"Effigy: • a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger: the senator was burned in effigy.
"George Long and Mike Stasny exhibited on Valentine’s Day 2014 at Kibbee gallery celebrating their favorite people / artists by creating effigies representing their loved ones / people they respect. The show was called “I FUCKING L*** YOU” - it was completely doused in pink - THE EFFIGIES WERE MADE TO SHOW LOVE.
"Although George and Mike did not expect it, this show displaying 2D & 3D works, Costumes, and Performance - turned into something larger. Over the past 2 years, the show “I FUCKING L*** YOU” evolved into the performance group IFLY including Adrian Barzaga, Jessica Caldas, Erin Michelle Vaiskauckas and a host of other talent.
"IFLY is now an ever changing collection of fantastic friends/artists of all disciplines that bring their own take to the IFLY identity - an identity dedicated to artistic renderings of good times, sci-fi, comics, the absurd, the ridiculous, and party motifs.
"I FUCKING L*** YOU TOO is a collaborative show featuring a wide range of artists that we (IFLY) have invited to be part of IFLY. It is not so much an art show as it is a collection of great people having a great time... All doused in pink."
