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- Oct 03, 11
So this will probably be my last post of the year, their might be one more about an art show in my space but thats it.
- We are on the dawning of a new era. I am on the dawning of a new mind. I am re-imagining everything I literally know. That term "the more you learn the less you know" is for real for real. So for me to learn new things is exciting but with this excitement comes GREAT responsibility for myself and (against my own will) ultimately others.
- All though I would love to be completely isolated on an island and left to ponder away on my own ideas, creations and experiments this is not my case. I live in a big city, with millions of people and I have friends who also live here; many of which love me and a lot of them care for me deeply. So isolation is not an option if you expect to be polite to the people who think of you dearly. This does not mean that there are not margins of error, their most certainly are and of all the people I know or who may know me there are some who may never be pleased with my behavior.
- These are my memory tattoos. I got them at least 5 years ago maybe even 6. They are on my hands and they are small. It is a pyramid and an omega. People always ask me why did I get them but I dont really like telling, my response is either "these are my memory tattoos" or "its a pyramid...ive always wanted to own one and now i do" my mom actually thinks that the omega (which people sometimes mistake for a horseshoe) is a "C" for courage...i sort of like that idea too. The truth is the tattoos really are for "remembering." The night that I got them in the west village I told myself that whenever I looked at them that they were to make me remember who I was. Omega is a greek letter and it means end. I don't really believe in a finite end. In fact I think the end is also the beginning at the same time. The pyramid (mrs) to me is like a vessel, a portal or a connector of sorts, its shape seems to be whimsical, mysterious and magical. I majored in classics in college my focus was Egpytology, my French professor would disagree with me if I argued that the great pyramids of Giza were not burial chambers but in fact life inducing or bringing compounds. But I digress my pyramid and omega are very special to me.
- In 2012 I will be introducing a new company actually 2 new companies. I am excited about these. They combine my love of art and science. I am naturally an alchemist experimenting and playing with natures very impressive elements for nearly 10 years. Currently I am taking a break from art and focusing back on science.
- I love my art gallery, it was a conceptual idea conceived in my mind and is manifesting into something I did not imagine. I believe it will be successful well beyond me because it was my creation. I followed my heart and it was an organic process with making the whole thing happen.
- I will never have all the answers but I will always be in search of all the answers
- Aug 22, 11
Don't think I ever blogged this but I interviewed Fab 5 Freddy for Juxtapoz's Art In The Streets issue which came out in April the same month the exhibit opened at MOCA. Read the full mag online HERE
- Jul 15, 11
to greatness
Here is one of the instrumentals used in this video...thank me later
- Jun 01, 11
- Apr 22, 11
The Love Stories series I helped produce has been going super amazing...we caught up with Erykah at Coachella for hers and i LOVE IT!
- Apr 14, 11
Can hardly believe a full year has gone by
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Victim of Fear series - Sean Bell
Barron Claiborne - Biggie and Guns
- Apr 12, 11
Finally Finally Finally.....The Teenager Show is really really almost ready!!! Look for it in about a week or so.
- Apr 08, 11
because this site makes me want to write poetry like pablo neruda, or pretend to be nikki giovanni...again
- Mar 12, 11
Tonight at my gallery, I sit down with artist Chenoa Maxwell as we discuss her photography and solo exhibit Introspection: India. Starts at 8 so don't be late!
Some pics from Thurs nights opening!
- Mar 06, 11
Papillion Institute of Art opens next week with Introspections: India photography by Chenoa Maxwell...hope to see you there!!!
ps RSVP at rsvp@papillionart.org
- Mar 04, 11
its 7:20am and I am just now leaving the gallery so too tired to get into it...but let's just say that my baby brainchild the teenager show has graduated!
if you read the orignal post on ARTE:ZINE than you vibed out to The Step Kids "La La" which i adore, but decided to pair the teenager with the pop star
- Feb 17, 11
last night i was in the gallery with the staff of edge magazine and nba baller serge ibaka...i had my hypem playlist in heavy rotation when someone brought up hip hop...i boldly admitted that i did not have any hip hop music stored in my computer's hard drive. i woke up early this morning with a phone call from a friend who works at the source and we started talking about the LA rap scene. Tyler started off the conversation but soon followed was Kendrick Lamar, School Boy Q, AB Soul (pretty much the entire TDE Fam) and Rob Roy.
