The Noon After / Ed Hopper Re-Imagined

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Oh, hi Blog. I didn't see you there. This piece is entitled The Noon After and a 50" x 33" print of it will be on display at the Hopper House in Nyack, New York. The show is called "Hopper Re-Imagined" and will showcase work by luminaries inspired by the man himself.

The reception is this Sunday, April 3rd (3 - 5pm), and the show will be on display from April 2 - May 8. I will definitely be there.

If you aren't aware of Edward Hopper, educate yourself.

Pencil Pusher Party

spaceHey Blog. If you saw the Art Directors Club CFE launch party invite, you saw my redesign of the iconic ADC Cube open to its previous winners. I'll be there, come out and play.

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
6:30-8:30pm
@ ADC Gallery
106 West 29th Street, NYC

Opening with an Update

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Hi Blog, where have I been? I'm not sure, but I'm still here. Its hectic and insane right now, but that's the place where creativity (or just insanity) happens. I recently signed on as interim Art Director of Dagr-Nott & Associates. I've been working with them the past few months on a great project which we're in the thick of now, and I'm very excited. I will still be taking commissions, but on a case by case basis.

As for the main purpose of this post, I am participating in a gallery opening tonight at the International Visions Gallery in Washington D.C., which is hosting a show for The Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, in conjunction with Art For Life and Russell Simmons' Rush Foundation. My piece You're My Favorite 01 will be there, along with some other great shortlisted artists.


Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the opening tonight as I have much to do but it's bound to be great. Details below:

International Visions Gallery
2629 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008

September 2 - October 2
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11,
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Unrequited

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Sup Blog, I'm back in Cali (for the second time this week) after having a great evening with Bombay Sapphire and Tokion Magazine on Wednesday. A lot of people came, and the venue was as close to "legit" as I'll ever get. Anyway, I'll do a full recap of that soon.

For right now, here's my piece in the Manifest Equality show currently in LA. Its called "Unrequited" and it was actually one of the five contest winners for the show. The show wraps up on the 7th, and if you're in the LA area you should check it out, as its amazing.

So that's two recaps to on my to-do list. This has been such a whirlwind week that I'm just trying to keep up with all of it. Thanks for bearing with me!

Manifest Equality

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Heads up, Blog. I recently submitted a piece to Manifest Equality's contest and just found out I'm one of the winners (which is unbelievable). Some of the judges included Shepard Fairey, Ed Ruscha, David Pagel, and even the mayor of Los Angeles. For those who don't know, Manifest Equality is a HUGE show that's going to take place in LA next week that centers on themes like social justice and equality.

As for the piece I'm showing, it's a new one, and I'll wait until the opening to debut it. However, if you're going to be in/near/around LA next week you have to go check it out. Some of the other artists in the show include Ron English, Ted McGrath, Swoon, Harvey Pekar, Gary Baseman, Jayson Atienza and a TON of others.

Fun in the Sun.

"If yall wanna party like we do..."

Hey Blog. This weekend was a non-stop party-fest of galactic proportions. Not really, but it did involve a lot of BBQ combined with looking at fireworks while sitting in traffic for the Lincoln Tunnel. July 4th was a good follow up to the festivities from Thursday. A lot of people showed up and the music was pretty great. If there's one silver lining in Michael Jackson's death, its that parties sound awesome right now.

Also, many thanks to my friend Matt Okpych who was on hand with his camera taking some shots of myself and the other artists that participated (because I wouldn't want to do it):















Great night and hopefully I'll have an opportunity to do it again soon. Till later Blog.

P.S. The Altpick Awards have begun their call for entries featuring the banner I designed, get on that.

The Money Shot

Hi Blog. So this Thursday night is the event at Die Fabrik (38 Howard st. & Broadyway, 5th Floor). It's gonna be a lot of fun and I'm going to put up my Let There Be Stuff series, along with a couple of other pieces. I wanted to make a new piece for it so I hammered it out over the last few days and I'm pretty proud of it.

When I was a kid, I would always try to draw hot chicks, but they never turned out right. So usually the drawings I would make were Marvel Handbook-esque drawings of superheroes more suited to display their costume designs than their inherent ability to kick ass. I digress. For a while now I've just wanted to draw a hot chick, so I'm using this show as the forum for that, or maybe I've been spending too much time with Ray Jones.

