So I just got a new digi. I was looking at the Canon G10, the Panasonic Lumix LX3 and the Ricoh GX200. After a ton of research and shooting the LX3 and G10 down at Samy’s, I ended up going with the LX3. I am very happy with the purchase, although, I don’t think I could have gone wrong with any of the above cameras. Anyways, I shot a few ’round town pics while riding my bike the last couple days. One day I rode over to my buddy’s shop (Barracuda), with whom I’m working on a top-secret art project, and another day I rode with Jed over to the LACMA and checked out the current exhibit on cold war East vs. West German art. Not really impressed, but those Germans do some weird shit. (more…)
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Around Town Photos – New Camera
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie) Studio Visit
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Mark has a show at Merry Karnowski’s gallery in Berlin opening this Saturday, Nov. 22. I went by his studio to shoot a preview of his work and talk to him about the show. Here are some of the photos, but for the full story, check here: Anthem Magazine. (more…)
Ed Templeton: Studio Visit
Friday, November 14th, 2008
A couple weeks ago I hooked up with Ed at his HB home studio to check out the work for his upcoming solo exhibit at Roberts & Tilton. The resulting photos and interview are posted here: Anthem Magazine. (more…)
Weekend Art Shows : SEPT 5 & 6
Monday, September 8th, 2008I hit a few art shows this weekend. Friday was a small show that my friend Amber from Busy-Being helped put on at Fresh Pressed (a new retail screenprint shop in Silverlake). There was a small selection of original art and signed prints from Andy Mueller, Kime Buzzelli, Sean Cassidy, Rory Wilson and Frohawk Two Feathers, as well as the opportunity to make your own prints using screens from these artists. We’ll have to keep an eye on this space and see what it does next.
Saturday was a huge night for art shows. I had to pick a couple to go to and forget about the rest. I hit the first show at the new Roberts & Tilton Gallery. The show, entitled Macrocosm, had work by artists: Ed Templeton, Barry McGee, Matt Leines, Jimmy Baker, Delphine Courtillot, Noah Davis, Jeremy Everett, Eberhard Havekost, Adam Janes, Titus Kaphar, Thomas Kiesewetter, Becca Mann, Faris McReynolds, Ellen De Meutter, Adam Pendleton, Peter Rogiers, Andrew Schoultz, Kehinde Wiley, and Ai Yamaguchi. Ed’s wall of kissing teens was nice and the huge portrait by Kehinde Wiley was the definite standout. I also really love the precision and detail of Matt Leines work.
Joe Willie : 08.14.08
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
I went to a Ricky Powell slideshow event last month at the silent movie theatre in Hollywood that was put on by Altamont. It was one of the funniest things I’ve been to in a while. Ricky is a very entertaining MC and his documentation of the 80′s and 90′s NY street scene is great. He is no Glen Friedman, but his photos have a very real “street photographer” point of view. Anyway, Ricky was quite lit for the evening, and interrupted the slideshow on multiple occasions demanding weed. Interspersed between his grab-bag (and I mean that literally…he pulled his slides out of a plastic shopping bag) of early era NYC hip-hop, art and street scene documentation were numerous slides of one Joe “Willie” Namath, shot from the tv – 70′s era broadcasts on ESPN Sports Classics. Joe is one of Ricky’s idols, and as I just bought a print from Ricky (of 2 of my idols – Basquiat and Warhol), I decided to do a quick illustration for Ricky. Here it is.
Get Outdoors : 08.03.08
Monday, August 4th, 2008
ESPO? Nope, but still nice anyway.
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
If I didn’t know any better, I’d say Steven Powers (ESPO) got up on the back of this motorcycle repair shop by my studio. It’s nice to see so many hand-painted signs around on this side of town. It’s definitely a dying art, and it’s replacement (vinyl stickers) is such a step down in quality and craft. I guess that’s one of the problems with progress; like how particle-board laminate furniture (that falls apart in a couple years) replaced solid wood furniture (which got passed on from generation to generation), technology that allows cheaper, faster production always seems to supplant craftsmanship.
Sunday Downtown Bike Ride : 7.14.08
Monday, July 14th, 2008
So this past Sunday I was planning on going hiking, but things fell through, and when I found myself sitting on the couch watching Must Love Dogs on the Oxygen Channel, I knew it was time to get out of the house. So I hopped on my bike and headed downtown for a city tour. I’ll share some pics from the trip here. There’s a photo of the Department of Water and Power building. I like the previous name of that building (you can see the remnants of the letters in the cement) – Municipal Power and Light. There are some really cool buildings and parks and whatnot downtown. It’s pretty strange to see it all so devoid of people. It will be nice if they ever build enough infrastructure down there to make it a really vibrant city, like Manhattan. I also stopped in at the MOCA. The air conditioning was very nice. On exhibit were selections from the permanent collection (1980-2005) which I saw last time I was there a couple months ago, and a new exhibit of works by Marlene Dumas. Some of her work was cool, but the majority was not up my alley. (more…)