Here are some jams I played this morning....ps they stay in constant rotation...
ROB ROY - AXELA ...it was a close call between this and Gold N Gucci...experience KING WARRIOR MAGICIAN LOVER for yourself
KENDRICK LAMAR - BARBED WIRE ...michael jordan is a favorite too...BUY THIS ALBUM
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT - BAATIN ...the entire YES/NO album is a favorite as well...pps there from NY but i love them just the same!
PURPLE CROWN - NO FUTURE ...i love him and would give him anything he asked for
- Jan 31, 11
- Jan 20, 11
Ok so only Animalchan will get the inside joke of Dream Auntie but I do feel very much like a Proud Auntie this week.
First off last year I worked on a really fun project called LOVE STORIES created by will.i.am, I got to produce most of them and even direct a few! Woo Hoo...its a series where we talk to interesting folk about their love affair with their passion.
Than on the same day as the release of my LOVE STORIES another labor of love debuted Milk + Honey! Peep this trailer which showcases a bit of P.I.A. (proud auntie moment) The ladies at Brown Paper Dolls and Idris Elba have done an excellent job!
- Jan 05, 11
Some stills from the set of MILK + HONEY shoot at Papillion Institute of Art
The lovely ladies at EDGE MAG made me into a postcard...awwwwwww
- Jan 05, 11
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- "But I believe that when u lose ur route Choose the sunlight It could be ur guide"
- @HuffingtonPost about time...plastic is so 90's
- Organic Consumers Association is lobbying in the state of California to have all GMO foods labeled as such!... http://t.co/PgGnxyjR
- @prpinkponies <3 thanks!
- CHI-YUMMY! http://t.co/kjIo5qQ8
- Finally having a look @ Fahamenon by artist Fahamu Pecou so far love the 1st ad, the Holy Bible: Paris Hilton Version http://t.co/TGMnaEp0
- I should probably do a #FF for @PAPILLIONART !!!!!
- @prettypinkpro ;-) "your freaking awesome!"
- @prettypinkpro my fridays are all about comfort!
- @prettypinkpro JeremyScott x Addidas hi-tops, blk skinny vintage rag & bone jeans,old jcrew denim shirt & "Your Freaking Awesome" tee!!!
- @prettypinkpro how did i not know about this http://t.co/1l8KxTiA :-( so sad i missed
- @prettypinkpro isn't he like the best person ever! LOVE HIM!!!! any friend of his is a friend of mine!
- @prettypinkpro ps your either psychic or have a photographic memory…or your just really really smart #blazerskirtcombo #howdiduknow !
- @prettypinkpro yes it did have a life of its own! and thank u i love love loved your everything!!! ;-) #onlyat @welcometolace #LAarts #pow
- @prettypinkpro yes! Who is that?
- @prettypinkpro was it the really tall Mohawk?
- Had a blast @ LACE Art Auction tonight! Was out bid for a Ruscha print :-( but saw 2 of my favorite collectors #LAarts http://t.co/mOdI98Bl
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Sculptures by Antony Gormley
How can you convey the fact that the presence of somebody is greater or different from their appearance?
The DOMAINS allowed me to evoke the internal space of the body as a field, but are still bound by an invisible skin: I want to extend or ignore the skin.
The QUANTUM CLOUDS continue the matrix of the the DOMAINS into outer space through the continuation of the branching connections, positioning the original bodyfield within a wider field.
The indeterminacy of the skin summons active involvement of the projection and finding force in the eye of the beholder.
