6.28.2008

Romain Erkiletlian. Parisian in NYC.



Digital prints/paint pen/markers/color pencils.


Acrylic/oil/ markers/color pencils on canvas.

Japanese urban landscape. Matrix style.

Christian Marclay. DJ/sculptor/painter/videographer/ill artist.


Born in Cali, raised in Switzerland, lives and works in NYC. Marclay creates sound and image collages using vintage video clips/visuals and unique sounds. I've been drawn to Christians art throughout the years without realizing they were all his... like the record-cover series Body Mix (1991) a well-known fave:
...after seeing his 'Telephones' video piece at the Musée D'art Contemporain de Montréal earlier this year I looked him up and connected the dots...

6.27.2008

Slow Food.







Wartime civilian participation program initiated after Pearl Harbor. Americans were encouraged to keep gardens/grow their own (food Labor+ transport shortages and good boost in morale).


Barney Bear's Victory Garden cartoon. 1942. YES!

6.26.2008

Kirsty McLaren. Australia. Photographer.



Brandon Bird. California.





oil on canvas.


pencil drawings.

The characters chosen as subjects are perfection, especially Christopher Walken (of course) the star of Brandon's project titled Letters to Christopher Walken- where young art students wrote their annual Christmas letter to Walken:





Christopher Campbell. England.





Oil on linen.

6.25.2008

Ben Pobjoy. Land of America.


Check out Ben Pobjoys photo show at the grittiest gallery in Montreal, The Emporium.

I Have Pop. Concrete.

"I have Pop is an ongoing investigation into the dynamics and mechanics of popular culture through a series of autonomous projects and assignments. The idea is to create a different perspective on various elements of pop culture". ihavepop.com






(Fitness weights created for WeSC's flagship NYC+LA stores to support their continuing effort to promote healthy active living)

6.24.2008