical scholar, but he looked puzzled.Īlexandra Wang: How were you able to turn a word like ‘gimp’ into something positive?ĭan Keplinger: This is about taking control of the situation and making it work for you. I also had a few people tell me that Gimp was one of Jesus’s Apostles who was unknown. I chose ‘king’ and found one of the meanings was ‘fighting spirit.’ Funny thing is, I never have been able to find the same definition since. We had to pick a word, look at it and write about it. But I really adopted it after I did a long definition assignment in the 12 th grade. What made you decide to adopt that name in your personal and professional life?ĭan Keplinger: I always liked it. Some people know me as Dan Keplinger, others as King Gimp but they both stand for loyalty, honesty and a fighting spirit.Īlexandra Wang: Because you were able to push yourself to the top of hills in your wheelchair, your neighbors called you King Gimp. He holds a BA in Mass Communication and Art and an MFA in Studio Art from Towson University. Keplinger and his work are featured in the Oscar-winning documentary, King Gimp.

Is tang also slang for something else? (If yes, what does it mean.).The artist Dan Keplinger creates his work with the use of a headstick.

What does tang mean in reference to 'astronauts' in the sentence?.

Make a loud ringing or clanging sound: the bronze bell tangs.īut none of it made sense (to me) when referenced with 'astronauts'? The projection on the blade of a tool such as a knife, by which the blade is held firmly in the handle: a full tang is used for strength. a strong taste, flavour, or smell: the clean salty tang of the sea. I didn't understand the joke but am guessing there's some funny sexual innuendo? I also didn't understand the context in which 'tang' was referenced with 'astronauts' in the magazine article and looked up the word in the dictionary and got various meanings to it:

(There's a laughter track indicating it's a comedic moment.) Wow! Chicks must really dig astronauts 'cause it says here that astronauts get all the Tang they want. I was watching That 70s Show (an American TV show), and in one of the episodes (Season 3, Episode 15), one of the character is reading a magazine article on astronauts and makes the following comment:

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