It is an open question in the QUANTUM CLOUDS, whether the body is emerging from a chaotic energy field or the field from the body.
MARC JACOBS becomes ART JACOB$ as he turns “lemons” into lemonade after Kidult had his way with the designer’s NY store.
A Brief History of John Baldessari
Narrated by Tom Waits.
Commissioned by LACMA for their first annual “Art + Film Gala” honoring John Baldessari and Clint Eastwood.Artist James Nizam makes incisions into the structure of a house to manipulate sunlight into light sculptures.
Kehinde Wiley opened with Economy of Grace at Sean Kelly Gallery. This series features portraits of women.
Thousands of people can stand at the same point. Shoot the exact same picture. No one will get the same outcome. Lands End - San Francisco | Evan Thompson Photography
Wehrli takes everyday scenes of disorder and rearranges them into neat rows, sorted by different attributes such as color, size, shape, and type, etc.
I just uploaded “PJL sessions #99 [jazz+things]” to www.mixcloud.com - listen now!
Elephants, snow, mountains…no Hannibal all Sunni Colon
My new video! Watch it in HD!
Sunni Colòn - Magic (HD)
Street art in São Paulo, Brazil… It’s impossible not to notice the art which drenches nearly every building and wall within the city. One of Puma’s tour guides (appropriately nabbed from Vice), explained that although tagging remains illegal, public murals (and essentially what one might consider beautified graffiti) is encouraged and often commissioned. Much to our surprise, we also learned that public advertising is forbidden. As a consumer, the lack of forced campaigning was refreshing. However, the graphic designer in me remains stunned that such a huge bracket has been banned.
Last day to catch this…Seventh Letter creates art works benefitting the City of Hope’s Department of Pediatrics.
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- Hospital Sculpture Interacts With Human Heartbeats Photo: http://t.co/tqFBPRE0
- “@hammer_museum: Did you know? Wealthy families used to hire professional mourners “to set the right tone” http://t.co/T26hJqi1” WOW…really
- Papillion Institute of Art - Dailies - ARTE: Sam Nhlengethwa http://t.co/WNlaLO7o
- *correction for last tweet the name is Antony Gormley! #autocorrectfails
- Quantum Cloud - Sculptures by Antony Gromley Photo: http://t.co/OaElmf8W
- Yes Hillary Harkness you got it right with this one! http://t.co/bq4CYEGQ
- World record achieved for Ghanaian artist at Bonhams Contemporary African Art Sale | My Global Hustl http://t.co/RTmLIESx
- MARC JACOBS becomes ART JACOB$ Photo: http://t.co/KGibKOC7
- Papillion Institute of Art - Dailies - ARTE: TED TALKS PAPER TOWELS http://t.co/E4iLylVE
- Architecture For Humanity is now taking your ideas! Just show up to there next social. Photo: http://t.co/pzVU5jfw
- A Brief History of John Baldessari -... http://t.co/uhoWwCvq
- Papillion Institute of Art - Dailies - ARTE: Architecture for Humanity LA http://t.co/uQKNod9k
- TONIGHT: The Cosmic Ball Photo: http://t.co/HBQmSR4u
- I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/HGrjTdNA
- TONIGHT!!!! Shafiq and Dove Society host THE COSMIC BALL Art Party and Jam Session 9pm-12am suggested donation $15 http://t.co/EONp2ylX
- @whalevibes we'll you'll just have to come over to the other side of the globe! Consider this your invitation to our next event!
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- Nov 02, 11
LA photographer Noe Montes. We met him at #OCCUPYLA while he was taking portraits. The last two photographs are in a limited series of post cards that he made, he was kind enough to send us one of each and they are beautiful! If your lucky when you visit his site click on the blog he might have 1 or 2 left.
