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around los angeles

Amazing photographer & friend Luisa Pelipetz is having a show at LACMA's Art Rental & Sales Gallery, with an opening reception this Saturday from 5-7 pm. The show runs thru July 19th & I highly recommend you check it out!  

YAYOI!

how i wish i could see this in person.

(images via kris atomic)

Day 14

took the day off and went to visit the mfaH, i specifically wanted to see charles ledray's work and i'm so glad i got to see it before the show closed yesterday, it is completely mesmerizing in person.

(photos: from here & here.)

 

old babe: judith scott

last time i was at sf moma, i saw a judith scott piece in person and it was mesmerizing. i tried to remember her name so i could look her up when i got home, but i forgot. luckily, i stumbled upon her work again on the internet and now that i've read her story i feel like i love these pieces so much more. please read about her story: here.

maske

(from phyllis galembo's book maske)

even though i've owned this book for weeks now, i still haven't gotten the desire to put it away on the bookshelf, it's living right next to my computer and i open and stare at it often, these images are so powerful. love how the body gets abstracted and lost to the point that you think you're looking at an inanimate object. would love to see these in motion too.

a man named pearl

i highly recommend "a man named pearl," this film tells the story of pearl fryar and his amazing garden in rural south carolina. (i have a soft spot for topiary, self taught artists, and gardens and this documentary rolled all three into one!)

mr. ronkkonen

as if my list of "places i need to visit before i die" weren't long enough, i'm adding this garden in finland to it. veijo ronkkonen made close to 500 cement sculptures and are all displayed in his yard.  

you must google image search. 

please don't act a fool in the club: a memory of the sugar shack

my good friend devin is having his first solo show at richard heller, the opening is this saturday, sept. 11th from 6-9 pm, and the show runs thru october 9th, i highly recommend it :)

above: please mr. dj, 2010, 29 x 34 inches, enamel, acrylic, gouache, ink, graphite, silkscreen, collage on paper. 

bobby bare jr. documentary...

hello! I want to share with you info on an upcoming documentary i will be creating artwork for & really excited about! the filmmakers will follow musician bobby bare jr. across country during his tour starting this august, and so without further ado, here's a video and words from the filmmakers:

Nashville’s best kept secret, one of the most amazing musicians you’ve never heard of, but should have…

MEET BOBBY BARE JR.

Son of country music royalty, father of three, nominated for a Grammy at age 6, he’s terrified of elves, he was at the forefront of the indie rock movement in the country music capital of the world, and if you catch him in a city near you, he’ll rock your face off.

 

“…The only real curiosity about Bare’s career to date is that he hasn’t yet become a big name in modern rock—the kind of artist whose every album is awaited with the eager anticipation…" — Nashville Scene

 

Bare Jr. has toured with – Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Andrew Bird, The Drive By Truckers, Dr. Dog, The Decembrists, The Walkmen, Centro-Matic, The Bottel Rockets and The Old 97’s.

 

In the artists words, his music is ‘southern and it rocks, but its not southern rock’.

 

With his unique sound, Bare Jr. redefines both expectations, and what it means to be an independent artist in the 21st century. His style is a study in contrasts, going from gentle acoustic melodies to a guitar shredding riff in seconds. As he taps a tambourine with his foot, strums his guitar and tells stories in song – you’re captivated.

 

In the independent spirit of Bobby Bare Jr. and his music - we are implementing a grass roots tool to help raise awareness and generate funds for our film. 

 

WE NEED YOU!

 

Help support The Untitled Bobby Bare Jr. Documentary on INDIEGOGO! 

 

Go to http://www.indiegogo.com/untitledbobbybarejrdoc

 

On indiegogo you can check out updated exclusive videos with Bobby as well as get VIP perks!  Get an early release signed copy of Bobby's new CD, have a private meet and greet with Bobby and the band, get a credit on the film and much more!

