Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Monday, August 16, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Art to go
I had a bbq for my birthday Friday night, Saturday (the actual night of my Birthday) I took myself out to Tandem for a drink and then met up with some old friends to go to the Bushwick Art Show on Ingraham st. The catch: All the shows were being held inside of moving trucks. It was quite cool.
There were performances, a huge slumber party and a "shoot the freak" game all within the 20+ moving trucks. Pity the police had to come and ruin this....
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Sass attack: BMA
So... The Brooklyn Museum of Art is free the first of every month. After 6 months of being in Brooklyn, I finally take advantage of this freebee. I took Aiden with me. We ventured through corridors of arts, feminist fixtures (such as this table setting dedicated to Sojourner Truth)
Dioramas of the deep-south racial tension:
Sassy 60's post Africana art:
and (unknown to me until that night), a Picasso:
Dioramas of the deep-south racial tension:
Sassy 60's post Africana art:
and (unknown to me until that night), a Picasso:
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Birthday hotmess
Celebrating 23 was a hassle: between planning to have a grand outing, and having to do my presentation at the Bronx River Art Center, not to mention finals... it was just tooo much.
Firstly, I met up with Carlee in Harlem to make our way to the bronx to get the presentation of our collaborative documentary in the Bronx. Ugh. We went, and much to our surprise, the film was edited to be flawless. I was in great fear since i had been conducting the interviews and was feeling unsure about their pertinence to our topic (Ethnographic views on the pollution of the Bronx River). I'd link it, but it's trapped on facebook, so inquire me on that to see it.
Um well the gallery proved to be really amusing in addition to the presentation of multiple environmental documentaries. The are exhibit on display (until June 1st) "Bartered States" is curated by a fellow Salvi, Jose Ruiz. In addition to that the art was really diverse, including homages to the 'chicano' ways out west, as well as to the Salvadorian tradition of aggressive politicians and revolution. No wonder my parents left, jaja. The one who stood out the most to me was Irvin Morazan who had this crazy contraption atop his head. He was living art, and he was art cooking too, b/c from what i inquired he was cooking up pupusas while wearing another extravegant headpiece.
After the matter, I went back to Harlem with Carlee for some shopping and the begining of a night of boozing. Met up with Cat in Morningside Heights for some Lychee-tinis, and then headed further down to 123 Burger Shot Beer. I fucking love that place. I ran into a fellow May-8ther, who just so happend to be turning 23 also, and well 5 shot (each) later, we were really celebrating, fusing our two groups together for a bit.
The funny thing is, drinking was done for about 10 hours in about 40 different places, but it's all pretty memorable. We were supposed to go out dancing to a salsa club downtown, but opted for some random Australian bar. I got hit on by the sexy waitress (go figure). She was sexy though, have asian-half french, with an australian accent. Gay or straight, that's hot.
return home: 8am
Firstly, I met up with Carlee in Harlem to make our way to the bronx to get the presentation of our collaborative documentary in the Bronx. Ugh. We went, and much to our surprise, the film was edited to be flawless. I was in great fear since i had been conducting the interviews and was feeling unsure about their pertinence to our topic (Ethnographic views on the pollution of the Bronx River). I'd link it, but it's trapped on facebook, so inquire me on that to see it.
Um well the gallery proved to be really amusing in addition to the presentation of multiple environmental documentaries. The are exhibit on display (until June 1st) "Bartered States" is curated by a fellow Salvi, Jose Ruiz. In addition to that the art was really diverse, including homages to the 'chicano' ways out west, as well as to the Salvadorian tradition of aggressive politicians and revolution. No wonder my parents left, jaja. The one who stood out the most to me was Irvin Morazan who had this crazy contraption atop his head. He was living art, and he was art cooking too, b/c from what i inquired he was cooking up pupusas while wearing another extravegant headpiece.
After the matter, I went back to Harlem with Carlee for some shopping and the begining of a night of boozing. Met up with Cat in Morningside Heights for some Lychee-tinis, and then headed further down to 123 Burger Shot Beer. I fucking love that place. I ran into a fellow May-8ther, who just so happend to be turning 23 also, and well 5 shot (each) later, we were really celebrating, fusing our two groups together for a bit.