- Nov 02, 11
Emerging Voice & VisionIntrospective:Art For Joy, Love and Life
Amber Robles-Gordon received some blunt criticism during her graduate studies when she was told she couldn’t seem to separate herself from her artwork. Robles-Gordon became introspective, and identified why she’s so entrenched in her art.
Community Voice Project is a collaboration with the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Library. American University’s School of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences.
Amber Robles-Gordon
Amber Robles-Gordon is a mixed media artist. Her preferred medium is collage and assemblage. She also works with pastels, acrylic, watercolors, photography and oil paint sticks. She then merges these mediums into to her collages.
Her work is representational of her experiences and the paradoxes within the female experience. She focuses on fusing found objects to convey her own personal memories, inspired by nature, womanhood and her belief in recycling energy and materials.
Robles-Gordon has over fifteen years of exhibiting and art educational experience. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts from Howard University in December 2010, where she has received annual awards and accolades for her artwork. She has exhibited in California, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, New York, Ohio, Spain and throughout the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.
Robles-Gordon has been commissioned by the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center of African American History and other organizations to teach workshops about creating paper mosaics and collages. She was commissioned by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 2010 to create a mural for the Windows in to DC project at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Most recently, she has been granted an apprenticeship from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, D.C. Creates Public Arts Program.
Andre S. Belcher - Contributor
for full write-up & video go HERE
- Nov 01, 11
Global Arts: Visual Arts - Experimental Film/Video
Julia Raynham
Born 1966 (Cape Town, South Africa)Julia Raynham’s work melds choreography, theatre, poetry, video, sound, performance and improv, in a distinctly experimental vein. After studying architecture and music, she trained extensively as a sangoma (link beeen the ancestral and human worlds, specialist of herbal medicine, counsel in matters of psychological disturbance in Zulu, Swazi, Xhosa and Ndebele communities of Southern Africa). An ex-member of key collectives on the South Africa scene (Honeymoon Suites; The Mothertongue Project) and a writer (We Tell Our Old Songs: San Music of Southern Africa, with Marlene Winberg, 2004; ilikemagazine), she is the founder of Resonance Bazaar, a multidisciplinary platform for the development of artistic partnerships. Among her most renowned works are: Return to Traveller (The Edge, Cape Town, 2009); 21st Century Animal (7th edition of Rencontres Chorégraphiques de l’Afrique et de l’Océan Indien, 2008); and A New Body Will Be Assembled...More Brilliant Than Before (Below:Video)
Video: A collaboration between Julia Raynham and James Tayler
Andre S. Belcher - Contributorsource: papillionart.org/dailies
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- Oct 13, 11
South African artist Mary Sibande has done something amazing in her series Long Live The Dead Queen. We really love her installation/sculptures but what we love the most is how she takes over buildings in some nice and not so nice places with putting the “Dead Queen” up for the entire city to see.
- Oct 09, 11
New York photographer Jamel Shabazz posted these recently on his facebook. We've been fans of Jamel's work since the release of his first book 10 years ago Back in the Days.
http://papillionart.org/dailies/2011/10/6/arte-jamel-shabazz.html - Oct 09, 11
Absolutely adore Fred Eversley sculptures and the concept that created them. He currently is on view at the Hammer Museum in the group exhbition NOW DIG THIS looking back at the LA Black art scene from the 1960's - 1980's. He also has a solo show at William Turner Gallery in Santa Monica, they take a look at his work over 40 years. Go see both!
- Oct 07, 11
YES OLEK…Occupy Wall Street has been continuing to stay in the headlines and put NYC back on the map. A very special artist using crocheting has been making her own #OccupyNY statements. Her crocheted bull perfectly compliments the protest. Her name is Agata Olek, she is from Poland and her art studio is in lower Manhattan. She has and will crochet anything from a car to a person and recently sent a photo to her facebook of a ping pong table in London…maybe the UK will be seeing interesting things popping up soon.
- Oct 07, 11
If you are in London be sure to catch the film on painter Gerhard Richcter titled "Gerhard Richter Painting" by director Corinna Belz.
