Thursday, 28 April 2011
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Urban project (fa)
Experimenting with minimalism, only painting a small part of these bright, abstract, colour combinations that stands out against some of its gritty surroundings in the urban.
Monday, 11 April 2011
Nero - Guilt
Nova the film
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Truly Amazing Animation by Onur Senturk (Fa) (Cp2)
Nokta . Making of from Onur Senturk on Vimeo.
TRI▲NGLE from Onur Senturk on Vimeo.
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
CHI Street Art research and references (CHI)
EIKNARF Presents: "Revok: On The Run" from EIKNARF on Vimeo.
Monday, 4 April 2011
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Cole Sternberg Press Release (Cp2) (Fa)
DENVER – The David B. Smith Gallery is very pleased to be bringing Cole Sternberg and his unique sociopolitical
art to Denver. Please join us for the exciting opening of this new exhibition,
I was here for just a moment, on Friday, March 18th from 7-10pm.
Each of Sternbergʼs works is an explosion of layered text, heavy painterly washes and strong, gestural
brushstrokes. Working with oils, watercolors and spray paint, his works have an organized chaos that is
both compelling and appealing. Within each piece, is an underlying statement on human rights, ecology,
personal relationships or other subjects of emotional relevance.
In this exhibition, Sternberg explores the imprint of human beings on this planet, and questions the role of
humanity in the growth or destruction of the earth. Consumed by what he calls a “war on science in politics,”
and the “desire by politicians and media pundits to push both evolution and global warming as hoaxes,”
Sternberg explores this “war on science” in his works, giving them a “vague landscape apocalyptic feel.”
Political statement and strong visuals are what make this work unique. For the last ten years, Sternberg has
been challenging his viewers on subjects as varied as pop culture to human rights to the environment.
Schooled in the law, and a published author on international law issues, Sternbergʼs insights into his subject
matter give these works a unique twist rarely seen in the arts. The layers upon layers of text and scrawled
graffiti are like collaged sound bites – one on top of another – yet every line and stroke with a purpose.
Whatever emotional subject initiated the work, the painterly expressionism of the words and broad swaths of
strong color make this exhibition one you must see.
An essay by Leanne Haase Goebel will accompany the exhibition.
About Cole Sternberg
Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in Saratoga, California, Sternberg earned his BA from Villanova
University, and his JD at the Washington College of Law at American University. He uses his legal
background extensively in his work, combining a socio-political point of view with a strong aesthetic.
Sternberg has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including a solo show at The American University
Museum in Washington, DC. His works can be found in major collections and publications throughout the
world.
About David B. Smith Gallery
David B. Smith Gallery is Denver's venue for compelling contemporary art. Since its founding in 2007, the
gallery has been committed to presenting intelligent and culturally relevant exhibitions featuring work from
some of today's most important artists with growing international reputations. Through participation in
leading art fairs and extensive media coverage, David Smith has cultivated a strong regional, national and
international collector audience. In August 2008, The New York Times hailed the gallery as offering "an
exciting contrast of cutting edge works." In addition to its curatorial program, David B. Smith maintains an
active publishing division, Limited Addiction, which produces limited edition artist prints and monographs.
- a sad man in a sad car
- Ink, spray paint and acrylic on linen
34 x 48 in. (86.4 x 121.9 cm)
2010
Futura 2000
When I get off my ass and go to london :)
By Kid Acne
01.04.11 - 24.04.11
board and canvas, installation work and also the release of a limited edition fanzine and print.
This exhibition explores the relationship between graffiti and smoking by way of introducing us to a new set of characters known as 'Art Fags' – a play on words neatly personifying packs of cigarettes. Both pastimes are seen as rebellious and cool, which makes them particularly appealing to teenagers. Though through repetition they become a compulsion, cause serious problems in our adult life and are “filthy habits” hard to quit.
We can all see the similarities between graffiti and advertising - the notion of occupying space to promote an idea, brand or individual. Nowadays however, cigarette advertising is just as outlawed as graffiti, though at their height of fashion both were simply seen as the thing to do. Since the smoking ban, smokers, like graffiti writers have been forced into the streets, whereas Street Artists are embraced by the galleries and auction houses.
A non smoker himself, Kid Acne's Art Fags were first seen on the streets of Paris in the latter part of 2010. Inspired by the consistantly smoking French and a tongue-in-cheek response to expression 'Art Fag' – a term adopted by the more fundamentalist graffiti writers to describe Street Artists, criticizing them for their less hardcore and arguably more contrived contribution to the urban landscape. That said, you'll always find a gang of graffiti writers at a Street Art private view, having a crafty fag outside. It's their guilty pleasure. Just don't tell Mum.
“I began painting graffiti in the early 1990's when I was twelve years old. We lived in a small market town so there wasn't much to do. Around the same time I got into shoplifting, smoking and taking drugs. When the fair came to town there were only 4 rides. All the kids from the estate would be gathered round the punch bag and the older kids would show off their strength to the fair ground folk and bubble permed girls. This was the era of Hip-House so Snap would be blaring out from the Walterz. Twenty years on I still paint graffiti but I
quit all the other stuff. Rhythm Is A Dancer reminds
me of those halcyon days.”
About The Artist:
Kid Acne was born in Malawi in 1978. He grew up in England and is currently based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. His career as an artist began with an appearance on Rolf's Cartoon Club at the age of twelve. Within a year, he’d started writing graffiti and was in hospital recovering from a bad acid trip. Neither were related to Rolf in any way. Applying the same DIY ethos to the rest of his output, he spent his teenage years creating underground fanzines and releasing limited run 7"s on his own Invisible Spies imprint. Nowadays, his work can be seen throughout the world - in galleries from Helsinki to Melbourne and in wheatpastes and rap-sprays from New York to Azerbaijan. His signature style of illustrations have furnished products for the planet's leading brands, while the man himself continues to paint epic slogans in subzero temperatures.
And he still has ace.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Watershed (Cp2) (Pw) (CHI)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D
For his latest documentary Werner Herzog takes us on an incredible 3D journey into the Chauvet caves in Southern France: enormous chambers full of the oldest prehistoric art known to man. Modern 3D brings these ancient works of art to life like nothing else: glide through the cathedral-like cave, over cave formations and sloping passageways, across the beautiful 32,000 year old drawings. These scenes are interspersed by interviews with scientists musing on the cave's mysterious beauty, the evolution of creativity and the nature of humanity. Operatic, gorgeously accomplished and truly unforgettable: this is an extraordinary glimpse at, perhaps, the dawn of art itself.
To call the movie fascinating is akin to calling the Grand Canyon large. The Hollywood Reporter
The last sentence I ever expected to hear was 'Let's go see the 3D Werner Herzog film..' Yet, here it is, and it's fantastic. Vanity Fair
Is 3D the future of cinema? Or just another Hollywood experiment, an obsolete fad? Film industry consultant Michael Gubbins and cinematographer Terry Flaxton will discuss the emergence of 3D in a special Panel Discussion on Sun 3 April at 13:30.
I am so interested in Cave paintings, as they are evidence of our prehistoric man and probably the earliest pieces of art ever! I'm also interested in this because they could be regarded as the earliest forms of graffiti. I have only seen one film at the watershed and that was a planned uni trip but i feel this documentary will really make me put the effort in to go to the watershed for my own sake.