should be everyday…
embrace by egon schiele
PANDA!!
Yea.. I’m screaming that.
Joe Latimore and friends have done. it. again!… This time opening a super laid-back, artsy, lounge bar/cafe in the Lower East Side. Man, this will be my hang-out! Dance parties, art openings, couches, babes.. what else do you want. Check out the site and surf around… you just might find an artist or two you’d recognize. 😉 Venue officially opens THIS WEDNESDAY. Come by, have some beer, sake, swedish meatballs, whatever you need to unwind. See you there. http://thepandanyc.com/
Max Greis & John Breiner
you can’t miss this pretty awesome show at Mighty Tanaka. Max Greis does collage landscape masterpieces depicting apocalyptic yet paradisal imagery, great blending brushwork, and just awesome to look at. And alongside is drawer and watercolorist (pencil color,pen, Gouache?) John Breiner. I’m attaching my favorites works of his, even though I love them all. So much awesome detail inside these intricate worlds. You must stop by and see ‘Entropology: Man’s Devolution.’
http://www.mightytanaka.com
Some pics of the art and the opening below:
©all pics by daydreampilot. All photos here.
©all pics by daydreampilot. All photos here.
Bjorn’s Latest
© Bjorn Andersson. bca69.com
Weston Emmart
This is my friends’ grandfather. He’s a very talented man and I just love this video of him showing his work. Mr. Emmart shows such admiration for his art, so technical and so witty. He seems to have a strong and caring soul, just like his grandson. Watch him chat about his watercolors and horse sculptures below:
From his son, Carter, on YouTube: “My father, artist, sculptor, story teller, WWII veteran, animal lover and inspiration. Born 1923, grew up drawing and making things. Fought in Patton’s Army, wounded in Germany. Raised family of 4 with 62 year ongoing support of wife Ginger. Worked career in TV commercial art. Ogilvy & Mather story board lead. Love of history, wood working, and sailing. Retired to Cape Cod to carve horses and master watercolor. Emmart family patron”
My Latest Project
I was commissioned to do these paintings for a good friend of mine and his family. I reeeeaaallly enjoyed this series and am looking forward to doing more. I have documented these in detail, their progress and more. Click after the paintings to view all the progress and detail shots of them.
Kevin Peterson
Kevin is a college bud and very talented indeed. Check out his website.
I have a pending interview, but he’s laaaggiiiiing….
art work by © kevin peterson
art work by © kevin peterson
art work by © kevin peterson
Kevin’s studio. photo by © marikeeler
Kevin painting. photo by © marikeeler
Tim Burton Retrospective at the MoMA
I attended the Tim Burton exhibit on its opening day on November 22nd. I came home afterward, rented all his movies, and found myself obsessed with his creative world for a few days…. then I slowly was consumed by work and…well, life. Time passed, and the exhibit slipped to the back of my mind….
…until tonight. During a conversation at a friends party, I was reminded about the sheer size of the collection and how incredible it was to see so much of a persons life’s work in front of you. I also remembered reading how the curators had the freedom to pick and choose Tim Burton’s work while going through mounds of drawings, paintings and everything you can imagine. I mean, can you imagine going through all of his (some never-seen) art work??… And, seeing this man’s wild and creative mind unfold before my eyes at the museum was incredibly inspiring.
The exhibit runs from November 22, 2009 – April 26, 2010.
Vivienne Westwood Portrait of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham-Carter.
pandamania
I was given a quick project with the theme ‘panda’. I had a few ideas… I bought a little guy for reference… took him out in the town… got some photos:
…he was a great model… but I decided to do a portrait of him instead.
…. fin.
Martin Kippenberger, one of the series Dear Painter, Paint for Me (1981). © Estate Martin Kippenberger, private collection.
Marilyn Minter, Amoeba (2008) and Chewing Pink (2008). © Marilyn Minter, courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles.