Beth:    Is the fat, nude guy supposed to be a Grand Dragon?
Court:  No, he’s an executioner.
Beth:    Is the steeple his penis?
Court:  Yeah, I’m pretty sure he has an erection.
Beth:    [Turns head sideways] Huh…I dig it.
Court:  [Turns head sideways] Me too.

Hey Gordy, I need some images of your work for the site.
Hey Beth, I have to ride to the city to get a license. Can you text me in a bit to remind me, I’m really stoned.

Hey Beth, I just read over my answers to your questions. I kinda come off like an asshole. Will this work? Sorry.
Hey Gordy, we like assholes at Dash. And no, you sound great.


Christian Gordy used to live in Atlanta, now he lives in Brooklyn. Gordy is an illustrator and graphic designer, he’s probably a doodler too. His work often looks as if pencil never leaves page until the lines he etches create an identifiable form. In one fluid motion, out comes the image of some joke that had been taking over the goop of his brain—a squiggly, farcical purge.

Beth Malone/Dashboard:Your work is humor-based. Do you consider it satirical, too? If so, what or whom are you baiting?

Christian Gordy: I’m really just trying to entertain myself and my friends. It’s fun and kinda therapeutic.

Dash: Do you ever erase?

CG: Yes. Occasionally.

Dash: Where ya from?

CG: Louisiana, Florida and Georgia

Dash: Do you feel excommunicated from ATL’s art community now that you’re in NY or do you still feel a part of it?

CG: I never felt like I was part of any art scene there. I just hung out with drunk people. But yeah, there are some great artists in Atlanta: R Land, Cooper Sanchez, Meeg Sanchez, Willie Jinks.

Dash: There are a lot of ATL transplants Brooklyn, myself included for the time being. Is it possible to build connectivity between ATL and NY through the arts?  And in that regard, can NY lend credibility to ATL’s art world?

CG: I’d say there’s already a strong connection. I think the music scenes in Atlanta and New York are pretty tightly knit. NY needs a bit of the South in it, so ATL will ultimately lend credibility to NY’s art world.

Dash: Tell me about sitting down to create a piece.

CG: I usually have the TV on something really bad—Judge Joe Brown or something like that. Music distracts me too much. I just try to focus on not focusing, I guess. Does that make sense? As far as my immediate surrounding: a bottle of Kombucha (Gingerberry), cookies (goat cheese-chocolate chip), my Sultan Rogers carving and a picture of the pope.

Dash: Anyone you like to collaborate with?

CG: Not really, I did a piece with Cooper one time. That was fun. I guess I collaborate with my friends a lot without really thinking about it. So yeah, I have that covered.

Dash: Which artists, past or present, knock your socks off?

CG: RA Miller, Dwight Macintosh, Royal Robertson, Howard Finster, Purvis Young. There’s lots of other stuff too, but these guys made a big impact on the way I think about art or whatever at a crucial time.

Dash: What’s with the Wesley Snipes?

CG: Eh, just a name I picked out of the blue. It’s a really great name.