Author: ddpilot

Passionate artist/photographer/designer. B.F.A in Drawing and Painting from the Laguna College of Art and Design. Currently living in Brooklyn, NY.
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Mighty Tanaka presents Mike Schreiber

Photography of Mike Schreiber

Last night was the opening for photographer Mike Schreiber. A retrospective of his last 12 years documenting hip hop culture as well as his travel experiences. He has set-up and captured incredible moments. I wondered how he found himself in certain situations, as they were an exciting and raw view of ones perspective. So many stories to tell in just one shot. My friend Alex of Mighty Tanaka curated this event, which included good beats, spoken word and free beer. mmhm, that’s right! I had the pleasure of meeting Mike, who was very engaging and attentive to everyone. And Alex, of course, was extremely helpful by filling us in with the stories behind some of his favorite shots.

Click here to read more about the show from Mighty Tanaka.

Photography of Mike Schreiber© all images by Mike Schreiber.

I documented the opening. Check the photos out.

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Artist Julio Stanly Flores

Julio Flores

I attended New York Academy of Art’s ‘A Figurative reconstruction: 2009 MFA Diploma’ exhibition this past monday. My friend Julio Flores was ending his 2 year masters program and I needed to check out his work. I haven’t seen Julio’s work since I left LCAD, where we attended together, so I wasn’t sure what to expect… well, I came out of there very, very impressed, nostalgic and inspired. Julio showed me his studio, which took me back to school… we reminisced about our studies and he filled me in on his new work and techniques.

Julio Flores

I also documented some of my favorite pieces from the show. Check them all out here.

There was some very good and original work…and some not too exciting…but always good to see what these schools are doing for the artists… Julio is a great example of hard work and mastered technique, patience and time. He has progressed so much since our school years in Laguna.

Check out more of Julio’s work.
http://www.jsfloresart.com/
http://www.myspace.com/juliostanly

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found but not forgotten

missy
©marikeeler

today I stumbled upon a big bag of my pictures. I found myself going through these photos I’ve taken throughout my 3 years out east. I wanted to share a few with you. All places vary, east coast, west coast, south america. All cameras vary, holga, hasselblad, lc-a. take a look.

california
©marikeeler

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Monday Nights at MoMA feat. Prefuse 73

MoMA lobby
MoMA Lobby

Tonight I attended MoMA’s Monday Nights series. DJ/Musician Prefuse 73 filled the halls with some good beats…there was a very long line for wine, and the museum exhibits all stayed open until 8:45 pm. I took a bunch of shots of the work, check them out. And the current special exhibit, Leon Ferrari and Mira Schendel’s Tangled Alphabets was incredible. divine. absolutely loved it. a sea of words, typography, metal, handwritten chaos, a beautiful mess. I couldn’t photograph it, but if you can, go see it.

Also found other gems throughout the museum that I was able to photograph. all in my flickr ‘museum trips’ set.

Andre Thomkins
Andre Thomkins. Untitled (detail). 1965. Lackskin (enamel) on paper.

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John Waters at Marianne Boesky Gallery

John Waters Exhibit
work by © John Waters. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery.

This weekend I got to check out the John Waters exhibit at Marianne Boesky Gallery. John Waters utilizes his extensive film knowledge as well as digging up some classic imagery, and adds his own satirical and witty spin to this new batch of photographs and sculptures. I found myself cracking a smile and chuckling a lot throughout my visit. I did expect more controversial work, since that’s what I associate him with… So this was fairly tame in that aspect. But the juxtaposition of subtle pop culture references and today’s heightened social taboos prepose, evoke, make for some interesting thoughts and conversation.

More of photos from this exhibit here. Thanks to Marianne Boesky Gallery for letting me document the show.

John Waters Exhibit
work by © John Waters. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery.

Marianne Boesky Gallery
509 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
t. 212-680-9889 f. 212-680-9897
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm

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Nigel Cooke at Andrea Rosen Gallery


Blind Snake 2. 2009. Oil on linen, backed with sail cloth
Photo: Todd White

Today I got to experience Nigel Cooke’s work for the first time. His very large, yet relatively empty paintings are filled with invoking ones emotion. Upon entering Andrea Rosen Gallery, one is greeted by Cooke’s Blind Snake. A lone, long, ready to strike snake painted with such finesse and subtle color pallete. So fragile with execution, yet such a powerful symbol…My favorite painting of the series. Inside the main gallery space, is a series of large paintings and sculptures. His work reminds me of a surreal dream. I found myself hovering inside these worlds and could almost feel the wind blowing while studying 1989 and his feeling of surrender in Heavy Beret. All the paintings felt like a journey into someone’s inner struggles, their unconscious… I felt an unvisited and unwanted ugliness in his figures yet was brought back into its beauty by their delicacy through his brushwork and technique.

This exhibit will be up until May 30, 2009.
visit www.rosengallery.com or more info.

All images are © Nigel Cooke
All images are courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.

Heavy Beret. 2009. Oil on linen
Photo: Todd White

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1989. 2009. Oil on Linen, backed with sail cloth
Photo: Todd White

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Experience. 2009. Oil on Linen
Photo: Todd White

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Big Predecessor. 2009. Patinated bronze with paint.
Photo: Jeremy Lawson

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latest works by Maria Cristina Romero

Venezuelan artist Maria Cristina Romero has been working on her latest series of paintings and sculptures. In her paintings, she’s been experimenting with texture by using fabrics and actual keys as well as bold colors, thick brushwork and strong shapes. I find her bronze sculptures just beautiful. Click at the photo below to see a selection of them.

recent works by Ma.Cristina Romero
© art by ma. cristina romero

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Work to Do – 112 greene st. studio

WORK TO DO exhibit

Royce Bannon & the Endless Love Crew have put together a pretty incredible show at the 112 greene st. studio. 50 artists took over the floor, walls, ceilings and doused them with art. what a treat to see all these talented street artists in one space. my buddy alex from Mighty Tanaka gave me a tour of the studio and the work, which was a real plus. he’s going to help me caption the show on my flickr set…(’cause i have an awful memory). But wanted to thank him for being a great host.

This show has been extended and will be up ’til May 1st. You should swing by and immerse yourself in some street art culture. I left inspired.

WORK TO DO exhibit

thecombinenyc.com/
Mighty Tanaka

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Ryan McGinness Works – Deitch

Ryan McGinness Works

Swung by Deitch gallery to see Ryan McGinness exhibit. what a space. his work fills it nicely with great amount of color, intricate paintings and complicated sculptures. eye sensory overload….in a good way. take a look for yourself, it’s worth it.

The exhibit runs from March 07, 2009 — April 18, 2009
18 Wooster Street, New York.

from deitch.com –
“…McGinness merges several of the most important directions in contemporary painting. His work combines all-over composition, inspired by Jackson Pollock and the mechanical silkscreen process inspired by Andy Warhol. The work also fuses naturalistic and contemporary pop culture references. His imagery derives form a broad range of sources: from dreams and hallucinations to song lyrics and fragments of art history. There is a push and pull between content and form, and between literal meaning and intuitive feeling. McGinness’s paintings represent his own mental landscape. His compositions reflect the infinite, ever-flowing continuum of the universe.”

I took some photos as well.

Ryan McGinness Works