 

We're ready to go for a ride as Bobby Bare Jr. rocks across the country and takes the music industry by storm. To truly capture Bare’s eclectic music style, we will shoot on mixed formats including 16mm, 8mm, HD, and utilize GoPro cameras to capture a true “fly on the wall” experience.  We will also incorporate Ana Serrano’s unique art with stop motion animation emphasizing certain experiences on the road and help to bridge together our travels on tour.

 

But to make this happen we need you!  You can be a driving force in bringing this film to life!

 

To learn more about the film, watch exclusive videos, or to score exclusive merchandise, visit the film’s website:

http://www.untitledbobbybarejrdocumentary.com

 

http://www.facebook.com/untitledbobbybarejrdocumentary

 

http://www.twitter.com/bobbybarejrdoc

 

Thanks for your support!

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by gabriela fridriksdottir. from bjork's family tree packaging. scary fun.

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sometimes i find an image that i want to print it out sooo big, it takes up a whole wall. this is one of them. (image by anna wolf)

meet me at the center of the earth

nick cave's soundsuits at the fowler museum are a must see!

 

 

ACRUX

if you're in la on saturday i highly recommend you stop by supernova warehouse, where you'll find yami & jason's artwork on display, promise you won't be disappointed, i can't wait.

gumbasia

gumbasia (1953) by Art Clokey

circle square rectangle

from top to bottom: 

francisco infante arana (?), jan dibbets (1969), john pfahl (1977).

marit fujiwara (textile designer)

i'm speechless, it's like she's painting with textiles. check out the detail shots of these dresses on her flickr page.

shoot it before it's dead

if you're in the pasadena area this saturday, you should stop by Super Nova Warehouse! they're having their very first art exhibit featuring the work of teri lyn fisher, all the info is below or if you want to know more about teri lyn, check out her blog here!

SUPER NOVA WAREHOUSE: 1929 Huntington Drive, South Pasadena, CA 91030   Saturday, MAY 30th 6-10 PM

disasterology

earlier this week i went to a michel gondry Q&A slash DVD release event, and to my surprise there were disasterology calendars on sale! (if you haven't watched science of sleep this is the calendar the main character stephane illustrates) the real artist is baptiste ibar, here are my favorite months...oh also if you haven't watched science of sleep, you should! trust me, you'll love it.

February 9,1999: An avalanche destroys twenty chalets in Haute-Savoie. Twelve people die.

April 26, 1986: The fourth reactor of Chernobyl's nuclear power plant explodes. Thousands of people are exposed to radiation.

July 17, 1996: At the border of New York, TWA flight 800, a Boeing 747 carrying 230 passengers, explodes over the Atlantic. There are no survivors.

August 4, 1978: Eastman, Quebec. The worst road tragedy in Canada's history causes 41 deaths. 

these crack me up!

to see more of brazilian artist carla barth's work, check out her flickr page: click click  (i want a dress like the girl on the bottom right, with the belt)

olaf breuning!

i spotted these at royal t. i think i have a new favorite artist, but i'll see how long that'll last...

meet pamela sunday...

and her wonderful sculptures, ahhh i want all of them, right now! check her out here.

little post it note

a couple of weeks, maybe months, ago i bought this megan whitmarsh piece at the post it show at giant robot, and finally today i decided to scan it in, it's officially the first piece of artwork i've bought, wait, that's not true, i've bought art from friends but for some reason this feels different cause i got it in a gallery...okay it's officially the "first piece of artwork i've bought from a gallery"...and i ain't embarrass to say how much i payed for it...$20!! i know, i can't believe it either, the post it show idea is just genius! now i hope it doesn't take me months to frame this piece...

open market pasadena!

i just scored some sweet prints from friends today at the open market in pasadena, can't wait to frame them & put them up on my wall...

the first two are david jien's work, he is amazingly talented, check out more of his work on his blog, http://davidjien.blogspot.com 

these two are devin strother's work, also very talented, 

sarah grove

i came upon this artist's work, and thought i'd share..
check her stuff out here