The funny thing is, drinking was done for about 10 hours in about 40 different places, but it's all pretty memorable. We were supposed to go out dancing to a salsa club downtown, but opted for some random Australian bar. I got hit on by the sexy waitress (go figure). She was sexy though, have asian-half french, with an australian accent. Gay or straight, that's hot.
return home: 8am
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Buffalo stance
It's true, it's always best to hang in a Buffalo Stance. I was checking out the latest issue of Out magazine, and found some really great estuary photography by xevi muntane. Now, it's great that such a beautiful environment was being captured on filmed, but it was greater that it was being used as the backdrop for this summers upcoming swimsuit (and underwear?) trends for (gay) men.
They models were hot, and the scenery was beautiful.
They models were hot, and the scenery was beautiful.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Tag, you're soo it
I was browsing through the NY Times today, and I ran into this editorial piece that caught my attention. It was about Martha Cooper, a photographer for mounting graffiti art that would otherwise have been unseen today. The 70's and the 80's were a time of social decline in New York. Funny enough how the film "the Warriors" comes to mind: relentless feuds between gangs in NYC that seemed unstoppable even to the police forces attempting to bring these wars to a halt.
Part of the charm of New York is simply the ability for an artist to use anything found in this city as a canvas. Whether it have been hanging glass ornaments in the New York's Botanical Garden in the Bronx, or tagging up the side of a building, this city has been home to art, and in some cases has become a work of art. Let's face it it is already. I love the color that can be seen on the bricks of Long Island City, it's just as rich as anything that MoMA could present.
I kind of wish i was around during the devolution of the Bronx, from an enclave of Eastern Europe into the place which a large Dominican and Black community called home. This transition in the 80's resulted in the appearance of extensive graffiti. To some it was vile and a commemoration of the decline of the Bronx, and to others it was the voice of the people, the people that felt oppressed and neglected. Martha Cooper captured these images well aware that soon these buildings would be tumbling down, and the subway cars derailed so the public could no longer see this beauty. Preservation of FREE ART (free for the masses to see as these trains pulled in from the trainyard to their predetermined destination, free transportation to spread the message of their art). A huge canvas that demonstrated so much more than the ghetto.
She plans to do this for her hometown of Baltimore, and I look forward to see what she captures in the Wire.
check it: The art of tagging
Part of the charm of New York is simply the ability for an artist to use anything found in this city as a canvas. Whether it have been hanging glass ornaments in the New York's Botanical Garden in the Bronx, or tagging up the side of a building, this city has been home to art, and in some cases has become a work of art. Let's face it it is already. I love the color that can be seen on the bricks of Long Island City, it's just as rich as anything that MoMA could present.
I kind of wish i was around during the devolution of the Bronx, from an enclave of Eastern Europe into the place which a large Dominican and Black community called home. This transition in the 80's resulted in the appearance of extensive graffiti. To some it was vile and a commemoration of the decline of the Bronx, and to others it was the voice of the people, the people that felt oppressed and neglected. Martha Cooper captured these images well aware that soon these buildings would be tumbling down, and the subway cars derailed so the public could no longer see this beauty. Preservation of FREE ART (free for the masses to see as these trains pulled in from the trainyard to their predetermined destination, free transportation to spread the message of their art). A huge canvas that demonstrated so much more than the ghetto.
She plans to do this for her hometown of Baltimore, and I look forward to see what she captures in the Wire.
check it: The art of tagging
Sunday, February 22, 2009
~Art~ (shaking hands in the air)
One thing that is great about going to a school of the arts (even though I, myself do not work with the conservatories) is having a heightened awareness of art. One of the reasons being the excellent Visual Arts program at SUNY Purchase, and also because in addition to the large artist population on campus, the school also houses the Neuberger Museaum of Art.
On that note, there are 3 new exhibits that were recently unveiled to the public. One of the collections is a compilation of Women in contemporary art (a lot wonderful photographs, and altered imagery, as well as sculptures and active art). But the other two exhibits are displays of Andy Warhol's work, in particular the candidness of photography, and his politically-driven paintings (which the above image of Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland belongs to). Open from February 26, to April 23, this collection is an amazing compilation from the peak of his artistic career.
Check it! While there, the permanent collection is also worth looking at, particularly the African collection, housing many traditional masks and garments from Western Africa
On that note, there are 3 new exhibits that were recently unveiled to the public. One of the collections is a compilation of Women in contemporary art (a lot wonderful photographs, and altered imagery, as well as sculptures and active art). But the other two exhibits are displays of Andy Warhol's work, in particular the candidness of photography, and his politically-driven paintings (which the above image of Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland belongs to). Open from February 26, to April 23, this collection is an amazing compilation from the peak of his artistic career.
Check it! While there, the permanent collection is also worth looking at, particularly the African collection, housing many traditional masks and garments from Western Africa
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