It will be shown a few times over the next month at the Tate Modern
From the trailer alone it looks amazing, we would not miss a chance to see the full documentary. Was also really cool to see him working in his studio alone, without 20 assistants in there painting for him. #oldschool
The film is being screened in conjunction with his solo show Panoramawhich opened at Tate Modern October 6 and runs for a few months.
- Oct 07, 11
We went to the opening of NOW DIG THIS at the Hammer Museum last Saturday. It was a blast, we met artist Hank Willis Thomas and chatted with Garth Trinidad about his new art studio and what he thought about the opening of the exhibit.
NOW DIG THIS is curated by Kellie Jones and features the work of Black artists in LA from 1960 - 1980. Painter Charles White's piece Love Letter #1 is the cover of the catalog pictured below. Some highlights for me were Betye Saar and David Hammons but the artist that blew me away was sculptor Fred Eversley.
Fred Eversley - Oct 01, 11
Amazing LA artist! Megan Geckler currently has an installation up at Papillion Institute of Art. For more info visit http://papillionart.org
- Sep 20, 11
Nick Cave's latest series Ever After is on view in New York right now. To see other things from Cave click HERE
- Sep 20, 11
- Aug 27, 11
Ilana Kohn, Fashion Designer, Illustrator and Brooklyn advocate.
- Aug 15, 11
The talented painter whose subjects lean towards feminism and identity was mentored by Kerry James Marshall and is the director of the Blue Sky Project artist in residence program.
- Jun 01, 11
One of my favorite girlfriends and artist from NY was Essie Baroz. I met the Palestinian artist in 2002 when I was curating a 1 year anniversary show of the 9/11 attacks. It was a group exhibition of Muslim & Jewish American, Israeli and Palestinian artists, she was the only woman in the show. I loved visiting Essie in her Chelsea studio where she was so "matter of fact" about her creative process. When she painted she knew exactly what she meant, made no apologies about the statements in her art and dared any man to challenge what she was saying.
- May 19, 11
I saw LA painter Mark Bradford's "Alphabet" at the Studio Museum in Harlem last December and his Pinocchio is on Fire is still touring. The interactive (free digital downloads) website they created is splendid. Please check it out and get your free download on!
- May 18, 11
The amazing Kerry James Marshall. In 1997 he received the MacArthur Genius award. The last photo is of him wearing the tee-shirt he designed for Gap's artist series.
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- Anyone know of a good reflexologists in the Los Angeles area?
- woke up happy… :-)
- @QD3 yes…ascension in progress!!! :-) xoxo
- @QD3 your breakfast sounds amazing! think i'll have that this weekend!
- everyday no matter how busy i get i have to take a moment to be silent and collect my thoughts #goldensoundofsilence
- @QD3 ur right! been buying mine @wholefoods where do u get urs? Now Im only drinking coconut water from real coconuts or harmless harvest
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- my not at all shameless plug is my art gallery @PAPILLIONART has an opening on Thurs, go to that twitter if u wanna know more! <3
- @dengkane thanks for that link, i've used the detox foot bath before…its an interesting process…u see the toxins literally coming right out
- oh & i think im addicted 2 young coconut water, i'll only drink the 1's that come in glass (or straight out the coconut) the taste is freshr
- Having a peaceful & easy going day so far…woke up had fresh organic acai berry juice (great superfood) & now having a medley of fresh veggie
- something that the black walnut hulls doesn't always succeed in doing, while it can kill those critters it doesn't get the eggs.
- One of the awesome benefits I love about the women's cleanse is that it kills parasites and the eggs they lay in your body as they are dying
- Especially the women's detox/cleanse #amazing he also has one for men. Its a great start to the new year and a new body!
- Dr. Delbert Blair website http://t.co/xKgBWAPb or http://t.co/ESRnaynA browse the shop, the things he offers are the truth!
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