It's really colorful but simple and kinda dirty without being overtly dirty. Or maybe it is overtly dirty and I'm not acknowledging that. Also, its 30in x 49.5in, so its also pretty big. I'm looking forward to picking it up from Duggal tomorrow.

So that's about it Blog. I need to get back to a job and I'll see you on Thursday.

R.I.P. Vibe Magazine

Savior El Mundo Presents POP ART - JULY 2

Sup Blog, this has been a long week. MJ's gone, which I still can't believe. I was always a big fan, and excuse me for gushing over it but this was the end of an era. I still remember being a little kid and waiting for his Sunday night premiers of the videos off the Dangerous album. Anyway, well wishes to his family and billions of fans.

Also, I know that I promised I would show pics of the new studio, but the weather here on the east coast has been fairly terrible and I haven't been there as often as I'd like. And when I do go, I forget my camera. Oopskees.

So in the meantime, here's a flier for a show I'm participating in called Pop Art, featuring myself, Savior El Mundo, Jayson Atienza, SSUR, Jason Barletta, and Masahiro. Its going to be pretty cool, and there's gonna be a performance by the Rocksteady Crew Bgirls. Its going to be on July 2 at Die Fabrik (38 Howard St. and Broadway, 5th Floor). Doors open from 7pm to 12am, with an open bar from 7-9. Also, the event is FREE, but we'd appreciate an RSVP, so please email or phone if you plan on attending.

or RSVP here if you have Facebook

Some Pictures of Somethings

Hi Blog, quick entry today. I am notorious for not being a "photo guy" in that I rarely ever use my digital camera. Only recently have I started using it for things, like my roadtrip (photo albums available Here and Here). Anyway, here's a small number of pics from the gallery where "Let There Be Stuff" is hanging as well as the SVA portraits.





I know, I'm terrible. Anyway, that's it. I finished a piece for Business Week recently and I'll be posting that soon. Also, the Altpick Decks are here! So as Jack Donoghy would say, get yours.

An M.F'n.A. Preview

Sup Blog, its going to be a harrowing next few days. What with getting ready for the SVA MFA Illustration Thesis Show and everything. I've seen the test prints from Duggal and they look pretty great. These are the biggest I've ever worked, with a couple of the pieces being around 20x36in. I'm going to attempt a sixth piece, and hopefully I can get it printed in time before the gallery doors open on May 1st. My series is called "Let There Be Stuff", and its about a lazy deity. I don't want to say more because I want people to pull out from it whatever they want. Many thanks to Mario Hugo for his incredibly discerning eye. He was a great resource during this entire process.


Also, there's another preview up on my Altpick page (cross promotion is a good thing). Speaking of Altpick, the decks are on their way and they should be in the states by next week.

And I know that I haven't updated my main website in a while, but when the insanity of graduation recedes I'm going to do a big update. So look forward to that.


That's it for now blog, see you at the show!

No-Shows and Do-Shows

Sup Blog, loooong time no see. That title doesn't rhyme, but it looks like it should doesn't it? Anyway, this semester was pretty insane, as evidenced by my apparent inability to take out 5 minutes to fill up empty cyperspace on the World Wide Net.

For those of you interested about my life, the semester is fully wrapped up and my thesis is very much underway (I have updated my site with some pieces). ALSO, 2009's rendition of the Alternative Pick Double Deck is done and off to the printers! It was a grueling, yet absolutely rewarding process that sufficiently kicked my ass in an awesome way. I would show some pics, but it won't be released until probably February '09 so it'll have to wait.

AND I re-teamed with my sometime collaborator the OMBE Shop for a special project concerning HIV/AIDS awareness. We digitally printed 4 designs onto different types of female panties (are there any other kind?), which were then initially sold at an HIV/AIDS awareness conference. We're exploring other avenues for them, so look out. I'll have pics of those soon too.

For the final "AND", last month our Masters program over at the venerable School of Visual Arts had the annual Book Show, along with a, accompanying show for our Call of Chthulhu pieces. It was a great turnout, and many thanks to everyone that showed up to support.


This is my display for Crispy Kid. Five small framed pieces and one large free hanging piece.


Here are two attractive strangers looking at my Cthulhu display. I didn't take this picture, Y.J. Lee did... so there.

Well, that's the big update. Be back soon Blog. Bettie Page forever!