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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.
ryder e. robison
I had the opportunity to set up a little interview with my friend Ryder who has been rocking the art scene in NY lately. I hope you enjoy some of his thoughts and take a look at his work, which I find dramatic, clever and very interesting.
How long have you been doing art?
– I’ve been drawing and making artwork since I can remember. One of my earliest memories would be of drawing naked woman on the sidewalk in chalk after stealing Playboy magazines. My sister was pretty pissed off about that. I was about 5 years old. I’ve always been making something. I went to two different art schools, one on an illustration scholarship, the other just to figure out what else I could do. And I’m still working on that one. Still trying to see what’s next.
What/who inspires you to create it?
– I find New York very inspiring. Since my first trip here with my old band years ago I found it strangely comforting here. I find a lot of inspiration in the libraries through researching old myths and superstitions about the explanations multiple cultures put behind different things, especially in the natural world. It’s really intriguing how one object can undergo such drastic reasoning of why it exists and how it should be feared or worshipped.
What inspires you in your everyday?
– It almost always changes. But my walk to my studio from my apartment is nice and I’ll listen to music and get very driven. Conversations from the night before. The people I’m surrounded by. Other artists, designers and my fiancé. People may not have to say anything in particular at all, it’s just their energy that can be very telling. The levels of ambition we each have to accomplish something substantial versus being apathetic.
What medium do you consider most exciting or would you LOVE to master?
– I would love to master sculpture. I keep envisioning the paintings I do in three dimensional form and then some form of light splitting them open. I’ve begun work on a few new things and I’m happy with the progress. I like the idea of being able to walk around the entirety of a piece…
what IS art/music to you?
– The same thing it is to you I would imagine: very personal.
find more of ryder’s artwork at www.pantherattack.com.
My Opening in San Francisco
I’ve been working hard for this opening for the past few months. Here are some pics of the big night. I will be updating my website with all the new work very soon.
Show stays up until Saturday Jan 24th. There will be a closing party starting at 8. Come by if you can!
Project One is on 251 Rhode Island St., San Francisco.
William Eggleston at the Whitney
aaaah!!!!!! one of my favorites…William Eggleston is currently at the Whitney until Jan 25th. I love love lovvve his work… This exhibit includes 50 years of his photographs and videos from many of his road trips across America.
‘One of the most influential photographers of the last half-century, William Eggleston has defined the history of color photography. This exhibition is the artist’s first retrospective in the United States and includes both his color and black-and-white photographs as well as Stranded in Canton, the artist’s video work from the early 1970s. The exhibition will travel throughout the United States as well as to the Haus der Kunst in Munich following its New York presentation.”
Here’s a great article about William Eggleston from NYmag.com.
Jill Greenberg
I just had the opportunity to personally meet photographer Jill Greenberg. This was an unexpected surprise so I took advantage of it and asked her a few questions. She loves photographing animals but you can recognize a lot of her commercial work. She has shot many celebrities and campaigns that are everywhere. A very talented lady. It was nice to hear that she still shoots film when she has a chance, a lot of her animal work was shot using film. She had great stories about the each specific animal and her photo book was beautiful. Below are a few examples of her work. Also take a look at her website, www.manipulator.com, and be inspired.
Photos by Jill Greenberg
lost and found
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Sometimes I get some rolls back with pictures I had taken a while back…I just got a roll of slide film which I shot during my trip to Berlin 3 years ago… I posted just a few on my flickr if you want to take a peek. mostly street art and graffiti.
most recent
Been shooting with my hassy and holga lots lately. Below is an example of my latest pics. a little taste of what my shows will be about…kinda.
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update: I’ve taken most of my recent work down on my flickr, since I will be showing in San Francisco this January…I’ll repost after the show.
Luke Pidgeon
HELLO!!! God, it’s been a while. I know. L.A. sucks you IN. But I’ve been having a wonderful time. (except for the Heat wave…..) This past weekend my good friend Drew opened up his downtown LA loft to showcase Luke Pidgeon’s Photography. It was a wonderful night with good friends and old memories.
This week I have plans to go to the LACMA, Getty and some Galleries. And I’m probably extending my trip to go to San Francisco for a long weekend and check out some art out there as well… Stay close!!
ps: pics of the evening on my flickr… like always
An afternoon in Chelsea
Took a stroll to check out Walton Ford’s exhibit at Paul Kasmin Gallery and ended up viewing 3 other artists in the area. Yoko Ono, Paul Winstanley and Bruce Porter.
Walton Ford’s watercolor works are beautiful and impressive.
Yoko Ono’s exhibit has a fun Polaroid wall which anyone can become part of. I left one behind, see if you find me 😉
Paul Winstanley’s Paintings are soft and subtle, and very beautiful. Except for one that had reds and darker colors. Very different from his very large curtain and green paintings.
And not but not least, Bruce Porter’s paintings are cut-outs addressing mythological themes. There is pencil lines around the shapes and messy color fills. He’s work is interesting, but not my favorite. His exhibit opens tonite 5-22-08.
To view more images from all the galleries, go to my flickr.
lockwasher & *cinnamon
artwork by ©lockwasher
I ran into lockwasher’s flickr page after looking through his wife’s photographs. I can’t get over lockwasher’s work. he creates robots, rockets, rayguns and anything you can think of… i love this stuff!!!!! makes me smile and feel good. His wife is a super talented photographer as well, check out her flickr page here… take a peek at their work. very inspiring couple.
Exposure Photo Contest
ARTISTSWANTED.org !! I’m gonna submit to this competition fo sho’. this sounds super fun… good luck!
Morrison Hotel Gallery
On my way home from work yesterday I noticed a new gallery where CBGB’s use to live. I had little time to really study the pieces, but I did take some photos of the work.
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